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BabuMusic #623660 11/17/20 10:02 PM
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I'm no fool but ya coulda fooled me.

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Blues is a favorite, and you're expressive and fun singer to listen to.


-- David Cuny
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Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?
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Hi Marty,

This Blues is a very nice one! I loved that baseline in it. I saw others wrote about it as well.
Your vocals also were as if you enjoyed every word of these lyrics. They really passed this feeling on to me.
I could see it started with my right toe going up and down. Then both feet followed, so it was a bit overwhelming...
I haven't heard disturbing sibilance, but that could be my ears.

All summarized; a very enjoyable song!
Hans


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Nicely done - I liked the bluesy vibe on it, and thought your vocals did justice to the instrumentation. Nicely catchy, and the guitar solo fit nicely in there as well. Overall a solid tune - thanks for sharing!


Cheers,
Deryk
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I am digging you lyrics, especially this line" "I'm busy takin' out this plank in my eye."

Convincing vocal performance. Love the addition of the harmonica.

Slinky groove.

BabuMusic #623849 11/19/20 03:55 AM
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Excellent song!

Love the groove, and you are such a good writer. Good vocal too!

I dig it, well done.

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Hello BabuMusic,

Beautiful atmosphere of blues. All the ingredients are there and your voice lends itself wonderfully. The guitar solo and the harmonica are excellent.Sympathetic the outro. Well done.

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Dero13
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Originally Posted By: Deej56
Marty,

Killer blues stuff. That lead guitar solo is just perfect. Nice lines in the write as well (love that “you gotta stand on my shoulders line”). Solid mix as well—nice touch on the ocean sound effect at the end. Cool stuff!

My best to you,

Deej


Thanks, Deej. Solos are the hardest part with BiaB. Sometimes they come out amazingly perfect, but usually I have to spend hours getting them ok.

Originally Posted By: jptjptjpt
Cool song. I like that "Sea of Blues" hook line. Great blues guitar playing. Band was sounding tight too.


Thanks, jpt3!!!

Originally Posted By: rayc
That's a cracker of a song.
Every thing works - your bass is great glue, though I would've preferred a little editing on the S sibilant sounds.
No one else will notice or care but it was there a bit and when it happens to me I feel it marks me for the old man I am.
It's not all the time either - just sometimes. I get the feeling you may have attenuated some of them already or used a de-esser but some escaped.
The Sea of Blues is green with envy.


Hey, old man! I was hoping you'd notice I cleaned up some of the sibilance using many methods I learned from you. There are sssso many Ss in the Sea Of Blues. Thanks for noticing. I think that would mean your ears are really really good like a young man's would be.

Originally Posted By: Crossroads
Marty, I LOVE YOUR STUFF !!!!!

Everything more than just cool with this blues song. Your vocal fits it like a glove. Enjoyed it so much...

Take care,

Stefan


Thanks you, Stefan. Wish my videos could be one one hundredth as good as yours. You are a master, sir. Take care!!

Originally Posted By: Bawb
So someone backed into my car...
It's in the shop and I got a 2021 car as rental...
It has XM satellite radio and I dunno how to work the confounded thing...
It's stuck on "5 on 50's" or something...
This morning a Sinatra tune "Learning the Blues" came on...
Put me in the mind of your song...
Definitely, the guitars sound right out of that era.
Your vocals sound just as cool...

Thanks for posting, I enjoyed the listen!


Stuck in the 50s. haha Could be worse. Thanks, Bawb. Man, that's the first time anyone ever suggested a connection to me at the King of the Rat Pack. Stuck in the 50s could be a good song title.


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We would not change a thing. The bridge does what a bridge is supposed to do.
Nothing wrong with an upfront vocal in the blues. This ain't heavy rock smile
And when the vocal, like this one, is soulful and passionate all the more reason to let
it sit where it does.

We love the lyric, the aforementioned vocal and your bass. And we are shuffle nuts!

Gotta mention that you made great use of that solo RT -- sounds like y'all have played
together for a while.

The vid was a cool addition. Where do you find such wonderful stock photos? smile smile

Most enjoyable!

J&B

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Originally Posted By: dcuny
I'm no fool but ya coulda fooled me.

Ha! laugh

Blues is a favorite, and you're expressive and fun singer to listen to.


Thanks, David!

Originally Posted By: Birchwood
Hi Marty,

This Blues is a very nice one! I loved that baseline in it. I saw others wrote about it as well.
Your vocals also were as if you enjoyed every word of these lyrics. They really passed this feeling on to me.
I could see it started with my right toe going up and down. Then both feet followed, so it was a bit overwhelming...
I haven't heard disturbing sibilance, but that could be my ears.

All summarized; a very enjoyable song!
Hans


Haha, thanks, Hans. You now have complete control of your feet once again.

Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
Nicely done - I liked the bluesy vibe on it, and thought your vocals did justice to the instrumentation. Nicely catchy, and the guitar solo fit nicely in there as well. Overall a solid tune - thanks for sharing!


Thanks for listening and commenting, Deryk.

Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
I am digging you lyrics, especially this line" "I'm busy takin' out this plank in my eye."

Convincing vocal performance. Love the addition of the harmonica.

Slinky groove.


Thanks, Ezekiel. You noticed the bible reference. Don't try to take out the splinter from your friend's eye until you remove the plank for your own, right? Yeah, this guy's drowning.


Enjoy whatever happens!
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Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Excellent song!

Love the groove, and you are such a good writer. Good vocal too!

I dig it, well done.


Thanks, Dave. I wish I had the ..... to ask you to solo on all my tunes. Whatever good I can get in there, you make it better.

Originally Posted By: Derochette
Hello BabuMusic,

Beautiful atmosphere of blues. All the ingredients are there and your voice lends itself wonderfully. The guitar solo and the harmonica are excellent.Sympathetic the outro. Well done.

Kindly regard

Dero13
Alias JaniJackFlash


Thanks, Dero! Took me awhile to find that old clip I had of waves crashing and a seagull squealing, but I like it there, too.

Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
We would not change a thing. The bridge does what a bridge is supposed to do.
Nothing wrong with an upfront vocal in the blues. This ain't heavy rock smile
And when the vocal, like this one, is soulful and passionate all the more reason to let
it sit where it does.

We love the lyric, the aforementioned vocal and your bass. And we are shuffle nuts!

Gotta mention that you made great use of that solo RT -- sounds like y'all have played
together for a while.

The vid was a cool addition. Where do you find such wonderful stock photos? smile smile

Most enjoyable!

J&B




Thanks, you guys!! Those photos are all mine, and anyone anywhere can you them for anything.


Enjoy whatever happens!
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Sounds great Marty. Love that blues-y sound!

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A toe-tapper!!! I love the Blues, and this is skilfully done, so it doesn't sound just like "yet another Blues", haha. Your voice is even Elvis-y in parts, and - as someone said above - you certainly had fun singing this! Wonderfully, deliberately self-indulgent in the sadness of the Blues ... love it! Nice "sea effect" at the end, too - made me smile :-)

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Marty,
Cool tune. Fun, creativity and quality come to mind. A rare combination. Very good all around. Vocals are excellent! Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Sounds great Marty. Love that blues-y sound!


Thanks, David!

Originally Posted By: musician17
A toe-tapper!!! I love the Blues, and this is skilfully done, so it doesn't sound just like "yet another Blues", haha. Your voice is even Elvis-y in parts, and - as someone said above - you certainly had fun singing this! Wonderfully, deliberately self-indulgent in the sadness of the Blues ... love it! Nice "sea effect" at the end, too - made me smile :-)


Thanks, James. Self-indulgent sadness --yeah, I like that.

Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
Marty,
Cool tune. Fun, creativity and quality come to mind. A rare combination. Very good all around. Vocals are excellent! Thank you for sharing.

Misha.


Thanks for listening and commenting, Misha!


Enjoy whatever happens!
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Very, Very Cool Marty!!! Great song and you sang the hell out of it!! That solo guitar sounds like it was custom! A REAL TREAT!!!! Take care. Greg

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Very well done! I enjoyed listening!

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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Very, Very Cool Marty!!! Great song and you sang the hell out of it!! That solo guitar sounds like it was custom! A REAL TREAT!!!! Take care. Greg


Thanks, Greg! Yeah those solos are the hardest to coax out of the program. I often spend more time with them than the whole rest of the tune. Wish I could get Dave to do them all. hehe

Originally Posted By: Will Josef
Very well done! I enjoyed listening!

Will


Thanks so much, Josef.


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Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
[quote=Greg Johnson] Yeah those solos are the hardest to coax out of the program. I often spend more time with them than the whole rest of the tune.


Ha...I hear you....same here.

Good cut...good vocal delivery.
I enjoyed the listen and echo all other comments.

Be well....

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