PhonoBrainer

"Tubes" is very nice, cool instrumentation, pretty decent drum (programming?) guitar tones fit really well. Mix of it all is nice and clean. I believe this is absolutely screaming out for lyrics and vocals! My only crit might be bass guitar up a little, it has a great tone and could support things a little better by being louder, just a bit. YMMV. Joe Walsh's instrumental stuff was always a favorite of mine, and this is in that lane. Spectacular! I will check out pt 2 and 3 when I get more time . . . very cool start! cheers, -Tom

You can really string some tasty chords together. Kudos for the personal expression - which in my opinion begs the question, why did you really feel compelled to express it? The overall affect, for me, was a pretty amazing musical track, that was reduced to being a mere bed for some insular manifesto. You get to say whatever your heart tells you to say! My question would be, what compelled you to put it to music - yes, you are an unapologetic American man, check. Do you by any chance criticize others who proclaim their definitions in the same manner in which you do here? and do you want to live in a world where we all trumpet the distinction of our identities? Or would that be the kind of world you would criticize? that bass performance is cool, and when you modulate it, that's very clever stuff. I am a fan of your tunes, and I consider you to be the absolute winner of the "most improved" award. You are killing it lately! Just found myself asking why you find it necessary to announce this - and frankly, your awesome steely danesque jazz sensibilities in my opinion really don't match the manifesto - or am I just too used to hearing Lee Greenwood and Toby Keith use anthems to bring out this message? Interesting stuff, John, and again, the music was really tastefully done. cheers, -Tom

Mannheim Steamrollarian! This is a cool track, nice dynamics with the intro leading us in. Maybe the string lines have a bit much reverb? I dunno. Bass could come up in volume just a hair? Maybe. Probably where you would gain the most bang-for-the-buck improvement is investing in better drums, maybe SD3 would kill on this. I found your track extremely listenable, and I for one appreciated the different timbres popping up and taking over. Good compositional chops. cheers, -Tom

Good sign when the first thing I do is turn it up. Apparently the mix is all done, correct? It excels at panning, and at separation! really awesome mix. Personal taste would be a little more reverb on the main guitar - I think I hear a bit of delay on it, but a touch more reverb with a short tail would smear it into the other instruments a bit more comfortably, for me. By no means were your lead guitar mixing choices bad or incorrect - it works well as it is. It's a killer track. Chuck Loeb would I think dig this very much!!! thanks for the listen, great job. -Tom

"Taxpro" is a weird, irregular portmanteau. What crossword would have that for an answer?

She was just trying to get you . . . to play her wedding for free. ?

TBH I only watch TMZ on a DVD in the DMZ. Yes I know, BFD.

Perhaps ruby is therefore the one you should really want?

Several species of small, mostly furry animals gathered together on a beach grooving with some picks.

That one probably made more sense than his/her regular essays

I'd just like to offer up comment #2, I've had this one into the rotation of late. It's very well done, and funny as hell. Great job!

Well holy cranoli, that was a show. Nice trip, and an obvious major project with all those contributors. The music was pretty cool from the point of view of composition. I was hearing some timing issues with drum hits not syncing, but did you intend it to be a little off? Kind of fits the "journey" you take us on, actually. Dug the melodies and lyrics, but with all the visuals going on, the music kind of takes a back seat on this one, for me anyways. cheers, -Tom

What a great presentation, from the early archives to the modern version. Neat to hear the evolution. Was it meant to be kind of a smooth rnb 80's parody? I The breakdown section is an absolutely fantastic mix. I have shared these type of parental frustrations (to an extent) and I found myself laughing out loud. Super great and creative work! This is a true friggin' '80's homage! For a tiny nit, maybe drop the volume on the snare while you are singing, just a smidge? cheers, -Tom

more reverb on the horn stabs? I like the arpeggiations you have chosen - the panned right guitar one might be a bit loud when you are singing. I dig the guiro!! Vocals sure do work, and the ghostly, poltergeistish bgv's are a very cool, supporting add. It's a memorable and yes quirky song! For me your sung melody is integral to understanding the arrangement of the other voices - which means, for me, the intro section was kind of the low point. When the song starts, I was having a really hard time figuring out what it was doing.If this were my tune A) I'd be quite proud indeed! and B) I'd whack the entire intro right off, and start it with one go 'round of the chorus. Your vocals I think would be a much better early hook. Just my .02 brain cells on that one . . . call it a win, Lynn. cheers, -Tom

Sshhhh about only 487 - you'll make Larry feel like he's failed . . .

Their competition to be the most identically unique has made each one angrier than the last.

Husker don't ? I think this is ok but kind of a 36gb bloat at an attractive price. I believe sd3 is coming up with some orch percussion soon.

Ah, you will concentrate on Mac vs. PC then. ? Best of health to you, and may good music-making be good medicine.

People who respond to marketing come-ons aren't intrinsically motivated enough to stick with it.

Roth 403b with post-tax contributions?

Mash them both with equal velocity and call it jazz.

More than a nice waterfall? I'm on a PC but observations from any users would be appreciated . . . thanks!

How callous. How vain!!! She pretentiously poses while the other four drown.

Looks like he took the stair away.

Thong Thung Blue. My favorite Neil Diamond song.