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What a cool tune. Love Peters guitar. Very neat effects on the guitar. Super vocal Janice. Super production as well. My kind of music.
Thanks fore those comments Scott. Peter
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Janice, Bud & Peter,
This is excellent! A great vocal by Janice and some really hot guitar by Peter - love it!
Bud, I don't think anyone comes near your production... It sounds better than most commercially released records in this genre. You really have quite the touch.
Bob Bob, we all thank you very much for such a kind review. Your productions have hugely affected our approach to arranging and mixing, i.e., relatively few tracks, an open/airy feel and a sense that a small band could play it live. And we are glad to have had the opportunity to listen to and learn from your posts. J&B
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Wonderful job, Janice and Bud. Speaking as a forum member close to winding up what has turned out to be nearly a 3 mo. hiatus, checking back into the forum, and what should I hit on almost right away, but Janice and Bud burning it up with "Halfway Blues."
Hey, a lot of great collaborations have been going down in the interim. Soon to return, new state, new home, new BAIB style (Hank Campfire) to those oldie hymns and gospels. Again, great work, J & B ! Thanks Ed!
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Just fantastic. Great vocal, great guitar ring and wonderful lyric and production. For throwing a blues tune together I’d say you hit it out of the park. Fantastic!
Dave Thanks for the review glad you liked it. Peter
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I love the blues and man did you hit the blues nail right on the head! Great vocal, as always, super backing track and man what guitar leads. This is air ready for sure.
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Excellent! Has a "Key to the Highway" vibe happening in spots.
Janice sounds fabulous on this as per usual, and I really like those background vocals too.
Nice guitar work from Peter, right in the pocket.
Great mix! Man, those drums ... I've used those same 12/8 drums myself a few times, never got them sounding that good.
Very cool ending too. Enjoyed the listen! Thanks Dave got the Key to the Highway vibe as well. Thanks for the comments about the guitar part. Peter
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Great work on this Janice & Bud! Fantastic choice of instrumentation. I really enjoyed the overall progression. Great work on the guitars too! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening and commenting Joe. We all appreciate it! J&B
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It's hard to imagine that Blues gets any better than this. This is seriously excellent work by all concerned. Janice simply owns the blues - she's at least the equal of Susan Tedeschi. For my money, that about as good as it gets for modern day Blues singers, male or female.
Bud, of course, is a master knob turner if it's musical and has knobs, switches or sliders, Bud turns, switches and slides with the very best of them. And there's no doubt that pen of his had some magic ink in it when he wrote those lyrics.
I'm guessing peter's guitar is still in the freezer cooling down. That's some smokin' Blues playing!
This adds an exclamation point behind the definition of the Blues.
To be clear, I liked this a bit!
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PB&J, Nothing halfway about this. There is some fine blues guitar on this one. And a killer tone. The perfect vocal (again). The mix is all there with some big sounding drums. Just how I like them. Nice slow down at the end. The write has some fine lines in it and the concept of Halfway is the perfect vehicle for a blues song. You three are highly talented in the different skills that it takes to put together such a successful collaboration. Hats off, Tom
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Janice, Bud & Peter,
This is excellent! A great vocal by Janice and some really hot guitar by Peter - love it!
Bud, I don't think anyone comes near your production... It sounds better than most commercially released records in this genre. You really have quite the touch.
Bob Thanks for the review Bob much appreciated. Peter
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Super job!!!
Janice' vocals are fantastic!
Peter's guitar is singing as well!
And I think that somehow Bud's mix and master has hit a new high level mark! There is a brilliant separation from the Middle and the sides that really showcase Janice!!
A great job by all!
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So this is what happens when you put together and excellent singer, guitarist and producer. Glad you guys (and gal) had time to put together a treat for us! 
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"get ready, make a rare raid into reality"
Some nice alliteration there, Mr. Merritt.
Excellent abounds. (No surprise there).
Smokin' guitar leads (really like the delay on the guitar! and the bite!)
Smokin' vocal. Great emotion. (LOVED the little cry on "sorry" @ 3:05!). Super BGVs.
Smokin' mix. Guitars all sound great. Drums, yes! Good bass. Clear, clean vocals. Super piano sound. (Typical Bud Mix).
All to a smokey video. Nice.
A great listen.
fj Thanks for mentioning the alliteration...I rarely hear things that way Thanks for mentioning the Bud Mix. My mix chops are hugely influenced by your songs and frequent counsel re ours. Janice was delighted that you liked the vocal and especially the BGV's. And another thanks for mentioning the vid. We much appreciate it all! J&B
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Cool song!
excellent vocals and production as always,
what blew me away was Peter's guitar - so hot - so nice
absolutely great sound!
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"get ready, make a rare raid into reality"
Some nice alliteration there, Mr. Merritt.
Excellent abounds. (No surprise there).
Smokin' guitar leads (really like the delay on the guitar! and the bite!)
Smokin' vocal. Great emotion. (LOVED the little cry on "sorry" @ 3:05!). Super BGVs.
Smokin' mix. Guitars all sound great. Drums, yes! Good bass. Clear, clean vocals. Super piano sound. (Typical Bud Mix).
All to a smokey video. Nice.
A great listen.
fj Thanks floyd it was a pleasure to play on the track. Peter
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J&B...loved the idea behind the lyric: talking about “halfway”..great innovative idea, with lots of good, creative “takes” on the main idea...perfect instrumentation/solo/vocal for the style...really liked the little vocal “add-ins” as well..thanks for sharing! Thanks a lot for the nice supportive comments. It means a lot to us. And thanks for mentioning the lyric and the vocal additions! J&B
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Hello, Janice,Bud and Peter,
This is the real essence of blues!
Super production as usual!
I agree with Greg.
What a collab!!! You can't miss with Bud's production, Janice's vocals (BGs fit great) and the masterful Peter F. on guitar!! I love this line...
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
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What a tune! You guys nailed this one. The groove, the chorus, the vocal delivery - it's all there. The stars aligned and made something special here for sure. It is perfectly catchy, and on top of everything the production sounds really professional. You should all be very proud of this one - thanks for sharing We appreciate that Deryk. Collaborators + BiaB = lots of fun! J&B J&B and Peter, Wow another great one! I wish I had half of the strength in my vocals as Janice does she just seems like she handles that with ease! Love those searing guitar notes Peter! Slowing the track down at the end was a very nice touch too! Thanks, Torrey We all appreciate your review Torrey. And, Torrey, your vocals never fail to impress! All credit to Peter for that outro. Thanks for listening and commenting. J&B
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J&B and Peter, Wow another great one! I wish I had half of the strength in my vocals as Janice does she just seems like she handles that with ease! Love those searing guitar notes Peter! Slowing the track down at the end was a very nice touch too! Thanks, Torrey Thanks for the guitar comments Torrey. Glad you liked the song. Peter
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I love the blues and man did you hit the blues nail right on the head! Great vocal, as always, super backing track and man what guitar leads. This is air ready for sure. Thanks for the review Mario appreciate your comments. Peter
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