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John Too bad we all need to be reminded to get along with our fellow humans, but that's the way it is I guess. Nice to hear some positive words now and then. The jazzy accompaniment fits the lyrics very well. The "disagree/World War 3" pairing is wonderful. (Well, just one of those lyric things I appreciate.)

I've had the Native Instruments India Discovery Series instruments for a while and decided to play around with it. I came up with this. Thanks for listening. Native Instruments India Discovery Series Bansuri, Sitar, Santur, Tabla, Tanpura also uHe Diva Heavyocity Vocalise

Keith I couldn't get into critique mode because I really got into this song, kept saying wow and nice. Maybe the instruments are dated but I just heard the overall performance, everything blending in so well to magnify the emotional content of the lyrics. So I guess I liked it. I have songs going back to the late 80s that I've tried to "modernize" with more realistic sounding instruments. Doesn't work. They must sound the same.

kloon, "the otherTom" and Doug I do appreciate the listen and the comment. Thanks

Thanks Tom I used uHe Colour Copy delay effect on the piano. You just need to play one note at regular intervals and it fills in some pretty interesting extra notes, which I guess is what delay effects do, but this one's better than others I've used.

Just some noodling around with synths. The title doesn't mean anything, political or otherwise. Well, maybe it does. Omnisphere u-He Diva and Zebra StylusRMX NI Grandeur piano Arturia CS 80

Tom Well I didn't follow all the technical stuff you're doing and I don't know what a 703 is and I can't offer advice on compression but I like the song, so I'll just say that.

Douglas Another great song - I'm just gonna copy and paste those 3 words from now on. ? One little nit I have is that guitar fill at 1:00 and 2:08 seems to come in on one channel only. Just stood out to me. The other guitar fill at 1:36 and elsewhere sounds more natural. The slide sounds really good to me.

This is great! I really enjoyed it esp that driving drum beat. Thumbs up!

Nigel Intriguing title which I'm still trying to get my head around. ? Gorgeous well done video, something you'd expect from a professional and maybe you are? Well done all around.

That's a beautiful melody you're playing. I didn't expect the metronome, the jet plane, the disco beat, the whistling, or the dubstep bass, but that's okay! Piano sounds fine to me.

Sounds really good on my headphones, Gary. Like you're in the audience and hearing the different sections from where they're placed in the orchestra.

These kindergarten kids are pretty darn good, but the whole thing is just kinda creepy. I wonder about the teaching methods over there.

Dan I recognized High Road as something from you since I think you have a signature sound/style to your music. Just sit back, relax, let the music take hold and you won't be disappointed. The mix sounds really good to my ear. Welcome back! Bjorn

Jim Fun song and fun video. The song reminds me of what it's like driving around Klamath Lake in southern Oregon. Splattered bugs all over the front of your car. Can't even read the license plate. Hope your daughter is or becomes an accomplished musician like yourself. One man band for sure.

Freddy Never heard Klonopin in a song before. Those discordant notes work really well considering the subject. Coming up with a blues song about panic attacks/anxiety might be kinda therapeutic actually. I'm thinking of Neil Diamond's Song Sung Blue which can perk you up, if you can tolerate Neil Diamond.

Gary Remarkable how good this sounds, like listening to the classical radio station in town. So I compared versions 2 and 3 and I like version 2 better. Sounds "fuller" to me. Version 3 seems to be missing those lower stringed instruments which come in around :03. (I should mention that my hearing needs to be taken into account here. It ain't what it used to be.)

Everything's very well done esp the vocal. Pretty sinister sounding dude. He's saying all this to his wife? Who is still alive? Wow. I thought at first that your other post about the Scorned Woman was related to this song, like they're both part of the same story, but guess not. Seems to me like you need another song or more to tell the whole story. Nits I wanted the guitar to stand out more at ~3:35 The song is pretty long, though it didn't seem that way the first time through. On the second listen I noticed that the lyrics kept repeating themselves, so I don't know, you could trim a bit there. Just my lonely opinion.

Steve Thanks again for taking the time to comment. Mark Thanks. It's mainly spoken because my singing... well you know. Geeare1 Thanks. I didn't notice the reverb much until mentioned here on the forum. Gonna back off on it when I get around to re-doing the song. Douglas Thanks. Hmmm, psychedelic? I'm definitely backing off on the reverb! David Thanks. My 1st reaction to your comment was...whaaat? But then, yeah I can see your scenario. Open mic night at a coffee shop in the Village. Hipster expounding about a traffic light.

Jesse Lots of interesting things going on in there. Really like the guitar solo and the change up around 1:55. And the Hendrix nod at the end. You really do need to make the vocal stand out more. I know that I'm old and all, but I just couldn't catch much of the lyrics.

What do you mean by "your Samsung HD camera"? If you mean a Samsung Galaxy phone I'm able to import the videos from my phone to my win10 computer either by using an OTG cable or simply by removing the memory card from the phone and using a card reader. From there I can edit the video file (without converting it to anything else) in my video editor. I use Vegas Pro or DaVinci or lately HitFilm pro. And if you didn't mean a Samsung Galaxy phone, then never mind.

kloon Glad you got into the mood ? of the song. Thanks for commenting. Tom Thanks for the suggestion on the GR preset. I'm pretty much a rookie with that stuff. freddy Thanks! I'll take the smokey/gravelly description of my voice. Much better than "dull whisper" which is my opinion.

Impressive guitar work, but also impressive recording of that guitar. The tone is just so good.

Douglas, you seem to have an endless supply of great songs. Hope you keep it up.

Is that finger snap supposed to be in there? Kind of hard to ignore it, but good tune. The song seems a little too "narrow" to me, like the instruments need to be separated more. Volume change at 3:30 stands out. Thanks for posting.