Love Knows No Hours-from new CD

put an early post here so you all would see that I'm not lying about working on a new CD. The song isn't done, but it's close enough. The whole CD will have a similar sound. Still need to level some things out, (yes-especially guitars) and I have some better strings coming from Kirk Hunter and a violinist coming in at the end of the month. I wrote this a few years back but recorded recently and it will be going on a CD called "The Comfort Tape" as a working title, because the songs are to help those with heartbreaks, lost hopes, times when you feel you haven't done much with your life, etc. (ever feel that way). This girl does tsunami relief work and I am doing another CD for her pro bono-she is donating her services for 5 songs on my CD.

Christie Gibson (27) on vocals.
Mike Marrington(24) on drums.
Philip Johnson ( ) on acoustics and strat.
I ( )by the grace of God did the rest.


I'll take this down in a bit as it's not finished. I didn't put it as an mp3 download for those reasons. Please do feel free to comment on the mix-I need all the help I can get.

Thanks for the time. And I apologize for not commenting on others songs and being a stranger around here recently. Life really has been busy.

Michael

P.S.

Love Knows No Hours
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=242043

Hi Michael,

Great song. Not my genre, but very well done.
Can definitely appreciate the musicianship
and production here. I don't here anything
to comment on. If i had to comment on anything
it would probably be to bring down the chorus
vocals a *tiny bit* when singing "always, always" etc.
Overall, great job all around!

Pluto

Michael,

Very nice as usual.

The vocal track is a bit sibilant in places, so you may want to look into that.

I also think the guitar track could come down a bit more in the mix as it is now. If you bring it down and it does not stand out as much, cutting some of the low end will help it to cut thru the mix.

Looking forward to hearing the final mix.

I really like it. Keep up the good work. Mix sounds very nice to me - although I only listened through cheap PC speakers, still sounded good.

ORIGINAL: Shintock

I can't really give any mix advice,

yea we know.....glad to see your starting to realize it

christie has an amazing voice,

something you could listen to for hours without any ear fatigue, awesome stuff michael.

i'd knock the strat fills down a little in the verses its competing with the vocal in sections.

good job man!

Not going to nit-pick... 'cause you said it's not done. And I know you'll do your thing Michael. You always do.

I will say this.

It's all there. Everything you need.

Can't wait for the final mix and CD.

Great work Michael.

How do you find all this talent? I mean I know missionaries, and work with lots of people. How do you find out they can sing like that?!!? What... do you just ask every one you meet? Or do they walk around singing like angels?

SHINTOCK--being a noob means nothing in my book. I am open to anything you have to say. Speak on. You are always welcome and I look forward to your comments in my threads.

GUBIELUBIE--your comments to Shintock were small in my book. I know you are trying to be funny, but trying to get a laugh at someone elses expense is risky at best. I'd like to be your friend. Try turning this around. I'm here for you.

ORIGINAL: michael japan

Not going to nit-pick

actually I would love to hear your comments Steve.

I appreciate that Michael. Means a lot to me. But what I'm hearing has already been pointed out by Ed, Chaz, and Stuart.

Just got in from a gig, and I'm gonna grab a few hours sleep before driving Justin up to Berklee for the week. 5 hours up... registration... lunch... then 5 hours back... long day tomorrow.

I'll check in when I return tomorrow night.

commercially
oriented rock/pop type stuff.

I thought this was commercially oriented rock/pop type stuff.

The vocal track is a bit sibilant in places, so you may want to look into that.

I also think the guitar track could come down a bit more in the mix as it is now. If you bring it down and it does not stand out as much, cutting some of the low end will help it to cut thru the mix.

added a de-esser and cut some extreme highs-did some tricks woth the guitar. There is a new mix now but hey....we all have work to do.

Thanks Chaz.

As far as the singer, Christie Gibson, goes, she has a voice that connects with me in the same way as when I first Eva Cassidy. They both have such clarity and power at the same time.

I also love the excellent use of organ fills to give a gospel flavor. If you don't mind me asking what do you use for your organs and pianos?

As a complete noob I feel a little sheepish making any criticisms, but for my taste, one thing that struck me is a couple of places with slightly heavy bass tones, for example at 2:25 and 2:34.

Eva is definitely one of my all time favorites.
The organ is a B4. My settings are a secret. (if you are a new organist, I can go into depth how to get that sound but won't do it unless requested. It's a combination of leslie changes, swells, and drawbar settings. I move around a lot when I play organ.
The piano is a Yamaha P120.

I will check out those spots and thanks so much for giving me the exact numbers. Thanks for listening Jeff. I'll pass on your notes to Christie. Eva is one of her favorites as well, if not her favorite. She's not cool Christie, and that makes her real cool.

Only thing I kept wondering if I liked or not was the kick drum sound

what would you like to hear different?

thank you. Yes, I added a de-esset but I did add highs to the reverb and that was probably a mistake. Thank you so much for taking the time. We're a team.

Michael

edit-ha! I put a de-esset!!!! LOL!

ORIGINAL: michael japan

I thought this was commercially oriented rock/pop type stuff.

After listening again, it's commercial that's for sure.
The hook is definitely there. It grows on you.

What I meant was I prefer more *uptempo* commercially oriented
type stuff. But occassionaly I write a mellow tune to chill out.

It's a very nice song with excellent musicianship and production.
Enjoyed listening to it, very relaxing.

Pluto