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Hi Janne,
Love the heavy groove. Guitars, and the way you have them panned is perfect. Vocal sounds great too.
This is my new favorite from you I think, excellent!
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Janne,
The lyrics are quite dark, but it's a great rock song.
I really love to drink Scotch whisky, so this is a story I can relate to.
The vocals of Synthesizer V SAROS are perfect for this song.
It sounds like a human singer is singing.
I think your operation of Synthesizer V has reached veteran level.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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This is terrific, Janne. The guitars were perfect for the dark atmosphere you created. Saros sounded great. So sorry to hear about your friend. All the fancy, tricky drugs in the world, but alcohol is still taking its share of victims like liquid plague. Thanks TM for your kind review  It's sad that we may not notice or know how to politely warn about alcohol problems until it is too late. Janne
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Love the instrumentation in this. It's a really well formed gritty song with great lyrics. It's a personal taste thing, but an alternative singer, real or AI, would have made it that much better. It really needs a gritty vocalist. Excellent song all the same. Thanks for the heartwarming comment I sort of agree about the gritty vocalist, but this one was a deliberate choice I made. Janne
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Janne, an outstanding song.
Super groove and arrangement
That synth vocal was so real sounding that if you hadn't said anything I would have thought it was a human.
Super mix
PS - I did a song in 2015 about a friend whom drank himself into a nursing home at the age of 50 and died from drinking a few years later. If interested it is on Soundcloud and called Demon. So yes it can happen to anyone. Thanks Mario for your super positive review of my song I enjoyed your song Demon very much, a great song but a sad message. Janne
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I love those dark guitars. Saros was a good choice, fits in well. You put a lot of tension in the chorus with those chords---very good! Thanks for your kind review Glad you mentioned the guitars, the chorus and the chords, they really make the song. Especially those BIAB guitars that play my weird chords perfectly without complaining  Janne
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Janne,
Good Music.
It is obvious you put thought into the arrangement and production. Well Done!
A Great Sound. Throughout the entire production. An impressive, big sound. (with dynamics)
Interesting write.
I really enjoyed this.
Impressed.
fj Thanks Floyd, always nice to read your positive comments about my songs Janne
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That is a great band and an excellent solo.
The distorted vibes are perfect.
Love the dynamics in the fine mix.
Saros and Jun are a good pairing for this dark lyric.
The harmonies and chord changes in the chorus are outstanding.
They perfectly provide both tension and the melancholic feel.
We’ve had friends in similar circumstances and it is very sad.
We could go on, but this is, simply stated, a tremendous epic production.
Exceptionally well done!
J&B Thanks Janice & Bud for your lovely review of my dark song Glad you found the tension provided by the chord changes. Janne
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Janne,
I always look forward to you posts because I know I’m going to hear something fresh, unique, and well-executed. No exception here. Excellent work with the synth vocal. But it’s really the complete production, all its elements, that make this tune shine. Compelling write as well. Really top-notch stuff!!
Deej Thanks Deej, I really appreciate your heartwarming and rewarding words  Janne
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Hi Janne,
Love the heavy groove. Guitars, and the way you have them panned is perfect. Vocal sounds great too.
This is my new favorite from you I think, excellent! Thanks Dave for your positive review Glad you think this is your new favorite from me, cannot be a bad song then Janne
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The lyrics are quite dark, but it's a great rock song.
I really love to drink Scotch whisky, so this is a story I can relate to.
The vocals of Synthesizer V SAROS are perfect for this song.
It sounds like a human singer is singing.
I think your operation of Synthesizer V has reached veteran level.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thanks Shigeki Adachi, I appreciate your kind feedback I wouldn't call me a veteran, Synthesizer V is so simple to use that even a novice can make professional sounding vocals. Janne
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This amazing track, with alternating harmony and dissonance, accurately reflects what some people (unfortunately) experience in this life. As with Gilbert O' Sullivan's Alone Again Naturally, sad songs can speak to us as powerfully as happy ones .
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Hey Janne,
Hey this is a really cool song man. The lyrics really speak about the pain of a lonely life and they're very well done.
I also like the instrumentation in the mix here.
You did a really great job!
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This amazing track, with alternating harmony and dissonance, accurately reflects what some people (unfortunately) experience in this life. As with Gilbert O' Sullivan's Alone Again Naturally, sad songs can speak to us as powerfully as happy ones . Thanks, I really appreciate your very kind feedback I agree what you say about sad songs, they can be our solace with less side effects than a bottle... Interestingly, this is the fourth time O'Sullivan is mentioned in the context of my song on this forum... Janne
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Hey Janne,
Hey this is a really cool song man. The lyrics really speak about the pain of a lonely life and they're very well done.
I also like the instrumentation in the mix here.
You did a really great job! Thanks David for your pleasant feedback, especially on the lyrics Janne
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Very ominous groove Janne. Backtrack chord progressions really bring in some ache and angst to the song. Excellent lyric and vocal. Well done
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