Park Rd

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Focus on de-midiing in this version:

Midi drums replaced by DoD drums,
real bass,
real el. guitar,
real Tambourine even.

Added:
organ in verses
some more el. guitar

Structure:
tried to build a bit in the intro - to lesson the immediacy and "in your face-ness" .. lol
working still on getting back to intro at end (this is first attempt at that - suggestions welcome, as I'm not happy with it myself).

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Lyrics

Intro/Outro
Sitting back apon Phil's sofa,
I think of things hardly remembered:
Fluffy clouds rolling by in a clear blue sky,
In the school by the side of the red blaize pitch in Park Rd,
What I saw was that a change would come,
And mold 'til old into what I've become,
But for that moment I would just enjoy,
The quiet comfort of God's greatest toys ...

v1
At school they hit you with rules,
And rulers if your fingers hung over the desk - ah
Please Miss! Cry? ...
Push hard but what do you get?
Much to remember but forget ..
Cry?
Push hard but what do you get?
Much to remember but ...

Chorus
Can I cry now?
Like I did then ..
No - I don't think so - no

Song Stats

Hits: 1595
Comments: 25
Fans: 5
Plays: 331
Downloads: 0
Votes: 10
Uploaded: Nov 11, 2006 - 07:23:54 PM
Last Updated: May 27, 2008 - 11:03:58 AM Last Played: Nov 09, 2009 - 04:03:34 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

Mac Mini (1.66GHz Intel Core Duo) 512Mb RAM,
MOTU Traveler,
Yamaha APX-8A Acoustic,
Shure SM58 with pop-shield,
Gibson Les Paul Studio,
Epiphone Thunderbird Goth IV (borrowed),
Tambourine.

Software:

GB v3.0.4,
Drums on demand.

Comments

	said 1110 days ago (November 11th, 2006)
	Wow Hi there my friend you really have done a great song. I thing the start and the end sounds good to me. Keep an x of it. Thanks for sharing Kenta :)

apb	apb said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)
	Thanks .. it the join I think could be smoother .. sounds a bit forced at the moment. --- "In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk" Check out my latest song called Misplaced

apb	apb said 1089 days ago (December 2nd, 2006)
	Yes - I agree (making daft comment to get rid of rather old turkey image since last comment was on 23rd Nov) ..lol. --- "In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk" Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 1110 days ago (November 11th, 2006)
	Fun Nice song, great piano and melodies

apb	apb said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)
	.. Thanks --- "In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk" Check out my latest song called Misplaced

caroline	caroline said 1110 days ago (November 12th, 2006)
	woohooo!! this just gets better and better but then look at the pedantic bugger who keeps fiddling with it!!!! lol - xoxoxox Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

apb	apb said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)
	Fiddling? :) .. hmm .. I wonder if I can squeeze in another track ..lol --- "In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk" Check out my latest song called Misplaced

stevel	stevel said 1110 days ago (November 12th, 2006)
	Great Wow this is a busy song eh? Kitchen sink in there too haha....really great performance on all instruments. I love those little descending guitar arpeggios you have in there...how do you do that? Well this is a very good track indeed...you seem to be comfortable with 'the studio' Steve Check out my latest song called Electricity

apb

apb said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)

Cheers Steve ..
..now where did I put that kitchen sink sample? ;o)
perhaps it's too busy? I think a bit too .. I agree with
Tobin but I also want the song to retain a 'sudden
impact' aspect in the intro as well as building a bit ..

the guitar is all played capo 2nd fret and to get that
effect, I just play all chords from F shape down to C
shape with a controlled down stroke strum- it's pretty
quick and I used the best of a few takes if I recall.

---
"In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk"

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 1110 days ago (November 12th, 2006)
	put together great composition I like all the changes Your singing is good I enjoyed it .I would mabey use less horn but besides that an excellent mix. Great job with all the instruments

apb

apb said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)

Too horny!
... lol couldn't resist .. Thanks for stopping by ..
Got a mixed bag of feeling on the horns .. when you say less, do you mean use more sparingly (or remove) or just bring down in mix?

Normally, I wouldn't touch brass with a long pole in my
stuff (and most solo trumpeting makes me giggle) .. but
for this I think it adds a bit of happy clappy to the
proceedings ..

---
"In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk"

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Feter	Feter said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)
	Nice ! hey My freind ...great song ...you realy did a huge job here ...your voice is very cool ...you give this song alot ..and it turn a real master piece of yours .. well done !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

apb

apb said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)

Thanks
.. always glad you stopped by .. yup it was a labour of
love this song .. always had trouble doing it justice
(I felt) - of course, there should be more verse lyrics and
the outro lyrics should also be different .. hence v3 and
not final (and no download option).

The singing was the first thing to 'get right' for this
it was crucial to experiment first with different keys to
get the one that pushed me in the verses, could manage the
harmonies in the chorus and didn't sound too low in the intro/outro bits. This was the best I could do .. lol.

---
"In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk"

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

FEEL	FEEL said 1109 days ago (November 13th, 2006)
	Sweet! Man this is some good constructive progression! Outstanding song structure. The harmony of the vocals right off the bat and then to build it into the rest of the song. It has a great feel through and through and the horns, nice touch. Thanks for sharing. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

apb

apb said 1098 days ago (November 23rd, 2006)

Cheers ...
the structure has been the subject of much discussion in one of the bands I've
played in that attempted this .. so much so .. it never made it out of
rehearsal and I've always wanted to try this 'last' known structure .. which
we hadn't quite mastered playing. Glad you liked that aspect.

---
"In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk"

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

AquilA	AquilA said 1108 days ago (November 13th, 2006)
	Really... ....good song here. The production and performance are just excellent. It all sounds really tight. Love the horn and drums. Your vocals are top notch. Check out my latest song called Bounce Buffet w/ Hectorious

apb

apb said 1098 days ago (November 23rd, 2006)

Thanks alot ..
.. a fair bit of time went into the vocals on this. The drums themselves are
based on the old drummers performance and re-vamped with DoD - so
most credit should really go to him.

The horns were (as Haribo put it before) a rather 'whimsical' addition ..

Most things are quite tight but the bass is a bit behind I've since noticed in the
verses .. something to fix ;o)

---
"In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk"

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

bug67

bug67 said 1105 days ago (November 16th, 2006)

Very well done
This was an enjoyable listen. A lot going on but, extremely well put together. Like how everything flowed. The horns even sounded good! The only gripe I have is the acoustic guitar sound. More of a personal pet peeve of mine rather than a knock on your playing/recording of it. I just have a hard time with piezo pickups. I am of the school that the only way to get a good acoustic guitar sound is to mic it up.

Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

apb

apb said 1098 days ago (November 23rd, 2006)

Thanks for popping in ..
.. I can appreciate the love/hate thing .. I actually am from the school (were
you get your fingers hit by rulers? .. no ..) .. where was I .. I like the sound
of acoustics recorded through mics as well .. I might try that with my APX .. but
I like a bit of chi-chingy/percussive sound .. I'd prefer to use a different acoustic
and mic it for my song 'You make me feel' for example .. but .. unless I
win the lottery or my mate 'T-towel the purchaser of fine instruments' lets me
borrow something he buys.. I'll have to make do with what I have for now ..
I can say it was a fab guitar to use live .. such a warm sound through a desk ..
no feedback and it's a nice model to play.

---
"In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk"

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

ToneDef	ToneDef said 1086 days ago (December 5th, 2006)
	Good One! Nice arrangement and sound quality. I think you have something really nice happening without adding any more tracks - lol. The lyrics are interesting and kind of take me all over the place. I like it. TD Check out my latest song called New Mix-Stereo

nealgardner	nealgardner said 1075 days ago (December 17th, 2006)
	great job! excellent work. the song is well-written and produced. keep up the great work and post more songs soon! Check out my latest song called My Amphetamine

apb	apb said 1074 days ago (December 17th, 2006)
	Thanks .. .. that's the plan at least. --- "In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk" Check out my latest song called Misplaced

MJG	MJG said 1042 days ago (January 18th, 2007)
	Hey Apb, I think this song really kicks off just after that 1st verse. The vocals give me a Collective Soul feel, have you heard them? Horns are rockin' keys and acoustics, good stuff here bud-MJG Check out my latest song called Fox River Spirits(Acoustic)

apb

apb said 1042 days ago (January 18th, 2007)

Thanks alot MJG
.. glad you liked this. The plan is for it to 'take off' after the 'intro' (which I think your calling verse 1) and
that part is re-cycled at the end - so I try to both 'set the scene' and then return as if in a cycle to the beginning at the end. If I'd added the different outro lyrics it might have been more evident .. doh .. thanks for the Collective Soul comparison (I only heard a little of them from my X wifes CD collection many years after I wrote this and if I recall they
weren't half bad - good vocals, so I take anything remotely positive about my vocals as a compliment ;o) - any song in particular you had in mind I wonder?). I think of the verse starting at the take off - and the chorus as the "Can I .." bit ... the horns were the only 2006 addition to the pretty much otherwise written, arranged tune - glad you liked them, it's always a bit love/hate thing with stabby brass .. I did a minor little work on them since in fact (audio loops added with the Gb soft instrument sounds - just as an experiment to see if it improved them any). I won't re-post it until I've really completed it. (eg. sing the different outro lyrics). Oh, this was a long response ;o) sorry about that!
Thanks again.

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Heightened	Heightened said 612 days ago (March 24th, 2008)
	You have really amazing vocals! And a vast array of talent!!! Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

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