ABull

A commODE TO BANALITY

Dis here's such a glad azz bump 

not like that certain sad azz chump

who thrills his mates with bad bazz thumps

on songs that smell like his azz dumps.

On 10/22/2020 at 5:23 AM, Paul Bush said:

So many influences in this song , bops about and kept me going  great song .

Hey thanks Paul.

Ahoy!

On 10/21/2020 at 3:30 PM, Douglas Kirby said:

I think you always write songs with a good hook to them, and this one is no exception.  I like your style of composing and singing (I liked the vocal harmonies).

The mix sounded good to me - nice job there.

Thanks Douglas -- I appreciate your listening and commenting~~Allan.

SOM

Hey Steve, you've got a very good song buried in an opaque mix -- please consider redoing this with a stronger guitar based sound -- your vox are very good -- and there are some interesting melodies but the mix and instrumentation detracts from the song.  Man, I'd like to hear a new version of this~~Allan.

Hey Treesha, that's some do-wacka-do synth doodlin' there (which after all seems to be the craze) -- since you say you were "playing around" we'll go with that -- good mix on this one as is~~Allan.

Hey Kevin, terrific demo of your song -- vocals are very nice and the arrangement is interesting -- good mix too -- I enjoyed listening to this~~Allan.

AC

Terrific demo of your song Barry -- your voice is perfect for this style -- like that guitar part too.  (Just a comment on the lyrics -- the first verse where you're on the floor and she's on the bed sounds like the dramatic climax of the song -- there's nowhere to go after that in that the other verses are setups to that scenerio -- if that was the last verse lyric it would have more impact.)~~Allan.

Hey, Paul, I enjoyed this a lot (love the style and the like) ~~Allan.

Hey Kevin, "Shot in the Back" is terrific --- that groove is infectious and the opening guitar is perfect.  Your vox are outstanding -- I like the rock grit in your voice -- the mix is great -- stellar work mate~~Allan.

Freddy, you are a professor of existential blues philosophy for sure -- this mix on this is very good;  clear and everything sits well -- another track from you that's a pleasure to hear~~Allan.

Hey Paul, this reminds me of something Steve Miller might do -- good groove and I liked that guitar break -- the playing and tone are perfecto -- good work mate~~Allan. 

Hey Douglas, another good track from you -- I enjoyed this -- Allan.

On 10/3/2020 at 10:36 AM, freddy j said:

I really like this song.  It has a very pop and cheery sound with some very poignant lyrics (they match the times).  The vocal and BGV's were very good as was that lead guitar that came in toward the end.

Nice one indeed!!!

I'm glad you like the tune Freddy -- thanks for commenting.~~Allan.

oh yeah...a sad bump...

was written (music & lyrics) & performed (vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, etc.) by me – home studio -- no autotune, melodyne and the like..                © 

On 9/24/2020 at 11:11 AM, DeeringAmps said:

I'll let the others draw lines and references.
I found this a bit different than your usual, and I really like it!

👍

t

Well, t you drew no lines but you did reference the song demo... I'm glad you like it -- thanks for listening and commenting -- much appreciated~~Allan.

On 9/18/2020 at 9:35 PM, tonemangler said:

I really liked the song, the vocals sound great and I would describe the instrumentation as controlled chaos, particularly the piano! To my ears the mix sounds very good albeit not super 'polished' (deep full bass, ambient drums etc.) which I'm sure you aren't going for anyways.  Overall I think you did a great job!!

Hey, I'm glad you like my demo dude~~Allan.

On 9/9/2020 at 7:23 AM, Bajan Blue said:

definitely a bit of a Talking Heads vibe - good track - the only thing I would say I thought the drums sounded a little boxy, other than that all good

Nigel

 

Thanks Nigel - I'm glad you liked that song demo (other than those box drums  )~~Allan.

On 9/10/2020 at 3:41 PM, freddy j said:

Love it Allan.  The vocals were great as were the lyrics (a little biting with happy music -- cool)!  The mix sound good also .  Well done!!!

Hey Freddy, glad you like my tragi-comedy song and esp. the vox~~Allan.

On 9/9/2020 at 6:57 AM, Douglas Kirby said:

That was a bit different from your usual stuff - as always I enjoyed your lead vocal. Mark mentioned David Byrne - yeah I could hear a bit of that in this one.

Cool song - well done.

Hey, Douglas, thanks for that -- glad you like those vox~~Allan.

Very good work Freddy -- a pleasure to listen to as always~~Allan.

On 9/8/2020 at 7:28 PM, mark skinner said:

Nice light fun sounding song. Kind of a David Byrne talking heads vibe. Loved it ...  No crits ..mark

Thank you Mark -- I'm pleased that you liked it.