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Totally simpatico with the lyrics Freddy. Wish we would all just pause once in a while and think about what we're doing. I like the ending that just stops. Musically I think the song is a bit too dense - too much in the background that takes away from the voc. I really enjoyed it anyway. -Bjorn

Wonderful the "she said/I said" back and forth lyrics. Love your beginning of a relationship story that I think we can all relate to in our own experience. Great job Steve. -Bjorn

Paul, good lyrics, good story. The accompaniment could use more work I think. Just seems like it meanders a bit. Also, the percussion sounds like a click track to me so maybe more attention there as well. Anyway, just one man's opinion. -Bjorn

Wow, Gary, you've been blessed with a wonderful voice and you know how to use it. Excellent recording. Hope you get all the success you deserve. -Bjorn

Steve, yeah I think you're right. The song is long so it would be easy to cut a minute or two to lessen the repetition. Jack, Tim, Makke, Doug thanks for listening and commenting Tom, I like the "3 minute rocker" bit. Reminds me of The Who movie The Kids Are Alright (highly recommended). Pete Townsend says there's a rule in rock music - 3 minutes and 3 chords and that's it.

Great job Steve! I have some hearing loss which makes it hard for me to follow lyrics so I was glad you posted the text. You have some great lines that must have taken a while to come up with. I don't know what resources you use but I would recommend rhymezone.com for rhymes and as a thesaurus. Very handy. -Bjorn

Shirin Another song using phrases from vocal libraries. Rast Sounds Balkan Vocals Aliye Also Omnisphere u-He Zebra NI Mideast Instruments Thanks for listening/comments -Bjorn

Makke playing his guitar somewhere in a Finland desert. Very nice composition and playing. Enjoyed it. -Bjorn

What LarryT said above. It has an appealing sound to it that could be built upon. -Bjorn

That's some tricky orchestration going on there David. Sounds great! -Bjorn

I was really glad to hear a change up from your usual fare Doug. This is kind of a bossa nova fusion genre which you handled very well. Production and performance are up to your usual high standards. -Bjorn

Wonderful music. Thoroughly enjoyed it. NASA has great images on their website. -Bjorn

A little more synthy than your usual. Well done. Enjoyed it. -Bjorn

I was expecting Jimmy Buffet to come in at the beginning. So I'm sitting here and actually trying to count out the eighth notes. Guess I'll just take your word for it, Wookie. I like the wandering panning effect. -Bjorn

Very nice. I always look forward to hearing your latest and you never disappoint. -Bjorn

Steve, it's a beautiful song. Voc is front and center just where it should be. Strings come in at just the right time. Some picky notes I took while listening: Almost seems like a different song starting ~2:00. IDK maybe the accompaniment changed a lot there. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just something that caught my attention. A few plosive 'k' sounds here and there. The keys are a tad loud at 2:40. Your voice matches the mood in most of your music, or maybe it's the other way around. Anyway, nice work on this one, Steve. -Bjorn

I agree with the above comments. Can't say I'm qualified to offer voice advice (just listen to one of my songs) but you could try something like Izotope Nectar or just play around with EQing the track. Melodyne is great for small pitch and timing corrections. My dream is a decent voice vst. Hope I live long enough to see such a thing. -Bjorn

Paul, thanks for the comment. There's something about Middle Eastern and Spanish scales that really appeal. And then put a female vocalist in there and the effect is like opium or something. There's a book called Music, the Brain and Ecstasy that describes it pretty well. Thanks Tom. Appreciate the comment. Thanks tom. My wife said the vocal is too buzzy and I assumed she was referring to the track you mentioned. Nope, she was talking about another track. She didn't have a problem with your track so I don't know what to think. The track you mentioned does have some aliasing fuzz but I thought that would get lost in the mix. I'm thinking about applying some EQ to it to see if it sounds better.

Distant Voices (and something for free) I put some of my vocal libraries to use in this project. It was a little tricky getting the phrases to work together and also keeping them reasonably in key. Vocals from: Rast Sound Persian Vocals SoundIron Mimi Page Heavyocity Vocalise Alchemy Dream Voices also: u-He Diva Omnisphere Arturia Pigments FREE I'm giving away a dbx 286s mic preamp/processor. You pay for shipping. I used it a couple of times but it didn't work out for me. PM me if you're interested. -Bjorn

Sounds great as always, Doug. Really like the guitar solo (is that the Danelectro? - I don't know much about guitars). -Bjorn

I recently signed up with Sirius radio and I listen to the 50s station pretty often. This song would fit right in I think. I always like your music, Freddy. -Bjorn

I agree with the comments above. A couple of things I noticed: The accompanying instruments are playing the melody part almost note to note with your singing. Seemed to me you were struggling to hit the lower notes? Might try raising the key a step or two. Very promising song. I think it could really shine with a little more work. -Bjorn

The mix sounds pretty darn good to me, Paul. You have a great voice for the genre and more than that, the passion. It comes across very well. Really like the guitars! So nice. -Bjorn

One of those videos where the music perfectly matches what you're seeing. Great work! Had to look up "sakura." Cherry blossoms, which show up at the end. -Bjorn

I really enjoyed listening to this. Great job! I bet you get a pretty good response when you play this before a live audience. I'd be in the front row! -Bjorn