Awakening

[steve@baselines.com]

A brief look back at the craziness that was the 60s.  Today I added a video to the song as well.  It's available at the same link here:

https://baselines.com/?p=7130

Edited July 17, 2024 by steve@baselines.com
Added a video for this song.

[jack c.]

well done.jack c

[steve@baselines.com]

On 7/14/2024 at 9:13 AM, jack c. said:

well done.jack c

Thanks for listening Jack!

[Bajan Blue]

Hi Steve

great Guitar intro

Enjoyed the track

Cool

Nigel

 

 

[Kevin Walsh]

Killer intro! Mix is pristine and vocals are great. Love the lyrics!  Nickie bangs his shoe, lol!

[steve@baselines.com]

23 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Steve

great Guitar intro

Enjoyed the track

Cool

Nigel

 

 

Thanks Nigel.  I wasn't sure that I had a good mix, but I worked on it for long enough and had to let it go.

Steve

 

[steve@baselines.com]

19 hours ago, Kevin Walsh said:

Killer intro! Mix is pristine and vocals are great. Love the lyrics!  Nickie bangs his shoe, lol!

Hi Kevin - thank you for listening.

[PavlovsCat]

Nice job and very creative. The vocal harmonies remind me of a mix of Utopia and They Might Be Giants. Definitely cool and off the beaten path. Kudos. 

[mark skinner]

Awesome writing Steve !     Loved the entire production ..   mark

[steve@baselines.com]

6 hours ago, PavlovsCat said:

Nice job and very creative. The vocal harmonies remind me of a mix of Utopia and They Might Be Giants. Definitely cool and off the beaten path. Kudos. 

Thank you for your comments!!  Being compared to Utopia is probably about the coolest thing in the world!

 

[steve@baselines.com]

6 hours ago, mark skinner said:

Awesome writing Steve !     Loved the entire production ..   mark

Thanks Mark - it took me a while to get the lyrics added to this one.

Steve

 

[bjornpdx]

Who would have thought someone would write a song about a telecommunications satellite? Oh wait, there was a song in the 60s called Telstar (and there's a nod to that song here - pretty sure I had that 45 way back then.) You come up with some interesting subjects Steve. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
-Bjorn

[noynekker]

Steve . . . brilliant and upbeat ! Yes, it was a colourful time with a lot of things changing, despite the black & white. You've painted a very positive vibe of how technology unites the world. Musically, your guitars are excellent, mix is very balanced . . . just a great production, and FUN to watch and listen to !

[steve@baselines.com]

12 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Who would have thought someone would write a song about a telecommunications satellite? Oh wait, there was a song in the 60s called Telstar (and there's a nod to that song here - pretty sure I had that 45 way back then.) You come up with some interesting subjects Steve. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
-Bjorn

Hi Bjorn - yes!  The first thing that was done in this song was the synth that sounds like that old Tornadoes song Telstar (Z3TA plugin with Cream Poly setting) - it reminded me of the tone they got - and things developed from there.  I read up on that old song, and it was written by a guy named Joe Meek.  Evidently, he went a bit crazy.  His landlady used to bang on his ceiling when the music got too loud, and one day she came down to complain about it - he shot her and then he shot himself.  

Thanks for listening and leaving a comment!

Steve

 

[steve@baselines.com]

11 hours ago, noynekker said:

Steve . . . brilliant and upbeat ! Yes, it was a colourful time with a lot of things changing, despite the black & white. You've painted a very positive vibe of how technology unites the world. Musically, your guitars are excellent, mix is very balanced . . . just a great production, and FUN to watch and listen to !

Thanks for the nice comment Bruce, I really appreciate it!

Steve

 

[steve@baselines.com]

On 7/16/2024 at 12:32 PM, Kevin Walsh said:

Killer intro! Mix is pristine and vocals are great. Love the lyrics!  Nickie bangs his shoe, lol!

I was happy I found a video of that that I could include in my video!  I guess you can find just about everything on Youtube now.

[Lynn Wilson]

Fabulous, Steve!  Those were the days, weren't they?  You keep surprising me time and again.  Your creativity is a deep well.

[Paul Bush]

Wow that got my head spinning for a while , very original great sound super song , I ´m going back for another listen.... for the third time...cheers nice one

[steve@baselines.com]

On 7/19/2024 at 8:02 PM, Lynn Wilson said:

Fabulous, Steve!  Those were the days, weren't they?  You keep surprising me time and again.  Your creativity is a deep well.

Hi Lynn - I look back fondly on the 60s (and 70s) - While there were problems, they seem minor now compared to all the positive stuff that happened to advance us.

Steve

 

[steve@baselines.com]

15 hours ago, Paul Bush said:

Wow that got my head spinning for a while , very original great sound super song , I ´m going back for another listen.... for the third time...cheers nice one

Hi Paul - hey thanks!  I'm happy that you liked this song!

Steve