In My Head Again by rsorensen
Genre: Alternative Rock
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Description:
This is a remix/master of a song I posted a few months ago. I added some synth and fixed a warbling vocal issue at the end. Just wanted to have a proper version up here.
R Sorensen - Music, Vocals, Guitars, End Synth
Scott Davies - 1st synth/piano solo, Percussion, Production
R Sorensen - Music, Vocals, Guitars, End Synth
Scott Davies - 1st synth/piano solo, Percussion, Production
Lyrics:
Come to me again my new beautiful friendJust open up your arms and let me in
It's been way too long
Since you've been where you belong
In my space and in my head again
Whisper in my ear
how you feel when you're here with me alone
Let's stay a thousand years
Let's just go away
Let's leave it all today
I don't care what they say
Let's leave them here
I keep thinking about you and when I close my eyes
I can see your face again
I keep thinking about the way you made me feel
I never wanted it to end
Come to me again my new beautiful best friend
Just open up your arms and let me in
It's been way too long
Since you've been where you belong
In my space and in my head again
You
are in
my head
again
Hardware:
Gibson Firebird VII, Fender Jazz Bass, Roland V-Drum TD-20K, M-Audio KeyStudio 49Software:
GB 08, CubaseYou must be registered and logged-in to comment.
lavalamp
Great guitar intro. One of the best voices I have ever heard on this site.
Beautiful!
rsorensen
You're far too kind but thanks so much for that!
Cori Ander
Wow. What a thing.
So utterly professional and yet so creative.
I am flabbergasted.
Wow.
rsorensen
hey thanks for checking this out. btw I'm a big fan of your geetar pickin!
Cori Ander
:-)
saymme
W O W . . .
Gives me goosebumps allover.... Good goosebumps & almost put me to tears hey You!
8 )
saymme
LOL...Just read the other comments. . !
Its a WOW-WOW SONG : ) : ) : ) YES
tens.............TX DL FAVED
rsorensen
thanks for stopping by and getting goosebumped.
ajnorth
Sorry couldn't resist! Song sounds great. I am always impressed by the high quality of your stuff.
Adam
rsorensen
you keep up the good work too!
This reminds me of Honeycut, I have know idea why, needless to say I really dig this song, you did good man,this great slow build,then wham it rocks out, me likey lots....
rsorensen
that's an interesting comparison. i can hear it in the vocals a little though. anyway thanks for listening and commenting!
five_extra_arms
I liked the first version of this and I like this version even more. The synth parts really add a lot even though they are super candy coated. And Lavalamp is not being too kind when he says you have a great voice. You really are amongst the best, man. Really.
Rock on.
I have this song downloaded as well as a few of your others.
Thanks,
Bob
rsorensen
thanks bob that's really kind of you to say. I appreciate it.
initially i pulled away from using synths in this one because of the candy factor, especially the bridge solo, but it just doesn't sound complete without em!
Thanks for checking this out again.
five_extra_arms
I want to make sure you don't think I'm insulting this fine song. Those synths really do put the finishing touch on the song.
I downloaded it too, for the record.
Thanks!
Bob
rsorensen
nope I didn't think that at all! they are candy, but goooood candy ;) I was just a little cautious about them at first because of it... until I heard the song without 'em.
thanks for downloading!
SystematicFailure
what a rocking track!!! your voice IS great man. i love the synthesizers addition. great great great!
rsorensen
Hey thanks Stevie ;)
I'll have to check out your stuff right now. Looks like it's a hit!
SystematicFailure
hahha im sooooo not worthy of being called stevie but thanks for checking out my stuff!
eleveneyes
very cool tune. love the little synth lines. great guitar tone!
rsorensen
Thanks for listening. That tone is pretty much straight up firebird with some compression.
This sounds great... A good rhythm guitar.... And i like the song/melody.... Makes me happy while listening.... Good mix... Thanks for sharing this great song...
rsorensen
thank you for listening and commenting! It's cool that it made you happy :)
lengold
versions downloaded now. Thanks.
Cheers
Len
rsorensen
Thanks for downloading!
in which everything is on its place, great lyrics, great play and wonderful vox, you leave a thundering silence in me...This is so pro...
rsorensen
hey that's a great song name. thanks for listening and the kind words.
aclarke
Thought this was going to be a Rick Springfield tribute song based on the intro :)
This is absolutely terrific! Such a great mix and sound. Guitar and vocal performance is fantastic... I can easily hear this playing on the radio- and it's one I wouldn't change the channel on.
Excellent song and top notch song art!
On a side note- how did you set up the V-drums for recording? My son a Roland V-Club set with the TD-6 module and I'd really like to record a song with live drums one of these days (even though I'm a crappy drummer).
rsorensen
hah! I've always wanted to rock out a 'Jessie's Girl' cover.
Thanks for checking this out. As for the Vdrums, my recording pal Scott could probably explain it way better, but we plug it right into Cubase and go for it. Because each drum/cymbal is kind of tracked separately (but at the same time) it makes moving things round and editing a breeze.
Mcboy
crafty songwriting.....great vocals and nrg.....love the sound efx in the intro and the power of the changeup.....great song!
rsorensen
yep this one was all about the slow build for me. thanks for listening and commenting.
radio ready. time to go and make a ton of cash.....fly little bird!
fly!
Allen
rsorensen
heh we'll see.
hey congrats on the recent MC thing. Way cool! You guys kick arse!
Godchaser
Flawless piece of songwriting,crafting and production.The vocals shine bright as usual and the performances are right where they outta' be.Great tune!
Blessings,
rsorensen
Thanks chaser. Really looking forward to your next post!
Hi
I simply loved this its definately got the WOW! facter fantastic guitar work. Your Voice is very powerful and sounds very cool. Lyrics were great- also-
Just a lovely work of art.
Thank you for sharing. I loved every minute of this.
Peace
Dee.
rsorensen
thanks dee. really good to see you've become such a big part of this community in such a short time. isn't macjams the best? ;)
Macjams Hip !! Hip!! Hooray !!! ha ha.
craft
this is a professional job... Your voice is great... This song belongs to the tops... I love it
rsorensen
thanks for checking it out craft! looking forward to your next one as well.
craft
We gotta do something together... :)
rsorensen
would love to.
dlb
love it, fantastic song! Love everything about it, the build up, the guitars the keys the drums fabulous stuff. You are also a real good singer too! I really can't say enough about this song! Oh the productions great too! Thanks for sharing, all the best,
- Dave
rsorensen
Thanks for the kind words! my bandmate/recording partner Scott Davies mixed this one so I owe a lot of the sound of it to him. He has his own studio called Westwood Sound(plug alert!!) http://www.westwoodsound.ca ;)
HypnotiQ Sorcere
Great guitar, The freaky synth sounds well suit the song, everything is pristine clean, nicely done
rsorensen
good to see new (to me anyway) faces checking out my tunes. looks like I need to do some listening myself! thanks for stopping by!
HypnotiQ Sorcere
not really new, is just i never had any time to review other peoples stuff,
im making an extra effort these days
rsorensen
yah i just meant new to me cuz i havent seen you comment on my stuff before. so thanks for commenting!
I agree with lavalamp and the others it's absolutely one of the best voices I heard so far on MJ.
Good rythmen and mix. Keep up the good work.
/C.
rsorensen
Thank you so much!
Feter
one of your best ..great guitar work here my
freind .you singing so cool .KUDOS !
rsorensen
thanks for checking this out, feter. i appreciate your comments as always!
bud
the space and presence of the first keys bit was pretty beautiful. When the tune took off I was blown away by the detail in the storm - really excellent. Great lyrics and vox too - this is pretty damn impressive.
rsorensen
yeah that first piano/synth break was done by my bandmate scott. when i first heard it i was like 'no way!' but i think it's absolutely brilliant now and steals the song imo. thanks for listening.
K.I.S.KISMET
speechless. wha?? where am i? pinch me!
rsorensen
*pinch*
thanks for listening!
gail60
I loved it the first time and I love it even more now! You have tons of talent and should and could be world famous! This is such a hit, seriously!!! Great remix. I Love your style, your voice, your creativity is just wonderful! Take care!
rsorensen
thanks for listening again. Always appreciate it when you stop by, Gail.
Nick_Flash
I like the way this song builds up. It reminds me of a Foo Fighters track I dig (February Stars I think). Keep em coming man!
rsorensen
Well I definitely had Foo Fighters on the brain when I wrote this one. Particularly Everlong and All My Life. Those guys are masters of the slow build rock songs. February Stars is one of my definite faves of theirs. Thanks for listening.
futzpucker
This is so well done on every level... Congratulations.
rsorensen
thank-you!
davisamerica
where have i been... this is amazing... absolutely amazing!! nothing but great in everyway!!
rsorensen
thanks man. you keep up the good work too
magnatone
You're the talented one! This is fabulous, love the vocals, the guitar opening - this is just first rate music. Really excellent lyrics too. Basically, you're amazing! Thanks
magnatone
You're the talented one! This is fabulous, love the vocals, the guitar opening - this is just first rate music. Really excellent lyrics too. Basically, you're amazing! And - the ending is ......(what superlatives are left??) Thanks
rsorensen
finding your latest masterpiece was a real treat for me today. thanks for stopping by!
ledebutant
Sometimes being on this site is really upsetting because I hear songs like this that are so fantastic that they absolutely need to be on the radio, out there where the whole world is much more likely to hear them. This is absolutely professional in every way and it's a great song, as well.
Let's see. I LOVE your voice. The guitar work and tone is terrific. The way the song builds is spectacular. I want to marry the candy synths (they make the song really special) and you made some really unique and interesting arrangement choices throughout the song.
Really, if I ever wrote something this good, I could die happy. Awesome!
rsorensen
hey i hear ya! i only found your great track today too! maybe i need to explore more often. anyway thanks for your comments and for stopping by. i'll be checking out your stuff more often now for sure
Alannah
.. handful of guys who have that "smokey male vocal voice" which captures my attention .. and you are one of them .... I keep asking myself what most of you guys are doing in your basements when you could truly be doing some serious recording ! Did I hear this on the radio ???? Should I have????
rsorensen
hah, well i DO have a lil home studio in my basement, but this one was done in a real studio. i'm extremely lucky to have a good friend who owns one and i'm recording a few songs for a CD all professional like. this is one of em.
Thanks a lot for listening and commenting please come again!
Alannah
... I just bought a Behringer I have no idea how to hook up ... any one of ya wanna help me out ???? heh heh
rsorensen
hmmmmm a Behringer what? mixer?
Super cool build into the throat of this song
waited.... waited... waited.. waited, then
---->Zooooom!
. - Harold
rsorensen
wait for it... wait for it.. haha thanks for listening rocha. i appreciate you stopping by,
eleveneyes
the voting around hear is f'd up. I don't know why this song isn't at the top of the ratings pick right now. This song rocks! I didn't vote last time I visited this page but I just gave ya all 10's. Love how this song starts from nothing and builds into hugeness. great stuff!
rsorensen
thanks eleven. i learned pretty early on not to put too much stock in the whole voting thing, but thanks for the 10s!
I really dig your stuff too so keep it up!
Just plain out right great enjoyed this alot!
rsorensen
I'm happy you did! Thanks for listening.
Remark80
Is this just you or a band? This should be on the radio. Fantastic job. Is the Roland V-Drum a drum machine? If so your use of it was spectacular as the fills are so pure. Great vox. I would have liked to hear some differentiation between the first verse and the second verse, say hi-hat with a bass guitar or something like that and then the entire band coming in right after that. When the band kicks in it's so strong. Whay waste it at the end. Love the tune.
rsorensen
Is this just you or a band?
>everything's me except the percussion and the first synth/piano solo, which was done by my recording partner Scott
Is the Roland V-Drum a drum machine? If so your use of it was spectacular as the fills are so pure.
>Yeah it's an electronic drumkit and I agree - it kicks butt!
Great vox. I would have liked to hear some differentiation between the first verse and the second verse, say hi-hat with a bass guitar or something like that and then the entire band coming in right after that. When the band kicks in it's so strong. Whay waste it at the end.
>Interesting idea. I was going for a real slow build with this one so I wanted to keep it fairly held back until the band comes in, but your suggestion definitely intrigues me.
Thanks for listening and commenting!
Remark80
I keep coming back to this song. your voice is really strong when it kicks in. I love it man
rsorensen
well thanks for coming back to it! i think this one is going to kick off the CD, so I'm relieved people are responding to it so well. thanks!
ktb
You def have a gift. Outstanding originality. Your vocals just shine all the way thru. The lyrics are great. productions is top shelf. Didn't hear the original but this sounds flawless
rsorensen
hey thanks for checking this out. the original didnt have the synths but instead had a tambourine. this one's a lot better.
joemitz
You sound fantastic. Sounded a lot like Ben Gibbard (postal service) at the beginning and then in the louder section when you changed the vocal style you surprised me with your versatility. Excellent work.
rsorensen
thanks! A friend of mine recently turned me on to them and I don't mind that comparison at all. Great band! Thanks for listening.
SweetBacteria
This is my first post on this site. I've been listening to all kinds of stuff on the site.
I have to say this sounds great. The intention is clear, the production is outstanding and the performance is on target.
good stuff.
rsorensen
thank you sir!
thetiler
when you get into the silvery jangling, a nice very creative addition to the tune. Terrific singing, like the snapping, cool energy!
Thanks for sharing
rsorensen
hehe silvery jangling. I like that. thanks for commenting!
Lennon714
This is a favorite of mine. ...and my wife... ....and some people at work. This song belongs at the climax of a film.
rsorensen
Right on! Really cool to hear other people outside of MJs are hearing this too. Thanks for that!
guygrooves
Diggin this all the way... for the second time (It's in my Itunes now) I am so glad I clicked on your name. I did it only because I saw our flag beside your it.. ha ha ha. I had no idea what I was in for, OMG this is some of the best I have ever heard on the web or otherwise. I have a new favorite now and am going to try and elevate the quality of my production to this. This song is going to used to tune my ears for mixing and processing all my songs that are in the same genre. Absolutely Outstanding!!!!!
rsorensen
wow! thanks for the rave review! cool to see people are still checking this out. Yay Canada!
stacey
I want to buy this song! Where can I get it! I need it! Like I need oxygen! Come on!
I'm going to check out iTunes right now!
rsorensen
album coming soon! i sent you a note.
Dragonas
Thanks so much for writing, recording and posting this uplifting song!
I hear a little "Jimmy Eat World" influence maybe? :-)
I do have a question... why do Canadians have such amazing singing voices??
Is it something in the water?
I dated a Canadian girl in high school (in Texas) and everyone in her family had a "sing-song" quality to their voice.
Cheers man!
p.s. - when you release that full length album, I will gladly buy it from you.
rsorensen
I do like JEW, but I was going for a Foo Fighters slow build type thing with this one. Maybe a little Pinkerton B-side era Weezer with the synths as well. Thanks for checking out my older stuff. Really glad you like it so much.
rsorensen
I'm actually listening to all the masters right now. Cd should be ready in a couple of weeks. thanks for the interest!
Dragonas
Yeah, I totally hear the Foo influence now, but I actually like your voice better than Dave Grohls.
(that is a HUGE compliment, seeing as I'm a Foo fan.)
I'm excited to hear your CD is almost done!
rsorensen
wow thanks man. i don't agree cuz grohl's my hero, but thanks haha. yep CDs done and it looks like It's going to be on an indie label. it'll be out in July. thanks for the interest!
Very cool post my friend. The quality is excellent... you're a rock star man. This is a real nice piece of work!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi
rsorensen
thanks birdman. love your stuff too.
obbster
You. Fucking. Rock.
somebuddy
I've only been on MacJams for about a week, but this is the best I have heard to far. Keep it up!
Mckenzie
i know people should be 'inspired' by what others do on macjams, but, um, well, this song is so good i think i'm just going to leave instead.
probably getting bored of all the praise but seriously outstanding.
(I would definitely buy this if i heard it on the radio)
thanks
davisamerica
this tune is a fav for sure ... glad you gave me an excuse to find it again ... very nice pick for Best of 2008.
rsorensen
thanks man. glad you like it. there sure is a lot of 'best of 2008's at this site isn't there?
lavalamp
...my first comment could not be more correct.
LL
rsorensen
thanks for coming back, dave!
kassia
Hey Ridd...can't stop listening to the new album. I LOVE it and at the moment this is my favorite tune on the album so I thought I would stop by and leave a a little note. Great work again to both you and Scott on the album - hope it is being well received. This song is awesome!
rsorensen
Wow thanks Kassia! It's good to hear what people think of it. Really glad you like it, and this song too :)