Hi you all!

This song is a tribute to my former Band: QED, world famous in our home town , and especially our girlfriends, who supported us throughout, and eventually became our wives!

Right at the beginning, through the mists of time , you'll hear the band on a live gig (1984) ... Then BIAB kicks in!

A Lot of Love


Well ever since the love of you to me and me to you was there
I just knew were we were to go
And now the show is over
I get my kicks of staying home
I don't want a phone
only like the sound
of you around!

With a lot of love... a lot of love
With a lot of love... a lot of love

My friends in the arena of rock and roll you are allright
sometimes we had a fight
but we didn't care
the girls were there to save us
we loved them allways being around
we made the sound, they made us fond of...
A lot of Love!

With a lot of love... a lot of love
With a lot of love... a lot of love

When your lonely, give your love a call
few hours later, you're sitting in her hall
give a lot of love and have a ball!
give a lot of love....

So why don't do it go right through with it
will make you feel allright
The finest thing there is
it would be a shame.... to miss...

Love, love, a lot of love
With a lot of love, a lot of love
with a lot of love, a lot of love (a lot of love)
with a lot of love, a lot of love (a lot of love)


The Band...

****** Song Samenvatting *************
Titel A Lot of Love
Bestand:A lot of love 2.SGU
Toonsoort=C , Tempo 135, Lengte (m:s)=4:28
Geen intro. 148 maat couplet, van maat 1 tot maat 148. Herhalen x1 couplet
Melodie heeft 874 noten, Melodie harmonisatie is <geen harmonisatie>(0)
Geen Solist partij.
Song is opgeslagen met Volume, L/R, Galm, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is opgeslagen met maat wijzigingen voor Maatsoort,
Stijl is _CLASROK.STY (Klassieke Rock'n Roll 110-160)

RealTracks in stijl: ~~1010:Bas,El,Rtm,BritInvsionEv140
RealTracks in stijl: ~~499:Gtr,El,Rtm,StoneZ1 Gel140
RealTracks in stijl: ~~505:Gtr,El,Rtm,StoneZ2 Gel140
RealTracks in song: ~686:Orgel,B3,Bckg Pop Gel120
RealDrums in Stijl: RockClassicBritEv^2-a:TtHt, b:WdOpHt
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On the bridge...
RealTracks in stijl: 1523:Bas,El,PowerA-B Gel120
RealDrums in Stijl: PraiseWorshipPowerPush^1-a:Qck, b:PH

Vocals and Solo Guitar... Me myself I



Still learning from you all, so don't hesitate to give your technical advise!
Thanks for taking the time to read and listen!

hi fred smoking good job on this love this great job on vocals and guitar solo everything thanks for sharing eric

hey Fred,

I like this quite a bit, for several reasons...

first and foremost because I identify with it! I married my band girlfriend too! Hats off to all the girls who support their guys in the band!

The song is very lively and catchy, but I think the star of the show is your vocals! perfect! Did you use any pitch correction? Because I don't hear anything remotely off in the vocals, and that's somewhat uncommon given the kind of sustained notes you're singing! Awesome!
I also don't hear any artifacts to indicate that pitch correction was used, so I'm assuming you just nailed the vocals!

Clever idea introducing the song with a snippet from the original band!

Anyway, nice song all around! I like it a lot!

Really nice. Enjoyed it a lot. Vocals shined on this one.


Charlie

Top Job Fred.
Real classic rock, lot's of music, real full sound.
Well done

Very punchy Fred.
I love the radio style intro.
Very catchy also.
Rob.

Pat,
Thank you for listening and your kind comments.
I do sing all the vocals almost in tune ☺. But I'm not a professional singer, so Melodyne finishes it off.

Again, a good observation!

Isn't it great to share those memories with your girlfriend/wife? It does make me curious to know what music you played.

See you around, Pat!

Fred



Eric,
Thanks for passing by!
Coming from a great guitar player, I'm humbled by your compliments.
See you
F

Hi Fred. Wow. Sounded like the Beatles when it first started. LOVED the harmonies. Did you do them yourself? Great job. We want more...I was just about to ask if the was all BIAB and then I saw that you did the solo guitar.

Hi
very good rock song.
nice chords and nice voice too right for this kind of music

It remembers me a style like "the Byrds" sound.

Very well.

Hello.

Hi Fred,

I really enjoyed this lost Beatles song!
Great vocals and harmonies.
Especially liked the bridge.
Nice guitar playing.

Guenter

Fred,

Fred, what can I say? I certainly see a Beatle influence BUT and a big BUT you sound as good as, if not better than, The Rutles

I really, really enjoyed the listen

I liked the homo sapiens picture We had an initial drawing, but never used, for my old band CONMEN!!! but the other way round
Alyn

Hi Fred,

A really nice rock song that made us get into the groove almost immediately!
The song sounds solid in every way. We especially like the backing vocals! Really features that 60's/70's sound.
Funny to see your song's specifics in Dutch!

Rob and Anne-Marie

Great playful lyrics! Great sound!!

much enjoyed!

I really envy people who can carry a tune, where's the app for that? Great harmonies, well written and performed. Catchy song.

Hey Fred.

That is a SUPERB track. Loved every minute of it.

The vocals are just perfect and you've got a great balance between the lead vox and the harmonies.

Everything hangs together in the mix and the track plays really LOUD without sounding over-compressed which is the sign of good engineering.

Wonderful song!

ROG.

Fred,

This is spectacular. Your production is stellar. You are quickly rising to the top... This is so nicely laid out... like a Nick Lowe production... it reminded me of The Knack. Or Badfinger... Super. Your "sense of Pop" is brilliant.

Stellar vocals. Nice, simple guitar solo that fits the song perfectly.

Several listens. It deserves that.

T O P.... N O T C H

(Great mix, too!)

Stellar!

floyd

Fred, Absolutely fantastic. Very Beatlesque. Love the vocals. The overall production is outstanding. The perfect guitar solo. Your best post to date. Very Strong! Tom

Great tune!! Love that vintage Brit sound. I have never heard real tracks sound more "live". Excellent job with everything (write, vocals, arrangement). Thoroughly enjoyed it!! Take care. Greg

Charlie,
Thanks for passing by and taking time to listen!
See you around!



Thank you very much for your encouragement VT!


Rob,
thanks for listening!
Those fragments of the ol'times are the closest we get to a time machine

It's been said above and I agree -- very
Beatlesque and the harmony absolutely
nails that feel.

The write, the vocals, the arrangement,
the guitar playing, the RT choice
and the mix are all top notch.

And it kicks on my monitors!

There's a huge amount to like here.

J&B

Hi Joanne,
The Beatles!! What a great compliment! Thanks for listening
I just love to do harmonies, and this song was made for it!
See you around
Fred



Sergio,
Thanks for your kind commenting and the Byrds comparison. They were masters in harmonies!




Yep Guenter,
Paul must have lost it somewhere
I am a great fan of McCartney, in and after his Beatles days.
So... thank you very much!!!

Hi Fred. I think you made a great job of it and a lot of work has gone into this.
Lively guitar and vocals. Nice one! Cheers.

Hi Alyn,
The Rutles! I loved their movie. I didn't know they had a fan page though, thanks for the link.
Funny we had the same idea of a band picture all those years ago.
See you!



Rob and Anne-Marie
Thank you both for your kind comments. You are such great backing and lead vocalists, that this compliment to me is HUGE
The dutch specifics add something exotic to our BIAB entries, don't they?

F



Lawrence,

thanks for passing by and commenting, had a great time assembling it myself



Will,
You can carry a tune, you can enhance your confidence with some auto tune software, and then... just do it! You have got the skills!



Rog,
thanks four your comments, especially on the engineering part. You are a master in production, so I value this greatly. On my last one, Heaven and Hell, I over-compressed the piano. There is much to learn, and I'm learning with every song, thanks to your, and our fellows contributions

floyd jane...
I'm really, really humbled reading these comments...
I bought BIAB in december, just to revive some old songs. However, this is becoming much larger than just a hobby. For the moment I still use older songs, or idea's to practice with BIAB. But new material will be arriving next year or so. For the moment there still is so much to learn and I certainly don't feel like I'm up there... yet
So please, keep the songs and the comments coming, I'm learning with each of everyone's contributions.
Thanks for investing your time!

Fred



Tom,
thank you for listening and commenting. Your comment on the guitar solo is flattering, I'm glad with it. On my solo's, I'm just trying to stay within my limits
See you around

Fred

Greg,
Thanks for taking time to listen, comment and support. I'm also a fan of that Brit rock sound.
See you around!

Fred

Janice and Bud,
It's always a great pleasure seeing you commenting on my work. You're to kind I love what you both do, and I am learning from your top productions.
See you both around!

Fred

+1 to what he said. Love your voice.

Josie

Fred,

This is a great production. Love the vocal and guitar lines in this one.

Bob

Hello Richard,
Thanks for passing by.
I do spend quite some time on a song production, but loving every minute arranging and mixing.
The storm did not do to much damage? It was on the news here.
See you around
Fred

Hi Josie,
Thanks for listening! I am going to make another one ☺☺☺
F



Thanks for commenting, Bob
I'm really glad with your comments
Fred

I didn't read any of the former posts.... so...

This is cool... it has a British style guitar rock band sound.

Badfinger comes to mind as the influence I hear in this.

The vocal harmonies are especially well done.

Nice work on the solo guitar. Well done.

Hi Herb,
Thanks for your listen and comment!
With the Badfinger comparison, you're in good company with Floyd ☺
See you around!
Fred