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David and Rachel Radio 3.1.23: TAKE A LONG HARD LOOK AT ME_Rachel

Hey Y'all,

So, for today’s offering, Rachel is fulfilling a fantasy.

Her fantasy has always been to sing a heavy metal punk rock thrash song as the leader of a kickin’ chick metal band.

To which I said: I have BIAB 2023!! This is the PG Showcase Forum! Who do you think you’re talking to!!! Bring it!

This is just for fun, and is tongue in cheek so we are not taking ourselves too seriously here, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

As is our new custom, links to our recently released stuff will be in our weekly updates below the current song’s lyrics. smile

TAKE A LONG HARD LOOK AT ME
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/take-a-long-hard-look-at-me

V1

Uh, Uh, Uuhhh Nooo
You want to feel me scream
Like something out of your wicked dreams
I felt what you can do
And I tremble at the sight of you
You became my twisted nightmare come true

CH

So go ahead
Take a long hard look at me
Oh yeah
This is the last glimpse
Of my beautiful shape
That you will ever see
You tried to tie me up
Tie me down
Hold me to the ground
And go ahead
Take a long hard look
A long hard look at me

V2

You pushed me to extremes
Forced me to live in your daydreams
I will be free of you
No more hurting with what you do
From all the hungry things that live and crawl inside of you

CH

So go ahead
And take a hard look at me
This is the last glimpse
Of my beautiful shape
That you will ever see
You wanted to tie me up
Tie me down
Hold me to the ground
Go ahead
And take a long hard look
A hard look at me

BR

Real men don't act like little boys
Play with women like their toys

CH

So go ahead
And take a hard look at me
This is the last glimpse
Of my beautiful shape
That you will ever see
You wanted to tie me up
Tie me down
Pull me through the ground
So go ahead
And take a long hard look
A hard look at me

All lyrics and music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

Rachel Cintula: Vocals
David Snyder: Instrumentation, Arrangement, Mixing, Mastering

RealTracks in style: ~388:Bass, Electric, Metal Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 639:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrash Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 644:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrashHollow Ev 085 (B:sync)
RealDrums in style:Metal8ths^5-a:SnareOpenHat , b:SnareBellRide
And other stuff…..

Other links for the week and month:

https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/if-we-can-make-it-through-midnight
https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/penelope
https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/big-wide-open-road
https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/when-it-rains
https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/thick-thighs
https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/church-girls
https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs3/one-more-whiskey-song
https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs3/dirty-hands-clean-money
https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs3/dire-straits
https://soundcloud.com/rachelanddavidworktapes/creek-day
https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs3/make-me-love-again

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I didn't have time for a LONG Hard Look.
So I too a short listen.
It was fun.

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That is... interesting and different.

The band is cooking.


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An interesting but good song for someone so far out of their comfort zone.
It sounded like Rachel fulfilled her fantasy!

I am no expert on heavy metal punk rock thrash songs but to nitpick I thought that Rachel's vocal was to pure for this genre. The vocals on songs that I have heard in this genre were a lot rougher. Some of those songs had no singing, just yelling! Maybe adding little distortion to her vocal might help, don't know for sure.

Regardless she did have fun doing this and my nitpicking didn't take anything away from what you have accomplished.

Both of you did a good job on this one, as usual.


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MarioD,

I absolutely do not have a metal voice, but I had a lot of fun! I really appreciate David letting me explore musically since I am so new to the industry.

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Thanks Floyd.

This was all about being raucous and wild and making one another laugh.

See sometimes you just have to go nuts.

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Hey Mario,

Rachel set herself up with a vocal booth and when I heard this I burst out laughing, and hard.

I could have toyed with it, but why? It's punk!! smile

The last thing I want to do is put Rachel in a box.

I am betting the farm that if she is allowed to roam free and run wild she is gonna write a Grammy winner.

In fact, I know it.

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You guys obviously had a blast doing this!

What a fun listen, I was smiling all the way through. Good stuff you two!

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I'm not really qualified to comment on this genre but it does sound like punk to me from what I remember.
Who knows where this'll lead? What matters most is that you enjoyed doing it.

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HA! I read all the comments before listening, and I was a little scared to push Play. Love it actually. You know, just for the reasons you mention. SO much fun for you two. I love what you say, David: "Who do you think you're talking to? I have BiaB 2023." Keep those fantasies coming, Rachel. Hope you don't have a Polka fantasy.


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Hey Blue,

David and I have an understanding that not everything we do is towards a commercial goal. Music for the sake of music and we are having fun.

Thank you for the listen!

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Babu,

Hmmm....polka.... smile I haven't been inspired by polka yet.

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David and Rachel, definitely not my genre. However I did like the effort and the lyrics do work well for the dark side. Good experiment. There is no wrong way , just different. Keep em coming, Tom

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Tom,

Thank you for listening. We are having a great time with the music.

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Melody, narrative and arrangements sound good.
Verse one sounds like it has a lot of a small room in it.
I reckon David should strap on a guitar and replace those "thrash" with some of his hard rock shock tactics.


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Now there's a friend, a mate and a regular bloke!

That's what I'm talking about!!

Next tune I will sing it in tune like this:


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David and Rachel—

I think we (or at least I) focus so much on making a tune as perfect as we can, we sometimes forget that sometimes we need to cut loose and just have some fun . . . You’ve done that here in spades . . . must have been a blast to work on. As for the song, yeah, the genre is not quite a match with Rachel’s vocal . . . but it has all the bones of a good metal song. Good lyrics and the sound is pretty solid. Might be worth exploring doing this with more of a true metal singer—a gravelly, grunge type vocalist. Fun stuff!

My best to you both,

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Tommy, in the free for all drunken rampage Florida prison break bar you speak of in your recent epic song, did anyone ever get up there drunk out of their mind and sing a song like this in a Sunday afternoon?

Or would that have been considered a faux pas and display of bad manners?

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Cool rocker Rachel and David. High energy backtrack and vocal. Wild guitar break. Well done


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