Cowboy song.... ( Version-2 w/ tweeks)

I've met a few cowboys too... one of them even took a shot at me... but that's another story...
I don't know where they go, but I could tell you where I told him he could go...
 
I love the song... could be a hit... I would suggest bumping up the vox, and replacing the Ride & Snare with HH & Sidestick during the verses... 
 

Love the old school take of this song.  And yea, the lyrics have hit written on them.  Just the right tone to appeal to the cowboy in us all.  And love the fiddle - very sweet.  My suggestions would be switching the beat on the drums a little bit - it feels to a little mechanical although it gets more interesting later in the song.  The only other thing is sometimes the vox is a little too loud - just on a few words and phrases and in the lower registers.  Again, that is a tiny thing, nothing major here, move along.
 
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Sorry, tried to listen but encountered an error? And it didn't seem worth it to try again for some reason? When errors happen, they're usually permanent errors (based on my experience?) so if you could email me your songs? I may be able to listen in the future (assuming there are no errors associated with the mp3s?) :-)
 
BUT! If there are errors? I cannot (in good conscience) guarantee that I will try again. I know this may seem lame? But I wrote a song once a long time ago? "It is what it is..." (classic song BTW) I know I should try again (in my heart of hearts?) But somehow, it's just difficult to get around to it? What with the sock drawer? Vacuuming? Feeding the fish? I'm sure you understand.

Nice one Herb. Great story and images.
Love the simplicity of the beat and the changes.

Wonderful tune Herb!! Vocals and lyrics are sweet and honest.

Herb,
 
I never really noticed it before but you and Warren have similar voices.
 
This was nice song. Nothing wrong with the mix (to my ears).

Mix sounds smoother Herb. I do think the chorus needs developed more. The front line is great but sort of dies after that. (cowboy go, no rodeo) The BIAB steel parts don't seem to lift the chorus the way they should I think (doesn't really lift it).
I don't know if you want to work on it further, but, I think it's got great potential if you apply your newer writing/producing skills to the 'song'.

You misspelled twerks Miley Hacker.

This sounds very authentic.  I love the fiddle and the great pedal steel sound.
We could never sound like that this side of the pond.

Tim:  smoother,,, sounds good... as far as developing it.... probably not. It was an older song that was setting around..... it's time to jump into writing something new..... so stay tuned...
 
Don: open and clear, that's what I aim for. thanks, glad you like it.
 
Robby: did you manage to get in the door to listen.... Miley who?  Oh, you mean Beetlejuice's dance partner...that Miley.....
 
Lynn, glad you liked it too. Yeah I grew up with the old troubadours on the radio and the record player too.
 
Champ: side of the pond doesn't matter. I hear that American country music is large over there.... so grab some and have fun.
 
Starise: could be a bit to mechanical (the drums) but I didn't really re-do the drums on this from the original recording at some point in the past..... the vox and the guitars were the only tracks redone for this version. As I said earlier, I was sandbagging on this tune and really only worked on it to get back in the recording swing of things. I had pretty much taken the summer off from music ....for the most part. I hardly turned on the DAW at all and this was my warm up for whatever comes next.  I'm thinking another "warm up" tune might be in order first.
 
 

I like this Herb. Mix sounds nice. Reminds me of some of those old Chris Ledoux (Spelling?) songs from way back when. really brings back some memories. Good job!

I really enjoyed hearing this Herb, I like traditional music a lot. Great stuff!!
 
Bobby
 

Love the steel and fiddle.  Some minor pitch issues on the vocals.  I agree with notnat about dropping in a sidestick/hat on the verses for some variety in the drum line.  Also, an extra fill or two here and there might make the drums sound a bit less vanilla.
 
Overall very nice production and a great song!  I liked it quite a bit.  Thanks for sharing. :)

Nice song. I'm not much of a fan of this style but I could deal with it live. To me, this music is best live. Well done!

Woo Hoo!  I loved this one.  If I was going to drink again, I'd want to be in a bar where they're playing this.  Then I'd find a blues bar!  LOL  This is one my favorites from you.  Really nicely mixed produced and performed!