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Ray,

A very cool song, arrangement and performances from your talented collaborators.
I liked the mix too - sounds great on `phones.

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Originally Posted By: 44kfl
Nice song

cool solo

enjoyed the listen

Kenny

Thanks Kenny.
The Welshman did a great job on this he also played on Leave the Bed Untried for me. He's good.


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Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
Great work rayc!! The vocalist certainly pulled this one off nicely! There's just a cool vibe all the way through and the melodic content stays with you for quite a while after listening! Thanks, Torrey

Thanks Torrey,
The reason Trudy decided to sing it was due to the refrain, even from my poor guide vocal, stickin in her ear.
Seems I was lucky this time.


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Originally Posted By: MarioD
This is fantastic. It took me back to the late 60's or early 70's. This is top shelf all the way in my book. Great vocal (you did an excellent job in how you incorporated it into your backing tracks), super chord progression and mix. Personally I like the drums right where they are now but like all kinds of things music wise it is just a personal choice.

You all should be very proud of this.

Thanks Mario,
As I was born in the late 50s this is stuck in my impressionable music era I suppose. The vocal probably shoul've been trickier to sit because of the drenching the guitars and gtrFX have in reverb but I think it rides on top and a little in well enough. I agree re the drums - further forward would've been 80s and onward sound wise.


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Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Ray,

A very cool song, arrangement and performances from your talented collaborators.
I liked the mix too - sounds great on `phones.

Robert

Robert,
Thank you.
The mix was done on monitors but I render it to a file several times so I could listen on a DAP with headphones because I 1st discovered headphones in about 72 or 73 and that was a reference point for the stereo image.


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Hello, rayc

Very cool song!
Super vocal!
It reminds me of Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody To Love" a little bit.
The unison of lead vocal and bass is very powerful.
The modulation and the melody of Chorus are really nice.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

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Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Hello, rayc
Very cool song!
Super vocal!
It reminds me of Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody To Love" a little bit.
The unison of lead vocal and bass is very powerful.
The modulation and the melody of Chorus are really nice.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi


Shigeki Adachi, (hey I'm nervous about your name - do you follow the tradition of surname followed by given or the modern, more western, convention?)
Thanks for listening, for the reference to a wonderful song and for your concise analysis.
I've had the chorus progression in my head since 1977! I used it for a bridge in a song in the mid 80s but decided it was nice enough to use properly and more openly. Using sus7 & sus2 was fun when I was learning to play way back then and relatively easy with some minor chords so I just had fun.
Again, thanks.


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This is massively cool and the vocalist did a great job. I really enjoyed it Ray!

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

This is massively cool and the vocalist did a great job. I really enjoyed it Ray!

Thanks David,
Yeah, Trudy was much more focused - she didn't spend weeks and lots of energy worrying - just recorded herself singing and it works well for her.
It was super easy to fit into the mix as well. I like things to work smoothly sometimes.
I appreciate your feedback.


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