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That's quite a lot of guitars (including yours), and yet it still sounds very clean and transparent.
Speaks for your mixing/production skills. Coming from a guy with mixing/production skills of his own, it's much appreciated. You've created some really cool (and, for me, new) images with your lyrics, ...as lyrics ought to...  and man, I really LOVE what you do with the bass. Thank you for mentioning that.... The Jacob Collier Choir (I'm a big fan of his) sounds pretty good and interesting, thanks for bringing it to my attention. ...and it's free! For my personal taste the vocals in the choruses could be a dB or three louder, but that's no biggie, they still sound fantastic. I keep forgetting to address that... Incredibly catchy. I tremendously enjoyed my listen! Several times Thanks for the nice comments, Brian...
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Big sound with nice vocal effects, heck just a few decades ago this would be on the top ten, IMHO.
Donny G Thanks, Donny. Sounds really nice Floyd.
Great lyrics and arrangement.
Tons of musical excitement. Ear candy. Thanks.
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Do you know what we like about your song? EVERYTHING.
It’s big and powerful and rocking and yet it is also breathes really well.
You always amaze us with how you can mix and match so many different guitar tracks….and now you’ve topped yourself by playing several of your own!
Everything sounds great and in exactly the right place. Janice read the lyrics before listening and said, “oh, yeah!”
After reading about everything you played and then listening she showed me one of her recent daily calendar quotes that reminded her of you:
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls before.”
Not that you were dealing with walls but that it is evident you are following your bliss and we benefit from it. 😊
Loved it!
J&B Thanks for the terrific comments - and all the fun we've had over the years, making music. Yours, mine, ours. Real stuff.
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This is a finely crafted song. Reminds me of the BoDeans. I love those driving guitars. Very memorable song. Fabulous vocal. No need for it to be tuned. Thanks, Scott. Appreciated. I saw a couple of items about the BoDeans in the RnR Hall of Fame. Chad (Hear2Learn) played with them (drums) for a spell I think. I've never heard them - something to find and listen to now.... I listened to this after you first posted it, but didn't get a chance to respond. Glad to hear it again. It's such an amazing song, but at this point, I'd expect no less from you. Your voice sounds great. It's just an all-around catchy rock song that could drive the crowd wild! I've got my lighter out and I'm waving the flame in the air. Thanks, Beth...
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Hey Floyd,
St. Charles is my hometown. I grew up there. I was born in St. Louis in 1947. We moved to St. Charles in the early 1950s when it was a town of 6,000 people. The population now is about 70,000! We played at a dive called City Club. It's on the corner of Main Street and First Capitol Drive. It's down by the Missouri River where the old brick streets are in the historical district. I just saw on Google maps that it's now a restaurant. We lived on the corner of North Six Street and Lewis Street. I played there from the summer of '64 through May of '65. I remember the very first song I played in the band was "Welcome To My World" by Jim Reeves. My father had just bought me A 1961 Gretsch Tennesseean Chet Atkins model. I thought that Bixby was way too cool - and I used it way too muchI We played on Friday and Saturday nights making $8.00 each. We had a 5-piece band. I never realized that night was the first step I made to making over $60,000 a year just by playing with my G-string!.
What took you to St. Charles?
BTW, we were there at the same time. When I retired from the Army in 1988, I went back to St. Charles and stayed until 1992, when I moved to Bakersfield, California. who knows, we may have crossed paths! Small world, eh? We still speak fondly of our favorite restaurant on the river (name escapes me, of course.) I was there for work. Selling computers to McDD - into flight simulators and weapons systems trainers. Left there and went to Nashville for 15 years... It's great to hear your music again. I loved the song.
Mike Bonadonna
DC SpaceDog Thanks, SD. Floyd
Very good choice for the style and your voice is always superb. It's great.
Laurent Thanks, Laurent
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Wow cool rocker Floyd. Had my speakers pumping. Loved the vocal processing on this . Guitar was excellent. Really cool feel to the song. Well done..
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floyd,
It's a smooth, upbeat rock song.
And great love song!
As always, I'm impressed by your vocals and instrumental playing.
You said you didn't use Autotune, but am I the only one who thinks that you don't need it with your vocal ability?
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Hi, floyd jane. I cheated and read the lyrics first. So they set up unreasonable expectations, which of course you went above and beyond. I'm getting strong a Springsteen vibe here. Big, sincere and rocking. Color me impressed - I thought I knew the fj sound, but you turned the dial past that last notch. Again. It all works - the guitars, the vocals, everything from the first guitar lick to the last twang. Big, clean mix. It sounds great. Yeah, I immediately heard The Boss, The NEW BOSS.....FJ!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE EVERYTHING (That's right EVERYTHING) about this!!!......just jumps out of the cans and into your soul!! Amazing musicianship, writing, and vocals.........WOWOW!!!! Unbelievable my friend!!! Take care. Greg Greg - Much appreciated, my friend.
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Hi, Floyd. I’m still amazed by your talents.
Recently the young woman I play gigs with asked if I’d like to try cowriting with her and another local musician. Our first session was about a week ago. This past Tuesday I sent them the link to your website. If you want to write songs, study a pro.
At first this production had me thinking Shenandoah or maybe Exile, probably because I expected ‘country’ but it quickly took on its own original and top-shelf vibe. Excellent playing and singing. Take care. That's a cool thing to hear, Scott. Thanks for that....
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Wow cool rocker Floyd. Had my speakers pumping. Loved the vocal processing on this . Guitar was excellent. Really cool feel to the song. Well done.. Thanks, Scott... appreciated... floyd,
It's a smooth, upbeat rock song.
And great love song!
As always, I'm impressed by your vocals and instrumental playing.
You said you didn't use Autotune, but am I the only one who thinks that you don't need it with your vocal ability?
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Shigeki Adachi - Thanks, as always...
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