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Here is a little song done up in a straight ahead Bluesabilly style. It expands (kind of) on the adage - when you fall off of your horse get back on it and start riding again. It is just for fun. I did back off on the vocal reverb ---- at least I tried ---- really, I did. There is no accounting for taste and the 'verb may still be a wee bit too much but I kind of like where it is. However, if I have over done it let me know. In fact all comments, crit.'s, suggestions, etc. will be much appreciated!!! Thanks! SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandid=963481

Lots of very nice tempo changes in this number. Well done!!!!

I love instrumentals! I really like that little stretch coming in about 1:10. I enjoyed the listen very much!

Great song with a catchy melody. Your vocals and harmonies are great, as is your playing and mix. Love that bass!

Hi John. If I can make anyone smile, then I feel that it is mission accomplished. Thanks much for listening and commenting.! Hi Daryl. I do tend to overdo it. I am going to put a little picture next to my monitor with the words REVERB inside a circle with a line through it. Thanks for listening and the suggestion. Hey Old Joad. Thanks for listening and kind comments! Hi Hidden Symmetry. Thanks you. I very much appreciate your comments. Hey Bjorn. I do music because I enjoy it and to enjoy it I have got to have fun. I am glad the fun comes out in some of my stuff. Thanks for the kind comments. Mark -- great to see you back on the forum!!! Thanks much for your most kind comments! I just listened (and commented) on your recent post and can only say Outstanding!! I am glad that you and Warren are collaborating and look forward to more music from the Pugtones!! I hope all is well with you. Warren -- how are you? Great to see you back on the forum and collaborating with Mark! I loved your recent post! I'm looking forward to more great songs! BTW, your vocals were great!

It is great to see the dynamic duo back on the forum! What a re-introduction back to the form. This was an absoflippinlutely lovely song. The music, lyrics, and mix were top notch. Warren - your vocals were really outstanding. Mark I would recognize that wonderful guitar sound and touch anywhere. I am looking forward for more!!

Dramatic and very well done and for what more could anyone ask!

Love the slide work! Great song, performance, and the mix captures it all. Impressive!!!

It has all been said above. I can only add my kudos to a well performed, arranged, recorded and mixed creation. My comments are slightly biased for my appreciation of instrumentals.

Hi Steve. I am very glad that you liked it and that it gave you that small venue feeling. I appreciate the kind words and encouragement!!! Hi Andy. I do tend to overuse reverb but I am still trying to figure out how it got on this song. Next time I pull up the file for this song I'll give the vocal and lead guitar a tweak. Thanks very much for listening and also for taking the time to comment. Hi Wookiee. Every once in a while the Blues and Bluesabilly overtakes me and I have to go "back in the alley" and get it out of myself. After all, it was my first love (musically that is). Thanks, as always, for taking the time to listen and comment!!! BTW, I loved you most recent post --- brilliant!!

The word was used above but I must echo it -- brilliant!!! I enjoy all of your songs but you have outdone even yourself on this one. The lyrics are particularly poignant and the almost ethereal music really sells the lyrics. As a 6 string hack, I don't know how you manage all the various synths, etc. but it surely sounds excellent!

Great soulful funky style to this song. It reminds me a bit of the stuff of a band out of New Orleans (The Meters) that put out some great stuff (e.g., Sissy Strut -- theme music for the great John R (50,000 watt station out of Nashville Tennessee). This was a treat to listen to.

Hey Daryl -- glad to see you back and posting new songs on the forum. Excellent catchy and memorable song. Love the finger snaps!!!! Great vocals and harmonies!!

This is indeed a difficult subject but I think your lyrics and music have done a good job in presenting it. Love the bass line and you have done a good job on the lead and background vocals. Well done!!! As far as the length --- I have been exploring South American style Afrobeat music and compared to that this is just a snippet,

Wow!! Here you go again -- posting some really great sounds!! This is excellent. You certainly know your way around a guitar. A great deal of talent shows in this song!!

I haven't really listened to any Indian music since the 1960's. From what I remember you really captured the song. You have done an excellent job on putting this together and the mix sound really good (even on my less than adequate system. Sounds great and well done!!!

Hi jwnicholson. I'm very glad that you liked it. Thanks for taking the time to listen and commenting. It is much appreciated!! Hey Jesse. I know that I tend to overdo it on the reverb and/or delay. I do hear it on the lead vocal and I am a bit mystified as I plugged the mic directly into my audio interface and did not use any plug-in other than the WAVES L1 + Ultramaxi. However, I think that that plug-in should influence rev/del. I do not have a studio. I have a wee room with 3 double glass door and a small window. I recently moved my microphone and perhaps I might be getting some "glass bouncing" being picked up by the mic?? Guess I'll have to move things around again. Hi Nigel. I am glad that you liked it . I appreciate the kind comments. Thanks for listening and commenting. Hi tom! I did not intend that much reverb/delay on the vocal but it is there. I don't really know why (see comment to Jesse above). I do tend to over use it, when I use it but do love the sound of it . It is nice to get feed back from someone that digs the early electric Blues and R&B as much as I do. As always your feedback is much appreciated!!!

The music certainly conveys summer fun. The pictures made me feel as if I too were on holiday. Well done indeed!

Aaah -- experimental "eclectacy"!!! A bass solo -- most cool!!! I listened to oogie - it too was most cool!

Well done! I can just imagine this in the establishment you described. Well maybe the strings might be hard to fit on a basement stage but they certainly add to the song.

"Powerful lyrics" -- indeed. Mix and performance are all done well. I attended grammar school (grades 3-8) in Canada (London, Ontario) and we never were taught about the schools you have mentioned. I have however done some reading concerning these schools --- certainly a stain on the history of Canada. Very good and poignant piece!

Excellent presentation Bjorn!! Your talent in music is equaled by your photographic/video prowess! I am sorry to hear that you caught CoVid but pleased that you are on the mend. Repeating what is coming out from the medical community -- I can only assume that it will be with us for quite some time. The longer that it is with us and with more people not wearing masks and spreading it the more varients will evolve. Sounds like a vicious cycle?! Here is hoping that you will fully recover soon!!

A very touching song with descriptive lyrics. The presentation of the lyrics (vocal) and the "no ...toys..." instrumentation very effectively communicated the lyric. Excellent work!

I to prefer version 3. The mix sound good to me. The bass panned left sounded a bit strong to me but that could well be my audio interface. It has been giving me a bit of trouble recently. You have done a good job on capturing the sound and feel of the original.

Just a silly song with a bit of a message -- God loves you but the Devil does not. The guitar panned L is borrowing from some Jimmy Reed style riffs; the guitar panned R is borrowing (sort of ) from Elmore James' riffs and the lead guitar (accents and break panned C) borrow from the realm of rockabilly. Hence -- Bluesabilly. I have been trying to get better instrument separation. Hopefully, I have done a wee bit better on this one. I was going for that early Blues gritty overdriven sound on the lead. I used the Amplitude Fender 1957 amp on the classic setting. I think it came close to what I was going for. Comments, crit.'s, and suggestions will be much appreciated! Thanks! DON'T IT MAKE THE DEVIL SMILE https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=963481