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I love the composition and arrangement of this song. It is digging deep into my soul... and it succeeds challenging me with the line "Without you I struggle to find my next step"... SoMe..Me2...
Thanks a lot for sharing! Wonderful track!
Will Your thoughts are exactly what singer/songwriters hope to achieve. Thank you! J&B
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Wow, what a wonderful song. It all fits perfectly, and the vocals are fantastic, so soothing!!
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Hi Janice & Bud,
I have always admired your compositions. This one is still very rich in lyrics and well thought out accompaniment. Everything is in its place. Well done. I appreciated.
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derochette
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Nice production. Great, clear vocals. Well written lyrics. I love Peter's guitar work Top notch. Well done everyone.
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Love the feel of the song. Deep solid tones and awesome groove. Love your vocal Janice which transcends genres. Peter your guitar work was very very cool. Love how you pulled the angst out of the low register of your guitar. Bud such a cool production. Love how you widen and bring clarity to the full sound spectrum of the song. Well done...
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The drums are strong on this one! Not overly loud, just very present, in a good way. Although this is very musical - excellent guitar work, expressive vocal performance - this felt very much like spoken words. I put this down to Janice's emotive singing, with her focused on imbuing each word with as much meaning as possible, as well as a very supportive band (and mixer) who put her performance front and center. 
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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Janice, Bud & Peter,
Outrageously good... I'm lost for words here - you all really make some stunning music.
Janice is in top notch voice and form. Peter is a master at building a mood with his guitar and Bud is a songwriters songwriter and an engineering wizard.
I love everything about this song - will head back for several more listens.
Bob
Thank you Bob. We always appreciate your supportive remarks! J&B
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Guys, I can't tell you how much I love this song! Listened a few times. Janice is just fabulous! And very impressed that she developed the chord progression also. Peter always sounds great, lovely tone, top notch chops. Nice write, Bud, and great job on the arrangement and mix. One of my favorites from you three
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Hi J,B & P,
Love the lyrics, Bud. Such a strong visual image in the opening verse. Chord progression is, as Tangmo said, deep and sophisticated. Terrific solo and other guitar parts from Peter and of course it all revolves around that brilliant voice. Nice brooding cover photo, too. All up, I second my fellow Australian's description of this one as a 'cracker'.
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Leon Thank Leon. And especially for mentioning the lyric. That means a lot coming from a lyricist that we greatly admire. Janice much appreciated the mention of her progression and vocals also. And glad you liked the photo of her. J&B
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Hi Janice, Bud and Peter,
I want to start with a sentence from Ray (didn't asked his permission), because I couldn't have said it better:
"This song comes from the dark interior of the House of Doubt's Shadow"
But in that house a beautiful song was made. No doubts on Janices' vocal qualities of course. and also none on the lyrics (very dark) and the band (nice chord progressions from Peter!). I loved it, maybe because I 'like' darker songs too. They say more about life.
So my offer to Janice still stands and now Bud can come too; if you want a good talk on this, I'm there and I won't give any choice at all ;-)
And seriously: it is quite different from your usual songs or singing (except about those mean men), but simply beautiful.
I enjoyed it a lot!
Hans
Hey Hans, glad you enjoyed that journey into the House! Would that talk include beer? Thanks for the nice comments. J&B
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This is very cool and spooky. Great work.
The vocals, instrumentation and lyrics are haunting. I really enjoyed it!
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Rock ballad, opera or in whatever category one places this gem, it will still shine as a REALLY GOOD SONG. Good write Bud and Janice, and, Peter, you are such a valuable talent. What a wonderful collaboration. Glad you liked it Marty! J&B
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J&B and Peter,
Nice work on this one. Peter’s guitar solos shine as always and equally so Janice’s vocal. Solid write—“doubt’s shadow” is such a great phrase to build a song around. Well done, folks!
My best to you all,
Deej
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Of course! or even better: wine!!
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Haunting and melancholic.
Well done in all aspects.
Whatever the genre this is, it is something different and intriguing. A masterful composition.
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J&B & Peter,
I enjoyed the moodiness created by the progression and Janice`s aching vocal. The guitar tracks are stellar and the whole beautifully realized in production- Bud is a master of the clear mix.
Fantastic music!
Robert Those are very kind remarks Robert and are much appreciated by us all! J&B
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Very sad blues rock ballad. Dark imagery full of anxiety, the slow tempo could make such a song dragging, but you have managed to keep it interesting all the way. The vocals, harmonies and Peter's guitars are the highlights. And the chord progression creates a haunting mood, there are minor chords but then some relieving major ones (safe harbor) too. This is a classic hit ballad perfectly produced, kind of a song I would buy the whole album without hearing any other tracks (in this case I know they definitely wouldn't disappoint me).
Janne Janne, that is very nice of you to say that. Janice was very happy to read that you liked the chord progression. And thanks for mentioning the production. Peter can play anything but for J&B this production was a venture into some different sonic territory! We appreciate it all. J&B
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J&B + Peter.
Rocket! Very interesting tune. Shines with all facets. Wow! Deep emotional vocals, strong lyrics, guitars (6!) Everything is in right places. No need for style classification, just good music. Congrats to team! Really liked this one. Thank you for sharing.
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Very nice work again by all 3 of you! Lyrics are excellent! Performances and production are stellar as always! Glad you all keep making this community the top one around IMO!! Thanks, Torrey Thank you Torrey! J&B
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very interesting moody song.
so much talent exhibited in this song.
and loved the cymbal at end. perfect.
best
om Thanks! J&B Bud + Janice + Peter = one masterpiece after another.
Blues at its absolute best.
There is nothing else to say. Thank you Mario! J&B
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