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I Wish I Had Religion #486209 08/16/18 09:58 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia	I Wish I Had Religion A somewhat lyrically dark rock tune. Leon - Lyrics & Vocals I played a number of rhythm & lead guitars(and sang a little). The Band: RealTracks in style: 1268:Bass, Electric, PopUplift Ev16 120 RealTracks in style: 1278:Synth Pad, PopUplift Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1272:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopUpliftSyncA-B Ev16 120 RealTracks in style: 1853:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopUpliftA-B Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~522:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120 RealDrums in style: PraiseWorshipUptempo16^1-a:Snare, HiHat, Kick , b:Snare, Ride I Wish I Had Religion Somebody creeping into my dreams Grabs my hand and I wake with a scream I don’t know how this ties into What I’m working through, in my subconscious My subconscious There’s a feeling that I can’t pin down Turn that frown upside down I’d like to say it’ll be alright I’d like to go to sleep tonight, unconscious unconscious I wish I had religion At least that way I could pray I wish I had religion At least that way I could pray The wind is blowing hard again However much that we pretend Fanatics, fools and demagogues let slip the dogs of war The dogs of war They pay me for what’s in my head I’d like to build something instead So obsessed with how we look Eyes on phones, never read a book Unconscious Unconscious She drove her car out to the lake Kissed their cheeks, released the brake Couldn’t see a future bright Said kids we’re going to sleep tonight Unconscious Unconscious I wish I had religion At least that way I could pray I wish I had religion At least that way I could pray Got a feeling that I can’t define Looking over my shoulder all the time I’ d like to say it’ll be alright I’d like to sleep right through the night, unconscious unconscious I wish I had religion At least that way I could pray I wish I had religion At least that way I could pray

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486213 08/16/18 10:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 112 Traveling. Now in New Zealand. EMG Apprentice
EMG Apprentice Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 112 Traveling. Now in New Zealand.	I liked a lot the passage after the first chorus where the music seems to stops. Well done. ------------------------------------------ My music: https://soundcloud.com/ermar-gamar My stuff: Stratocaster '89, PRS SE Santana, Digitech RP90 Multi Effect, Vocalist Live 3, Digital Piano Korg SP, Studio One 3.5, Presonus Audiobox, BB 2018

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486215 08/16/18 10:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 19,812 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 19,812 Australia	Peter and Leon, That enlivened my evening! It's very different from your usual and I found it mesmerising. To my ears, the chorus is great and has a lot of potential to be an anthem. Have you thought about using it with this in mind? I congratulate you on all the effects wizardry too. It's something that I've started playing around with lately and it overwhelms me most of the time! All the best, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2025 audios on Soundcloud

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486222 08/17/18 01:32 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,662 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,662 Ontario, Canada	Nice! Cool lyrics and very strong chorus. Love the break down after that first chorus, very effective, and after the last chorus leading into the guitar solo. Twin lead guitars during the solo is very cool too! Well done Peter and Leon! Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486232 08/17/18 02:22 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,928 Cooran Queensland Australia rayc Veteran
rayc Veteran Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,928 Cooran Queensland Australia	It seems like it pretty cool but the vocals are completely swamped for the 1st few lines and gets lost again in the refrain. When things drop back a little the vocal seems well set but it doesn't lift when the backing surges. It's a terrific song, the arrangements are cool too - moving away from the obvious. The solo is cool - and the movement in the parts is a treat. Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486243 08/17/18 04:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 160 Florida GocartMoz Apprentice
GocartMoz Apprentice Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 160 Florida	I really like the song. Loved the guitar solo and the production. Really intriguing lyric, as well. I agree that much of the vocal got buried in the effects. Awesome write and nice use of the backing tracks. Dave

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486247 08/17/18 05:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	Really nice work! Really interesting from a conceptual standpoint. I'd personally turn up the volume on the vocals a bit, but that aside this is incredible. I love the lyrics, and the vocals are powerful and unique. Great work and thanks for sharing Cheers, Deryk

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486255 08/17/18 05:56 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	Great! cool song, love the layers of sound interesting progressions strong contrasting chorus enjoyed! Kenny

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486260 08/17/18 06:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,327 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,327 North Carolina	Very cool and VERY interesting. It has inspired my next song. "I Wish I Didn't Have Religion." David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486272 08/17/18 08:12 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States	Hello Peter, I thought this song was very well done! It may just be my musical tastes, but I feel this is probably your best to date when you take into consideration every facet of the song, production, instrumentation and musicianship! Someone use the word mesmerizing and I could not agree more! I enjoyed every second of it! Thanks, Torrey

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486293 08/17/18 09:40 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida	Peter & Leon, SUPERB! Y'all have both out-done yourselves on this one. An excellent ""Dream Rock" write. An excellent "Dream Rock" vocal - cool processing. An excellent "Dream Rock" production. I like the mix. It has a dream-like quality - Perfect! This sounds GREAT really loud. Excellent Music. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486300 08/17/18 10:17 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,494 Kyrkslätt, Finland dani48 Veteran
dani48 Veteran Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,494 Kyrkslätt, Finland	Hi Peter & Leon ! I too find this tune outstanding !!!!!! A superb co-work from both of you ! Congrats & cheers Dani

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486308 08/17/18 10:34 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 7,540 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 7,540 Sacramento, California	Good lyrics, interesting little twists. Similarly, the changes throughout the song kept me interested to hear what would happen next. Nicely done all around! -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?

Re: I Wish I Had Religion EMG #486354 08/17/18 02:47 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: EMG I liked a lot the passage after the first chorus where the music seems to stops. Well done. Thanks glad you liked it. Peter

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486361 08/17/18 03:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Peter & Leon, I don`t usually repeat immediately on a song, but there`s no way to get all that`s going on here in one listen. Its ambitious; prog rock with excellent lyrics, daring changes ( love that shift to the acoustic guitar at 1:30) and superb guitar layers. On phones the vocals aren`t too far back for me - and there are some nice effects on them. One of your best -and one of the most original songs I`ve heard here for some time. Robert

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486387 08/17/18 09:59 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,248 Finland jannesan Veteran
jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,248 Finland	Wow, what a dark mood! I like the dynamic flow of the song From a calm acoustic to strong chorus. Interesting chording and melody. Great arrangement completed by that solo guitar work. Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486474 08/18/18 10:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands	We agree with Dave. The song, the guitar solo and the production are very cool. But the vocals could do with a little less effects. Anyway, a very interesting song. Rob and Anne-Marie We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: I Wish I Had Religion Noel96 #486500 08/18/18 12:43 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: Noel96 Peter and Leon, That enlivened my evening! It's very different from your usual and I found it mesmerising. To my ears, the chorus is great and has a lot of potential to be an anthem. Have you thought about using it with this in mind? I congratulate you on all the effects wizardry too. It's something that I've started playing around with lately and it overwhelms me most of the time! All the best, Noel Thanks for those comments Noel much appreciated. Peter

Re: I Wish I Had Religion BlueAttitude #486501 08/18/18 12:44 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia PeterF OP Veteran
OP PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia	Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude Nice! Cool lyrics and very strong chorus. Love the break down after that first chorus, very effective, and after the last chorus leading into the guitar solo. Twin lead guitars during the solo is very cool too! Well done Peter and Leon! Glad you liked the guitar parts Dave (tried not to overplay!) Peter

Re: I Wish I Had Religion PeterF #486605 08/19/18 06:08 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very cool tune Peter and Leon. That intro just grabbed me. I am really liking Leons vocals. Excellent guitar work on this Peter well done... Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

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