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Hey Herb, I've waiting to comment because I figured the other forum members would be able to say what I was trying to say better than me. That is MORE true than you know. Sometimes others really nail what I'm thinking. Especially when it comes to "I hear influences of..."
I expected it to be a bit of a downer of a song. You managed to capture the loneliness of the situation but also state how he wouldn't have it any other way. THAT combination of feelings is hard for some to understand. You managed to capture that not only in lyric, but the mood of the song. Awesome!
I really like this song. It also reaffirms the choices I have made in life. Thank you for that. For me, it was MUCH bigger than just a song on a forum. I'm thankful.
Great job!
Chad (Hope that makes it easier)
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Interesting comments about the drummer and decibels. My audiologist has restricted me to 80db for the same reason. I use a phone app meter.
Janice’s brother and brother-in-law lived out this story. You told it well and performed it with feeling. We enjoyed the entire package.
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Very nice job! It has an excellent groove, and the arrangement here is superb. Nothing sounds out of place, and I really like how even the mixing job is. Not to mention - it's just a catchy tune! It had my foot tapping within the first few measures  Thanks so much for sharing!
Cheers,
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Excellent song! Great write, production and vocal.
And the story rings true, I know a couple of people from back in the day that have similar stories.
Really good, Herb, enjoyed the listen!
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Hear to Learn: I'm glad you listened and liked the song. Yeah... nobody likes to hear and sing along to sad and depressing songs so when you write about a subject such as this you really walk that fine line between getting it right and providing insight or just depressing the heck out of the audience and turning them off. I like to write about things I observe and while writing this I was constantly thinking what would the guy who this is about think of what I wrote about him. As it turned out, he's heard it and liked it. Thanks for your insight.
Janice & Bud: Man I wish I could go back and tell my young self to wear earplugs when I was shooting my guns and playing music. Regarding the story line in the song.... indeed, way too many musicians live this story out every day. It's always a decision that one has to make, a realization that only a few ever really become famous and rich in this business and you probably should have a backup plan at some point. Pulling that plug is hard. But there are many musicians who have moved the music from life goal to a fun thing to do on weekends after you work at something that can actually pay the bills and let you raise a family. Thanks for listening.
Deryk-PG Music: I'm glad you had the time at work to stop in and listen. Thanks for commenting. It's always interesting to have the PG staff comment on how we're using the products you make.
Blue Attitude: Thanks for listening. You know, I think we all have people like this in our lives that we met and played with and never really figured things out. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Herb,
The production on this piece is top of the line. I'm nowhere near an expert on these things, but I don't understand why I'm not hearing this on country radio every day. Outstanding!
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Hi herb,
I didn't hear this before you trimmed the hi EQ on the drums and the overall volume. But what I just listen to sounds pretty well balanced and everything seems to pretty much have its own space.
Loved your vocal. I wish I could hit those higher notes with power and correct pitch some of you guys do! Oh well, I'm more a guitar player than anything. I'm happy with that!
Too many musician stories similar to this. I played in clubs, bars and dives for about 50 years. Thank God I never got into all that stuff. But, lots of temptation! It's so easy to go there.
This is a real nice listen!
Alan
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