Dave & Chris, An unusual blend of styles - blues rock ballad with a drift towards trad.folk on the chorus ( love that almost sea shanty feel of the "blow boys blow")and very much to my taste! Those searing guitar breaks are amazing and the drums are nicely subtle- I wish I knew how to create an intro like that. Simple lyrics with a consistent metaphor, beautifully sung. One of your best!
I like the cinematic celtic folk feeling. The mood of seas is very present in the music: the piano has nice melancholy tone and the drums have nice bouncy rhythm. I can feel the northern wind blowing. Enjoyable guitar playing, the solo guitar melody is very beautiful. Chris's amazing voice on top of that turns this into a small masterpiece which I want to listen to again and again.
The imagery in this song is so vivid. The guitar lines, production, vocals all are top notch. You guys never have a missed moment - the songs always shine.
Loved this song. Piano was excellent. Super vocal and lyric. The chord changes were excellent as well. Guitar was gritty and fit the song perfectly. Loved the tailing harmonics on your solo. Sounded so good on the headphones Really neat picture on the reverberation site as well. One of my favs of yours
Thanks for posting this. It is a real pleasure to see other people's work, as I am just starting out creating my own songs, mixing and mastering, etc.
I wanted to comment on the mix, or possibly ask you why you did something. The singer's voice seemed lost in the mix; almost as if some effect had been put on that made it muddy. I had to read the words to figure out what she was saying.
I stayed on to hear the next three Blue Attitude tracks, and the singer was much clearer on those tracks. Being a singer, I want the singer to stand out as much as the beautiful guitar solos!
Well here is the real runner up on Valantines Way! The beacon, with very nice, mysteriously, sweet, dark, but strong vocals. In that case I don't agree with Glenns' words (post above), or maybe my ears need cleaning as well. I also enjoyed the rhythm of the drums in it, it really supports the melody. And what a beautiful solo you played till the end of this (much too short) song! So a lot of compliments and just one complain. I think the both of you must be very proud you achieved this result. It makes you forget there is a virus outside...
Registered: 01/01/17
Posts: 669
Loc: Queensland, Australia
Shiver me timbers, what booty have we here? A ghostly sea shanty waltz with some Pink Floydian guitar. It could be a new genre. Chris, I love your piano work, especially in the earlier part of the piece, and of course your vocals are, as always, on song. Add in Dave's great guitar work and those beguiling drums and we have a wonderful original work. Thanks for sharing, Mike
WOW this is really good. Chris's vocal is super as is his piano and other instruments.! Dave's guitar is icing on the cake. The backing tracks are perfect.
Great work that you should both be very proud.
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Dave & Chris, An unusual blend of styles - blues rock ballad with a drift towards trad.folk on the chorus ( love that almost sea shanty feel of the "blow boys blow")and very much to my taste! Those searing guitar breaks are amazing and the drums are nicely subtle- I wish I knew how to create an intro like that. Simple lyrics with a consistent metaphor, beautifully sung. One of your best!
Robert
Hi, Robert,
Yes, Chris was going for a Sea Shanty feel with the chorus.
As far as the drums go, there is no way to do an intro like that with BIAB drums AFAIK. I mostly use RealDrums, but for stuff like this EZDrummer2 is the best choice IMHO, very easily done using that tool.
Registered: 05/27/19
Posts: 2378
Loc: Dallas, PA, USA
Great job, Dave & Chris!! Love nautical themes, especially mysterious ones. "Northern wind blows Cold hand of hope Howling and creaks in the ropes" Piano sounds perfect, and the guitar always shines bright.
Great work - sets a really nice vibe, and the theme of the song is unique and attention grabbing too. Thought the mix was stellar as well - it flows really well.
Add one more terrific offering from Blue Attitude. If we could turn back the clock, I would not be surprise to hear you guys "got a deal". And we would all wait anxiously for the next record to come out...
Nice everything - as always... piano, bass, DRUMS! (great sound). Chris' usual excellent vocal. Dave's always smoking leads. And the usual solid mix.
Registered: 04/23/18
Posts: 1518
Loc: Mill Valley, California USA
Dave and Chris—
Beautifully done—haunting and powerful. Really sweet vocal, Chris—really sails in the chorus (no pun intended). And some great guitar work as always Dave. Love the tune! Great work!
I listen to a lot of nautical music (old stuff), this was really good. There are a lot of great nautical tunes you guys could do if you wanted, they all are public domain. But whatever you do, it's always first class.
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I like the cinematic celtic folk feeling. The mood of seas is very present in the music: the piano has nice melancholy tone and the drums have nice bouncy rhythm. I can feel the northern wind blowing. Enjoyable guitar playing, the solo guitar melody is very beautiful. Chris's amazing voice on top of that turns this into a small masterpiece which I want to listen to again and again.
I like the cinematic celtic folk feeling. The mood of seas is very present in the music: the piano has nice melancholy tone and the drums have nice bouncy rhythm. I can feel the northern wind blowing. Enjoyable guitar playing, the solo guitar melody is very beautiful. Chris's amazing voice on top of that turns this into a small masterpiece which I want to listen to again and again.
Janne
We rarely quote but Janne really nailed it.
This is one of the best builds we've heard in a production...remarkably effective.
"Epic" is over used, admittedly, but this is an epic ballad.
Janice said she was getting very worried about the sailors near the end, i.e., great imagery.
And BlueAttitude never disappoints with guitar and vocal! And Chris's work on her instrumentals is perfecto for the feel.
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