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I wrote this song in 2023 a year before elections as a Democrat call to action for a blue wave to sweep the nation. It went to #1 Rock on the Broadjam charts. It has a Twisted Sister influence. Shaun Gaffney put in his own electric guitars and piano so I'm not sure which Band in a Box tracks he left out when he mixed and mastered it. Matt Orion from Italy did the vocals. I made the video with Movavi software. AUDIO ONLY: https://www.johnwalradt.com/music/songs/ridethewave_2023sept23-ardensnow.mp3AUDIO AND VIDEO: https://www.johnwalradt.com/music/videos/ridethewave.mp4Style is _TWELVE.STY (Twelve High-volume Modern Rock) RealTracks in style: 1009:Bass, Electric, HardRockThrash Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 697:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ElecRockDirty Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 2644:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopHardMurray Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: 2643:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopHardHighMurray Ev16 075 RealTracks in song: 2586:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PunkMurray Ev 165 RealDrums in style:MetalEv^4-a:HalfopenHat, b:Snare, Closed HiHat RIDE THE WAVE Words and Music: John Walradt You took our masks But we kept our hopes We kept our music, too You changed the rules And aimed your guns And told us what to do. No, (No!) You cannot keep us down No, (No!) You cannot keep us down No, (No!) You cannot keep us down Anymore. Ride the wave Take a stand Reach for me And take my hand Love is gonna win this fight We're gonna make it rock now We're gonna make it roll Let's ride the wave! Your thoughts are red But our hearts are blue To this we hold the light. You threw our rights Into the fire Now you're going to see us fight! No, (No!) You cannot keep us down No, (No!) You will not keep us down No, (No!) You must not keep us down Anymore. Ride the wave Take a stand Reach for me And take my hand Love is gonna win this fight We're gonna make it rock now We're gonna make it rock Let's ride the wave! You call your lies the truth, you say your hate is love If that's the best you've got, then you've lost it with us! Ride the wave Take a stand Reach for me And take my hand Love is gonna win this fight We're gonna make it rock now We're gonna make it roll Let's ride the wave!
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John, energetic tune with really nice vocals/vocal arrangement. The bridge is a nifty change of pace. Well mixed, too. Can certainly see how this could be an online hit. Belated congratulations!
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Wow, this jam has some serious slam! Nice work
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Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Nice, John, and the video is as strong as the swong --good match. Every necessary ingredient in a terrific protest song, lyrics in particular and that strong vocal (wish it was more up front, but that wouldn't be right for the genre). Every musician felt the same and you put them all in the right mix.
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Love the arrangement.
Vocal sounds a little high frequency maybe even with my ears a little short on picking up the high frequency but it could be just down to personal preference..
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Hi John!
A good rocker and really suits the protest nature of the song. I can hear the Twisted Sister influence for sure.
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Raw and dirty - perfect for a protest song. I love the chorus “No, (No!)”, I can see the crowd shouting along. Enjoyed my listen ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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Hi John.
This is great! An excellent write, arrangement, performance and production. Congratulations on a terrific song.
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John, a great rocking protest song.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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Hi John
I think I said in a previous post, you’re able to produce some great music that’s spans several genres. Definitely a Twisted Sister rock anthem here, and Mario has excelled on the vocal. Great production.
Kind regards
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Hey, everyone. Lots of comments from all of you who make wonderful music. It's a huge meaningful compliment to see these coming from you. I wanted to answer these for you.
John
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Re: Ride the Wave [by DC Ron]
John, energetic tune with really nice vocals/vocal arrangement. The bridge is a nifty change of pace. Well mixed, too. Can certainly see how this could be an online hit. Belated congratulations!
Thank you Ron! When the melody came to me, it seemed like a 60s Kinks kind of thing, but the more I composed the more I thought this thing could really rock! I was already thinking of what we call "the blue wave."
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Re: Ride the Wave [by TuneMonger]
Wow, this jam has some serious slam! Nice work
Hey, TM, Thank you! I really wanted to put a lot of punch into it. I'll pass this onto Shaun Gaffney, who goes by "Arden Snow." He did some serious mixing/mastering on it.
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Re: "I'm Not Coming Back," a Motown/disco styled song [by TuneMonger]
Another good jam, the vocal was great and that BIAB bass really stood out for me. BGVs were terrific, too.
Thank you, TM! I usually have to work at it to focus on the bass. I really tune into the treble clef. That's just how my ears work. So I'm glad the bass came through! I usually don't have to do much with BIAB instruments in EQ or compression as they are already recorded so well.
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Re: Ride the Wave [by WaoBand]
Great protest rock song!
Thank you, WB!
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Re: Ride the Wave [by BabuMusic]
Nice, John, and the video is as strong as the swong --good match. Every necessary ingredient in a terrific protest song, lyrics in particular and that strong vocal (wish it was more up front, but that wouldn't be right for the genre). Every musician felt the same and you put them all in the right mix.
Thank you much, Marty! We remember what real protest songs were about back in the 60s! Now all I have to do is update the video.
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Re: Ride the Wave [by vicarn]
Love the arrangement.
Vocal sounds a little high frequency maybe even with my ears a little short on picking up the high frequency but it could be just down to personal preference..
Vic.
Hey, Vic. You're the only one that picked up on the only thing that bugged me! The vocals were a little lower in frequency to start with and I realized after a month or so that Shaun had brought out the higher frequencies a bit in the mixing. I have my tracks but I'd like to get his tracks, too, just to see what I could do with it. But overall it really worked well.
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Re: Ride the Wave [by Andrew Dee]
Hi John!
A good rocker and really suits the protest nature of the song. I can hear the Twisted Sister influence for sure.
Andrew
Hi, Andrew! Yep, if there's one thing we both know since we're melody people, the tune really has to musically fit the emotion of the theme and words of the song. Thank you much!
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Re: Ride the Wave [by B.D.Thomas]
Raw and dirty - perfect for a protest song.
I love the chorus “No, (No!)”, I can see the crowd shouting along.
Enjoyed my listen [Linked Image]
Hey, BD! You betcha, raw and dirty! That's what I went for...served like a big sloppy oval platter at a corner diner! Something with a lot of grit and punch! Thank you for your listening and enjoyment of it!
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Re: Ride the Wave [by Noel96]
Hi John.
This is great! An excellent write, arrangement, performance and production. Congratulations on a terrific song.
--Noel
Thank you, Noel! I just noticed a couple of yours yesterday. "A World of Wonder" is a really lovely song and tells us how we cannot take for granted our time here on earth, and that our planet is on a delicate balance.
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Re: Ride the Wave [by MarioD]
John, a great rocking protest song.
Hey, Mario. Thank you! You remember, too, back in the 60s and 70s we listened to great protest songs. The one that really stood out to me was Neil Young's "Ohio." You know how to jam like Carlos Santana. "10 Below" is a beautiful ride!
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Re: Ride the Wave [by Knee Wobbler]
Hi John
I think I said in a previous post, you’re able to produce some great music that’s spans several genres. Definitely a Twisted Sister rock anthem here, and Mario has excelled on the vocal. Great production.
Kind regards
Hey, KW! Thank you very much! But watch out...Mario might wonder, "Hmm, when did I do that? Where's my memory gone to?" Actually, that was Matt Orion on vocals. He really knocked it out and I really liked the "I say..." he worked in there. Don't forget, you really come out with terrific tunes. "Red Dirt Roads" and "Without a Word of a Lie" knocked me over! I really like what you've put together and you're among the few that have the unique vocal and delivery, or in other words, your sound. It's what all other artists strive to find.
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