Since my last post last year I had lost interest in music due to a re-emergence of the worst time of my life from 20 years ago, I sometimes lurk and saw Noel's lyrics but thought that I could never write a song to those.
I occasionally messed with BIAB trying to discover tricks I didn't know and playing with the RTs that I have never used and came across 2708 Autoharp. And so emerged 32 bars of Em which needed lyrics and more chords!
THEN the gibsonator suddenly came back to life, took control and pointed to Noel's lyrics.The analogy of a year being my life arose in my mind. 20 years ago I was 48 ...I was in the Autumn of my life-ish!!! Aah hah Autumn's blade ..... BRILLIANT!!

Noel, you, without knowing, put my thoughts into words in a way that I could never have done. Thank you
A few more chords turned up and then Brent put those thoughts into notes.
This has been ready to post for quite a few weeks but circumstances out of my control stopped me. Here it is at last.

Deciduous love

Lost and lonely autumn leaves are my only friends tonight
We're tumbling headlong down a road going nowhere
Forgetting once we had we had a happy life
now all alone, where cold winds blow
Don't we deserve a home?

Deciduous love
Deciduous love
Lives for summer sun
Deciduous love
Deciduous love
Deciduous love Leaves when summer is done

I remember back in springtime
The taste of youth was good
Then summer shone and love grew strong I was invincible and self-assured
as days got longer and seasons changed
blue turned grey and
then came autumn's blade

Deciduous love
Deciduous love
Lives for summer sun
Deciduous love
Deciduous love
Deciduous love Leaves when summer is done

Maybe one day
I'm hoping one day
that Summer will never ever go away
Deciduous love lives for summer sun
Deciduous love leaves, leaves when summer is done
Always needing that summer sun

Style is _ACBLZ2.STY (Slow Blues )
RealTracks in style: 531:Bass, Acoustic, Pop Sw 065
RealTracks in song 1546 Bass, Electric, CountrySwing Sw 085

RealTracks in song: 2450:Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm CountryWaltzBrent Sw 085 forwards
RealTracks in song: 2450:Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm CountryWaltzBrent Sw 085 backwards. I split the track in my DAW, Cubase, at each chord change and reversed each segment.
RealTracks in song: 952:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBoogieOpen Sw 110
RealTracks in song: 1285:Guitar, Electric, Soloist CountryWaltzBrent Sw 085

RealTracks in song: 2708:Autoharp, Rhythm OldTime Ev16 110 HALF speed
RealTracks in song: 2708:Autoharp, Rhythm OldTime Ev16 110 NORMAL
RealTracks in song: 1964:Clarinet, BackgroundSoloist DixielandMedium Sw 110
RealTracks in song: 1114:Fiddle, Background CountrySwingMelodic Sw 140
RealTracks in song: 2633:Horn Section, Background JazzBallad2PartJack Sw 085

RealDrums in Song: NashvilleSwing8^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride
RealDrums in style: JazzBrushes: a: Brushes Swirling b: Brushes Busier
RealDrums in Song: TambourineSwing8ths: a: TambourineSwing8thsb: TambourineSwing8ths
RealDrums in Song: ShakerCelticEv16: a: Shaker b: ShakerCelticEv16

Loop in Song: DRUMLOOP008_POP_90_X_SC4.wav
MetalEv^_120_Style [Decoded} kick

Enjoy

Alyn

Alyn,

It's fantastic to see you in the forum again!!!!

Love the opening. Very mystical and haunting and spooky. When that bass comes in... the feeling is awesome and then Brent arrives a bit later and ices what is truly a spectacular cake.

This is such an incredibly mind-boggling good production. Everything sits s-o-o-o-o-o well together. The arrangement and the mix are PERFECT for your narrative and the use of effects such as delay and reverb is very, very effective. I found this a magical musical journey in the best possible way. When I look at your list of Realtracks. I'm amazed at how you've used them. Your trademark creativity shines brilliantly everywhere.



All the best,
Noel

P.S. I've listened to this a few times now and I'm just as mesmerised by what you've done as I was the first time I heard it. I'm so glad you posted this.

So glad to hear from you Alyn. Just love your version of the song. Very cool backtrack and loved your vocal / spoken word version

What a unique rendition! I can't believe how different this is to the last version I heard. The spoken word actually works really well here. Loving the backing tracks too. It has an otherworldly feeling to it.

Nice work and thanks for sharing

Alyn,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Welcome Back! Missed ya!

This is VERY cool. Love the spacey backtracks. The narrative is terrific. Paced perfectly - will not let go of the ear...

That ending guitar solo is Exquisite! Like you got someone to record it JUST for this piece. Made me look back a your list to see what it was! - That is always a good sign.

You are always good at combining a BUNCH of RealTracks and making them sound right, light, sparse. This is one of your best in that regard. A Superb production. An Excellent mix!

Hope you will stick around.

fj

Hi Alyn,

So good to hear from you again.

And what a wonderful performance you've made of this song.
Outstanding!

Rob and Anne-Marie

Nice to hear from you Alyn. Sensational return, this is a fantastic rendition of the lyrics. Excellent use of realtracks, all those instruments blending into a pleasing chaos, interestingly you have combine even and swing instruments. I thought I heard something played backwards and then I noticed you have really reversed a track, very clever

Your voice has the right autumn tone and the solo guitar rises from the ground full of leaves. Gives nice Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits vibes.

Janne

Brilliant!

so good to hear from you again,

I've missed your clever and unique songs

enjoyed the listen,

Kenny

Hi Gibson ....

Very good stuff ....
More dude ....

Cheers.

Alyn, you've been greatly missed my old pal.
The forum has been a poorer place without your thought-provoking and imaginative style.

Loved this one. I need to listen to stuff like this to jolt me out of the rut
I keep drifting into. Fabulous!

Please stick around and let's have some more Gibson-esque songs.

Cheers,
ROG.

Alyn

Nice to hear from you again and with a very engaging version of Deciduous Love.
Excellent concept and a moody interesting sound.
Very enjoyable - looking forward to more.

Peter

Interesting take on this song. I hadn't expected a "spoken word" tune, but I loved it. Loved how the narrative led into the tasty guitar solo. Love the drums and really all the backing tracks.

Very nice job.

Dave

THANKS for the lovely review Noel, oh and thanks for those lyrics. When the gibsonator spluttered into life they fitted, with a little adjustment, absolutely perfectly!

It took a while to get the feel I wanted and I am glad it worked for you.

thank you

Alyn

Cheers Scott, thanks for the welcome and the nice review.

Take care, buddy

Alyn

I really like this version Alyn! So much emotion, and such a great production.

Cool!



Welcome back and stick around!!

That autoharp started that vibe and completed it with the ending and the harmonics fading.

Thanks for listening and commenting

Alyn

Missed you to floyd
Yeh that solo. My version on my Strat was rubbish now resigned to the bin....took a while to find it but then BAM..... what can I say.
It was a first generation, with a bit of adjustment as Brent didn't like my diminished bar towards the end.

Thanks for the wonderful review.
I hope I stay also but have to try to keep my fan clean after it was hit by all that mess in Feb last year.

Thanks dear Sir,

Alyn

Alyn,

This works so well - it gave me chills, so I can tell the lyrics got to you.
I love the " pleasing chaos" of the arrangement, as Janne said. Perfect ending.
Your Gibsonator songs have been missed here.

Robert

I really like your take on this! It has an almost haunting, ghostly feel to it. Thanks for sharing!

Alyn, that was GREAT!! And what a wonderful take on Noel's lyrics! It seemed that they were written for your version. It was mesmerizing to say the least! By the way, I often wondered about you. You were missed around this forum! Thanks, Torrey

Welcome back Alyn!!!! So glad to hear some Gibsonization on the forum again! I have always loved your freshness and creativity, and this is no exception. WONDERFUL! Great to hear such a different take on the lyrics which really changes the mood. Grab your pen and start doing your own again to (as wonderful as Noel's are). WELCOME HOME!!! Take care. Greg

Alyn,

You have shown here what can be done with a great song. Your take is so unique and beautiful.

I really love the production and vocal approach.

Noel should be very proud...

Bob

Hello, Alyn

So good to hear from you again.
Yes, this is exactly gibsonated.
I agree with Janne.
Sensational return, this is a fantastic rendition of the lyrics.
You give so much emotion to Noel's lyrics successfully.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Rob and Anne Marie,

Thank you. I tried to read the words as if I was on stage doing a soliloquy as part of a play.

Thank you both, I have a long way to go to reach your high standards.

Alyn

Oh yeh .... what a visualisation. Brent on guitar, as floyd said, played the solo as if it was made for the song and now the pick-up notes just float away as leaves rustling in the wind. Brilliant.

yup that's right! I do love the sound of that backward guitar, it adds to the chaos of leaves blowing in the wind.

Thanks a lot Janne

Alyn

Kenny,

Good to see you back here as well!

Thanks for commenting

Keep your songs coming!!

Alyn

Howse it hanging Rich,
good to hear from you!

take care

Alyn

Knowing a bit of your backstory makes this masterful interpretation of Noel's lyrics even more captivating. Welcome back.

ROG,

Thank you kind sir.
Noel's words started the gibsonator and a few weird songs are now in production. I also do normal ones but I prefer weird. I've got an instrumental in progress that may be the weirdest ever!

BIAB is amazing in that it produces so much variety.

thanks for commenting, oh and with regard to your comment on your song about the rain, guess what it is doing now, eh??

Take care and keep producing your excellent one man rock!!

pob hywl (all the best)

Alyn

Peter,

Thank you.

I thought the "out of the world" vibe fitted Noel's words perfectly!

Keep on producing your wonderful music

Alyn

Dave,

"No one expects the gibsonator"
yes that solo was TASTY beyond excellent, couldn't believe how good it sounded myself.

glad you enjoyed

Alyn

David,

Thank you, I hope I can forget/resolve my troubles and hang around as before.

You are in a productive streak and all brilliant.

Alyn

That is a tremendous version of Noel's write!

Grabs you from the get-go and never lets go.

And you recruited a great band. Love the guitar.

And the obviously heartfelt vocal ices the cake.

Nicely done.

J&B

PS Cool to see you here!

Robert,

Thanks for commenting.
The autoharp and backwards guitar really added an eerie atmosphere/chaos to the song that was finalised by that wonderful guitar solo.
Yes those words said everything to me.

Working on a few songs at the moment so when they are weird enough I will post

thanks again, keep your songs a-coming

Alyn

Thanks for commenting Ember.

Autumn leaves have a ghostly mind of their own with the breeze that always seems to be there.

Glad you enjoyed

Alyn

Torrey,

Yeh those words and the skeleton of the song I had when I read them seemed to be made for each other, 'specially with all the **** going on in my life.
The last play I saw in London about 20 years ago was Kafka's "The Trial" and my life is now a Kafkaesque nightmare.
My version also shows the sometimes hidden versatility of BIAB
I hope to return soon. Thanks for missing me

Keep on producing your masterpieces

Alyn

Greg,

Thank you I am humbled

As I said in previous replies I have re-started and have some stuff nearly ready, including a weird instrumental piece and a country song!!

Take care

Alyn

Thanks Bob,

Comparing my stuff with your masterpieces just shows how brilliant BIAB is with a fertile compositional mind.
Now for 8 chords to a bar eh PG?

Thanks for dropping by, I love your latest song

Alyn

Charlie,
Thank you and yes knowing the backstory does add credence to my version.

Take care dear friend

Thank you

Alyn

Sorry Shigeki,I missed you!!

Thank you so much.

I listen to your compositions and go WOW! You are a composer of music , I just write songs.

Take care Sir,

All the best

Alyn

Janice and Bud,

Good to hear from you both.

Yeh that solo was PERFECT, couldn't believe it myself
I still go damn that's good and it would never have seen the light of day if it hadn't been for Noel's EXCELLENT lyrics.

What other RT's haven't I used?? Ah Ha found one last night and now a country song is on the way

Love the clarity of your songs, Janice's voice is astounding with every thing she does.

Take care

Alyn