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New song from Dave and Chris: PaperbackUpdate 2/23: Chris just did a video for the song, here: Paperback on youtube The band: Drums: BluesRock 12/8 Bass: 564 Piano: 2733 Rhythm Guitar: 1924 Lead guitar: '94 Fender strat, lace sensor pickups neck position through S-Gear amp sim Mix/pre master: Reaper with WAVES VST's, Final master: Adobe Audition V3 with Ozone V3. PAPERBACK (lyrics by Chris Spruit) (V1) Taking the road, I never walked into the silence I did not talk leads me to a crossroad Heard a song la da di la da di lada dia and I knew I’ve heard it before (V2) And in the sky, I heard that noise way in the distance, I had no choise leads me to a garden Birds in the sky la da di la da di Lullaby and I knew I’ve been here before CHORUS: And a road winds back and my ink turns black running down the paperback what a great time dried in the eyes of a child- hood lies deep down, inside Solo (V3) Recalling a word, I never quote writing a sentence, I never wrote standing at the crossroad a world, build blind, in defense of a broken mind But it makes no difference. CHORUS: And the road winds back and my ink turns black running down the paperback what a great time dried in the eyes of a child- hood lies deep down, inside Solo, outro vamp Song also up on soundcloud here: Paperback but sounds better on reverbnation to my ears.
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Nice work.
Loved it from the drum intro at the start. Nice guitar licks. Well played solo.
Good work all the way around. Good singer too.
A bit long.
All in all, a good song and a good job with the project.
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Lovin' us some Strat!
"And a road winds back
and my ink turns black
running down the paperback
what a great time dried
in the eyes of a child-
hood lies
deep down, inside"
The write is very engaging and the fine vocal performance really brings it all home.
The production shines on the KRK's -- superbly engineered with a nice open mud free mix.
Yep, we love it!
J&B
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Wow loved this tune. Super clean mix. Vocal and guitar were excellent. Super backtrack
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Nice work.
Loved it from the drum intro at the start. Nice guitar licks. Well played solo.
Good work all the way around. Good singer too.
A bit long.
All in all, a good song and a good job with the project. Thanks for taking the time to listen and to comment, Herb, I appreciate it!
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What a ripping lead guitar sound! Really enjoyed this tune. Thanks for sharing!
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Lovin' us some Strat!
"And a road winds back
and my ink turns black
running down the paperback
what a great time dried
in the eyes of a child-
hood lies
deep down, inside"
The write is very engaging and the fine vocal performance really brings it all home.
The production shines on the KRK's -- superbly engineered with a nice open mud free mix.
Yep, we love it!
J&B
Thanks guys! Yes, I thought Chris did a great job on both the write and the vocal. And thanks for the positive comment on the production, I spent many hours on it so I appreciate the feedback 
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Lovely song - beautifully played and sung. Excellent guitar solos and sounds great.
Peter
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Hi BlueAttitude, Nice work on this! I really liked the guitar! Really nice vibe to this. Good job!
Cheers,
Joe
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Wow loved this tune. Super clean mix. Vocal and guitar were excellent. Super backtrack Happy you liked it, Scott! Thanks for the listen and the comment, I appreciate it.
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Dave & Chris...
Y'all get better with each release. This is excellent.
A good write. Interesting - and "engaging" as Bud said... Excellent vocal - "comfortable" sounding...
Cool drum start. Gorgeous leads - love that tone! Excellent mix.
Great listen. Exceptional!
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Dave & Chris,
Right up there with the best I`ve heard by you - I enjoyed everything about this song.
Robert
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Cool song, very nice mix
everything sounds great
Kenny
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I am loving the feel of this song!
This is today's Hot Forum Topic!
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What a ripping lead guitar sound! Really enjoyed this tune. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for stopping by! Happy you liked the tune
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Dave & Chris
Lovely song - beautifully played and sung. Excellent guitar solos and sounds great.
Peter Thanks very much, Peter! Always nice to get props from a fellow guitarist
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Hi BlueAttitude, Nice work on this! I really liked the guitar! Really nice vibe to this. Good job! Thanks, Joe! Especially the comment about the guitar. Normally I don't spend much time on the lead parts, but for this song I did quite a few takes before coming up with something I was happy with.
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Dave & Chris...
Y'all get better with each release. This is excellent.
A good write. Interesting - and "engaging" as Bud said... Excellent vocal - "comfortable" sounding...
Cool drum start. Gorgeous leads - love that tone! Excellent mix.
Great listen. Exceptional!
floyd Floyd, thanks so much! The last 18 months or so has been a real learning experience for both of us as far as a songwriting team goes and a hell of a lot of fun! Your comments made my day, and I'm sure will make Chris's also once she has seen them, thanks again
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Dave & Chris,
Right up there with the best I`ve heard by you - I enjoyed everything about this song.
Robert
Thanks Robert, I'm happy you enjoyed it! Cool song, very nice mix
everything sounds great
Kenny Thanks for the comment Kenny, I appreciate it!
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I am loving the feel of this song!
This is today's Hot Forum Topic!
That is awesome! Thanks so much!
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