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I got a txt message the other day from an old friend.the message said its been a while,that got me thinking and I took the inspiration from that.we all have friends who through circumstances unkown or distance between us.we don't always see.this is dedicated to those who are forever old friends

this is a new mix

https://soundcloud.com/brad-stevens-uk/my-old-freind-new-mix


****** Song Summary *************
Title: MY OLD FREIND
File:MY OLD FREIND.SGU
Key=C , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=4:06
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Style is _OVRCAST.STY (Overcast Emotive Songwriter Folk)

RealTracks in style: ~2478:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 110
RealTracks in style: ~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120
RealTracks in style: ~522:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120
RealTracks in style: ~1119:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120
RealTracks in song: ~618:Fiddle, Background Allis Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 2637:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBentNoteBalladJohn Ev 085
RealDrums in Song: NashBrushBalDbKEv16^1-a: Snare, HiHat , b: QuarterHat, TripletSnare

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23/03/2017 KEY OF C T120

MY OLD FREIND

MY OLD FREIND
ITS BEEN QUITE A WHILE
SINCE WE SAT HERE AT THIS BAR
AND WATCHED THE WORLD PASS BY
REMEMBERING
ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
OUR CRAZY LIVES AND LOVERS LOST
AND BAD MISTAKES WE MADE

MY OLD FREIND
WHERE HAS TIME GONE
WE WERE BOTH JUST SEVENTEEN
AND STILL AT HOME
THOSE MIDNIGHT DIPS
WITH AMY LOU
CARRIE ANNE AND ALL THE GANG
WHERED THEY ALL GO TO

ID LIKE TO THANK YOU
MY OLD FREIND
FOR ALL THE STORIES
AND TIMES WE THOUGHT WOULD NEVER END
FOR BEEN RIGHT HERE
JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU
MY OLD FREIND I THANK YOU

MY OLD FREIND
YOU WERE ALWAYS BY MYSIDE
STOOD TOGETHER THROUGH STROMY TIMES
YOU HELD ME WHEN I CRIED
WITHOUT YOU HERE
I WOULDNT BE THE MAN YOU KNEW
YOU PUT ME ON A RIGHTOUS PATH
AND FOR THAT GOD BLESS YOU




MY OLD FREIND
I FINALLY FOUND TRUE LOVE
SOMEONE SENT FROM SOMEWHERE HIGH
MAYBE FROM UP ABOVE
IM SMILING NOW
AND THROWING BALL WITH MY BOYS
A WISERMAN I UNDERSTAND
THE WORLD AND ALL IT NOISE


ID LIKE TO THANK YOU
MY OLD FREIND
FOR ALL THE STORIES
AND TIMES WE THOUGHT WOULD NEVER END
FOR BEEN RIGHT HERE
JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU
MY OLD FREIND I THANK YOU


Hope you enjoy guys Cheers John

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Brad, first of all, I love the song. Great melody and some fine lyrics combine to capture the melancholy sentiment. I am afraid there is a problem with the recording. Way too much compression. When the drums and bass kick in it becomes unlistenable. It should be an easy fix to a fine song. Tom

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Cool song, John (Brad?)... nice singable melody. I agree with Tom's comment - there is a lot of distortion in the mix. The opening guitar sounds great...

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Very cool subject matter for the song. I often think of old friends and wonder how they are doing. Super vocal and lyric


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Thanks tommy sppreicate the feedback .ive gone back and re remixed it.hope it sounds better


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Thank you Floyd ,appreciate the comments.ive gone back and tried to fix it,hopefully it will sound better.cheers john


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hi scott thanks for the comment as tommy and Floyd pointed out.it distorts when the drums come in have another listen please.see if ive got it right this time


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Nice country tune for me as a lover of country songs.
Excellent mixing.
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Great melody, lyric and structure. The overall mix is off to my ears? Seems like the compression is a little on the hot side and the panning of the instruments seem hard L/R? Maybe that was on purpose and we all like our instruments panned the way WE want to hear them in a mix.

This one is worth a lil more work on those two things, IMO.

Great song though and I am jealous of how people can put pen to heart things wink

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ps: You can check your balance by playing your mixes through a car radio or boombox as well. If they sound great in those, they will sound great as MP3/WMA etc.

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hi music trax
ive re done thw mix .is it still a little too much compression? I purposely panned the fiddle and guitar to try and give a sense of space ,does it not work/ appreciate the comments .im always ready to listen and learn thank you


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Hello John,

We agree with Tommy that Brad used too much compression on the vocals, just kidding grin
Apart from that this is very well done!

Rob and Anne-Marie


We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands.

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THAT WAS NICE MY FRIEND A NICE SONG

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Nice song

very good melody and strong vocals

I think that it is written very well also

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Originally Posted By: 44kfl
Nice song

very good melody and strong vocals

I think that it is written very well also

Kenny


Agreed! Very nice!! I'm listening on cheap computer speakers but Tom and Floyd have great ears so you can count on their feedback. Nicely done! Take care. Greg

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