I wouldn't necessarily categorize this as C&W- but not really sure where it
should be... acoustic rock maybe?

At any rate I really like the performances on this song- your voice sounds
great and it's real solid musically. To my ears the mix on the vocals
sounds a little thin... by that I would have liked to have a little more
warmth. Let me know if you don't know what I mean and I'll try to explain
it better. It has nothing to do with the performance at all!

Very nice song... hope you don't mind that I grabbed a copy!

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belated thanks for commenting and for advice on genre.... glad you like it. I'm still struggling in the black art of vocal recording and will continue to play around with different mixes. It's really pleasing to learn that someone downloads one of your jams!
cheers, phil

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This is more of an acoustic folk-rock piece with C&W overtones. Beautiful
work on the vocal harmonies. Nice lyrics. This is an exceptionally pleasant
tune.

Be well!

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many thanks Michael .... really appreciate the positive feedback and advice on genre.
cheers, phil

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I wouldn't consider this C&W at all. This could be considered Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary or Acoustic Rock.

You have a nice voice and you've performed your song well. I found that some of the double voice tracks came in and out. At times, there was only a single vocal track and it was a bit jarring.

Lyrically, it is a bit strange. The song is in the voice of a convicted murderer, and its his way of saying he's sorry to the woman he's wronged. And yet the style of the song is quite easy going. I gather that the lyrics came last in your writing process. I think the song would be better served if you took out the last verse and changed the fate of the narrator to something less permanent. Perhaps he just knows that he has lost her forever and the song is really about letting her go and forgiving himself.

Otherwise, I really like this piece. Cheers.

Charlie

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Thanks Charlie! Well 3/3 say it’s not C&W so it seems pretty clear I posted this offering in the wrong category …. this genre thing sure is a tricky issue for me! ‘acoustic rock’ seems to be the consensus. The irregularities in the vocal recording are where I tried to patch up the odd dodgy bit with a re-recording …. the mike just seems to have a different tone here and I’m not really sure why; I guess I ought to try recoding a new vox track in one session.
As for the lyrics, this is invariably the very last part of my song-writing process ….and something I’ve only been doing for about 6 months …. Previously all my stuff was instrumental. I start out with a basic chord sequence that appeals and take it from there by building up a melody line and settling on a rhythm. I’m not sure where my idea for the condemned man lyrics came from but as mentioned in the description I fear they are very clichéd indeed!….. maybe the song will re-emerge with a completely different theme at some stage but I sure finds lyrics a struggle.
Cheers, phil


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adding to the "this ain't country" theme.

Having said that, I did enjoy the tune with its beatlesque harmonies
and chord patterns.

The one aspect I do think you should re-visit however is the lead guitar
following the vocals (ie, the lead riffs playing while there is singing
going on). It's a tough thing to do in any song and in this one, it's a bit
distracting. It's not that the lead riffs suck or anything, just that they
compete with the vocals and approaching it as a "fills" instrument
would probably produce a more effective overall composition.

There's an old saying concerning B.B. King that goes: "First B.B. sings
and then Lucille sings." Always thought that was a good rule of thumb
for backing lead guitar.

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Thanks snowdragon, glad you enjoyed it ...... despite being in the wrong catagory. I really appreciate your listening and offering sound advice on the clash between vox and backing lead guitar. So BB King named his guitar Lucille eh?
cheers, Phil

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