rscain
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Politician Blues
Here's a rough mix of my newest song, I could use some comments if you've got the time. As always, thanks much, I appreciate it! Politician Blues
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/30 08:15:53
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I love songs that tell a true story. I love this song. Great job on the mix. Sounded great on my pc speakers. Maybe bring up the vocal a bit.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/30 09:19:35
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Really nice mix, everything sits well. Nice guitar solo too!
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/30 09:52:17
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yep.... sounds about right
mix sounds good too....
I have been thinking about doing another "non-PC" song .... still contemplating
good job! And some nice chops on the keys.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/30 12:52:54
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BobV - Thanks a lot. Yeah, I wish this sing wasn't true but sadly, it is. Glad you liked it! I'm still working on the mix, there might be a bit too much FX on the vox, I'll work on that.
Dan - Much appreciated. The solo is about the fifth or sixth take, took me that long to realize I just needed to keep it simple.
Herb - Thanks for the comments. Get on that "non-PC" song, I'd love to hear it! BTW: The keys aren't me, that's my studio buddy, goes by the name of Ebony Z. Ivory (not his real name, obviously). We used to play together, he's a high school band director now and helps me out from time to time.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/30 15:23:21
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Great song! Clearly talented and experienced musicians all, very entertaining, right on the money in this blues style.
This is a TINY possible adjustment: I really like your piano player, LOTS of musical interest in there throughout.
To my ears, the piano is slightly behind the guitar in the sound stage picture, whereas I'd like to hear all those licks just slightly in front of the chord-vamping guitar.
A little bit more punch and brightness in the piano part? Maybe just a touch each of compression and EQ in about 3kHz-6 or 7kHz. Just a bit, let me hear that great pianist.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/31 00:50:06
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Yep, political for sure. Nice keyboards and instrumentation. Sounds pretty good to me and feels bluesy. Very nicely done. Good mix.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/31 13:50:00
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Love the vocals .... reminds me a bit of Iggy or Bowie. Great tune, piano is spot on for this tune as is the guitar solo. Great lyrics as well ... Nicely done! backup horns really take this one home. 
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/31 15:08:28
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Nicely done! Cool pooch :-)
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/31 16:29:44
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Great track - I agree with UltimateMusicSnob about the piano (but I'm a biased pianist!) but apart from that it all sounded good to me!
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/31 16:51:49
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the feeling is awesome, great groove, using your soul. I love it.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/31 19:17:03
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That's not a terrible dream? That's a nightmare... Love that piano. The lead guitar was good too. That blues band gets pretty big with a horn section, but they use um "just like this."
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/03/31 21:08:19
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Loved this! +1 for getting the piano up a bit. Great blues tune here, great delivery of all instruments and vox.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/04/01 08:28:50
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Nicely done. Another vote for bringing up that excellent piano, especially when it takes the solo, I'd automate it front and centre there.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/04/01 09:15:31
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Great beat on this song! I was tapping it all the way. Great production and mix. Loved the piano and guitar solos.
Now I feel the same way about the politicians and the blues, but don't let me get started.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/04/01 11:40:24
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One can tell this was sung with conviction. Good song and message. The mix sounds quite good here.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/04/01 17:44:44
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Great groove, Rob. Ya' definitely had it goin' on there. Good vocal too. The mix sat really well on the little pc speakers. Nice work!
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/04/01 19:52:52
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And do we ever have the blues from our politicians - what a mess. But this song is so well done - the playing is really nice - great mix.
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Re:Politician Blues
2013/04/01 20:20:34
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"There's only one answer for the fix we're in
Kick 'em all out and start all over again "
Amen to that Bob.
Great stuff....
Excellent.....
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