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This is a remake of a song we did back in 2016. The song was entirely composed by Chris, she sent me a track with her piano and vocal, and I built a backing track with BIAB and added some guitar parts. For this version Chris redid her vocal, I replaced the BIAB drums, and Marty replaced the BIAB bass. Turns out we had never done a video for it, so the video is new. The Band:1831:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopModernGrooveBrightA-B Ev16 075 1828:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm PopModernGroove Ev16 075 Chillout\Chillout - dimensions_145_percussion_a_minor ev16.wav Bass: Marty Straub from BabuMusic (original had 1827:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveA-B Ev16 075) Drums: EZDrummer3 (original used PopModernGrooveSync16^5-a:Snare on 4, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat ) Piano: Chris Spruit I added the lead guitar parts, fills and solo Mixed in Reaper with plugins from Waves and iZotope, mastered with Ozone12. Counting hours (2016, Chris Spruit)The light of the day , is fading out
Melting down within the heat , the life of this town
The girls and boys, in the neighbourhood
Will get the call, to run back home
before the nightly curtain falls
Chorus:
Get home soon, when the Night comes down
Head back home, when the sun gets low
Find me home, counting hours down the curbstone
Leave a light on for you, on the window sill
When the night gets still, you know I will
Find me home counting hours , down the curbstone
The woman next door, she turns the radio on
The thin white duke was a wonderful bloke,
it is my favourite song
For my love , maybe he sings to me
Wild is the wind darling, cling to me
Like the leaf to the trees
Chorus
Bridge:
There were times in life, you know
that I walked through every open door to see
the dark side of the moon
Every time from now I’ll spend with you,
take me further on to see,
my colours shine on you
The original version from 2016 is here if anyone is interested: Counting Hours 2016 (ReverbNation) All comments welcome!
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Dave,
I really love the lyrics and melody on this one. I also love the way Chris approaches the vocal - it has that slow-burn feel. She is an amazing singer.
You and Marty are truly outstanding musicians. Some absolutely excellent guitar and bass lines. The mix is pro and sounds awesome.
Great, great stuff!
Bob
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Hi Dave!
A great song all round, but an extra special like for that bridge - wonderful.
Well written by Chris and everyone did a fantastic job for their part!
Andrew
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Go Canada Go! Great sounds. Specially I like the vocals.
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Excellent song, Dave.
Arrangement and mix is great. Sympathetic to the lyric.
It may be my ears but I detect a little harshness on the vocal.
As I say, maybe it's just these worn out ears of mine.
Enjoyed it a lot.
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Love when you guys post a new one.
Or an old one made new.
Real Good Music.
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Love it.
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Super song, Dave/Chris/Marty! A really nice SOUND (again!) and great, supportive performances by all. Dave, you hit all my buttons on that solo. SO nice...
I'm hearing some of the harshness that Vic refers to in the lead vocals, but not enough to ruin the listen. Like the ending a lot. You may want to extend the reverb tail a bit longer to let that last note linger a bit for the listener.
Glad you resurrected this one, it's a real stunner.
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Hi Dave,
A really well produced song. As others have said, your lead, Marty’s bass and Chris’s vocals are all on the mark. Most excellent, kind regards
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Dave,
I really love the lyrics and melody on this one. I also love the way Chris approaches the vocal - it has that slow-burn feel. She is an amazing singer.
You and Marty are truly outstanding musicians. Some absolutely excellent guitar and bass lines. The mix is pro and sounds awesome.
Great, great stuff!
Bob Appreciate that, Bob! Hi Dave!
A great song all round, but an extra special like for that bridge - wonderful.
Well written by Chris and everyone did a fantastic job for their part!
Andrew Yes, we wanted the bridge to really stand out and lead into the guitar solo. Thanks, Andrew!
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This was quite different than your usual blues-rock fare - almost delicate. Didn't recognize Chris's vocal at first, but it soon got familiar again. Great song, the whole band did well!
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Hi Dave, Chris and Marty,
I heard the song some days ago on the channel of Chris on YouTube!
A fantastic song, Chris's vocals are beautiful.
The lead and bass parts were wonderful to follow and have a huge impact!
I love how Chris plays with the tension between the lyrics and the melody. Really well done!
Recently I saw a video where all of you were making a song. The video was 5 years old, but so nice to see.
I guess I was lucky finding it. It made me think, what if we -in the forum- have more of those videos from "behind the scene".
I know, it isn't always easy. If you have the lead guitar in Canada, the bass guitar in the U.S. and the vocals in Germany...
But, let's think about it...
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I just wrote on Bob Dean's new post that I listened to it on YouTube - I clearly remember the video - and I know I commented on it, but there's nothing there now. So I also 100% clearly remember this song and video and I *know* I left a positive comment, but there's nothing there now. In fact if I remember correctly Chris also posted this video on her YT page and I also commented on that. … I've just checked and it's ditto, so I'd better log-in to YT ASAP to check out if other posts I commented on still have the comments. Anyway, "Counting Hours" is 100% quality all around: music, lyrics and vocals!
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It's a beautiful song. Great accompaniment and very well sung.
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I think Floyd put it best: This is _really_ good handmade music.
I think what you guys are doing here is great!
And Chris?
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Hi Dave.
What a great listen. Chris's singing is superb, Marty's bass is perfect and your guitar work is awesome. Moreover, this melody and these lyrics are truly inspired writing. I love everything about this. I thoroughly enjoyed listening.
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Dave, Chris, and Marty this is a winner
Chris a fantastic write and an outstanding vocal
Marty your bass fits like a glove
Dave your guitar fills were perfect
IMHO this is your best to date
Loved it
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Excellent song, Dave.
Arrangement and mix is great. Sympathetic to the lyric.
It may be my ears but I detect a little harshness on the vocal.
As I say, maybe it's just these worn out ears of mine.
Enjoyed it a lot.
Vic Hi Vic, Ron detected some harshness on the vocal too, and as soon as you guys mentioned it I knew exactly what was causing it. Fixed now, and the fixed version will be on the CD, can't update the mix on YouTube unfortunately. And I think that shows that my ears might be more worn out than yours, 'cause I can't tell the difference, it's high frequency stuff and I've lost a lot of being able to hear those properly. Thanks for checking out the song, and great to see you back here!
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Love when you guys post a new one.
Or an old one made new.
Real Good Music.
Real Good. Music.
Real. Good Music.
Real. Good. Music.
Love it.
fj Hi floyd, I do have a new one in the works, but I want to get these old tunes done first. Normally I wouldn't post remixes, but in the case of these songs that are almost 10 years old, most of the people that hang out here now were not around for the original. Thanks for everything!
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Super song, Dave/Chris/Marty! A really nice SOUND (again!) and great, supportive performances by all. Dave, you hit all my buttons on that solo. SO nice...
I'm hearing some of the harshness that Vic refers to in the lead vocals, but not enough to ruin the listen. Like the ending a lot. You may want to extend the reverb tail a bit longer to let that last note linger a bit for the listener.
Glad you resurrected this one, it's a real stunner. Hi Ron, Happy you liked the song and thanks for mentioning the solo, sometimes I get it right  For the vocal, I have a couple of vocal chains I use on her vox that I've developed over the last 10 years and more than 100 songs that just work. I get into trouble if I mess with them, which is what I did on this song  Thanks for pointing it out, my ears aren't good enough to hear subtle things like that. Hi Dave,
A really well produced song. As others have said, your lead, Marty’s bass and Chris’s vocals are all on the mark. Most excellent, kind regards Appreciate the listen and positive review, Lee! This was quite different than your usual blues-rock fare - almost delicate. Didn't recognize Chris's vocal at first, but it soon got familiar again. Great song, the whole band did well! That's the difference between music that came from me and music that came from Chris, I'm the blues/rock guy. There has been a few music ideas that came from Chris, one is a Sea Shanty in 3/4 time. Might redo that one at some point. Thanks, Bob!
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Oh, such a terrific write. Chris is quite a talented --gifted-- ingredient. Love that piano. The lyrics are sensational. Thanks so much for letting me give this ne a go. Dave, you and Chris are such a big and beautiful part of my life.
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