the lonely crowd

Hi,

A little guitar/dobro instrumental called 'the lonely crowd'.

Please check it out, if you've got 3 minutes and a couple of seconds to spare: the lonely crowd

As always, all questions, comments, complaints and suggestions are welcome...encouraged even

Thanks!

That's great playing and a beautiful song.  :)

Right up my street Gary, I love this. The blend of guitar and dobro is perfect. Just a lovely composition, the way it kicks up a gear at 1:46 made me smile - beautiful.

Absolutely beautiful!  I love the lydian vibe.  Very well put together.  Nice recording and mix.  I like the section starting at 1:35 - the guitar all of a sudden came alive - not sure what you are doing there but it sounds really cool.

Love the change at 1:32, a nice full sound. Performance/mix as always is CLEAN. The blend of the acoustic and dobro are playing perfect off each other. GREAT JOB!

Kev

Great little tune, and superb playing Gary.  Loved the way the percussion sort of creeped in. 

rockinrobby:

Impossible for anyone not to like this.

hmm...let me play this for my ex-wife and get back to you on that Thanks, as always, for listening and commenting. Although I don't necessarily hear the Paul Simon vibe myself I definitely agree that he's an excellent guitarist and sure do appreciate the reference. Thanks again.

Janet: Thank you!

miguelito:  Hi Mike. Thanks very much! Is that a Taylor you're playing in your profile pic?  It looks gorgeous...would love to hear it...hint, hint

jamesg1213: Hi James. I'm glad you liked the tune. To tell you the truth, when I was trying to figure out what to do with this song, I listened to some SMB tunes to see if I could figure out how you create such a great sense of space in your recordings...well, although I failed in that department, your music is a constant source of inspiration. Thanks.

kennywtelejazz: Hi Kenny, how are you? Great to hear from you. Thanks for listening and taking to time to leave a comment. Glad you liked it.

guitartrek: Hi Geno,

I love the lydian vibe.

Yes! Thank you...I'm a complete sucker for anything with a lydian tonality. Thanks for noticing haha...

The Rebel: Hi Dan. Thanks for listening, commenting and for your kind words!

drumstixkev: Hey Kev, how are you? Thanks, as always, for listen and commenting. Much appreciated.

morenoise:

perfect music for a rainy Sunday afternoon

Thank you, Ric...it's raining here, too

philz: Hi Phil. Thank you...glad you liked the tune.

darylcrowley: Hey Daryl. Thanks very much, man. I'm not sure I've heard Acoustic Alchemy but now I'm gonna have to go check 'em out I appreciate you comments and I'm glad you liked the song.

Acoustic Alchemy has a lot of CDs.  I like the ones from the early 90s the best.  Jerry Douglas appears on a couple of thier CDs too.  Saw them in concert once, they were HOt.

Daryl

Tastefully played & recorded, right from the first note! Wonderful composition as well Gary. ( I sometimes think that's the most difficult process with making music) I hope you plan on putting out a cd. If so, put me on your list please!

paulo:  Hi Paulo. Thanks for listening and commenting. Did you ever come to a conclusion about the percussion? There is a section in the middle that sounds kinda awkward to me...never could put my finger on exactly why so I didn't know how to fix it. Not sure if we're thinking of the same part, tho... Anyway, thanks again.

darylcrowley:

Jerry Douglas appears on a couple of their CDs too.

Well...say no more. If Jerry Douglas has played with them, I'm sold Thanks, once again, for the tip...I owe you one.

gcolbert: Hi. Thanks very much and welcome to the forum. You could be right about the drums...I have a difficult time trusting my ears lately. I'm gonna give it a rest for awhile and go back and listen again...thanks for the 'heads up'.  I As for playing near Abingdon...I don't play out at all but thank you for asking!

lhansen: Hey Larry, how are you? Thanks for the kind words. I agree with you about composition being the most difficult process in making music...also the most rewarding, I think There's never gonna be a cd but you are more than welcome to download anything you like!

marcos69: Mark, thanks very much...greatly appreciated!

Fantastic.  I am going to listen again in my studio, but you've done a great job because it sounds great on my crummy laptop speakers too.  Isn't that irony thick?!

Thank you for sharing!

no how: Hi Rick. Thank you very much. As a long-time Reckless Gents fan I always look forward to hearing your opinion.

spindlebox: Hi. Thanks for taking to time to listen and leave a comment. It's cool that it sounded good on "crummy laptop speakers" and I'm glad you liked the tune.

Bob Oister: Hi Bob. I just realized that you spell your last name "Oister"...for some reason I've always thought it was "Olster". Damn, I'm apparently going blind as well as deaf Thanks very much for listening/commenting. I'm a fan of your singing/playing/producing, etc and I really appreciate the positive feedback. Thanks again.

This is wonderful on so many levels.  The playing is impeccable, the feel contagious, the arrangement interesting, the production sophisticated.  Really impressive!

jbow:

Beautiful and uplifting

Hi, Julien.  Thanks very much! I'm glad you liked it.

Greybeard:

This is wonderful on so many levels.

Hi, Greybeard. Thank you for listening and for your extremely kind comments.

Scottytunes:

I wouldn't change a thing!

Hi, Scotty. Well, who am I to argue with someone of your talent? Thank you!

I have to add my name to the growing list of accolades.  Beautiful composition, well performed, and good mix.  What's not to like?
Terrific job.
 
Freddy J