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Hey Bjorn_  Thanks for listening brother!  We are still doing some small tweaks to this song behind the scenes.   We will certainly look into the areas you have pointed out.  I think we are going to do at least 1 more small tweak to the drum track, yet on this song.  

Freddy J- Thank you for listening and commenting.  I can certainly relate to the "old ears" comment, mine are not what they used to be.  Thank you for the encouraging words, we are overall very happy with how this one is turning out.  

Sean has given me an updated Drum Track and I have posted a new mix.  Please let us know what you think of the changes to Antisocial Media.  

9 hours ago, Kenny Wilson said:

                                                      

My grandmother  knows exactly "who he is " . She's at Church praying for a slice of the 3.9 million dollars his Black Stratocaster  fetched at Auction.

 

Kenny

Most expensive Partscaster in the world since  Blackie.

11 minutes ago, Bapu said:

Yeah, I can see that.

????  Over my head and through what little hair I have left?

I will say that it doesn’t bother me.  I’ve been referenced as sounding like Petty at least 1,000 times.   

On 6/21/2019 at 8:26 AM, daryl1968 said:

great topic - excellent lyrics and performed very well.

The snare is a bit thin for my taste - I don't think the mix is toppy as such, I found myself focusing on the snare...

Thanks for the listen Daryl!  Our musical ambitions were recently interrupted with both Sean and myself taking Summer vacations.   Reece may be about to take one as well, I can't remember.  The plan is for Sean to rework the drums as soon as he catches up.  I believe he has just returned and is now looking for time between job and family.  We will try to thicken that snare up on the next pass.  

On 6/21/2019 at 8:16 AM, Grem said:

 On my first listen, I wasn't getting it. Not really understanding the title.

The more I listened I was drawn in by the vocals. Which on the second and third listen I grew to really like it.

Lyrics are really good. I like the subject and the views expressed in them. There is a soul on the other side of that image!!

Really good job.

Grem-  Thanks for listening.  Yup, my first reaction as well, upon hearing the demo's from Sean.  It took a second listen to kind of home in on what he was saying.  Then it really became clear how clever the lyrics are and how current this has become to today's social networks.  I think we have ALL experienced the "Antisocialness" of social networks.   As a group, and what we represent, we have even had internal talks about how hard it is sometimes to bite your tongue and stay out of the mud.  

Sean had considered passing on this song and waiting for a future CD release.  I am glad this song is going to be featured on our upcoming CD.  

Kenny- Thank you for listening and commenting.  Sean always sounds awesome on vocals.  I am continually amazed by his talent.   The guitars on this song kind of flow from low gain bluesy to hard rock; back and forth between verse and chorus.  That was a deliberate feel that Sean was looking for.   Thin could very well be my Strat at low gain.  I was playing mainly the bridge pick up, I believe.   The Solo in the beginning is my Strat, the main Solo in the middle is definitely Sean...also greatly talented on guitar.  

Nice work, Skyline!  Great lyrics and the loved the video work.  

On 6/20/2019 at 6:37 AM, Wookiee said:

There is a tad of harshness to the top end of this on the Adam's other than that it has that slightly raw/live feel of a lot of your stuff.  Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the listen Wookiee.  I believe Sean is going to do some additional programming to his drum track.  I'll go back into the mix once I get those changes and work the high end a tad, see if I can find the source of that harsh tone your hearing.  

Hey All,  

Reece is finishing up the Mastering on our next iTunes CD and this is the last song to go on the album.  I believed Sean is going to tweak the drum tracks once more, based on the suggestions made on these forums.

Does anyone hear anything else in this mix that might need a little caressing yet?  All feedback is welcome.  We are attempting to make this 3rd album our most polished yet.   

I was at NAMM and saw a demo of Cakewalk, I believe it was Cakewalk 2.   I brought a demo disk home with me.

I’ve been using Ernie Ball rounds lately.  I only change them about once a year.  I’ve played around with several different makes of Flats, but seem to end up back to rounds.  Of the Flats I’ve tried, so far I’ve liked La Bella’s the best.   I’m really dying to try Thomastiks, but ouch they are expensive.

How long...I swear its only been about 10 minutes today and I am getting my work done.

Hey John- Thanks for the listen.  If others feel like the mix is too bright, we will certainly reconsider making some changes to the instrumentation.  Sean is VERY sensitive to high frequencies and is usually the one to complain with in our group about harshness or extreme highs.  We consulted each other at our band site and he is not hearing any issues at the moment.  I do appreciate the listen and bringing it to our attention.

Tom- Thanks again for listening to another one of our tunes.  You may have a point on the drums.  I remember thinking something similar a few weeks ago when I started mixing this one.   I am sure we will discuss that as a band and make changes if we feel it is needed.  

I think it sounds pretty good Bat.  I was on the fence about the vocals coming down.  At the beginning of the song, I felt like they needed to come down a touch.  As the song progresses to the end, they seem fine.  Maybe bring them down just a touch and let us have another listen.  

I hear the Steely Dan likeness as well.  Nice work, good song. 

Here is a new rock song written by Sean and performed by the band, Scandalous Grace.  I have done the mixing production work on this song.  Let us know what you think, all comments are welcome.

Performed by Scandalous Grace 
Words & Mu­sic: Sean Peifer
Sean Peifer: Lead Vox, Electric Guitar, main Guitar Solo.
Michael Hanson: Bass, Electric Rhythm, Intro Guitar Solo, BGV, Mixing/mastering.
Reece Bain: Keys and BGVs.

Studio one Pro and Cakewalk.

Awesome Bob, liked the video very much.  Great song and playing as always.

On 5/12/2019 at 4:03 PM, SteveStrummerUK said:

Gosh, I didn't expect so many humorous replies.

Mind you, I haven't checked in since yesterday.

......but Tomorrow Never Knows.

Definitely not fret less.

19 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

 I've have a LP Studio.  I don't play very much.  Is it wrong to have an LP and not play it every day?

Not at all.  I own and play a LP, Strat, 335 and a Rick; all equally loved, all get played depending on the tone I am looking for.

The 2019 Les Paul's are out and so far, the reviews have been very positive.  The Standard has no weight relief, hand wired electronics, no circuit board and price reduced to $2,500.  Seems like Gibson may be back.