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A Sound of Thunder I had the basic lyrics written out for this in April and was working on the music this summer. After the assassination attempt in July, I decided to hold off completing the song lest anyone misconstrue the meaning of the song. This song has nothing to do with assassinating any U.S. president. The idea for the song is the well-worn science fiction theme that if time travel were possible, would you eliminate someone like Hitler or Stalin, or John Wilkes Booth or James Earl Ray? If your haven't read Ray Bradbury's short story "A Sound of Thunder," you might not understand some of the references. Musically, I might have gotten a little too ambitious because I was trying to do something different from my usual. This was the only piece of music I worked on for the two months I had off this summer. Yeah, I was a little lazy. ***Per Marty and Dave's suggestion, I gave the vocals a little boost. Let me know if it is too much or not enough. Per Ron, I fixed the ending instrument drop. Thanks, fellas! The style is FLANNEL, which lists the band as 1009 bass, 639 guitar, 3184 guitar and real drums rockhard09; however, when I generated the tracks (more than once), the tracks were 1592 bass, 1559 guitar, 1597 guitar, 3184, guitar, and real drums RockhardLA. I kept them all except 1597 The Wrecking Crew 1599 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Pop 3184 Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm GrungeSlowQuinn 638 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm RootsRockTremolo 1592 Bass, Electric, Pop16ths Ev RealDrums-RockHardLA^1-ClsdHt RT4381 Erhu, Background SimplePentatonic NI Electric Mint NI Strummed Acoustic Me: Vocals, keyboard controller for bassoon (Symphony Essentials), NI Schema: Dark, NI Schema Light, and NI Lores. Lyrics are on SoundCloud Verse: Cm7 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Pre Chor: Bb2 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Chor: C7 D7 C7 Bm7 Am7 Em7 D2 Gmaj7 Fm6 Abm7/G Bridge: C F Ab G F Mixed in Studio One 6, Vocals Nectar 4, Mastering Ozone 11
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Scott,
Dark, brooding, mysterious, ominous & mesmerizing... This is quite the production!
Awesome vocals and an outstanding mix. I think you completely nailed the vibe you were after.
Excellent work!
Bob
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Hi Scott
Interesting song
Awesome Intro !
You did a great job on the vocals to this song
I'm sure it wasn't easy to capture the mood of the song vocally.
The story of the song is also very interesting.
I really like it
Great work Scott
Andi ;-)
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Ezekiel,
I was reading the lyrics while that excellent intro was playing--what a terrific write first off. This, for me, has a bit of a Bowie vibe . . . love the sound and feel of this one. Lots of rich textures throughout that really engage the ear. Wonderfully done!!
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Scott,
Dark, brooding, mysterious, ominous & mesmerizing... This is quite the production!
Awesome vocals and an outstanding mix. I think you completely nailed the vibe you were after.
Excellent work!
Bob Thanks, Bob. I appreciate it very much. Hi Scott
Interesting song
Awesome Intro !
You did a great job on the vocals to this song
I'm sure it wasn't easy to capture the mood of the song vocally.
The story of the song is also very interesting.
I really like it
Great work Scott
Andi ;-) Andi, thank you. It's good to have you back on the forum again! Ezekiel,
I was reading the lyrics while that excellent intro was playing--what a terrific write first off. This, for me, has a bit of a Bowie vibe . . . love the sound and feel of this one. Lots of rich textures throughout that really engage the ear. Wonderfully done!!
Deej Deej, thank you for that high praise.
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Hi, Scott. Cool! I agree with Deej that it's got a "Bowie" sort of vibe. Love the sound, the vocals and the cool harmonies.  Nice so to see you managed to fit the Erhu into the arrangement! I'm a big Ray Bradbury fan, so the references were also neat. As for being lazy during the summer, I didn't get any songs done, so you're way ahead of me. 
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Wow, holy Spiders from Mars, Batman! This is GREAT. That opening is really cool, and I love the lead bassoon. The whole track has a delicious swirling vibe that perfectly supports the song and (great!) lead vocals. Those double-tracked(?) vocals have a sweet FX chain as well. Just a fantastic write, killer vocals and sublime production. If you spent two months on this, it was time well spent indeed. Nice one!
"A Sound of Thunder" is one of my favorite RB tales. I read them all dozens of times back when kids didn't spend 12 hours a day on their phones.
Edit: The held notes at the end cut off before they decay completely in case you intended a different ending. FWIW. Hey, at least you know I listened to the end. Ha!
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Scott. what a fantastic song
I agree that this has a Bowie vibe
I really liked your vocals in this one
Great lyrics, love time travel themes
This is an outstanding production and IMHO your best to date.
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This is, indeed, different. the Erhu adds an element of additional mystery. Fretless instruments are so good for that. A dark and thought-provoking lyric.
I think this is the first time I've heard your voice in that high register.
Loved the opening! excellent production!!!
Alan
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Hi, Scott,
Very different! And very cool, loved the Erhu. Great vocal, could be a bit louder for my tastes. Good write! I read lots of sci-fi back in the day, still have a couple of bookshelves full.
Enjoyed!
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Scott,
Outstanding Work.
A stunning production. Attention to detail.
Excellent mix.
WOW.
Big WOW.
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Whoa. This is a knock-me-down kinda song. And it sounds great even from the floor. Outstanding vocal, but I just want to turn it up --way up. The bass is cool, but it sounds more like he thought it was a bass player's album. Production is perfect, although I keep reaching for the vocal slider. The bassoon sounds good and very tasteful --a subtly strong addition. I'm really enjoying all the cool pieces you used to build this. So well done, Scott.
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Hi Scott.
Plenty of power and thought provoking lyrics in this one.
Fine piece of writing too.
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Hi, Scott. Cool! I agree with Deej that it's got a "Bowie" sort of vibe. Love the sound, the vocals and the cool harmonies. Nice so to see you managed to fit the Erhu into the arrangement! I'm a big Ray Bradbury fan, so the references were also neat. As for being lazy during the summer, I didn't get any songs done, so you're way ahead of me. Thanks, David. I was auditioning different instruments, and the ehru was the sound I was looking for. Wow, holy Spiders from Mars, Batman! This is GREAT. That opening is really cool, and I love the lead bassoon. The whole track has a delicious swirling vibe that perfectly supports the song and (great!) lead vocals. Those double-tracked(?) vocals have a sweet FX chain as well. Just a fantastic write, killer vocals and sublime production. If you spent two months on this, it was time well spent indeed. Nice one!
"A Sound of Thunder" is one of my favorite RB tales. I read them all dozens of times back when kids didn't spend 12 hours a day on their phones.
Edit: The held notes at the end cut off before they decay completely in case you intended a different ending. FWIW. Hey, at least you know I listened to the end. Ha! Ron, thanks for listening. I did double track the vocal in the verse (real doubling) and then panned it to one side, made a copy, reversed the pitch modulation (I think that's what it's called), and panned that to the other side. I'll take a listen to the ending to make sure it's what I intended. Thanks for pointing that out. Scott. what a fantastic song
I agree that this has a Bowie vibe
I really liked your vocals in this one
Great lyrics, love time travel themes
This is an outstanding production and IMHO your best to date. Thank you, Mario.
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This is a very adventurous production. It's going to take a few listens to unpack it all, like listening to a David Bowie record.
It brings to mind the various creative ways that governments have eliminated those who are surplus to requirements like the British with Kitchener and the Germans with Romel. Bullets just create Martyrs.
This is entertaining "thinking" music Scott. Well done.
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Sounds old, but in a good way... like early David Bowie.
I love the lyrics and your rendition of it, unusual but very interesting, keeps me listening to the end.
Good song!
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A really different vocal approach and exactly what the song called for.
Menacing message and atmosphere.
Was '39 too late - for some yes.
Thought provoking.
The oohs are a really good touch.
Fabulous stuff.
Cheers
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Hi, Scott,
Very different! And very cool, loved the Erhu. Great vocal, could be a bit louder for my tastes. Good write! I read lots of sci-fi back in the day, still have a couple of bookshelves full.
Enjoyed! Thanks for the feedback Dave. I gave the vocals a little boost. I love a good Bradbury story. Martian Chronicles for sure. Scott
This is, indeed, different. the Erhu adds an element of additional mystery. Fretless instruments are so good for that. A dark and thought-provoking lyric.
I think this is the first time I've heard your voice in that high register.
Loved the opening! excellent production!!!
Alan Thanks, Alan. There's a reason you don't hear that high register. Too unnatural. My apologies for assailing your ears. Scott,
Outstanding Work.
A stunning production. Attention to detail.
Excellent mix.
WOW.
Big WOW.
fj Floyd, thanks for that vote of confidence! Whoa. This is a knock-me-down kinda song. And it sounds great even from the floor. Outstanding vocal, but I just want to turn it up --way up. The bass is cool, but it sounds more like he thought it was a bass player's album. Production is perfect, although I keep reaching for the vocal slider. The bassoon sounds good and very tasteful --a subtly strong addition. I'm really enjoying all the cool pieces you used to build this. So well done, Scott. Thanks, Marty. I boosted the vocal some. Let me know if that's enough.
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Hi Scott.
Plenty of power and thought provoking lyrics in this one.
Fine piece of writing too.
Vic Thanks much, Vic.
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This is a very adventurous production. It's going to take a few listens to unpack it all, like listening to a David Bowie record.
It brings to mind the various creative ways that governments have eliminated those who are surplus to requirements like the British with Kitchener and the Germans with Romel. Bullets just create Martyrs.
This is entertaining "thinking" music Scott. Well done. Izzy, thanks. I appreciate the connections you made to the lyrics.
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