James G Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 First song post here, a brand new one. Many thanks to Preston Richardson (Single-Minded Soldier Studio) for the drums All comments and crits most welcome! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I like James, sounds nice here. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Sounds great -- very enjoyable listen and I like the mix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Mix is top drawer as is the musicianship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Flannagin Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Very nice. I found it to be neither awkward nor silent. The guitars are reminescent of Led Zepplin's "Carouselaramba". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 First thing I did was turn it up Nice and loud! I don't usually do that. It was a great listen all the way through. Super musical, great ideas that lead somewhere. Nice changes of mood and voices. Lamb Lies Downesque. The bit around 1:30 got kind of bottom-heavy in the mix, that rhythm guitar is overpowering anything sparkly up top. For me, anyway. Drums hit all the spots very tastefully. Guitar solos and backing, just great! Oh, fantastic arrangement. The ending was super cool. This is one of your best I reckon . . . cheers, -Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 nice one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Michael Robinson Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Thanks for sharing! Because of the nice lead playing and the somewhat "modular" format (section to section to section with repetition only within the sections) , it reminded me a bit of the Minibosses, a Boston-area band that used to play, believe it or not, prog-rocky covers of Nintendo Entertainment System games. Enjoyable stuff! https://minibosses.bandcamp.com/track/mega-man-2 Thanks again for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 John - thanks! Amicus - thanks very much Tim - thank you, that's an interesting comparison, I'll have a listen and see if I can pick it out Ed - thanks a lot, most kind Tom - many thanks, I must admit I wasn't sure about this one until Preston added the drums, then it gelled. I did go a bit overboard on the low stuff in the section you mentioned, probably didn't need the Hammond in there too David - thanks! Sean - thanks very much, another interesting comparison, never heard of that band. I need to work on connecting those modular sections a bit better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 This is a journey with so many detours, I never find myself saying 'are we there yet?' Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Oh - the guitar playing on this was really cool - some really impressive tones. The mix overall sounded excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Daryl - that's a nice way of looking at it, thanks Doug - thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Great track James, enjoyed the listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul DeVillo Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I'm loving the clarity throughout the frequency spectrum. Beautiful use of the stereo field as well. Lots to learn from this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Hidden S - thanks a lot! (how do you find people's real names on this forum?) Paul - thank you for those nice compliments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAK Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 OOOoooh just found this, I should have been the first to hear it ... a s h a m e d of myself ?! Anyway for my bit I feel it reminds me a bit of FOCUS but with guitar .. danno how just does, up to your tricks with those fingers James ... and although I felt the snare a tad high to my ears, still great stuff ? SPAK ..... (My name is Steve though ?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Brilliant, James! Neat chord progression and guitar tones all the way through. The drumming is very good, and this song is begging for a video. Upper tier through and through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Steve - thanks so much, I like me some Focus (no yodelling though..) Lynn - thank you! I will get around to a video soon, I enjoy doing that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Oister Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Hey, James, WOW! Way to kick things off on the new forum with a really cool, monster instrumental rocker!? Spectacular guitar work, as always from you, I love the rich tones and the fiery playing. Lots of really cool melodies, the keyboards are the perfect pad for the tasty guitar work, and Preston's playing and drums sound amazing, much like with our good old DT buddies. The mix is clean, warm and fully textured with a perfect style for quality progressive rock like this. Fantastic stuff, James, it's always great to hear a new one from you, and I'm looking forward to enjoying many more! PS: (same note I left for our friend Yoyo), The night the old forum froze, I logged in one last time at 11:19pm to try to thank you, Yoyo, Daryl, Leadfoot and Bobby for the very kind shout outs and comments that you guys made earlier in the week, but LOL,? I guess I was 19 minutes late and a dollar short, because apparently it had already flipped to read-only at 11pm! Anyway, sincere thanks again for the kind words and bump, and I'm looking forward to hearing much more new music from you over here! I also just wanted to mention that you and Strummy were the very first two that were kind enough to welcome me to the old forum more than eleven years ago, and I truly still appreciate that, my friend!? Have a great weekend, James! Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Ah, thanks so much Bob, and you're very welcome! Great to see you, look forward to hearing some riffage soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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