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Hi All, Here's a new folk-type song - this is called Waterproof (A Little Morning Rain). All BIAB Tracks: Style: RAILWAY.STY 2474: Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 085 1765: Guitar, High-Strung Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev16 085 378: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming DoubleTime Ev 088 2445: Guitar, Baritone, Electric, Background Ev 085 RealDrums: NashTrainEv16 Blastix 16th Loop: House-Techno-Trance/House 120 Drums Other: Nectar Patch - Folk Reinforcement Thanks for listening!  Bob
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Bob,
And the sky we are under
Is unlikely common ground
So button-up my raincoat
Waterproof and weather-down
Love those lines! I also liked the gentle melody and fingerpicked guitars... oh and the soothing lalala`s at the end.
A very enjoyable song.
Robert
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Excellent rhythm to this song. Excellent vocal and lyric.
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Robert,
Thanks very much - appreciate the kind words.
Bob
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Beautiful lyrics, indeed a gentle melody and very good guitar work too!
Rob & Anne-Marie
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Hi, Bob !
Superb tune and
performance !
Cheers
Dani
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Scott,
Much appreciated - thanks.
Bob
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Wonderful tune, Bob. I love the propulsive drums, they really give your vocals a lot of space to wander and explore. Great write and performance!
Will - PG Music
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Rob & Anne-Marie,
Thank you for the kind words.
Bob
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You already know I like your lyric writing skills.... this is no exception.
Production: dial back the reverb on the vocal and let it come a bit closer to be more intimate and not so "big space" sounding.
Good song.
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Hi Bob,
I've been away from the showcase for a while, but it's good to see that you are still the resident poet! Your lyrics are always awesome! I liked the synergy among all the tracks, but I especially liked what the baritone guitar RT2445 adds to the mix!
You have a very signature sound (IMO) and that can be a two edged sword. Part of your appeal is the uncanny ability to derive complexity from your lyrics while keeping the music pretty basic so it doesn't compete with the message. And that generally works very well in your songs, as it did in the folk songs of the 60s.
In this case, however, I thought that it would benefit the song to mix up the melody and vocal cadence a bit. By my count, there are only 3 notes in the melody, and no bridge or other device to introduce variation. Repeating the same 3 notes with the same cadence for multiple verses becomes redundant pretty quickly.
On the other hand, it's like a mantra. It has a hypnotic trance-inducing effect that calms the soul and plants an ear worm. From a song writers point of view, that's quite an accomplishment.
So... a variety of thoughts on your song, all completely subjective. As such, they say more about me than they say about your song... but I suppose that is the nature of all music reviews.
BTW, I really like the way you package everything you do with very tasteful art work. It's part of your brand, and I think it works very well.
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Will,
Thanks. That particular RT style is great to work with.
Bob
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Great imagery, really like the melody
that you sing for this, simple lines
captures the feel and mood well
I always look forward to listening to your songs
and enjoy all of them.
Kenny
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Very nice as Robert quoted:
"And the sky we are under
Is unlikely common ground
So button-up my raincoat
Waterproof and weather-down"
I think Pat mentioned the mantra feel and we can sense that also. After a couple of listens it really seemed to fit.
We would never have thought those drums would've worked but you have that creative edge that lets you envision how seemingly disparate tracks will work together.
Nice!
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Enjoyed that, Bob.
I like the band... sparse, yet full...
fj
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Herb,
Appreciate the listen, feedback and kind words.
Bob
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Pat,
Thanks - appreciate the kind words.
Some very keen observations in your post. I was specifically trying to give this song a hypnotic feel and pace. I am also working on another piece to further explore this vibe.
Again, thanks for the very thoughtful review.
Bob
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Kenny,
Thanks - very much appreciated.
Bob
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Bob,
Hypnotic enjoyable song with a nice set of lyrics.
I also liked your choice of band and thought the instruments worked well together.
Peter
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