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#418674 - 06/21/17 02:46 AM
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First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
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Registered: 06/21/17
Posts: 14
Loc: Northern Ireland
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Hi everyone, this is my first posting to the Showcase, a song called 'A Sidecar Named Desire' - https://soundcloud.com/russell-moore-485872794/a-sidecar-named-desire I wrote the song originally in around 1992/3-ish while in a band in Northern Ireland called Five Mile High. We were reasonably successful in a 'local' sort of way but, in time-honoured tradition, didn't quite make it and of course then vanished into marriages, mortgages, children & day jobs etc. Then, last Christmas I bought a copy of Band in a Box and began to 'dabble' again in music after a gap of over 25 years. This then is a BB-based re-recording of the song, using some kind of bespoke style made up of funky Real Tracks that matched how I'd always imagined the instruments being played, plus a bit of live guitar in the main riff and a synth pad in the chorus. It was edited, mixed & mastered in Magix Samplitude Music Studio. I hope you all like it and would love to hear from you... Russell
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#418707 - 06/21/17 07:20 AM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 11/30/07
Posts: 4626
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Good song! Very catchy. Great vocals, I especially like the chorus bit. "realband" sounds good, nice choice of instruments and mix.
Excellent first post, looking forward to hearing more!
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#418731 - 06/21/17 10:36 AM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 12/21/13
Posts: 6736
Loc: Davis, CA
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Very very cool!! Welcome to the forum!! This is such a catchy song. Sounds like a hit from the old days. Cool sound effect at the end. Vocal is great, arrangement is great, and the mix is great. Hope you become a regular here on the forum!! Take care. Greg
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#418735 - 06/21/17 11:06 AM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 08/10/12
Posts: 10702
Loc: Florida
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Russell,
Really nice recording. Nice arrangement and production. Well mixed.
Nice vocals an background vocals. Nice use of the horns. Tasty bits of guitar.
Catchy. A terrific listen.
Welcome to the Showcase.
floyd
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#418742 - 06/21/17 11:49 AM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 12/29/12
Posts: 6347
Loc: Originally Missouri ... Now Al...
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Hi Russell,
Welcome to the PG Music Forums.
This is great first offering. We really enjoyed this. The horns are a great touch and the background vocals are superb. great lyric and the production is really good.
Only suggestion we have is to give your lead guitar, which is terrific, a little more volume in the mix. Great job on this ... sounds like you've been using BIAB for a long time!
Again, welcome to the forums and thanks for a really great listen! Wishing you the best,
Alan & Di
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#418756 - 06/21/17 12:39 PM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 02/15/17
Posts: 3414
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Welcome to the showcase Russell, and thanks for sharing! The effects on the vocals instantaneously make make me think of Phil Collins - which is a good thing! I love the progression on this, especially got the horns come in! You deserve to be proud of this, I can't wait to hear more from you!
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#418763 - 06/21/17 01:45 PM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 08/29/14
Posts: 6740
Loc: North Carolina
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I really like the sound of this!
Very good vibe, feel, overall drive, and excellent choice of instruments and mixing/mastering.
I happen to like the levels exactly the way they are on this.
Welcome to the forum and great post. Thanks a lot for sharing!!!
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#418773 - 06/21/17 02:35 PM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 12/08/11
Posts: 7011
Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada
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Welcome to the forum Super backtrack and vocal.. excellent guitar work
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#418778 - 06/21/17 03:16 PM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 02/11/10
Posts: 589
Loc: Grand Junction, Colorado USA
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Loc: Grand Junction, Colorado USA
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Welcome to the forum.
What's not to like. Sounds like you've been using BIAB for years! Great vocals, guitar & mix. Excellent job!
Greg
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#418796 - 06/21/17 06:33 PM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 06/17/10
Posts: 1984
Loc: Canyon Lake, TX
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Loc: Canyon Lake, TX
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Welcome to the forum! Super first post! Like has been said, sounds like you have been using BIAB for years. Really looking forward to hearing more from you!
Steve
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#418804 - 06/22/17 01:17 AM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 06/21/17
Posts: 14
Loc: Northern Ireland
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Registered: 06/21/17
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Loc: Northern Ireland
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Hi everyone, thank you so much for all your kind words - seems like there might be some life in this old dog yet, lol... I really haven't had that much experience of BIAB but I guess having been the writer/arranger in various bands over the years it's nice to (finally) have a limitless pool of top-class musicians who, with a bit of post-BIAB editing & cutting etc, will do pretty much whatever I can imagine! And oh the joy of being able to mute the drums when arranging the rest of the band!  My Soundcloud page ( https://soundcloud.com/russell-moore-485872794/tracks) has links to a wider selection of my stuff from over the decades and there are a couple of other BIAB-based tracks in there which I'll also post separately on this forum with the backstory etc. Again, thanks for taking the time to listen and comment - I feel like I've found a new gang of friends to play with...  Cheers, Russell
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#418831 - 06/22/17 07:18 AM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 11/29/06
Posts: 3126
Loc: Finland
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This has such a nice retro feel, reminds me of those 80's Brit bands with a soul flavour (Style Council, Blow Monkeys). Great first entry, BIAB really brings the song alive, great selection of soulful instruments, I'm looking for more  Janne
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#418901 - 06/22/17 07:18 PM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 11/19/12
Posts: 2360
Loc: Middletown, PA.
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Great song,
very nice sound and groove
enjoyed
Kenny
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#418914 - 06/22/17 11:08 PM
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Re: First Post - 'A Sidecar Named Desire'
[Re: Russell Moore]
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Registered: 12/06/03
Posts: 5087
Loc: Sydney Australia
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Russell
Nice infectious song - sounds great. Looking forward to more.
Peter
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