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#271089 - 11/28/14 11:40 AM [User Showcase] New Song: 'Long, Long Road'
Registered: 08/03/14 Posts: 38 Loc: Iowa JPeden73 Enthusiast Registered: 08/03/14 Posts: 38 Loc: Iowa	Hello all and Happy Thanksgiving! Here is my next crack at this. This time only realtracks (no sax - though I was tempted). Anyways here is what I used: Bass ~572 Guitars ~368 (Acoustic) ~382 (Slide) ~694 (Electric Rhythm) ~363 (Steel Guitar) RealDrums ~RockEven8 MIDI ~1807 Strings ~1887 Piano The song is Long, Long Road As always, thanks for comments and suggestions. Here are the lyrics for those interested: Took a long, long road to you Seems my searchin' days are all but through And when I feel like giving up, oh I just keep moving on I took a long, long road to you And things are lookin' up And I guess that it's time to choose With all the twists and turns I've paid my dues And I never put stock in fate, no I'm right where I belong. I took a long, long road to you I'm just a little late On the road I'm often led astray By the fears inside that cloud the way Up ahead I think I finally see A light that shines for me. On the road I'm often led astray But your love inside will guide the way Up ahead I think I finally see What my life could be Took a long, long road to you Now it seems my dreams are coming true And when I fell like giving up, no I just keep moving on I took a long, long road to you And things are looking up
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#271094 - 11/28/14 12:08 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 5425 Loc: South Carolina Charlie Fogle Veteran Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 5425 Loc: South Carolina	Nothing to suggest here. This is an excellent written, arranged song and performance. Your vocals really cut through on this. Loved it. Charlie Edited by c_fogle (11/28/14 12:09 PM) _________________________ BiaB Ultra Pak+ 2020:RB 2020 Build 1. Dell Inspiron AIO Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, 7th Generation AMD A9-9425 Processor Five Core 3100 Mhz and 16GB DDR4 Memory.
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#271100 - 11/28/14 12:39 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3180 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3180 Loc: The Netherlands	Nice song. Good vocals (also the backing vocals). Rob and Anne-Marie _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#271131 - 11/28/14 02:05 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 5353 Loc: Davis, CA Greg Johnson Veteran Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 5353 Loc: Davis, CA	Sweet track!! Love the vocals, and the slide guitar fits soooo sweetly. Really nice feel. To me, the song wanders a bit musically at the bridge/instrumental/bridge portions. I wouldn't even mention this except that I think the rest of the song is so strong, I guess I feel it would be worth re-thinking. Just a thought. Absolutely a sweet song!! Take care. Greg
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#271141 - 11/28/14 02:33 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 7815 Loc: Florida floyd jane Veteran Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 7815 Loc: Florida	Jeff, A really nice song. Love your vocal. I actually think your sax would have been a great addition to this. To take the place of the slide fills - let the slide do the middle lead - that's quite nice - but have your sax do all the other spots that the slide is now. Just a suggestion IF you were to re-do this. There seems to be questioning about some of my suggestions these days - LOL... I enjoyed this... floyd _________________________ 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And The other list...
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#271160 - 11/28/14 03:44 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 04/01/11 Posts: 981 Loc: Maryland SpaceDog Expert Registered: 04/01/11 Posts: 981 Loc: Maryland	Jeff, Well done. I like the composition very much and your vocal sounds perfect in this style. SD
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#271169 - 11/28/14 05:57 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: Charlie Fogle]
Registered: 12/27/03 Posts: 13122 Loc: Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran Registered: 12/27/03 Posts: 13122 Loc: Hamlin NY	Originally Posted By: c_fogle Nothing to suggest here. This is an excellent written, arranged song and performance. Your vocals really cut through on this. Loved it. Charlie A BIG +1 I really liked the lyrics, outstanding job on that and your vocals. Great mix also. Edited by MarioD (11/28/14 05:57 PM) _________________________ Son "When I grow up I want to be a musician". Mom "son, choose one or the other, you can't be both"! 64 bit Win 10 Pro - the latest BiaB and RB - Roland Octa-Capture audio interface - a ton of software and some hardware.
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#271181 - 11/28/14 07:29 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 05/30/08 Posts: 4516 Sundance Veteran Registered: 05/30/08 Posts: 4516	Originally Posted By: floyd jane Jeff, A really nice song. Love your vocal. I actually think your sax would have been a great addition to this. To take the place of the slide fills - let the slide do the middle lead - that's quite nice - but have your sax do all the other spots that the slide is now. Just a suggestion IF you were to re-do this. There seems to be questioning about some of my suggestions these days - LOL... I enjoyed this... floyd A HUGE +1 Couldn't agree more with FJ's suggestions on this one. Really nice song and your vocal is captivating. Josie _________________________ Josie My Song Walking Streets Of Gold passes 5K Youtube views! My Songs My Videos
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#271193 - 11/28/14 08:56 PM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 08/03/14 Posts: 38 Loc: Iowa JPeden73 Enthusiast Registered: 08/03/14 Posts: 38 Loc: Iowa	Thanks everyone for the feedback. Once again, greatly appreciated... Charlie, Rob and Anne-Marie - Thanks for the kind words. Worked on the vocals quite a bit on this one, especially the backgrounds. Glad you liked that part. Greg - Point taken. It seemed I was stuck on whether to do the bridge once or twice. I really wanted to keep the solo (as this song was sort of a project on whether I could put one of these together). Song seemed a little short with just once through the bridge. If you have any advice on this, I'd be glad to hear it. Thanks for the thoughtful listen. Floyd and Josie - Of course I originally had a sax in mind when doing this)) I'll experiment and see if I can come up something appropriate (always fun to try). Thanks for listening. SD - Thanks for the encouraging words. Much appreciated. Mario - Thanks for taking the time to comment on the lyrics and the mix. These are two of the most difficult parts for me right now. Glad that you liked that part of it.
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#271216 - 11/29/14 04:53 AM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 4672 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 4672 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Nice job. Love the tone to your vocal. Excellent lyrics. Here a little Don Henley in there. :-) Well done _________________________ Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709
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#271238 - 11/29/14 06:15 AM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Jeff, nice song. Good vocals and background vocals. Like the arrangement. Enjoyable listen. Guenter _________________________ http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire
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#271245 - 11/29/14 07:48 AM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 05/22/11 Posts: 3028 Loc: Florida tommyad Veteran Registered: 05/22/11 Posts: 3028 Loc: Florida	Jeff, Really nice job on the vocal. This style fits you very well. You are heading the right direction. I will be looking for your next one. Tom
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#271264 - 11/29/14 09:39 AM [User Showcase] Re: New Song: 'Long, Long Road' [Re: JPeden73]
Registered: 08/03/14 Posts: 38 Loc: Iowa JPeden73 Enthusiast Registered: 08/03/14 Posts: 38 Loc: Iowa	Scott - Thanks for the kind words. Listened to a lot of Don Henley over the years. Guess it was bound to creep in there. Guenter - Thanks for taking a listen. Glad you liked the arrangement. I struggled a little deciding on that part. Tom - Always appreciate your feedback. Thanks for listening. -Jeff
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