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Great work guys!!! The forum is full of talent and you to are among the top. This is absoflippinlutely excellent. I don't know if it was intentional but this song has a bit of a Latin Afrobeat style to it. Particularly that guitar panned left and the percussion. That is one of my new favourite styles.

What a fun and interesting song. I love songs that tell a story or offer some kind of social observation. This does both. The mix and arrangement sound good and the instrumentation and performance are great. Thanks for posting --- I enjoyed the listen!

You never fail to impress with your posts. This one is most certainly not an exception. The topic is an important one and the song, video and entire production certainly gets the point across. Impressive work!

This is a very nice pleasant, feel-good song. Love the wind-up in the intro. The "build up" of the song was very good through out. Oh yes, some nice guitar work at the end!

Enjoy it --- I certainly did. It keeps right up with all that you have been posting. That is: excellent videos matched up with excellent music/arrangements, excellent performances, etc. Great stuff!!!

You must have fixed it --- I did not hear a pop! This is indeed an impressive piece of music. The synopsis on the region was appreciated also. I did have to go back a couple of time and listen to the music as I got distracted by the music. It struck me as sad that for at least 6 millennium Europe and the mid-east have experienced wars. In many of these times it has been among different factions of those who all worship the God of Abraham. The unfortunate result of all these wars is that it is the average citizens, trying to make a living and survive, who are the ones that suffer the most. --Bless the peace makers-- Excellent music and historical summary.

Very well done indeed! Interesting song and video seems to match perfectly. Cool indeed!

Recently I have been having difficulty in categorizing genre for the stuff that I have been working on. This song is also giving me the same issue. This is a simple song using just guitars, bass and drums (old school). It is intended to be just a bit of fun with some observations and a wee bit of a message. As always comments, suggestions, crit.'s, etc. will be very much appreciated! Thanks!! IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandid=963481

I really like the various styles of music that you have been posting. This one is no exception. "Good stuff" indeed!

Love it! I have struggled with trying to use Wah plugins. I think that your efforts on the one panned hard right sound very good. I'll have to give the TH3 a try. However, in my instance, I'm afraid it is the player and not the plugs. I enjoyed listening and I think the mix sounds good!!

Great song. Most definitely has the Latin Jazz feel. Very nice work on the guitar. I don't know where the picture was taken -- but -- it looks like a nice spot to set up a tent and enjoy the view. I very much enjoyed listening to this and thanks for posting!

What a wonderful, easy going, relaxing tune. You make that Squire Tele sound very good. From reviews that I have been reading the Squire guitars have developed a excellent reputation for their quality and sound. I very much enjoyed this song! Nice one!

NOTE As per suggestions made above I have made some changes to the song. I tend to use loops for drums. Even though most have been digitized they seem to have bit more of that analogue feel that I appreciate. I found the loop that I liked for the main portion of the track (Beta Monkey Nashville Brushes) but could not find fills that I liked. I did, however, find some fills that sounded better (Yurt Rock Shawn Zorn). The main concern with this was that the Nashville Brushes were recorded at 122 bpm and the Shawn Zorn were recorded at 120 bpm and they used different drum sets. So -- I have spent the past few days in trying to get he two to match-up and fit better. Also, I spent some time adjusting the EQ and volumes. In fact, I spent time in EQing, panning, adjusting volumes, etc. on all tracks. Hopefully this has made the instrument separation and other things better and not worse. Hi Jack. Thanks for listening and for your suggestion RE: the drums. Hopefully the changes made above will help! Hi Bjorn. I did play a VST instrument for the organ. It was the Native Instruments - Komplete Kontrol -Jazz Organ. Thanks for listening and for your kind comments. BTW, I really enjoyed your recent post. Hi Nigel. Thanks for listening and commenting. I was going for a retro sound on the organ and used the Native Instruments - Komplete Kontrol -Jazz Organ. Thanks again. Hi Tom. Thanks very much for listening and your comments and suggestions. The note above explains (crudely) what I was doing with the drums. It is not always easy to find good quality loops and there is so much variation in how they are recorded (even the same company). Probably E Z Drums would be easier (once I learned the program). Loops do have the advantage of a skilled drummer (usually) setting down a flowing drum pattern. My concern is that given my skills I would end up programming something that sounds too stiff and automatic. Oh well, perhaps I should get the EZ Drums and practice. Thanks very much again for the suggestions!! Hi Allan. Good to hear from you. Hmmm, there seems to be a consensus about the drums. Maybe the tweaking that i mentioned in the Note above has helped. I appreciate your taking the time to listen and thanks for your comments and suggestions!!

As always Niglel -- a stellar production! You never fail to impress!

What a great piece! Composition, mix, musicianship, etc. are all excellent!

Excellent piece Bjorn!!! You have been posting some wonderful music and pictures/videos and this certainly is another great addition to the list. Well done!

Very cool indeed!!! There is some excellent playing in this. Love the bass and drums that carry this number along. Mix sound very good to me. Well done!

I thought that I had previously listened to this but soon realized that I had not. I'm glad that a I did listen. As usual this is a stellar piece. I love the "held" notes and also luv the drums. This song seemed to be to introduce a number of aural emotions along the path of listening. Well done!!!

I had originally intended for this song to be an instrumental. The goal being to try and improve my skills in using MIDI instruments. However, after watching way too much and too many varieties of news shows, I had to add lyrics to vent my frustrations. I know this song violates most of the standards for song writing -- e.g., the intro is too long, there is only one verse which is repeated, etc. However, I was having too much fun to stop. Given all of that, I would very much appreciate your comments, crit.'s, suggestions, etc. Thanks! MADNESS https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandid=963481

Jesse is back! The Earth is back in it's orbit and all is well. YEA!! As always - I entered into a different space and enjoyed the heck (expletive deleted) out of this one. One of your best -- keep 'em coming pal!!

I join the chorus as far as the Zappa style to this number. This song has a blues feel to it, it has some great bass and guitar work, the lyrics are terrific, and the vocals present the lyrics and feel of the instrumentation perfectly. This is just plain old absoflippinlutely COOL!

Almost missed this one. I'm glad that I did not. What an absolutely wonderful song! It has a great pop feel and the instrumentation gives it a a very unique sound. The lyrics are delightful and the vocals/harmony are excellent. Being a guitar guy -- I particularly liked that rhythm guitar sound panned hard right! I thoroughly enjoyed the listen!!

Great sound! Well done!

Great work on this song Steve! The instrumentation is very well done played, arranged and separated. BTW - luv the little Ventures riff. The vocals are also well very done. The lyrics are excellent and poignant. The phrases "...The choice is up to you ... and-- ...free will is a bitch..." are particularly relevant. The current estimates from the relevant scientific community is that this planet has somewhere around another 4 billion years before our sun supernovas and earth is cooked. They also warn that we are entering in to the 6th mass species extinction of life on this planet. While it would appear that our planet will be here for quite some time it appears that we (as a species along with many others) will not be, Perhaps that is the Armageddon mentioned above?

Thank you Wookiee! I am not immersed in the dark side but would cautiously like to make a few ventures in using it. Also thanks for the tip on MIDI Guitar 2 by Jam Origin. The main sources of frustration with MIDI consists of: my lack of knowledge (e.g., 1-equipment, processes of recording it, etc; and 2-all those black and white keys --oy!). A guitar neck, for me, would be a lot easier than all those black and white keys. I certainly will give it a try.