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Rain of Love(Dadai,jiguma,mikey_d,Roxylee,Vic Holman) by Feter [Email]
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" Well ..folks somtimes things happened
and you realy never thought it might
come this way .the story came when me
and Jack Miller (Dadai) were talking about
new colab ,sure jack is the sweetest guy
a true heart that we all enjoy his kindess
here .just a demo it was all I sent and I
was so sure that he wuill turn this uinto something.
btu then I heard Roxy(Roxyless) said she s in ..and then
I heard anotehr gossip lol that Neil (jiguma)workin
on that .roxy was telling like he s (jack) gonna finish\
this like next week I was telling her o yes I knew Jack
will do suprises (I had couple of these before)
and I had to sleep all saterday night it was a long day
so when I came here .and I foudn this on my inbox and
WOW ..Vic Holman is in and Mike Dancy ..I never thought
or dreamed this could be possible ..I m just so speachless
and just loved to thank everybody the sweetest Roxy for
her charm harmony ,Neil what a boomin bass you so special my friend and a wonderfull chance to see you here among us ..Vic man you rock truely pleased to heard your groove
here just incredible work !! ..Mike I think it's
a cool thing to see you my friend what a work I feel
it was a hard task doing it special the ending I love it!!

Jack ..from all my Heart God Bless and ALL !!

Feter and The McBlues Band

Vocal & sound bed: Feter
backup vocals: Roxylee
drums: Mike Dancy
Bass & mixing: jiguma (Neil Porter)
lead guitar: Vic Holman
slide guitar: Vic Holman
Harmonica and mixing: Dadai (Jack Miller)




Dadai's words:
"Feter is one incredible muscian... and one incredible man. What a pleasure to take such a great song and join in with other fine musicians here at MacJams to collaborate with Feter. This song, Rain Of Love, should be a hit, and it would be, if it were produced and released by a recording label. Thanks Feter, for letting me play studio man on your song. My heartfelt thanks to Roxylee, Mike Dancy, Neil Porter, and Vic Holman."

folks I m still punchin myself if this true or a dream
I cant say how much I love you !!
you are the BEST !!

p.s*thnx Dadai for the art work ..you cool !

Lyrics:
Rain of Love by Feter key of G

autumn is our air
ancient psychy bell
make the eye see
and hold the love sake
love was a gem
kept in a shell
if it make the heart bleed
and cry for rain
could be with muddly sky
wisdom of pain
scream of truth
way to make you ease
and wept for more
never to ease
and ever to grow
hold the rose seeds
and cherish the rain
could be with muddly sky
love ain’t no lie
then hurt is to wait
kept the wise bleed
and try to seek
dawn was the air
ever to embrace
kiss was the word
and the word is the rain
could be with muddly sky


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What a great family we have here! &mdash 01/29/08 - 04:38:55 PM
This is a delightful tune, because of all the people who have come together to put this whole thing together! Feter, great song here, and to have Roxylee add her sweet harmony to this, then Mike's great drums, Jack's perfectly-fitting harmonica, and Vic's groovy guitar-work...

Gets me all mushy and teary, but Feter, you deserve it. Thanks to everyone for making MY day too, what a glorious collaborative gift, to everyone.

ttfn,
Drakonis

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 04:41:58 PM
Thnx alot Draki ypou such a great friend ..indeed
its a great honor to have all these kind talneted
freinds working on this song and sure Jack is the man
and we must give Neil a big apluase for his incredible
mixing work beise ehis boomin bass ..you cool man !!
Draki my friend I m so thankfull for your kind comments
and all ..you too kind !!

peace !

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What a wonderful collaboration &mdash 01/29/08 - 04:39:13 PM
Feter's words, Roxy's harmonies, Jack on the harp, Mike and Neil holding the bottom end together as only they can, and Vic filling in the rest of the story on slide and guitar. You are all a credit to musicianship and the art.

Bravo to all of you for a wonderful song. Thanks you for doing this together.

Ed

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Peace !! &mdash 01/29/08 - 04:43:48 PM
thnx Ed ..indeed just so wonderful to see such
dream of mine come true in a help of these great
MJers ..thank you for your kind words my friend !!

Peace !

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Oops! Neil! &mdash 01/29/08 - 04:41:05 PM
Hiding in the background there, Neil gave this some strong bass backbone and did the herculean effort of mixing all this (I cannot imagine mixing any of these big multi-collab projects, makes my brain spin!) Kudos Neil!



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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 04:46:08 PM
O yes neil is da man !!!!

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Ammending my comments above, &mdash 01/29/08 - 05:01:32 PM
I wrote, "This song, Rain Of Love, should be a hit, and it would be, if it were produced and released by a recording label. Thanks Feter, for letting me play studio man on your song." Well, that was before Neil jumped in to "the mix" as the real studio man. He has done a great job, not only on his bass but by bringing the best sound out in this song. All you need now, Feter, is a record label.

My thanks and kudos to Roxylee, Mike, Vic, and Neil for responding and joining the "McBlues Band." And special thanks to you Feter for being so patient (he sent this demo to me October 2007) and allowing me to work on this song.

You rock, Feter!

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 05:05:53 PM
Deep Bow to the man of heart ..and music ..

thank you my friend you such a friend ..!

God Bless !!

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Everyone &mdash 01/29/08 - 05:37:57 PM
involved here should be extremely proud. You know every time something neat like the internet comes along, there are those who choose to use it for ugliness, greed, evil, and so on. I think this is a perfect example of goodness being created by good people for a good purpose and it shows in this touching piece of music. It's times like this that I actually see the power of the Web and site's like MacJam's to share good things with us all. Thanks too Mr Feter and all of his wonderful friend's for sharing this one.....and Roxy your voice is like icing on the top of this big ole cake of goodness.

Thank Yall

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peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 06:13:23 PM
Thnx alot my friend ..realy kind of you..yes good friends
like those can do magic realy .realy glad you enjoyed
this colab yours appreciated !!

peace !

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Cool Collab &mdash 01/29/08 - 05:41:06 PM
Enjoyable listen, well done. Vic's guitar's my favorite aspect, nicely done.

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 06:14:49 PM
Thnx alot my friend ..glad you liked the song
indeed Vic is a guitar wizard !

peace !

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WOW! &mdash 01/29/08 - 05:52:10 PM
I had no idea that Roxylee, Vic, and Neil were in on this too! Excellent performances everyone!

Feter, this is a wonderful song and I can't even begin to tell you how honored I feel to be part of this collaboration!

And Jack, thanks for asking me to be part of this, and for being patient with me and my crazy schedule.

This was a nice learning experience for me. Normally I'm most comfortable working with drum loops, but this one had to be played straight through on the keyboard.

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 06:18:55 PM
Mike my friend its realy a great pleasure to
see you effort here and sure so great . to know
its not loops meant more here ..felt it live
thank you so very much my friend and God Bless

peace !

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CAST OF THOUSANDS &mdash 01/29/08 - 05:53:09 PM
Nice tune.
Good Heart.
The Lead vocal is a tad cavernous while most everything else seems further forward on the Soundstage, but it comes together by the midpoint.

What a piece of coordination!
Congratulations all around.

Coop




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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 06:20:16 PM
Thnx alot Coop meant alot here these kind words
of yours ..!

Peace !

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right then feter &mdash 01/29/08 - 06:33:18 PM
how cool is this!!

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 06:39:47 PM
Thnx jack ..glad you like it bro ...

peace !

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Nice work all! &mdash 01/29/08 - 07:34:15 PM
Sweet Slide Vic, solid bottom Neil, is that a real drummer?Sounds wonderful, Mike. Roxy rocks! Jack, great job of producing and harp. Feter, your take on English is eye-opening and leads to great poetry; the melody is addictive Well done everyone.

Cheers,

Joe

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 07:41:42 PM
Thnx alot Joe ..realy happy to see yu enjoyed thos colab
your comments here cherished from all ..you cool man !

peace !

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A universal effort... &mdash 01/29/08 - 08:26:02 PM
...Amazing to bring so many talented people together from so many miles. What an age we live in! Congratulations to all of you.
Peace.
Paul

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 08:45:49 PM
Thnx alot Paul ,realy appreciated your kind
comments ..yes true hearts do alot more than
one can imagen ..!

Peace !

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Feter's song &mdash 01/29/08 - 09:07:20 PM
When I first heard this, I really liked the song - simple, folksy and deep as it is.

A challenge to mix, but worth every hour. Who would have thought a Syria/USA/Australia collaboration was possible?!

A belated happy birthday to you Feter my friend.

Peace,
Neil

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Peace ! &mdash 01/29/08 - 09:12:55 PM
Neil you such a great friend and a true heart
I realy cherish the friendship ..your work
speaks itself with too much talent and originatly
thank you so very much for everything !!

God Bless !!

peace !

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really sounds nice!!!! &mdash 01/29/08 - 09:15:45 PM
I feel like I'm in a revival meeting.

I was wondering how this was going to sound in the end.
Roxy's vocal is absolutely fabulous.
Neil's bass is the glue
Mike's drumming on the keyboard, keeping it steady as she goes.
Jack just a wailing away on that harmonia. Just an old blues man waiting to break out.
And of course Feter excellent vocals.

I was about to retire the slide for awhile but Jack asked to me dust it off and give it a go. Glad I was of service.

Now, who is pasing the collection plate around? :)

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Peace ~ &mdash 01/29/08 - 09:32:01 PM
Man I was so happy and suprised for sure to
hear your incredible slide guitar there
always admire your cool guitar character and
you give this a true new taste with that playin my friend
you rock man !!

thnx alot
God Bless
peace !

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full of heart. &mdash 01/29/08 - 09:53:50 PM
great work from everyone. Feter, your voice is especially rich here. I'm also a sucker for harmonicas. All of it is fantastic.

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Peace !! &mdash 01/29/08 - 10:01:39 PM
Thnx alot my dear realy appreciate your kind
comments ..thank you so very much !!

peace !

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Rain Of Love. &mdash 01/30/08 - 12:35:49 AM

Its really great. The harmonica really does work very well.

I know what I like and this is really good too.

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Peace !! &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:10:37 PM
Thnx alot my friend indeed Jack made a great
work with his answers true talent and musician
here ..thank you for all your kind comments !!

peace !

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gathering &mdash 01/30/08 - 12:43:55 AM
Keep on gathering it in, friends. This is a great circle of emotion.

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:14:10 PM
thnx alot Richard ..glad you like it ...

Peace !

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Key of G... &mdash 01/30/08 - 01:26:32 AM
Feter I think you left off the ...reat.
What a wonderful collaboration, your song spinning all around the world and coming back richer and fuller. You all should be very proud.
Cheers
Len



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Peace !! &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:22:01 PM
Thnx alot Len ...your kind words meant alot my friend
you realy kind .indeed thinkin such wonderfull friends
gathered around for oen project this is just awesome!

peace !

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Lovely... &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:51:57 AM
...as ever to see Macjammers coming together to create beautiful music. Kudos to all the members who made this possible... Not only is the music touching, but the teamwork is very inspiring as well!

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Peace !~ &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:25:35 PM
thnx alot Leon ..its realy nice of you .
glad you enjoyed this song !!

peace !

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Very nice &mdash 01/30/08 - 08:01:01 AM
Good song, good vibe. Great job by all concerned.


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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:30:14 PM
Thnx alot my friend ..truely was a great thing to hear
such gathering ..glad you like it my friend ..!!

peace !

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When I heard Feter's basic track &mdash 01/30/08 - 08:14:54 AM
I fell in love with this poem song. The imagery was powerful, and Feter's rich voice sings with emotion. I was honored when asked if I wanted to add some harmony. As I listen to this finished product over and over, I pick out each persons' part and it is all wonderful to my ears. You guys sure know how to make a great song even greater! It really touches my heart how music can bring people from all over the globe together. We are truly family here. Thank you for all your wonderful comments, and thank you for letting me sing with you. ps- sorry if I ruined the surprise, Jack- I didn't realize it was a surprise!

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:33:40 PM
hehehe Roxy you are a charm ..thank you for everything

God Bless

peace !

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famili @ &mdash 01/30/08 - 09:57:11 PM
indeed a true family here ..and I cherish
everybody and how everyone want to be so
true to it .!!



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right then ... again &mdash 01/30/08 - 08:59:51 AM
so.. not enough time to comment last time.. this mix is way too incredible and hats off to production work... of course there is the "slight" contribution by the artist here .... this is the best, feter backed up by Roxeylee, Mike,Neil, Jack and mr. Guitar..Vic. wonderful collab ... i do believe this is probably the best collab of feter's work yet..wow!! 4 hats off folks!

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Peace !~ &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:39:00 PM
Jack my bro ...its realy wonderful to read you
kind comments .wish to hear our next colab soon ..
dude you rock !!

peace !

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I can't believe it! &mdash 01/30/08 - 11:33:06 AM
Feter,
These guys are amazing. I am so glad that people are taking your music and putting their art around it. It just enhances the poetry and style that you bring to folk music. The slide guitar almost sounds like a fiddle part. I really like it. Roxy's angel voice is a great contrast to your earthy baritone. I do have a technical question though. On these colaborations, how does one synch up the timing of the instruments, particularly drums? On stuff done with loops its automatic, but for musician based stuff it seems impossible, yet you guys do it all the time.
Thanks everyone,
Stephen

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Timing :) &mdash 01/30/08 - 02:24:55 PM
You ask a very interesting question Stephen! The normal way that drums (and everything else for that matter) are synched is for the initial performance - call it the draft track perhaps - to be done using either a metronome (use the built-in one in GB or Logic) or a dummy drum loop track. This ensures that the timing of the draft track is set to a specific beat. The beats per minute (bpm) is adjustable in the program. In my case, the draft track is usually guitar. Once this is done, you can add the other tracks (bass, vocals, keyboards etc etc) using the draft track and the bpm as the foundation for "building" the song.

In THIS song though, Feter's original track didn't sound like it had been done to a metronome (although remarkably consistent in timing, not quite consistent enough), so timing became a real issue which caused me to have to cut and slide various parts of Mike's drum track and my bass track to fit as well as possible with the original.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, make sure you record using at least a metronome track - my preference is a drum loop track as it's easier to hear.

Timing issues aside, this was a really good example of what MJ is about - a great song recorded in the Middle East with backing from around the world.

Peace,
Neil

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:59:25 PM
Thnx alot Stephen ..glad to see you enjoyed this!
realy appreciated your kind comments .. :-)

peace !

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great stuff here! &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:21:05 PM
Cool tune! Love the group dynamics! NIce work everyone.

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 03:44:57 PM
Thnx alot my friend so glad you enjoyed this colab !

peace !

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It's not too loud this time! &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:04:06 PM
There you go, Neil! Am I finally getting through? LOL
I can't imagine all the work you all went through to make this. Hat's off to all the chefs in this kitchen and of course the master mixer! Feter is super duper, of course.

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Peace !! &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:09:05 PM
Thnx alot Jim ..glad you enjoyed this colab ..
truley Neil made a magnificent work beside Jack and the
other ..everyone add a true honest art into a scratch
demo turn it somethin I realy consider an honor one !!
words came from you Jim made me so glad ..thank you !!

peace !

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Jim &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:33:23 PM
Glad you noticed - I had the full on bar-room mix ready, but thought I'd try "subtle" and see what happened ;)

I really value your comments on my mixes Jim - only way to learn.

Neil

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Reminds me..... &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:05:29 PM
Kind of a Dylan early or mid-70's country feel (With guest singers and Harry Harrison on slides and guitars).
Good stuff.
Dave

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:13:10 PM
Thnx alot alot Dave ..realy appreciated your kind comments
glad you enjoyed this song ..ye I agree about the 70's
sound ..dont we all love that :-)

peace !

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Muddly Sky &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:09:14 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen... I am so impressed with this fantastic song.

Brilliant performances by all of you. What a great download.

Thanks!!

Bob



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Peacfe ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 04:15:33 PM
Thnx alot Bob ...truley glad to see you enjoyed this
colab ..!!

Peace !!

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CLAB &mdash 01/31/08 - 10:01:07 AM
Have you forgotten your own terminology?

Yes, I enjoyed this CLAB!

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ok &mdash 01/31/08 - 02:26:30 PM
Glad you did .. ;-)



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Cool song &mdash 01/30/08 - 06:07:02 PM
so much to enjoy in this...great team work

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 06:14:20 PM
thnx alot glad you enjoy it ..
sure a real team wrok ...a blessed one as well !!

peace !

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What a soul stirring collab! &mdash 01/30/08 - 07:49:06 PM
Great tune and excellent efforts all around. If this isn't peace on earth - what is? Hats off to you all.

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 08:28:15 PM
Thnx alot Bud ..your comments meant alot here
realy appreciated ..!

God Bless !

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 08:30:46 PM
Thnx alot Bud ..your comments meant alot here
realy appreciated ..!

God Bless !

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and the word is the rain... &mdash 01/30/08 - 08:35:56 PM
... could be with muddly sky.

Feter, I am not sure what you are saying right there, but I want to chime in on the unsung (actually they are sung!) beauty of the entirety of your lyrics. They are a poetic gem. Heart and soul words sung out with love and grace by you. Classic, vintage, ever new.

D

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Peace ! &mdash 01/30/08 - 10:02:10 PM
jack its a faith Philosophy in God to put
the brightest belief in the hardest moment
so it could be with muddly sky ..!!

your work and gems here are enorumous
my friend ..God Bless !

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Very cool collab &mdash 01/31/08 - 06:39:03 AM
What a great mixture of musicianship and musical spirit. Lyrics are really evocative, and the vocals are perfect. Nice instrumentation throughout, and terrific mix - everything sounds clear, and nicely balanced. Great work to everyone involved. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing. Peace.

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Peace ! &mdash 01/31/08 - 02:14:15 PM
Thnx alot my friend ..realy appreciated your kind
comment truly a pleasure to see you enjoy this ..
just cant express my happiness for this project
and the real efforts everyone gave here ..!

Peace !

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Lovely .. &mdash 01/31/08 - 06:55:25 AM
.. to hear this gathering. Solid performances all round .. gave me hints of a slowed down "brown eyed girl" in
the verses at times. I particularly liked how Vic made the slide guitar sound fiddle-esque... fitted in splendidly with the harmonica .. and it has a spiritual/inspirational quality to it too.

My only nits are the amount of reverb on Feter's voice (a bed source issue?) .. it seems
a little incongruous with all the other instruments/voices in and reverbed a little lighter.. and the emphasis placed (repeats) on the only line of the lyrics I can't fathom "could be with muddly sky" ..
I'm all muddlied up! ;o)

Minor things needless to say, that didn't marr my overall enjoyment of this rather dandy collaboration.

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My interpretation... &mdash 01/31/08 - 08:44:45 AM
and I could be all wrong, is the clouded (muddly) sky represents waiting. For hope, change, peace, love, etc. Rain will bring the promise of new life.

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Yup &mdash 01/31/08 - 07:55:39 PM
A bed source issue Alan. Imagine just how good it could be.

Neil

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peace ! &mdash 01/31/08 - 08:26:57 PM
Thnx alot Alan ..I m glad you enjoyed it ..
Neil and everybody made wnderfull work with
this sound bed and surely honored by the out
come ..thnx for your kind words!

peace !

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great tune &mdash 01/31/08 - 09:27:30 AM
rain of love / it should be a hit / IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING FLOWED IN PLACE . IN MUSIC WE ALL WISH IT WOULD HAPPEN MORE OFTEN . ITS THE RITE PEOPLE, RITE MOOD, THE RITE MATERIAL AND OF COURSE INSPIRATION . YOU GOT IT IN THAT TUNE . GOD BLESS HAVE A GREAT DAY , TOMMY[guitar2u]

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Peace ! &mdash 01/31/08 - 02:20:43 PM
Thnx alot Tommy ..your words meant alot here
those poeple so true so good and what make this
place the best ..thank you so very much !

Peace !

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well folks &mdash 01/31/08 - 12:12:18 PM
great song in the folk tradition of peter paul n mary tradition.....great vibe!!!

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Peace ! &mdash 01/31/08 - 02:23:37 PM
Thnx alot my friend ,so glad to hear that you heard
PP&M its why I callef feter lol ..so pleased to see
you enjoyed the song .thank you so very much !

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I guess... &mdash 01/31/08 - 02:29:44 PM
...this is what a collab is all meant to be. Just very beautiful and tons of friendship shining through. Congrats guys!
-Walt

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Peace ! &mdash 01/31/08 - 03:18:15 PM
Thnx alot Walt ..I agree here with you ,so glad
you enjoyed this song ..!!

peace !

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I like what I hear &mdash 02/01/08 - 04:34:24 PM
This is a beautiful song! Great instrumental and vocals working so well together. Very good style.
B

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Peace ! &mdash 02/01/08 - 05:39:14 PM
Thnx alot my friend glad you enjoyed this song !!

peace !

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Fantastic &mdash 02/02/08 - 09:17:00 AM
great collab, and you got together such a great crew to par