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Down The Road Of Life This song is about as old as Band in a Box, and this version is almost as new. I usually play at least bass on these recordings, but I like the way Toban Frank's RT worked. I just sang on this one. Comments are always welcomed. Style is _BOSSAN.STY (Bossa w/ Nylon-Electric Guitar &) RealTracks in song: ~683:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~~925:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Bossa Ev 110 RealTracks in style: 708:Guitar, Nylon-Elec, Rhythm Bossa Ev 140 RealTracks in song: 1594:Fiddle, Background Pop16ths Ev 065 (Outside) RealTracks in song: ~1033:Guitar, 12-String Electric, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 2816:Guitar, Electric, Soloist SmoothSoulSlowBrent Ev 085 RealDrums [in style:BossaBrushes: a: Sidestick Brushes b: Sidestick, Ride
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Marty,
A nice song. The BIAB backing works well and is nicely mixed.
You have a cool vocal style. You might consider pulling down some of the high EQ or apply a de-esser to eliminate the accentuated "s" sounds.
Welcome to the Showcase.
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Thanks for the listen and your comment, Floyd. So true about the deesser, too.
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Nicely done Marty...
After looking at your website...
I get the impression you are a man of many interests...
I look for to hearing more songs from you...
As well as your other musical & artistic backgrounds!
Jim
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Marty,
I like your vocals (nice phrasing, a little raspy) on this very good song.
Nice changes in the melody and the arrangement works well.
An enjoyable introduction to your music!
Robert
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I like it!
Your enthusiasm comes through on the vocal. As floyd jane mentioned, it could use a touch of taming.
But a very enjoyable song, with a good arrangement.
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Very nice and enjoyable track to listen to. Your vocal performance is very good.
Thanks for sharing!
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Very well put together song with all the structural elements clicking. There's nothing "generic" about your vocals. You have a quite singular and unique delivery...and that is no back-handed compliment. I enjoyed the listen very much.
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Hi Marty,
This is quite a bit different than your other songs that I have heard, but very good indeed! I really like this one, nice groove and vocal.
Good to see you here.
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Cool song. You should spend a little time managing the esses and tch & Ts though. It's quite difficult to get a de-esser that will focus on all three and an attempt to cover them all seems to kill the "air" and shine of a vocal. If you use a DAW other than RealBand or Audacity you'll find a couple of cool ways to deal with the issues transparently.
the narrative, the vocal performance and whole package certainly make it worth that little extra effort.
Cheers
rayc
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Thanks, Jim. Love your signature, man. Keep up the good word.
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Thank you, Robert. Very kind.
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Thanks, David. The mix is never done.
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You have a quite singular and unique delivery...and that is no back-handed compliment. I enjoyed the listen very much. Haha. Thanks, Tangmo. I usually admit I can't sing for crap, so I don't --I just sing to show the other musicians where the vocal parts go.
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Thanks, Dave. I was hoping to find you here. You know that Blue Attitude is one of my favorite "bands."
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Thanks so much, rayc. I'm using the free version of Cakewalk. You're right about the deesser taking out all the air, but I'm working on it. This tune was one of the first, and I haven't reopened it to fix it yet. Some of the others were crying out more. Vocals (and I'm not a singer) and solos take up at least 80% of the time creating these songs. Thanks.
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Howdy,
There's a lot to like here!
Like the nice write, cool vocal and the mix soundstage.
Good use of the solo RT also.
The Bossa edge works very well.
We enjoyed it!
J&B
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos are here on our website.
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Thanks, Janice & Bud. I spent a lot of time with your songs yesterday. Great stuff. So much to enjoy.
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