PhonoBrainer

You turned the shimmer knob up to 11! Really, really nice. Thankfully I listened on headphones. I'm not sure if you could somehow make it better by balancing the piece with more, or stronger, bass elements. Seems like most everything is a wonderful shimmering salad up above 1khz. Would some tasteful croutons of tympany or taiko mess things up? Just a thought . . . Hoping there is a video planned? Good one, Bjorn! -Tom

Gromit is hereby advised to stay off the lsd. Great mix. My toes were tapping, man that drummer is great. It's all well performed, and shout out to the vocal mixing, they blend very well. I like my metal with a heaping helping of prog - thanks for that !!! Sorry no crits. I listened on headphones and got everything clearly. Perhaps some of his cheese had mold spots consumed unnoticed? Very well done, lads! Cheers, -Tom

I wouldn't eat any templeballs before bed, Nepalese or what have you ? Great sing, great fractal, great lead guitar, and absolutely great vocals and vocal mixing with the bgv's . . . this is killer from top to bottom.

Wow, great stuff. I'd call out the section from 1:54 onwards as being especially well mixed. The piano here is just a bit lower in the mix, allowing the entire piece to breathe. I understand a louder piano in the first third, the intro sets the theme and mood perfectly! You might play around with decreasing the piano volume in the middle third, as the strings start doing their things. Maybe it's just the upper treble of the piano that could be softened a bit? I dunno. Very cool chording, very cool piece! Cheers, -Tom

Any opportunity for a Jerry Reed reference must be seized upon . . . !

Now Bayou Bill was a Cajun, he lived by hisself in the swamp He hunted alligator fo livin! He just knock'em in the head with a stump.

The video helps move the song along nicely, I'd say it works. It would be interesting to hear the first mix, and compare it to this - I'm sure it's much clearer the second go around . . . I especially like the added measure and the vocal processing in the chorus! The vocals throughout are a strength. A great effort, Lynn! Which is not to say it wasn't also kind of depressing as hell. cheers, -Tom

Yep, count me in. Fun tune, and these lyrics really mesh with your voice and vocal style. Mix-wise, there might be a lot of midrange elements at any given time. I can hear you low-harmonied yourself - that sounds good! But could you maybe take a notch out of that low harmony part? Maybe it might clear up something a little in the middle? Just a thought. <gets off of Freddy's lawn> cheers, -Tom

The British dancehall stomp groove, one of my favorites. Well played all around, and the mix was a particular pleasure as well! cheers, -Tom

Very original. I dig the vocal treatments! cheers, -Tom

Pro chops. A great listen - thank you!

Prime Minister of Iraq?

Can they nail it in one take, or do you have to play it for them?

I invented bread in a loaf. It was the best thing since just before sliced bread.

Nobody really "needs" any of this krapp. The maag 4 has the "air" band up top, which adds life. I find the lower bands are just destroyed by this eq, but I love that top air band. Other than that, the maag 4 must be twice as good as maag 2.

Sorry I'm dumb, soundclick has a super tiny arrow at the very bottom. A nano-aarow.

Just great. I really get the cadence, the groove, and I think that dangerously conventional melody line works and works. You are a good songwriter at the core. Plus! If this were my mix, 1. Tame the too-boomy kick that washes through the vocal, 2. Vocals up a tad, maybe 1db or less, and 3. Probably get it off of soundclick, where a mobile phone listener has to click through four moves to get it to play - at least on my phone, soundclick pages are non-responsive. Anyway, thanks, that one is a keeper, Jesse! -Tom

Hell of a song. The dead lives. I listened on headphones, but I think you could add back a little 400hz or so to the bass, not for mud, but to have more bass definition on headphones. Again, this is a really really cool tune! To be totally picky, in your two wide-panned guitars, (great feel and pickin') you might have a very slight tuning issue. I'm not sure, and maybe it doesn't matter. My takeaway- your songs would kill live, and I wish I was in your band. Cheers, -Tom

Just great. I really get the cadence, the groove, and I think that dangerously conventional melody line works and works. You are a good songwriter at the core. Plus! If this were my mix, 1. Tame the too-boomy kick that washes through the vocal, 2. Vocals up a tad, maybe 1db or less, and 3. Probably get it off of soundclick, where a mobile phone listener has to click through four moves to get it to play - at least on my phone, soundclick pages are non-responsive. Anyway, thanks, that one is a keeper, Jesse! -Tom

Too late, I called the police for you, they should be arriving shortly.?

No self-respecting Buffaloian would go to TGI Friday's for wings. They would go to the airport.

That's a great vocal, and I like the prog-ness. Mixwise maybe everything is drowning out the drums? The drums are definitely in the back of the bus. I like the playing around with time signatures. Was this a project where everybody is adding something remotely? As in, not in the same room? Or was it recorded more or less live? I think all the instruments are well played, but I think in this tune you'd want the vocals up front maybe more, they stand out. cheers, -Tom

Oh hell yeah! Maybe double your lead vocal, as you kind of did in the choruses? Absolutely great riff, great kick-***** ACDC , great guitars, great vocals, and great song concept. Sorry for your loss. Mine passed away 2 years ago. If I'd have written him a song, it would never be as cool as yours!!! And for my Dad it would have been more like Lawrence Welk. cheers, -Tom

I listened to the first version a bit, then compared to the second mix. The 2nd mix is headed in the right direction. Cool tune, cool origins! From the heart, obviously. Congrats on that! Mixwise, I agree with Lynn, a better piano (something with more dynamic range) might help, particularly in the naked intro. I think you could easily go to the chorus, reach for the piano fader, and drop it one or 2 db. The piano is kicking the crap out of your vocal. I can tell you lowered it a bit for the second mix? You are on the right track. The guitars sound great!!! cheers, have you played it for her yet? -Tom