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#398420 - 03/01/17 06:30 PM [User Showcase] A Hole The Size Of Texas
Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 9487 Loc: Florida floyd jane Veteran Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 9487 Loc: Florida	Four years ago Tom Adams and I co-wrote a song which, by coincidence, was posted on my birthday. But the BIGGER coincidence was... it was Tom's birthday, too. So, I have made it a "tradition". A few weeks ago, I realized birthdays were approoaching. So I wrote a song. Figured I was giving Tom plenty of time to add a solo guitar track to it, since he's been busy lately. He didn't need the time...2 hours later, he sent 2 guitar tracks - 1 electric, 1 acoustic. Our birthday is actually March 4th (Saturday). But, I'll be in Key West, celebrating, so it will be difficult to post. Celebrating. Heavy. It's Key West. So this is a few days early. Tom - Happy! Birthday!, bro. A HOLE THE SIZE OF TEXAS i often forget what I was planning to do like there's a hole in my head that things fall through a torn left hand pocket in my favorite jeans guarantees I'll lose most everything so why can't I lose this heartache why does this empty weigh me down try as i might I can't shake these blues what's that all about there's a hole the size of texas in my heart so why won't you fall out why won't you fall out i lose my way from a wandering mind i can lose myself and my sense of time misplace my wallet, my keys, my phone things disappear, no idea where they've gone The Players: RealTracks in style: 366:Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065 RealTracks in style: ~~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 2780:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm Songwriter8thsBrent Ev 085 RealDrums in Song: DrivingPop8ths^02-a:Kick, b:HiHat, QuarterKick Tom Adams - Acoustic fills and electric lead Hope you enjoy it. I'll catch up when I can. floyd _________________________ 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...
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#398425 - 03/01/17 06:44 PM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 12/29/12 Posts: 5532 Loc: Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David Veteran Registered: 12/29/12 Posts: 5532 Loc: Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Hi Floyd, Unless someone slips in while I'm putting this reply together, looks like we have a front row-center seat for this performance. You and Tom absolutely killed it! This is just so danged good. The arrangement is fabulous and the lead guitar (Tom?) cuts a perfect swath of emotion right through the middle of this. I don't think we've ever heard a bad mix from you and this is one pro all the way. What a great song and performance. We loved everything about it. Thank you both for the top shelf entertainment. We're still smiling. BTW, My youngest brother's birthday is March 3rd and mine (Alan) is March 22nd. I'll be 70 ... Holy smokes! Yikes! Di beat me to 70 back in October. She's my favorite cougar! Best to all of you and thanks again for this great listen. Alan & Di _________________________ BIAB 2018 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin108GB DDR4I5-6th GenAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120 Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops
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#398434 - 03/01/17 08:15 PM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 06/17/10 Posts: 1980 Loc: Canyon Lake, TX Steve Young Expert Registered: 06/17/10 Posts: 1980 Loc: Canyon Lake, TX	Floyd, another "hit" here! I really like the imagery in this one. Very well written lyrics, and you always nail the vocals. Tom has a way of laying down really tasteful guitars. So this one really works! Happy Birthday to both of you! Steve _________________________ Steve Young Music "In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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#398445 - 03/02/17 01:30 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 12/12/11 Posts: 3275 Loc: York, England ROG Veteran Registered: 12/12/11 Posts: 3275 Loc: York, England	Hi Floyd. I happened to listen to this whilst my wife was looking over my shoulder, so you get two reviews this time. I loved everything about it. Your usual super story line - very much in the style, but always with a twist. Great vocals and harmony over a very professional backing track. Your usual excellent mix. Tom's guitar is sublime. Superb. My wife's comment - "Obviously very good, but too much in the "Sad & Lonely Club" for me". I get the same treatment. She likes Rock & Roll! Cheers, ROG. _________________________ Free online guitar lessons. Cours de guitare gratuit en ligne.
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#398446 - 03/02/17 01:33 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 12/06/03 Posts: 4344 Loc: Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran Registered: 12/06/03 Posts: 4344 Loc: Sydney Australia	Floyd & Tom Happy Birthdays. Really pretty song - wonderfully performed. Nice laid back vibe with some really nice dynamics and a good set of lyrics. Beautifully sung and very tasteful guitar playing. Peter
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#398457 - 03/02/17 03:17 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 11/30/07 Posts: 3920 Loc: Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran Registered: 11/30/07 Posts: 3920 Loc: Ontario, Canada	Really good, as usual! Great solo from Tom! Nice one guys, enjoyed the listen. _________________________ Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel
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#398458 - 03/02/17 03:26 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 08/09/10 Posts: 4881 Loc: New York rsdean Veteran Registered: 08/09/10 Posts: 4881 Loc: New York	Floyd / Tom, Excellent! Outstanding arrangement and mix. Great vocal by Floyd and killer guitar work by Tom. Loved it! Bob
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#398467 - 03/02/17 05:39 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 6456 Loc: South Carolina Charlie Fogle Veteran Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 6456 Loc: South Carolina	Great collaboration bringing on a top notch write, arrangement, dual performance and production. Enjoyed this one a lot and will be back for more. Happy birthday to both of you. Charlie _________________________ BIAB Ultra Pak+ 2021:RB 2021, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.
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#398473 - 03/02/17 07:34 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 12/03/03 Posts: 728 Loc: Colorado Buford Journeyman Registered: 12/03/03 Posts: 728 Loc: Colorado	Fourteen years on this forum and I've seen VERY FEW songwriters who could match your lyric writing. Seriously. Nice job on production, vocals, guitar work too. Keep 'em coming. Happy Birthday, guys. Rob _________________________ BIAB 2018 ULTRA https://soundcloud.com/bob-buford https://www.youtube.com/user/hawgly https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/bob.buford
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#398474 - 03/02/17 07:38 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 7785 Guitarhacker Veteran Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 7785	good job to you both. Top notch writing as always. _________________________ You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. As the sword chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer.
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#398476 - 03/02/17 07:55 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 09/15/16 Posts: 408 Will B - PG Music PG Music Staff Registered: 09/15/16 Posts: 408	Happy early birthday to you both! I love the lyrics in this one, Floyd. You've got a real way of grounding lofty ideas with little, real-world details that just immediately resonate (hole in my jeans, etc!). And the lead guitar line is absolutely perfect. Talk about emotive! Beautiful tone, too. _________________________ Will - PG Music
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#398508 - 03/02/17 11:05 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 10/13/14 Posts: 1679 Loc: Cremona-Italy Sergio Guarneri Expert Registered: 10/13/14 Posts: 1679 Loc: Cremona-Italy	Excellent one. Great production. Happy birthday Sergio _________________________ Sergio
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#398510 - 03/02/17 11:11 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: Steve Young]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 17372 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 17372 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: Steve Young Floyd, another "hit" here! I really like the imagery in this one. Very well written lyrics, and you always nail the vocals. Tom has a way of laying down really tasteful guitars. So this one really works! Happy Birthday to both of you! Steve Happy Birthday floyd and Tom! Hope Saturday is a great day for you both. I agree with everything Steve said. Top notch (as always)... very listenable (as always)... musicianship shines in every aspect (as always). Your songwriting, arranging, producing and performing continues to inspire me in so very many ways. All the best, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#398514 - 03/02/17 11:33 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 11/19/12 Posts: 2360 Loc: Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran Registered: 11/19/12 Posts: 2360 Loc: Middletown, PA.	Fantastic! this sounds commercial to me (like a hit song) love the arrangement touches, unexpected chord changes all subtle and effective. Great guitar Tom, I've been missing your presence here No waste in the lyrics, just the words that fit in the story I was a little hurt by the small letter used for Texas but I know there was no malice intended and the title has it in Capital. You set the bar here for me and you make it a lot more fun I always try to write a better song to raise my personal bar but I don't feel competitive, I feel more of a brotherhood. I may not write this well but you inspire me to always try for better, There are others here that inspire and motivate but you're the one that drew me here with great writing and singing just like this. Kenny
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#398515 - 03/02/17 11:34 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 11/19/12 Posts: 2360 Loc: Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran Registered: 11/19/12 Posts: 2360 Loc: Middletown, PA.	Oh yeah, Happy Birthday guys!!!
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#398517 - 03/02/17 11:42 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 5961 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 5961 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Happy Birthday Floyd and Tom. Excellent song. Super vocal and excellent guitar. Really cool lyric and backtrack. Well done _________________________ Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca
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#398524 - 03/02/17 11:58 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 2426 Loc: Warwickshire, UK Skyline Veteran Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 2426 Loc: Warwickshire, UK	A clever lyric sentiment, and a beautiful musical setting. Nice work guys, and many happy returns! John _________________________ Songs web site YouTube Channel BIAB 2019 Cakewalk by BandLab Studio One 4
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#398578 - 03/02/17 05:44 PM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 08/29/14 Posts: 5534 Loc: North Carolina David Snyder Veteran Registered: 08/29/14 Posts: 5534 Loc: North Carolina	Man, this is just great all around! Fabulous work guys! I lOVE the chorus. There's a hole the size of Texas in my heart so why don't you just fall out.. Ha ha Love it!!! GREAT singing and playin' y'all. Happy Birthday to both of you! _________________________ David Snyder Audiophile Everything + Studio + Instruments + Fingers ASCAP, NSAI www.davidsnydermusic.com www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder
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#398736 - 03/04/17 04:56 AM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 05/22/11 Posts: 3477 Loc: Florida tommyad Veteran Registered: 05/22/11 Posts: 3477 Loc: Florida	Happy Birthday floyd! May we share many more. Thanks for the invite. This song keeps playing in my head. (as many of yours so often do) Hope you are having a good time in Key West. Hoist one for me. Many thanks to all that have commented on my small part here. Tom
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#398845 - 03/04/17 09:20 PM [User Showcase] Re: A Hole The Size Of Texas [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 05/12/12 Posts: 2685 Loc: South Africa JoanneCooper Veteran Registered: 05/12/12 Posts: 2685 Loc: South Africa	What a great tradition to start. Pity if we have to wait a whole year before we get another collab between the two of you.... Very nice. Enjoyed it. _________________________ https://www.joannecooper.co.za https://www.playiit.com https://www.playiit.com/free-songbook https://www.facebook.com/groups/song.a.day.challenge
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