Hi, all:

Well, here’s my first song of 2024 . . . though it’s been a few years in the making. I wrote this song three or four years ago, and took my first stab at doing a BIAB version thereabouts. I created countless BIAB files with countless variations over the years, but could never get this song to “sing”. I’m still not sure I’ve gotten there . . . but for better or worse I’m putting it out there, if for no other reason than to get it off my darn desktop, LOL!

A few production notes:

I have to give a big shout out to Rayc on this one. Not only for laying down the bass track, but also for his advice and suggestions on a tune with which I struggled mightily.

The original verse and chorus had a fairly similar chord progression, and my attempts to make it more lively (and less monotonous) failed miserably. Ray suggested beginning the chorus with a minor rather than major chord—trust me, it made a big difference.

The second challenge was finding a more compelling way to work back from the chorus to the second verse and bridge. Ray suggested I consider an ascending chord progression that resolves back to the verse, and what you hear is what I wrote . . . but what I wouldn’t have but for Ray.

Lastly, yes, I know the song is long, just a tad over five minutes (never my preference). But there’s little I’m choosing to edit and any measurable edits would impact the intro, which I’m happy with as is. So if long songs are not your preference . . . well, my apologies.

Thanks all for the feedback and listens.

Deej

Here’s the song:

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

Here are the lyrics: (Actually given the length of my post, I’ll simply defer to the lyrics posted on Soundcloud).

And here’s the band:

Bass: Ray Cochrane
RealTracks 3230: Guitar, Electric, Background CinemaHeldLowDarin
RealTracks 635: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm RootsRockDirty
RealTracks 2540: Pedal Steel, Background ModernCountryDreamy
RealTracks 2586: Guitar, Electric, Soloist PunkMurray
RealDrums: RockThrashHalfTimeEv16^7