To This Heart

pablatone

Genre: Acoustic

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A leviathan in D.

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Lyrics

times are hard, you know it seems
there are many locked inside their dreams

I've been there but now I'm here
And here is something that we all can share

I hope you come along

we who have no faith in man
can we learn to understand and stop fighting

when our politics are so refined
they kill the heart that is not blind or lying

challenge us the truth is in our eyes
give your cause for doubt
he'll change your mind
what he gives only he is able
teach us to follow
and lead us on 'cause we're all known by name
to this heart

take a breath take your time
see the ruby in a drop of wine
be of good faith he knows your tears
god is love
there is no need to fear

Song Stats

Hits: 1288
Comments: 25
Fans: 24
Plays: 72
Downloads: 77
Votes: 5
Uploaded: Aug 13, 2008 - 11:02:12 PM
Last Updated: Aug 13, 2008 - 11:02:12 PM Last Played: Oct 27, 2009 - 07:54:54 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

heart (122), challenge (12), name (8)

Hardware:

G5 , firepod

Software:

logic pro

Comments

tenover	tenover said 467 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
	Holy Cow.... That is GREAT. Check out my latest song called The Only Drug I Knew

Feter	Feter said 467 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	To This Heart how true and honest ...loved this in and out!! the feel of the mandolin so stronge there ..good singin ...thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Moviz	Moviz said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	Lovely instrumentation Lovely instrumentation on this... guitar and mandolin along with the congas/bongos. Great lyrics and vocals (Eagles?)... just beautiful harmonies and playing..... fantastic sound and i love that Tacet in the middle; perfect, regards M Check out my latest song called Come Back Billie

magnatone	magnatone said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	To This Heart What a wonderful song! Your guitar work in here is really impressive, light, moving. Terrific vocals and cool sounds thrown in for effect. A toe tapper - excellent! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

buckhorn	buckhorn said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	sounds like kind of a cross between the Grateful Dead and CSNY. Really beautiful sounding production. Sweet Harmonies and thoughtful lyrics. Really nice work. Enjoyed. Check out my latest song called salience #2

lavalamp	lavalamp said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	wow Super job. Outstanding production. Great tune. Dave Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

pablatone	pablatone said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	thank you guys very much! I'm so glad you've enjoyed this tune and have taken the time to listen and comment, and encourage. It really means a lot to me. Thank you!!! Check out my latest song called I got a gal

cthayes	cthayes said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	Nice work! Very well done song! Beautiful guitar work (may be the best I've heard from you). You're such a strong singer, but it seems to me the vocals are a little buried. I'd probably bring them up (at least the lead) a couple of db. Other than that, bravo! Check out my latest song called Jesus Came Down

pablatone	pablatone said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	thanks colin I always have this internal struggle with the vocal levels, I don't like them to seem like they are pasted onto the song, and sometimes when they are up it sounds like that to me. But I'll see what I can do, maybe ducking may be the answer, I've never tried that but I noticed that Logic Pro has that feature. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

jiguma

jiguma said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)

Hmmmm!
Very impressive on a number of counts - firstly, the sound is generally really good - great, strong mix with lots of good placement. A cool song, well played and sung. Uncanny resemblance to James Taylor in places (and you sing like him too lol!).

If I was to suggest an area for improvement (and I do so with some hesitation), it would perhaps be that the mix could use some more air - it would probably sound better if everything didn't sound pushed so much. Hard to explain, but maybe what I mean to say is that less compression would be better.

Nevertheless, this is a really good post.

Neil

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jiguma	jiguma said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	Just heard .. .. the metronome and some hiss/hum in the playout - maybe that needs a tweak? Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

pablatone

pablatone said 466 days ago (August 14th, 2008)

thank you!
I think you're right on about the compression, I have another mix with out so much and I kinda flipped a coin as to which one I posted. I think that hiss is coming from the bass track which is a sample, I have yet to figure out why it's doing that. Probably compression. :>)
I think I'd like to record the rhythm guitar parts in a larger room as well, and that should take care of the metronome sound. But, as usual, I got excited and just had to share!

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Godchaser	Godchaser said 466 days ago (August 15th, 2008)
	Beautiful post I love the 'spirit' of this piece.Lovely singing and playing.For me,other than no cap on the 'G'on the posted lyric sheet,this tune has everything I look for in a post.A first rate instant fav.Solid toe tappin',heart warmin'stuff my friend! Blessings, Check out my latest song called As i Walk

pablatone	pablatone said 465 days ago (August 15th, 2008)
	thanks GC Funny, I was just thinkin about you the other day. I'ts good to see you around still. No disrespect meant with the small "g" just hurrying through the lyrics. paul Check out my latest song called I got a gal

egobandit	egobandit said 465 days ago (August 15th, 2008)
	thats it i give up this is too perfect well ya know it makes me strive to be better thanks! Check out my latest song called when its love

Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 465 days ago (August 15th, 2008)
	Well now. this is terrific... I'm always getting CSNY compares... I will now pass this to you.. there is a vibe that consistently props this up and carries all through this... sweet... I love how the lyric teeters on the etherial... "see the ruby in a drop"... deep bow to you.. brilliant stuff... sincerely Scott Check out my latest song called Good Morning

pablatone	pablatone said 464 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
	thanks guys! I've never been able to hide my roots, so why not just flaunt them? Thank you for givin' the song a listen. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

Jim Bouchard

Jim Bouchard said 464 days ago (August 16th, 2008)

great!
A few of the previous comments address the problems I hear, which are the compression, and the sort of buried vocals. But it sounds pretty good, a little busy perhaps, with a lot of Logic Pro toys being used throughout, top to bottom. Another mix might be more pared down and the song would probably stand up on it's own pretty well. But I've got no complaints. I think the hum at the end must be the mic, as it sounds like you left the guitar mic up in the mix in the fadeout (as evidenced by what sounds like what I've experienced as a shirt-button-or-belt-hitting-the-back-of-the-acoustic-guitar-when-leaning-over-to-press-the-button-to-stop-recording sound that occurs at the very end of the song); it's not likely a software instrument bass causing that sound even if there's a lot of compression on it. Bringing down the guitar's mic track on the fade might just take care of that. It's nice to have the room sound in there, but it sounds like you might be getting a bit of hum from the computer as well that's more obvious when the rest of the instruments fade out. It's one of those things that would drive me crazy in mixing until I isolated it and fixed it, but I can understand your enthusiasm; it's a great song and I'm glad you're sharing it as it is!

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pablatone	pablatone said 464 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
	thank you Jim I really appreciate you taking the time for this. I'll have some time this weekend to work on it some more. I'll have fresh ears for it as well. I may take my rig to the church and record in the sancuary, it's a nice sounding room and I can set up some room mic's as well as get further away from the cpu. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

J.A.Stewart	J.A.Stewart said 463 days ago (August 17th, 2008)
	Celebratory Feel Wonderful, "up" tune, played with breathless enthusiasm. Nice acoustic instrument mix and arrangement. Pleasant vocal and good harmony work. Some nice guitar licks, too. Well done. ;) --- Joe Check out my latest song called A Night @ Neverland

pablatone	pablatone said 461 days ago (August 19th, 2008)
	cool! thanks J.A., I'm glad you liked it. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

shiner	shiner said 462 days ago (August 19th, 2008)
	Easy favourite Fanatastic track. Clearly a lot of work has gone into it. A really full sound. Some mixing issues. It's a good idea to have an impartial listener aid with the final mixdown. well i guess that's what this is for. If anything it's only very minor. Easy favourite for me. Cheers!!! Check out my latest song called Stars Apart

pablatone	pablatone said 461 days ago (August 19th, 2008)
	thanks shiner yep, i see a remix in my future. :-p Check out my latest song called I got a gal

timothy devine

timothy devine said 461 days ago (August 19th, 2008)

to this heart/ pablatone
great instrumentation and vocals
the guitar playing is so nice and bright

and mandolin is primo

all those strings recorded so clearly
impossible
mic
or direct?

what a great lisen and for sure a keeper
I love this real clean recording and crisp playing
beautiful work/or is it pleasure
(nice ending)
peace
tm

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pablatone	pablatone said 461 days ago (August 19th, 2008)
	thanks Tim! those are all mic'd. I have a cheap chinese condenser and a B-2 that I use to record them with. pretty close mic'd 12" at the bridge and 12th fret. The rythm guitar is double tracked, and I used different gauged picks for the tracks. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

Skatehorn	Skatehorn said 457 days ago (August 23rd, 2008)
	It's all been siad already... but just to add my tuppenceworth - I though this was fantatsic, brilliant use of instruments. My favourite part was actually the outro Great stuff Cheers S

Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 449 days ago (August 31st, 2008)
	Thanx for the download great tune man ! Check out my latest song called Its The French Toast(Colab W/WillBill808)

pablatone	pablatone said 448 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
	hey thanks youz guyz skatehorn, i don't think i've seen you around these parts. thanks for droppin in! toasty! it's been awhile, good to see you again. paul Check out my latest song called I got a gal

lengold	lengold said 434 days ago (September 15th, 2008)
	just looked up leviathan - and still no wiser. Wonderful song and performance. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

pablatone	pablatone said 431 days ago (September 18th, 2008)
	yeah- all i can figure is a leviathan is very large, and maybe serpent- like. someone else called it that and it cracked me up. Thanks for giving it a listen. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

Roxylee	Roxylee said 394 days ago (October 25th, 2008)
	Your music amazes me Each song is so excellent and creative! I really enjoyed the harmony here, reminds me of CSN. Sweet music and great rhythm. Check out my latest song called Sweet Grace

Cori Ander	Cori Ander said 385 days ago (November 3rd, 2008)
	Masterpiece I'm a late discoverer of your music! Another masterpiece! Your music will reside on highest rank in my music collection! Check out my latest song called Guitar test — Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute)

lank81	lank81 said 337 days ago (December 21st, 2008)
	Music... I can only hope to make one day. Great playing Pabla. Overall a nice thruthful song with great production. Thanks a lot for this one. Check out my latest song called Life's a Story

pablatone	pablatone said 337 days ago (December 21st, 2008)
	thank you! what a nice thing to say. I'm sure that you will be up and running in no time. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

daibhre	daibhre said 130 days ago (July 16th, 2009)
	My first thought... just a few beats in, was John Meyer. The CSNY compare got me waiting for that layered harmony... a Steve Stills lead on the middle strings would have really topped it off for me. But it's great as-is, and straight into my iTunes! Check out my latest song called Give me a Natural Woman

pablatone	pablatone said 130 days ago (July 16th, 2009)
	wow John Meyer? nice. Check out my latest song called I got a gal

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