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All Too Easily These Days


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tf10music

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This is a song partly about breaking free, partly about how easily we are brought to our knees. I tried to loosen up a little bit, and I didn't worry about my timing for this one. I also busted out the electric for this one, which I don't do often (the effect is from a relatively crappy digitek rp80 pedal, it wasn't quite the tone I was going for, but I'll deal). As always, lyrics available on request, but I think I may abstain for this one because I lifted a few lines from a poem (sadly, I couldn't lift the entire poem due to my use of caesuras there). Anyways, I hope you enjoy!
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Uploaded: Aug 12, 2010 - 12:57:38 PM
Last Updated: Aug 12, 2010 - 12:57:38 PM Last Played: Jan 18, 2013 - 02:10:40 AM
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Symphony101 said 1010 days ago (August 15th, 2010)
All the efforts pay off !
This is really good, I think you did good being relaxed playing this song.

I would have just a few suggestions : I may be wrong but I got the impression that the electric guitar parts could be checked, making sure the phrasing fits to the rest, also, I got the impression some notes didn't seem to fit.

Another point, although the song is capturing attention nicely and the melody and chord progressions are great, maybe some further variation can be foreseen for the length of the song. If you repeat the same sequence for this length (4 min 46 is quite a length) you might lose the listener at some point.

This is just my personal suggestions.

What I find marvellous about the music is it is very simple to progress, all that is needed is hard work and nothing else. So keep it up, all these efforts you are putting in pay off and they will continue paying off.
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tf10music said 1009 days ago (August 16th, 2010)
the support
means a great deal, man

I agree about the repetitive nature of the song -- I couldn't think of anything further to insert, so I just did more of the same haha.

And yeah, I think I was playing a couple frets too high. I would've liked a heavier tone on the guitar as well.

I think that your point about hard work yielding progress holds true (at least to a certain extent) in anything we do. Either way, I'm glad you're taking time to listen to my stuff, your comments are very helpful.
Check out my latest song called Canto II: A Rough Beast (To Stave Off The Rot)
jiguma said 1010 days ago (August 15th, 2010)
Ben
If you've only been doing this for a few years, I think you're doing really well indeed. Upfront, this isn't a style I normally listen to, but I think within the genre you've chosen, this is very good. This reminds me of some of Darren Locke's early stuff at MJ.
Nice.
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tf10music said 1009 days ago (August 16th, 2010)
Thanks!
I actually started writing songs around 8 months ago (at first, very ragged, tacky attempts at blues). I just checked out his Darren Locke, and that is a great compliment. Thanks for stopping by!
Check out my latest song called Canto II: A Rough Beast (To Stave Off The Rot)
michaelkoppenheffer said 1009 days ago (August 16th, 2010)
I like the urgency of your vocals
on this tune--a nice contrast with the rhythmic consistency of the acoustic. I didn't catch your "lift"--but then, I'm not so well versed on verse, so maybe I wouldn't recognize it.
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tf10music said 1008 days ago (August 16th, 2010)
Thanks!
I didn't lift from another poem, it was from one of my own, although the "broken and strained where the sea shackled you" line is very reminiscent of Dylan Thomas as I glance at it again ("Time held me green and dying, though I sang in my chains like the sea" from his poem "Fern Hill")

Thanks for listening!
Check out my latest song called Canto II: A Rough Beast (To Stave Off The Rot)
Angela_Hope said 1008 days ago (August 16th, 2010)
can totally relate to this!
who doesn't want to be free? yet we put ourselves in boxes all the time. your voice is very soulful in your delivery. much enjyoed---especially the lyrics.
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tf10music said 1006 days ago (August 18th, 2010)
Thanks
Thanks so much for the feedback! I am glad you enjoyed.
Check out my latest song called Canto II: A Rough Beast (To Stave Off The Rot)
crissew said 1007 days ago (August 18th, 2010)
All too easily
This song has a great essence to it. I do think the electric passages sound a bit out of place due to being too bassy and loud (and a bit rushed at the end). I would think more of a fender twin reverb sound would fit better, meaning a more twangy distortion with a single coil.

The other thing I would do is vary what you do with the acoustic strumming. It gets a bit too repetitive after a while. Not to say that the song isn't a good one, I just think those things hold it back from its vast potential.

One last suggestion would be to add some harmonies into the accent parts. Great tune though. Those things would be pretty easy to do and I think would make this song even greater. Keep up the good work!
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tf10music said 1006 days ago (August 18th, 2010)
Thanks!
I agree about the electric passages. The electric was originally a slide riff on my acoustic, but I decided to go with a more distorted sound. I think I need to tweak the effect i used a little bit, or just make a new one.

Agreed about the strumming. I probably should have used different chords for that ch0rus-thing in the middle...dunno why I didn't...

I WOULD add harmonies, but there are a few points in the song where my vocals near my upper limit (unless I go into falsetto, and my falsetto sounds too much like a dog dying for me to do that to anybody's ears)...if anyone else wants to add them in, send me a message, I'd be glad to oblige you...

Thanks for your time and helpful words, man
Check out my latest song called Canto II: A Rough Beast (To Stave Off The Rot)
guygrooves said 1006 days ago (August 19th, 2010)
Potential with
this as well as a few others I have listened to of yours.
I think you mentioned you work with garageband. I might be wrong. It might help to drop in a loop of drums while recording, something that fits the mood and record a take with you and your guitar. Then just the guitar alone, then the vocal by itself. You can always drop the drum loop at a later take. It will help with timing and the solo tracks of guitar and vocal can be manipulated and mixed to achieve what might be a more pleasing sound. If it doesn't you can always just go with the guitar and vocal take like you have been doing. With a variety of takes comes a variety of ideas. Your ideas are very good and I will be watching you evolve as an artist. Welcome to MJ.
Peace
Guy
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tf10music said 1005 days ago (August 20th, 2010)
Thanks for the listen(s)!
I actually use audacity (ghetto, I know). You're definitely right about the drum loops though, it's something I need to start doing more frequently.

Thanks so much for the support!
Check out my latest song called Canto II: A Rough Beast (To Stave Off The Rot)
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I haven't been playing music for too long. I've dabbled with the guitar for years, but it was only late in 2009 when I started writing my own stuff, and I've loved it ever since. I had always been inventing riffs or short melodies on the guitar, but ... [see more]

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