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Hi Fred,
I liked this a LOT! I love the opening piano, the lyrics, the cymbal Floyd mentioned.. the chord pattern is unique and really rousing.
After listening to it a bunch of times trying to wrap my brain around it, the thought occurred to me that this sounds like an 80s production to me... but it's under-produced for that genre. Your mix would be perfect for just about any other genre, but I found myself wishing for that highly processed 80s mix just dripping with reverb and synthesizers, especially as you ramped things up in the ending.
Having said that, it still sounded great with no changes at all... my comment is purely based on personal preference. This would be a great song for a remix contest because it has all the elements of a winner, and people could have fun picking just about any combination of tracks to run with on their own remix.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this song exceeded my expectations by quite a bit! Good job, and I look forward to hearing more from you!
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Fred,
I enjoyed listening to the song and the progression was interesting as well as the melody. I do have to agree with Greg (Achordcaster) in that as far as an arrangement goes, I think the performance would have been even stronger if there had been a slight build in the second verse compared to the first verse; maybe a simple drum and bass feel before you really kill it in the second chorus. But I did like your arrangement overall and the creativity you put into it.
David
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Hi Fred. Love the way the chorus explodes into the song. And your singing is great! Major entertaining. Cheers.
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Fred,
BRAVO!!!
Spectacular. Nice choice of piano. Perfect for that chord changes and the melody. Great idea to go with the MIDI Supertrack... The Hi-Q piano sounds terrific.
Your vocal is very nicely recorded - and VERY well sung!!! - and nicely balanced with the piano...
Your chorus gave me chills. M U S I C A L. It SINGS!!!
What a brilliant production! Don't know if you added that cymbal crash or it just "happened"... but it was PERFECT. (good drum sound!). The guitar solo is a nice addition...
I ENJOYED listening to this. BRAVO.
floyd
Hi Floyd, Thanks for your encouraging words. It means a lot to me! The idea to produce this piano-song came of your "Hold on". This song seemed perfect to develop this way. I did edit the midi track by BIAB to support the vocals a little bit. This was a great study for me, not being a piano player at all, thanks to BIAB, (and with a lot of patience) the piano can carry a song! Still have a lot to learn though... The symbal crash fell right in place, didn't have to do much there I do hope te evolve with every production. Thanks for listening and your comments! Fred
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Hi Fred.
Beautifully crafted track.
Loved the arrangement and the vocal was spectacular.
Such a good song with an excellent lyric.
ROG.
Hi Rog, Thanks for listening and your feedback. Much appreciated! Fred Fred,
I almost missed this one...
What a great track. Love how your vocal and the arrangement builds. I'll second what's been said already. Beautiful. You have a really nice voice too.
Josie Thanks Josie, For listening, but I'm glad the vocals where ok to. That means a lot to me! G Fred hi fred great vocal work everything perfect love this eric Thanks for passing by and commenting, Eric You keep playing that guitar ! F
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Hi Fred,
I liked this a LOT! I love the opening piano, the lyrics, the cymbal Floyd mentioned.. the chord pattern is unique and really rousing.
After listening to it a bunch of times trying to wrap my brain around it, the thought occurred to me that this sounds like an 80s production to me... but it's under-produced for that genre. Your mix would be perfect for just about any other genre, but I found myself wishing for that highly processed 80s mix just dripping with reverb and synthesizers, especially as you ramped things up in the ending.
Having said that, it still sounded great with no changes at all... my comment is purely based on personal preference. This would be a great song for a remix contest because it has all the elements of a winner, and people could have fun picking just about any combination of tracks to run with on their own remix.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this song exceeded my expectations by quite a bit! Good job, and I look forward to hearing more from you!
Hi Pat, Once again you analysed this song spot on! The idea of this song was conseived in 1986. I never did anything with it, untill Floyd came up with "Hold on" I developed the song the last three weeks. Now about that remix idea of yours... Why not? It would be great to see how someone else would mix, or even completely transform this one. So I'll be happy to share my BIAB, Reaper and Wav files with anyone who wants to have a go with the song![b][/b] Anyone interested Just send a PM??? So spread the word Thanks for your encouraging words, Pat! G Fred
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fred,
THAT IS AMAZING! Excellent vocals,, I like the chord change "out of the blue, he's out of line" Good build up.
Really, really enjoyed that
Alyn
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Fred,
This is a most interesting song to listen to. You have created a unique chord progression that compliments the lyrics.
A small complaint: I do wish the lyrics posted on SoundCloud matched the recording as the posted lyrics are out of sequence with the recording.
I'm very impressed with the song's arrangement and production. The recording is interesting throughout and has a nice sound.
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Hey Fred, very nice song, almost missed it. Great production. Thanks for posting.
Mike B.
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fred,
THAT IS AMAZING! Excellent vocals,, I like the chord change "out of the blue, he's out of line" Good build up.
Really, really enjoyed that
Alyn Hi Alyn, Thanks for having a listen and commenting. About the chord change, I hear a melody in my head and then go searching the chords. My guitar teacher said it was unusual indeed to go three chords from C into the Cm scale. Good ear ☺ See you around Fred Fred,
This is a most interesting song to listen to. You have created a unique chord progression that compliments the lyrics.
A small complaint: I do wish the lyrics posted on SoundCloud matched the recording as the posted lyrics are out of sequence with the recording.
I'm very impressed with the song's arrangement and production. The recording is interesting throughout and has a nice sound. Hi Jim, Thanks for your kind comments. See my reaction to Alyn about the chords. About SC... I was not aware that the lyrics should synchronise with the song, I will look into it... Take care Fred
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Hey Fred, very nice song, almost missed it. Great production. Thanks for posting.
Mike B. Mike, Thanks for passing by! F
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You got a great present vocal performance out of this and I love the melody and the guitar solo
much enjoyed!
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