First track from upcoming melodic rock album.

Nice job!  I like the melodies and chord changes.  It is very well recorded and mixed.  Great vocals and guitar tones.  I also really like the sound of your kick drum and drums in general.  I was wanting to hear a little more reverb or something on the snare.

Epic! Excellent track peter, beautifully arranged. What was your signal chain on the Les Paul here? Love that creamy tone in the first section.

This is an epic piece of work.  It would have fit in many band's repertoire in the 70's.  The overall production is super!  Bravo!

I'm an old dude so I liked it (for the most part).

Hi everyone,
 
Thanks for the comments and feedback. It's much appreciated.
 
@jamesg, the gtr went through an MI Audio Crunchbox into a Marshall TSL. It was miced with an SM57 into the desk.
 
@foxwolfen - Quite frankly I don't see the track and production being a "problem" because of it's influences. If you think that then bands like "Spocks Beard", "The Flower Kings", "Neal Morse" "Transatlantic" etc might as well pack up and call it a day. They all use "archaic" instruments as you refer to them but are also selling albums and making a living. Yes, no one is gonna get rich doing this kind of music but if you can fill a venue and sell lots of cds playing the music that you love is that really such a "problem"?
 
We've released 5 albums to date and have sold enough to carry on with what we do.
 
I record many artists that want to sound "modern and trandy". Do I enjoy the style of music? Not always but I still do it. I'm involved with a bunch of musicians that play, write and record for the love of doing it. There is a nice healthy resurgence in "prog" at the moment and I hope it continues.
 
We're sick and tired of the manufactured pop BS that gets shoved down our throats on formatted radio, shopping malls and tv as many of our followers are.
 
You say that it's forty years too late...well thats your opinion and you're entitled to it. I beg to differ.
 
@Dan, thanks for the comment. I will certainly keep you posted. 
 
Cheers,
 
Peter.
 
 

notnat


Wow... that was knocked out... Killer vocals...
Who is singing?

Thanks, notnat,
 
The singer's name is Clint Cunningham.
 
Cheers,
 
Peter.

jamesg1213

PJH


There is a nice healthy resurgence in "prog" at the moment and I hope it continues.

Very much so..I've been following the career of Dave Gregory (ex-XTC) lately and he's in two (!) prog bands, 'Tin Spirits', and 'Big Big Train'.


There's also a resurgence of 'classic' sounding rock, with people like 'Black Country Communion' and 'Rival Sons'.

Absolutely! Now, I'm not sure it isn't because us older guys now have the time to listen to it though. My kids still don't really appreciate it, ha ha.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

This is great! Thanks for letting the forum hear this!

Excellent!!!

Everything sounds great. I love how it goes from section to the next. The singer reminds me one of Joe Lynn Turner.

Great stuff!!!

Bob Oister


Hi, Peter,
 
Absolutely dynamite work on this tasty piece of fresh sounding progressive rock!
 
Great songwriting, excellent playing and killer guitar tones, fantastic vocals and a punchy, pro sounding mix.  I also love how the tasteful keyboard work thickens the overall texture of the nice clean mix.
 
Super job on this, best wishes!
Bob

Hi Bob,
 
Thank you so much for your comments. They're much appreciated.
 
Thank you to everyone else as well for the positive remarks.
 
Kinda makes it all worthwhile.
 
Cheers,
 
Peter.