Hi, floyd jane.
Excellent and pro on so many levels.
First, you've got an fantastic delivery. Like on "stay and grow", with the build in vibrato and the break at the end. The emotion in the vocal, and the technical control, is just amazing.
The instrumentation is great - the guitar parts, for example, work perfectly.
Each part of the song - the introduction, the verses, the chorus, the final instrumental tag - are solidly constructed. It's like looking at a well-built machine and being amazed at how well everything fits together.
The writing is next-level as well. It's clever but heartfelt - it checks the boxes of what a song should be, but still feels honest and sincere.
Listening to your songs is like getting schooled in great songwriting.
David - thanks for the nice comments. Heady stuff, actually. Swelling may occur.
Every aspect of the music making process is important to me (and luckily, it's all fun, too), so to have positive comments about the vocal, the instrumentation, the arrangement, and the write are...satisfying. The fact that I know you care about each of those things just as much makes it even more so...
Hi Floyd,
I thought I'd commented on this a couple of days ago. Obviously not!
Vocal: strong and compassionate. The articulation in the phrasing is superlative.
Lyric: Cohesive. Says it all without a wasted word.
Tracks: A nicely coordinated group of sounds that work well together. The cello sold it for me. Perfect prosody with the lyric.
Arrangement: The musical journey touched all the machinations needed to put everything in its perfect place. Knowing where to put each instrument/element and how much influence each should have at various points in the final production is an art form you have mastered.
Mix: As expected, after everything was put in its proper place, each one had the precise voicing adjustments to meld it into a great wall of coordinated sound - each at the right level to fulfill the promise of the arrangement.
Your songs are always delivered with a truly professional presentation. I doubt a Nashville studio could have done a better job putting this together. The acoustic guitar was so nice in tone and texture.
You have a natural, God-given talent that you have honed to perfection. What a great song and delivery!
Alan
Alan - Between you and David C, I may not be able to get my hat on...
Thanks for the fine comments. You pretty much hit all the salient points...
A special offering indeed. Fix that "believe" oddity in the mix and then notify the Grammy Office.
By the way, I had visions of a rescue dog we once had who came to us with a sad secret past, but found love with our family. Very touching.
Thanks, Dan. Cool that you can relate the song to your dog!....
Another masterpiece. You sure have a gift when delivering these ballads.
Trev - ALWAYS appreciate you stopping in for a listen...
As good as it gets, fabulous vocal, great sounding track, and totally pro mix. Great song idea, and write too.
I'm hearing an artifact between 1:41 and 1:42 you might want to check, should be an easy fix.
Wonderful song, Floyd, enjoyed very much.
Dave - thanks! I appreciate the careful listen. I'll address that click down the road...
Firstly, what a clever title!
This is a lovely production through and through.
No need to do much, if any, parsing as it all speaks for itself.
We love the tender, sweet lyric with the lead and harmonies full of emotion.
The band is great - the guitars and piano interplay is so good and the cello and viola fit the mood so well.
The pro level mix sounds so good on all our systems.
What David Cuny so well said!
Loved it!
J&B
Much appreciated, as always...
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