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Hi, here is a new one from our band f. Gabriela Martinez !


Listen to Not Alone, Oh Not Anymore by Jonathan & Rband on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/2DJBE

https://youtu.be/XRGJ-l1Jvrw

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Drums :Rockhardeven 8 snare hihat , Ride
Guitar: fingerpicking ev 120
408guitar resonator background all is ev 120
Guitar 12 acoustic strumming ev 120

Bass Timo Tuppurainen
Piano Jukka Tolonen
Lead vocal + organ Jonathan Paaso
2 vocal + harmonies Gabriela Martinez

Kindly Jonathan


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Originally Posted By: JONA
Hi, here is a new one from our band !
Listen to Not Alone, Oh Not Anymore by Jonathan & Rband on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/2DJBE
https://youtu.be/XRGJ-l1Jvrw
BIAB:
Drums :Rockhardeven 8 snare hihat , Ride
Guitar: fingerpicking ev 120
408guitar resonator background all is ev 120
Guitar 12 acoustic strumming ev 120
Kindly Jonathan

Nice band.
Your vocal has some nice qualities but you need some de-essing and to soften or adjust some of your final syllables - road comes across as "roadt" and with comes across as "wid".
These things aren't terrible but addressing them will improve the end result.
Lovely Bvox by the way.


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Hi Jonathan
Nice song
Well sung
Sounds really good
Many greetings
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Nice work. I really like that one.

Since I don't see any piano track listed I'll assume you are playing it live. Would that be correct?

This is just a production issue but I would replace the resonator guitar in the intro with the piano. I really like that piano track when you brought it in. It just fit and worked so much better than the Dobro.

Vox.... Really well done.

Nice work.


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Nice write, Jonathan. Good band too. I really like the build. The harmony build is really interesting, which soon becomes captivating. Really good mix, too. Everything is crystal clear without stepping on anything else. I dig that piano solo, and notice you don't give credit in the post. Is that you?


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Thank you of your comments! Yes i know that my english needs more practice.. but thanks of the advice..

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Jona, this is really good.

I like the backing tracks

Great vocal and harmonies

Loved the lyrics and the piano lead

Two thumbs up


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Thank you!
I'm glad to hear that you like it Andi!

Jona

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Jona,
you could edit to remove the "t" sound from road in your DAW.
It's not really a matter of English as a Second or Third Language - in fact it's a common enough pronunciation.
The sibilant stuff, the esses, could be reduced with a de-esser or careful volume automation, again, in your DAW.


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Jonathon,

Nice song.

Good vocals. Good use of BIAB.
Nice background vocals, too.
Jukka plays some very nice piano...

Nicely mixed.

Well done.

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Hey this sounds really good!

A very good song construction and an excellent sound in the mixing.

I really enjoyed listening to this!

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Jonathan...really nice...the vocals are so clean and I love the harmonies...the track is perfect for your melody and the piano solo is very nice...Jukka is a great player...very nice write and performance.


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Hi, and thanks of your comment! Yes, we have a piano player ,Jukka Tolonen, who plays all the way piano on the song

Bass Timo Tuppurainen
Piano Jukka Tolonen
Lead vocal + organ Jonathan Paaso
2 vocal + harmonies Gabriela Martinez

Kindly Jonathan

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Loved this Jona. Really cool vocal. Backtrack was perfect for your vocal and lyric. Excellent harmonies. Well done...


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Really glad that you liked the song!
Yes Gabriela is a fine singer and Jukka plays piano on our band. We plays live with trio: me, Jukka and Timo.

Bass Timo Tuppurainen
Piano Jukka Tolonen
Lead vocal + organ Jonathan Paaso
Gabriela Martinez 2 vocal + harmonie

Kindly Jona

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I love the smooth flowing sound of this track! Great vocals! I also really like that compressed sound of the music bed, it makes the acoustic
guitars have such a smooth sound! Gabriela's backing vox are super, they really elevate the track to a higher place! Enjoyed it!

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Really nice to hear that you like it Mario!!

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Really nice song!
We especially like the harmonies.
Good work.

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JONA,

Real moody, resonant tune . . . the loneliness echoes with each note. Nice mix and arrangement, compelling vocal . . . and, boy, I really love that harmony you have going with the female vocalist. Sweet! This one falls easy on the ears.

All my best,

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Thank you Floyd of your comment!
Nice to hear that you like it .
Yes Jukka is a very good also on piano.
He has made a long
And succesful career as a guitarist. Well known in europe and cult guitarist fans in 70-80-s in USA.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jukka_Tolonen
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