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Mark, I love the leisurely pace, love the guitar and voc. This is one of those songs that transports me to happier times. IDK the pause at 0:52 took me out of it a bit, but just me. -Bjorn

Not Lost, Just Wandering Kind of spacy but melodic. One of the tracks is a revised bell instrument (Omnisphere Gossamer keyboard) that I've used in other songs. There's something about gamelan type bells and gongs that have a hypnotic effect when played in certain patterns. I was trying for something like that here but the song kept diverging to something else. Also, I kept falling asleep. ? Thanks for listening/commenting. Omnisphere, Zebra, Pigments, Foundations Piano, AD

My favorite nylon guitar just got better. https://www.indiginus.com/renaxxance-ii-nylon-string-guitar-upgrade

I can't seem to come up with anything new so here's one I did five years ago. I thought it was pretty good. -Bjorn

This is really good Paul, very polished sound to it and your voice fits well with the genre. I like your stories about the marginalized people in society, in this song and some others of yours. Kind of reminds me of Freedy Johnston's music. -Bjorn

Jack, this is one of your best I think. -Bjorn

Radio ready for sure. I like the upbeat lyrics especially. -Bjorn

Never been a Grateful Dead fan so I was gong to skip this one but have to say I'm glad I tuned in. I love a song with a melody that stays with you and this one certainly does. Great job, Ross! -Bjorn

I always like your social commentary songs Freddy, because I always seem to agree with them. And I like how you always play a little blues in there, whatever the genre. -Bjorn

Nicely done classical piece Steve. Love the interplay of instruments and themes. The piano starting ~1:50 is outstanding. Thanks for posting the article. They have a long convoluted history of conflict which will likely never be resolved. -Bjorn

Kinda wondering how you connected all those synths. I see four Behringer ADA8200's but are the synths also MIDI'd up? That would be way too complicated for me! -Bjorn

I don't know how you do it, Nigel. Here's another great song and singer and story in a gorgeous video from you. Wishing you the best with your efforts. -Bjorn

This is really good. Great collaboration by two of my faves on the song forum. Wonderful opening guitar. Production is top notch as is Lynn's vocal. One thing I noticed is the gtr at 2:30. Seems like it should move up a bit, at least to my ears. Good job! -Bjorn

I haven't heard this song in a long time and it's so nice to hear it again. Really well done, Gary. I like the extra touches, like the drum beats in the wicked war part. I always wondered why the guy would leave a tropical island and go back to dreary England, especially during a war, but there it is. -Bjorn

I really like how the lyrics build up, how the guy is so perfect and he's every woman's dream. And you just know there's going to be something about him not so perfect, which is probably there at 2:45. I say probably because I couldn't make out the words right there which is likely due to my hearing loss issue. So can you provide the text because I really want to know what's up with this guy. ? -Bjorn

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