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Awesome guitar work and great writing too. Love the overall arrangement. Mix sounds great, too. Jeff

Thanks, daryl!

Thanks so much!

Thanks! I couldn't remember the Cruella theme so I had to google it to check it out. I can hear the similarity a little!

Outstanding. Sounds ready for the radio, to me! Jeff

A really well done tune. The vocals and harmonies especially sound great. Jeff

Nice groove. I love seeing all the hardware synths in action!

Enjoyed that. Well done.

Everything about this, the groove, the bass, the trumpet, the piano, the singing and lyrics was an absolute treat. That's probably the most convincing trumpet vst I've heard, especially considering it was out in front and solo at a couple points. The vibrato on it was really well done. I'm curious how hard it was to program. Outstanding job. Jeff

Appreciate it! Actually this was played on a Yamaha Clavinova digital piano. I recorded the video with my camera and midi on the piano, and then took the midi to my PC and rendered it using Native Instruments The Grandeur. That way I don't have to complete quiet when I'm recording, which impossible in a house with 11 year old and 13 year old boys anyway! 😀

Thanks!

The attention to detail on note choice, rhythm, and composition in general paid off. It shows. It's an excellent soundscape. Jeff

Excellent. I'm hearing the Peter Gabriel comparison, too. Singing is great and there are some very tasty guitar licks in there too.

Appreciate the details. I'm always impressed by how you have so many interleaving parts and patterns. Actually, when I read the song title I was expecting a chord structure based on the circle of 5ths. That might make for a cool follow-up.

Thanks. Appreciate the feedback.

A very moving tribute. I'm sure your friend must have really appreciated it.

I didn't hear the original version, but the drums sounded plenty punchy in this one. Nice job.

It's not often you head to youtube to listen to songs and get hit with come quotes from Voltaire The whole production was really well done. 'Tis the best of all possible worlds, indeed.

I do apologize, as I have no criticism, constructive or otherwise. I rather enjoyed it. About 2 minutes in the arpeggios were giving me a strong vibe of The Who. Very clever and inventive. Jeff

I wrote this blues and boogie piece for piano a couple years ago, but wanted to re-record it to see if I could do it better. It took me a couple of months to work it up to the speed I really wanted to play it at. I hope you enjoy it! Jeff

Hi Bjorn, Thanks for the kind words and the interesting suggestion. If I get a chance, I'll play with that notion a little bit. That made my week!

Thanks! To be honest, I don't think I was ever able to play it all the way through at the original speed with eventually crashing like a train wreck.. I don't know what I was thinking putting in those damn left hand arpeggio's, especially on A flat, but they just about killed I much prefer the slower version, too. I've never really revisited the composition too much on this piece, other than to rework some of the chord voicings. But I totally get what you are saying about simplicity. I often find myself these days recording something, and then after first pass, stripping out so many excess notes to try and simply.

Thank you Mark. I really appreciate your comment about the new mix being clearer. It's something I've been working on improving, so it's nice to know that you can hear the difference.

Thanks, Andy. I appreciate the kind words.

Thanks!