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Hi folks. Just finished this new song,using the Folk Fiddle real tracks,with SampleTank 3 and Arturia B3V after setting up the song in BB,I think it's both interesting and funny too. https://soundcloud.com/riccledy/what-is-this-life
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Hey Riccled, Nice work on this! Really smooth violins in this, and great vibe. Well done! 
Cheers,
Joe
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Hi Joe.
Thanks,yes the RT violinist earned his beer for that part lol,I liked using the 'soul oohs' soundfont for the harmonies,been using that sound for 12 years or more,still sounds great.
Thanks again.
R.
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Dear "Riccled"...
Your song, "What Is This Life", was quite arresting. The mood and feel of the music reminded me of Pink Floyd's hypnotic track, "Us and Them", from their "Dark Side of the Moon" album, only with a laid-back, country kind of vibe.
Your lyrics are another matter altogether! I agree with you that the lyrics are "funny" because of the scenes they describe, but what struck me the most was how your rhymes tied things together:
"The rain was falling down my roof
The house I'd hoped that was waterproof..."
And then...
"The next door neighbor
Struggling with his bike
A strong wind gustin' all around
Thinkin' when to strike"
I found those lines rather neat, as they observe little slices of life that sum up the tone of the song, which for me seems to be about the small struggles with fate, with those annoying, sometimes maddening obstacles that seem to crop-up in our path even when we're not asking for anything in particular from life...
Sometimes things pile-up on us so swiftly and implacably that we end up scratching our heads and asking ourselves, "What Is This Life?", not in despair, but with exasperation of the "Why me?" kind.
On the production side, I really like the choral accompaniment. The "ooo's" sounded like an actual female voices.
All in all, it's a memorable song that "freezes time", or slows it down just enough to enable us to examine how absurd our existence is, but only now and then.
LOREN (a.k.a. "bluage")
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Very cool backtrack and super job on the lyrics and vocal. Well done
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Hi Loren.
Yes I am pleased with that song,as I am an amateur poet I can do verses reasonably well and I like to vary the mood of my songs for variety.
Glad you like it,do check out some of the 'soundtracks ' as they have a considerable affection for me,I love their evocativeness,synthesizers give you an amazing array of tones,which increase the colour possibilities enormously,so I am using them in my current symphony,along with traditional instruments.
Very grateful to you for your interest,keep on listening.
R.
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Hi Scott.
Thanks mate,yes it's doing well this song,very pleased.
R.
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Glad to hear that! Well done!
Cheers,
Joe
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Very pleasant listen!! The song rolls along with such a nice vibe. Music is infectious and your vocal on this is perfect for the feel. Really nice! Take care. Greg
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Thanks Greg.
Glad you liked it.
R.
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Great attention to detail, both lyrically and with your arrangement. You've put together a nice picture of life in your song. A lot of fun listening to your song.
Charlie
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Very cool backtrack and super job on the lyrics and vocal. Well done
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totally agree with what Scott had to say
and it does have that Pink Floyd feel
maybe with a little Lou Reed mixed in
Kenny
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Thanks guys,I'm very pleased that this song has done well,and very happy with the comments too,great stuff!
R.
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Riccled, I also picked up a kind of Pink Floyd vibe in this one. Some neat chord changes as well. Thanks, Torrey
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Hi Torrey.
Yes it seems loads of people hear a Pink Floyd feel,must be a subconscious thing as I hardly know any of their music!
Glad you like the track.
R.
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