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After listening to Floyd's great song Something's Gone Wrong, I remembered I had a guitar vocal demo that I never recorded with BIAB. About three or four years ago when it all fell apart, I was talking to a friend from California who had moved to Mexico. Soon after I experienced a job loss, my wife lost her job after 25 yrs, IRA's were decimated, and we lost a house in foreclosure. I started looking at the ex pats retiring in Costa Rica and Ecuador as an alternative for our future and I thought how ironic that as so many people's dream was going south, they were also moving south. We survived and with a sense of humor are moving forward. Anyway's here's my take on that situation. Thanks to all that take the time to listen and comment. I appreciate it! https://soundcloud.com/tommyad/american-dream-going-southhttp://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12517137Style is _CTRFSBM.STY RealTracks in style: ~~519:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~~522:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~~406:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 136 RealTracks in style: 1707:Guitar, Electric, Soloist CountryBrent Ev 165 RealTracks in song: 1669:Pedal Steel, Soloist CountryPaul Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1669:Pedal Steel, Soloist CountryPaul Ev 120 RealDrums: RealDrums in Style: NashvilleEven8^8-a:Snare, HiHat Open , b:Snare, Ride *******************
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I hear Belize is the new ex-pat destination.
Look with what's going on in this country.... It's on the table. Sell everything here and live like a king in an economy where the dollar buys you more for the buck. The thing is.... convincing my wife is the hardest part. I even considered Argentina as a place to retire.... same reason. Been there a few times and loved it each time.
OK...enough about that.... I like the song and it sounds good.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Excellent tune. With the hit to everyone in 2008 the words of your song sure sound familiar. But we soldier on...
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Tommy,
Good song and solid performance...
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Hi Tommy. Great song and performance. Very ironic situation. I grew up in Zimbabwe and always lamented the fact that the situation there split families up with kin scattered all over the world. Looks like we are not alone
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Good song Tommy and an equally as good performance.
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Nice write of the angst you and so many experienced. Glad you got through it relatively sane.  Sounds good.
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Herb, thanks for the comments. I am going to stay away from any political commentary as it might open up an opportunity for those who want to rant. This forum is about the music. Thanks again for the listen. I always look forward to your views on the songs.
Scott, Bob, Joanne and Danny , Thanks for the listen and the comments. It's important to me to get the feedback from each of you.
Josie, Thanks. Who accused me of being sane? Tom
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Well aside from the generic response of "I like the song and it sounds good"......
The mix is really well done. Everything is nice and clear and present in the mix. Levels are just about perfect..... vocals nicely upfront, instruments where they should be.
The writing and lyrics are well done too. Nice hook. The song structure is solid.
The nit I would pick is at the end. You gotta watch BB/RB sometimes because some of those players are not paying attention. The song ends on ONE of the last measure with a drum hit and cymbal crash..... however the acoustic guitar plays a few more strums, not ending in the same place as everyone else..... makes the ending sloppy.
Simply use a volume envelope to pull the acoustic out on or before that hit on ONE..... or edit the acoustic wave with a split/delete to remove the last part.
It will clean up that ending and make it a buttoned up ending like your ear expects to hear right there.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Thanks Herb! You are so right. I fixed it. Much better and much appreciated. Tom
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much better Tommy..... but.... now I notice a several db volume drop on that last chord.... I know it's nit picking..... but the small things are what makes the big picture.
I am guilty of not having everything just right and I notice it in my own tunes. In one of the last ones I posted.... the cowboy song, and it might still be the one online, the ending steel and fiddle are a few db lower than I would like..... it's fixed in the computer but not uploaded to the net....
hope you take the nit picking in stride.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Herb, I can't believe you heard that. I had to pull it down a little because of the way I had to clip it in there. But I boosted back up a few db's. This may sound confusing but - It is weird how when you go back and add soloists after you already have the soloist file imported to your DAW it changes the original one to the newly imported one. Anyways that should be on a different forum. But the last chord was the same only too loud. Now I think it's right. Thanks again, I wish I had your ears. Tom
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Hi, Tommy !
If this goes on for long still
we´ll all end up south ?
Your tune is very well produced
and sung ! I liked it very much !
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Herb, I can't believe you heard that. I had to pull it down a little because of the way I had to clip it in there. But I boosted back up a few db's. This may sound confusing but - It is weird how when you go back and add soloists after you already have the soloist file imported to your DAW it changes the original one to the newly imported one. Anyways that should be on a different forum. But the last chord was the same only too loud. Now I think it's right. Thanks again, I wish I had your ears. Tom you nailed it this time.... You probably "have those ears now".... you just need to pay attention to the feelings and intuitions you get....and then listen as a critic to the song.....that place in the song where it's OK...passable.... but something kinda doesn't "feel right"..... find the smallest nit and fix it.... chords that start a few milliseconds late, notes a few cents off pitch, endings not tight, a slight pop on a "P" or a smeared "S", clicks and pops in the song, the list is endless.... critical listening skills can be developed. If I had to guess.... I would say that you already knew the ending wasn't quite right even after fixing the guitar..... just a guess.
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"sell everything that's not nailed down" One fine line that I pulled out of a song full of them. I like it all.
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