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Tom, THAT is an intro! Wow that sounds SO pro! You really get a great sound AND do a great job with song development!
I'm left with few things to say or repeat what others have said.
How do you get THAT drum sound? Also, what are "royalty free loops?"
Thanks Tommy! I like that song a lot! It's stuck in my head right now.
Chad (Hope that makes it easier)
TEMPO TANTRUM: What a lead singer has when they can't stay in time.
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Tommy,
Once again you have delivered a very melodic rock song, with very cool guitar work as usual!
Rob & Anne-Marie RnAM, Thanks for stopping by. Tom
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Tom,
Now this is the kind of song I wish I could find on the radio -
a super intro ( so I`m not tempted to fast forward) and with a great hook on the chorus that had me humming along the second time round.
The bonus is in the lyrics - such a neat twist on the familiar and with some really cool lines:
"sit here by the wood stove throwing memories in the coals
I've been Burned so many times Ash is all I know"
Very enjoyable music!
Robert
robert, Thanks for the great review! I appreciate it. Tom
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Hi Tom,
Clicking onto one of your songs is like tuning into a radio station that doesn't exist but sure as hell should. We could listen to a station playing your songs all day - and probably all night, too.
As everyone has already commented, your intro is an instant attention grabber. This sounds as professional as anything we've heard here and a lot of other places. The play on words with "wrong turn" and "wrong way home" meld perfectly for the story in the lyric.
The arrangement is thoughtfully structured with lots of variety, yet keeping everything perfectly melded. Plainly stated, this is damned good music!
Thanks for a great listen.
Alan & Di It's funny that you heard that. It started out as wrong way home. Then I thought that I was using wrong too much. So I changed it to long way and decided that it was the essence of the song. It seemed to work on multiple levels. Thanks so much for the wonderful review. Tom
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Love it! Great lyrics, instrumentation, production. Keep 'em coming. Bob  Hey Bob, thanks for giving it a spin. Glad you liked it. Tom
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What a great country song Tom! Vocal top notch and the mix you always bring is at the very top level. Pro quality all the way! I don't know how it could be produced any better by anyone (at least to my ears)! A work to be proud of! Thanks, Torrey
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Tom,
This is really outstanding! You just keep getting better and better. As everyone has commented, the intro just grabs you. So many good lines in this one. And your vocals always sound great to me.
Keep em coming!
Steve
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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This is vintage Tommyad!! And as a fan, that suits me just fine. Great catchy music, energy, emotion, and excellent lyrics! Everything works for me!! Another great one Tom! Take care. Greg
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Oh wow, great drum intro. Then again everything is great as usual on your productions. Since they're not listed I'm assuming that the drums are loops?
Mike B.
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Hello, Tom
Very punchy song with great vocals.
I agree, super intro.
And I especiallyI like the twin guitars played 2 octaves apart.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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"Sure am glad I took the long way home."
What a line!!
Man, everything you write is a hit.
This is another one!! David, Thanks for pointing that out that line. As I said earlier, that line worked on multiple levels and more than one meaning is always a good thing. Thanks, Tom
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Great song and performance. Enjoyed it a lot.
Charlie Thanks Charlie. Glad you liked it. Tom Tom,
Wow! Just great... Love the song, tracks and mix. Your vocal is outstanding.
Bob Bob, Thanks for those kind words. Appreciated, Tom
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"late at night I’d have a thought life is better shared
Once again I laughed it off as if I didn’t care"
Nice.
And, already mentioned...
"sit here by the wood stove throwing memories in the coals
I've been Burned so many times Ash is all I know"
Consistently excellent. Write, vocals, mix. Nice guitar licks.
Super, super, super. Top-notch all around. (Think I'll just copy this for the next song...)
fj Thank you for the wonderful review. Tom Tom,
This is excellent on so many levels. Really enjoyed it.
Regards,
Bob Thanks Bob. I appreciate your generous words. Tom
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"sit here by the wood stove throwing memories in the coals"
What a killer line...could've been throwing letters or photos in the coals or could just have been letting thoughts flow into the coals.
And that is one line of so many fine ones. Everybody has mentioned the super effective hook and, yep, man is it ever.
The whole production is tightly glued together with your engineering skills. The loops, RT's, your acoustic/electric guitars all sound like a group of tight studio artists.
And the vocal, Tom you are stretching out more vocally with each production and it is working big time. Nothing really left to say other than "keep 'em coming!"
J&B
Thanks for taking the time to write such a fine review. I really do appreciate it. Tom Cataloger, Welcome to the forum and thanks so much for commenting. Tom Tom
Yep, that was real good!!
Peter Peter, Always glad to hear from you. Thanks, Tom
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Tom, THAT is an intro! Wow that sounds SO pro! You really get a great sound AND do a great job with song development!
I'm left with few things to say or repeat what others have said.
How do you get THAT drum sound? Also, what are "royalty free loops?"
Thanks Tommy! I like that song a lot! It's stuck in my head right now. Caaron, Lately I have been using CLA Drums from waves along with EQ from Logic Pro x. The loops simply mean that there is no royalty to be paid when using them to create your own composition. Thanks for the very nice words. Tom What a great country song Tom! Vocal top notch and the mix you always bring is at the very top level. Pro quality all the way! I don't know how it could be produced any better by anyone (at least to my ears)! A work to be proud of! Thanks, Torrey Thanks Torrey. Glad you liked it. Tom
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Caaron, Lately I have been using CLA Drums from waves along with EQ from Logic Pro x. The loops simply mean that there is no royalty to be paid when using them to create your own composition. Thanks for the very nice words. Tom Ha! What a difference ONE word can make! I meant to ask what are the royalty free loops you are using? LOL Big difference. But thank you for being kind enough to answer my question anyway  So, what loops are you using, and if you don't mind me asking, where from? Thanks a million!
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Tom, Have I used 'superb' when talking about your work? I can't remember and it's the first word that sprang into my mind when the intro kicked in! Everything about this is superb... the writing, the arranging, your singing, playing.... everything! The sound that you've created is fantastic! To my ears, it's really clean and sharp but not brittle and harsh. Is that the CLA plugin from Waves? floyd has already mentioned the below lines... sit here by the wood stove throwing memories in the coals
I've been Burned so many times Ash is all I know
... and I agree with him. They are connoisseur lyrics; written by a lyricist who knows how to use words to their maximum. It's such a great extended metaphor! Ok... I'm going back for another listen now. All the best, Noel
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Tom,
This is really outstanding! You just keep getting better and better. As everyone has commented, the intro just grabs you. So many good lines in this one. And your vocals always sound great to me.
Keep em coming!
Steve
Glad you came by Steve. Thanks very much. Tom This is vintage Tommyad!! And as a fan, that suits me just fine. Great catchy music, energy, emotion, and excellent lyrics! Everything works for me!! Another great one Tom! Take care. Greg Greg, I always knew someday I'd be referred to as vintage. I guess that day is here. Thanks anyway LOL!!! Tom
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Oh wow, great drum intro. Then again everything is great as usual on your productions. Since they're not listed I'm assuming that the drums are loops?
Mike B. mike, Yes the drums are loops. Thanks, Tom Hello, Tom
Very punchy song with great vocals.
I agree, super intro.
And I especiallyI like the twin guitars played 2 octaves apart.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Shigeki, Thanks for the nice comments. Tom
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Caaron, Lately I have been using CLA Drums from waves along with EQ from Logic Pro x. The loops simply mean that there is no royalty to be paid when using them to create your own composition. Thanks for the very nice words. Tom Ha! What a difference ONE word can make! I meant to ask what are the royalty free loops you are using? LOL Big difference. But thank you for being kind enough to answer my question anyway So, what loops are you using, and if you don't mind me asking, where from? Thanks a million! In this song there are 228 separate loops cut, spliced and sewn back together again. There are portions of 5 real tracks and my acoustic and electric guitars and 3 tracks of vocals. There are 44 separate plug-ins for processing. The loops are Multitrack Drums, Bass, Banjo and Guitar. They are from various sources, the majority are from Big Fish Audio. I have loops from Logic Pro X, Garageband, Drums on Demand, Loopmasters, Uberschall, Dieguis, EZ Keys, Apple Loops, and so many more that I’m not sure where they came from. ( Thousands ) If something doesn’t work I search around through my library and start plugging them in. Biab works great with these and can really add something special. You have to find a style that matches up closely and write an accurate SGU, then you have an added flexibility to add different sections without any loops at all in them. Bridges, etc. Another tricky thing is to get the sounds to match up EQ wise. If you are using Drums from Biab in a section it needs to sound close to what the loop sounds like. Same with bass and other instruments. It’s just another way to do things. I build the track first and then write to that. I think they call it top line writing. I hope this comes a little closer to answering your question. Tom
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