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Murky Americana Baritone Ballad is anew style for 2020. This is alittle longer than I normaly write. Greetings to all. As always all comments welcome. Rob4580 I'm not ready I been driving this empty road catch my self staring at the line. Therese been no traffic for an hour or two and I've been thinking about you. Bridge The eagles playing on the radio sends a shiver down my spine. Makes me wonder why I let you go guess I was sick and tired of your lying Chorus I'm not ready to live without you I'm sorry that your gone. I'm not ready to live without you please wont you come back home. Bridge Chorus I'm not ready to live without you I'm sorry that your gone. I'm not ready to live without you please wont you come back home. Chorus I'm not ready to live without you I'm sorry that your gone. I'm not ready to live without you please wont you come back home. Bridge ****** Song Summary ************* File:Im not ready.MGU Key=C#m, Tempo 60, Length (m:s)=4:00 4 bar intro, 52 bar chorus, from bar 5 to bar 56. Repeat x1 chorus Melody has 99 notes, Melody harmony is < no harmony >(0) No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes, Style is _MURKY.STY (Murky Americana Baritone Ballad) RealTracks in style: 2877:Bass, Acoustic, AmericanaSlow16thsByron Ev16 060 RealTracks in style: 3160:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm AmericanaSlow16thsBrent Ev16 060 RealTracks in style: 841:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopBalladSlowGritty Ev 065 RealDrums [in style:AmericanaRoots16th^02-a:Sidestick, b:Snare *******************
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Nice moody piece, the guitar solos sounded very nice, and the vocals had some good effects.
An excellent write.
Peter
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Wow - I really enjoyed this one. The vocals fit perfectly with the instrumentation, and it sets a really fantastic mood. I thought the slow groove on it worked really well. Thanks for sharing 
Cheers, Deryk
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Rob,
A cool, moody piece.
The vocal effects work well. The BAND is really nice. I wondered what the soloist track was? - it's cool!
Good vocal. Good mix (though the drums seem to lean left a bit).
Really enjoyed that.
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Rob, this is one of your better & ,ore adventurous vocals. The narrative is wells served by the arrangement - sparse and spooky. What are the otehr elements - synth/strings & solo? fabulous stuff.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
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Bob,
Evocative lyrics.
I like the drum intro. It's sparseness sets the haunting mood.
Great instrumentation choice. Fits the song like a glove.
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Hi, Bob !:))
This tune of yours fit the style just like hand in glove and your performance is very convincing ! I like it !
Cheers Dani
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Hi Rob ...
Time is my biggest enemy at this time, so my comments have been brief by necessity. Hope you don't mind.
Love the ethereal feel of this. And that intro was splendid. Totally enjoyed my listen ... a real treat.
In the few moments I have several times a week, I've been playing around with this same style, but am taking it in a much different direction. It will be an instrumental rather than a vocal. Really cool ... one of my favorites from you! Best to you ...
Alan
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Another nice one Rob... Dark & somber With a good mix & vocal delivery. It sounds very pleasant to my ears! BTW... Its refreshing to hear that somewhere in this world "There's been no traffic for an hour or two" 
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Very nice moody dark ballad. I enjoyed the minor chording. You have selected really fantastic style, baritone guitar and bass are really mournful, definitely murky  The style fits excellently with your voice which has nice extra roughness at this time (and has interesting effects). Janne
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Thank you Peter for the encouragement. Regards Rob4580 Rob
Nice moody piece, the guitar solos sounded very nice, and the vocals had some good effects.
An excellent write.
Peter
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For Floyd and Rayc. 1540 Guitar, Electric, Solist PopBelieve Ev16 065 Strings. Aria Otherworldy Blending MW Rob,
A cool, moody piece.
The vocal effects work well. The BAND is really nice. I wondered what the soloist track was? - it's cool!
Good vocal. Good mix (though the drums seem to lean left a bit).
Really enjoyed that.
fj
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Wow, that is a strong production!
The ethereal mood is instantly captivating and it perfectly fits the great vocal and lyric.
Almost spooky...yet not. Fascinating.
Nice use of the solo guitar also.
Excellent!
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Rob, I like this a LOT! Very unusual. Solo guitar is a bit hot at peaks, otherwise, this is one of the best tunes of yours that I have heard. Thank you for sharing.
Misha.
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Misha said it first, but I'll say it as well: I like this a lot!
Nice singing, atmospheric mix, killer solos. The lyric fits the arrangement hand in glove.
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Hello Deryk. Thank you for your comment. Rob4580 Wow - I really enjoyed this one. The vocals fit perfectly with the instrumentation, and it sets a really fantastic mood. I thought the slow groove on it worked really well. Thanks for sharing
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Hi Rob,
All the instruments in this song are well chosen. It was a pleasure to listen to it, the nice solo, the drums, the guitar. And then your singing and the lyrics... Now that's some sad story that you sing here in a fantastic way! But I needed to listen to 'Good company' after this one, to cheer me up again (that's a joke, Rob).
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hello Floyd. Tnak you for listening. Below is the soloist track. 1540 Guitar, Electric, Solist PopBelieve Ev16 065 Rob,
A cool, moody piece.
The vocal effects work well. The BAND is really nice. I wondered what the soloist track was? - it's cool!
Good vocal. Good mix (though the drums seem to lean left a bit).
Really enjoyed that.
fj
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Hello Ray. Many thanks for youe great comment. Below are the tracks you asked about. 1540 Guitar, Electric, Solist PopBelieve Ev16 065 Strings. Aria Otherworldy Blending MW Rob, this is one of your better & ,ore adventurous vocals. The narrative is wells served by the arrangement - sparse and spooky. What are the otehr elements - synth/strings & solo? fabulous stuff.
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Definitely a departure......but a really good one!! The band has a great feel....I can see how it inspired this! Cool song! Nice vocal, nice mix, everything done right!! Take care. Greg
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