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One for the boss Hymn & Me Boring bitz I love Southern Baptist Gospel music and I thought that using 12/8 would give me the extra "pulse" to find the groove I was after. To the credit of biab I was able to structure the entire architecture of this song using OURSAKE.STY (Our Sake Emotional 12-8 Soul Pop) and AG_BESS.STY (Blues Gospel w/ Organ). But alas I was wrong using 12/8 and to get the required sweet spot I had to use 6/8. A cursory search in biab for 6/8 tracks yielded slim results (i did not search deeply). Fortunately some musician colleagues came to my rescue and volunteered to play organ and bass. Problem solved. I then aquired a 6/8 drum pattern from UTube and used EZKeys for piano.
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Izzy...you certainly captured the spirit of the hymn in this one...the recording sounds like it was made at a church service...it has a homemade nuance to it and a spiritual vibe all through it...this was totally different than anything I've heard on the forum...Southern Baptist Gospel is a good way to describe it though I would call it "spiritual Americana"....very uplifting!
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Izzy,
That's a great piece of music. Love the feel of this one. Excellent vocal & mix.
Bob
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Izzy, super job! My Southern Baptist church music experience never got this rambunctious, which is a shame. Are you doing all the vocals? They're pretty wild, in a good-wild way. That's a nice piano, too. Where is that from? Sorry for the questions, the "boring bitz" are the learning part for me. Anyway...enjoyed it!
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Izzy, this is a fantastic song.
Loved the vocal and lyrics!
Super mix.
PS - where did those backing vocals come from?
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Izzy,
Heartfelt and powerful. The groove perfectly matches the character of the message and vocal. A powerful song with a strong message.
In other words - ya did good! (Actually, ya did excellent!)
Best to you,
Alan
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Hi, Izzy. It's got that pulse, all right. Fun!  Love the choir swooping down to join you. Don't skimp on the Boring Bitz(tm), that's the Good Stuff(tm).
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Fantastic production Izzy - very well done!!
Best, Carl
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That is one catchy title, Izzy! I enjoyed this one alot.
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Dan. I was on the edge of my seat hoping that this hymn would meet with your approval which is vitally important to me given your beautiful christian music body of work!! I would call it "spiritual Americana I love that description, my new favorite genre.  Many thanks for your input Dan.
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Hi Bob.
That's a lovely comment Bob, I appreciate it, Thankyou.
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Hi Ron Thanks for your comments about my "rambunctious" hymn ( hee hee , I love that word :)) Are you doing all the vocals? Yes. My neighbors, hearing me screaming like a banshee whilst recording the "choir" parts would be of the opinion that I am a raving lunatic! This is the piano. my best to you.
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Thankyou for listening and nice comments Mario. PS - where did those backing vocals come from? Yours truely.In the absence of helium balloons I pretended that i was a strangled cat and just let rip. Individually the tracks sound ghastly but there is safety in numbers when assembling a "choir". cheers Mario
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Alan.
With all you have on your plate right now I am truely humbled that have taken the time to listen and comment.
I am deeply grateful to you. My thoughts are with you both.
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Hello Mr David. It is always nice to receive your valued comments. Yes I agree that a description of how a song is constructed can make it more interestig for the listener so I will take heed of your Cuny oops I meant Canny advice. Thanks again David.
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Thanks Carl for giving it a spin and your nice comment.
much appreciated.
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Thanks Dewey.
I was going to name it "Take me to Church" but that was taken, so while out walking "Hymn & Me" just struck me. I think it works phonetically as well
descriptively . I wonder where thes things come from?..........hmmmmm.
thanks again Dewey.
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What an terriic title and an excellent production to bring it out. Inspirational sounds. Very uplifting, Izzy. Yes, good choice on the 6/8 signature; it's like a double-waltz with a stronger feel. Outstanding harmony, too.
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Izzy,
Very well done.
Oozing with feeling.
Cool band. Good mix.
Love those BGVs.
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Hey Izzy,
I really like this!
Cool gospel man.
Great job!
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