freddy j

Great song! It has a great story, good instrumentation and production, arrangement, etc. The vocal is indeed very good and personally I kind of like the Fx on it. Oh yes - almost forgot, I like that strong bass line that runs through it. Nice one!

For working on the guitar for such a short time, you are sounding doggone good! I love the humour in this song. I like the the verb on the guitar. The lyrics are great and your vocals express the frustration of the lyrics. Your kind of smokey or gravelly sounding vocals in this song would really adapt to a lot of the more traditional styles of the Blues. This sounds like the kind of story and song that Albert Collins might do. Good one my friend! I enjoyed it and even got a giggle from it!!!

Hi geeare1. Thanks very much for listening and the kind comments. Indeed, time passes by fast. In fact, it seems to be passing by at light speed. Needless to say I was more than just a bit upset when I destroyed (accidentally) my external drive. Oh well, at one time or another we all must adapt to what we do to ourselves. Thanks for the sentiment. Hey Wookiee. I am just waiting for the bills to come in this month. I'm glad that this blast from the past might have given you a giggle. Thanks for listening and commenting pal! Thank you Bjorn. I must return the sense of humour complement. You Beanie Weenie video/song was great! Please don't listen too closely to my guitar playing --- you will hear all of my mistakes. ? ? Thanks again for listening and for the kind words. Hi Kenny. I hope that you had a great holiday season. I'm also glad that it gave you a wee bit of time of relief from holiday and everyday stress. Thanks for listening and for your comments. I very much appreciate it!

Hi Steve. You know, I think that I had to sign up with Bandlab when the transition was made to the new Cakewalk by Bandlab and new forum site. However, I am not sure if I have posted anything on it or what the link is. Right now SoundClick.com is the only site on which I have been posting. I will check into it Bandlab and provide you with a link if I can figure it out. Thanks!

Hi Jesse. Thank you !! I think that the story is one that some might be able to share due to the exuberance of spending during Christmas. Actually this year was a fairly modest one for us, and isn't it interesting --- it was still a wonderful and warm Christmas. All the best to you for the new year, pal! Thank you Tom! I got an estimate to see if anything could be recovered from my dearly departed external drive. The estimate came in close to $1,000 to which I responded thanks but no thanks. I would like to improve some of the old songs that I posted in my early days on the forum. However, I don't see any other option other than re-doing them from scratch. That may or may not happen with some of them. Thanks very much for listening and commenting . I hope that you have a great new year! Hi Nigel. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I always appreciate it. With the exception of some genre such as big band, cool jazz, etc. , I have always leaned to a more raw, rough and ready sound to music. I guess that's why I always gravitated to rock 'n roll, early electric blues, punk, and other such genre. Also, I must admit to not having the skills nor talent to create a perfect piece. Besides music, for me, is more therapy than anything else. Instead of yelling at my wife or kicking the dog, I simply grab a guitar and feel much better. ? Thanks again Nigel and happy new year! Hi Douglas. I can remember having a lot of fun when I was doing this song. However, I thought my son was going to call the men in white coats to sedate me and take me away. I very much appreciate your taking the time out to listen and comment. Thank you and I hope you have a happy new year!

Powerful voice, strong stage presence and wonderful performance. You indeed must be very proud!

Simply excellent!!!

I must echo the positive comments above. This is really is a pleasant cool jazz type of a song that with few exceptions might have fit well on the Mancini Peter Gunn albums. The guitar playing was excellent. This was a listening treat.

I love the way that you built in a sense of urgency through the rhythm while the rest of the song (in fact the overall feel of the song) had a general laid back feel to it. Your cello sounded great but being a guitar guy, I really enjoyed the guitar work. You have put together some great sounds and feelings in this song.

Another home run Bats! This arrangement, mix, and performance have a strong professional sound. It does have your signature style and your great sounding vocals. I agree with Tom above - this song has a bit of a Rush feel but without the very busy lyrics that Rush sometimes delivers. Really good stuff!!!

Excellent cover! Instrumentation and mix are professionally done, and the vocal harmonies are excellent.

I hope that the holidays for everyone were great! Just for fun I thought that I would post a song that I posted a very long time ago. It is called "After Christmas Bill Paying Blues" and I am now facing the reality of having to pay-up on my Christmas purchases. I got a number of good suggestions on how to improve this song when I first posted it and was going to make the changes before I posted it again. Unfortunately, this song was on the external hard drive that I accidentally destroyed and so there were no working files that could be used to make the corrections. Anyway, in spite of the fact that it is a bit rough (perhaps, an understatement?) I hope that it gives you a bit of a giggle. AFTER CHRISTMAS BILL PAYING BLUES https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=8537589

I agree with Tom above. It does have an early Stones feel but it certainly has your own signature. It has a live performance feel to t which I certainly can appreciate. Nice one!!!

Doggone if you didn't do it again! Great production, great performance, and cool video. How do you do it so consistently? Outstanding work --- keep 'em coming!

You really have been posting some excellent songs. This one is no exception. The mix sounds good to me but the harmonies really grab me. They are excellent as are the lyrics. The arrangement of the instrumentals really accentuate the lyrics. The lead breaks add a bit of an edge to the melodies. I really enjoyed this song.

I don't remember this one either but I certainly echo the kudos above. Brilliant indeed!

Hi Paul. I appreciate the kind words and thanks for taking the time to comment! Sorry for the delay in responding -- I am too caught up in the busy holiday season.

Thank you Bob! I always appreciate your insight and appreciate your kind comments, and encouragement. I really like the new song that you posted my friend. It is one of my favourites of yours. Thank you Nigel. I appreciate the kind words and your taking the time to comment. Mink Deville - I like that - thanks. BTW, I am looking forward to any new posts that you might be putting on the forum. You are really putting out some excellent stuff!!

Great video and an absoflippinlutely lovely seasonal song. Well done!

I love it!!! You are really showing your sense of humour, creativity, and also your visual presentation skill. Great stuff my friend! I would try your recipe but I can't cook -- I even burn water.

Very festive indeed! Excellent playing and presentation on this song. BTW, cool background on the video.

Hi Bob. If you are too busy to have time for the studio, then you are just too doggone busy! Life seems to have the annoying habit of interrupting the fun stuff! This is another cool, hard driving song from you. I love the Fx that you are using on the vocals and guitars. I didn't hears any of the clicks mentioned above; therefore, I assume that you have taken care of the minor suggestions made above. This song is constructed/built really well and the lyrics are really accentuated very well by the instrumentation. I think that this is one of my favourites of yours. Cool ending BTW!

My apologies for the delay in responding. I just got back from a few days in Miami ---- gosh, it is great to get back to T. Bay! Hi Tom. Thanks for giving this number a listen. As always I appreciate your comments/suggestions and learn from them. I have a bit of a penchant for going for a "live" feel in most of my stuff. Of course, that might just be because I really don't know what I am doing! Songs that tell a story are among my favourites. One of my fav DoWop groups (The Coasters - AKA The Robins) would put out some great stories (e.g., Three Cool Cats, Shoppin' For Clothes, Along Came Jones, etc., etc.) using a lot of Leiber and Stoller writings. Hi David. I have been to the Keys a bunch of times but I have never taken the water route. I have friends that have taken it and they enjoyed it. Cool Cat Joe is just a figment of Freddy J's imagination based on some personalities that I have known over the years (maybe exaggerated a wee bit). Thanks for listening and I appreciate your taking the time to comment. Hey Allan. Yup, I was going for a late 1950's to early 1960's DoWop style. Thanks for listening and for commenting. I did this in a hurry and your suggestions were exactly what I was looking for. Merry Christmas and thanks again. Hello Douglas. Your observation really interested me. So, I had to go back and listen to this song and I get what you are saying. Then it occurred to me that some of the more "pop" DoWop of the late 1950's incorporated a bit of Cha Cha, Latin rhythms, and Caribbean sounds (remember Calypso?). I had a friend who loved DoWop and could tell you about every group and song from that era. He made me listen to a lot of that style - so maybe some crept into this song? Thank you very much for listening and for your kind comments. Hey Old Joad. Thanks very much for listening and taking the time to comment. I haven't been to NYC in a few years but that is quite an image.? Hi Congalocke. Johnny Cash -- I appreciate that. Thanks very much for listening and taking the time to comment! Hey Bjorn. It was done in a hurry and yes indeed, it does need a bit of cleaning up. Thanks for listening and as always I appreciate your suggestions my friend. Thank you Makke. I'm very glad that you liked it and I very much appreciate your listening and taking the time to comment. Cheers.

Creativity outside the box ----- COOL! Parts of the guitar work give be a bit of a remind of the Gang of 4 (one of my fav new wave/punk groups. Keep 'em coming Jesse. I love the diversity that you are bringing to the forum!

This is a really a nice pop rocker. I love the declaration of the lyrics matched with a cheery, catchy, melody. Vocals and harmonies are very well done and I can see where in the comments above where this song could be compared to RO and Cliff Richards. Really good work and I enjoyed the listen.