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Hi Floyd,
I think the Eagles get jealous if they hear your Angel song...
Very nice vocals (lead and bg), a nice tempo on the song and Angel-like lyrics!
Personally I am no big fan of pedal steels, but in this 'old school' song they fit perfectly.
But that is because country is really your thing. A perfect FJ-song, thumbs up!!
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Hi Floyd,
A little old-school classic - very Eagles, but still Floyd all the way through.
Nice bright mix with jangly guitars and splashy cymbals.
Loved the drop-out at around 3.12. Just ten seconds to the pick-up, but SO effective.
Always professional, always with that signature vocal and sounding good on the monitors and the headphones.
Nice solo too...
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Thanks, ROG. As soon as I started this I knew it was leaning towards Eagles territory, so I played that up throughout... Not a bad template to start with, I think... Here, the message of the song struck home, for some reason. Otherwise: what can I say that hasn't been said already? TOP voice, TOP writing skills, TOP production, TOP harmonies. You KEEP, each time, knocking it out of the park. Carry on, please :-) ... one day, I, too, will have that much wisdom in my voice :-) Thanks, a bunch, James!...
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country-rock at its best
love the hook You fight/with all your might/'cause you understand/you hold on to an angel
well done !
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Another outstanding classice!
Your vocal and lyrics are fantastic. You are a great songwriter, lyricist, and producer all in one package.
Loved it.
Thanks, Mario. Nice of you to say.... Yes, this does sound, in terms of backing, like FJ backed by the Eagles or Poco.
Lovely vocals, lovely song.
Danny did well.
Excellent..took me back to the mid 70s when I had no love for such sounds but I've mellowed since then. Thanks, ray. The Danny lead is a good addition to the RT soloist list. Putting together an appropriate lead for a song is one of my favorite parts. Sometimes a challenge, but not often. I've seen a number of people complain about leads being too busy (even called "crappy" ) but I've produce 200+ songs using BIAB (starting in 2012) and have been able to create good, musical leads for most of them....
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First a superb mix. Excellent, and a very singalong with chorus.
The sort of thing the audience would join in with.
Great work on the vocals and backing vocals.
Nice use of the guitar RT's.
A totally professional and engaging package.
Peter Thanks, Peter...appreciate that.... Floyd,
I love it! Takes me back to the 70's and I know a lot of people will think Eagles but I instantly started thing of the group Toby Beau from that era. It truly has a sweet country rock sound!
Everything fits like it should! The guitar parts chosen are perfect! Vocals and writing are pure Floyd excellence!
Enjoyed greatly! Thanks, Torrey Thanks, Torrey. Had to look up Toby Beau - not sure I had heard them before. They are definitely "so '70's!!" HA! 
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Love that prominent bass in the opening verse.
Chorus has an engaging melody.
"you don't seem to understand
just what you've got
there's a moon and star thing happening
it's your camelot"
Now that is a good lyric!
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I started to listen on the computer and hit stop. nope nope nope.... not doing this one on the computer speakers..... I pulled it up on my phone and used my buds. Very nice mix. Fat and full.
The definition of EAR CANDY.
This is one of my favorites from you in quite a while. Nicely written, good choice in the style, band is country rocking it. The harmony is full and not overwhelming and tastefully placed. Nicely done. The production chops are quite nice on the song. I like how the steel starts sneaking in low before the solo.
The guitar is properly edgy on the solo....It sounds like he lost some energy towards the end, the momentum of the groove decreased. But really creative to that point. (not a crit... just a guitar player's close observation) He didn't take me where I was expecting to go.
The only other crit, if you want to call it that is the guitar at the end.... should have stopped with the band when they held that last chord. It was distracting from the mellow place the song took me and where I was expecting to be left. Again.... just a personal thing.
All in all, this one is a good song that really does it for me. It's got the complete package.
I really like this one.
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What a nice job, Floyd. Had me hooked to the end of the fade.
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Another beauty, great use of BIAB, thoroughly enjoyed several listens
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As always, great write, beautifully crafted performance.
Your vocals always shine, can you share a bit of your technique?
moto Thanks, moto! When you ask about vocal "technique" I'm not sure about what that might refer to - the technique of singing into a microphone? or the technique of processing the vocals (or the addition of harmonies and how they are processed and mixed in). Hi Floyd,
Sounds like a classic country song to me. You've managed to meld Glenn Frey and Mickey Gilley into this. Your usual polished mix with great vocals. Nice and easy listen! Appreciate that, Bawb.... Hi Floyd,
This is an outstanding song.
I particularly enjoyed your vocals and also the harmonies - do you do these yourself?
I recognize the harmony notes from some of your other songs.
Lead break is tasty and I also like the way you drop some of the backing instruments at 3:12.
Best Regards
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Root and fifth bass, major sevenths in the verse, catchy chorus with strong harmonies, well sung - all excellent. But... I found that shaken tambourine on the chorus really distracting. At least, I think it's a tambourine. I switched over from my speakers to my headphones just to make sure there wasn't something rattling in the system. 200+ songs and still going strong!
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I could listen to you sing till the cows come home . . . and Bud said that would be okay, but first we need to buy some cows.  As always, you've got an excellent band to go along with your excellent vocals and the sweet lyric (Janice's lyric description) and fine mix. A bit of the blast from the past but what's wrong with that? Nothing in our book. Production wise your high bar retains it's highness! J&B
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The drums and bass really lay down a cool groove to the tune. Very cool vocal and lyric. Pedal steel was a nice add. Loved the guitars Thanks, Scott... Floyd, Great. Nothing wrong with old school man! It is the best. You do it well!! I do have an idea for ya for the intro though: "If I say you have a heavenly body would you hold it against me..." Just a thought that one is on the house man. Thanks, David. That one has already been done... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNuNhJo8kUOf course, these days, the boys are into other money-making endeavors... https://musicrow.com/2020/04/bellamy-brothers-launch-old-hippie-stash-with-cannabis-company-trulieve/
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FJ,
nice swing on this tune. Ace lyrics and main vocals. Strong composition and arrangement, cool solo.
P.S. I do think harmony/BGV vocal have a sort of "metallic" presence. Maybe it is my headphones/soundcard. I did reset soundcard, and changed the buffer, so internals are refreshed, made no difference, still hear that tone on BGVs. Maybe something happened to my headphones (or my ears :)). Don't hold me on it.
Thank you for sharing,
Misha. Thanks, Misha. The "metallic" thing likely comes from the fact that some of the BGVs were generated - and most likely it is the higher generated harmony that has that sound. I decided to re-mix this right before I posted it (the vocals and guitars were a bit muddy before). When I was changing the vocal processing, I used a Nectar preset and then added a different one to the harmonies that I had sung (2 3rd-above tracks). I also threw that on the low harmony and another high harmony (both generated). I don;t usually add processing to those generated harmonies - because it accentuates that "mettalic" sound of a generated harmony (especially the high one). So that was a mistake. I chose not re-mix (at this time) - because I consider this song a "throw-away" in the scheme of things. I do appreciate you mentioning it (so I'll avoid that error on the future). Excellent song. Great production. The mixed vocal harmonies were well done. Outstanding use of the band. Thanks, Sean.... Well constructed song. Although there were quite a few components, nothing seemed superfluous and everything meshed beautifully.
On the fourth line of your chorus you have the word "bound" (which is variously a verb or adjective).
I think you might have meant to use the noun "bond" (which is more like how it sounds in the song).
Great job, Floyd. Looking forward to your next.
Thanks, Brian. I corrected the spelling mistake - thanks for pointing that out....
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Floyd,
Some really awesome country-rock here... This is a great sound.
Love the arrangement and your vocal. Excellent pro-mix as always.
Bob Thanks, Bob! Hi floyd jane,
It is a very pretty composition. The vocal is perfect. It's nice and very pleasant. Well done
Kindly regard
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I only ostensibly mentioned the lyrics, but, man, you hold the royal flush every hand. Appreciate it, Marty.... floyd.
nice vocals.
only thing i might suggest is the drums needed something
i cant put my finger on in terms of character.
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Good title and nice friend-to-friend advice built around it.
Great pop intro with very good drum groove, bit Eagles there. Nice chord progression, especially in the verses. The solo fits very well. Good vocals as always.
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This one is top notch from every possible angle. I'm a sucker for a good pedal steel guitar and the way you used it here was very tasty. Enjoyed my listen.
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I listened to lot of country rock in my teens/early twenties so have quite a soft spot for the style. This is a really fine example, well written and beatifully sung. Great work as always, Floyd.
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This is great, Floyd!
Definitely hear an Eagles vibe happening in spots.
Great vocal and harmonies, and of course the production and mix are top notch.
Love that guitar solo! Perfect fit for the song.
Nicely done, enjoyed! Thanks for your continued support, Dave. Much appreciated.... Hi Floyd,
I think the Eagles get jealous if they hear your Angel song...
Very nice vocals (lead and bg), a nice tempo on the song and Angel-like lyrics!
Personally I am no big fan of pedal steels, but in this 'old school' song they fit perfectly.
But that is because country is really your thing. A perfect FJ-song, thumbs up!!
Hans Thanks, Hans!!! country-rock at its best
love the hook You fight/with all your might/'cause you understand/you hold on to an angel
well done !
Appreciate that, Bernard. Thanks for stopping in for a listen.... Love that prominent bass in the opening verse.
Chorus has an engaging melody.
"you don't seem to understand
just what you've got
there's a moon and star thing happening
it's your camelot"
Now that is a good lyric! Thanks, Scott....(that is a favorite line for me....)
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I started to listen on the computer and hit stop. nope nope nope.... not doing this one on the computer speakers..... I pulled it up on my phone and used my buds. Very nice mix. Fat and full.
The definition of EAR CANDY.
This is one of my favorites from you in quite a while. Nicely written, good choice in the style, band is country rocking it. The harmony is full and not overwhelming and tastefully placed. Nicely done. The production chops are quite nice on the song. I like how the steel starts sneaking in low before the solo.
The guitar is properly edgy on the solo....It sounds like he lost some energy towards the end, the momentum of the groove decreased. But really creative to that point. (not a crit... just a guitar player's close observation) He didn't take me where I was expecting to go.
The only other crit, if you want to call it that is the guitar at the end.... should have stopped with the band when they held that last chord. It was distracting from the mellow place the song took me and where I was expecting to be left. Again.... just a personal thing.
All in all, this one is a good song that really does it for me. It's got the complete package.
I really like this one. Herb - thanks for the very nice review. Appreciated. Have to say, this is one of my least favorites. For several different reasons. But I'm glad it resonated for you.... What a nice job, Floyd. Had me hooked to the end of the fade. Thanks, ed.
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