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Really like the melody on this, you took it on a path that I found musically novel. The Suno vocalist reminded me quite a bit of Greg Johnson! Lyrics were very good as well, appreciate the English!
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Good song, Laurent, very different for you. Thematically, all too common in the US. Vocals are excellent and the ToneX guitar really delivers. Nice work.
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Good song, Hans, very contemplative - tackling the big questions of life. I really liked the lines where you rhymed 'defense' and 'pretense.' To my ear, your singing had a little more gravitas than usual, which fit the song nicely. To be honest, I only knew the word evanescent from the rock group and didn't know what it meant. Now I do. Good word.
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Good song, catchy, good groove, good vocals. Well done and welcome!
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Hi Ron, Marty, Torrey, Brain, Shigeki, Floyd and Scott E, I am incredibly late with my replies to your posts again. Sure, I have a thousand excuses, but my planning really isn't strong, it turns out. Anyway, thank you so much for your replies and for the time you spent on edge about the delay in mine. Here they are, after everyone's post. Hans, super song! Love your vocals/harmonies and the pulsing 3D stereo image. Cool, slithery harmonic and rhythmic arrangement. You've got those BiaB soloists tamed quite well, too. I'd say your post-throat surgery vocals are as strong as ever, and maybe STRONGER... Hi Ron, thanks for your very kind compliments. And although I would never want to have such an operation again, at least I didn't lose my voice. That threat was there, though, so. As far as I'm concerned, the vocals are strong enough. Don't let them touch them again. Oh, man, I love this song. I remember the time you had throat surgery. I was with ya, buddy, and i'm still here. Yeah, i can hear the fiction in this one (something i wouldn't have detected in Dutch). Man, sure glad your throat surgery had no effect on your wonderful singing voice. Great production and a good write. Or good production and great write. You choose. In my opinion they're both great. Hello Marty, what nice words, man. Like that. At least this situation resulted in a nice song. I'm happy about that. But as for making new songs, I don't need to do it like this anymore! Hans, I love the driving sound of this! Such a powerful groove. The real star of this production is the vocal work! I think is probably one of your very best! The harmonies sound so good! Great choices with the realtracks and the way you produced/mixed this! Thanks, TB Hey Torrey, thank you for this nice comment. I feel some blushes on my cheeks. Strange, because I'm too old to blush...I tought. I think this is my new favorite song of yours, Hans. It’s a tragic and beautiful story, sung beautifully, with a great choice of instruments and fantastic production. Excellent ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Ha Brain, your new favorite song is this one, from me! Or did I misread? Only favorite from all my other songs...? Hello Hans, This is a really nice driving sound. Your vocals fit this song perfectly. It's hard to believe this is the voice after throat surgery. The lyrics, which are set in a car accident, are also wonderful. Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi Hi Shigeki, thanks a lot! Yes, I was lucky. I was the second one in my country with this kind of surgery. Not much experience, so a bit heavy. But look, a nice song was born too! Thanks. Hans, An interesting write. Good use of BIAB. Very cool BAND. Vocals sound good. Mix is good. fj Hello Floyd, thanks for your compliments. Feels good! Funky and groovy and pulsating! Sort of a metro vibe. Fictional but it could be about your voice too. Your voice is sounding just as good. Hey Scott, That's quite a funny description. A metro vibe. I hadn't heard of it before, but it feels like a good characterization. Thanks!
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....Considering the prices and my lack of experience, I believe I'll be starting with the Native Instruments horn and string bundles... Good call. Way too easy with virtual instruments (and plugins in general) to buy something you don't actually need. Many of us have acquired libraries that FAR exceed our requirements. I know *I* have... With a bit more experience you'll be able to triangulate the market against your requirements with better accuracy.
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Thank you all for your encouraging comments! Right now I’m dealing with a bad case of sinusitis, so my voice isn’t in good shape at the moment, but I keep telling myself that as soon as I get better, I need to record a few new songs. A song simply isn’t finished as long as it’s just on paper in a notebook…
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Hi Bud, Janice and Peter, I don't know why you said at first: "I know, it's not everyone's taste," and then came up with this!!! And I also see that everyone here is saying about the same thing. So you said it on purpose, Bud... You wanted to provoke these reactions, of course. Well, you succeeded. With flying colors! Let me start with Peter; amazing guitar playing, man! I thought it was truly fantastic! Your fingers must be completely worn down after that battle with the strings! I assume you have a week off now, with those fingers in a bowl of lukewarm water... And then Janice! You just keep singing with that velvety voice, as if the years don't play a part at all. Amazing! How do you manage this, time and time again? I assume you're secretly thinking a bit about my singing voice, right? And then I come to Bud, the maestro of the mix and everything surrounding it. I immediately thought those drums sounded really wonderfully clear. How do you do that? Marty was talking about EZD, do you use that too? Anyway, a lovely song and wonderfully presented! You can be proud of yourselves, Hans
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Hi Mario, And here we have the maestro of the magical song again! Mario, you have been quite creative lately (I mean the last 40 years); if it’s not about butterflies, then it’s a dreamscape we are going through! Oh no, a dreamstate! I found it a very captivating piece, but sometimes also a bit inscrutable. I briefly lost the melody line at times. Fortunately, I was able to pick it up again quickly. Beautifully done! Hans
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Herb, great production from Kill Branch Studios. Great country song, I can hear that one in my head after listening to it!!
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Laurent, Thank you from both of us. We appreciate it! Bob
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Janice & Bud, Thank you so much for the great review. We appreciate you both! Bob
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Torrey..."The heart of the problem is the problem of the heart" Wow! man you just wrote the perfect line to capture everything that I (personally) would want to convey in a song...I love everything about this one, the lyric, the style, the vocal and the arrangement...for some reason it had kind of an Eagles vibe to me...there were times in the melody I could hear Glenn (may he rest in peace)...I hope that's a compliment...I meant it to be...you never disappoint brother...well done good and faithful servant! Thanks Dan for those super encouraging words! They mean more than you know! TB
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nah, just wasn't getting much response so I took it down is all.
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Delightful!! The second verse is now stuck in our heads forever. Your vocal and harp are schweet! The band is full of that wonderful rhythm. We now have “happy feet” for the rest of the day. Fun! J&B PS We follow the public domain and saw that it had entered this year. Glad you found it! Thanks J&B! I also tried to do a version of "Blue Skies," but I couldn't get a good vocal. That is to say, all my attempts at it were terrible. Janice would be great at it. Please sing it, Janice, it would be so awesome! I can send you an SGU if you need it.
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Engaging progression. Engaging arrangement. And that nylon was a great choice. Excellent mix. Love the subtle dynamics. Sublime Well done! J&B
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We agree with Bob Dean on the Pat Benatar vibe. Power, passion and attitude that both you and she have are combined beautifully here. The BiaB session guys have good attitude also. Those drums pop and solo is excellent. I can just see the friend looking at Tammy with amazement. Why? She didn’t realize how lucky she was to have someone love her that well. 😊 It’s such a cool musical project for you and Deb and we can’t wait for the project’s completion. Way Cool and creative to the max! J&B
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Bud mentioned that when he drove through NY City in 1968 at a stop light somebody looked over and called him a “cracker.” Guess it was the GA tag but, hey, it was a VW van!  Peace bro. The soul band works a charm, especially the bass. Your vocals sound great and you always have a wonderful arrangement with bgv’s. They are extra special here. As always you called in a great group of BiaB session players. And you mixed them to perfection. Cool write. We know family and friends who dig the big city but us? Heck we live in the woods … not even a small town. Well done! J&B THANKS, J&B! Funny story from 1968. Them was the days! Ron...I was immediately attracted to the title (I wrote a song a few years back https://soundclick.com/song/13940038 with the same title) so I love the title...your concept is entirely different and I loved the lyric of the struggle of a small town boy out of his element...your tunes are always very sweet to my ears...love the mellow arrangement and acoustic feel...great vocals! Hi, Dan! Great minds think alike, I guess. (Full disclosure, the lyricist wrote the song title, too) THANKS for the listen. Hope ya'll are well.
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Also you can request a style to be made by PG Music in the Styles Wishlist forum. It helps them greatly if you provide an audio sample.
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Thanks Hans. I'm pleased that you like it. Vic
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Hi Marty, K-Dub Ya, Chay, Arri and Floyd, Although I am naturally late, I still want to thank you for your kind reactions to this song. I knew it was a difficult story, especially because it concerns a Dutch political subject, sung in that language and featuring names of people you have probably never heard of, except (maybe) Orbán, Netanyahu, and Putin. But the elections were two weeks ago and I apparently got lucky; he lost, my windows are still intact, and my car isn't on fire. Ah, this old song again. Haha. I say that from under the bus where you threw me, Hans. You misunderstood, my good man. I said it would raise your stock in the music world. Still right about that. Anyway, yes, I think this is terrific. For those who don't know Dutch as well as I do can still understand the meaning. You convey a common feeling felt 'round the world these days, and present it with the comic twist it deserves. At least your guy is out the door. Hi Marty, even on WhatsApp you didn't complain that I hadn't replied to your nice comment yet. That was great. Yes, you were talking about one thing: you realized that I had thrown you under it carefully, so the tires couldn't crush you. We need you all here! And he isn't completely gone yet, but it's close. You know, we have many political parties (about fourteen now) instead of the two you have. I think two parties isn't good for such a large country, although fourteen or more isn't ideal either. Solution: somewhere in the middle, like you and the bus... Hi Hans, as others have said, a really fine toe tapper and the language barrier didn’t hinder the song. I don’t mind lampooning Pollies….they deserve it, some more than others. Disappointed DT didn’t get a gong in it though! Great song Hans. Haha, K-Dub (I couldn't remember your name for a moment, sorry), thanks, and yes, a real toe-tap tune, that's the right word! I did my best to involve DT, but that creep I sang about was too vague about those relationships. Only Netanyahu, that good friend of DT's, was involved. That man sponsored the guy in the song, but to this day he refuses to say anything about it. That sounds familiar, given DT's tax evasion (and everything else), right? Wow, the arrangement and instrumentation in this song is really incredibly good! A really enjoyable ride, even though Satanyahoo gets a mention!  Danish Jan Oberg who founded the Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research is an FB contact, so I hear a lot about the far right there and neighbouring lands. The Foundation has come up with really good new systems for peace talks and solving other international squabbles, but when they've managed to get a UN meeting, foreign ministers appear to introduce their representatives and then vanish as they have no interest in peace and their rep's are only there to report back how 'dangerous' the new ideas for peace talks are for the arms trade and secret services! The artificial world is insane and the politicians are crazier! Hi Chay, what kind words you used. Thank you! And what a great name you gave that Israeli Prime Minister. I think I'll start using that from now on... And yes, your observation aligns very well with mine. I don't understand why right-wing movements are gaining popularity these days. But that leads to a long discussion, and we shouldn't want that here. Maybe we are the crazies, because we don't see the new truth. Hans, I share your feelings to have other native language then English. It's so refreshing hear other languages here. I also tried to serve my originally songs written in Finnish with translation into English, but I end up lost in translation. Something missing in the rhythm, rhymes and the sound of the lyrics. I liked your song, but maybe you should once more remix it to get more clearity. I have a bad tendency to use too much reverberation and delay to sort of hide my weak vocals and same time giving it more power, but ending up to a muddy sound. I try to get rid of it and trust more to my natural clang of my voice. Hi Arri, thanks for your reply and your comments about the difficulties you encounter when using another language or translating the original language into English. You almost never manage to translate the right words and nuances of the original language really well. But your comments about the lack of clarity in my song (and as you have noted in most of my recent songs) are a mystery to me. I asked you to show me in which part of my songs you hear this, but unfortunately, you never responded. I don't hear it myself, and I haven't heard anything about it from others either, so what can I do? Hans, Terrific use of BIAB. Solid. Rhythmic and very catchy. Cool vocals. Nicely mix. Sounds good. fj Hi Floyd, thanks for your clear, concise, and powerful perspective on this song. And every sentence is also a compliment. I really appreciate reading that! The next song will be in Turkish, Hans
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jawgee... ive used many music creation apps. all had great sound unless not set up properly. rb is capable of doing any song at highest quality in any genre. ive done a ton of songs useing rb and bb. bb and rb have both have their plusses and minuses. to name one example...bb is blink of an eye at genning tracks... while rb has superior audio/midi handling includeing lots of features bb doesnt. so often i gen tracks useing bb and then drag into rb bcos of 255 tracks and rb tracks view is better than bb tracks view. read the manuals for both bb and rb and youll see many features rb has that bb dont eg handling of 48 khz recording and odd time sigs to name 2. i'll leave it at that otherwise this post would end up a book...lol. see my tips in pg tips forum and posts in realband and bb forums etc. Joanne did a fab job....showing it all comes down to the ability of the user useing rb....she is tops. om
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Hi Dave, This is indeed a very beautiful remake of the song from 2018. You, Chris, and Marty are all very good at it. But I just read that Chris's vocals come from the original song. I hadn't heard that yet. She still sounds amazing! And does Marty's bass also come from the original recording? (I didn't read what you wrote about that). On YouTube, I already wrote that I really liked the song, especially the vocals and your lead guitar. So, I've repeated that here, because that's exactly how it sounds! And the song almost sounds familiar, but I can't remember hearing it before. I just found the title very intriguing. I hoped it had something to do with important changes in politics, but oh well, let's not talk about that... What you wrote about the plugins; I did exactly the same thing; I got them from Waves and I only use the Vocal Rider (there are 4 versions of it), and a few years ago I started using Izotope. Now I mainly use Ozone for mastering. So, funny to read that! Hans
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