Drowning

racerat

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My bud of decades, Matt M., did the vocals, This is his online singing debut and he didn't want me to post his name until I got some comments, but screw it. Sorry Matt....
My brother Andrew did the guitar solo in the bridge. I forgot to credit him initially! My bad, bro' sorry.

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Lyrics

Drowning

I am drowning
sweet healing
feel a hopelessness
washes over me
I am drowning
I am drowning

I lay silent
Staring at the bare bare wall
I act calm and collected
Peaceful
I am drowning
I am drowning
I am drowning

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Hits: 1470
Comments: 21
Fans: 5
Plays: 218
Downloads: 48
Votes: 8
Uploaded: Dec 07, 2006 - 12:57:41 AM
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2006 - 04:13:16 AM Last Played: Aug 14, 2009 - 11:15:50 AM

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Youra	Youra said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)
	Again... Excellent performance, singing on top, but I'm not so crazy about the writing, music and lyrics. Something a bit obvious, well, relatively to your other tremendous posts, I mean. Very subjective point of view, certainly, but, at the height you're flying, I can be a bit demanding ! :)) Check out my latest song called Funkaboka

racerat	racerat said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)
	Youra OK: Youra didn't like the music, lyrics, writing...anything else? Jeez.... OK,I can take it. High expectations. --- -Philip Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

Youra

Youra said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)

Sincerity is difficult
Sorry to express, maybe awkwardly, the fact that I like better the direction you took in the two other songs you posted. I'm not anymore a great listener of rock (I was), but I love the way you re-invent it. I didn't find this in that song, more common for my taste, while excellently played and sung. But, hey, just my point of view, and I'm probably going to be the only one to say that (which I really don't care).
High expectations, as you say. And eager for watching your next move !

Check out my latest song called Funkaboka

bud	bud said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)
	Yo Matt Meyer The secret's out - you're one hell of a geat performer. What a killer tune. Very Frankenstein - love it. Racerat - you're setting the bar very high with these new tunes. This totally rocks. Check out my latest song called try not to think

said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)

Wo-****ing-ah!
This is like making Audio Slave look bad. And I've thought six times about whether I should make that comment. It is.

This song is HUGE. It pulls you in, draws pictures in your head, you feel the message, it stays with you, its a sound track for spending your day. Its the lost music from the sound garden days... MORE MORE!!

The best I've heard on MJ to date. I don't feel worthy of commenting on the production values here. Uh you need to find like a rep.

racerat	racerat said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)
	arcifus and bud Chris Cornell has one of the greatest set of pipes around. Matt will be flattered by the comparison. The band: former members of Rage Against the Machine--also a top notch powerhouse unit. Thanks for the raves. You dudes ain't no slouches yourselves! --- -Philip Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

ktb	ktb said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)
	how about outrageously cool, sweetly hip, funkadelicious. if this is obvious then I need calibration badly. Passion & Power Check out my latest song called Texas stump

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 1084 days ago (December 7th, 2006)
	sucked in the drowning pool now this one is my fave. excellent guitar, rythm and leads. a right in your face wah. has some of the early 70's hard rock that i grew up and learned with. this is what makes me want to plug my guitar in and wail away. but i constrained myself to listen all the way through. Nice Check out my latest song called November

racerat

racerat said 1083 days ago (December 7th, 2006)

everyone in the pool
Vic, Thanks again. I love it when that happens. That's what I love about MacJams, totally inspires me. Other folks tunes I can rock out to and get pumped to strap on my axe and do it again. I'm gonna need it. Since I joined my musical productivity has dropped--due to all the time I spend listening and cruising around.

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-Philip

Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

AEROjet	AEROjet said 1083 days ago (December 7th, 2006)
	drowning Wicked guitar tones and blast drums. production is top quality. I like the breakdown with the wah peddle. It sounds too good to be electronic music. Joel Check out my latest song called You Got Me (remix)

chikoppi

chikoppi said 1083 days ago (December 8th, 2006)

Is that Government Mule? Warren Haynes?
Love the effects and style of the guitars. The harmonics in the rhythm are a really nice touch and the pedal-driven solo bits are right on the money. I like your stereo spread as well - wide, but you don't lose power or placement. Your vocalist does a great job - very stylish with killer harmonies.

The balance of the tracks is great, but the mix overall sounds a bit top heavy - meaning a lot of very high frequencies that become a harsh on the ears after a bit. A nitpick to be sure, but this track is groovy and I'd be remiss if I didn't risk honest feedback.

Check out my latest song called Loop It or Lose It 9

racerat

racerat said 1083 days ago (December 8th, 2006)

chikoppi
Hey, Thanks for the strokes and also more importantly for the honest feedback.

I agree with you. The high end on the vocal is a little harsh. This was the result of some rushed re-mastering on my part as I scrambled to upload some new stuff. After my first upload I noticed that much of my stuff was not a compressed, bass heavy, or mixed as hot as some others. So I mixed a hotter version to upload. My mistake.

But thanks for the courage to critique. There seem to be a little too much stokin goin on on this site and not enough growth provoking criticism.

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-Philip

Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

	said 1083 days ago (December 8th, 2006)
	Cool I can go with the Audioslave comment earlier, he really sounds like Chris for sure.

	said 1082 days ago (December 8th, 2006)
	Cool songs, man Keep 'em coming, bro!

bug67	bug67 said 1080 days ago (December 11th, 2006)
	Holy Smokes, Batman! Classic Rock all the way, man. Very fine production. Deffinately felt what the lyrics were trying to say. Very well done. Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1076 days ago (December 15th, 2006)

Waiting for the drain
I totally dig the vibe. The opening pulls me right in, which makes me think that the song could have used a break, a moment to step back, maybe even an audible breath/gasp like your are coming up for air, and then another start-up, kind of a hitch moment where you can restart the groove and be dramatic. Also, the ending is kind of sudden and could use water down the drain sounds and some sort of echo-repeat that makes me visualize you going under. (It would be great when the video comes out!) About the EQ problems, there is always a worry when distortion high end combats with vocals. Thru my studio monitors, the whole track is too bright, but not bad in headphones (I always listen in both when mastering a track). I'd boost the bass drum, the bass, the depth in the guitars, and consider using less effects on the vocals (reverb often adds too much high to the vocal track, be sure and add depth by dialing down the high end reverb, pushing the mid-low reverb, if you want that much reverb to begin with). Totally dig the wah lead, even tho it also is a little shrill when it goes high in the end, and dry in comparison (but if you dial back on the vocal reverb that won't be so incongruent). A fun, solid tune and energized performance. Very cool.

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

racerat

racerat said 1069 days ago (December 22nd, 2006)

the drain
Thanks for the in-depth critique Tobin. I really appreciate it when someone of your producing caliber takes the time to "dive in" (don't drown!...) I always check my mix in both my Mackie 824's and my Sony MDR-7506 cans. There are elements that are too bright, I agree, in retrospect....

I was unfortunate to have created this song in BIAS Deck, which I can no longer run due to System software and CPU upgrades, so I couldn't go back in an remix it, otherwise I would have. I could only remaster the EQ levels a bit. Definitely learning more about carving out EQ ranges for different instruments and elements so as not to have the "conflicts" in competing tonalities. That's why I'm here, to get another pair of ears on my music so I can improve. Thanks again.

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-Philip

Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

	said 807 days ago (September 10th, 2007)
	Love the music on this one!!!... But the lyrics seem a bit obscure and or cryptic; and drowning - "healing" - hopelessness would seem to constitute an oxymoron in this case making one curious as to what is transpiring here. More than kinda curious as to why the subject of the song feels this way. Just a thought...

racerat

racerat said 804 days ago (September 13th, 2007)

obscure
Painting a picture, like writing lyrics is a struggle between what to show and what to suggest. By leaving images undefined, we leave the landscape open to others populating it with what they bring along with them. Drowning, leaving, can wipe away hopelessness and in a sense heal the pain by release.

SonnyJim performed the vocals, and (as is usually the case) wrote the lyrics while I tracked the bass and drums. Sometimes things just happen. Sometimes those things are the most telling of all.

Thanks for listening and thinking and caring enough to share.

P

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-Philip

Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

	said 573 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	Great! Man, your old stuff sounds truly great. I wish I had 1/10 of your music skills. Great vocals from Matt (as usual) and killer guitar work (you and your bro.). This is really excellent on all levels... Keep up the great work my friend! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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Name: Philip VanDusen

I went to school for the fine arts, painting, and taught that for a while, but I am now a graphic design executive by day, and a musician most the rest of the time. I play guitar and bass mostly, do midi synth stuff, use drum machine... [see more]

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