mark skinner

Great Job on this ! I Really like the brushes and the relaxed way you sang it. The banjo was Real nice and I like the way you brought some in on the left side for the lead fills. Banjo is sure an under appreciated instrument . Enjoyed it mark

@Bajan Blue Thank You. I Always appreciate you listening and your comments. I think your production and video skills are Amazing ! I Really appreciate you taking time to respond. Rik , that was probably the coolest response I've ever gotten . I've been looking forward to some more great playing from you .. Thanks. @Lynn Wilson Thanks Lynn . Staying as close to the original as I could , I still don't think I captured the sliding between the chords like on the original. (and that was one of the coolest parts of the song). Did what I could and very glad you liked it. @FreeEarCandy Thank You , and "thanks" for the SC like. I'm running out of room on SoundCloud with my free account and have been using SClick until I'm satisfied with a mix. Much easier to replace the wav without redoing everything. Thank You .. mark

Really Nice mix. I Really like the guitar that comes in early in the song. Would love to hear more of it in the quiet breakdowns in the song. Fantastic job ! Enjoyed it .. mark

Amazingly well written. Your vocal range is very impressive as well. I loved the photos , and for sure will check out your album. This is a song that paints a picture that makes you think about things. Enjoyed it .. mark

@noynekker , Hello, Bruce . Nice to hear from you , It's been a while.. Thanks' for the listen and the comments. Yeah , I think I got some decent separation between the main L/R guitar tracks. Big condenser on the left and SM57 on the right. I didn't have to do much EQ work or real wide panning. One thing that helped was the new Pro R reverb on them and the vocals. (thanks' to a recommendation by @subvibe ) I went to the problematic "HEY" and worked on it. Sounds much better now (I think). Thank You for that ! I did some further automation on the lead vocals and the changes now are reflected in the remix. @subvibe Thank You ! Any positive feedback from you is Very impressive to me . Your amazing production skills are top notch and I hope to learn a lot from you. @jack c. Thank You Jack ! I Always enjoy your work and the different directions you take on the backing tracks. Very Creative ! Anything sticking out on this mix that needs addressed , I'll try and do my best to resolve it .. Thank You .. mark

Thanks' Ross . I Really appreciate the listen and comment. That was pretty quick.. After editing the post , I hadn't gotten thru my first listen to make sure the upload and link were working properly before you responded. I hope this is a good sign .. mark

Hello , I'm in between songs and decided to cover this one. I've always appreciated it because of the acoustic guitar tracks. I tried to keep it close to the original as much as I am capable of. I did add a mandolin to the break and dropped the key a half step. Easier to sing but mainly , I kept breaking strings with another Jonny Rzeznik strange tuning. Any crits or comments for improvement will be Greatly appreciated . Thanks .. mark https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14611426

Rex , Wonderful job on the vocals ! I'm always amazed by how many love songs you can produce with all of them sounding unique. Totally agree with subvibe on the nice clear mix and warmth of the vocals. Enjoyed it mark

The reverb on this one is incredible ! What did you use on the vocals if you don't mind .. ? Loved the entire production mark

Not worried at all .. I've enjoyed years of using a free DAW thanks to Meng , and support from the Bakers and everyone on this forum ! I guess in the future we'll have to ask "do you mean CbB , Cakewalk Next , or Cakewalk Sonar ?? ms

Jerry , A quick and dirty way to check out a "major" bpm change should be tried first before changing everything. (1) I'd mute the vox tracks and export everything else. (2) Open a new temporary project at 100 bpm. (3) Import your mix without the vox and put a marker at the Very end of the song. (4) change your bpm to whatever you want to try. Now your track end will be well away from your marker. (5) Now right click "edit" and choose the stretch tool . L/click/hold and drag the end of your clip back to the marker. When it makes you cringe , repeat with smaller bpm changes until you're happy. I've done this a few times before committing myself and really making a mess of a project. You may find that only a few bpm can work wonders.. Good Luck .. mark

Rex , Very Nice and believable presentation. You really excelled vocally (especially tone wise) on this. I really enjoyed the harmonica and it was the right instrument for this song. Great job to the player. I'm going to assume it was you . Enjoyed it .. mark

Killer ! There are some Really cool sounds here. When I'm done working on my present project , I'm going to learn that bass line and use it for exercise on my bass guitars. Enjoyed it .. mark

Nice one .. Your singers range is incredible. I Really liked the dreamy sliding background guitar stuff. The acoustic leading up to the horn section around 1:17 was perfect. It would be nice to hear more of that type of groove maybe just in an instrumental. I enjoyed the song and mix and enjoyed a little different take on your normal chilly Sub Vibe. Thanks for posting this.. mark

Very Nice playing. I very much prefer the rendering on the new mix. Old mix was impressive as well but it did seem a little muffled and maybe a couple of bpm on the fast side. I thought it was interesting watching your gaze go from the left to the right hand while playing. I'm a one handed player and it seems I'm going to stay that way. I Really enjoyed this .. mark

My pit bull "Sukie" joins me every morning at 4:30 am in my studio. I got used to working early in the mornings before I went to work and was still fresh. Now retired but on the same schedule.. I rarely have to edit her out , she seems to be content on her blanket. I didn't notice the bark first time thru and went back for another listen . Cool .. Enjoyed it again .. mark

I don't think I can add anything meaningful to what has been said. I was mesmerized by your creativity in the video. Loved all of it .. mark

Epic Sounding. Incredible vocals ! I was especially impressed by the range. I really enjoyed the double leads as well as the drum track. Fantastic audio production as well as the video. mark

Rex , that was a fun listen! I couldn't stop smiling thru most of it. I thought the L/R harmony was Very nice. I'll bet you had a great time with no pressure doing this one. Enjoyed it .. mark

This may not be relevant , but I've had save problems on my last 2 projects. Both times it was an active Youlean Loudness meter accidently left on in the master bus. ms

Nice .. there were some somewhat dissident but very interesting changes in this one. I for one am Never bored by your smooth style, but am very intimidated by your mixing /mastering talent. I usually feel as if I'm listening to a nice reference track that would be out of my reach. It would be interesting to hear what you would do with a song outside of this genre. Another impressive production. Enjoyed it .. mark

Wookie , that was quite an Experimental piece. I thought the tempo changes were very interesting and effective. I also thought you did a Fantastic job on the vocals. I especially liked the work you did on the toms thru all of the drum track. Very Nice . mark

@Bajan Blue Thank You. I appreciate your comments and Always enjoy your mixes and videos. @FreeEarCandy Yeah , the guitar stuff was Very minimal and I didn't want to take it to a different direction. If I couldn't have gotten the vocals at least "close" I would have scrapped the entire project. Thanks .. @DeeringAmps I Always appreciate your comments and never feel I'm done without your approval. You forced me to check out the mud in the low end that I didn't hear and really didn't know how to fix. One thing led to another and now , I think the mix is Way better. Thanks' for that. Top link now reflects the changes. I'm satisfied . mark

Absolutely Love the low end in this one , the nylon guitar and cello were Perfect. I thought the bass / kick relationship was Real nice. These obviously weren't your basic 808 samples. ?? Really Great vocals ! Smiling again .. mark

@KSband Yes , musically there's not a lot to it. The two bands that covered it pretty much stripped the song and kept a hook line they played off of. I'll take a close look at the bass. Thanks. @Wookiee Thanks for weighing in. When you get time , google the song and you'll quickly find Giant Rooks with AMK doing it. It has pretty much gone viral. The Rooks lead singer is Fantastic and rarely sings the way he did on this one. Hennen Mae of AMK always sings real deep and growly and very rarely sings in English. I'm a fan of both bands so this one stuck with me. @subvibe Thanks , I appreciate the comment , especially from a producer like you. @jack c. I'm glad you liked this. I am doing all the vocals myself. It was a little bit of a challenge singing differently for each part . I did them in the order that they're in instead of singing all the parts from each singer all at once. I appreciate the comments and I'm still playing around with the mix .. mark