noynekker Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Happy New Year Cakewalkers ! . . . here's a new original, and it got way more than "With a Little Help from my Friends" . . . fellow forum member Mark Alan Skinner, who modestly claims to just play second fiddle on this one , but the acoustic guitars, harmony vocals, some lyrics, and that amazing Cello creation are all him ! I really enjoyed working on this with Mark, hope you enjoy listening. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Great track you guys - excellent and words are very on point - and as you say that Cello is superb And It's strange, I'm just finishing writing a track with a similar message!!!! Must have been the last few years we have all just been through - but here's looking to a MUCH better 2023!! Cool stuff Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Well done! 👍's Always a joy when some collaboration is shared on the forum... t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Simply outstanding. Fantastic mix with the many elements blending and standing out. Vocals are as good as the lyrics, which are great, aren't they?!?!? Loved it. Everything shines. cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Really smooth song. Good vocal job. Good mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Smith Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Excerllent vocals and placement in mix/song. Acoustics are warm with not too much bite. I think they sit well. Do you have the lyrics somewhere I can see all of it? Great work guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 19 hours ago, Bajan Blue said: Great track you guys - excellent and words are very on point - and as you say that Cello is superb And It's strange, I'm just finishing writing a track with a similar message!!!! Must have been the last few years we have all just been through - but here's looking to a MUCH better 2023!! Cool stuff Nigel Thank you so much for having a listen Nigel, and I'm all in for a better 2023 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 13 hours ago, DeeringAmps said: Well done! 👍's Always a joy when some collaboration is shared on the forum... t Thank you Tom . . . yes, not a ton of collabs here, but lots of great tunes getting posted every day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 5 hours ago, PhonoBrainer said: Simply outstanding. Fantastic mix with the many elements blending and standing out. Vocals are as good as the lyrics, which are great, aren't they?!?!? Loved it. Everything shines. cheers, -Tom Glad you liked it Tom, and always good to know the mix translates to other ears . . . thanks you so much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Grem said: Really smooth song. Good vocal job. Good mix. Hi Grem, thanks for the great comments ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 34 minutes ago, Tim Smith said: Excerllent vocals and placement in mix/song. Acoustics are warm with not too much bite. I think they sit well. Do you have the lyrics somewhere I can see all of it? Great work guys! Hi Tim, thanks for listening, Mark really knows how to capture his guitars in his recordings, sure makes the mixing easier . . . (the lyrics are posted on the SC page, but I guess you don't see them from the internal links here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Bruce , I found this to be a Hard song for me to mix and master .. I think You did a Superb job of it ! On the other hand , it was an Easy song for me to embellish playing against your wonderful vocals and writing skills. I thoroughly enjoyed working on another collaboration with you. I hope it's the shape of things to come. Sincerely .. mark Edited January 4, 2023 by mark skinner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supa Reels Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Great vocal and lyrics .. I can see how this would difficult to mix with out overdoing the emotion .. well done ...you nailed it Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeEarCandy Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 The vocals and doubling (i think I heard doubling) are wonderful. Lyrics too! Mix is solid. The melody is catchy and pulls one in easy. The only thing I can perhaps offer as constructive critic is there seems to be a lot of tension between the piano and guitar, as they are both following each other really close in some areas, which comes across to me as too much competition between the 2 and a sense of being too busy and less open. Seems I am looking for more contrast between the 2 or areas where other things can bleed through. Nevertheless, this is a good song indeed. Lots of emotion and feeling behind it, and for me that goes a long way on the path to a good song. Congratulations to all involved. Much enjoyed hearing this. Dean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Very cool that you guys put your heads together to come up with this nice song. Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 15 hours ago, FreeEarCandy said: The vocals and doubling (i think I heard doubling) are wonderful. Lyrics too! Mix is solid. The melody is catchy and pulls one in easy. The only thing I can perhaps offer as constructive critic is there seems to be a lot of tension between the piano and guitar, as they are both following each other really close in some areas, which comes across to me as too much competition between the 2 and a sense of being too busy and less open. Seems I am looking for more contrast between the 2 or areas where other things can bleed through. Nevertheless, this is a good song indeed. Lots of emotion and feeling behind it, and for me that goes a long way on the path to a good song. Congratulations to all involved. Much enjoyed hearing this. Dean Hi Dean . . . thank you for your ideas ! The piano part was mostly mixed to help define the chord changes and tonality, especially in the bridge modulation section, and agreed there are places where it could be mixed back to bring the guitar to more prominence. Glad you picked up on the emotion, sometimes you never know how that will come across . . . thank you for lending your ears ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 7:26 AM, Supa Reels said: Great vocal and lyrics .. I can see how this would difficult to mix with out overdoing the emotion .. well done ...you nailed it Steve Thanks for your comment Steve ! . . . actually, my main mix challenge here was no drum kit, I usually have a drum kit, but it was not suggested here, trying to get it sounding loud enough on a streaming platform without squashing the natural acoustics of it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Screed Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 eye M so pleezzed to wall into this what is the guitar the arp is nice hide it all away the children nice cello whs is it me likey battles that can't be wobn victory tomorrow you and ne a little long 1:50 very nice maybe get thert sooner need some bg i hear some glithches most wont I love this thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Jesse Screed said: eye M so pleezzed to wall into this what is the guitar the arp is nice hide it all away the children nice cello whs is it me likey battles that can't be wobn victory tomorrow you and ne a little long 1:50 very nice maybe get thert sooner need some bg i hear some glithches most wont I love this thank you Jesse . . . thanks for having a listen, Lol, even your reviews are experimental, keep on rocking in the free world ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 This Sirs is a wonderful collaboration. not many get three. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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