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Professional. All elements are in perfect balance, no million dollar producer could make this any better. So clear and airy mix, I especially enjoy how the piano is present. And bass. And drums etc.
Peter could share the stage equally with any famous blues guitarist.
And Janice's voice and singing, what emotions to express the sad situation in the story. "No, no", "help me, help me", never heard distress so painfully present.

And yes, I surely will listen to your new album many times.

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Hey what a great sounding version y'all!!

I love to hear you sing and play these classics.

Well done!!


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Beautiful and professional sounding rendition.

Peter's guitar is ace.

Vocal is so heartfelt. I can feel your pain.

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Originally Posted By: Birchwood
Hi Janice, Bud and Peter,

I love what you do with old songs. You bring them back and not only that, you make it a brand new song;
new clothes, shinny shoes and teeth brushed. Excellent!

I think in Ukraine they will all sing along with it, with their boken dams. Maybe in another language, but Janice keeps the lead!
And a month ago we would have done the same in my country as well. Very rainy for weeks, cold and very windy.
But suddenly the weather changed. Very hot, no rain for 30 days. I think it's worse than the dessert now. So make us a song about that.

Beside all this bullshit, my first sentence stays! Excellent

Hans



It's not BS Hans. We, too, are having very odd weather with day after day of storms that are not typical for this time of year.
"... new clothes, shinny shoes and teeth brushed." smile Glad you liked it and we wish the best to you!

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Y'all...

Peter's guitar is delicious. Relaxed, expressive, musical. Feel

Nice beefy piano. Great tone. Perfect for the song and production (an often overlooked aspect).
The Bass sits Perfectly. Providing a solid bottom without screaming "I AM HERE".

Killer Mix. SO good you don't think about it. P-R-O.


Oh... That... Vocal.
The woman is a Star.

As. Good. As. It. Gets.
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Loved the laid back groove to this tune. Peters intro was awesome. Lovely vocal Janice. Excellent production, mixing and mastering Bud. Well done


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Originally Posted By: PROJECT M
Hello Janice, Peter and Bud
My feedback on your song is very short.
It doesn't get any better than this !!!
Perfect performance by ALL involved.
Very impressive
Many greetings
Andi ;-)


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Ok, one question, to Janice: how on Earth do you do it? You sound better and better with each song. Clearer, sassier, raspier (perhaps, in this song) ... what's your secret? smile I may pay for it, if needs be, but I need to know, so I may apply it to my own songs, if at all possible smile

Regardless, what a rendition. Superb, nuanced-in-every-detail singing. Great production. One can tell Bud's done his backstage work properly, here - but it must surely, surely be made so much easier when you have such a voice to work with, right? Maybe I need singing lessons, haha ... wink - but enough about me, this is a superbly done song, howsoever it has been done! smile

Congratulations to all involved smile Peter: great, great guitar playing - the perfect foil for the solo line smile Absolutely well done, to all smile

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Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
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This is undoubtedly your territory. Excellent musical rendition and ACE vocal performance!
Radio quality mix. Enjoyed it! Being almost 100 years young, very relevant, especially considering current events.
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.


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Excellent work by everyone. Everything in the pocket, transparent mix.

Nothing for me to do but listen and enjoy! laugh


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Originally Posted By: firesong
J&B, Peter...classic in every way...the combo of Janice's sultry vocals and Peter's impeccable guitar are an unbeatable blues team...and as usual the mix and production work are some of the best on the forum! stellar work indeed!! Dan


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Originally Posted By: jannesan
Professional. All elements are in perfect balance, no million dollar producer could make this any better. So clear and airy mix, I especially enjoy how the piano is present. And bass. And drums etc.
Peter could share the stage equally with any famous blues guitarist.
And Janice's voice and singing, what emotions to express the sad situation in the story. "No, no", "help me, help me", never heard distress so painfully present.

And yes, I surely will listen to your new album many times.

Janne

Thank you for mentioning so many things we had hoped to achieve. Your comments about the mix are very meaningful as we worked hard to get an open airy live band feel. The drums, bass and piano took some time to set up on the soundstage. So thanks for those and all your comments.

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Thanks for all the nice comments about my guitar part in this song. It's always a treat resurrecting these old songs with Bud & Janice.

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Outstanding job by all involved.
A great version of this blues tune.
Loved the guitar work.


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When I listen to any of you tunes I always hope to be able to say "this is your best yet", but no, that would be a deserve to any of your songs. Great production!

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Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
Beautiful and professional sounding rendition.

Peter's guitar is ace.

Vocal is so heartfelt. I can feel your pain.


Thank you for the kind words!

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J&B (and Peter):

I’m late to the game here . . . and as such I have nothing creatively new I can say to add the well deserved accolades of our fellow BIABers above. I agree with them all.. Just wanted to chime in and share my admiration for such an amazing recording . . . everything about it is top notch. A smoking killer!

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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Loved the laid back groove to this tune. Peters intro was awesome. Lovely vocal Janice. Excellent production, mixing and mastering Bud. Well done


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I've never heard of Backwater Blues or Bessie Smith, but I really like what you guys have done here.
Lots of soul and feeling.

Great work from all involved!

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Y'all...

Peter's guitar is delicious. Relaxed, expressive, musical. Feel

Nice beefy piano. Great tone. Perfect for the song and production (an often overlooked aspect).
The Bass sits Perfectly. Providing a solid bottom without screaming "I AM HERE".

Killer Mix. SO good you don't think about it. P-R-O.


Oh... That... Vocal.
The woman is a Star.

As. Good. As. It. Gets.
(really)

fj



That is greatly appreciated. You mentioned all of our goals. And thank you for mentioning the piano and the bass. Considerable effort was put into the fx and levels on them…really happy you liked it. And your kind words about the guitar and vocals are very special.

Thanks!

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