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Back to Texas ticks all the boxes. Vocals (tick), lyrics (tick), backing band (tick), mix/production (tick).
Got yourself another fan (tick).
Enjoyed my listen.
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Now That's Country. I've missed a lot of excellent songwriters, and this one should be on the radio. Great song.
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Man, I just love your vocal! Such great tone.
Excellent song, Scott, this is what country music should be IMHO. Thanks, Dave!! Scott,
Great song. Love the vocals and arrangement. You have a great voice.
So well done.
Bob Thanks for the spin and kind comments, Bob! Beautiful song.
Perfect instruments and arrangements, and I really dig your vocals.
I'd love to hear you sing harmonies with Floyd, I think your voices would complement each other well. Thank you! Floyd and Janice sang on a track that was a co-write with Floyd. The only one we've ever done Hit The Highway AgainThis is the thread from back then User Showcase Thread
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Good song, great vocals! There was an odd bit of silence between the lines of the first verse - I didn't notice it after that. Good energy in this tune, well done!
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Excellent vocal and backtrack. Cool country tune. Super mix. Well done
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So totally excellent, in every regard. Loved the lyric, delivery, choice of construction with the various RT's and live stuff. All around top-notch.
And the lyric-story is very appealing.
I esp liked the tag at the end with the city names.
Only "improvement" suggestion I can make...the phrase "rat RACE" seems a bit forced, placing the accent on the wrong element. If it were mine, I'd look for a more natural line-ending where that emphasis fits a bit better...a nit, but it would bother me.
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Scott,
Country music at its absolute best. Great vocal, backing tracks, and mix.
An outstanding song. Thanks, Mario! Scott, SO nice to hear a first rate country tune without the "modern" autotune effect. Super song and super(er) vocals. Perfectly supportive backing track that never gets in the way. The fiddle is a dependable country accent that's used to perfect effect. Great job! Thanks for the listen and the kind review. Hi Scott!
Good vocals as others have said, and I like the way the lyrics are set out and you release details progressively. Houston to to Atchafalaya - Google maps tells me 250 miles or about 400km - that’s a reasonable hike to have to do regularly. I can see why you’d be keen to get home.
Andrew Thanks for that and for checking it out, Andrew! Honestly, I'm not very familiar with country music, but I think it's a good song and you sing very well.
Laurent Thanks for the spin! Excellent vocal, Scott, and some flashy good guitar. Good write and feel. The lyrics makes me feel sorry for y'all --the workers away, and those missing them. Thrilling how you bring it back to LA, too. What a terrific build to the song. A slow ride from LA to TX and pedal-to-the-metal from TX to LA. Wonderful song. Thank you so much!! Scott,
Nice.
Sweet vocals.
Cool song. Especially like the bridge.
Nice mix. Good use of the BAND.
fj Appreciate that, Floyd. And I'm so thankful for the PG Music Band.
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Nicely done Scott!
You have the perfect voice for Country as proved on this track!
I've always admired those Collings acoustics. They are among the best available!
Lovely song that sounds great to me!
Take care, TB
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“Sometimes I feel like a mouse in a big rat race
And I don’t know how much longer I can keep this pace
Something’s bound to change it always does
Only thing that won’t is us”
We love that sentiment!
To our ears this is outstanding “Hat Act” country.
A good thing indeed and great to hear.
Your vocals are perfecto for the song.
Well delivered in tone and phrasing.
Your guitar track and all the BiaB wrecking crew provided excellent support to the lyric and your vocals.
And you topped it al off with a fine mix.
We much enjoyed it!
J&B Feedback from you two is always much appreciated and reading your words is like opening a gift on Christmas morning. Thank you!! Hi Scott.
This is such easy-listening country music. I love your song and your presentation of it. You really know how to create fine music!
--Noel Thank you so much, Noel! Hello Scott,
It's a really nice song that serves as a model for country songs.
Your vocals are also fantastic, making it perfect for singing country music.
Country songs really are the soul of America.
I felt that strongly once again.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Oh my gosh. Thanks for all of that! Hi Scott,
Outstanding country song!
Enjoyed the guitars, fiddles and steel guitars.
Excellent vocal, lyrics, production and mix.
Well done!
Bob Thanks for the spin. Glad you liked it, Bob! Back to Texas ticks all the boxes. Vocals (tick), lyrics (tick), backing band (tick), mix/production (tick).
Got yourself another fan (tick).
Enjoyed my listen. Another fan? Music to my ears. Thank you!! Now That's Country. I've missed a lot of excellent songwriters, and this one should be on the radio. Great song. Well, it's streaming everywhere, but I doubt it'll find it's way to country radio. Thank you for the thought though, and for your generous words. Good song, great vocals! There was an odd bit of silence between the lines of the first verse - I didn't notice it after that. Good energy in this tune, well done! Good ear. I'm presently working on an old mix that has an artifact I haven't quite been able to isolate and if I can't I'll have to go all the way back to the raw tracks in Sonar. Daunting. Thanks for the listen and the feedback. Excellent vocal and backtrack. Cool country tune. Super mix. Well done Thank you! So totally excellent, in every regard. Loved the lyric, delivery, choice of construction with the various RT's and live stuff. All around top-notch.
And the lyric-story is very appealing.
I esp liked the tag at the end with the city names.
Only "improvement" suggestion I can make...the phrase "rat RACE" seems a bit forced, placing the accent on the wrong element. If it were mine, I'd look for a more natural line-ending where that emphasis fits a bit better...a nit, but it would bother me. Thanks for all of that. I appreciate your kind words and suggestion. Nicely done Scott!
You have the perfect voice for Country as proved on this track!
I've always admired those Collings acoustics. They are among the best available!
Lovely song that sounds great to me!
Take care, TB I was reluctant to spend the bucks for a Collings, but now I'm glad I did. Thanks for listening and for taking the time to reply with those nice words.
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