steve@baselines.com

It's always tough to give feedback of that sort - the song is obviously good and you don't want to be a downer to somebody who works so hard. Your response is exactly the intended response (about future songs) - I do the same thing - it's good to get the suggestions that you can take forward with you, especially if like me you are working in sort of a vacuum now all alone in the studio! And if I tried to sing in the morning, I'd end up sounding like a pissed off turkey squawking at cars going by - in order to get anywhere close to being able to hit any notes, I need to be up for a few hours at least!

Great old time rock (for me anyway) - brings back great memories from the stuff that came out in the 70s hayday - and that is a compliment!

Thank you! I'm going to be using You Grow to get it (the song) on playlists on Spotify starting the 12th. You Grow worked really well for my last release. I think I might make a post here about it so others know my positive experience.

Nice rhythmic uplifting feel with those splendid acoustic guitars.

Very cool - that droning piano or whatever it is is really fun through the whole thing. A truly fun listen.

Love the whammy bar!

I really liked this one - the great acoustic tones and the interplay with it and the electric are stunning. Catchy beat that keeps things moving, interesting lyrics. If I had to pick one thing to comment about it would be the amount of emotion put into the vocals. Don't get me wrong, it is really nice. I don't know if I can explain this, but I will try - while listening I thought of Paul Simon singing this - he has the ability to maintain the sadness of a song without showing it in his singing - I hope you know what I mean. He somehow reigns in his emotions with his tone, and by doing so he somehow makes the song all that much more emotional. Maybe American Tune is an example of that.

Thank you Tom - and thanks for subscribing to my YT - much appreciated!

Thank you Kevin!

I loved it - the attitude, tone, harmonies, hand claps and a modulation that works. It made me think of a video I found yesterday. It was of John and Yoko and a bunch of kids looking at the construction of a new house they were going to buy in the country near the water. This song would perfectly fit the mood of that video I think - at least I can see it all coming together in my head!

Nice job - I like those synths in the middle.

Superb guitar tone, nice song and vocals. If you are looking for suggestions, I'd do something with the drums. Maybe a touch of reverb. Are these live drums or midi? Sounds like you used a click track? If these are midi, then I think maybe look at adjusting some of the volumes to add punch to the snares, and some minor adjustments on the fills? Not sure, but it might work out well.

Wow thanks Jack - that means a lot to me! Steve

Thank you Mark - appreciate your time!

Yeah - but I think I kind of undid what Nectar did a little except around 300hz. - I didn't even realize this till I just went back in and looked at both

I wish! I've been trying to come up with video content, but it is not my strong suit - usually I just try to find video content from Youtube and piece it together. It's a long hard slog usually!

Usually lyrics are very hard for me - on that particular one, I would take lunchtime walks with the earbuds, listen to the music and try to find words that fit. It took me a couple of weeks to finish those. Out of all my songs, I think the lyrics on this one are probably the best I can do.

Hi Rik - I would have never thought that, but I'll have to go back and listen for it - thanks for the comment!

Thanks Jack - On the main vocal I used iZotope Nectar. I also sent it to three busses - about a quarter of the full signal: Reverb: UAD Hitsville on the Grapevine setting Delay: Cakewalk Sonitus Delay 1/8 on left and 1/5 on right Reel ADT: Waves on the subtle vocal ADT setting On the final vocal buss, I put Waves Vocal Rider Cheers!

Thank you - yes, all of a sudden that phrase popped into my head at the right time - sometimes that happens!

Well, the drums just didn't fit, so I got rid of them. I've started generating images to go along with these releases using AI rather than searching the net and looking for other people's graphics. So far I am happy with the results. https://baselines.com/?p=6992 TIA for listening!

Mission accomplished - great groove, not loose or lost ?

You got some of the good ones from Bandlab there. Nice work. I like how that guitar comes in at the end and mixes in with the synth. Good work by all!

I'm back - I just listened to the versions you have side by side. For the remastered one, the vocal is much more present in the mix. I like how that sounds when it comes in.