Hi Group,
 
This is gonna be a "Big Big Hit" ...... well in my truck anyway! Bwaaaa
 
Crank the crap out of this one please!
 
https://soundcloud.com/us...mer-drivin-rock-n-roll
 
Summer Drivin' Rock and Roll  Lyrics
 
Intro:
Summer Drivin' Rock and Roll on the radio.......
 
1st Verse: 
Woke up this morning, my fingers were burnin'...
ya know that I gotta get back,
 
To that screamin' machine where you know that I'm King,
believe me baby I'll take up the slack,
 
Headed for the beach I got this song in my head,
Don't know who plays it, forgot what he said,
 
But I know one thing, It's sounds really slick,
If I can recall it goes like this.....
 
Chorus:
Summer Drivin' Rock n Roll on the Radio,
It'll pull ya thru,
It'll reach down inside your soul and grab ahold of you
Just let yourself go......
Warm breeze blowin' thru your hair,
Close your eyes, take a breath, enjoy the fresh air,
Hold on tight 'cause we're goin' for a ride.... me and you!
 
Verse 2:
As I got close to my destination,
the crowd began to cheer,
 
That kick ass song swept across the nation,
A rock n' roll anthem for all to hear,
 
Headed for the beach I got this song in my head,
Don't know who plays it, forgot what he said,
 
But I know one thing, It's sounds really slick,
If I can recall it goes like this.....
 
Chorus:
Summer Drivin' Rock n Roll on the Radio,
It'll pull ya thru,
It'll reach down inside your soul and grab ahold of you
Just let yourself go......
Warm breeze blowin' thru your hair,
Close your eyes, take a breath, enjoy the fresh air,
Summer Drivin' Rock n Roll on the radio....
 
Lead GTR:
Break:
Outro:
Voc. Improv
Fadout
 
 
 
 

SWeet!  ya that's definitely .38 special.  :D

Another really nice mix, and you've definitely got a "style". Great job!
 
Regards,
Dan
 
 
 

OK... are you sure this wasn't already a rock n' roll hit on the radio?   
 
Rather than repeat the same ole "great writing/performance/arrangement/mix" comments from your other songs, I will just say that I thought this was really well done.      

Nice mix. The vocals could come down just a bit. You can check the level in mono to get an idea as well as checking the mix at a low volume.
 
Nice song and great vox!

eph221
SWeet!  ya that's definitely .38 special.  :D

Ok.... 38 special it is.... minus 30 million albums;-)
 
 

dcumpian
Another really nice mix, and you've definitely got a "style". Great job!
 
Regards,
Dan
 
 
 

Thanks Dan,
I can't seem to escape the style..... to hell with it.... I'm gonna embrace it and try to write some new stuff.
 
I lowered the overall vocal level  (Lead 1.5 db and back ups 1.9 db) on Guitarpima's suggestion  and uploaded again.  If you get the time let me know if the balance is better...   
 
Craig

Guitarpima
Nice mix. The vocals could come down just a bit. You can check the level in mono to get an idea as well as checking the mix at a low volume.
 
Nice song and great vox!

Appreciate the kind words about the song.....
 
Ok..... I lowered the lead voc 1.5db and back ups 1.9db. Checked it in mono and  they seem more balanced.
Can you tell a difference?
 
Craig

stevec
OK... are you sure this wasn't already a rock n' roll hit on the radio?   
 
Rather than repeat the same ole "great writing/performance/arrangement/mix" comments from your other songs, I will just say that I thought this was really well done.      

Thank you Steve,
 
To be honest with you...... just recently this song actually caught the attention of a big name that's been around for a long time and he's toying around with it, with his production team. He either wants to record it or produce it.  These things usually never pan out and I'm past the point of getting my hopes up.
 
     It's funny... sometimes when you listen back to your stuff it sounds like embarrassing crap and then other times it sounds great. I don't know if you go thru those gyrations about your stuff but in the end it's best to be true to yourself about it and just keep making music.   My biggest desire at this point it to write some new stuff that's more in line with what's going on in today's music.  I've got about 3 more tunes from the past to record at my desk and then with all the recording tricks I've learned I'm gonna try and "make up" some new stuff.  If you guys don't hear from me again after the next three you'll know what happened ;-)
 
Craig

Craig,
 
This IMMEDIATELY brought to mind all those breakfast club/brat pack movies with judd nelson, andrew mccarthy et al.  It would work great in a reunion type project.  Or maybe a *the big chill* but for gen x ers?