Hi Chay, Ja, ik herinner me die eerdere versie. Niet in detail, geef ik toe. Ik weet nog dat ik hem goed vond, maar nu heb je het nummer meer energie gegeven. Voor zover ik me kan herinneren, heb je de piano en een aantal dingen in de ritmesectie veranderd. De ritme gitaar en zelfs de sologitaar speelden, zoals ik al zei, met echt meer energie. Erg mooi geworden! Hans
Thanls, Hans! I had to go online for a Dutch translation as while I do speak 'double-dutch' and way too often, I don't speak Dutch itself!
Wonderful, happy reggae love song! I was just in YT and there was a notification that you'd posted a new song, but I couldn't find it on your page. This song has 2 things in common with 2 projects I'm working on: inspired by J&B and lacking inspiration myself for instrumentals I'm just doing the finishing touches on my first reggae instrumental - that will likely be my next post as I'm still awaiting the final BVs for my first Chay-sung song - then planned as the following post is another sung song called "I Love You", but it's really about the 3rd great love of my life and/or a 4th yet to come one who alas is probably in Neverland!
Love this tune. I first heard it in the 1965 film "Waterloo". As the Gordon Highlanders were marching past the Duke of Wellington, they were singing it. Nicely instrumented. Vic
Brilliant driving rock song in all respects: instrumentation, arrangement, lyrics and vocals. I particular like this verse: "The limousine has like ten flavors of seltzer water And a driver on bail for vehicular manslaughter And enough headroom for all the Harlem Globetrotters"
Awesome abd beautiful vibe from the get-go! Very, very impressive soundtrack-like arrangement and as always I love those Swam woodwind instruments. "IMHO this is your best yet", but if I listened to your whole repertoire I might think it wasn't!
Amazing instrumentation and a great vibe instrumental I was already in a good mood before listening to it, but the music served to enhance that. Really nice work.
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Sorry it didn’t work for you. BTW, one of our previous very similar reggae songs featuring wah guitar was licensed three times and featured on many Spotify playlists. FWIW J&B
In a different way it did break down the walls for me! I always have around 3 chord progression experiments in progress, but all of this year I've been struggling with what to do with them, particularly re instrumentals as I want to be concentrating on sung songs, then thanks to your post I thought "Let's try doing a reggae instrumental!" It turned out that the off-beat suited one experiment perfectly and I've already completed the arrangement, plus I've used electric piano and trumpet solos for the first time. I really needed that kick to try a different approach, so big thanks for that! As I'm still waiting for backing vocals for a sung song to be finished it'll probably be my next post. I'll acknowledge you guys for helping me break down the walls!
Marty, An excellent song. Love the melody and your excellent vocal. Great, great mix on this as well - the piano sounds are terrific! You are producing awesome music these days! Loved it! Bob
Thanks, Bob. Thanks also for mentioning the piano sounds, which to me sometimes seem more difficult than they should be.
Originally Posted by DC Ron
Nice one, Marty! Very engaging instrumentation anchored by your groovy bass. Love your vocals! Wish I could do those little yodels. They sound SO cool... Very nicely mixed, too. Great development of your narrative. Think you did a superb job connecting the dots. Hey, it's only rock'n'roll, but I like it!
Thanks, Ron. Wish i had more control over those yodels.
Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
Hi Marty! A single finger wave … I wonder which finger that would be? 🤔 I think we understand how finely balanced our democracies are, and how it’s incumbent on us all to protect what we have. How on earth did you get 1243 listens on Soundcloud since 5 April? Well done and well deserved! Andrew
Thanks, Andrew. Granddaughter Charley says, " 'Pinky Up' " is a better song. Yeah, wierd how that many people have listened. Always reminds me i wouldn't've made it as an AR guy. i thought the irreverant video would've put me on some FBI list, but the audio only hints at it.
Originally Posted by MarioD
Marty, this is a very clever song. Loved the single finger wave line! Super backing band, great vocal and mix. You certainly are producing some fantastic music, and they all are winners. Loved it
Thanks, Mario. When hands are that small only the middle one would be noticed.
Originally Posted by K-Dub Ya
Hey Marty, You sure know how to tell a story and this works really well. This feeds well into the underdog wins out theme. Don't know why you wanted to hold this one back, it's fun on so many levels. Good choice of BIAB style, loved your bass and your vocal suited the theme perfectly. Don't tell Mr.Dee, but i'm struggling with the current challenge. I know what I want to do and that's a tragic or mysterious feel. Just can't come up with the right lyrics and and a little used progression or one that hasn't been used before. No pressure, 3 & 1/2 weeks to the next meet!! Might be a while till my next upload. Cheers Marty.
Thanks, Lee. Oh, K-Dub Ya. OK, W. Okay, W. You got this and i am really looking forward to your offerings. You two are fine songwriters.
Well, I'll tell ya what's the matter with Truth. Too many times belief is believed to be truth. What a fun song, David. Man, i really dig those lyrics. Man defining Self. And properly forgiving him. You know i always enjoy the enthusiasm of your vocals. Love the sincerity of this one. Yeah, i miss you here, David. Really excellent lyrics!
You are a great storyteller and together with your warm grandfatherly voice (love those low notes) and your steady bass playing, the combination is a flawless one, no need for a patch... other than for the sympathetic bumpkin. Great band, the clarinet solo sounds like made for this song, nice effects. Fun and upbeat song that wipes away all the worries in the world and will be hopefully played till the cows come home.
Originally Posted by jannesan
You are a great storyteller and together with your warm grandfatherly voice (love those low notes) and your steady bass playing, the combination is a flawless one, no need for a patch... other than for the sympathetic bumpkin. Great band, the clarinet solo sounds like made for this song, nice effects. Fun and upbeat song that wipes away all the worries in the world and will be hopefully played till the cows come home. Janne
Thanks, Janne. i started looking for a soprano sax for the solo, but none was fruitful. The clarinet surprised me --hardly any regeneration needed. Ha, you know that expression about the cows? Not sure the history of it, but knew it wouldn't be universal.
Originally Posted by floyd jane
Crazy story. Well told.... Cheering the underdog!!! Cool music. Well sung. Good mix. I like how their 10 kids all look the same age! fj
Thanks, Floyd. Always wondered about that expression, Underdog. Hmmm. Yeah, Ai, huh? What're ya gonna do? I tell it that all their kids looked alike and figured it'd get that it wouldn't just be a litter of 10 kids. That's why i use a small i for Ai, and also not to confuse it with my buddy Al.
Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Loved your song and your vocal delivery, especially the low notes. Fun instrumentation. You are my favorite bass playing bumpkin!
Thanks, Scott. i was going for a story told by Johnny Cash, but... i gotta get me one of them Bumpkin Basses.
Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
We too can picture Grandaddy Babu telling stories to a bunch of children sitting at his feet. 😊 That’s a fun story and a fun band to go with it. The clarinet was a nice surprise. As others mentioned your vocal sounds great. And your resonance on low notes is really good. Your bass is standout as is the mix and your always supportive video. Enjoyed it! J&B
Thanks, Janie & Bud. When our kids were little i'd tell them bedtime stories every night. Never had anything planned and just started ad libbing --jamming. Some of the stories were really good, and they all had some moral to them. Often i was amazed at how the story developed and couldn't wait for the next part. Another example of why there's no credit in creativity.
Originally Posted by vicarn
Hi Marty. A solid production on an old theme. Nice vocal baritone sounds here and there. What I'm scratching my head about is the "stealing wood" line. Does it have any relevance or was it purely to rhyme with good? Vic
Thanks, Vic. Good question. Back when i wrote this one i was reading a book where one of the characters was arrested on a felony charge of stealing wood --some exotic and rare wood that amounted to 70K. But yeah, it was mostly to rhyme with good. Janne
Thanks, Janne. i started looking for a soprano sax for the solo, but none was fruitful. The clarinet surprised me --hardly any regeneration needed. Ha, you know that expression about the cows? Not sure the history of it, but knew it wouldn't be universal.
Originally Posted by floyd jane
Crazy story. Well told.... Cheering the underdog!!! Cool music. Well sung. Good mix. I like how their 10 kids all look the same age! fj
Thanks, Floyd. Always wondered about that expression, Underdog. Hmmm. Yeah, Ai, huh? What're ya gonna do? I tell it that all their kids looked alike and figured it'd get that it wouldn't just be a litter of 10 kids. That's why i use a small i for Ai, and also not to confuse it with my buddy Al.
Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Loved your song and your vocal delivery, especially the low notes. Fun instrumentation. You are my favorite bass playing bumpkin!
Thanks, Scott. i was going for a story told by Johnny Cash, but... i gotta get me one of them Bumpkin Basses.
Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
We too can picture Grandaddy Babu telling stories to a bunch of children sitting at his feet. 😊 That’s a fun story and a fun band to go with it. The clarinet was a nice surprise. As others mentioned your vocal sounds great. And your resonance on low notes is really good. Your bass is standout as is the mix and your always supportive video. Enjoyed it! J&B
Thanks, Janie & Bud. When our kids were little i'd tell them bedtime stories every night. Never had anything planned and just started ad libbing --jamming. Some of the stories were really good, and they all had some moral to them. Often i was amazed at how the story developed and couldn't wait for the next part. Another example of why there's no credit in creativity.
Originally Posted by vicarn
Hi Marty. A solid production on an old theme. Nice vocal baritone sounds here and there. What I'm scratching my head about is the "stealing wood" line. Does it have any relevance or was it purely to rhyme with good? Vic
Thanks, Vic. Good question. Back when i wrote this one i was reading a book where one of the characters was arrested on a felony charge of stealing wood --some exotic and rare wood that amounted to 70K. But yeah, it was mostly to rhyme with good.
That's a top contemporary rock ballad BD. Loved the mix, style and instrumentation. You're on top form and onto a winner with this one. Excellent, kind regards.
Thank you so much for your really nice comment, Lee. Mucho appreciated
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I'm really close to J&B in my general approach. I also use the right-click "Find a sub for RealDrums" function in BiaB a LOT. But then again, I'm not a drum connoisseur. I mean, how hard is it to keep 2 and 4? FWIW, drummer jokes amuse me, too. Joking aside...if there's a way to easily turn a RealDrums track into volume-controllable stems, I'll check it out.
Same behavior here. Only option: collapse all tracks and than cmd + mouse wheel to increase track height of all tracks. (plus button at the right side of tracks window)
We like the different take on the love story. Love this: “Broken dreams and shattered hearts We'll build a kingdom from discarded parts” The vocal sounds tender and mellow, and as Andrew said, intimate. The harmonies are very effective. The soundstage on our monitors is great. Love the subtle dynamics. Enjoyed it and have fun in your band! J&B
Your mandolin and the Bossa vibe go very well together. Janice said this made her feel HAPPY indeed. We used to listen to a mandolin album by Jethro Burns and David Grisman ... and your song rekindled that fondness. The segue into your guitar solo is so cool. The Bossa RD sounds great as does the entire mix. What a suprise! You’re on a roll, floyd, and we’re loving it! J&B
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