Lover's Day

[Phoen1xPJ]

Written for Valentine's Day 2012 and recorded in SONAR X1, total remix in 2019 with CbB. This song came out of a time of devastating heartbreak when my wife of 33 years suddenly left me. Only now was I able to revisit this... it's sorta a soft rock piece unlike my usual prog fare.

 

[PhonoBrainer]

Hey, nice tune, that melody really sticks in the noggin. Very sorry for your loss that inspired it.

Neil Young came to mind, in a good way!!! Just a catchy tune sung with emotion. I would be tempted to do more processing on the lead vocal, maybe double it more than just the chorus. But that might be overdoing it . . .you are probably looking for something more stripped down and raw.

 

The arrangement of parts is pretty bulletproof. Everything seems to be in the right spots. I liked the arpeggiated steel-stringy guitar but maybe a touch less volume on that while you are singing? It poked out a bit. Maybe a tiny bit of delay on it could take the edge of the attack off. Might be worth a try.

 

Cool tune.

 

cheers,

-Tom

[Phoen1xPJ]

1 hour ago, emeraldsoul said:

Hey, nice tune, that melody really sticks in the noggin. Very sorry for your loss that inspired it.

Neil Young came to mind, in a good way!!! Just a catchy tune sung with emotion. I would be tempted to do more processing on the lead vocal, maybe double it more than just the chorus. But that might be overdoing it . . .you are probably looking for something more stripped down and raw.

 

The arrangement of parts is pretty bulletproof. Everything seems to be in the right spots. I liked the arpeggiated steel-stringy guitar but maybe a touch less volume on that while you are singing? It poked out a bit. Maybe a tiny bit of delay on it could take the edge of the attack off. Might be worth a try.

 

Cool tune.

 

cheers,

-Tom

Thanks, Tom!

[thegaltieribrothers]

Hi Pete,

A sad song well played and put together.

Thanks for sharing.

regards

paul

[Phoen1xPJ]

Thx, Paul!