steve@baselines.com

Sounds really good to me. Those acoustic guitar licks are fantastic. I don't think anything needs to be changed. Maybe I'd do some very minor adjustments to the kick drum taking some of the top end off, but that is really nit-picking and may just be my personal taste. The lead guitar (I think it's acoustic but not sure) is playing now (the slow part at the 3/4s mark of the song.) and it is fantastic.

Nice song - good lyrics, great acoustic sound. one thing I hear that I would work on is the harmonies in the 'so how'd we end up...' I think they are just slightly off. It would really sound great if those were fine tuned. If you agree but don't want to spend a lot of time singing them out again I can help.

You are right about the bell sound - I like it. As I was listening I thought of what the 'something more' might be. Of course being a bass player I think it would benefit from some simple bass with an accompanying kick drum on each note for emphasis. Not much, just downbeats and slides here and there. I think it is the Pink Floyd vibe I am hearing, so that leads into the next suggestion, which is talking voice in places in the background with dream induced phrases. It's a nice piece though, very relaxing.

Thanks Lynn! How's your summer going?

Thanks Jack - yeah I hear my British influences here throughout! Steve

Thanks Bjorn, I know - AI still has a way to go with images! I left all the weird stuff in there - seemed to fit the premise of the song which is weird too. The arms of the guy sleeping are really funky, and some of the subway poles go right through people. All sorts of flaws! I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment! Steve

Thank you!

Some new tracks and a total remix. UPDATED: There is now a video for this song: https://baselines.com/?p=7090 It was looking like a throw back Monday The whole human race was on my back And coming off a dreadful weekend I was looking for a four leaf clover Jack Given half the chance I'd roll up In a little ball and go right back to sleep Flip the safety off a Nyquil bottle Take a hit and then I'd backstroke Neptune deep Bought a coffee and a Charlie ticket I took a little risk and blew off work At the far end of the subway platform Saw a crazy old codger who was going berserk I watched him crab-walk toward me Pretty soon I felt him pulling on my sleeve Heard the screech of a braking trolley Jumping on I heard him tell me to believe Without the pain there is no gain You've got to keep on looking through Enchanted Glasses Getting slammed into a balance hand pole I felt a sudden sharpness against my chest In the pocket of my leather jacket I found a pair of multi-colored tricked out specs Just for a laugh I tried them When I looked around I thought that I had died Everybody had a golden aura The subway car looked like a Magic Kingdom ride Without the pain there is no gain You've got to keep on looking through Enchanted Glasses

Another great memory - thanks for covering it - you're version is really cool! Love the vocal. Best advice I can give on clipping is to address it a track at a time and handle it during recording rather than afterward wherever possible. If you keep an eye on it throughout the process, you won't have to deal with it at the end. RX10 also handles de-clip very well if you need it. Steve

Nice Jack. Somebody needed to address it - what a weird time we are living thru. Steve

# nine dream is an incredible song - blew me away at the time, and I still really enjoy hearing it once in a while.

A great choice for a cover - really nice job. I think you should boost that vocal up!

You've got that great Surfer guitar sound mastered! Love it.

Love the unexpected video! This was so cool - you have a multitude of talents and an eye for quality.

Cool guitar tones and I like the snare. I'm a fan of 4 minutes or under in most cases. It sounds great - if you put any more into it, I would build up the lyrical ideas. I'm missing what's really going on in the story, but maybe that's just me.

Great vocal sound and quality voice. Really nice.

Driving beat, wah guitar and great timing changes - what more could you want? Great work.

I'm a huge Beatles fan as well! Here are a few of the covers from the Blog that I've done of the Beatles, if you are interested. https://baselines.com/?p=6973 https://baselines.com/?p=6590 https://baselines.com/?p=5535 https://baselines.com/?p=5475 Cheers!

Thanks! That Azronika has a great Beatles/Elton voice - much better than mine!

Ha! Yeah. I worked for a German company for a while and on my trips to Munich I had to be more careful. Thanks for visiting!

Hi Terry - thanks for listening, and thank you for including that video - I love that song but never saw the video before. I agree about your comment of rock after the 90s - part of it is I'm just getting old, but I really think a lot of it is drivel now - I like listening to the songs that get posted here more than the songs that are on the radio now.

Thanks a lot Larry - I put a lot of work into it, I'm glad you liked it!

The Vista of Now - I love it.

Thanks for the comments Steve!

Thank you for watching. I'm in the US and it seems these days that everybody is offended by anything, so that is why I phrased it like I did. Things are really weird these days!