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Truly exceptional stuff!! So creative, so interesting. That groove is infectious and your lyrics are abstract but compelling (John Lennon kind of thing). I could have listened to this song go on for another 10 minutes. Really extraordinary work David!! Always look forward to your creative compositions! Take care. Greg
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Hello, David
Very unique chord progression!
However, it's wonderful there is no place where the melody is failing.
I agree with Torrey. You constantly explore the limits and boundaries of the program and make things work in a nice way.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
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"could you lead us please to slightly higher ground"
Really. Not the highest just a bit higher.
Helluva write, vocal and production. The amount of creativity in this is staggering. And it shows throughout every aspect of the production.
We like intelligent writes that are not overly intellectualized and allows the listener room to connect some personal dots.
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Sorry to be so late getting to this but Di is very sick and it has consumed most of my time.
Wow! What a full, big sound! And your vocal is outstanding. This great in every way we can think of. So many "big" songs on the forum is this is one of the best. Outstanding in every way. We're on our second listen as I type this. We're very impressed, to say the least.
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I enjoyed this. The lyrics are intriguing. Early Pink Floyd meets Joy Division.
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Wow, this is a really unique piece David! From the chord progression, to the lyrics, this is a wonderful song. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thanks Greg! Next time I will make a 20 minute for you man. Thanks so much for the kind words!! 
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Thanks Shigeki!
I am really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the very kind words.
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Thanks Janice and Bud, I am so glad you enjoyed it! I am having so much fun doing this. It does feel kinda illegal to be having this much fun.
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Oh, my heart goes out to Di. I hope you feel better soon Di!
Thanks for the very kind words as well.
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Wow Lambada, Joy Division!!! Yes! You are so right! Long time since I thought of those guys, Should go dig up my tapes! Thanks for the insights and kind words.
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Thank you Deryk,
I am so glad you enjoyed it!!
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David,
Once more it seems that you take a left turn when the street sign says to turn right!
There's no doubting it, creativity takes you along roads that few of us have ever discovered. As others above have said, there are some incredibly vibrant lines in these lyrics. "I am an orphan in the universe" was particularly rich with imagery for me.
The overarching sound of your mix is excellent! It sounds like Lurssen really packs some punch.
All the best,
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Ok David, I don't comment very often on your songs, or really many songs at all. I've been treating the showcase more like a radio station that what it is probably meant for...interaction. So, here we go. I enjoy your songs a lot. They always stretch my thinking and break me out of the totally commercial world I live in. You are very artistic in what you do. It's fun to hear someone express themselves so freely; and with so many varied ideas. The best way I can express this feeling to you is... I say something like "You think SO outside the box!" You say "Dude...that's not a box" Mind blown, matrix moment. Thanks, as always, even if I haven't expressed it. Working on that!
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Thanks Noel, That really means a lot! I appreciate your "overarching sound" comment. That is what I was striving for! Yeah, that Lurssen mastering program does work quite well. Very impressive piece of software. Thanks for the listen!
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Thanks Hear to Learn! Love the matrix comment/analogy! That made my day. It was kind of the matrix piecing this together. It is the first song I have ever staged in overlapping parts. Tricky but fun. So glad you like it!!
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An interesting parallel to me in your musical craft is the maturity I see between you as a songwriter and a songwriter with Band in a Box.
You with Band in a Box is similar to the change of Lennon and McCartney and George Harrison when they transitioned from a touring band to a studio band with unlimited time in the studio. Their creativity was not fully released nor realized until they abandoned touring and went full time into the studio to play and experiment.
I'm unsure if your weak link to greatness might be nothing more than you haven't been harnessed by someone like George Martin as they were. Over time, we learned George Martin was much more instrumental and influential than what was once thought. I think Band in a Box is your Abbey Roads Studio.
This song is a great example of you experimenting and playing around, testing the bounds of what you can pull out of BIAB and doing this with more complexity and creativity than you realize. You can be quirky, funny and serious with your lyrics and creative in your musical arrangements. This song is a great example of you and your music. Band in a Box is more than a tool to you, it's your creative gateway.
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An interesting parallel to me in your musical craft is the maturity I see between you as a songwriter and a songwriter with Band in a Box.
You with Band in a Box is similar to the change of Lennon and McCartney and George Harrison when they transitioned from a touring band to a studio band with unlimited time in the studio. Their creativity was not fully released nor realized until they abandoned touring and went full time into the studio to play and experiment.
I'm unsure if your weak link to greatness might be nothing more than you haven't been harnessed by someone like George Martin as they were. Over time, we learned George Martin was much more instrumental and influential than what was once thought. I think Band in a Box is your Abbey Roads Studio.
This song is a great example of you experimenting and playing around, testing the bounds of what you can pull out of BIAB and doing this with more complexity and creativity than you realize. You can be quirky, funny and serious with your lyrics and creative in your musical arrangements. This song is a great example of you and your music. Band in a Box is more than a tool to you, it's your creative gateway.
Charlie Charlie, this is just about the most most amazing thing I have ever read with regard to Band in a Box, my musical journey, and my use of Band in a Box. PG Music, feel free to excerpt this anywhere you want. Charlie, this is so insightful I don't even know where to begin but I will take a stab. First I am a huge Beatles fan, and of McCartney in particular. Pre-Box in a Box (i.e. before Herb Hartley told me to get out my credit card and it would be the best move I ever made) I was always very frustrated in getting the sounds I wanted as an artist. From my very first package (2014 basic pack with maybe 29 Real Real Tracks) I felt like a kid in an Indiana Jones movie stumbling into a treasure cave with the lost fortune of a Pharaoh. I was stunned and said to myself "Oh My God, there's no limit now. There really is no limit. Look at all those piles of gold. Holy cow." It did not take long to get my credit card back out and order the ultra pak, and soon came the audiophile versions and every VST known to man. So, yes, absolutely, I am totally obsessed with the worlds, galaxies, parallel universes, and distant planets Band in a Box has made available. There is no question that the tool (as a virtual studio) has become my songwriting partner and producer. On this song, I wrote a piano riff, asked the program what I was doing and it kinda suggested the chord progression. How much more George Martin or Abbey Road can you get?? Even my brother (who is a professional producer) said the same thing. He said: "It looks like you managed to cram Abbey Road into one room here dude." So yeah, I am composing with a robot for a buddy, but loving every single second of it, and completely, madly obsessed. I would also say, just hang on man. You ain't seen nothing yet. I'm just getting warmed up. Thanks a billion for the comments Charlie. They really blew me away. Very insightful.
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hi David nice work with biab great lyrics this is a very good peace it has a strong engaging effect on the listener good vocal ever thing fit perfect thanks for sharing eric
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