PhonoBrainer

Welcome back David! Looking forward to your new tunes! and if he was in Portland traffic, he would have rejoined us months ago. If he was in Seattle traffic, he'd be a skeleton in his car.

Hopefully she is spiritually prepared for that Great Gig in the Sky.

this post reminds me of something the Talking Heads would post, if they had a love child baby with Porcupine Tree. Joad, I think most people can handle being compared. I do that occasionally when I comment on other's songs . . . isn't that part of the fun of listening / interpreting / commenting? Maybe the people who have that particular sensitivity could post their songs with a disclaimer, warding off any unwanted comparisons. But that might be weird.

He sure had a thing for black strat copies with white pickguards. Maybe she wanted more shades of grey.

Anyone who busts out of a self-imposed genre prison has my respect. Cool tune, Daddy-O . . . good to hear your stuff again. And I liked the ambient stuff as well! I honestly dont know enough about early Supertramp jams, but if so it's fun. I got a Yaz feel myself. Love it. cheers, -Tom

I love the mundane subject matter presented with quirky urgency. Mix is super clear. Everything is very distinct and enjoyable. You did a really great job from conception to execution. Some ideas for improvement? I dunno. It's great. but I would almost bet a Thanos snap that it was mixed by a guitar player. That's clearly the focus. And the guitars totally shine - but I'd bring up the drums a fair bit in the non-vocal sections, and there is no discernable bass guitar. Is there a bass? If not, there certainly could be . . . in a piece like this, Primus-like, more bass please? Anyway, it matters little. It's still very listenable as is and the clarity is outstanding. Plus it's fun. I nominate your song to be the Official Song of the official amphibian of the great state of Pennsylvania. cheers, -Tom p.s. where's that confounded chorus? ?

Excellent! I'd back the lead vocal down maybe just a half a db. But it's a quality vocal, great feeling throughout. What a standout, that pedal steel - did you play that? Whichever, it's great! And the fiddle is decent as well. Great chops all over this one. cheers, -Tom

Did you get a power surge? Are any other appliances fritzy?

yep. killer song. Hey where are the drums hiding, and the bass? @AndyB01 check the mp3 output or whatever. This render is all vocals and piano, with drums kind of in "bleed" mode.

I like the songwriting - the melody over the dark-feeling guitars, and your voice is exceptional. Sometimes you can judge a song by its mood or tone alone, and this is top shelf songwriting and production. If you have the ability to go back in and lower those cymbals, and make them ring out instead of choke off, that might be worth a try. I think the mix in the hands of a pro would get this into the actual charts. Killer voice, killer songwriting. Did you ever shop your demos around? It's a mind-blowingly deceitful and narcissistic industry, but your material is very strong and I wonder how far you could take it. cheers, -Tom

Bapu wishes he had that hair.

I'm glad you are finding ways to enjoy Vegas. I've been several times but the last was 15 years ago. BMG and suchlike aside, it has always struck me as one of the most spiritually depressing places in the U.S. I like my depravity, but just not that sordid.

Hopefully the hordes of locusts and the raining frogs will be done by then.

Certainly hides the humor!

Jeepers. Nice run of luck you've had of late . . . best wishes.

It's only that faster phrase where she is singing a cadence in a faster bpm that kinds challenges the ear. That middle, more droney, slower part, you have it lined up really well. The washiness of the deep reverbs never becomes boring. You might even add a smidge of rvb or pitch shifting to the bass, which as is works but could maybe gel more with a little sauce on it. I think this is pretty killer, when she is slower, it gets into cool manthric territory very quickly. cheers, -Tom

I dig the groove, and that second bass tone that comes in, very cool. The perc is all over the place, in a very good way. Hope you are thinking about some lyrics? That was a very engaging listen. cheers, -Tom

Love the live sound. It's "close up and personal" and "roomy" all at once, and both support each other. It's a very pretty song, and I don't think I've heard it before. Nice job on them harmonics, and the guitar sounds fabulous. Curious, what mic did you use? Or was it two mics? cool chops, man. Thanks for sharing the listen. -Tom

I like this, perhaps the best I've heard from y'all . . . the sibilance on the left bgv's - that's it. Easy to fix. That's a nice guitar solo! Maybe double it, to thicken to taste? The ending fade is pro. this is a good mix indeed. cheers, -Tom

For a WIP those vocals are suh-weet. I can relate so totally to "being too familiar with a mix" and there comes a time to hear new idearrs! So my "fresh ears" are telling me a few things. 1. leave the vocals alone. They are friggin great already. Love the delay. 2. The intro - the bass is playing a really straight beat, while the drums have a little swagger. They aren't lining up. Once the song proper starts, it's all groovin. Question - do you need that intro? 3. The drum kit, the cymbals are pretty decent level, maybe a bit more reverb? but ye olde snare seems kind of buried, and the kick is more implied than heard. This song doesn't need a big heavy kick or anything, maybe just a tad more. 4. Bass seems great. Moves things along nicely. 5. Whatever organ patch you have in the intro is nicely presented and a good volume. In the song itself, the patch changes, gets panned extreme right, is louder, and seems a little scrapey. Scrapey? and dry? You might try lower level and some cool reverb over there on that right organ. As it occupies a similar eq space as the vocal does, it's a good decision to pull it all the way left. I think as is it has a scrapey quality that detracts attention from the vocal. 6 "Just as soon as you make me whole" . . . whatever you are calling that section - a "pre-chorus" ?? it's incredibly well mixed. After a few listens it just grows on you. Nice one Lynn! cheers, -Tom

Nice drum swells. I like the cadence of your melody. The bass is pleasantly plucky. You also have a choir going? That patch sounds rather distant in the mix, and kind of narrow band, whilst everything else is more up front. Made me want to move the choir up forward just a bit. I know it's pretty much just a pad, so I guess I could see leaving it as well. Whoa, nice panning on them Taikos. And then it's done. What? was that the ending? cheers, Wookster! nice tune. - Tom

I'm having a hard time figuring out why this isn't a no brainer. Other than it's not $29.

I had a new one in 1993. That car is magic. Enjoy!

I replied to this to create a diversion.