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That 'stop' is effective  Angry and/or brazen females seem to be your trademark, I don't have an idea what a psychiatrist would think of what's going on in your brain. but I like the concept  "Life is so much better without you/Green is so much greener without blue" is a very good slogan for emancipation. Good rock production, you have gained routine that works like charm. Strong catchy melody. And I have nothing to complain about work with Synth V voices, in your capable hands they work in a way that I don't have to think about the used technology, the delivery of the message is the only thing that counts and it is convincing and humanlike. Janne
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So...did Natalie get a sex change?...she's sounding a little masculine...but it works!...your songs (this one included) are technical masterpieces...the tracks are very pro sounding...great rock band...how long from start to finish would a song this well constructed and produced take you?...just curious as I venture into Natalie's realm...top-notch for sure!!
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Well, far be it from *ME* to dis "pop", banal or not. Ha! Very fun to listen to and nicely produced. Tres cool! Thanks Ron for your nice comment Mucho appreciated!
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Well, it just so happens that I'm a huge fan of unsophisticated cliché pop banality! HA! Now I finally know my target group Thanks for your nice comment (and the one over at YouTube as well). B. 'Dark' Thomas Now you know!
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Hi, Brain. Fun listen. Unsophisticated cliché pop banality is what pop should be. Nailed it.
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Your write up is worth the price of admission!
“The first version had more than twice as many lyrics.
With every word removed, the song got better.”
Yep, perfection is when there is nothing left to take away … rather than add.
Like you we tend to write failed relationship songs for Janice to sing about “those bad men” (as Hans calls them😊) and like you we are very happily married but those songs are a good challenge.
Natalie sounds excellent and those breath intakes sound so natural.
The arrangement and the dynamics from the band and the singers are very good.
We love this:
“Life is so much better without you
Green is so much greener without blue”
Per always great audio and vid production.
Enjoyed it!
J&B Thanks J&B ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) The original song title was "It Feels So Good", but when I came up with that phrase, I knew it had to be the song title. I'm a sucker for unusual song names.
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Delightful ear candy pop. A fun, fun listen. And would a hit a couple of decades ago.
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No Bad. No Ugly.
Just Good. Good.Good.Good.Good.Good.Good.Good.
fj Thanks Floyd. Your feedback is, as always, mucho appreciated!
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Hey Brain, Even though this really isn't my genre, I can appreciate the effort that went into this. And it was an enjoyable listen. I don't get pop music anywhere else, only here. At first I thought, "Wait, these lyrics sound like a female perspective but I hear a male voice singing (probably his voice)." When the song ended, I scanned some of the earlier reviews and the proverbial light bulb lit, a synth voice is at play. Then the world made sense again, she underwent a sex change Good job. Thanks Thumping Man To me Natalie doesn't sound like a guy, she sings contralto, the lowest female vocal range, but she still sounds like a female. But you're not the only one, so I'll probably go up a third or a fifth on the next song, it makes a big difference down there.
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This is a very cool song. Super vocal and lyric. Loved the groove Very catchy. Well done
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I love this cliche pop music! And you do it so good!
I admire how well you've mastered the synth voices. I doubt I would have the faintest idea how to do them.
Nice!!!
Alan Thanks Alan It's actually not that hard to get decent vocals with Synthesizer V, and with every song I learn a bit more how to use them. I'm pretty sure you could do the same.
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It's very well done. Good sound, good singing and dynamic.
laurent Thank you Laurent for listening and for your kind comment. Much appreciated.
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WOW That sounded AWESOME !!! The whole production was SPOT ON!!!
1 - How did you get Natalie to sound like a guy? and so Human? Cong? Where did you get that voice? is it English VDB?
2 - Like your lyrics ... excellent
3 - Use of Real Tracks fantastic
4 - Arrangement - Great
Over all !!!!!! Thank you so much, Elliot, for listening and your kind words. I'm blushing a little right now...  To answer your questions: - I actually think Natalie still sounds feminine, but of course her alto voice is low to begin with, and I have her sing in the lowest register where she still sounds good.
- At least 80% of the humanity of her voice (or, any voice) comes from the carefully chosen prosody, including the breathing, the time it takes to actually breathe, little breaks and delays and stuff like this.
I learned most of this stuff by just listening to Floyd sing.
Floyd has AMAZING prosody! - May I introduce: Cong Zheng
She is not a native English singer, but she does her job quite well because she is less intrusive than Solaria or Natalie, both of whom always have to be tamed because they try to claim the vocals for themselves.
My no. 1 for BG-vox for quite some time now.
Thank's again. I will frame your reply and put it on my wall
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Great song BD! Your productions are always so cool and I loved the guitars in this. The end was pretty cold, but I probably only felt that way because I wanted the song to continue. Really good stuff,
Brad Thanks Brad for your nice words and feedback, much appreciated. An early version of the song had a 'normal' BIAB ending, but it sounded very similar to one of my earlier songs, so I decided to try something different. And I like unexpected things in songs 
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Brain, that was fantastic.
Really great pop music
Super use of that synth voice.
Great mix.
Loved it. Thanks for listening and your feedback, Mario. Much appreciated
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Very cool song, Brain. We often talk about the lyrics, and I might forget to mention how good the song is. It is. You are the master of those synth vocals. Excellent harmony and the song is so well developed with dynamics. That abrupt ending gets me every time.
BTW, I have my dark side and you're welcome to it, but still... green is yellow without blue. hehe Did you get my PM about green? Thanks a lot, Dark-Marty
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Excellent pop production, BD.
I too thought it was a male vocal but what do we know?
Vic Thank you very much, Vic. As I mentioned above, Natalie sings in her lowest alto range, which is pretty deep for a woman. I guess young men can sound similar down there.
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... Angry and/or brazen females seem to be your trademark, I don't have an idea what a psychiatrist would think of what's going on in your brain. Simple: I am married to one  ... but I like the concept "Life is so much better without you/Green is so much greener without blue" is a very good slogan for emancipation. Good rock production, you have gained routine that works like charm. Strong catchy melody. And I have nothing to complain about work with Synth V voices, in your capable hands they work in a way that I don't have to think about the used technology, the delivery of the message is the only thing that counts and it is convincing and humanlike. Janne Thanks Janne Your last sentence is actually my goal, that nobody talks about the technical aspects of the vocals, but about the message of the song.
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So...did Natalie get a sex change?...she's sounding a little masculine...but it works!...your songs (this one included) are technical masterpieces...the tracks are very pro sounding...great rock band...how long from start to finish would a song this well constructed and produced take you?...just curious as I venture into Natalie's realm...top-notch for sure!! Thanks Dan I get asked this question every other song, so I started taking notes on the length (and a few other things) of the process. It took 11 days from the very first BIAB version (March 9) to the final Cubase mix (March 20). My previous estimates that I work on average about 2 hours a day on a song were pretty accurate, so for this song it's (give or take) 22 hours. I have a request: So far I have never gotten any feedback on my replies. If you should read this, do you think it's slow? Or fast? Or just as long as it takes everyone else to write a song? I'm curious because since I'm a one-man band, I have no one to compare myself to. I know there are some people here who can write a song in a day, that's something I'll never be able to do...
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Short and sweet but it is really a great tight sounding production!
I can't get over how great those vocals sound!
I have noticed that all of your productions sound really good!
Take care, TB
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