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Link: Ashamed Of What I Feel 2 weeks ago Hans (Birchwood) told me that he relly liked my Song "A Fool" which I wrote 2023. I had completely forgotten about that song, probably because I was never 100% satisfied with the guitar sound. That means, ya'll have to deal with another rewrite of a song. The song is basically about the same problem as in the movie "Harry and Sally": A boy and a girl are best friends until one of them falls in love with the other and from then on everything gets complicated. The song was renamed to make life a little easier for my increasingly incompetent non-distributor. Things you don't want to know but I'll tell them anyway: - The 1002 guitar plays the perfect arpeggio, but the attack is too dominant, especially when panned L/R.
I tried to tame the attack with EQ and reduced the transients, but this sucked all the life out of it.
And I was too lazy to play it myself (again).
So I told an AI to play the same notes at the same tempo, but with smoother attacks and a little more bling, such as hammer-ons,
pull-offs, harmonies and stuff.
After just a gazillion attempts, I’ve finally achieved a result that I’m really happy with.
In my opinion, this is a good example of how AI can be used. - I never liked the thin sound of the guitars in the chorus in the 2023 version.
I wanted something heavy and dramatic, yet at the same time sad and melancholic.
"Evolution Rock Standard" (a VST plugin, played on the keyboard) managed to pull that off pretty well. - At 66 BPM, the song is actually a bit too slow for my taste, but only at this tempo does it have exactly the mood I had in mind.
- The MIDI from the Piano 1602 is played back as a pad with my favorite weird synthesizer (Absynth) and is layered beneath the BIAB synthesizers, barely audible.
But it adds a lot of warmth to the sound.
Feedback (the good, the bad and the ugly) as always higly appreciated. The usual technical information:Style: SENSE.STY (yes, really!) The Band:Bass: 1929, 1523 Drums: NashvilleEven8 Guitars: 1002 (see above), 3731, 1596, 2x4158, 1000, me Synth: 3784, 1840, me Piano: 1602 (see above) Vocals: AI (main) + Synthesizer V (harmonies) Tracks Stats for those interested:BIAB: 12x Me: 5x AI: 2x You can find the lyrics in the next post.
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Title: Ashamed Of What I Feel
(Intro)
I look at the sky
At the fading sound
Of what I never said
Never said to you
(Verse)
Sadness all around
The unspoken thoughts
That never found a home
A home in your heart
In your heart
Can't look you in the eye
Afraid to say a word
Ashamed of what I feel
(Pre-Chorus)
You've always been my friend
My little brother from another mother
(Chorus)
That is why I thought I can't love you
But I do
I don't wanna stay
Your sister from another mister
I want more, I want your love
I'm a fool
Such a fool
(Verse)
When I am at home and the night is long
I feel alone, but it's different from before
We know each other so well
But you never realized
That there's something deep inside
That friendship can't satisfy
(Pre-Chorus)
That's why
I don't wanna stay
Your sister from another mister
(Chorus)
I want more
The worst case that could be for me
That I would be the master of a big disaster
Then I'd lose it all, my friend, my love
I'm a fool
Such a fool
(Outro)
A fool
A fool
A fool
A fool
A fool
A fool
Last edited by B.D.Thomas; 6 hours ago. Reason: Lyrics added
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Hi B.D.
I haven’t heard the first version.
Tricky relationships; fear of others’ opinions; unrequited love … just the stuff needed for a good rock ballad … and you delivered. Love the description of your instrumentation - it all sounds like it was meant to be.Well done.
Andrew
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B.D.,
You create some of the best pop / rock ballads around. This is one is spectacular! Love the arrangement, vocals and exceptional mix.
Great, great stuff!
Bob
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