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I listened to you song again...
All I can say is it is one heck of a good song...
I do have a question...
Why did you choose the order of words...
"You belong to a man rich and powerful"
Instead of
"You belong to a rich and powerful man"?
Just curious to know your reason or reasons.
Jim
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"I try to shake the dust out of my clothes I bought trouble that no one knows All I’m reading these days is bad news Past the point of being broke And I just ran out of smokes Alone in San Antone With the border town blues" I'm a broken record but...I still wanna be able to write like that when I grow up. That mando in with the TexMex accordion is a nice touch and really works well. And the rest of the backing instruments are not only well selected but ALL work together. Love those RT genre mashups. And the vocal...what's left to say? We'll just borrow Tangmo's comment: "delivered with a sort-of weary casualness." That is a fine description of the vocals. You've been a machine of late and a damn good one! J&B PS Hey bro, I get it regarding the loss of high f and mixing...Janice bails me out all the time  And my audiologist has hugely helped. I know it's frustrating.
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Kenny,
Great job on the re-do! The siblance is gone - the vocal now has "just the right amount" of sss to those spots now. And there is a "warmth" to the vocal now. Well done. Sounds great.
This is so good:
"I try to shake the dust out of my clothes
I bought trouble that no one knows
All I’m reading these days is bad news
Past the point of being broke
And I just ran out of smokes
Alone in San Antone
With the border town blues"
fj
(I hit your other one, too, in case you did not catch that) Thanks so much, it means a lot that you care enough to let me know when you hear something that could and should be better.
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Sometimes you might think Blues is all the same, but that ain't so.
You did a very nice job with using the harmonica and mandolin in this song.
I listened with much pleasure to this song.
Thanks,
Hans
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Very nice catchy chorus melody. The accordion is great instrument selection, bringing enjoyable folky feeling. Really strong vocal performance. The chorus reminded me of an old Finnish song, but I'm pretty sure you haven't heard that one before Janne Thanks Janne, well it just floated in thru the window, maybe it is an old Finnish song.
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I listened to you song again...
All I can say is it is one heck of a good song...
I do have a question...
Why did you choose the order of words...
"You belong to a man rich and powerful"
Instead of
"You belong to a rich and powerful man"?
Just curious to know your reason or reasons. Thanks Jim, I don't know if you're putting me on because you are a very good songwriter. We all approach it a little differently I guess. My first answer would be, I wrote it that way because I like the sound of it and it's not like a thousand other writers would say it. My second answer is accents in melody, anyone can SEE way you MOVE theres no CHANCE belong to a MAN plus the bonus of using the old "win your hand" to make an internal rhyme with man hopes this is a decent answer to your question
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Kenny, I "hear" you about the loss of HF. When someone plays the highest notes on a piano in person, all I can hear is the mechanical action of hammer on strings, but no musical tone whatsoever. IF the acoustics are just right, I may can pick up a tone, but if they dissipate into the ambient air at all, they are lost.
Anyway, I'm glad you were able to rectify for the easier-of-hearing. Though I can't tell any marked difference (they both sound fine to me) I did enjoy listening again.
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Thanks Jim,
I don't know if you're putting me on because you are a very good songwriter.
We all approach it a little differently I guess.
My first answer would be, I wrote it that way because I like the sound of it
and it's not like a thousand other writers would say it.
My second answer is accents in melody,
anyone can SEE
way you MOVE
theres no CHANCE
belong to a MAN
plus the bonus of using the old "win your hand" to make
an internal rhyme with man
hopes this is a decent answer to your question
I wasn't trying to put you on, so I hope you are not offended... As a good songwriter I knew you had your reasons... But without asking I would only be guessing... I think it would be cool if other songwriters I've admired through the years were members here So I could ask them about their creative choices for both lyrics & chord progressions... Thanks for you speedy reply!
Jim
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Kenny,
listening now and I have nothing to compare it with, (I'd LOVE to download and keep songs from this forum), but I'm not recoiling from headphone attack so I think you've addressed the issue pretty well, (OR my tinnitus is masking things again), it's near imposssible to do it completely without leaving a "lispy" vocal.
It's a fabulous song and performance from you.
Cheers
rayc
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Kenny,
A very good song and arrangement.The accordion fits and puts a nice twist on the country rock sound.
I missed version 1 - very little sibilance here- it can be very tricky to know when to stop the de esser (the Waves sibilance plugin seems to work better for me than the Nectar de esser ). Anyhow, we want to hear that signature touch of gravel in your voice, so don`t be smoothing too much!
Robert
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"I try to shake the dust out of my clothes I bought trouble that no one knows All I’m reading these days is bad news Past the point of being broke And I just ran out of smokes Alone in San Antone With the border town blues" I'm a broken record but...I still wanna be able to write like that when I grow up. That mando in with the TexMex accordion is a nice touch and really works well. And the rest of the backing instruments are not only well selected but ALL work together. Love those RT genre mashups. And the vocal...what's left to say? We'll just borrow Tangmo's comment: "delivered with a sort-of weary casualness." That is a fine description of the vocals. You've been a machine of late and a damn good one! J&B PS Hey bro, I get it regarding the loss of high f and mixing...Janice bails me out all the time And my audiologist has hugely helped. I know it's frustrating. Thanks J&B I always appreciate the support and kind words, Bud, you are a fine writer! I've read about the process of trying to replace or implant new fibers in the ear to replace lost ones and thus improve loss of hearing problems, but by the time it becomes practical it will probably be much too late for me. Anyway, I know we've talked about hearing issues before and so I know that you share many of the same frustrations and struggles, you are blessed to have Janice's hearing and great instincts there to help.
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Sometimes you might think Blues is all the same, but that ain't so.
You did a very nice job with using the harmonica and mandolin in this song.
I listened with much pleasure to this song.
Thanks,
Hans Thanks Hans
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Listening to lots of good tunes (keeping jet lag at bay).
Love this one - superb music, great choice of instruments - and a great performance.
A brilliant piece of song writing and really catchy.
Peter
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Kenny, I "hear" you about the loss of HF. When someone plays the highest notes on a piano in person, all I can hear is the mechanical action of hammer on strings, but no musical tone whatsoever. IF the acoustics are just right, I may can pick up a tone, but if they dissipate into the ambient air at all, they are lost.
Anyway, I'm glad you were able to rectify for the easier-of-hearing. Though I can't tell any marked difference (they both sound fine to me) I did enjoy listening again. Thanks for sharing that, thank goodness for BiaB or I would never be able to get a good even mix on anything. I couldn't tell much difference in the two mixes, I just went back to my old plugins and settings. I appreciate the help though before I go and put it up on CD Baby or something.
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Kenny,
listening now and I have nothing to compare it with, (I'd LOVE to download and keep songs from this forum), but I'm not recoiling from headphone attack so I think you've addressed the issue pretty well, (OR my tinnitus is masking things again), it's near imposssible to do it completely without leaving a "lispy" vocal.
It's a fabulous song and performance from you. Thanks Ray
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Kenny,
A very good song and arrangement.The accordion fits and puts a nice twist on the country rock sound.
I missed version 1 - very little sibilance here- it can be very tricky to know when to stop the de esser (the Waves sibilance plugin seems to work better for me than the Nectar de esser ). Anyhow, we want to hear that signature touch of gravel in your voice, so don`t be smoothing too much!
Robert Thanks Robert, Appreciate your listen and comments
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Hi Kenny,
very nice song - enjoyed the listen a lot. Great arrangement, ace vocals - top-notch!
Cheers,
Stefan
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Kenny
Listening to lots of good tunes (keeping jet lag at bay).
Love this one - superb music, great choice of instruments - and a great performance.
A brilliant piece of song writing and really catchy.
Peter Hey Peter, nice to hear from you, thanks for your kind words.
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Hi Kenny,
very nice song - enjoyed the listen a lot. Great arrangement, ace vocals - top-notch!
Cheers,
Stefan
Thanks Stefan, Always good to hear from you, appreciate the kind words.
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