Johnbee58 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Here's a song I wrote and recorded in Samplitude Music Studio back in 2010. These are the original tracks, including a bass & acoustic guitartrack done by a cyber-friend. Fortunately, I thought enough to converted the MIDIs to WAVs which made it much easier to do this. Then it was just a matter of opening the wavs in CbB and remixing them. This was all thrashed out manually. No EZ Keys or EZ Drummer back then for me. I had to program or play everything by myself. Also, I could actually sing back in those days, compared to the sick way I sound now. Please enjoy "Only Time" https://johnbowen.bandcamp.com/track/only-time ?John B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 This was great from beginning to end. BTW first time I've heard the words sado masochism in a pop song! :D:D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Ouch, you were exorcising some demons on this one; I feel for you. Nicely done, I hope it did the trick. T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramscapri Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Nice beat John with good clear vocals gelled in and well centered in the mix with accompaniments floating around well panned. Good one ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 @David Sprouse, @DeeringAmps, @ramscapri Thanks so much for listening. Yes, the song is dark. I was going through a very dark period of my life back then. ?John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Nice job. That sounded like a mellotron in the intro. I thought you sang this quite well, and the lyrics were good - although as mentioned above a bit dark. Overall the mix works well - I like where the lead vocal sits in the mix, and the telephone BGVs are a nice touch. Is that a flute solo - that's what it sounded like to me. Cool tune - thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 21 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said: Nice job. That sounded like a mellotron in the intro. I thought you sang this quite well, and the lyrics were good - although as mentioned above a bit dark. Overall the mix works well - I like where the lead vocal sits in the mix, and the telephone BGVs are a nice touch. Is that a flute solo - that's what it sounded like to me. Cool tune - thanks for posting. Thanks so much, Doug! ?JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) Sorry! Wrong post. ? Edited November 7, 2019 by Johnbee58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 JB Only Time Seemed like a mismatch between the upbeat music and lyrics. But then nice transition at 1:17 with the brooding strings. Need more of that. Vocal is quite good. Not sure if that voc fx on "woe, woe" is really needed or what you were trying to do there. The rhyming and cadence are very good. I was confused about: "wish there was a way to leave you" implies you're still in the relationship "only time can heal me now" implies that relationship is over but the pain remains. Ominous: "something that I cling to" "Why would you care?" Overall, I did like the song quite a lot. I get the feeling that I might have missed something about the lyrics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Hi John. Another nice song from you. This one also carries the emotion that some of your other songs have presented. You really get a wonderful introspective match of vocals, lyrics, melody and instrumentation that conveys this emotion. BTW, I like the reverb on the vocal backup fillers. Really good stuff --- thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 2 hours ago, bjornpdx said: JB Only Time Seemed like a mismatch between the upbeat music and lyrics. But then nice transition at 1:17 with the brooding strings. Need more of that. Vocal is quite good. Not sure if that voc fx on "woe, woe" is really needed or what you were trying to do there. The rhyming and cadence are very good. I was confused about: "wish there was a way to leave you" implies you're still in the relationship "only time can heal me now" implies that relationship is over but the pain remains. Ominous: "something that I cling to" "Why would you care?" Overall, I did like the song quite a lot. I get the feeling that I might have missed something about the lyrics. Thanks Bjorn. The "Woe, woes" sounded better on the original Samplitude mix and I was trying to re create it here. Didn't work quite as well, especially the second one. As far as the feeling you might have missed something about the lyrics, all I can say is "me too".? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, freddy j said: Hi John. Another nice song from you. This one also carries the emotion that some of your other songs have presented. You really get a wonderful introspective match of vocals, lyrics, melody and instrumentation that conveys this emotion. BTW, I like the reverb on the vocal backup fillers. Really good stuff --- thanks for posting. Thanks a lot, Freddy. That song was written at a particularly bad point in my life. In fact, the music came to me in the midst of a really bad bout of stomach flu. Of course, I waited till I felt better to record it but I wanted to capture a bit of inner turmoil. ?JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiller Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I liked everything about this song. It’s dark because it needs to be dark. The lyrics are perfect throughout and go well with the music. I felt this song. Well done sir!?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, amiller said: I liked everything about this song. It’s dark because it needs to be dark. The lyrics are perfect throughout and go well with the music. I felt this song. Well done sir!?? Thank you so much, amiller! ❤️?JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martsave martin s Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 John this is a good one again!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makke Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Nice song. Beautiful melody ... I liked the instrumentation and arrangement. Nice rhythm and sounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Cool tune, the way you use the delay on the vocal is great. is that a talk box on the back up vocal? that sounds very cool.. good job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Oister Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Hi, John, This is a really well written and performed smooth jazz/pop rocker with outstanding vocals!? I love the instrumentation and playing on this one, the melodic vocal lines are perfect for your voice, and I really loved the tasty synth and piano work. The mix is crystal clear, well textured and perfect for the genre. I could easily imagine hearing this on the radio or even as part of the backing track to a Television drama or movie.? Excellent work, John, really good stuff!? Have a good one! Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 @martsave martin sThanks so much! @Old JoadThanks. Actually that's not a talkbox as we might know it today. It was a Phaser with a "Radio Speaker" setting. @macceThank you so much for listening. I appreciate it. @Bob OisterThank you so much for your kind words. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Johnbee58 said: Thanks. Actually that's not a talkbox as we might know it today. It was a Phaser with a "Radio Speaker" setting It's a cool sound, BTW what ever happened with Grant Star? are you guys going to do a song together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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