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Hi All, From time to time, as many of you know, I like to fly the flag for PowerTracks Pro Audio which I feel is often over-shadowed by BiaB and Realband. It would be a great DAW at any price, but at $49 it's simply amazing. So this is done from start to finish in PowerTracks and uses only PG effects and a couple of free VSTs. The main guitar is my old Telecaster, the solo is Jazzmaster and the bass is Fender Jazz. The drums are sampled from an old '60s Ajax kit and played back through the Drum Source Sample Player. Finally, many thanks to my friend Malcolm for letting me play his cherished Hammond C3 on this track. In this song, I've deliberately left the plot open-ended so you can decide for yourselves exactly where she's gone! Perhaps she met with an untimely end, or ran off with a truck driver, or maybe she's just visiting her mother for a few days. If you have any ideas let me know. Play it LOUD if you can. NO SLEEP (since you've been gone)Four-o-clock in the morning I hear the church clock strike I walk across to the window Another sleepless night The whisky doesn't cure it It only makes things worse It doesn't cure the heartache It only cures the thirst The night just seems so long No sleep since you've been gone Four-o-clock in the morning The darkness gets me down It presses down like velvet But never makes a sound I turn my eyes towards the east I'm looking for a sign Three more hours till daybreak When the sun begins to shine The night just seems so long No sleep since you've been gone As always, I'm just grateful to anyone who has time to give it a listen. Thanks, ROG
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Pro sound for sure, excellent mix and production. Cliff
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Yeah! I love this one, what a great groove and riff! Guitars and bass sound great, as do the drums. Very cool fx on the vocal too. Great stuff Roger, enjoyed! (I played it LOUD as per your instructions BTW, LOUD == GOOD 
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Great work here It sounds really professionally mixed, and the groove here is superb. It packs a lot of punch, and the vocals lend merit to that as well. This is precisely the kind of tune I'd imagine sounding unreal in a live setting. Good job and thanks for sharing!
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Deryk
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Great sound and playing ROG!!!
Love those vocals man. This thing really smokes.
Freaking awesome man. Love it. Guitar solo cooks.
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very cool. it has a Dire Straits feel to it. (money for nothing)and those guitars have a Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) sound quality.... fuzz with flanging.....
And cowbell....!!!!!
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The vocals are so on point for this style of song! You did a fantastic job here. Thanks for sharing!
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Ember
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The harmony on the minor passage that serves as the bridge sounds SO much like ELO!!! And the vocoder on the outro was "Mr Blue Skies" all the way!
Remember the settings you used on this guitar solo for an upcoming song I will be sending.
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We enjoyed: The backstory, The cool write, The lead and BGV's, The Fender guitars, The arrangement, The mix, and The way it sounded on our sound system. We will throw out an over used but apt word EPIC! J&B PS We don't care where she went so long as she inspired this song!
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ROG,
This one was easy to "get lost in"... one of those where you stop thinking about how it was put together and just listen... and a terrific listen it is.
Cool guitar work all around. Excellent solo. Cool vocals (and effects).
Everything in the mix sit where it should.
This stick in your head well after it is over. Nice. A good "pop rock" write.
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Loved the guitar sounds (like Herb reminds me of Dire Straits) and the song is immediately accessible.
Very nice solo and bass playing.
A pro piece from start to finish.
Peter
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Rog you had me hooked before the first measure was completed! Your guitar and bass work was great through out this song. Your mix was perfect.
Ps- its not the DAW. It's the musician that makes the music and you are a musician's musician.
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Love it! great mix
another nice rocker from the Professor
it does sound like ELO on the bkgrnd vocals
sweet solo!
you listened to Money For Nothing in prep for this I bet
you get inside that Mark Knopfler sound and nail it- awesome!
very enjoyable
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Hello, ROG
What a great groove and riff!
The Rolling Stones and The Beatles mixed.
I agree with floyd.
Cool guitar work all around. Excellent solo. Cool vocals (and effects).
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
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Shigeki Adachi
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I also got Dire Straits and ELO vibes. Very powerful rocker with nice vocals, I like especially the solo part and its chording. The vocoder effect is also nice addition.
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Pro sound for sure, excellent mix and production. Cliff
Hi Cliff. Many thanks for the listen and positive review. Cheers, ROG.
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Yeah! I love this one, what a great groove and riff! Guitars and bass sound great, as do the drums. Very cool fx on the vocal too. Great stuff Roger, enjoyed! (I played it LOUD as per your instructions BTW, LOUD == GOOD Many thanks, Dave. Glad you enjoyed it and yes, LOUD is GOOD. Cheers, ROG.
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Great work here It sounds really professionally mixed, and the groove here is superb. It packs a lot of punch, and the vocals lend merit to that as well. This is precisely the kind of tune I'd imagine sounding unreal in a live setting. Good job and thanks for sharing! Thanks, Deryk, Professional is as good a complement as it gets and I'm glad you got into the groove! Cheers, ROG.
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Great sound and playing ROG!!!
Love those vocals man. This thing really smokes.
Freaking awesome man. Love it. Guitar solo cooks.
Hi David, Always pleased to hear your comments. Many thanks for the review and pleased that you like it. Cheers, ROG.
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very cool. it has a Dire Straits feel to it. (money for nothing)and those guitars have a Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) sound quality.... fuzz with flanging.....
And cowbell....!!!!!
good job
Hi Herb, Many thanks for looking in. I can certainly live with Dire Straits and although I hadn't thought about it at the time, those guitar effects are definitely a bit ZZ Top. Hey, glad you enjoyed the cowbell - sometimes you've just got to do it! Thanks again for the positive comments. Cheers, ROG.
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