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WAITING w/JIGUMA by rtcooper [Email]
Genre: Folk-Rock

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Uploaded: May 22, 2007 - 10:43:16 AM
Last Updated: May 22, 2007 - 10:47:17 AM
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“WAITING”

The letter that doesn’t come. The phone that won’t ring. The answer you can’t find. The song that won’t write. The unanswered prayer.

Sometimes life becomes filled with the sins of wanting; demanding desires that become the birds of prey. Sometimes you are suddenly face-to-face with the interminable; the Waiting and not knowing. Its importance is it’s power and it can be considerable. So it goes.

PRODUCTION:
Neil “Drivin’ Wheel” Porter – Architect
Bass
Kit
Final Mix (LOGIC)
Master (Ozone 3)
Vision and Experience

It’s Folk/Rock with a Rock n Roll heart.
Nothing too serious, just an observation.

Very best,
Neil and Coop

Lyrics:
THE WAITING

The Waiting
Is the Hardest Thing

There’s no Ending
And you don’t know how
It ever Begins

Visions of the Future
Flicker in the Candle Flame
But the way of the Fates
Is often hard to explain


Oh, the Waiting
It can Break your Heart
As it takes from you, everything
You knew from the Start

You’re Never going to
Know for Sure
Why They didn’t Come
Some ways it’s Over, Before it’s Begun

Oh, the Waiting
Time has Come.

[Break]

Oh, the Waiting
Steals the Light from the Day

And Nighttime just echoes
With things yet to Say

The curtains blow as the Sun goes down
But there’s no magic in the Lights of Town
And Beauty and Truth watch as Stars go by

Oh, the Waiting
Can the Hope survive?




Hardware:
Old and Reliable

Software:
GB2, LOGIC, OZONE 3
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Mr McGuinn - &mdash 05/22/07 - 10:50:49 AM
Your sounding better than ever. Seriously guys this one killer track. It's got everything I like and more.

"The curtains blow as the Sun goes down
But there%u2019s no magic in the Lights of Town...

great image and sentiment. The playing all around is stellar - but the vocal sound is what really sends this over the top. Great work!

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SAY, BROTHER &mdash 05/22/07 - 11:19:54 AM
I hear shades of The Dead and Neil Young and one great Story in Cuppa Joe. A Classic and new Fav.

The arrangement of the Sound Stage, here, all came from Australia, Neil "Drivin' Wheel" Porter at the controls.
He's learned a thing or two about how LOGIC works, which are on display here in the Vocal.

Nice to Hear from You,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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Southern Cooking &mdash 05/22/07 - 11:28:31 AM
Great live Bass work.
And a pretty Mix.

DIXIE

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SERIOUSLY SOUTH &mdash 05/22/07 - 11:30:43 AM
NSW, Australia.
Courtesy of Neil.

Appreciated.
Coop

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shades of &mdash 05/22/07 - 01:12:44 PM
bruce springsteen..........but more nasaly.......long live bruce and rtcopper...strong cup of solid rock n roll here........only quibble is the over mix levels are kinda of hot...but then it is some hot rock were singing here...hehhehhe......peace.....

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LEARNING CURVES &mdash 05/22/07 - 01:50:02 PM
We may be Old, Brother, but still learning this new and fangled stuff (speak for myself).
We don't Intentionally flatten the waves, but I'm convinced that learning how to subtract the right things for a Mix is a Higher level than the addition technique!

Greatly appreciate you dropping in for a Spin.

very best regards,
Cooper

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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Hotness :) &mdash 05/22/07 - 04:41:10 PM
Thanks for dropping in Mcboy! It's pretty difficult to mix Coop's guitar and vocals any other way - it's all pretty raunchy in the guitar department, so easiest way to go is to mix it up to that level. Will have a shot at a mix with some more room in it and see what happens. Thanks for the comment - always appreciated!
Neil

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Rock Rock Rock !! &mdash 05/22/07 - 02:08:31 PM
hey thats a oool grooovey song !!
man the lyrics speaks it out so COOL !!
the best song to listen and rockin
man coop you are the one or this song
the grungie guitars are killing ...

"Oh, the Waiting
It can Break your Heart
As it takes from you, everything
You knew from the Start"

the best Rockin folkies dudes
the bass is impressing ...the whole
beat is perfect ...!!

awesome work folks keep rockin ooon !!


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THE BACKBONE &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:53:36 PM
THE "Drivin' Wheel" puts that awesome Bass out there and you could hang ribbons on it and it would sound great.

Glad it got a foot tapping over there.

Very Best Regads,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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classic &mdash 05/22/07 - 03:47:14 PM
What a treat guys. This is a classic rock'n roll tune. From the crunchy rhythm guitar to the driving bass and drum groove.

I'm right down impressed with the production the man from down under comes up with nowadays.

And here's a proof of a great songwriter. The melody, chord progression and some lyrics that goes straight home with me.

A favorite and a D/L.
High scores, if you'd let me:)

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IT'S MUTUAL &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:58:02 PM
Neil's got Me impressed, too!

I will say the Mix on Promise is the best I've heard lately.
We're trying, though.

Thank you so much for the Spin. Great to hear from You.

with complaments and regards,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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the waiting &mdash 05/22/07 - 05:33:54 PM
wow. Everyone rockin out. I love your vocals, right on "waiting." I feel it.

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GOOD GET &mdash 05/24/07 - 06:02:23 PM
I knew someone would get it.
The sole, brave woman to venture forth.
You impress me.

with best personal regards,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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byrds &mdash 05/22/07 - 09:53:08 PM
meets beatles revolver. we've been waiting. You two are making out to be a pretty good team!

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Top production Coop! &mdash 05/22/07 - 11:07:06 PM
Love those guitars! The mix is great. Man, that Neil is everywhere, and he sounds great, as do you on the vocal. Real nice sound, I think I'm gonna play it again!

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this &mdash 05/23/07 - 12:09:34 AM
is perfect sounding. love the bass and guitar sounds. makes me wish i was out in the sun at some mountain rock fest. great job guys.

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Solid song &mdash 05/23/07 - 06:03:04 AM
Love the mix... sounds like it come off a Tom Petty Album. Great writing too. Great job guys!

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Rocking &mdash 05/23/07 - 01:34:53 PM
I also thought of the Beatles Revolver, in the sound of the guitar leads. Nice rocking tune guys!

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Rock on! &mdash 05/24/07 - 09:04:10 AM
you wrap the lyrics nicely around a big juicy sound. kudos.

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HOMAGE &mdash 05/24/07 - 12:42:39 PM
I am unabshedly FAVing the piece in honor of Neil "Drivin' Wheel" Porter, his unending patience and indefatigable Spirit of the Game.

With Highest Appreciation,
Coop

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YEAH, WELL &mdash 05/24/07 - 12:45:05 PM
I also like the Lyrics (hehe).

-rtc

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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Gnarly vocals &mdash 05/24/07 - 12:42:56 PM
great guitar playing, loads of energy, and really emotional vocals (I love the reverb on the vocals on this). Guys, this literally sounds like a classic rock track - on first hearing, it's got the sort of feeling that gets you in your guts, like all great songs do.

Steve

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IN THE FULL SENSE &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:49:26 PM
"Gnarly" is the least of it, but they sure get magnified in the 24-96 environment!
Got to be more careful.

Really appreciate your "take" on it, you're a close listener.
The "Sound" is all Neil and the Magic machines in NSW. He's the author of the "Package".

Great to hear from You.

very best to You,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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hmmm &mdash 05/26/07 - 05:28:46 AM
... yeah, i've heard a lot about Neils package ....

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Hey! &mdash 05/24/07 - 04:54:41 PM
At least you got to wait with Neil and not all by yourself. Haha...

This rocks Coop! Great live feel! Cooper and Jiguma: Live in Cyber-space!

Be well bros!


The Other Shoe: http://www.macjams.com/song/32104

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THE UNEXPECTED &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:42:49 PM
You're right.
13,400 miles and there is a lot of real, normal life-like interaction to how it comes together.

Inexplicable, really. Just the universal magic of the music, I guess.

Thank you for dropping in for a Spin, Brother

very best to You,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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solid tune &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:04:41 PM
really fun, lot's of soul in that voice. cool guitar stuff

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From the start &mdash 05/25/07 - 08:07:01 AM
this kicks :-)

Great opening, then it just rolls along nicely.

Good stuff.

Cheers

Dick

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Cool rock feel &mdash 05/26/07 - 09:55:33 AM
Almost has a Byrds feel. Nice lead !

Thanks for sharing

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THE STYING TILER &mdash 05/27/07 - 12:00:41 AM
No 12 String but a touch of the sylistic plaint of your neighbors, out there.

Your considerations of the piece are a great honor.
Your bravery shows by venturing so far into the raucus, which is simply the mischief of two Toe Tappers in cahoots.

I respectfully send my regards to You,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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some &mdash 05/26/07 - 03:41:19 PM
quality time went into this. A very hearty stew of rock and soul from both of you. Sums up the feelings of the initial dharma initiative team members :-) Nice vox coop

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ALL RIGHT &mdash 05/27/07 - 12:06:03 AM
THE dharma initiative lives on>

What a pleasure to have you drop by for a Spin. Cool. Appreciated.

with highest regards,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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nice guys &mdash 05/26/07 - 10:50:42 PM
I love the guitar sounds. Real garage band sound...not the digital GB the real garage man. How do you do that. Is this a mic on an amp?

nice lyric and vocal delivery

great great no compromize song



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SAY, BROTHER &mdash 05/27/07 - 12:34:39 AM
It would be, if I still had the Twin and could compress it enough to make it useable. No, the six-string gtr Voices go into blank GB tracks from A VOX ToneLab - a modelling sim. The baby Marshall (A 25) is a delightful, One Trick pony, but, one trick only. And there is the tricky part of there being less than a unanimous consensus in the house about loud rock and roll (my wife is a classically trained soprano - comprehensive and sensitive hearing).

In Connecticut I had a barn, but no internet. Now, of course: internet and no barn. Can't win for losing, eh?

with very best regards to You,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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A Beatles 6th Chord? &mdash 05/27/07 - 06:39:51 PM
Did I detect a Beatles Sixth Chord at the end. Nice touch.

Good overall sound. Your voice sounds like an analog recording, rather than digital, from about 35 years ago. That is not a bad thing in my book.

Good job.

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YOU'RE TOO MUCH &mdash 05/27/07 - 07:14:31 PM
So close, and accidental, in the main!
That is a Flatted Seventh that plays against the Major and, indeed, ends up sounding like a 6th from the -"SOURCE"- (more than 35 years for such said influence).
You are a full tilt boogy listener to get That at the end of a fatiguing three minute twelve Sonic saunter! Totally Impressed!

If you were a betting man, you could be safe with the position that, try as I might, what I come up with is going to, unwaveringly, have a varnish of thirty-five years or so ago.
But, it's all new to me when it comes around.

Great Call. Too Much.

Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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good tune &mdash 05/29/07 - 12:39:41 PM
Really relate to those lyrics right now with something I'm going through.

I agree with many of the references to the sound above, particularly Neil Young. The steady forward pounding working your way through it all till somebodys gonna hear your call.

Good guitars.

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Cool Coop &mdash 05/30/07 - 10:09:39 PM
As close to a cover song as macjams will allow. Tom Petty- "The waiting is the hardest part" w/some Neil Young twinges. Everything fits and the plays', well done.

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Folk / Rock? &mdash 06/10/07 - 09:46:15 PM
I was expecting something wimpy but this rocks real nice! Great job, gentlemen! Very tasty, a class act all the way around. Definite for favorites!

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BASICALLY BASS &mdash 06/11/07 - 04:59:52 PM
SAY, BROTHER
IT started out "wimpy", but there is something about Neil "Drivin Wheel" Porter and that big Bass that just works the Magic.
He just Hooks It Up on this stuff.

Many Thanks for the Spin and the Comment.
very best,
Coop

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"What you Don't use, You Lose." Get Rockin'

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classic &mdash 06/13/07 - 06:37:37 PM
love the lead in this. I get a Tom petty feel mixed with Old Niel. Just right when your rocking You guys got it down!

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i'm pitiful! &mdash 06/16/07 - 09:52:34 AM
now coop, why didn't ya tell me i'd lost my mind by putting the following review on the WRONG song???? sorry - i downloaded this, and promplty posted a review on a different page. mia farrow culpa!!

mmmm, neil - that slippery slidey bass is sooo beautiful, and really sets up a super foundation for what follows. good job puttin it at just the right volume, too. it sometimes takes me a while to get used to the cutting edge to your vocal, coop - it's like the knife that cuts right through, doncha know -:) but once i surrender to it within the groove, the lyrics begin to reveal themselves. "you don't know how it ever begin" - most EXcellent sparkling lyrical nugget! who among us can not relate to that at some time in our lives? great job on the solo - changes were perfect, and i could easily have heard more guitar from you on the way out. i really enjoyed this one, boyz. it's loaded in my Logic Express, and the 3 of us are gonna have some fun tonite, whether you know it or not. splendid offering! anne the fog-headed elder


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Great to hear this older one !! You have alot of collabs Neil : ) ! &mdash 10/05/08 - 02:40:06 PM
Wonderful song & lyrics ... Just great hearing You - who does what on this ?? WONDERFUL . . . TX
I came across 2 songs just now -the first I came across tonite - & they're not there ..! : (
-collabs, are listed on your page "last Sail " & "New time comin" ! TX as always Your stuff is grand...Courtsey to You : )

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