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@highvibrational No, the vocals weren't doubled, but there is a good amount of reverb on them. Glad …
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No, not interested.
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@icystorm Joseph, there's a link in schmalex's comment above
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It is interesting to give one of your songs to Suno or similar and see what it does with it. I've done similar experiments. I think we probably want it to do a better job of the same song, but that isn't what you get! It creates something differe…
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This transferred to music very smoothly.
Just reading it I wasn't sure how it was going to sound. Most times I get some sort of feeling about the music from the lyric (right or wrong!) but on this one I didn't, so I was pleasantly surpris…
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I think I broke a radio once while trying to quickly turn off 'Danger Zone'. LOL!!!
Now that's a reaction!!
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Love the retro sound! Really enjoyed this.
I can empathize with your songwriting technique. Certainly had the experience of vocalizing anything over a melody until a word or phrase clicks into place and the whole thing crystallizes around t…
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I think that's heading in the right direction. The guitar solo is right on. Now turn it up to 11! 80s power ballad complete with hair ;)
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I can certainly see the benefit of the Jamcorder approach. More than once I've come up with something, played it a couple of times thinking I'll remember it, then next day it's either gone completely or I'm missing some nuance that made it more a…
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I can imagine this done in a heavier rock style too, perhaps with rolling drumbeats to give it a military feel.
The chorus is very strong.
A grand tragic drama laid out on the battlefield, with death as the final solace.
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I like the visual imagery in this one, I'm picturing a woman framed against a bright blue sky. It has a slightly surreal feeling, and that fits with the "dream" you mention. That's definitely the vibe it gives me.
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I can't connect with this one, and maybe that's because it was such a personal experience, and I just didn't have that dream!
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Really vivid description of Penny Dreadful. It's easy to imagine her.
Lovely clean sound in the mix.
Like the backing vocals and the guitar work.
The melody range in the chorus is a bit narrow, you might throw some higher or low…
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Got a good vibe to it! Really upbeat and inspiring.
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That's nice. Lovely piano groove to get things going.
This put a smile on my face:
Just needed some hours
To water the flowers and sing
The melody in the Bridge works well too.
In the break you …
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That's very touching! Some real warmth and feeling there, especially in the chorus.
My only suggestion would be to consider whether you want to build on the "magical" phrase and maybe include some references to magical things "under your sp…
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https://soundcloud.com/tshred57/cracks
Quick link for those who want to save some time.
Good song! Some nice guitar work going on there. …
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There's some interesting correlations in process between what you described Sid, and what the person in this video is advocating on songwriting technique:
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Tom, I reserve the right to delete any post I don't believe is in the best interest of the Forum. That's my job as Moderator.
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I like the song itself: the lyric and melody. I'm less keen on the mix on this one. It feels a bit crowded to me, competing with the vocal and distracting from it.
But it works well on your refrain. The guitar lick there is strong.
I'…
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"Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work." - Oh I like that! Not sure I follow the advice, but I like it!
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I have removed your song. The content is not suitable for posting here on TSF. I guess that makes me part of the Woke Agenda.
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Wonderful to see you again! Hope you've got some music to share with us soon!
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I don't think there is a problem in using ABAB, but I do take your point that the contrast between 2 non-rhyming lines followed by 2 rhyming ones emphasizes that difference, lending weight to the latter. And certainly the lack of rhyme in the fir…
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A real mood song, but got that spark of hope at the end.
I suspect there's far too many people feeling like this right now, only without the hope.
"Sadness is lonely's only friend" is a lovely line and title. I like this lin…
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And another. Helge joined the forum, dropped this little gem and disappeared.
He wrote it for his niece who was in a dark place at the time
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Thanks Andrea, some thoughtful comments there. Yes it does fall on the bleak side of things! Hope you are doing well!
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You may well be right!
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There's some nice strong lines in there like:
The plague of god spread over
The lands called the Spanish Main
Like this too:
Dogs that spat fire and thunder
I'm guessing th…
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That's a cool groove. Some nice lines in there too. I particularly liked:
there are no words
to get you out of your abyss
To get me out of your oblivion
with the switch from you to me.
I enjoyed…
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