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It's A Fine Line I was playing around with Kontakt Picked Acoustic (I recall when I bought it that it was a topic in the Off-Topic forum )and used it as the intro guitar. As is often the case I used it once and then move on to something else but but the guitar certainly sounds rich. Leon - Lyric & Vocals I played the acoustic solo and sang a little. RealTracks in style: 3119:Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 085 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 1805:Synth Pad, PopBelieve Ev16 065 RealTracks in song: ~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085 RealTracks in song: ~1118:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2242:Piano, Electric, Rhythm CoolJazzPop Ev 085 RealDrums [in style:AmericanaRoots16th^02-a:Sidestick, b:Snare Plus the above mentioned guitar. It’s A Fine LineIt’s a fine line between today and tomorrow It’s a fine line between happiness and sorrow It’s a fine line between feeling good and feeling like Your world is coming down around your ears It’s a fine line between ignorance and hate So much depends on each decision that you make There’s a fine distinction between who you are and Who it is you want the world to see Don’t be afraid To roll the dice Every waking moment Involves a choice One day you’re down and out Then you’re riding high One day you’re crawling And the next day you can fly It’s a fine line between sickness and wellbeing How much can you really trust what you think it is you’re seeing? It’s a fine line between the infinite variety Of futures you potentially will see It’s a fine line between the darkness and the light It’s a fine line between what’s legal and what’s right It’s a fine line between standing up for dignity Or giving in selfishly to greed Don’t be afraid To speak the truth Speak it to power Offer them your proof Raise up your voice And make them hear It might surprise you How much you can achieve It’s a fine line between today and tomorrow It’s a fine line between happiness and sorrow It’s a fine line between feeling good and feeling like Your world is coming down around your ears It’s a fine line between feeling good and feeling like Your world is coming down around your ears
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Peter,
Love the opening on this—really engaging. The repetition of “fine line” works vey well, setting up the song structure, and everything plays off that. Really like the lyrics here—you carry the theme of contrasting extremes all the way through both consistently and meaningfully. Really like this one—well done!
Oh, and that drum just kicked in around the three minute mark—nice touch.
Kind regards,
Deej
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Lots of hooks Peter: lyrical, melodic & musical.
Tidy arrangement to support you narrative and voice.
Ace.
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Great choice of material.
A really good write, and the told story is remarkable.
I really enjoyed the backing vocals too, it gave additional purposeful depth. It was interesting to see how late you decided to introduce the percussion into the song.
Nice, all around.
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Peter and Leon,
That opening guitar sounds really good. Does that come with patterns to select or do you program all of that yourself?
Speaking of fine lines...there are many in this write. One right after another. Solid.
I really like the way...
"It’s a fine line between feeling good and feeling like
Your world is coming down around your ears"
...breaks the rhythm of the previous pairs. Very effective.
Nice outro guitar solo.
Well done.
fj
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Very cool intro. That acoustic had such a full clear tone. Very nice. Loved the vocal, harmonies and lyric. Very cool back track. Well done.
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floyd jane beat me to the "fine line" pun/  Jangly - nice build throughout the song. I like the way you change the rhythm the second time through the verse. Enjoyed this listen!
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Peter,
Love the opening on this—really engaging. The repetition of “fine line” works vey well, setting up the song structure, and everything plays off that. Really like the lyrics here—you carry the theme of contrasting extremes all the way through both consistently and meaningfully. Really like this one—well done!
Oh, and that drum just kicked in around the three minute mark—nice touch.
Kind regards,
Deej Thanks Deej appreciate that. Peter
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Very good work Peter! That guitar certainly sounds pretty good to me! The song has such a great message and I feel you constructed a wonderful backtrack to carry it! Nice work on the lead and bg vocals! Thanks, Torrey
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Lots of hooks Peter: lyrical, melodic & musical.
Tidy arrangement to support you narrative and voice.
Ace. Thanks Ray appreciate that. Peter
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That opening guitar sounds good to me, Peter. Also really like your acoustic solo.
Always enjoy Leon's lyrics and vocals, nice melody line too.
Good song you two, enjoyed!
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Nice song. I do like that guitar. Your guitar playing is good. Nice tone on your guitar. Good lyrics and vocals. I like it. Cool concept.
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Great choice of material.
A really good write, and the told story is remarkable.
I really enjoyed the backing vocals too, it gave additional purposeful depth. It was interesting to see how late you decided to introduce the percussion into the song.
Nice, all around. Thanks Trevor - most of the backing vocal is done by Leon. Peter
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Peter & Leon ...
You two gentlemen create some fabulous music. I always anticipate complete listening satisfaction when I click onto one of your songs. I'm never disappointed. Love the drums with your acoustic arrangement. This is simply wonderful. Congrats to both of you for a job well done!
Best to both of you. Be safe ...
Alan
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Peter and Leon,
That opening guitar sounds really good. Does that come with patterns to select or do you program all of that yourself?
Speaking of fine lines...there are many in this write. One right after another. Solid.
I really like the way...
"It’s a fine line between feeling good and feeling like
Your world is coming down around your ears"
...breaks the rhythm of the previous pairs. Very effective.
Nice outro guitar solo.
Well done.
fj Thanks floyd. The guitar comes with lots of patterns - you just provide the chords. There is a thread in the off topics forum about exporting chords from Band In A Box to midi and into programs like this. Peter
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I like this. Nice work on the song and the lyrics, as others have said, are well written.
Yep... The kontakt guitar actually sounds pretty convincing. I have a third party acoustic guitar called Strummer. Sounds really good but it's a little bit stiff and sounds too mechanical as a result.
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Peter, Leon Very nice tune. Lyrics and performance is ACE. Kontakt Picked is ok...works, but as soon as Peter's solo comes in, you can see why it is just "ok" Congrats on this project! I would put this tune among top few I heard from you. Thank you for sharing. Misha.
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Very cool intro. That acoustic had such a full clear tone. Very nice. Loved the vocal, harmonies and lyric. Very cool back track. Well done. Thanks Scott Peter
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floyd jane beat me to the "fine line" pun/ Jangly - nice build throughout the song. I like the way you change the rhythm the second time through the verse. Enjoyed this listen! Thanks David. Peter
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Hi Peter an Leon,
I saw I am not the only one mentioning your 'fine lines'.
Your lyrics are cleverly made and very good performed in this nice melody with the pretty good sounding acoustics.
This is very well done,
Hans
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