This is a really wonderful song. They lyrics are great, the melody works, it's got a nice vibe and you've chosen nice instruments. Your vocals work really well. But I agree with Rob4580 regarding the arrangement. Taking the drums and bass out at the beginning may have just been the wrong choice of instruments. If it feels right to keep the song with a retro groove, it works as it is, but there are still ways to improve the backing track. For me, songs like this work best with a lot of backing vocals and harmonies. Doing that would keep the feeling of the fullness and lush backing but also give you the opportunity to change the various instruments to becoming backing fills that move in and out and alternate between instruments rather than use each mostly continuously. I believe this song would work really well as more of an acoustic arrangement with BG vocals and harmonies and using the electric guitar, pedal steel and harmonica alternating fills. Keep the solo, it worked.

Regardless if you work on the arrangement or not, this is a very strong song as it is and I enjoyed my listen and look forward to hearing more from you.

Charlie

Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 08/26/17 02:24 AM.
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