SPAK

See the thing is ... your vocal and guitar playing are so profesh ..... how can you not like this .. How? (But I agree that perhaps the rain should last longer ... as it does here in Devon 🌧️😉)

One of your best IMO

ATB

Supa

On 3/24/2019 at 5:45 PM, bjornpdx said:

Steve
A video or a slide show can make a song more engaging but I think this song works better by itself. A video would need to be more of a story with the same couple beginning to end. Just my opinion as always.

Lovely song though! I think you're going to corner the sad and wistful song market very soon now.  😁

You are of course right ... and I would love to get a couple of actors to do this (I asked the wife ... tin hat attached ... and I left her as quick as poss !) but just too expensive so I came up with this You opinion is extremely important and I do agree ..but we all struggle with our dreams ...

All the best

Steve

3 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said:

First off - I liked your vocal - fit the song well.  The song is good - nice ballad. The mix sounded good to my ears.

Nice job on the lyrics - I enjoyed the listen.

Once crit - it ends too abruptly - it needed a longer fade.

Thanks for posting.

Thanks for listening ... again (Feb 24), as you know I posted this as just a song which has the longer ending but then in doing the YT video I cut the fad shorter ... good obs on your part, maybe I should have left it as the longer version. You can still hear the 'song only' further on down the hit list.😥

ATB

Steve

On 3/20/2019 at 7:24 PM, garybrun said:

I have listened to quite a few of your songs.
To be real honest its not my syle and I find it difficult to listen too..
You definatly have a style of your own that I cant really say I can find a parralel.

 

 

Ditto

1 hour ago, Zargg said:

The MIDI track was cut short. Will fix it.

Otherwise thanks for the positive feedback, SPAK 😎

All the best. 

Look forward to it ... and just a thing, I was taken by your vocal tracks, in that the BG vocal is half time against the main vocal .... on listening again it's sorta Opera'ish  ... Maybe one of me favs now I think ( hard to believe when listening to my stuff .. but true anyway )

ATB

Steve

Left a comment on SC ... I think I'm a fan, great playing  (Can I hear a little Eagles in there somewhere ?)

Thanks for listening amiller

1 hour ago, Wookiee said:

I like this Gary nice job my friend.  🙂😎

Hmmm it's totally different, bloody good, can't deny that but too fussy for me. I like hearing the depth of the cellos & violas, I have to agree with Bats on this but if I had to choose one to do over it would be a hard choice ...so to keep the storm at bay , I won't make one ...

Sorry Wookiee I needed more than a minuet (see what I did there ) as I was just beginning to N joy it!

ATB

Steve

Missed the ball on this one ...but now I caught it, As a lyrics guy I love it, I really do ... and as an old guy I feel it!  Great song, great lyrics ...Nuff said 

ATB

Steve

Really like this one and this mix is very, very  good ... drums are just excellent so powerful and deep breath for the addition of guitar well played James! (Just one thing, for me anyway, why did you cut if short ...almost like you ran outta tape 🤔 ...)

11 hours ago, Lynn said:

Great, you put a video to one of my favorite songs!  I've listened to this quite a bit, and plan to continue.

It's 'cause of your comment Lynn so when it goes viral your to blame LOL😉

ATB

Steve

Many thanks for listening

On 3/20/2019 at 12:17 AM, emeraldsoul said:

SPAK - thanks, and good call on the piano, I had another whack at it. More predelay helps it cut through a little better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow ! That's the way, love the snappy kick and the piano works soo .... well,   all of it works ... it's like a different song ....gonna be one of me favs

Really enjoyed this it's a great song, not the stuff I would normally listen to but that the thing about these forums don't know what your gonna get till it starts  ... mix is well light (toppy) but I take your point about LUFS and streaming ... bitch of a thing. I bet this is best live ... well done sailor (sorry couldn't resist)

Best Regards

SPAK

Your thoughts on my joining the song to a story

ARE WE LOVERS ANYMORE  (VID #1)

I feel your warmth within sheets

And smell your perfume in the air

But we don't lay like we used to

Are we lovers anymore?

I bring you flowers in the morning

You send your smiles on the wind

But you don't laugh like you used to

Are we lovers anymore

I spend each hour thinking of you

I wonder what your doing now

I've tried so hard to ask this question

Are we lovers anymore

Inst

The world I live in feels so lonely

'Cause it's slowly broke my heart

I'd move the heavens and the earth to find the answer

Why we ain't lovers anymore

I feel your warmth within these sheets

I smell your perfume on the air

But we don't make love like we used to

No, we ain't lovers anymore

Oh, we ain't lovers anymore

Oh, we ain't lovers anymore ...Insert other media

15 hours ago, garybrun said:

Thanks for listening @SPAK
I agree its very thin and also the  members of the band are insecure...  first time really doing the song live.
The guitarist (who also playes the hamonica) gets severe stage fright..
The only way to over come this is exposure and going out and doing things.
The band rely heavily on me a s a front man..   I dont get any nerves.  🙂

The Rhode is a Nord C2D

@freddy j thanks for taking the time to listen,
I will check out your song too.

I remember being on stage as the singer ( like you ) and being up front, but I found that easier than, say, playing guitar and I take nothing away from the sheer guts it takes to play guitar/drums. Anyway as 'front' man it's your job to keep the audience in tune ( no pun ) with the band ...so all the best .

As regards to the C2D that's  a serious bit of kit !! lucky sod!

Steve

Very you ... just a thing would be nice if the M8 was livened up a little but as said def your style with great lyrics ... thanks

18 hours ago, Lynn said:

I really like this song and video!  However, I didn't notice it so much in the previous post of this song, but in this mix,  I lose the lead vocal to the strings from time to time.  Since the words are so important to this song, I'd suggest boosting the lead vox a bit, and backing off the strings a little bit.  This is especially important when listening at low volume, as I just did.  I'm turning it up on the next pass.  All in all, very impressive!

You have a keen ear Lynn, I did a remix which is absolutely awful, Bill (who used to be one of the regulars here, I'm sure you remember him) said basically the same thing on YT, both of you being very kind ... yep it needs a redo but as said on my last reply I'm getting into vid work and I'm afraid I missed the ball on this one ... many thanks for the input and a smack on the hand for me .... I will have another go, thanks again Lynn  

New version uploaded 🔧

9 hours ago, freddy j said:

I don't know how I missed this one but I'm very glad that I did indeed find it.  The vocals are indeed wonderful and you have captured the emotion of the lyrics in your presentation without over selling the song.  Excellent job!

Thankyou for listening to it and your comments ... I say this a lot, but it really does mean a lot from a muso such as yourself ... thanks again

Steve

9 hours ago, Lynn said:

Boy, I'm really late to this party.  Too bad because this is one of the best songs I've heard in a while.  I caught to Peter G vibe, too, but mainly because your voice is dripping in pathos like his.  This is a supreme song that deserves recognition.  I'd love for this song to go viral.  More please.

Thanks Lynn I really appreciate the input from you. As of late I'm getting into video work so I will take your idea to YouTube and then to the bank !😉

All the best

Steve

Great work mate .. all be it a little thin ... it that a proper Rhodes ? Did this kind of stuff in the day and I still wish I had a band to do it again, brings me right back ( BTW Did you mean I'm gonna kiss your ass goodbye ? )

ALB

Steve

Many thanks for the input and I wish I too, could hear Sting doing this esp with his style on it ... still never mind, it's not about the fame or money 🤔 or is it ?

Regards

Steve

Love the start, makes the listener wait in anticipation, bass line is killer .. then the piano ( which could do with a little more treble and widening IMO) . With the staccato guitar and Afro beat it's very clever way of bringing in the vocal, it's at this point it sort of looses traction for me, maybe because I don't understand what is being said and I feel the whole song was building up to this ....

That said there's a lot of work here and I like it ... Cheers

Steve