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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Raw, soulful, beautiful......just the way it should be!!! I agree with others that you should put a little verb or echo on the vocal. GREAT STUFF!!! Take care. Greg


Thanks, Greg for the kind words. I was still pretty ill when I did this. It is pretty rough sounding but perhaps that is a good thing.

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Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
I see the word authentic typed in the comments...and that pretty much sums it up.

Sounds good, like I'm sitting in a bar in Chicago.


Thank you for the comment. I have not been in a bar on the south side of Chicago for a really long time. Got to play in Checkerboard Club before they closed. Big-time fun stuff.

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Well done and a heckuva way to express the emotions of your experience.

And on top of that ... good blues!

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PS Would love to see the tracks used and the lyric.


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
Well done and a heckuva way to express the emotions of your experience.

And on top of that ... good blues!

J&B

PS Would love to see the tracks used and the lyric.


Hi Janice and Bud. Thank you for the feedback.

I would be glad to put the stems in dropbox and a copy of the lyrics, well as much as got written down.

This was not really a BIAB song, I think, not sure. I used a backing track setting on my computer that got created a long time ago with ??? A current guitar track and the vocal that I played and sang at the same time.

All this was done in a bit of an opioid haze while I should have been in bed. Well...you can't should have done nothing...lol

It is amazing how much I thought I needed to do something musical while I was not entirely sure I would survive everything that was going on. That sort of speaks to what a person considers important.

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Love the blues. Awesome vocal and very cool lyric. Loved the tone on the guitar. Backtrack was perfect. Well done.


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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Love the blues. Awesome vocal and very cool lyric. Loved the tone on the guitar. Backtrack was perfect. Well done.


Thank you, Scott. Let's hope 2022 will be better for all of us.

My story I only one of the millions of messed-up things that have happened in the last couple of years. I have not had any news about Keith who is going through surgery now.

I just wish the best for all our friends here on the forum.

Stay safe,

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After all you went through you still had the courage to sing about it! Absolutely fantastic!

I love the blues and you hit this one right out of the park. Super vocal and backing tracks.

Loved.

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Thank you Mario. I am glad I survived this also...lol

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Planobilly, for one take on everything, that's incredible!! Your emotion comes through in the song which is by the way, a pretty darn good blues tune! Hoping the best for your recovery and future musical inspiration! Take care, Torrey.

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Thanks for the kind words Torrey. It is very good to not have to feel alone in times like these. Thanks for being there.

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