Supa Reels

Great mix and no crits! BTW the studio's looking cool 😎

HNY mate

Steve

 SECOND VERSION  Thanks for the input Lynn & Bjorn

 1 ST VERSION TO LIVE OUR LIVES AGAIN

I can't remember everything that went before

I can't recall every word that we said

But when I think of you every now and then

Oh if only we /I could live our / my life ( lives) again

The day we met we were only kids back then

I remember people said it wouldn't last

But something in your eyes, so trusting and so blue

Was all it took to spend my life with you

Let us go down to riverside,where the oak trees used to grow

Holding hands just like we used to do

And watch butterflies dance on the rivers flow

M8

Let us go down to riverside,where the oak trees used to grow

Holding hands just like we used to do

And watch butterflies dance on the rivers flow

Hi Kevin, I take the fact the bass line is a little low in the mix as it could be a tad higher. The double tracking could maybe do with the harmony's taken up a bit too esp the chorus and the Ahoo's  and my last crit is that the ending has been cut too short.

Overall and as a fan of your stuff, I love to listen to a good song and follow the wording, so if you could post them up  .. ?

Great song, you have such a wistful tone to your vocal it's almost haunting.

ATB

Steve

Wow .. that's it nothing more to say .. maybe just , it felt like I'd just been to a concert and heard a play ..loved it .. Oh and I use Power Director 365

Happy days

Steve

Definitely your unique style .. very profound message Bjorn  ... your guitar work is great and you must have stayed at it to produce this work !

Love your words mate

Steve

Hi Lynn,

As you know I've been checking out your work, to get a feel of your vibe .. this new mix. to my ears anyway, works well given how you write, it still has a lot going on but gets through with your great lyrics .. Yes/sir ..ee ! still a fan  .. might write a song with that line ' STILL A FAN' ( WOTCH-THIS-SPACE  👀 )

ATB

Steve

You just keep getting better, your understanding of phrasing the textures of this very underrated synth makes for a great piece to listen to .. one nig, the ending  sounds like it was cut short, but still a 10/10 from me 👍

Stay well

Steve

Hi mate,

You know from old I'm a words guy and these lyrics fit your voice like a warm glove and a cold hand ! Great stuff ! love the concept and passion .. I really do. however for me, the mix seems to get a little too fussy and in places doesn't seem to work with all that's going on .. BUT that said I'm on a third listen so I guess, for me I'm a fan !

Stay well Lynn and all the best to the Wilson tribe over Xmas

Steve 

4 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

Steve ! I enjoyed your video on a couple of levels ..

Watching you perform on a few instruments made me feel comfortable as if I was there looking over your shoulder ...

Your whole set up and having the various recording of tracks made me feel good about what I do over here .Just like in your video I'm banging away on a few instruments my self and I keep forgetting I can do that ....

Love your voice as you sing and I wish I could be as easy going as you were in the video ....You are telling your EX to go take a chomp and to get lost and yet  the tone of your voice is so composed , even keeled and pleasant to listen to .

Comes off hypnotic in a way  ...

The song itself was a good telling of a universal story that happens to most of us . ..all the other stuff makes it even better.

all the best,

Kenny

Hi Kenny,

Thanks so much for the blindingly great compliments ... sometimes it means everything to reach one person the way this work seems to have caught you. We are all writing and performing stuff here and look to our peers for a tick or cross on our work LOL. 

As said to David it's an empathic bit of songwriting because I have been married to my best friend for 40 years! ( No one else would put up with the cost of this bloody songwriting gig !)  That's not to say I have forgotten the pain of growing up and feeling that bitter taste when it all goes wrong  ... like you knowingly write ' The song itself was a good telling of a universal story that happens to most of us ' .

Thanks again Kenny, you made my day 😉👍

ATB

Steve

This should be on national TV ! There's a lot of hard work in this vid, not wasted on me, so well done ...

Steve

Thanks Garry for a great rendish ...loved it ! (even with the few timing/tune errors)

ATB Steve

22 hours ago, 53mph said:

Very smooth sound - loved it.

Many thanks for listening and commenting   ..( just wondered how it sounds at 53 mph LOL 😉)

Best regards

Steve

On 12/8/2020 at 8:24 PM, Barry Seymour said:

I like the way the lyrics flow smoothly; they all fit together like clockwork, yet each individual phrase sings / flows naturally. Beautiful and more than a little poignant.

Good sound, supports the singing without getting in the way.

Great stuff.

VERY much appreciated Barry, thankyou for listening and your comments.

Steve

22 hours ago, David Sprouse said:

  You sound like you were really hurt by someone.    Glad something good came of it, a good song.

It's an old song David that you've heard before, but doesn't represent anything in particular in my life.  I posted this some time ago as just a CW upload ( No video ) but as said I have this Power Director 365 software suit and never used it, so I thought I'd try using it in the control room with me singing this song. It's nothing like your stuff as I am not an established musician, just a words kinda guy with an empathy for life ... I guess that's where this comes from, in that, we have all suffered hurt at some point, fell in love, didn't work out and so forth ... I can assure you I have the same affinity with classical music, just that I'm not skilled in the art of writing it,  although it brings a tear sometimes when I listen to how it makes one feel..... That's where your work comes in ...... Thanks for the comment my friend and for listening !

Stay well

Steve

10 hours ago, Johnbee58 said:

Sad lyric line well executed by you.  Almost a "tear jerker".  Nice work on the video.  I really enjoy the "old film" effect. I enjoyed the listen.

🙂 John B

Thanks Jon good to hear from you and that you enjoyed the song .

All the best

Steve

As usual that burnt chocolate vocal holds you to the song ... makes you wanna open your presents early. Have to say though I don't get the musical bit of the song, do you arrange and play any instruments ? As David says in he's comments the arrangement is top notch .... and I have Mic envy LOL

Stay well mate

Steve

15 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Really felt the emotion in your performance; well done!
The verb on the track really pulled the whole mix together; another well done!

👍's

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IF you were looking for suggestions, I'd say raise the vocal a couple of db. But that's probably just my tired ears talkin'; pay no attention, I never do...

Thanks Tom, I don't think I can get anymore Db from the main vox with determent to the overall mix. Given what you commented on, my thinking would be perhaps I should give each track better placement and  little more space which would allow a wider field and give the vocal a tad more clarity ... I wont post but I'll see if it works either by upping the vox or providing 'air' to the mix .. good one mate

Stay well

Steve 

17 hours ago, freddy j said:

I certainly join the cast of kudos above.  You did an absoflippinlutely excellent job in your vocal - phrasing, emotion, etc. were great!  The BGVs were the perfect complement to the vocals and the instrumentation carried along the previous two perfectly. 

Well done indeed!

 

 

Thanks Freddi, I am so pleased you enjoyed the song (warts an all ) !

All the best

Steve

18 hours ago, Barry Seymour said:

I like the way the lyrics flow smoothly; they all fit together like clockwork, yet each individual phrase sings / flows naturally. Beautiful and more than a little poignant.

Good sound, supports the singing without getting in the way.

Great stuff.

Thanks for the excellent and  intuitive feedback Barry. 

I have written stuff for other people over the years but most of the time, to me anyway, they lost the meaning of the work for the trade off  betweer the  beat or melody .. that's OK  cause it sells .. I never made big bucks and never will ( I'm here with my songwriting palls  .. so who cares  ) .. but as long as I reach someone .. it's all good ..... very good !

Your comments are much appreciated 😊

Steve

17 hours ago, garybrun said:

Thanks so much for the feedback....  but I have not written this song.
I just sang to it.

Ok ... but what about the piano and arrangement and stuff ... Gotta tell ya it brought a tear and so I am interested ... /  ?

You know that sometimes all a song needs is the message, warts an' all, I have always felt your vocal is burnt chocolate .. soothing with an edge ... who played piano, a little bright in the mix but effective, although sometimes a contrast in the melody can be a great help to reach the listener, in the work you achieved this before your chorus .. have to say overall this song reached my heart ... really ....  and you don't need my comment mate to know you have talent !

Great songwriting thanks

Stay well

Steve 

1 minute ago, Paul Bush said:

Yeah loved the vocals , great song , I can only concur with all of the above cheers well done 

Many thanks Paul ...and for listening glad you liked it 👍

All the best

Steve

14 hours ago, AndyB01 said:

Great song - killer ballad and vocal - both big ticks for me. I agree with @emeraldsoul on the drums but given the brilliance of the rest, it's a minor crit for me. BGVs were a stand out. Thanks for posting.

Andy

Many thanks Andy, I take your crits and might go back and reprint but for the time being I'll bask in the kind comments LOL 😉.

I'm thankful for your listen.

Steve

Your comment comes as a big surprise to me, so many thanks for listening .. I feel like the head master just gave me a house point !   😊

Stay well

Steve

15 hours ago, noynekker said:

Extremely well done. Love the song and your vocal, a very smooth and emotional delivery. The part where the instruments build around the vocal is very effective, and adds to the overall emotion of the piece. So great.

Thanks for the comment mate and your time to listen.

Steve