.. why has no-one listened to this yet? Jesus, this is wonderful, man - the kick-in in the middle scared the shit out of me though, as I'd turned the track up really loud. Nice mix (although the vox sound a little ..odd, can't quite work out why).
This actually reminds me of the Cocteau Twins a little bit.

Great refrain .. the 'out in the woods' is really catchy.

I'm SO glad i found this - excellent stuff, man.

Steve

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Steve, thanks a lot for listening. I was hoping this song would get more listens, but I’m not quite the active Macjam’s participant/commenter, more of a lurker.

Yeah, the bridge scared me once or twice when I was studying the verse and then the bridge suddenly hit. I’ve turned it down since then.


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... hopefully more people will discover this, it deserves to be heard.

look forward to hearing more from you

steve

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This sounds good to me. Nice intro and vocals etc. Great arrangement and effects. I can't believe you got that negative comment that you mentioned in the main forum, well actually whoever wrote that probably
as totally jealous of what you can actually do. Great lyrics and a definite fave, Thanks for posting!!
Don't be put off please stick with MJ and post more !
Best Wishes and Regards
Steve

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I mentioned in that forum post that I wasn't fishing for compliments. But I'll take em.

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This is mysterious and etherial... I love your approach to story telling here... and your synth choices, and your approach to move the songs rythem is very original... i found myself thinking "I wouldn't have done it that way and it really works well".... In the process you took me there "the woods" This is a great listen...

thanx for that

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I love the layers of guitars, augmented with nice synth tones...

And I like your vocals very much...

Great alt-waltz rhythm... that Yamaha acoustic is nicely recorded, and some of the chunky stuff from the Squier Strat has a really nice fat tone... The melody is infectious, catchy, suitable to the lyric...

And the lyric is just fractured enough... to make lots of sense in a small space...

Nicely done...

Ed

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... I would bring the vocals up a little in the mix ... perhaps a little more forward ... and I echo echoroom ... where he questions the effect which may have been placed on the vocal track ... almost a little "flanged" ... which sometimes also occurs when using a "chorus" effect ... to my ears they came out alightly muffled and difficult to hear. p.s. can I have your day job if you quit it?

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Nice piece here, I like the rolling (fast 6/8?) rhythm, intriguing chords, well-written lyrics, and the slowly building power in the song. What I didn't like as much (listening in headphones, mind you) was that the mix felt a little lopsided. The vocals were a little to the right instead of dead-center, and the high-pitched flangy synthy thing that came in near the beginning was way off to the right, and the low-pitched cello-like synth was way off to the left, so it felt like the right side was treble-heavy and the left side was bass-heavy. Other than that, things seemed pretty well mixed, the drums came up when the rest of the piece got louder... I'd agree that the singing could have been boosted a little. Welcome to Macjams... and I look forward to you taking some time away from your day job to keep making music :-) It looks like your little one likes it!

ttfn,
Drakonis

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Thanks for listening. I separate stuff left/right because of the number of tracks. If they were all panned center, it's harder to separate them out. The vocals: this is my second song recorded on Garageband. Still figuring it out. The vocals are mixed using a tweaked "Male Basic." Don't know if there's flanger or chorus on it. I'll check it out. For this song it almost make sense.



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This track is no less than that. Energy and soul, and nice production. to boot. I agree the vocal could stand to come up a little. Plenty of tension in the progression, full of emotion, and yet clear in the ear. This takes a bunch of pure talent to accomplish. Enjoyed it

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I was just going through some old fav'd songs on my home page and came across your name, and I thought who is this guy? Why did I like his song? It was the first one you'd ever posted here. So, I come back to your page. Has he uploaded others? YES Jesus he freakin' HAS. This is a gem. Really full and warm. Sorry it took me so long to get here. I am fav'ing and dwnl'ding this too. I can learn something from this song. I just LOVE it's vibe. That's all I can say. Great spirit, lyrics, strong warm mix. just perfect. Thx,
philip

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love this tune! love the kick in the middle also...shoulda read the comments...scared the shit outta me also. great songwriting here man, keep it up. looking forward to some new tracks!

age

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