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.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0