Reno Ain't Hell

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Description

A little swamp music for y'all ... the song concept began with a saying my brother used to throw around, having lived for many years in Lake Tahoe and therefore spending a fair amount of time in Reno, Nevada.

From there, the song was built around a true life story about a gal that more or less ran from her life in So Cal and spent several years in Reno.

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Song Stats

Hits: 416
Comments: 6
Fans: 2
Plays: 33
Downloads: 0
Votes: 4
Uploaded: Jul 21, 2008 - 10:20:30 PM
Last Updated: Jul 21, 2008 - 10:20:30 PM Last Played: Jun 09, 2009 - 02:22:53 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

country (135), southern (14), rock (1437), hell (29), dark (363)

Hardware:

Apple MacBook, audio-technica dynamic microphone

Software:

Garage Band, Apple Loops

Comments

Feter	Feter said 491 days ago (July 22nd, 2008)
	Reno Ain't Hell this is very powerfull ..hearin the insteruments felt thats all so alive ..but I think this is your guitar playin right ? ... your vocal work just so good ..I m enjoyin this so ... Thnx alot for sharin !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 490 days ago (July 22nd, 2008)

True story
Some of the guitar loops you choose are kind of over-used, to those of us who listen to a ton of GB loops. Also, there is a quaking, shaky quality to them, almost like they are third generation re-recorded loops. Perhaps if you use some sort of exciter EQing on them, it would make them sound more real. The lyrics are good, I like your folk voice, but I wish I hadn't heard all the loops before. A true story would sit better within the context of real playing.

Consider posting your lyrics? Thanks.

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

guygrooves

guygrooves said 490 days ago (July 22nd, 2008)

Very cool
song, well written not in the least contrived, it pulls you in and makes you listen to the story despite the lo fi quality of the production. I like the acoustic guitar, it sounds really good. With the equipment you used you got a pretty decent mix and signal over all. I would agree with Tobin on the loops and quaking. I think if you took a simpler approach to the music, maybe the acoustic with a bass and percussion rather than a drum kit, it might sit better with your vocal, and this wonderfully written true story. Thanks for a great song.

Check out my latest song called Last Day Here

Jarvoid

Jarvoid said 488 days ago (July 24th, 2008)

Well the
erudite and learned gentlemen have had their say ,but to a thick hick like me this sounds good.Maybe it could be done a different way,perhaps just as Guygrooves suggest.

There is a wobbliness to it but it makes it sound like
listening to a vinyl,atmospheric and a an ambience...

See you... Jarvoid

ps Where you been?

Check out my latest song called Witches in Texas-'Hallowe'en Challenge 2009'

sloparts

sloparts said 481 days ago (July 31st, 2008)

Love the vocal, and the lyrics I can hear
Yes it has that swampy sound going for it, and the slide guitar sounds cool. Nice mix, except for me the vox is too low.

I wish you had included the lyrics sheet with it. I'm a little hard of hearing and it would really help me in checking out the lines I'm missing because I can't catch all the words.

You've got a great voice for this kind of song John, it works very well.

Take care, be well and be cool my friend,

Ed

Check out my latest song called Just a little Something

FlorryMcCarthy	FlorryMcCarthy said 431 days ago (September 19th, 2008)
	Great stuff No rant from me on this one. TIS JUST GREAT!!!!! Check out my latest song called She's looking for a heart

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Name: John Tolley

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Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. Howe

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