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Thanks J&B. Took an age to get it better than it was. Vic
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Wow what a cool song. Awesome vocal and lyric. Backtrack was stellar. Such a cool energy build. One of my favs of yours...
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Lovely pice Mario. Well done
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Loved the 12 string intro David. Excellent vocal and lyric. Super production, mix and master. Well done my friend...
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Cool groove Chay. Loved how you layered in the different instruments and melodies. Well done
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Cool driving tune Ron. Loved the groove. Excellent vocal and lyric. Super production, mix and master. Well done
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Excellent tune Hans. Marty really added a cool groove to the song. Well done
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Man, i really really like the melody and the progression. Great chord movement that takes the melody to exciting levels if engagment. I also really like your old description of it: "A real fairy tale: the main character becomes free from the author's leash". All the lyrics in this are swell (as Andy Hardy would say). Very different, and i really enoyed the video too. Thanks Marty for your pleasant comment  I'm glad to hear what you said about the chord movements. Janne
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Excellent use of BIAB, sounds very pleasant and smooth, like a breath of fresh air from the 70s. Very nice chord progression creates a comforting mood despite the sad subject. Janne
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Very touching subject and I really enjoyed the view to nature in the video, lovely forests. Your guitar illustrates that landscape in majestic style. The sound is wide and open like the view. Janne
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Very positive people make black & blues music, and it always work splendidly Very nice chord progression. Great band, great mix, I like how the organ adds that black spider magic. Amazing guitar solo, so much content and presence! And Janice weaves the web and traps us in its threads with her captivating voice. Janne
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Wow, Mario, no one can limp as well as you. hehe This is a lot of fun to listen to, picking out the different parts. So well played on all!! Much enjoyed, Mario. Good luck with the computer problem. Thanx so much Marty. My computer problems will be over in about a month as I have to order a new one.
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Marty, Great song! Love the message and your awesome vocal delivery. You are such a great singer. Dave sounds excellent as usual and the whole production is top notch! LOVED IT! Bob
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Love it, Izzy. That's what came out when i started my critic engine. i love it even though it has constant 8th notes on the bass. i'd like to hear more creativity from him, maybe even play along with the lead guitar. The vocals are perfect as are the lyics. That guy ain't never gonna be broke. My heart and soul are in the 18th century, but more of the prose. i defer to Lin Manuel Miranda for the best 18th century poetry.
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What a wonderfully interesting approach to this, Brno. This could be the beginning of a Mack revival, an updated version of a classic. i've playe this song countless times, but never Reggae. Great idea.
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thomasc. i dont know if this will help you...because without being there and seeing first hand how you work its difficult...but give this a crack... heres how i work because ive found bb 'fiddly' for various things over the years that are a doddle in realband (rb). << and i'm sure various rb users will confirm this to be true who know both bb and rb. firstly one needs to appreciate the strengths of both bb and rb. and what each brings to the table. strengths of bb are particularly blink of an eye track generation... in rb it takes a little longer. while the strength of rb is when one needs to get into a song at at a very detailed level eg more tracks (256) to create on//vastly superior audio and midi recording and editing/fractional tempos supported/AND a major thing for me is in rb tracks view i can actually see the divisions within the bar. odd time sigs are supported. i cant go into all aspects because i'm busy but suggest you read both the rb manual PLUS the following thread i created showing when one might consider rb over rb....and benefits... https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=859938#Post859938 notice the comment by DEL in above thread how he uses bb and rb. given the above if you read it...i use bb to generate ultra fast new tracks and then drag those tracks into rb for the detailed work...BUT...if i want to do fractional tempo songs i do all in rb or lets say one is doing 48k projects... eg https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=827109#Post827109 plus you might read my other tips in in the pg tips forum... eg doing drum solos and free plugins etc etc....and getting a song down fast in rb. eg.... https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=824812#Post824812 https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=809094#Post809094 in summary when one is getting into a song in depth sometimes rb is a better solution and often will do things faster. its like anything in life one uses....to achieve success one often has to use different products and play to those strengths rather than trying to do everything in one product. anyways...run tests with rb and see how it helps meet your needs. hth. om
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GREAT feel to this, Chris. Fine melody and i really like the piano accompaniement. Sensational ballad.
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Very cool song idea, Bob. John Prine! Great lyrics!! Love your stories and the wayyou and Joliz tell them. Excellent musicianship too. That mandolin is perfectly placed and perfectly played and adds the perfect touch.
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Relationships are like life in general: it doesn't matter how often you fall. What matters is how often you get back up. Wonderful how you managed to express that wisdom in a song. That's definitely one of my favorites ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanks, Brain. I don't know, man. This guy seems to be too afraid to try new things just 'cause he failed at them before. Yeah, you're right. That happens a lot in life. Yep, as I wrote on the YT post, this is a very, very professional production and the pedal steel is superb. I wish I could say that I "won't go there with" a new special lady even though I think it won't go anywhere, because the good parts are always worth having had the experience. Thanks again, Chay. i appreciate your comments. You're right. Go there. We love a happy ending so thank you, Marty! You’re showing us your country side here and Bill’s pedal steel fit perfectly. Sweet harmonies too. When the percussion arrived we almost expected to see the couple riding horses in the video. It added a sweet loping sound. Nice performances by you and a fine open mix. You’re on a roll, Marty, and well done! J&B Thanks, Janice & Bud. Ha, yeah you're talking about the horses at the Bridge. Yep, that guy was like a cat making sure there was more than one exit. Catchy Nicely sung Bill’s steel is nice Smooth bass Good mix Love prevails This one really sticks in your head Cool .fj Thanks, Floyd. Yeah, don't believe everything you hear, right? Turns out the guy eventually left her cuz he was afraid to follow her. Very nice work. I really like the fact that your chorus is one short line, 6 words repeated. That simplicity just works well. The song had, to me, a clicky feel and sound to it but not uncomfortably so. From my second listen.... It's the percussion causing that. It's all good. The steel was nice. Was that the instrument for that fuzzy sounding solo in there? I think it is after a second listen. Nice overdrive tone. I enjoyed listening. Good job Thanks, Herb. Yeah, i could get carried away with percussion. At least the clicks were on the beat.  Yep, that fuzzy solo was Bill's steel. He keeps saying he wants to use it in unusual ways. i gave him a Reggae song a month ago to try, and haven't heard from him since. Nice emotional lyrics with clever ending to reveal what "there" means. Catchy hook melody for the title. Enjoyed the only minor chord in the verses The bridge gives nice variation with another minor chord and the percussive elements. The baritone guitar has the right mood to tell about the place you won't go. Bill's pedal steel works charmingly and the solo is great. Your bass and vocals are the warming blanket that holds the love's filling desire. Pleasantly positive song. Janne Thanks, Janne. "There." Yeah, i think this guy was too scared to go anywhere. Yep, that baritone was for emphasis for the resistance.
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Yes clicking that Mixer arrow on left side Zero will give you option to put on right side, but not Top Right side, Try the Floating Mixer to see how you get on with it, could always put it at top right side.
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Strong rocker. Excellent performances by you. Like others said the piano slides were very cool. Josh? Well done, J&B Yep, that is Josh. Playing the piano is so much fun and even better when you can throw in a glissando or two right at the start. Thanks guys for listening.
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… Well, to be honest, Steve's tune sounds like a deep track from The Rutles to me. But I think I liked The Rutles a bit more. … Ha! I love the day-in-the-life-ish ending, concluded by a single note rather than 3 pianos. Andrew
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Thanks Andrew. I am glad you took my comments in the way they were intended. Vic
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Very interesting conversation! I have a few items that have substantial value that I should plan for but mostly my concern is leaving a huge mess of stuff for my kids to have to sort. I've been to a few estate sales recently and they always make me more than a little sad. Prized possessions being callously stickered and then negotiated over ("yeah, I don't think that is really worth $3 but I'll give you a buck and a half for it.") And, as for giving stuff away before I croak, I have discovered from first hand experience that most of my stuff has very little value and is of almost no interest to most folks. But I really like the idea of giving stuff away while we are still here. Even if it just goes to Goodwill that's better than a dumpster my kids have to fill.
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