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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

17 hours ago, garybrun said:

I listened to the music first.... then watched the video and listed again.
I love your voice... very unique and comes across sincere.

Well done mate.
Brilliant

Aww Gary, your too kind now I can't get my head through the studio door ! 😎 Thankyou for the comment mate 😉

Steve

On 12/5/2020 at 5:11 AM, emeraldsoul said:

Really great vocal, great feeling. The video was a good companion as well. The bgv's were smooth and in the right spot! I found myself missing the snare a bit, kind of a crack! every now and again to keep the beat centered and drive the song just a bit. 

Catchy melody? Check!

nice one bro.

-Tom

 

 

Thanks Tom, regarding the snare, it's not something I thought about when recording this, as I left the rhythm more as a click guide ..  I wish I had paid more attention to now 'cause your right .. 👍  All the best and stay well

Steve

I agree with 'noynekker' it's true that you have used those samples in sympathetic way and it works for me. I think, going to your back catalog, the improvement in your creativity is really evident ! I listened to this in the lounge with a brew looking out at a rainy cold morning ..this somehow fitted my mood, very calming.

Steve 

If this were brandy it would have XO written on it .. bloody great !!!

S

Nothing more to add but just loved it .. have to agree with Tom though ... too short, could listen to this stuff all day !

S

Great song ! for me I didn't think of Springsteen a got sort of Dylan vibe .. in any event great mix and very up ...which we all need 👍

S

15 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Steve
Great to put a face to your voice. I don't have the guts to do that yet.
You always manage to squeeze out every bit of emotion behind the lyrics by way of your distinctive voice and timing.
There were a couple of spots where the voc got a bit drowned out for example ~ 0:56 but no biggie. Always look forward to hear your stuff.

Thanks mate, as regards to the YouTube post, I have had the software ( Power director 365 ) for a while and never used it and I wondered how they make music vids so I give it a shot ... lip sync is a bitch though LOL. Take your point about the drowning, think I got carried away a bit doing the whole thing. Thanks for your comments and keep well my friend.

Steve

18 minutes ago, Douglas Kirby said:

I really enjoyed your lead vocal - very nice indeed. Top-notch song and I thought the mix was quite good to my ears.

Good job on the lyrics as well - well done.

Thanks, I have a bit of work to do but your comments are so encouraging, thanks for your ears 

S

15 hours ago, Lynn Wilson said:

What a pleasure to see you perform!  This is a terrific song that features your smooth, melodic voice, combined with a bit of sadness, that is very convincing.  And, that, to me, is the hallmark of your music;  your conviction.  You can't fake that.  What a great start to my day!

Thanks for the comment Lynn you are very kind 👍

S

Just mucking around with Power Director 365 

My god what a voice, and you have a professional rhythm in your phrasing .. have not heard anything here more polished 👋well done and a big thankyou for the post.

S 

Having listened to your work over the years, and in comparison, there's so much attitude in this later stuff that works for me. The mix is clean enough and gives a pro feel to the song and your guitar work although a little fussy is top draw .. I think I mean to say ...Great song mate ! Stay well and I hope the misses had a good one 👍

S

The style of this song is that your vocal falls a little behind the beat, something I love about a lot of your stuff, and I think Daryl has it right as the cumulative result appears as though there is a slight time issue, yep I would say the bass is off a tad but I wouldn't loose sleep over it. Scratchy guitar ? just mix it with a little less high end on the acoustic see how that sounds ...but again, all good really. I believe you know the chorus needs beefing up as that's the message the whole lyric brings you to, so that needs work ... a female vocalist D/T at say 1/3rd left and right in the mix and you harmonizing  ...well, who knows, could work .. But for me this sounded great in the studio ..love it and great to hear another KW song 👍

S   

Lyrics right up there, great colab ... LOL

S

Nice work and very much enjoyed it .

S

4 minutes ago, DeeringAmps said:

Good songwriting and performances always trump production value.
Revisit? Sure why not? Do it all the time.
The Wind Cries Mary, one of Jimi's best; evidently he tried to revisit it numerous times.
Don't let getting this one perfect, keep you from writing two more.
Just my nickel98...

tom

Thanks Tom. As usual supa advice😉 Like a big bruvver you are ( although I'm an old fart sooo it's metaphoric LOL )

S

23 hours ago, David Sprouse said:

Loved the retro feel and  your vocals are first rate.  You could go so many ways with this in terms of genre.  Your songs stand out to me because of a certain authenticity  that must come from having lived the lyrics.

I always read your comments in high regard, you and Bjorn always seem to get the message in a song, which is refreshing and over the years of listening to your stuff I feel a bit of a fraud, in that you are a true musician as so many here .. I am a lyrics guy with frustrations that I'm not ... so I tip my hat to you and thankyou for listening 👍

S

18 hours ago, Kevin Walsh said:

Such a cool song! A memorable melody with a really good chorus. I very much enjoy the tone of your vocals here. Reminds me of Donovan.

The mix sounds kind of reverby and thick and confused to my ears, like some of the instruments and are competing for my attention. There's also a sheen of harsh highs that detract from  the really nice retro vibe you're establishing.

Again, such a cool song!

Thanks mate, I did this many years ago and your comment is sound ...through time I have learned a lot  and would never have mastered this so badly, I will revisit this and post .. thanks again ..stay well

S

Sorry for the late response guys .. thankyou for the input as I was thinking of doing this again and it feels like it needs it ( Allan ), I have to do a lot of my mixes on cans ( DT 770  and DT 250s although I do finish a project on monitors ... nod to Bapu many thanks for the listen , the HD 600s are my dream cans, I have other open backs I use to reference,  but when I've listened to stuff through them ( other peoples ) everything is so clear and loud ...Gosh I think I have cans envy .. LOL

S

Nice one .. not my thing but this had an oriental vibe and movement  .... I enjoyed it thanks

S

Well that's a blast .. your stuff improves all the while. I have to echo Gary's comment 'cause it creative and I thought the countdown was a good touch. I think you found your niche mate ..well done.

S

Another laugh thanks ... Wonder what this we sound like back in the day if John / Paul did it ..cause apart from the fade out that's a ringer ... We been locked for what seems a lifetime as the wife was in hospital for 6 months last year with AML and now it starts all over again (Not the AML thank God ... the lock-down)  ... and just because your a F/G songwriter I thought you might like to know when she came into the studio, we both had one of them pensive laughs you have one someone has nailed it !

Thanks Daryl

S

10 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

I always feel the need to apologize for my singing, but I won't this time but maybe I just did.

Why ? It's the way every song of yours works ... kinda soft and unassuming ... 👍

S

Have to agree with Tom here ...plus the snare sounds a bit on the high side. That's all I got.

S