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HARD BELIEVING #384619 12/17/16 12:47 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM OP Veteran
OP RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Hello everyone, This is our last forum post of 2016. I consider this one of our best ballads. It features the beautiful Eddy Dunlap pedal steel guitar RT. It wasn't easy to sing (took us quite a few takes) because the song's key wasn't really our comfort zone. But it resulted in one of our most powerful harmonies, I think. Any comments are welcome. Rob Style is _ATMSPH3.STY 1536:Bass, Electric, PopBelieve Ev16 065 2542:Pedal Steel Background ModernBalladAtmosphere Ev16 065 1543:Synth Pad, PopBelieve Ev16 065 1037:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm NorthernRockBallad Ev 065 1542:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopBelieve Ev16 065 Loop in Style: Chillout\Chillout - lounge_85_fx_f_sharp_minor.wav Loop in Style: Chillout\Chillout - destiny_71_drum_loop_b_minor ev16.wav Hard believing It's what you made me do No matter where we're falling No matter where we look Now did you leave the best of worlds behind could you not see just what it is we'd find Oh my love we should be healed It's hard believing With all the things you said No matter where I'm running Whatever love I'd get How could I leave your precious world behind Too blind to see It's only pain I'll find Oh my Love you should be here Hard believing It's what you made me see No matter where we'll end up No matter what we'll be Or did you need me running back to you Not make me see just what it is you do And all our dreams What did they mean to you All this revealed My barren heart is sealed We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384625 12/17/16 01:18 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,365 York, England ROG Veteran
ROG Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,365 York, England	Hi Rob & Anne-Marie, What a super power ballad. Loved the whole thing, but in particular the pick-up at around 1.28 - beautiful bit of production. Vocals? Maybe not in your comfort-zone, but you'd never know - both the lead vox and harmony are stunning. Very atmospheric video to complete the package. An excellent way to end the year. ROG. Free online guitar lessons. Cours de guitare gratuit en ligne.

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384653 12/17/16 03:40 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Rob & Anne-Marie, Terrific! Yes, you are ending the year on a high note. The melody ( and your vocals ) are so captivating that its easy to float by the lyrics...and they are good, avoiding the big ballad cliches. To my ears this has real commercial potential. Lovely video images too. Robert

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384655 12/17/16 03:50 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado Buford Journeyman
Buford Journeyman Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado	Wow...very nice. Pro in every way. Great vocals, production, instrumentation. Thanks for posting. Bob BIAB 2018 ULTRA https://soundcloud.com/bob-buford https://www.youtube.com/user/hawgly https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/bob.buford

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384667 12/17/16 04:25 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 297 uk scotland C colly Apprentice
colly Apprentice C Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 297 uk scotland	I think I posted a review on this..? pro sound and again pro sound you got it as Roy Orbison would say. I sent you a pm. Hopefully you get the time to reply. Take care

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384670 12/17/16 04:48 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Rob & Ann-Marie Just superb. Lovely vocals, excellent song. A great way to end the year with one of your best. Peter

Re: HARD BELIEVING ROG #384785 12/18/16 07:35 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM OP Veteran
OP RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Thank you ROG for such a thoroughly positive comment! About the break: It was quite tempting to do this, considering the beautiful style which already had a lot of "fullness" in it. We wish you al the best and a very musical 2017. Rob and Anne-Marie We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384791 12/18/16 07:54 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,864 South Carolina C Charlie Fogle Veteran
Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,864 South Carolina	What a song to end 2016 on. Great production, music and video. As Rog noted, this is the complete package. Very enjoyable listen. Charlie BIAB 2026:RB 2026, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384809 12/18/16 09:08 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 577 North Yorkshire, England receder Journeyman
receder Journeyman Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 577 North Yorkshire, England	Rob & Ann-Marie, A great ballad to end the year on! By the way, I loved the dark and moody colours in the video. I and no doubt many others look forward to your future offerings in 2017. All the best, Jez BIAB 2022 UltraPAK, CbB, Studio One 5 Pro, Fender USA Tele, Harley Benton Fusion & others.

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384832 12/18/16 10:06 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,665 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,665 United States	Rob, excellent work all the way around as always! Video and audio complement each other completely. Vocals shine! Thanks, T https://torreybliss.bandcamp.com/

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384899 12/18/16 02:29 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	Your vocals make this song! Such a good power ballad, great mix, production. Enjoyed! Kenny

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384905 12/18/16 03:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN Sundance Veteran
Sundance Veteran Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN	Beautiful! Wonderful sound. Some of the prettiest harmonies I've heard you do. Great arrangement of the backing tracks too. Love it. Youtube Channel Soundcloud

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384911 12/18/16 04:00 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,319 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,319 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Awesome vocals and lyric. Well done Rob and Marie Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #384968 12/19/16 03:35 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,919 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,919 Florida	Rob & Anne-Marie, I agree with all that's been said already. Your vocals and harmonies are always good - and this might be one of your best! Strong. Excellent arrangement. Terrific build. Excellent mix. The piano is EQ'd nicely. Nice use of the steel (the new ones are a great addition to BIAB!). Beautiful song. Nice video! A great listen (many, in fact). Wishing you a productive 2017 (for our sake! ) fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: HARD BELIEVING Sundance #384983 12/19/16 04:26 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Originally Posted By: Sundance Beautiful! Wonderful sound. Some of the prettiest harmonies I've heard you do. Great arrangement of the backing tracks too. Love it. I thought I commented on this but I must have been called away before I typed it in. Great job as usual. I really enjoyed it! Tom

Re: HARD BELIEVING Robertkc #385087 12/19/16 12:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM OP Veteran
OP RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Thank you Robert, we really hope to score that hit one day We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #385164 12/20/16 02:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,966 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,966 Northeastern USA	Rob, Great song - very atmospheric... Outstanding vocals! Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: HARD BELIEVING floyd jane #385223 12/20/16 07:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,123 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,123 GA USA	What's left to say? It's the quintessential power ballad. Absolutely nothing left to add to it and nothing to take away. The arrangement, vocals and both the audio and video production are spectacular. What a way to close out the year. Have a great holiday season! J&B Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos

Re: HARD BELIEVING RnAM #385227 12/20/16 07:29 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 266 San Jose, CA Marty Sorensen Apprentice
Marty Sorensen Apprentice Joined: May 2016 Posts: 266 San Jose, CA	Very enjoyable. I'm learning so much from you. I hope some day to be able to produce such wonderful sound.

Re: HARD BELIEVING Buford #385276 12/20/16 11:11 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM OP Veteran
OP RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Thank you Bob, much appreciated! Best wishes to you. Rob & Anne-Marie We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

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