RexRed
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I Couldn't Sleep
I Couldn't Sleep https://www.reverbnation.com/rexredmusicartist/song/28063534-i-couldnt-sleep All comments both positive and negative are welcome. I especially like comments that are critical of the song i.e. tracking, mix and mastering all of my songs are editable and I can upload and replace this version. Very little is written in stone. :) Thanks for checking out my stuff. Best RexRed
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dcumpian
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/27 14:37:39
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I think you did a pretty good job with this. The harmonies are very well done. I might add a little shaker and maybe a tambo hit here and there, but that's about all I can think of.
Regards,
Dan
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Wayfarer
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/28 15:13:21
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Your songs are always good Rex and this is no no exception. I'm not crazy about that steel guitar tone, but that's a small quibble.
Billy
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/28 17:49:22
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Not a style I am particular too, but sounds OK here, thanks for sharing.
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RexRed
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/29 06:44:10
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Wayfarer
Your songs are always good Rex and this is no no exception. I'm not crazy about that steel guitar tone, but that's a small quibble.
Billy
Hello Billy, thanks for the listen! You are not alone in your dislike for the steel guitar. I have had a few fans complain about not liking it either. It is actually a lap steel and has that signature old Hawaiian sound. I wish I had a real pedal steel but I am not sure I would know the first thing about playing it, but I am a fast learner. If I use the lap steel again I will try and mess with the tone and make it a bit more appealing. If I go into this song and edit it soon (which I might) I will experiment with EQing the lap steel track. Thanks for your very constructive suggestion! I use lap steel a lot to give songs a bit of fluidity and I need to reexamine that use and try and give that tone a bit more warmth. :) RR
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/29 06:54:32
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dcumpian
I think you did a pretty good job with this. The harmonies are very well done. I might add a little shaker and maybe a tambo hit here and there, but that's about all I can think of.
Regards,
Dan
I will reedit this soon and add some shaker in spots and tambo hits too. Thank you Dan, my songs are often bare of those elements and I should think more about using them. My Intel I9 computer is down for the moment, USB slots decided to stop detecting on the motherboard and I had to send it in to the manufacturer, it has been nearly a month and still no email on the repair progress. My laptop is pretty useless for editing so I must bear the grueling and agonizing wait 'til my motherboard is fixed or replaced. I will update this thread with any new tracking and mixes. :) RR
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/29 19:13:42
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I liked the song Rex, and I liked the mix - it sounded modern country to me. Well done 
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/30 09:00:24
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Nice song Rex.
Instrumentation reminds me of a nearly seventies song like 'Everybody's Talkin' by Nilsson
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/30 15:47:16
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I like steel (lap or otherwise) Rex. I'm a huge Speedy West / Jimmy Bryant fan.
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/04/30 16:31:38
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Not my genre of choice but this sounds very well crafted. Recording and mixing sound top notch and nothing really jumps out at me. Nice job.
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Re: I Couldn't Sleep
2018/05/09 19:30:38
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First comment - vocal harmonies sound really good!
Good country song, and I think the overall mix works for it, though the side-stick gets a little lost here and there. As for the lap steel... maybe try rolling off some hi-mids and adding a little reverb? More like a pedal steel coming through an amp w/ reverb.
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