Kevin Walsh

Nice one, jack, you have a way of making very cool sounds. I agree with @FreeEarCandy, early floyd vibe is very strong but it's got your vocal fingerprint. 

13 hours ago, FreeEarCandy said:

The only thing my ears are catching is its a pretty good tune.  Dreamy guitar accents/fills here and there. Great vox and lyrics.  The break away at 2:50 sold it for me. Damn good surprise!  The levels seem okay. Some may say it could probably be a little louder, but  I'm not one of them.  Rather enjoyable tune all the way through. 

Thanks for listening! It could indeed be louder, thanks! I love playing the break.

18 hours ago, steve@baselines.com said:

Nice groove.  Those drums sound great Kevin.

Thanks, steve, drums kill me dead, dead, dead.

13 hours ago, FreeEarCandy said:

Really like that guitar tone, and the playing is sweet too.  I heard a few clicks at the beginning. There may be a few after as well.  Did you duck the reverb or just tempo sync it?  Yeah. I like that organ too. Fills in nicely. Vocals sit in the right spot with the harmonies adding the width.  Enjoyable. 

Thanks for taking the time to comment! Yes, I have a verb set to project tempo, and tbh I never heard the clicks so thanks, I'll crank the volume and give it listen. Very much appreciate the kind words!

19 hours ago, freddy j said:

Absoflipinlutely, wonderful song.  Love the build up in the intro.  The guitars are perfect -- especially that one panned right.  Your vocals (tone, phrasing, lyrics, etc.) are great.  Great performance great mix!!!

Thank you for listening, freddy, I appreciate you taking the time and thanks for the very kind words!

On 4/5/2023 at 7:23 PM, KSband said:

Like the song and especially the vocals, really nice job. My only nit would be at about 2:00 you have some off sounding guitar notes going with the vocal and it fights with it, it may be what you were going for too.

Yes, there are a few in there, and no, I wasn't really going for that, I was trying to interweave two guitars and the vocal melody and had a bit of a fender bender.  I chose not to fix it because the vibe was cool but now is bugging me so I'll probably fix it, thank you for the compliments and especially for the critique.

On 4/5/2023 at 8:27 AM, mark skinner said:

Very well sung ! You've got a Fantastic tone on the backing rhythm guitar. I think the only thing I would tweak would be the brightness of the bass guitar. It sits fine in the mix but is slightly dull sounding to me. Another Great song , Enjoyed it ..  mark 

Mark, thanks for the critique, I'll give a listen to the bass. Along with drums it's really one of the hardest elements for me to get right. I appreciate your time!

On 4/5/2023 at 5:51 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Kevin

I really like this - great song and very nice guitar playing

The mix is just right for me

Cool stuff

Nigel

 

 

Thank you for the use of your ears, Nigel!

On 4/4/2023 at 4:07 PM, treesha said:

Good song, I think the mix sounds good here, enjoyed the guitar playing and vocals. Good job

Thank you for listening and for taking the time to comment, it's much appreciated.

The trumpet and guitar are really well done, really enjoyed this.

Wow, thanks, Lynn! You've given me lots of encouragement here and I appreciate it!

You can download a free version of the plugin to check ToneX out. Good luck with it, it was a game changer for me!

Thanks for listening, mark!

Changed it to a link, give it another try,  mark.

This is a cool song with really good lyrics. Great sound and I really dig the vocals here.  The drum arrangement is an interesting choice, I hear the toms panned, but I don't hear a kick, hat or snare holding down the groove, could just be my ears. Really like the acapella bit but I miss a bridge here.  I agree about the repetitiveness, I think there's some opportunity to to create some tension and do a nice release at the end.  Even so it's a good song and a good mix. Thumbs up!

Man that tele's got a bite! Love this one, sounds like you were going for an anthem, and if you were, you nailed it. Always love your stuff, such a great arrangement with  a rich, killer sound on top of great playing.  Another winner!

This one is kind of a sparse thing so the mix was kind of hard for me to dial in. Critique is very welcome.

https://www.reverbnation.com/kevinibsen/song/33887106-misogyny

This is a really good performance! You guys had a great vibe, very much in the school of the Cars to my ear.

Totally worth it. I use the pedal for gigging, but I used the plugin on this song.  You can download a free version of the plugin and use a ton of really good models. I think the Vox models are great too. 

Very good song, you have a great voice and you use it very well. Production is first rate, as is the mix. As a nit, I thought I heard a bit of discordance between the notes of the vocal and the organ in some places ("you were shining in the sun"). The reverb is splendid and the harmonies are just killer. Great song!

37 minutes ago, KSband said:

Hey, that is a really cool song! Like the ZZ top guitars going on, can hear the different sounds all very well. Nice changes to break it up too.

Thanks for giving it a spin. I used the new ToneX plug for those, just love that plugin, probably the best Marshall sounds I've personally found (not saying much though, ha!) I appreciate your comments!

5 hours ago, Makke said:

I listened two times and got nice ten minutes. An excellent rock song. Good vocs and great guitar sounds.

Thanks for the listen and the feedback!

Wow!

Mix is stellar,  fine performances. I love the acoustic guitar sound,wish I could do that. Oh. and that haunting low harmony makes it. 

Thank you, Bjorn!

Sweet strat sounds in a cool as ice tune,  very well-produced!