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'Anchor Up Captain'
Last Nettlesmith song from the current batch. This makes up the 6 we'll put out as a CD later this year. On to the mastering stage now. https://soundcloud.com/ne...th/anchor-up-captain-1 Tim Wilkinson - acoustic guitar, all vocals. Me - electric guitars & production Anchor Up Captain (Tim Wilkinson) I'll leave you my cellphone, my laptop, my bank accountBut I'll take your library to keep me good companyI'm goin where there's no more halfwit celebrityCaptains of industry bullsh1t just sickens meAnchor up captain, this island's not for meI've a hankering for a cave down in AntipodyWhere the walls are all painted with fine summer ladiesAnd visions of winter are banished to HadesAnchor up captain this island's not for meNeed my own little kingdom in the warm southern seaAnchor up captain this island's not for meNo CCTV pretendin it's keepin me freeNo filthy self-interested scum of authorityThose swine are just one small chromosome further than kelpCallin poor people "clients" when all we need is their helpAnchor up captain, this island's not for meI've a hankering for a cave down in AntipodyWhere the walls are all painted with fine summer ladiesAnd visions of winter are banished to HadesAnchor up captain this island's not for meNeed my own little kingdom in the warm southern seaAnchor up captain this island's not for meAin't gonna sing "Sailing", nor "Mull of Kintyre"Just wriggle my toes in the sand, make tea on the fireI'll sleep on the beach with my raft and my hatWith fishbones and mirrors and trinkets and tatI'll leave you the wreckage of what was my lifeExposed every low tide along with my ex-wifeO anchor up captain, this island's not for meI've a hankering for a cave down in AntipodyWhere the walls are all painted with fine summer ladiesAnd visions of winter are banished to HadesAnchor up captain this island's not for meNeed my own little kingdom in the warm southern seaAnchor up captain, this island's not for meI've a hankering for a cave down in AntipodyWhere the walls are all painted with fine summer ladiesAnd visions of winter are banished to HadesAnchor up captain this island's not for meNeed my own little kingdom in the warm southern seaAnchor up captain this island's not for mePlease, anchor up captain this island's not for mePlease, anchor up captain this island's not for mePlease...
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 09:00:18
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James (and Tim),
Oooh boy, this was a fun one. Love the whole vibe. Great lyrics, the acoustic guitar fit perfect and of course the whole thing is livened up with your great electric playing. Can't wait for the CD but before that I will go dig into the previous ones you guys have finished. Looking forward to it. Hope all is well with you and yours.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 09:01:19
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Hiya James, I could have sworn I'd listened to this last week... Did you upload a new version? Thinking about it... I think you added some backing vocals... Not too sure... And I think there is a slight change at 2:30-ish, "Ain't gonna sing 'Sailing,'" Again... not sure... You're really testing my memory dood haha  cheers andy
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 09:50:40
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James (and Tim),
Oooh boy, this was a fun one. Love the whole vibe. Great lyrics, the acoustic guitar fit perfect and of course the whole thing is livened up with your great electric playing. Can't wait for the CD but before that I will go dig into the previous ones you guys have finished. Looking forward to it. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Thanks Tony, good to see you! Loving the new Distant Towers material, put me down for the next CD to keep my collection up to date 
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 09:52:39
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synkrotron
Hiya James,
I could have sworn I'd listened to this last week... Did you upload a new version?
Thinking about it... I think you added some backing vocals... Not too sure...
And I think there is a slight change at 2:30-ish, "Ain't gonna sing 'Sailing,'"
Again... not sure... You're really testing my memory dood haha
cheers
andy
Hi Andy, yes, uploaded a new mix this afternoon, sorry! Made a few tweaks, and realised I had the EQ turned off on the 'answer' vocal track in the middle 8 (that's probably the difference you can hear). Thanks for checking it out again 
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 11:50:40
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Great sounding tune! Wonderful lyrics that take me into the persons head if that makes sense? To get away from it all would be quite nice!
I love the way the music flows on this track. The guitar is definitely one of the stars shining here. My only small nit would be the vocals at the beginning are ever so slightly out of tune...and it all seems to go well after that. I can't put a finger on it...so maybe this won't be helpful...but the vocal as a whole seems to not quite be gelling with the rest of the mix..almost as if it's an independent thing aside from the rest. I'm talking about the main vox and not the background. I wish I could be more specific, but maybe this helps. Almost as if there needs to be more glue holding everything together.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 13:12:36
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I love this song. Great melody, singing, and lyrics. Very cool vocal arrangement and sound as well. Distortion guitar chords could use some warmth - they seem a bit thin. Would love to hear a deep tom and tambourine in the 2nd half. The lead vocal is outstanding.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 14:22:49
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Love yer stuff.
Is there a bass? I was listening on headphones but I don't think I hear a bass. I seem to remember making the same comment on another of your excellent tunes, so if you are anti-bass on your songs, then fair choice, still a great song.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 14:31:20
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Starise
Great sounding tune! Wonderful lyrics that take me into the persons head if that makes sense? To get away from it all would be quite nice!
I love the way the music flows on this track. The guitar is definitely one of the stars shining here. My only small nit would be the vocals at the beginning are ever so slightly out of tune...and it all seems to go well after that. I can't put a finger on it...so maybe this won't be helpful...but the vocal as a whole seems to not quite be gelling with the rest of the mix..almost as if it's an independent thing aside from the rest. I'm talking about the main vox and not the background. I wish I could be more specific, but maybe this helps. Almost as if there needs to be more glue holding everything together.
Thanks Tim! Don't agree about the vocals, but appreciate your comments.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 14:32:13
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I love this song. Great melody, singing, and lyrics. Very cool vocal arrangement and sound as well.
Distortion guitar chords could use some warmth - they seem a bit thin.
Would love to hear a deep tom and tambourine in the 2nd half.
The lead vocal is outstanding.
Thanks Jimmy, this was a lot of fun to put together, especially the 18-part BGV's!
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 15:07:17
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emeraldsoul
Love yer stuff.
Is there a bass? I was listening on headphones but I don't think I hear a bass. I seem to remember making the same comment on another of your excellent tunes, so if you are anti-bass on your songs, then fair choice, still a great song.
cheers,
-Tom
Thanks Tom. Tim Wilkinson - acoustic guitar, all vocals.
Me - electric guitars & production Nope, no bass . Not 'anti-bass', just trying to keep the songs to voice and two guitars by and large. We'd like to perform these one day. Might have to have the audience help out on backing vocals for this one...
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/09 17:21:47
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The smiths have nettled all they can for now?
Great schtuff mayte.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/10 12:34:49
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bapu
The smiths have nettled all they can for now?
Great schtuff mayte.
Thank you Edward. Hopefully more to come...
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/11 14:42:24
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Yup, as expected it sounds great. Cool arrangement with two instruments and layers of vocals, works so well. The call and response vocals are great, as are the falsetto vibrato'd "woohs". You sure do a lot with two guitars and voice. I'd be tempted to use a slightly less distorted guitar tone for the leads, but that's completely subjective. Oh... and the lyrics are @#$% great.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/11 15:42:12
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Yup, as expected it sounds great. Cool arrangement with two instruments and layers of vocals, works so well. The call and response vocals are great, as are the falsetto vibrato'd "woohs". You sure do a lot with two guitars and voice. I'd be tempted to use a slightly less distorted guitar tone for the leads, but that's completely subjective.
Oh... and the lyrics are @#$% great.
Thanks very much Steve!
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/11 16:15:06
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Once again, great song writing and performing! 'looking out for the next one...
Cheers,
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/12 13:49:40
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Noisy Neighbour
Once again, great song writing and performing! 'looking out for the next one...
Cheers,
Thanks Daniel.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/12 17:37:14
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I have to agree with Starise from my end of the spectrum. The good thing James is I know you will figure it all out and make all the proper adjustments in the final mix. Keep it going!!
Peace and Blessings, John
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/13 03:39:17
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I have to agree with Starise from my end of the spectrum. The good thing James is I know you will figure it all out and make all the proper adjustments in the final mix. Keep it going!!
Peace and Blessings, John
Thanks for the listen John.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/13 11:13:35
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Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/13 11:53:07
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James,
Great work, really like your songs and productions. This one, I might consider adding some percussion, maybe some timpani fills in the second verse. Later, maybe a simple kick and tambourine.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/13 14:21:55
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Can't say fairer than that John.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/13 14:22:14
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James,
Great work, really like your songs and productions. This one, I might consider adding some percussion, maybe some timpani fills in the second verse. Later, maybe a simple kick and tambourine.
Regards
Thanks Mark!
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/14 08:04:51
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Hi James, I'm not a fan of the sound of the acoustic guitar here, sounds very detached and jangly imho. Nice song though.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/15 14:25:07
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Rikkie
Hi James, I'm not a fan of the sound of the acoustic guitar here, sounds very detached and jangly imho. Nice song though.
Rik
Thanks Rik. That's where my budget set-up lets me down I'm afraid. Nice guitar, cheap condensor mic, untreated room.
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2015/08/15 20:48:35
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/20 04:55:53
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Hi, James, how are you, my friend? Hope you're doing well! It's always a pleasure to hear something new from you and Tim, and this is certainly another fine addition to your outstanding catalog! Excellent songwriting, playing, and heartfelt vocals, as always, and I really like how the layered vocals float over and around the bare bones instrumentation, giving the mix an authentic, traditional "Sea Shanty" feel. Another top notch production, James, and sincere best wishes for the new CD, I hope you sell a ton of them when it's released! Bob
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/20 13:08:22
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MarkusClinus
You sound like a pro.
Thanks Mark!
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2015/08/20 13:09:01
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Hi, James, how are you, my friend? Hope you're doing well!
It's always a pleasure to hear something new from you and Tim, and this is certainly another fine addition to your outstanding catalog!
Excellent songwriting, playing, and heartfelt vocals, as always, and I really like how the layered vocals float over and around the bare bones instrumentation, giving the mix an authentic, traditional "Sea Shanty" feel.
Another top notch production, James, and sincere best wishes for the new CD, I hope you sell a ton of them when it's released!
Bob
Too kind as always Bob! Thanks very much for giving this a listen and for the kind words.
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Re: 'Anchor Up Captain'
2015/08/20 20:11:54
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Just love it. Another instant classic.
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