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Re: Zinstall musiclover 8 seconds ago Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Good software Mario, though I heard of it before don't have it, so installed it, Thanks.
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Re: South of Margaritaville Guitarhacker 4 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by TuneMonger
An excellent song, one of your best among recent posts. It would probably be too much to ask for, but I wish the lyrics had the same wry wit of the namesake song. The words are still good, though. Liked the back and forth of the vocals. Very solid effort, overall.
I hear what you're saying and while that is tempting.... Jimmy can certainly write some witty lyrics, this was actually not meant to be a reflection of the song Margaritaville, other than to hint at the vibe in the first person character in the song who is obviously enjoying life without too many cares. Thanks for listening.
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Re: the big empty Scott C 7 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Lovely song. Very cool vocal. Loved the tone in your voice. Super production as well..
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Re: Light One Up Scott C 11 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Awesome tune Alan. Glad you are feeling better. Well done..
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Re: Satisfy Your Soul floyd jane 12 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Dave shines in that opening. Outro, too. Kudos. Truly excellent guitar. Yummy bass. Love the write. Meaningful. (what about those who have no soul?) Excellent mix. Love the video of the two of you playing.... fj
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Re: The Revolution (with Joliz) Scott C 14 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Very cool groove Bob. Loved the lyric. Excellent instrumentation choices as well. Super vocal and bgvs from Joliz.
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Re: Panny Tower Guitarhacker 16 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Cool song and video. That would be a really great adventure. I guess the hardest thing for most people would be the isolation. I enjoy the solitude of the woods and apparently so does your grand daughter. Living in the woods, the biggest fears I have are strong winds and fire. So she was playing a very important part in helping get to the fires when they do occur, sooner, rather than later. Yes sir, the music fits the video well.
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Re: Faithful (801) Scott C 18 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Lovely song Dan. Awesome vocal and lyric. Really cool production as well. Well done
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Re: What's Left of Us floyd jane 20 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Vic, A good Thoughtful write. What writing should be. Real. Nice vocals. Good mix. Nice BIAB. Well done. fj
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Re: Call of the Lonely Scott C 23 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Lovely song Mario.Excellent choice of instruments. Some really cool colors there
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Re: 30 Years Gone floyd jane 24 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Finna, A nice write. Pleasant vocals. Nice use of BIAB (it's always cool to see someone "find their vice" because of BIAB) Good mix. Well done. fj
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Re: All That's Left (Is Love) Scott C 27 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Excellent tune Marty. Awesome vocal and lyric. Daves fills were perfect for the tune. Cool solo as well. Really well done.
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Re: Awaiting the hunters floyd jane 28 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Nicely put together, Andrew... A good instrumental. fj
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Re: Bring Peace Tonight (A Child's Prayer) - 2026 Scott C 31 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Lovely song James. Beautiful message in the lyric. Well done..
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Re: Flying Fairies floyd jane 31 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Good listening, Chay. Nicely mixed. I especially enjoyed the bass in this... fj
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Re: The Orphan Scott C 34 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Cool intro. Loved those descending chords. Excellent lyric and vocal. Well done
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Re: Fade Those Jeans (with Joliz) floyd jane 36 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
"The drunks all talked religion The poets spun refrains Somebody cursed the television Somebody missed the train She laughed like tarnished silver Like a dollar short of rent" Stunning. As always. fj (killer album cover!)
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Re: FOREST - an instrumental Scott C 39 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Lovely song Andrew. Excellent mix. Really nice listen
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Re: Tribute floyd jane 40 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Rob, Nice tribute. Cool vocals. A most excellent write. Like a classic yachtrock hit. Cool lyrics and cool melody (not wild about "swoon" though smile ) Songwriting done right. fj
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Re: Black Boys On Mopeds (Cover with Joliz) Gordon Scott 3 hours ago Forum: I just heard Band-in-a-Box on YouTube Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by rsdean
Actually, it was her son Shane that died by suicide in 2022. Sinéad passed away from an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma, combined with a lower respiratory tract infection. Bob
Oh yes, you're correct. My memory failed me and mixed up the events.
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Re: Scarborough Fair Guitarhacker 11 hours ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Nice job
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Re: Play Me A Sad One (feat. Peter on guitar) Guitarhacker 11 hours ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Good one. I really like the piano tone.
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Re: Thankful Ezekiel's Storm Yesterday at 11:04 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
I like that acoustic guitar start. Then that sax came in, and wow, really set the mood. Nice melody, especially where you take the note up on the last word of the chorus. The Beatles broke the rules all the time and had no formal music theory education in the traditional sense.
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Re: Tickety-Boo Ezekiel's Storm Yesterday at 10:57 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
"Her face ain’t pretty But her body won’t stop Roll me on the carpet Before this party drops" Well that grabs ya from get go indeed! That was so much fun! Janice and I will be telling each other this for awhile I bet: “You can do what you want to do But everything must be tickety-boo” 😊 Great band, great vocal and an outstanding mix. Fun and quirky to the max and we much enjoyed it! J&B
Thanks J&B. Fun and quirky is my middle name.
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Re: Vocalists, what FX are you using? justanoldmuso Yesterday at 09:14 PM Forum: Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production Jump to new postsJump to new posts
lots of my songs in my sig use just the pg dx plugs plus an occasional third party one. for lurkers see my tip re free plugins in the pg tips tricks forum. some of those freebies emulate very high end outboard gear that big studios used to use in days of yore...that cost thousands. but some might say the songs in my sig are manure...lol. but ive had more than a few likes of my songs mixed for earbuds. see soundcloud in sig. by combining pg dx plugins in chains one can get some very interesting fx...if one experiments and tests... one tip...to thicken vocs...old studio trick...double track ie 2 vocal tracks. hth someone. happiness to all. om
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