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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
...we have both read a bit of Orwell but never anything biographical.
...the song iced the cake with the absolutely in the pocket performances -- vocals, guitars and bass. Guitar effects are mostly above my pay grade but the rhythm guitars on all your productions seem to have something with the distortion that sets them apart from the pack...in a good way.
Great collab y'all!!!
J&B
PS And thanks for the history lesson...

J&B,
Thanks very much.
I reread all of his works and a bio in 1977. I've reread sporadically since then and have chanced upon a new bio or two in that time. He was a very driven, flawed and contradictory fellow. He tried to promote revolution in England while drinking in pubs but gave up when he discovered there was no taste for it in pubs - just the beer.
The vocals are absolutely ace. The guitars are Les Paul into a Marshall Superlead, (I think), at ear mashing volume and captured with a blend of two mics. No EQ, no compression and no FX. The amp and mics did all the influential stuff.
Pleased to have sent you to the search engine - every day is full to the brim with potential learning.


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Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
Ray, Torrey & Greg
When the gala / wine event for Album release will take place?
Very strong collaboration! Listens very smoothly, no painful points or such (to my ears), kept me entertained all the way. Grungy uplifting smile Lyrics are a bit coded, but with help of mr.Google I was able to get a sense of the story.
Thank you for sharing and congrats to all who participated!
Misha.

Misha,
Thank you but the gala release will be booze free for me.
I'm glad the internet lead you to real news.
You are, as always, very generous.


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Originally Posted By: rsdean

The real standout for me though is Torrey's performance. I think he is an outstanding singer, but this is a really inspired vocal - one of his all time best.
Bob

Bob,
Thanks - my principal response is ^^^^WHAT YOU SAID^^^^^


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Originally Posted By: Will Josef

This song is great inspiration to look up information about him again.
Will

Will thanks very much. I can now say MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!


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Originally Posted By: Ember - PG Music
Really awesome vocals!

Ember,
thank you and YEP^^^


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nice rocker!

great job Torrey

sounds like some of Costello's venom in there (a good thing)

enjoyed the listen!

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Originally Posted By: Jim
Well...
You forced me to some research... you tricky-little devil laugh
Fortunately your lyrics then made more sense to me...

Torrey and I decided not to write a song but to prepare an assignment for the forum.
It's the "chalkie" in me, sorry.
On another level - THANKS for the generous assessment.
You've passed the assignment.

Do I get an "A"... Do I get an "A" smile


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Great collaboration for a wonderful production ! Christian

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
ray...Torrey...

Rockin'!

The tracks sound really good. Drums and bass and guitars really Pop!

The solo is nice. I thought it could come up in volume slightly.

The vocals are excellent. They have the kind of "dramatic immediacy" that characterize Elvis Costello or Joe Jackson - a good match for the song/style.
I thought they could have come up just slightly - to "sit even" with the guitars (they seem "a bit back" from them).

The song is well written, interesting... though many of the references elude me - haven't read that much Orwell.

Good stuff, y'all.

fj



Yes, excellent rocker!!! Great job Ray and co. (Torrey knocked out a great vocal). I also feel the vocal could come up a little, at least in places. Really good stuff!! Take care. Greg

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Loved the guitar tone. Cranked Marshall.... man, can't beat those things for tone.... well maybe you can but it's a tough fight.

Loved the groove on the song.... has a Lou Reed rawness rocking kind of feel.... Brit Rock.

Nice job on this


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I would like to say a big thank you to all of you who have taken time to listen and comment on this song! I want to state that Ray has been more than generous in his giving me so much credit in this song, but the truth is that this one is a product of his musical genius and incredible lyrical abilities! It was very easy to develop a melody for this when he presented it to me with the backtrack already in place! The melody just seemed to present itself after listening a couple of times. All I had to do then was massage the words a little to make them fit and ad a couple here and there! Greg and James did excellent work with killer guitar sounds that I just loved! But one of the most under-appreciated parts of this one is the super bass line that Ray layed down for this! Over all I feel it came out pretty good and was very proud to be a part of this one! Once again, thanks to all of you for lending us an ear for a few minutes! T




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Brilliant guitars! And I love the vocals and harmonies!


Great lyrics and energy!

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Very cool song. Guitars were awesome. Torrey also had a awesome vocal and lyric. Really like how you mixed the song. Very cool song


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Hi guys,

in my last post I wrote that due to unpleasant reasons I don't have the time and peace to follow the forum for a while. But I don't want to miss all that great stuff, so I started to at least dash through the posts yesterday and songs and I'm glad I did. But dashed? Just until I read this post and listened to that great collab.

Man, I am impressed - this is something very special. Congrats on those really awesome lyrics and well, as long as Torrey is involved top notch music is guaranteed.

Everything just fantastic - great mix and mastering, too. Like I said: I'm impressed, no: deeply impressed.

All the best,

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Originally Posted By: 44kfl
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great job Torrey
sounds like some of Costello's venom in there
Kenny

Thanks Kenny - he & the guitarist, Greg, made this one live, breathe & spit.


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Originally Posted By: Chris37
Great collaboration for a wonderful production ! Christian

Thanks Christian,
I appreciate your words.


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
[quote=floyd jane]ray...Torrey...
Yes, excellent rocker!!! Great job Ray and co. (Torrey knocked out a great vocal). I also feel the vocal could come up a little, at least in places. Really good stuff!! Take care. Greg

Greg,
Thanks. Rest assured that the vocals sound great in the mix before Soundcloud got to it. How could it be otherwise with Torrey's voice?


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Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Loved the guitar tone. Cranked Marshall.... man, can't beat those things for tone.... well maybe you can but it's a tough fight.

Mt hacker -you're right about the tone.
Greg played an LP through a vintage Marshall head and vintage pair of 4x12s at brain smashing volume to get that Marshall gone wild tone. Luckily he's in Texas so I didn't have to hear the session.


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Originally Posted By: gruverider
Brilliant guitars! And I love the vocals and harmonies!
Great lyrics and energy!

Thank you Gruverider,
It's rather nice working with people who do such staellar work - Torrey & Greg on this, Misha, katya & Christian on other stuff - all lift the quality quotient.


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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool song. Guitars were awesome. Torrey also had a awesome vocal and lyric. Really like how you mixed the song. Very cool song

Thanks Scott - the guitars and vocals are as you say.
I was lucky with this one: the mastering engineer responded with words to the effect of: " The mix was good so I just mastered it."
That was a treat to read.


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