The Garden

[Keith Wilby]

Bit of a faltering guide vocal on this one. Written in 1995, this is genuinely how I felt after a failed and short-lived affair, when I completely lost myself in alcohol for many months ("pissed" in the UK sense meaning "drunk"). Too self-indulgent?

As always, created using CbB.

Comments invited ?

https://www.bandlab.com/wilbyforce/thegarden21-674e402a?revId=412e39b2-03bb-eb11-a7ad-0050f280467f

[Hidden Symmetry]

Enjoyed it Keith. Songs written from personal experiences are usually our better ones. They usually relate easily  to others which is what a good tune IS.  I hear the honesty in your track, didn't think of it as faltering.

[Old Joad]

it's just a blank page?

[noynekker]

Keith . . . liked listening to this one a lot, a great piano sound carries it through, and the string instruments you added really top it off.  Took a while for the vocals to come in (long intro), and I think you've delivered some great vocals and honest lyrics. So, you've pulled this from your 1995 song vault ? . . . glad you did ! What else have you got in there ?

[Bajan Blue]

keith

I like this and I like your vocals - i think it sounds cool just as it is

Nigel

 

[Keith Wilby]

6 hours ago, noynekker said:

Took a while for the vocals to come in (long intro)

I've ummed and ah-ed about that intro for ages and still can't quite work out whether or not it's too long.

[Wookiee]

Life experiences often lead to the most meaningful and sometime beautiful music.

Heartfelt performance which I did enjoy, thanks for sharing.

[mark skinner]

Keith , Wonderfully  haunting. You did a fantastic job on the piano and vocals. The intro does feel Long. You did a great job of keeping it flowing with such a minimally tracked song.  I Really liked it ..  mark

[Keith Wilby]

22 minutes ago, mark skinner said:

The intro does feel Long.

I'm going to see what I can do about that now

[bjornpdx]

The sparseness of the song fits the lyrics perfectly.
I expected the vocal to come in earlier so maybe the intro is too long.
-Bjorn

[David Sprouse]

Such a bittersweet melody, it's perfect for the lyrics you chose.  I didn't feel the intro was too long, it really sets a mood.  Beautiful song, and I love your performance of it.

[freddy j]

Personal experience always adds emotion and a reality to songs.  This is a beautiful song with good lyrics and an honesty about it.  Nice one!