Douglas Kirby

Hi Everybody, This is a brand new track I just finished up for the album I'm currently working on called "The Westerly Sessions Vol. VII". As always, any comments or critiques are welcome, and thanks for listening? Here it is: https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=14239440

That's a cool video Bjorn - I visited the Louvre over 20 years ago - I'd like to see it one more time before I kick the bucket? Musically the soundtrack fit the video quite well, in my opinion.

Thanks for your ears Wookiee - good luck with the therapy?

Thanks John - the 60s sounds good to me?

Cool song Jack - it made me think of late 70s/early 80s Bowie or the Talking Heads - a bit of a new wave vibe to it. I liked your vocal - you definitely have your own style.

Nice work Wookiee - this also had a futuristic vibe to it - the percussion was quite interesting.

I agree with Mark - I think it's an impressive mix - and it's a cool song as well. I really liked the vocal and that sax solo. Well done.

Thanks for taking the time to listen to my song.

Hi Paul - thanks for listening, and I'm glad you liked it.

Hey Freddy - thanks - I appreciate the compliments.

Nice job on this one - I really like your vocal - and the harmonies were spot-on. Your vocal has a bit of soul in it - very cool. I think it's a cool song overall, and I thought the mix sounded right to my ears. Well done - I enjoyed the listen.

This had an early 80s pop/light rock vibe to me - I liked it - especially they lyrics - well crafted. The mix sounds like you know what you're doing - nicely done.

Thanks for listening Markku.

Excellent guitar playing Markku - I was impressed by your use of the tremolo bar in this one - nicely done.

Hi Tom - thanks for listening. The solo has a chorus/flanger and an auto-wah - courtesy of TH-U. Regarding the verb on the lead vocal - I used the ReMatrix reverb in the ProChannel - I have never used it before and decided to give it a try and came up with something I liked. I usually apply reverb in the FX Bin.

Nice one Nigel - I really dig that funky bass. I like that vocalist as well. Cool tune - the mix sounds pro to my ears.

It's a cool song and you did a top-notch job on the vocal - my only crit is the drum track - it's not quite in the groove at times, especially in the beginning of the song. But I know, programming drums can be difficult. Nice job overall.

Hi Bjorn - I'm glad you liked this one. Yes, they are giving vaccines in Westerly - I just got my first shot last week, and I'm looking forward to the second shot. Thanks for taking the time to listen to my song.

I used TH-U on the backing guitars for the chorus - there's a chorus/phaser effect there and a delay- so it's just by chance that the upstrokes, as you mentioned, are perfectly timed to move to the right side. Thanks for listening.

Hi Tom - thanks for listening. You think the bass is a bit muddy - interesting - I'll give the bass another listen.

Hi David - yeah, I thought the BGVs that I added made the song a bit better - thanks for listening.

Thanks for your crits Jack - I appreciate it.

I agree with David - I like the rhythm of this song - nicely done there. You have a cool vocal - sounds pro to me, especially with the harmonies. Also, the guitar solo was just right for the song. Nice fade at the end - I always like a fade when it works effectively, as it did here. Quality mix - it sounded quite good to me.

The lyrics are excellent - I really enjoyed reading them as I listened to the song. A very strong effort lyrically. As I've mentioned before, you vocal style sometimes reminds me a bit of Leonard Cohen - it worked quite nicely for this song.

As some others have mentioned - I enjoyed the lead guitar track and the percussion - nicely done.