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Hey All, Here's a new one from Josie and I. All BIAB/RT's and mixed in Garageband. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy it! These Stone Walls Bob
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Hi Josie and Bob,
AABA form is such a great song form. It's one that I always love listening to. In my opinion, this form great for capturing a single moment in time. Given the "protest era" vibe of these lyrics and that AABA was the predominant song form used at that point in time, you've managed to capture the sound and musical feel of a generation really well.
I also found myself greatly admiring the elegant simplicity of the lyrics. I like the development of the pictures you paint.
All the best, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
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You captured a big sound here. Good alt-country. I like it.
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Hey Noel, Thanks so much for your kind words and detailed review. That means a lot to us. Bob
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jptjptjpt,
Hi. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. We're very glad you enjoyed it!
Bob
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I love it, as usual! Great example of economy in lyrics, you don't need a lot of words to tell your story. Thank you for sharing!
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Well to misquote Robert Frost "stone walls make good neighbors." LOL. Just kidding. Good one guys. Simple lyrics but very effective.
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Hey Tommy, Thanks very much! We appreciate the feedback. Bob
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Hi Tim,
I know that quote well... LOL! Thanks for your kind words.
Bob
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love the haunting overtones. Great lyrics.
Well written and constructed. Great mood song.
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Hey Rob,
Thanks. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen and provide your thoughts.
Bob
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Nice work Bob, Josie. I enjoyed that.
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Noel, Jpt, Tommy, Tim and Skyline, Thank you guys for taking the time to listen and comment. I always appreciate your feedback. This is definately one of our more Americana/Alt songs. Life being so hard for many these days it certainly could be taken as a protest but I was actually thinking more of a stalled frustrating relationship when I contributed to some of the lyrics. It's a sneaky little song that sticks in your head. I guess because we all face some kind of stone wall sooner or later. Glad you all enjoyed it.
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Don,
Thanks for listening - we appreciate that.
Bob
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Bob and Josie,
I have several comments, not just about this song but about your whole endeavor as a team. If I had to pick one word that describes your collaboration, it would be "STYLISH"
1) I really like the way you have styled your presentation. The web site looks very professional, not unlike what I'd expect to find if I went to the web site of somebody famous. Presenting your songs in that environment is head and shoulders above clicking a link and ending up on a soundcloud MP3 player.
2) I also like the way you have managed to create a recognizeable persona for your songs. There are so many people pushing songs online, and many of them sound like rubber stamps of all the other stuff. In contrast, if I listened to 10 songs by different musical teams, your style is distinctive enough to know which song is yours. That is a good thing. It's more than good, it is highly desirable.
3) You have both invested enough time in the software to actualize your ideas pretty quickly and get a good mix. A lot of people drop the ball in this area. They have good ideas, but can't seem to bring them to fruition. But your musical productivity is very high, and I respect that.
I admire what you are doing on so many levels that I almost hate to offer any observations that might be construed as negative in any way. But in my mind there is a difference between nasty criticism and constructive critique. For what its worth, here are my thoughts. Take them only as an opinion and not as a pronouncement of value.
To my ears there is a mismatch in the symmetry of your voices. Each one alone works great, but together I often hear segments where the stylish quality of the two voices go in different directions. I'll try to explain.
Bob, I love your voice. You've got that laid back Dylan groove going, and it works very well for you.
Josie, I love your voice. You've got sort of a Carly Simon motif that fits you very well.
What I would expect from this collaboration is an informal Sonny and Cher duo... all the right pieces are there. Unfortunately the stylized vocals that work well individually don't always mesh. Bob's style favors emphasis over intonation, and Josie's style favors intonation. Therefore there are times when Bob is relaxed in pitch while Josie is precise, and it ends up sounding like you can't decide how to mate the two vocal styles.
In other words, either Josie needs to follow Bob's relaxed intonation style so the difference in pitch is not noticeable, or Bob needs to rethink the Dylanesque presentation. I suggest actually LOOKING at the two vocal tracks side by side in Melodyne so you can manually adjust the notes to approximately the same tonal deviation. Making them autotune perfect would ruin the wonderful styism that you have going... all that's required here is SYMMETRY not perfect pitch
Sonny and Cher worked because they were both relaxed, and the pitch of the two voices stayed very close, even though neither was spot-on. I am not recommending that you depart from your highly stylized vocals, because I think that is a key strength of your collaboration. My only recommendation is that you specifically work on MATCHING the styles, if that makes any sense.
In conclusion, I think you both have a great thing going here. If you don't change a thing, you'll still have a home run. But IMO, specifically focusing on vocal symmetry will add something useful to your presentation.
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Pat - I want to thank you for saying what I wanted to say but was afraid (as the new guy in the showcase forum) that it would not be taken well.
You said exactly what I thought when I listened to this song (and the other songs I've listened to from this duo - I think I've listened to 3 of their songs so far).
I like Bob and Josie both - they're good folks, but their vocals need to be tighter and work more together than they currently do. I love the style, but tighten up the timing and pitch between the 2 sounds and your music will excel.
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Pat / Beagle,
Thanks for listening and for the feedback. Josie and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. It's all helpful and is also interesting to hear the different points of view.
Bob
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I'm glad you're not offended by my comments, Bob. I hope Josie is just as understanding. I do not like to make comments to tear people down, I only like to give out opinions on how I feel people can improve. and I enjoy honesty on my tracks in return.
I hope that's the spirit in which my words are taken. Thanks for your understaning, and I do hope it's helpful.
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Hey Beagle, I took absolutely no offense to you or Pat's comments. Feel free to express your opinions any time. Bob and I are fine with it. As he said, we find the different points of view interesting. As an aside, I’m really glad to see you jump in and participate in the showcase beyond just posting songs. There are so many songs posted on here and those of us who try to comment as much as we can really do appreciate it when someone who posts songs also joins in and contributes as well. Each of us only has so much time to listen or we’d never get any of our own songs done. Your opinion on ours or anyone else’s song posts here are both encouraged and appreciated as far as I’m concerned.
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Good to hear Josie! I just hate to hurt anyone's feelings, but I do really want to be able to contribute with helpful information as well from my perspective.
You guys have a great thing going! I hope comments from different folks here will help you, me and everyone improve!
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Great song……………..LOVED it!
Although Pat and Beagle bring up some valid points I think your harmonization and timing as is makes the song sound more like a live performance than a studio everything perfect cut. I wouldn’t change a thing!
Just my thoughts - MarioD
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Hey Mario, Thanks - much appreciated. We also like the looseness of this one. Bob
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hey bob enjoyed very much thanks for sharing eric
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Eric,
Josie and I appreciate you taking the time to listen/comment. Thanks!
Bob
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Good stuff, Robert and Josie. I didn't realize you had another album out, so I just purchased and downloaded November Moon. Keep 'em comin'.
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Hey John,
Thanks so much. That is really great of you and means a lot to Josie and I...
Bob
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Mario, We try to keep a live feel in all our songs. Thank you for noticing.
Eric, Thank you for taking the time to listen and comment.
John, Thank you for being such a great fan - your support means a lot to us.
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Bob, Josie, Enjoyed listening. Thanks for sharing. SD
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SpaceDog,
Thanks - very appreciated.
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