steve@baselines.com Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 From the Horse Latitudes album, pretty much rebuilt with some new parts and new tools. https://baselines.com/?p=6779 Cultures come and cultures go The world still turns It's a miracle that we're still here When anybody anytime anywhere Sets the world on fire It winds up on a viral video Insanity strikes and it hits us so quick We give voice to the crazy, the fringe lunatic And when the truth comes out and the suppression begins We've got to crank up the engine and roll down that rocky hill again. Desert fox and poison pills The monkey swings And his par-amour earns her wings The chambermaid makes up the bed and plays for time She prays that he will sleep in town tonight There's a book on the nightstand that the powers neglect With a gold plated emblem that the night lamps reflect And when the truth comes out and the suppression begins We've got to crank up the engine and roll down that rocky hill again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Great mix, production, tones, balances. Just my 2 cents....for me the song really kicked in around 2:40 and then pretty much held my interest. I'd trim about a minute between the intro and 2:40 to get to that point in the composition where some variation really kicks in. The melody lines are really nice but, again, imho needs a bit of trim to get to the best parts. Cheers!!???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 10 hours ago, Larry T. said: Great mix, production, tones, balances. Just my 2 cents....for me the song really kicked in around 2:40 and then pretty much held my interest. I'd trim about a minute between the intro and 2:40 to get to that point in the composition where some variation really kicks in. The melody lines are really nice but, again, imho needs a bit of trim to get to the best parts. Cheers!!???? Thanks Larry - you are right. I rarely let a song go over 3:30. I think I will try to trim this down, at least take out the very beginning before the vocals come in. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Nice synth intro @steve@baselines.com. Very open airy sounding mix here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Very cool song, so many details going on. I felt like the end could be trimmed a bit, maybe just fade, but I have a short attention span. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesha Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Very well done. Clever instrumentation that matches the mood and lyrics. I like the length and changes. Quite a lot going on in there to experience. A few times I thought the lyrics went slightly low. Thanks for posting them. The mix sounds great over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 9:38 AM, Wookiee said: Nice synth intro @steve@baselines.com. Very open airy sounding mix here. Thank you for the listen Wookiee - I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 5:50 PM, KSband said: Very cool song, so many details going on. I felt like the end could be trimmed a bit, maybe just fade, but I have a short attention span. Hi - thanks for the comment - I agree - Iusually like to make each song shorter than this - I tried a couple of trimmings but they didn't work out too well yet - I will keep at it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 21 hours ago, treesha said: Very well done. Clever instrumentation that matches the mood and lyrics. I like the length and changes. Quite a lot going on in there to experience. A few times I thought the lyrics went slightly low. Thanks for posting them. The mix sounds great over here. Thanks Treesha I think there is one part there where I dropped a harmony and the main vocal should be brought up. Thanks for your input - I'll be releasing another version based on what people here think. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Hi Steve I like this - mix is really good and I like the synths you have used excellent lyrics I understand some of the comments re length but that's your choice Cool Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 11 hours ago, Bajan Blue said: Hi Steve I like this - mix is really good and I like the synths you have used excellent lyrics I understand some of the comments re length but that's your choice Cool Nigel Hi Nigel - thank you for commenting about the lyrics - I think maybe a lot of people don't get them all, but I am proud of them. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I left my "producers hat" off and just enjoyed the ride. ?'s t 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPAREELS Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 As a lyrics kind of guy ... love the lyrics, I think the arrangement has a little too much compression in that it has that everything 'in your face' kind of thing .. probably what you were going for, so all good. ATB Steve P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 14 hours ago, DeeringAmps said: I left my "producers hat" off and just enjoyed the ride. ?'s t Thanks Tom! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Supa Reels said: As a lyrics kind of guy ... love the lyrics, I think the arrangement has a little too much compression in that it has that everything 'in your face' kind of thing .. probably what you were going for, so all good. ATB Steve P I probably did what I always do with new toys - overused them! It's a learning curve - thank you for your ideas! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/24/2023 at 9:55 AM, steve@baselines.com said: Thanks Larry - you are right. I rarely let a song go over 3:30. I think I will try to trim this down, at least take out the very beginning before the vocals come in. Steve Hi again - I did trim out some of the parts of the song and got it under 4 minutes. IF you'd like to listen to that I included it in the original post: https://baselines.com/?p=6779 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Great song and arrangement, Steve. I listened to the two versions and liked them both. A shining example for all of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 You have such cool songs. The arrangements are great and the lyrics are very cool. Crank up that engine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 16 hours ago, Lynn Wilson said: Great song and arrangement, Steve. I listened to the two versions and liked them both. A shining example for all of us. Thank you Lynn - nice to hear from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 14 hours ago, Kevin Walsh said: You have such cool songs. The arrangements are great and the lyrics are very cool. Crank up that engine! Hi Kevin - thank you so much! Comments like that make it all worthwhile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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