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Re: Land of Plenty...
07/04/26 09:49:41PM
1 Week: Rich Lodato
07/04/26 09:49:41PM
1 Week: Rich Lodato
Rob Grant:
Love this track.....lots going on. Loved the bass line and the synths. Great vocal job.
Thank you Rob!!
Love this track.....lots going on. Loved the bass line and the synths. Great vocal job.
Re: Land of Plenty...
07/04/26 09:48:40PM
1 Week: Rich Lodato
[quote="Bill_B"]
Rich’s song strides with a lively New‑Yorkish pulse, its bass lines quick and cunning, its groove touched with that sly angular spark of Talking Heads. The lyric turns its seasons...
07/04/26 09:48:40PM
1 Week: Rich Lodato
[quote="Bill_B"]
Rich’s song strides with a lively New‑Yorkish pulse, its bass lines quick and cunning, its groove touched with that sly angular spark of Talking Heads. The lyric turns its seasons...
Re: five & dime
07/04/26 08:01:19PM
1 Week: Randy Gabel
thanks Rob.
07/04/26 08:01:19PM
1 Week: Randy Gabel
Rob Grant:
Just love that strat tone. Very catchy tune
Just love that strat tone. Very catchy tune
thanks Rob.
Re: Land of Plenty...
07/04/26 05:59:42PM
1 Week: billb
Rich’s song strides with a lively New‑Yorkish pulse, its bass lines quick and cunning, its groove touched with that sly angular spark of Talking Heads. The lyric turns its seasons with gentle wit,...
07/04/26 05:59:42PM
1 Week: billb
Rich’s song strides with a lively New‑Yorkish pulse, its bass lines quick and cunning, its groove touched with that sly angular spark of Talking Heads. The lyric turns its seasons with gentle wit,...
Re: I'm Not Satisfied
07/04/26 05:44:00PM
1 Week: billb
This tune leaps forth like a wronged lover kicking open the tavern door, its drums pounding with righteous fury and its bass swaggering as though it already knew the whole tale would end badly. The...
07/04/26 05:44:00PM
1 Week: billb
This tune leaps forth like a wronged lover kicking open the tavern door, its drums pounding with righteous fury and its bass swaggering as though it already knew the whole tale would end badly. The...
Re: I'm Not Satisfied
07/04/26 05:17:00PM
1 Week: waveman
the progression of bass and chord stabs caught my ear, I'm satisfied
07/04/26 05:17:00PM
1 Week: waveman
the progression of bass and chord stabs caught my ear, I'm satisfied
Re: Moonshine Serenade
07/04/26 05:14:32PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
I love your vocals. Great track....powerful arrangement and production.
07/04/26 05:14:32PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
I love your vocals. Great track....powerful arrangement and production.
Re: I'm Not Satisfied
07/04/26 05:11:19PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
Great rocker.....loved your solos....powerful vocal track.....rocks!!!!
07/04/26 05:11:19PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
Great rocker.....loved your solos....powerful vocal track.....rocks!!!!
Re: Crimson Stain
07/04/26 05:02:28PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
Great recording....loved the guitar tones. Powerful vocal job. Reminded me of Bob Seger at times. Great arrangement
07/04/26 05:02:28PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
Great recording....loved the guitar tones. Powerful vocal job. Reminded me of Bob Seger at times. Great arrangement
Re: Land of Plenty...
07/04/26 04:59:16PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
Love this track.....lots going on. Loved the bass line and the synths. Great vocal job.
07/04/26 04:59:16PM
1 Week: Rob Grant
Love this track.....lots going on. Loved the bass line and the synths. Great vocal job.
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Thank you Toni! The lyrics from one of my favourite songs from 30 years ago - Deacon Blue's "Dignity" - have always made me feel a certain way, and I think it was in the back of my mind when I wrote this one. That and John Cougar Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane" from a few years before, I loved the interaction of the piano and guitar in that one, and that chorus line "life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone" I think I was maybe subconsciously trying to put the two together.
You have a masterful way of weaving a story through your songs that sets my mind on fire with empathy and compassion. I will have to include this in the Social Commentary show too.
Fabulous Chris!
Thanks so much Tricia. It's taken a little while to find the voice again after a few years away. Coming back now though, getting better, just need to keep at it...! First song for a long time where I've been confident enough in the first take not to resort to melodyne or whatever to fine-tune the vocals. Maybe I'll sing live again one day... who knows
Thanks Dace! I've always struggled with trying to get the sound I wanted when producing my songs - always tried layers and layers of effects to try and get things to sound right and ended up with a bit of a compromise every time. A couple of months ago I upgraded my Sonar DAW software to the Platinum version and suddenly all the things I found really hard to do became SO much easier. I also joined a user group on FB that's given me a load of tips and showed me how easy it can be. The biggest change is using a linear multiband compressor on the master, but also the level of Eq and compression on all the individual tracks makes a huge difference. This song has five instrumental tracks and one vocal, which is pretty minimal for me. No pads anywhere and only two FX busses. With what I was using before it would have sounded too empty to my ears, but with this new stuff it seems to make it wall-to-wall. I'm having a lot of fun at the moment!