A little Country Swamp Rock.

And another dangerous woman...



DANGEROUS

everyone said she was trouble
you really need to leave it alone
call it a day walk away
some sins can't be atoned
she'll take you down so deep
you'll never make it back
word is the devil tried
and even that boy cracked
the girl is dangerous

   cross that line
   you'll leave behind
   your heart, your mind, your soul
   it's a long hard fall
   she'll take it all
   and you'll lose all control
   you got it bad
   any chance you had
   long ago was lost
   the girl is dangerous

i thought i could handle
anything she threw my way
little did i know
the tricks that girl could play
those emerald eyes
that hypnotize
an intoxicating kiss
aiming every whisper at my heart
she never seemed to miss
the girl is dangerous

   cross that line
   you'll leave behind
   your heart, your mind, your soul
   it's a long hard fall
   she'll take it all
   and you'll lose all control
   you got it bad
   any chance you had
   long ago was lost
   the girl is dangerous

   i crossed that line
   left behind
   my heart, my mind, my soul
   a long hard fall
   she took it all
   and i lost all control
   i got it bad
   any chance i had
   long ago was lost
   the line's been crossed
   the girl is dangerous



The BAND:
RealTracks in song: 1522:Bass, Electric, PopPower8s Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 1418:Bass, Electric, SouthernRock Ev16 085
RealTracks in song: 2444:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Background PopCountryBrent Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 3159:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm AmericanaSlow16thsBrentFX Ev16 060
RealTracks in song: 1000:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockLAFuzzyHeld Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 806:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm DrivingCountryBalladDirty Ev 065
RealTracks in song: 2585:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PunkHeldPlus Ev 165
RealTracks in song: 1684:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPromiseCrispHeld Ev16 100
Royalty Free Loops


As always, comments welcome.
Have at it.


fj

This sounds like a real classic.
Every thing hits the mark.
What else is there to expect from a talented
musician.
Rob4580

Well written song, sir. Great production!

floyd

Superb use of Band In A Box and Loops (assume drums -anything else?) to create an amazing cohesive sound.

Great song (as expected) loved the style & powerful vocals.

Love to know how you put that one together!

Truly excellent!

Peter

Loved this Floyd. Super vocal lyric. Backtrack was perfect. Loved your mix and production

Well now!
That's some damn good work.
Great production from top to bottom.

Something about dangerous women, ain't there.
I've got one on that subject I'll post some day.

Floyd, your use of the realtracks in this tune are the best I can remember listening to since I've been around here! You must have spent a tremendous amount of time sorting these out! I can't hear ANYTHING that sounds "off" in any way! It's such a clean production and everything falls into place perfectly! If PG Music doesn't use this as a promo tool for their product, they are really missing a great opportunity as far as I'm concerned! Thanks, Torrey

Wow! This is as good as it gets! My new favorite of yours (and that's saying a lot!)

Great use of RT's and loops. Your vocals are as good as ever. Particularly like your bgv's. Very well done!

Great write!

Steve

Love the intro - it set up the song and hooks me right away.

Super fun listen - well sung, interesting instrument parts, catchy rhymes, cool harmony. Sounds a bit like an extended theme song for television show.

Man, you've got a hot band there! (And the singer's not bad either ).

Hi Floyd,

As a big fan of guys like CCR, Tony Joe White, Redbone and many others, this hit me right between the pick-ups. I loved it. And I love it when I play a song that has me turning the volume up to 10 right away.

Your vocal slides over the lyrics like molasses on a hot day, every nuance perfectly fits each line. And the production is awesome. Great job.

Keep 'em coming Swamp Thing!

All the best

Martin

Up there with your best, Floyd.

Band members really did justice to your delivery.

Lyrics are top class.

Hi floyd,

Now *this* is my type of country, something with a little attitude! Sort of a Steve Earle vibe happening.

Great intro! And those drums! Love the kick, snare too; great groove and sitting in the mix loud and proud.

Nice job mixing the guitars, the way you have them panned sounds fabulous through the phones; a little conversation happening there between them.

Good idea using two different bass realtracks! It's never crossed my mind to do that, but it works a treat to give the chorus a distinct feel.

And of course love your vocal and writing:

"she'll take you down so deep
you'll never make it back
word is the devil tried
and even that boy cracked
the girl is dangerous"

Nice!

Great start to 2020!

What a tune - love the vocals on this. Perfectly written, and delightfully catchy. Top notch work on the mixing job too. I wouldn't bat an eyelash if I heard this on the radio.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, Rob...




Very nice of you to stop by, Paul... Thanks!

Holy cow, Floyd! To paraphrase the late George Jones, "We heard there was a fast train, coming out of Florida."

Thanks, Peter. The drums are loops. And the banjo and some guitars.

Floyd,
An amazingly tight band on a cool edgy song that`s still so darn catchy.
The use of loops and editing nuance is nothing short of benchmark use of the software...
I`d love to see you make another video on your process ( heck, this is good enough PG Music might want to think about a contractual arrangement for sharing the wisdom!).
Loved it.

Robert

I guess we have all met one ...
Superb production, vocals, & lyrics...

Your tunes are always superb...
But I really enjoyed this one!
★★★★★

I'd never guess these were RTs and loops, amazing! Some sins can't be atoned, great line. Sounds like a hit song to me, once you add those superb vocals. Running out of superlatives over here.

An FJ classic.
You've wrangled the loops & RTs superbly.
What stands out, for me, is the vocal recording.
It sounds pristine but I'm sure you've done some work on the tracks.
Any tricks n tips re vocal tracking & treatment you'd care to offer the world?

Hello Floyd ...

Finally have a few minutes to listen and leave a few brief comments.

You never disappoint. Loved that break from 2:03 2:14. I particularly liked the drive oif the drums and bass. Excellent in every way! Why isn't your name a household word ... well, two words! Best to you ...

Alan

FJ,

To me, this makes the upper strata of the tunes I heard by you. Liked the spoken word verses and word bending. Musically strong, energetic, nothing to add but compliments! Very nice work! Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Thanks, Scott. I appreciate that...




Thanks, Captain....

Starting the year off with a bang. Nice work on this song..... good writing.... and your choice of guitars is spot on. Kinda sounded like a banjo but I didn't see one in the list of credits.....

I like it a lot.

Torrey - I certainly appreciate that fine review... Thanks!

Hi, Floyd !

What a dangerous girl indeed !:))
Hope you have at least a little bit
left of your heart ? :))

Jokes aside, everything sounds
super good to me - a new masterpiece
from the masters table !:))

Cheers
Dani

Thanks, Steve. Coming from you that certainly brings a satisfied smile...

Well, we try to resist comparos but what the heck...

Brothers Osborne. That.

And thanks again for making us aware of them.

You could slide this tune in on any popular Americana or modern country streaming playlist and it would make a perfect fit. Actually a top of the heap fit.

Janice rarely uses the word but she said CATCHY and that it made her want to dance.

That is one dangerous gal and your imagery is like watching a movie!

Killer vocal and a stunning mix soundstage to present it all.

And a superb melding of RT's and loops...seamless to the max.

Yeah!

J&B

Thanks for the nice comments, David.....

Martin - thanks for the nice review...




Trev - always please to see you drop by. Thanks!!

Hi Floyd,

I thought the whiskey-songs were your latest, but then (by accident) I ran into this newest of yours.
I was listening to another song on SoundCloud and right after that your song came. I had to listen! Very powerful. That was the word that came up, when hearing your song. Other words to describe your son are cool and relaxing. I picture myself drinking a whiskey in some old tavern, on my own, sad (and all that) and then this song starts playing! Makes me ordering another whiskey.
Very well done, Floyd!

Hans

Dave - thanks for the great review. I've gotten my share of "aha moments" from your productions, as well... so thanks for that, too...

Thanks, Deryk!!




Thanks, Ed...

Catchy, clever, and meticulously written and performed!!! Love the drawing out of.....Dan.......ger........ous!! Love the swampy feel to the track.....great prosody!! Another masterpiece by the master..... Dangerously GOOD!!! Take care. Greg

Robert - thanks for the nice review. (because I don't have the "right" setup for making videos, it is a VERY time consuming process. And as long that remains the case - which is likely - I doubt I will do another. I think my wife - who filmed the previous one on her iphone would agree... )





Thanks, Jim!




TM - I appreciate that, of course...

Hi Floyd,
Sounds like you're having fun here.
I'm certainly having fun listening to it.
Cheers.

As always excellent song Floyd, your vocals flow so well with the lyrics and music!! Cliff

Love that swamp thing. I think I came up with leeches when it ended. John Deere hats off to the band and arrangement. Way to bring that warning to others back to the reason you can speak with so much authority. GREAT lyric. Not a wasted syllable spelling out the dangers of the woman and delivered with your impeccable and natural phrasing, with some help from "pushes", I think, in the band. Outstanding.

Thanks, ray!!

The vocal is a pretty standard treatment for me these days.
Recorded using an AT4033a microphone (had it for 25 years) through a Focusrite Scarlett directly into Studio One.
I drop a Nectar preset on it (Country - Big Booty). There is a big low end bump in the EQ for that preset that I pull down a bunch. And I turn on the delay (it is not included in the preset).
The harmonies use the same preset. Again with the low EQ bump pulled down and the delay turned on. I also turn on the doubler for those.
That is pretty much all I do...

thanks, Alan!...

Misha - thanks for the nice comments...




Thanks, Herb... (I mentioned elsewhere in the thread, the banjo is one of the loops)

Thanks, as always, Dani...





Y'all know I appreciate that...

Hi Floyd,

Well yes, this is my kind of music - a bit of blues mixed in with the country.

The groove is what makes this so fabulous. It really kicks right from the off and
keeps trucking right the way through. Even when you scale it back later on it
keeps pushing forward.

Obviously the lyrics are cool and the vocals are superb.

Dare I mention a solo? Maybe not....

All the best, ROG.

Hans - glad you stumbled onto this - and liked it... cheers!!





Greg - Thanks for the great review!!!

Floyd,

Classic country rock, expertly put together. Fantastic mix—really cool how you balance all those guitars together—really tight band! Add me to the list of admirers on this one. This is as good as any pro demo production, IMHO—beyond impressive.

My humble regards,


Deej

Richard - thanks for stopping in....




Thanks, Cliff...

Tangmo - thanks for that fine review!




ROG - always good to have you drop in... Not much room for a solo in this one...thought there is one that lasts for about 2 seconds




Thanks for that, Deej...

Hi Floyd, sorry for my belatedness.

Wow, the girl may be dangerous, but this song is more than that: it's infectious.

To me one of your best. Great singing (love the harmony vocals a lot), a perfect backing track, everything sounds brilliantly. A treat !.

Take care,

Stefan

I'm not late to the party, I'm pretty sure it was yesterday.

I'm assuming this was the song that knocked 10,000 hours off the Billboard country chart? Talk about dropping the mic. Wow! It has that "Any questions? I didn't think so!" kind of feel. Sort of a "Bullrider" meets "The Devil Went Down To Georgia."

Man, this song is exactly as it should be. Strong musical presence combined with a strong voice and harmonies; to demonstrate how powerful this woman is. Love it! It's not some wimpy boy likes a girl song. It's MAN talking about a WOMAN. By nature, that is going to grab your attention. Everything about this song is cohesive to that premise.

Damn, just a great song. I hope they write a movie base on it!

Great as always!

(Text to speech, so there may be errors)

A nice demonstration of what good song writing and BIAB can do when both are let out into the back yard at the same time....

Great arrangement, production and performance. A good write. All together, quite as dangerous a combination as the wrong woman...

Hi floyd,

This is an incredible testimony to your prowess as a singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. From every perspective, you get the gold medal for this. (I love your vocals especially).

I'm sitting here and listening through my headphones. The sound I'm hearing is awesome. No-one who encounters this song would think that it's a product of backing generation software. It's so easy to 'see' the group who is performing this inside my mind.

I've listened to this a few times this morning trying to isolate the loops that you've used. It's been time very well spent! The more I think about it, the more it seems to me that the loops are seriously helping to boost the feeling of 'contemporary music' in this arrangement. Honesty, the sound radiates super-professional in stereo!

And the way these lyrics flow using the combination of meter, rhyme and lack of rhyme is incredible. I love that the hook is not rhymed; it really makes it stand out.

Below is how I see/hear the lyrics from a technical perspective. The hook scans as either 3 or 4 feet (using poetic terms).



How the word "dangerous" is sung makes determining the meter of the hook line a little harder. As I hear it, it's sung with three equally weighted syllables -- thus the word is 3 feet long. This makes the line 4 feet long. From a dictionary's perspective, though, "dangerous" has a stong-weak-medium syllable-strength pattern. As this makes the word only 2 feet long, the line then scans as 3 feet.

At the end of the day, though, the meter of the hook line doesn't matter because it has no rhythm-and-rhyme relationship to any thing else in the song… it stands alone. That's the important bit and, most significantly, this is was makes it stand out as the hook... brilliant craftsmanship.

In the chorus where the 2-2-3, 2-2-3 meter runs rampant, it's so good how you set the listener up with this very engaging lyric rhythm by using it three times. Then you pull the rug out from under the listener by interrupting the balancing fourth lot of 2-2-3 and using the title line! This surprise factor enhances the impact of the hook incredibly well.

Lastly, I congratulate you on creating a lyric that is easily changed to accommodate a female singer. It’s very versatile in this regard.

Yet another work of songwriting art!

All the best,
Noel