steve@baselines.com Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 This was February's project. When I was a kid, I was fascinated by outer space - I guess I still am today. Maybe some of the lyrics will raise a memory/vibe from your own past if you, like me, are old as dirt and went to college for engineering of some sort. https://baselines.com/?p=6756 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Cool song, sounds very late sixties early seventies. Like the spacey sounds and the guitar solo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Wow, great job on the songwriting and performance. It's really creative and especially because of the harmonies it has a Utopia vibe - and I mean that in a very positive sense (I'm a big Todd Rundgren / Utopia fan). Kudos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I love this. I’m getting Fairport Convention and Lindisfarne, how fantastic. Beautifully played, sung and produced too, great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Hi Steve - cool track, agree with KS, got a 60's / 70's vibe to it Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/4/2023 at 2:40 PM, KSband said: Cool song, sounds very late sixties early seventies. Like the spacey sounds and the guitar solo. Thank you for listening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 3:56 AM, PavlovsCat said: Wow, great job on the songwriting and performance. It's really creative and especially because of the harmonies it has a Utopia vibe - and I mean that in a very positive sense (I'm a big Todd Rundgren / Utopia fan). Kudos. Wow thank you! I never got to see Utopia, but I saw Todd by himself one time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 6:36 AM, Marshall said: I love this. I’m getting Fairport Convention and Lindisfarne, how fantastic. Beautifully played, sung and produced too, great job. Thank you Marshall. When I used to gig, people would mention Fairport Convention to us once in a while - I guess it is an influence on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Bajan Blue said: Hi Steve - cool track, agree with KS, got a 60's / 70's vibe to it Nigel Hi Nigel - thank you for listening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Nice guitar work. Yeugh - slide rules - I never understood how to use that wretched thing (still don't). I still have my original one up in the loft and thought, that must be worth a few quid after nearly fifty years. ? It was too - circa £3.50! So much for my retirement heirloom ? Anyway, I digress, really nice job on the song. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 15 minutes ago, steve@baselines.com said: Thank you Marshall. When I used to gig, people would mention Fairport Convention to us once in a while - I guess it is an influence on me! It’s funny, I get “Jethro Tull” mentioned more than any other band when they hear my stuff. It’s not deliberate, but those influences are deeply embedded! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) 50 minutes ago, steve@baselines.com said: Wow thank you! I never got to see Utopia, but I saw Todd by himself one time. Same here. I would be interested in learning about your influences. I would have guessed Todd is one, of course, maybe even Zappa. Your song was really creative. It was definitely not a stock, paint by numbers kind of song. BTW, I went through some of your songs and found your cover of "I'll Be Around" was absolutely superb. Edited March 6, 2023 by PavlovsCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 9:14 AM, AndyB01 said: Nice guitar work. Yeugh - slide rules - I never understood how to use that wretched thing (still don't). I still have my original one up in the loft and thought, that must be worth a few quid after nearly fifty years. ? It was too - circa £3.50! So much for my retirement heirloom ? Anyway, I digress, really nice job on the song. Andy ? I picked up my old slide rule a couple of weeks ago (inherited from my dad) and tried to remember how it worked. COuldn't even do a simple multiplication any more. The placing of the decimal point was always difficult for me. A little before the calculators became affordable, I got a circular slide rule that was pretty cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 9:15 AM, Marshall said: It’s funny, I get “Jethro Tull” mentioned more than any other band when they hear my stuff. It’s not deliberate, but those influences are deeply embedded! That's for sure! Most of us probably learned the same way ... from the bands we admired. I know I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 9:36 AM, PavlovsCat said: Same here. I would be interested in learning about your influences. I would have guessed Todd is one, of course, maybe even Zappa. Your song was really creative. It was definitely not a stock, paint by numbers kind of song. BTW, I went through some of your songs and found your cover of "I'll Be Around" was absolutely superb. I'd have to say my main influences were The Beatles, Steely Dan, E-Street Band, Elton John and some early Chicago. Anything early 70's probably influenced me the most. Thank you for the note about I'll Be Around - that was a great song! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Steve, I like the occasional unexpected note in the melody. The song does sound 60s-ish like maybe Gilbert O'Sullivan? (Wow, don't know how that name popped into mind.) Well done. -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 3:11 PM, bjornpdx said: Steve, I like the occasional unexpected note in the melody. The song does sound 60s-ish like maybe Gilbert O'Sullivan? (Wow, don't know how that name popped into mind.) Well done. -Bjorn Thank you Bjorn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 It does indeed have a retro feel back to the late "60's - '70's. Your vocals sound great and I love that guitar solo. Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 4:15 PM, freddy j said: It does indeed have a retro feel back to the late "60's - '70's. Your vocals sound great and I love that guitar solo. Great work! Thanks for taking time to listen freddy and of course the nice feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 1:40 PM, steve@baselines.com said: When I was a kid, I was fascinated by outer space - I guess I still am today. if you, like me, are old as dirt and went to college for engineering of some sort. https://baselines.com/?p=6756 That's a pretty good tune! Reminds me of a band I like - just can't figure out which. I was (still am) fascinated with space also. As for the age thing, well, I was 9 when my dad, grandfather and I watched Neil land on the moon . . . Again, Great tune! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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