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Last Played: Aug 08, 2008 - 09:54:40 AM
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Uploaded: Jul 30, 2007 - 06:43:24 PM
Last Updated: Jul 30, 2007 - 06:43:24 PM
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Description:
I got new gadget! Guitar Rig 2!! Yay!
So here's the first song I recorded with GR2!

Also, I wrote this song for a music contest, which submission is due August 10. Any advice as to how I can improve the song? Many thanks!

Oh and Englefield Green is the name of the village in Surrey, England where I lived for a year.

Lyrics:
Englefield Green

How long has it been going on?
I can't feel anything I've become numb
PC monitor dimly lits my otherwise dark bedroom

You are half the world away
My darkness is your light
Time tells us apart
Another sleepless night is dying

Listen carefully
Can't you hear its calling me?
Whoa whoa

I will be going back to Englefield Green
Get it back
Those loud days we spent together
I'm trying to be myself I used to be
If I find Just a piece of me
I would be able to restore myself


I'm picking up my battered suitcase
Running like mad in the quiet street
I'm starting all over again
If I stay, I'm fading away
(I'm starting over again)
If I go back to that place
(I'm starting over again)
where I find the fire
(I'm starting over again)
Will I find the answer?
Will I see what I've been missing?

Listen carefully
Can't you hear its calling me?
Whoa whoa

I'm on my way back to Englefield Green
I'm getting back
the crazy days we started together
I'm trying to be myself I used to be
Just a piece of me
I would be able to restore myself if I find it

Hardware:
Epiphone Semi Acoustic
Fernandez Bass
Korg M1

Software:
Garageband
Guitar Rig 2
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what a coool song &mdash 07/30/07 - 08:52:34 PM
i love this.. really good. what great vocals.. i was in miyakonojo for 3 months,.,, reminds me of all the great japanese pop..

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thank you! &mdash 08/03/07 - 02:57:28 AM
hey mud! thanks for checking out my new song.
which prefecture is miyakonojo in?

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the piano guitar &mdash 08/01/07 - 06:03:39 AM
drew me right in. everything else kept me occupied.

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thanks cj &mdash 08/03/07 - 03:02:24 AM
thanks cj for listening and taking time to comment!

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Englefield Green! &mdash 08/01/07 - 10:49:18 AM
Wow. What a coinsidence! We were just talking about your songs today. (as if we dont do it on a daily basis!) I am sure this song will get you win the contest, and hope you can take us all back to the Englefield Green for the award. Nyahahahaha~

Sumo

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thanks aya &mdash 08/03/07 - 03:06:33 AM
did you notice it looks like a human's face when you spell your name in english?

aya

get it? lol

cheers for your comment, aya. its a face off between you and me! lol

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quite a production &mdash 08/02/07 - 06:42:08 AM
Amazed your not getting more fans and comments.

This is quite a production. One of the best I've heard you do as for my taste is .

Way to go!

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wow thanks! &mdash 08/03/07 - 03:10:15 AM
im so glad that you liked this song!
usually, alternative rock is the kind of music id listen
to on my iPod. but whenever i write songs for myself to sing, it would end up sounding more general pop music.
but thanks to Guitar Rig 2, i think i got more edge into it than usual.
cheers!

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yo!!! &mdash 08/02/07 - 09:28:22 AM
perfection!!!!!

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JOAN! &mdash 08/03/07 - 03:13:05 AM
Thanks for your comment!!

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Another excellent song JH &mdash 08/02/07 - 04:18:42 PM
Now I understand why your English is so good. Guitar Rig 2 sounds like it was meant for you to play with ;) All your tunes have an incredible pop feel. This one combines really good lyrics (I spent a year living in an English village too) with really classy playing and production. I hope this does well in the contest - I can't think of any way to improve it.
Good luck,
Neil

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hey jiguma &mdash 08/03/07 - 03:16:16 AM
thanks much for your very encouraging comment as always!
....and "classy"! it's very nice of you to say! lol


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Great &mdash 08/03/07 - 07:29:49 AM
song and wonderful allround production.
Cheers
Len



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good stuff &mdash 08/03/07 - 09:29:14 AM
Enjoyed this! Nice pop feel to it - kept me interested in the textures and development...

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This is a WINNER... &mdash 08/03/07 - 12:57:55 PM
no matter how it fares in the contest.

Top-notch production and musical sensibilities... very well done.

My only advice is be careful with your new toy (Guitar Rig 2). Edgy can be a good thing when used sparingly, but don't forget or neglect all the other musical tones available.

For example, since you asked for suggestions... in the rousing first chorus, the guitars are edgy and driving... but a simple clean guitar or keyboard chord progression would add some interesting texture and contrast to that section.

But it's really a minor suggestion to a really nice piece of work that features a lot of interesting elements.

Rock On! my friend. ;)

--- Joe

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1st place &mdash 08/05/07 - 02:23:39 PM
JH, you write stellar POP tunes. Always on the money. Hooks that stay stuck and a large vibrant mix. Good to hear anytime/anywhere. the varied drums, synth pads and pro production are just tops in my book

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Very nice &mdash 09/07/07 - 05:34:39 AM
Great modern and fast paced groove. Thanks for the traslation.
LL

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skrching my head &mdash 03/05/08 - 10:39:31 PM
this is so nice

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Caught my eye! &mdash 07/02/08 - 06:16:33 AM
What a great song. Nicely mixed/produced and VERY catchy!

This brought back some memories as funnily enough I used to live in Englefield Green when I was small. My grandparents had a house there. My grandmother and my mother used to work in Holloway Hospital which is not far and every Sunday we went off to the church where my grandmother had made many of the kneelers still there today.
I went to the local primary school for a while too...




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