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Keywords:
shine (6), kevin (12), reeves (9), ian (57), baird (46), springclock (3)
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Description:
A fist pumping anthem with huge guitars and a chorus that just won't quit....
This tune also features Ian Baird of springclock on drums, bass and rhythm guitar....enjoy
Buy my new disc entitled "It's About Time" at:
www.kevinreeves.net
Lyrics:
Verse1.
I've been sittin here for so long
I've got the music, but I just ain't got the song.
Oh I feel so dead inside.
I count to 10, but I can't find out where I hide.
I need a remedy, from this calamity.
Somebody tell me if I'm fine.
Chorus
Cause I really wanna shine.
Whoa I really wanna shine.
I don't think that I can find,
A song that's truly mine,
so I can shine.
Verse 2.
This is a cold and lonely time.
I keep on makin up reasons why I just can't find the rhyme.
Oh I know somethin's got to give.
Somethin deep down inside of me, that's been dying just to live.
I feel it underneath my skin.
There ain't no way in hell I'm ever givin in.
Chorus
Cause I really wanna shine.
Whoa I really wanna shine.
I'd pay a dollar to a dime,
If I could only truly find,
a way to shine.
Bridge
I'm sick and tired of holdin out on me all the time.
I'm waitin for the day when I can be,
the one to shine.
Chorus
Oh I really wanna shine.
Whoa I really wanna shine.
Turn this water into wine,
cause I'm thurstin for a time,
when I can shine.
Turn this water into wine,
cause I'm thurstin for a time,
When I can shine.
When I can shine.
When I can shine
When I can shine.
Hardware:
digi 001, drums, bass, guitar, yamaha motif es and kurzweil K2661, vocals
Software:
pro-tools. sonic implants mellotron collection
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Amazing! &mdash 05/30/06 - 08:18:35 PM
This song is simply amazing! There's no advice I can offer except to keep
up the amazing work! Wow! [ Reply to This ]
passion &mdash 05/30/06 - 09:52:48 PM
i like your voice. and how the chorus kicked in. it has a passion to it. a nice rock feel. glad falo sugjested this. nice to hear such passion in a song. [ Reply to This ]
Highly Professional &mdash 05/30/06 - 10:46:03 PM
Expert craftsmanship. And it's not just technique. The vocals sound real instead of puttin' on the dog. Just enough lead to taste and leaves you wanting more. Production is excellent. Man, first-rate stuff. Welcome to MacJams! [ Reply to This ]
You're shining now &mdash 05/31/06 - 12:24:26 AM
Great work. Solid lyrics, solid production.
Great set of pipes you've got. And you really know when to hold back and when to let it all out.
Loved it. [ Reply to This ]
first rate! &mdash 05/31/06 - 08:58:59 AM
awesome and inspiring-excellent production-first rate-worthy to be
heard by a broader audience-shine on-two big thumbs up!
-Godchaser [ Reply to This ]
Really good &mdash 05/31/06 - 09:48:27 AM
Really good. This is the best song I've heard so far...no doubt. Great
vocals. [ Reply to This ]
very cool changes &mdash 05/31/06 - 07:07:18 PM
excellent mix, and just great craft. Your lyrics and vocal are truly
memorable. This is certainly pro sounding. Loved the break, the lush
strings and the edgy vocals, morphing into that huge gtr lead. Very
welcome addition to MJ. [ Reply to This ]
Unreal! &mdash 06/01/06 - 12:42:39 AM
I was about to leave some funny joke about you starring in the Matrix
trilogy, but then I managed to listen to your song before I decided to be
humorous...
And I was left speechless.. which is a rare occurence. This song and this
vocalist just shot all the way to the top of my all-time favorites at
Macjams, bar none! I haven't bought a CD in two years, and now I have
the urge to buy your CD when it comes out.
That says it all. [ Reply to This ]
Excellent &mdash 06/01/06 - 03:12:19 AM
Production and performances here are wonderful. Great voice.
Song chorus will stick with me the rest of the day. [ Reply to This ]
Lots of cool &mdash 06/01/06 - 07:48:54 AM
I'm sure ..... &mdash 06/01/06 - 02:23:05 PM
that Macjams isn't gonna be the only place you SHINE ... although you certainly are shining here for me ! This song is a download for me .... Geez I wish I new how to create those HARMONIES on my tunes ... an undiscovered talent/art for me so far .... great production .. your voice is fabulous !!!! Looking forward to hearing more from you. [ Reply to This ]
Undeniably Good &mdash 06/02/06 - 12:33:02 AM
You have a terrific voice and I love the big harmonies. I admire your judicious restraint when it comes to f/x, it makes the moment of tremelo on the bridge vocal really stand out. The production too, is just absolutely stellar, an example of what to shoot for, wonderful work all around.
Ian, I love the bass on this, especially, but all the elements are just solid, solid, solid. [ Reply to This ]
Undeniably Good &mdash 06/02/06 - 12:35:18 AM
Undeniably Good &mdash 06/06/06 - 02:41:31 PM
in all fairness....Kevin wrote the bassline....I just acted as his whipping boy....
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springclockwonder.com [ Reply to This ]
Awesome &mdash 06/02/06 - 08:58:30 AM
Awesome song. Vocals are sweet. How the hell did you produce those background vocals. Very good have fun rock n roll. Brings me back to Mr. Big, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard days.
Ahh, that's a compliment by the way. [ Reply to This ]
It's About Time!... &mdash 06/02/06 - 09:17:47 AM
(With the exclamation point) was the name of a musical that I co-
authored a number of years ago and that was on track for Broadway
production with a big-name director.
Sh*t happened and it never did get its opportunity to *shine,* but if
what I hear in this tune represents what I can expect in the rest of your
work, I have a feeling your *It's About Time* WILL get that chance.
This is just excellent work, Kevin... part Stevie Wonder, Queen --- and
even the Beatles --- yet done in a manner that makes the style unique.
I'm not sure this is a *fist-pumping* anthem, but it certainly is an
anthem to the frustrations of writers who run head-on to writer's
block. Nice work turning that frustration in on itself and producing this
lyric and song.
As I write this, your song is rated at 8.64. In my estimation, that figure
is a joke. I will, for only the second time I can recall, award this song
with straight 10s.
That's how good I believe this song --- and your performance --- are.
Best of luck, Kevin. You have loads of talent. ;-) --- Joe
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Very Professional &mdash 06/04/06 - 07:49:38 AM
and very commercial sounding too. This is the kind of song you would hear on the radio every 10 minutes! Nice work. Excellent! [ Reply to This ]
Better than nearly everything in the charts &mdash 06/05/06 - 03:34:27 PM
Singing, production, writing. The lot.
I'd say we were lucky to get this for free. [ Reply to This ]
Slicker than grease... &mdash 06/06/06 - 11:56:39 AM
... I could have slipped and hurt myself!
Very accessible tune, guys... and enjoyable, too.
Reminds me of my high school and college days. [ Reply to This ]
Thrilling &mdash 06/14/06 - 10:50:11 AM
Everything is so perfect in this. Solid, balanced, wonderfully rhythmic
writing; a great hook; top notch vocals sung with emotion and palpable
experience; and your brilliant bridge is perfectly arranged, with a killer
guitar solo coming out of it. Thrilling. It lifts me up. [ Reply to This ]
Rock On! &mdash 07/17/06 - 08:39:51 PM
Man o man! What a tune. One of the very best at Macjams, in my opinion.
10s/fav [ Reply to This ]
Great Work! &mdash 08/06/06 - 04:29:25 PM
This was a great song from start to finish. Wonderful vocals,
production, lyrics---the whole thing was well produced. [ Reply to This ]
crazy &mdash 09/12/06 - 10:27:43 PM
how good this song is yet your drummer blows goats for a living....killer
song and very rad production....right on [ Reply to This ]
shine??? if you were any brighter &mdash 09/14/06 - 10:01:00 AM
I would be blind... How did I miss this... this is a hit right out of the
box, and as good as anything I have heard anywhere, not just here at
MJ... you've added all the right frosting on this... you really pay
attention to the details... wow... the bridge, passion in he vocals,
completely convincing, and that solo is so right... and after all that...
way to turn the lyric... "turn this water into wine-cause I'm thirstin"
bravo [ Reply to This ]
lots of love &mdash 10/03/06 - 03:10:56 AM
great song, feel good curtainly made me want to shine, the vocals are
amazing they reall made the song for me. [ Reply to This ]
Just bought the CD &mdash 10/18/06 - 01:27:21 PM
Got Kevin's CD at iTunes and totally enjoying it. Will write my brief review
later!
This is one of a few CD's I have bought at iTunes, and this one is the best
of them, in my honest opinion. [ Reply to This ]
Terrific song &mdash 11/24/06 - 01:20:40 PM
Excellent ! &mdash 12/05/06 - 02:01:19 PM
Such a great talent !
Perfect for me, really a pleasure, it's the genre I like...
Great vocals, powerful music, good mix and production, very well done. I'm glad to discover your track and now I watch for the next.
Bravo
Marc [ Reply to This ]
thoughts from the bull... &mdash 01/18/07 - 11:05:19 PM
got to know this one from the 2006 MacJams Retrospective collection.
there is so darned much to appreciate, respect, and enjoy this song.
the craftsmith is perfect, pop perfection in the lyrics and structure.
this should be on the danged radio! [ Reply to This ]
this is pro job &mdash 12/22/07 - 12:53:50 PM
Ready to sell and shine... I really love this song... Professional job [ Reply to This ]
great stuff &mdash 01/03/08 - 12:52:39 AM
I'll be back for more.
This is a keeper.
Scott was right.
I hear lots of influences...including Asia, and Beatles...that electric piano in the beginning sounded like a John Lennon sound...
anyway...great tune
this ...Shines....da [ Reply to This ]
Great sound &mdash 01/10/08 - 12:24:33 AM
I enjoyed this one. Hell of a clean recording too. Your vox are spot on. [ Reply to This ]
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up the amazing work! Wow!
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