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Words by bloc-head, Music by PGMusic. I like that. What a great band of players. So much interesting interplay in this wonderful mix. With all those pieces, mixing is much for difficult but you nailed it, bloc-head. Sounds so good.
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Nicely done, pro sounding song.
Excellent use of lot's of elements.
Very good indeed.
Peter Thanks Peter. Thant Finger Bass is immediately captivating. There's a real Steely Dan feel right throughout this. You must be a Donald Fagan fan  The production is beautifully complex. Totally professional. Oh yeah, big time Donald Fagan fan... Thanks for listening. Another good recording. Cool song. Your material reminds me of Little Feat. Good one. Thank you... I love Little Feat too.
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bloc-head,
This has Donald Fagan all over it! Are you sure he's not a part of this production? What I'm trying to say is that this is complex Jazzy/Pop/R&B/Soul goodness! Also, it sounds like Larry Carlton has joined the session! IMHO this is one of the best tunes ever posted here!
Carry on and keep the pedal down because you are on a roll!
Thanks, Torrey
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Very cool tune. Your mix was excellent. Super vocal and backtrack. Well done..
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Thanks... This is much more New Orleans, with a dash of Boz Scagg's vocal styling, than Metal [*****].
The horns are very late 70s sounding.
Tidy mix. Appreciate the feedback Ray... Hi Block-Head,
An excellent funky song!
You sang it very good.
But you made me curious: "The Music and Melody were written by someone from PG Music... "
Do these guys from PG music also make songs?
And can we all ask their assistance?
For free of course, I'm Dutch.
So, loved the song very much!
Hans Yes, this piece started out as a PG Midi Style Demo. I just added lyrics and other Instrumentation... Glad you liked it. Thanks for listening.
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You are moving into Frank Zappa's neighborhood. Thanks Mark, I really admire Zappa... Huge fan.
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Hi bloc-head,
Well-paced and catchy composition. I love the well-mixed brass which reinforces everything. It's very pleasant to listen to and puts me in a good mood.
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Man if that is you playing lead guitar, my hats off. Fantastic song all around!!
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Man, that's good. Hearing some of the influences mentioned in other comments which are all combined to superb effect.
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bloc-head,
Awesome Music.
Great BAND. Excellent mix - a lot of Punch to it.
Excellent vocals.
And a solid write. Top-lining is a talent - not everyone can do that - super job here.
GREAT sound all around. (I got the Boz vibe that ray mentioned...)
Loved it.
fj Floyd, I'm happy you liked this... Thanks again for the encouraging words.
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Words by bloc-head, Music by PGMusic. I like that. What a great band of players. So much interesting interplay in this wonderful mix. With all those pieces, mixing is much for difficult but you nailed it, bloc-head. Sounds so good. Thanks Marty... It was a fun, project. The decision to do it at all was a "spur of the moment" thing... BiaB is amazing...
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bloc-head,
This has Donald Fagan all over it! Are you sure he's not a part of this production? What I'm trying to say is that this is complex Jazzy/Pop/R&B/Soul goodness! Also, it sounds like Larry Carlton has joined the session! IMHO this is one of the best tunes ever posted here!
Carry on and keep the pedal down because you are on a roll!
Thanks, Torrey Wow, Thanks for that Torrey... I'm very flattered by your friendly, encouraging feedback.
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Very cool tune. Your mix was excellent. Super vocal and backtrack. Well done.. Thanks Scott. Your feedback is much appreciated...
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Little Feat walks by, sees a light on, goes inside and voila there's Steely Dan playing and saying come on and sit in.
Well performed and mixed indeed!
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Hi bloc-head,
Well-paced and catchy composition. I love the well-mixed brass which reinforces everything. It's very pleasant to listen to and puts me in a good mood.
Kindly regard
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alias JaniJackFlash Thank you for the kindly remarks
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Man if that is you playing lead guitar, my hats off. Fantastic song all around!! The guitar solos were arranged using RT by Jon Herrington... I'm a good player, but not that good. Thanks for listening Ronnie. Man, that's good. Hearing some of the influences mentioned in other comments which are all combined to superb effect.
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Leon Thanks Leon... Much appreciated.
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Little Feat walks by, sees a light on, goes inside and voila there's Steely Dan playing and saying come on and sit in.
Well performed and mixed indeed!
J&B That would be something... Thanks J&B
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Thanks... This is much more New Orleans, with a dash of Boz Scagg's vocal styling, than Metal [*****].
The horns are very late 70s sounding.
Tidy mix. Appreciate the feedback Ray... Hi Block-Head,
An excellent funky song!
You sang it very good.
But you made me curious: "The Music and Melody were written by someone from PG Music... "
Do these guys from PG music also make songs?
And can we all ask their assistance?
For free of course, I'm Dutch.
So, loved the song very much!
Hans Yes, this piece started out as a PG Midi Style Demo. I just added lyrics and other Instrumentation... Glad you liked it. Thanks for listening. Just a note, but I think the demo melodies are copyrighted by PG Music, if you used their melody it could be sticky.
My wife asked if I had seen the dog bowl. I told her I didn't even know he could.
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Just a note, but I think the demo melodies are copyrighted by PG Music, if you used their melody it could be sticky.
Yes... I decided to take the song down... before things got... as you say "sticky" Thanks for your concern.
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Just a note, but I think the demo melodies are copyrighted by PG Music, if you used their melody it could be sticky.
Yes... I decided to take the song down... before things got... as you say "sticky" Thanks for your concern. Well, this is a fine pickle you've gotten yourself into! The thread is too good to nuke but the subject matter must not be directly referenced. Pity the future reader, right? I think you need to rewrite the song to bring it into compliance and post the new version toot sweet. OR just repost the original link with a promise not to do it again and assume good will all around. That's what I would do. They can't say it's OK because they can't say things like that, but I'm sure it is.
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