new tune Blood for Tears from Distant Towers

You guys are doing some seriously good collaborating. The mix sounds very good and the vocal and guitar effects sound great.

Kevin--thanks for stopping in for a listen. Thanks for the compliment. Tom is the heart of our collab and from my standpoint he seems to take anything we throw out and tweak into something more than it was. One of the guitar effects came off of my V-AMP 2 unit and the patch was called Sonar. I thought that was appropriate. Glad you found the song to your liking.

Shad--thanks for listening to our latest collab and for your kind compliment. Is it something present through the whole song or just in parts? Tom says he hears some stuff he wants to tweak in the last minute or so of the tune. There is a little bass riff in the verses that we all thought was a little distracting but Tom dropped it back a bit hoping it might fit in better. Maybe that is it, it happens between the vocals for the most part. Well, if you do listen a few more times, let me know if you figure it out. We appreciate your input.

I think this may be my favorite from the 'crew' to date. It has this sparse arrangement, but fills up the sonic space in a big way. I love everything about this tune. All the various changes, vocal fx, it really captured my attention for sure! if this were my song, i don't think there would be anything I know how to do to make it better.. You guys get a '5' on SC from me!!!

Love the tune!! My first thoughts were of a nine inch nails vibe. very cool songwriting and performance. super job! The talent on this board is unreal!!

Neat intro. very cool insturment/sound selection, I like the vocal effect, stereo pan? It cut off for me abruptly though?

shad--thanks for taking the time to coalesce your thoughts into something we could zone in on. Tom will see your input and take it into consideration. He usually does a final mix based on what he gets from the forum as far as input.

rockyrose--thanks for listening and for your kind comments.

Tom--thanks for listening and chiming in on Shad's assessment. That will help us find this better and decide what to do.

robby--thanks for taking a minute to check our tune out. We appreciate your kind assessment of the work. I'll listen in for that vocal stereo issue, thanks!

mgh--thanks for giving us a listen. Your comments and critique are appreciated very much! The guitars were so simple that I really felt like the tune was going to be a dud. Robbie and Tom busted it wide open with drums and vox. I think maybe some of the boxiness comes from the guitar parts. The effects I used were pretty dry on reverb. That could be at least part of the issue there.

Tony, Tom, Robbie - this is quite superb, really like this a lot. Great spooky atmosphere throughout, good groove too. Tony, you mentioned about simple guitar parts - never be afraid of those, that little phased riff in here is really excellent, just right for the song. Best yet guys!

James - Thanks for the listen and input! BTW loved Across the Lake. We're not 100% on this one yet but overall we're pretty happy. I'll let you know whan we get her to the next level.