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This is top shelf work. Glad you decided not to put it back up on the shelf. It needs to be heard. Good job and I enjoyed this one a lot.


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Janice, will you stop waving your phone around in the air?

Beyond the always great write and vocals we gotta comment on the band. It sounds "real." Like some guys/gals who've been at it a long time...together.

The guitar leads sound like they were played specifically for the tune.

After that we'll defer to what the forum consummate rocker ROG said:

"Sounds good LOUD, sounds good on the speakers, sounds good in the 'phones,
so must be good. I'm not even gonna ask for the solo to be louder - hey, just
pleased to hear a solo like that in one of your productions.

Can we have so more of this stuff, please?"

Rock on mr jane!

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Originally Posted By: dcuny
Great write, well sung, excellent rocking mix. In my phones, everything is sitting in it's own space nicely - especially the "heavy" drums.

I particularly liked the "intoxicating Southern drawl" line. I was betting on you rhyming it with "...gonna fall". So much for my powers of prediction!

I enjoyed that song a lot! laugh


Thanks, David. That "intoxicating Southern drawl" was all Kenny. He is so good at those kinds of uniquely perfect phrases...

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I'm late but I agree with everything that has been said.

Great rocker for sure.

I'm convinced that you could do any genre and make it sound great.


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Hello, floyd

Great Rock vocal!
The melody is very catchy.
As others say, your heavier side is good as much as your country side.
The mix is excellent.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

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Originally Posted By: 44kfl
Awesome! Sounds dangerous

Sol soloist never sounded better to me, I always seem to audition
him and then go with Brent on everything when using a soloist.

My version was just a straight ahead Dwight Yoakam country-rock
jukebox barroom romp in an E major or G major (can't remember which).

This sounds minor-key dark and more complex, super catchy
like something I wish I'd written.

Great vocal and super mix

you elevated this song!


Kenny - "wish you had written"? - you were a huge part of this!! A true co-write - a blending... Let's do it again sometime... ("My Old Man" was a good one, too!!). Sure hope you stick around a while - I really love hearing your music...

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What a tune! It goes hard, and has so much energy behind it - the passion really shows here. This is the kind of tune I'd blast on a road trip. Amazing guitar work, really powerful vocals, and an amazing groove to boot.

Great job here, and thanks for sharing smile


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So I googled "confident" and your song popped up! I'm trying MUCH harder to keep posts short. So...

The tensions created using your rhythm choices (changing), breaks, melodic and harmonic choices are all REALLY impressive to me. Even the tones you are singing with compliment the sound of this song so well. AND...then everything releases at the right points. So cool!

You two should do more together. It would seem wrong not to.


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Man, great to hear you rock out Floyd. Not surprisingly it was done extremely well. Loved it all around. This will get many plays from me. Great job.

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Originally Posted By: JoanneCooper
What a nice back story Floyd. Glad you resurrected this one. Welcome back Kenny.


Thanks, Joanne.


Originally Posted By: Scott C
What a cool collaboration Floyd and Kenny. Awesome rocker. Super lyric, vocals and harmonies. Guitar was just smokin….Well done


thanks from both of us, Scott...


Originally Posted By: Al-David
nice you gave it a new breath of air! A little dark rock with some attitude. I don't normally listen to much of this but this was pretty danged cool. Loved it1 I like Floyd's harder side . a new look at our our friend! Nice!

Alan


Thanks, Alan...

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Originally Posted By: RnAM
Floyd,

We've said it before, apart from being a good country singer, you really are a very good rocker!
Please go on making this kind of songs.
The mix is excellent.
This is a great rock song, which is very catchy too!
Really good job from both of you!

Rob and Anne-Marie


Thanks, guys... appreciate it...


Originally Posted By: Joe -PG Music
Hi floyd, I enjoyed this! I really enjoyed the overall tone of this. Fantastic choice of instrumentation, and great work on the guitars they sound very crunchy! Great use of EFX. Thanks for sharing!


Thanks, Joe. Nice to have you drop in for a listen...

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Floyd,

Impressive little rocker you have here—and here I thought of you as a country guy. smile Hints of ‘80s glam rock in this one, for me at least. Some terrific lines in this lyrically as well, along with your usual great touch on production. Well done!

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Originally Posted By: Noel96
Floyd,

As mentioned a couple of years ago, you and Kenny have done a really great job in writing this song. "Burned by blue-eyed cool" is still a standout line!

The current version, though, takes the previous version in a whole new direction.

What stood out to me most was how you've taken what was an AABA format and while you've kept the AABA presentation, you've modified the format so that it finishes with repeated B-sections. That really intrigued me. Normally to end an AABA song using the B section does not work effectively. But that was not the case here. Moreover, these days, the only way that a song usually ends with a B-section is if that B-section is a chorus. In this song of yours and Kenny's, though, the B-section did not sound like a chorus at all to me.

The more I thought about it, the more I came to see that your approach to format reminded me of a jazz technique I've come across a few times recently. There are a number of songs from the 40s/50s that use ABAB where B is definitely neither a chorus nor a bridge but just another musical section. One that springs to mind is Loesser's "If I Were A Bell" from 'Guys and Dolls'.



The first appearance of the B-section starts with Jean Simmons singing "From the moment we kissed tonight..." and ends with "If I were a banner I'd wave." In the following repetition of the A- and B-sections, the B-section ends the the sequence at that point with a slight variation of the original B-section.

In all honesty, I found it very refreshing to hear "The Rule". You and Kenny have given me a great deal to ponder!

Impressive work!

All the best,
Noel

P.S. Also, as always, I was left thinking... "How does floyd manage to produce such a spectacular sound!"


Noel - Thanks - we appreciate that you found this satisfying this time around as well... I enjoyed hearing "If I Were A Bell". They just don't write 'em like that anymore...




Originally Posted By: rayc
It rocks, really rocks.
You do this sort of thing oh so well.


Glad you enjoyed it, Ray...



Originally Posted By: jannesan
Really great rocker with catchy 'big drum' chorus - I like the minor chord approach. Nice lyrics. Vocals, arrangement and mix are excellent. The solo guitar fits like a glove.

Janne


Janne - thanks for dropping by for a listen.... and for the nice comments...

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Originally Posted By: Sundance
+1 to all the accolades! FJ and Kenny - Great collab! Sounds terrific!


Josie - we appreciate that...


Originally Posted By: PeterF
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Excellent work - all the accolades deserved. Great mix and a huge sound.
Great work all round.

Peter


Thanks, Peter...



Originally Posted By: cliftond
Good solid song. Well written, performed and mixed. Enjoyed it Floyd!!! Cliff


Thanks, Cliff...

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Oh what a nice sound. I love it.


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Two of my favorite writers (on or off the forum)!!! I knew it would be great, and IT IS!! I can hear both of you in the song. Clever, interesting lyric with some great lines, including

pretty soon there'll be no safe distance
should i walk away before i have to crawl

Just right! The melody is perfect at blending the excitement mixed with apprehension of the relationship. The production/vocals are tops, and the guitar solo is perfect for the song. Certainly one of the forum A-teams! Great, great stuff guys!! Take care. Greg


Greg - Thanks, we appreciate that! Most of the really cool phrases were Kenny's doing - he is SO good at that...

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Hi, Floyd and Kenny !

What a rocker !!!!!Phfweeew !!
Put some irresistible foottapping
a foot !!!:)))

Superb co-work as usual !

Congrats to both of you !

Cheers
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Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
This is top shelf work. Glad you decided not to put it back up on the shelf. It needs to be heard. Good job and I enjoyed this one a lot.



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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
Janice, will you stop waving your phone around in the air?

Beyond the always great write and vocals we gotta comment on the band. It sounds "real." Like some guys/gals who've been at it a long time...together.

The guitar leads sound like they were played specifically for the tune.

After that we'll defer to what the forum consummate rocker ROG said:

"Sounds good LOUD, sounds good on the speakers, sounds good in the 'phones,
so must be good. I'm not even gonna ask for the solo to be louder - hey, just
pleased to hear a solo like that in one of your productions.

Can we have so more of this stuff, please?"

Rock on mr jane!

J&B


smile What better than the Janice Wave!! smile smile smile




Originally Posted By: MarioD
I'm late but I agree with everything that has been said.

Great rocker for sure.

I'm convinced that you could do any genre and make it sound great.


Thanks, Mario....

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Thanks to everyone that mentioned me,

this is a great re-interpretation of a co-write

that I was proud to be a part of.

Kenny

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A great song to go with a cool story about it's creation.

A superb mix!

I love the lyrics and especially the chorus.

Wonderful vocals and harmonies.

And the lead guitar is off the charts!

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