William E Simmons Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) One more of my attempts at real old school country. Perhaps the last for a while. Covid-19 is preventing many of us from doing things in a way we are use too. I think Mickey Gilley would smile if he listen to this. Billy Edited November 8, 2020 by William E Simmons 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegaltieribrothers Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Hi Billy, A nice good time old country song with good lyrics and which is an enjoyable listen. Thanks for sharing. Good Job! regards paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songroom Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 You’ve definitely captured that ‘old school country’ style and the vocal is perfect. Nice work Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 That's a cool country song - I enjoyed the listen. I especially liked your lead vocal - the performance and how it sat in the mix - just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William E Simmons Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 16 hours ago, thegaltieribrothers said: Hi Billy, A nice good time old country song with good lyrics and which is an enjoyable listen. Thanks for sharing. Good Job! regards paul Thanks for the kind words. I like "the weight of the world" I had a listen of some of you songs. Nice stuff! Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William E Simmons Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 15 hours ago, Songroom said: You’ve definitely captured that ‘old school country’ style and the vocal is perfect. Nice work Billy. Thanks for taking the time to listen. I grew up in Texas so I have been around that style of music. I just never played it live except for a time or two of being invited to play with a Red Dirt band in North Texas. Blues has been my thing for the most part. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William E Simmons Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 15 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said: That's a cool country song - I enjoyed the listen. I especially liked your lead vocal - the performance and how it sat in the mix - just right. Thank you for you comments. I am not very knowledgeable about recording at home. I have spent a good bit of time in a studio but always had a professional doing the recording and mixing. We always sent our mixes off to someone else to master. Doing all this myself is a pretty difficult. I had the vocal pretty out front and was not sure if that was a good mix. Thanks, Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 The way country music should still sound like. You have all the elements in place esp your vocal. I appreciated the clarity of the lyrics - made it easy to appreciate them. Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William E Simmons Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 hours ago, bjornpdx said: The way country music should still sound like. You have all the elements in place esp your vocal. I appreciated the clarity of the lyrics - made it easy to appreciate them. Great job! Thank you Bjorn for your kind comments. In these turbulent times, with much of the current music being far removed from styles of the past, it is hard to know what anyone will think about a song. Living with the restrictions of Covid-19 has reduced the options I would normally have to write and produce a song. I have no idea how a song like this would be received in today's world. I do seriously miss the option to go to Nashville and do a radio ready version. I always wonder how things like this would have sounded if everyone was in the studio together. It really makes no difference if a song produced live in a studio is really good or also ran. I can remember every time and every one I ever worked with live. The fun we had and the excitement of working together. I went to your soundcloud account and listen to several of you songs. You have a lot of very humorous material that I enjoyed listening too. Psychobabble Blues and It's Not That I'm Old made me laugh out loud. Good stuff. The photo of the mountains reminded me of how much I sometimes miss that part of the country. I lived in LA for a long time....well, I don't really miss the 405 freeway....lol Cheers, Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Sounds totally authentic - great steel slide and vocal. Great feel - I love the change up around 2.20 One odd thing though. After the solo, the vocal seems to slip behind the beat, like it's slipped out of time. Was this intentional? It might be a mixing error or a latency issue. One thing that's really missing though: a BIG chorus. I'd love to hear one. All the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 ?'s Darlin' set up another round for the boys, will ya... t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William E Simmons Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, DeeringAmps said: ?'s Darlin' set up another round for the boys, will ya... t "Darlin'" is a word that can only be used in Texas and only near closing time....lol Well...I guess if you still own a Nash Rambler it could be possible to get away with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, William E Simmons said: still own a Nash Rambler? Toyota Crown Custom wagon qualify? ? t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 17 hours ago, bjornpdx said: The way country music should still sound like. You have all the elements in place esp your vocal. I appreciated the clarity of the lyrics - made it easy to appreciate them. Great job! ^^^what he said^^^ Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 This made me want to start drinking again....Who did the steel guit.? Loved this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William E Simmons Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 14 hours ago, Philip G Hunt said: Sounds totally authentic - great steel slide and vocal. Great feel - I love the change up around 2.20 One odd thing though. After the solo, the vocal seems to slip behind the beat, like it's slipped out of time. Was this intentional? It might be a mixing error or a latency issue. One thing that's really missing though: a BIG chorus. I'd love to hear one. All the best Hi Philip, there are still some vocal timing issues to deal with. I am not sure I can fix them and I may have to redo the vocal. I am tied up at the moment trying to do a latin song and struggling with writing lyrics in Spanish. Thanks for listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William E Simmons Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, David Sprouse said: This made me want to start drinking again....Who did the steel guit.? Loved this. Thanks David, Steve Hinson on steel. Also, thank you Daryl. Edited November 10, 2020 by William E Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Nailed it. Good song that gets the vibe, more please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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