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Soundcloud: Revolution (2026 remix)
YouTube: Revolution (2023 mix) For a good couple of months, I've had in mind to post some 'heavier' songs - in a rock sense. This one is a remix, with another I am aiming to post in a week or so's time which is new and grunge-like. DEVELOPMENTWritten in 2007 and recorded originally in 2008, the song is a bit 'angsty' which is unusual for me (e.g. 'Your angles are stuffed and your ankles are bound'). I have sometimes wondered if I am harbouring some pent-up aggression? However, I choose to think I intended it as a positive message about choosing a more generous way of changing the world. The lyrics ask the listener “Are you really sure you know what you will be called to do if you ask for a revolution?” The first recorded version was a mixture of midi, my own guitars and singing and was what we would probably class as synth rock. It used the WOODSTK1 style. It was a few years later that I realised, after listening to a playlist of classic Aussie rock, that the first line of the song (but nothing more) was similar to the first line of a well-known song, so I did some melodic re-wiring. In 2023, I wanted to modernise the recording, so I replaced it with the _HIGHWAY Highway Driving Country Rock style, upped the key by a tone to Bm and added new bass and guitar work. I stylised the rhythm guitars on the strum and chord voicing used by Keith Richards and also The Dandy Warhols on ‘Bohemian Like You’. In the latest Soundcloud mix, all instruments are played or sung by me, with exception of the drums and three guitars in the bridge from BIAB. The bridge got an overhaul with piano and acoustic dumped and new guitars added and swapping a Daug for a C#m7 in the bridge (I’m mellowing in my later years). RECORDING INFOStyle is _HIGHWAY.STY (Highway Driving Country Rock) RealTracks in style: 1417:Bass, Electric, RootsRock Ev 100 - replaced with my own bass RealTracks in style: 2763:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBluesRockMike Ev 110 - jettisoned RealTracks in style: 2635:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBluesRockHigh Ev 110 - replaced with my own guitars RealDrums in style:NashvilleEven8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride RealTracks added: RealTracks in song: 3163:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesyPopSteady8thsBrent Ev 100 RealTracks in song: 3162:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesyPopHeldEmbelBrent Ev 100 RealTracks in song: 4818:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm SteadyPushMuted ev 110 Me: Bass Squire Jazz (the cheap one), Gretsch G5120, Peavey Predator Strat, Ibanez AMV10A Vocals – main vocal triple tracked but with tracks 2 and 3 -12db and panned 60% L&R; backing vocals doubled and singing octave harmony Recorded and mixed in Cakewalk Sonar. Special comment: The new Drag’n’Drop feature in BIAB is very handy! LYRICSINTRO VERSE 1 You say it’s time for a revolution But you ain’t prepared to put in the work We all need some restitution But I say you gotta deserve it first CHORUS When love ain’t enough, it’s taking you down Respond off the cuff, don’t give in your ground Don’t act like you’re tough, lose your angry frown Your angle is stuffed, and your ankles are bound VERSE 2 You believe you’ve got persecution But you wouldn’t know the meaning of hurt Are you prepared for the retribution When your hands ain’t been in the dirt? CHORUS When love ain’t enough, it’s taking you down Respond off the cuff, don’t give in your ground Don’t act like you’re tough, lose your angry frown Your angle is stuffed, and your ankles are bound BRIDGE We all need a means to be free and forgiven But I don’t understand the feelings by which you are driven VERSE 3 You say it’s time for a revolution But I say you gotta deserve it first CHORUS When love ain’t enough, it’s taking you down Respond off the cuff, don’t give in your ground Don’t act like you’re tough, lose your angry frown Your angle is stuffed, and your ankles are bound Repeat and fade CHORDSIntro and Chorus: | Bm | D | A | E | Verses: || Bm | Em | Bm | % | Bm | Em | A | G :|| Bridge: | F#7 | % | E7 | % | F#7 | % | C#m | E7 |
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Nicely done, Andrew. Fantastic lead vocals, and I love those harmonies. That main riff has a great earwormy vibe. Clever and appealing bridge, too. Maybe it's the guitars, or the guitars with those vocals, but I can definitely hear a Stones-y feel that's easy to groove to. Super mix. You've posted a lot of really accomplished work here previously, but this one has an extra level of satisfying polish to my ears. A cracker of a song. Your were obviously "prepared to put in the work..." 
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Too many guitars (is that a thing?)
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Andrew,
An excellent song and some really nice vocals and production. This is a great sound for you. Love the edgy feel.
Bob
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Hi there Andrew,
Invoking the power of a Beatles song title I see, and maybe a cheeky little nod to it in the opening line? A catchy tune with a solid vocal from you, The vocal doesn’t sound triple tracked, to me sounds like a single track with reverb, good job getting that sounding just right. The BVs on the chorus are very subtle, it almost sounds like some one else. The change up in the bridge is great and provides a good variation to the song. Another good choice of real tracks, real drums and your guitars really work well together. I can make out a faint familiarity to The Dandy Warhols…. It just needed a “Woo-hoo”.
Another winner Andrew
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PS, I see you’re an Expert now! I’ll be sending all my production queries and problems your way now!
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Hi, Andrew. This was originally a synth rock song? It definitely works in this "heavier" style. Nice work all around! The "Stones" influence is strong, and works.
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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Nicely done, Andrew. Fantastic lead vocals, and I love those harmonies. That main riff has a great earwormy vibe. Clever and appealing bridge, too. Maybe it's the guitars, or the guitars with those vocals, but I can definitely hear a Stones-y feel that's easy to groove to. Super mix.
You've posted a lot of really accomplished work here previously, but this one has an extra level of satisfying polish to my ears.
A cracker of a song. Your were obviously "prepared to put in the work..." Thanks Ron. I think the octave harmonies were learned from Squeeze where Tilbrook would sing high and Difford would sing an octave lower - at least on some songs. Yes I feel the bridge is a great improvement on what I had previously. I picked up the Keith Richards strum when I learned how to play the riff for 'Brown Sugar' then realised that The Dandy Warhols had sequestered it for 'Bohemian Like You', so on this song I thought 'Why not?' I've always liked this (my) song, but never sure if that was just because it was mine. Thanks for listening and your generous comments! An excellent song and some really nice vocals and production. This is a great sound for you. Love the edgy feel. Bob - if only I could write more like this! It is a good blend of pop rock with some edge (as you say), but I guess all of us would like to know the trick to consistent successful songwriting. As I wrote elsewhere, it feels like catching clouds. Thanks for listening! Invoking the power of a Beatles song title I see, and maybe a cheeky little nod to it in the opening line? A catchy tune with a solid vocal from you, The vocal doesn’t sound triple tracked, to me sounds like a single track with reverb, good job getting that sounding just right. The BVs on the chorus are very subtle, it almost sounds like some one else. The change up in the bridge is great and provides a good variation to the song. Another good choice of real tracks, real drums and your guitars really work well together. I can make out a faint familiarity to The Dandy Warhols…. It just needed a “Woo-hoo”. Not deliberately Beatles 'Revolution' although I've been immersed in their soup my whole life, as you know. (PS thank you all those years back for playing your brother's White Album and running off a cassette copy - it changed my musical path.) In fact, I'll PM you with the song that I was channelling subconsciously for the first line of the verse which I had to 'rewire'. Regarding the vocals, I am increasingly winding back on the 2nd and 3rd main vocal tracks to build up confidence in singing and mixing. I mentioned in my notes that both are 12db below the true main and probably don't need to be there. Yes, I am really happy how my simplistic lead guitar in the bridge worked out. Thanks for listening (again)! PS, I see you’re an Expert now! I’ll be sending all my production queries and problems your way now! Far from it, but I am learning and I think my current mixes are better than when I joined the forum. Isn't it normally 10,000 hours to make an expert, but I'm only 860 posts! This was originally a synth rock song? It definitely works in this "heavier" style.
Nice work all around! The "Stones" influence is strong, and works. Thanks David. Well, synth rock is probably not entirely accurate, but it had a synth bass and some 'synthy' keys, plus earlier versions of my guitar riffs. For a moment there, I thought you were going to pull an 'Obi-wan Kenobi' comment and say "The Stones is strong in this one". I've never been much of a Stones fan - much preferring their northern competition. I know you didn't ask, but I also prefer Blur over Oasis, since I am referring to Britrock competition. Thanks for listening! Andrew
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Hi Andrew,
My new favorite from you, I really like the Rock vibe happening. Great groove and feel. Also like your vocal, and good to hear you playing too.
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