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I listened to both versions and the 2nd one is a lot better. Nice slow bluesy sound but maybe a little too languid? Tempo could be increased maybe 5 or 10bpm. I like the harmonica which echoes what's going on in the background. Overall a pleasing sound. Enjoyed it. -Bjorn

Great job on the video. Kind of disturbing maybe, but gets the point across. -Bjorn

Ross, I love the layered development of the music over time. The vocal tracks really add to the wonderful sound as well. Good stuff! Big Omnisphere fan here as well. -Bjorn

Nice. I like the rather sparse piano accompaniment. -Bjorn

Thanks for the nice comments. Totally appreciate it! Larry T - I find myself using female vocals a lot, maybe too much, since they seem to add a bit of ethereal quality to the stuff I do. Something like that. -Bjorn

Classic songwriting. Had me tapping a toe and humming along to the really catchy melody. Totally enjoyed it. Big thumbs up. Love the title too. -Bjorn

Seemed like vocalist came in too quickly at beginning? Nicely produced song that really shows off the vocalist. Nice job. -Bjorn

Very good. Enjoyed it very much. Changeup at ~2:25 very effective. Maybe needs couple of more measures before going back to the main refrain? -Bjorn

Not a genre I usually listen to so I'm clueless about jazz. I always assume the music is improvised because that's how it sounds to me. If so, then it's hugely impressive how the musicians can anticipate where things are going and continue on in that direction. Like I said, I'm clueless. -Bjorn

Good stuff. Made me laugh. I don't believe I've ever heard "keep your colon greased" in a song before. -Bjorn

Alone Time Kind of hypnotic and Klaus Schultze-ish. I used a lot of delay effect which gets hard to control since the notes tend to step on following notes. Arturia Delay Eternity is pretty cool. I really like Arturia Augmented Voices which I've used here. Thanks for listening/commenting. -Bjorn Arturia Delay Eternity Arturia Augmented voices u-He Filterscape VA u_He Zebra Omnisphere

Love the production Lynn. It's a fun listen, so much going on in there. IMO delay on a voc track can be very effective if used sparingly and not quite as much as you have here. Other than that, a really catchy song, one of your best I think. -Bjorn

Always look forward to your posts Daryl. Always upbeat songs with a catchy melody that stays with you, the way songs should be. -Bjorn

Steve, your lyrics certainly resonate with me, for example every time I get on X, formerly known as Twitter. Great song and really well done video too. Keep up the good work! -Bjorn

Very smooth and really nice structure. Escorts me to a more mellow frame of mind. -Bjorn

Larry, I love the bassline but it could use a changeup somewhere in there. You should try using a more exotic scale to make the song sound more Egyptian. I don't know what Egyptian music is supposed to sound like, maybe something Middle Eastern. Well just a suggestion. I really like the song as is. -Bjorn

Like Supa Reels Steve said above, great hook and yeah I have Sooner or Later stuck in my head too. (Along with "deliver de letter, the sooner de better") I think this video tops all the others of yours, Nigel. Outstanding production, the whole package. -Bjorn

Fun song with lyrics that make you create a story. So what happened in Asia? -Bjorn

Voices of the Empire. Couldn't pass it up at this price and additional $13.16 cheaper with code FORUM. (Thanks Larry) 18 GB download. Had to create new acct with soundsonline. Installer wanted to download another app, OPUS, which I passed on since I didn't know what it was. Apparently it replaces Play? I auditioned a few patches and it sounds very good.

Congrats. Nice to get listeners from all over the world! Still blows me away to see that someone in, for example, Jakarta listened to a song of mine.

John, I thoroughly enjoyed the song, partly because I can relate to the topic (and more so every year). The metronome angle works really well here. Great idea to leave it in like you did. ? -Bjorn

Well done Tim, especially the 2nd song. Very professional sound to it. -Bjorn

It really is only piano and percussion. Really like the panning and delay fx of the percussion. Very well done. -Bjorn

I posted this song 5 years ago. I recorded it again today hoping my voice would sound better. It doesn't sound better but I like the lyrics so here it is again. Thanks for listening/commenting. -Bjorn I read the obituaries all the way thru They're a story of a life in a paragraph or two Your name is in the paper and your picture's in there too There's some really nice things said about you I'm checking out the names, cause maybe I knew them And I'm checking out the ages, maybe I passed them Obituaries. Something there to learn The main thing is you're gonna get your turn Well here's a lady she was 99 Made it that far cause she drank a little wine She said Live your day like it's your last Cause that final one is coming up fast Here's a man he liked to go fishing There's a picture of him with a really big salmon He caught that fish maybe 30 years ago Guess his life after that was only so so Here's a picture of a guy when he was in the Navy He came back home and married sweetheart Mabel She passed away just last May They weren't apart long, now were they Well everyone here was so much admired They were always successful whatever they tried They went from ordinary to toast of the town When all they did was exit the here and now In lieu of flowers Send some money instead To the charity named after Whatever made you dead And here's a lady her name was Nadine She outlived everyone at a hundred thirteen She must have been happy there at the end She'd become a teenager again Now I don't mean to be insensitive You know I've lost some friends and some relatives It's just my way of facing the fact That my time on this stage gonna fade into black I'm checking out the names, cause maybe I knew them And I'm checking out the ages, maybe I passed them Obituaries. Something there to learn The main thing is you're gonna get your turn

Sounds real good, Barry, and I like the story behind the song too. You and the band should play it at your high school 50th reunion. -Bjorn