New "Smooth Jazz Original." (reimaged Timbo 2-12-12)

arlen2133


I don't know which version this is, but it sounds really cool to me.

Thanks Arlen!

kennywtelejazz


Robby ,
I listened to your first mix the other night . I figured you posted the tune to get in gear and rise up to the occasion 

well I just got listening to your most recent version of your song

Wow bro I love the way you sing 
yeah, this tune is really coming  together on all levels
from  the individualized instruments and parts you play to the mix

I made a mental note to myself to listen to this again w a guitar in my hand  , it would be a nice one to play over

Kenny

Hey there Kenny, wow! You are a world class player in my book. I would love to take advantage of such an opportunity some day. But this one is all about that smoky sax and depression vibe. Thanks very much Kenny :-)

Kenny

Scottytunes


I'm not going to make any comments on the mix here, I just wanna say how wonderful this is. What a great song and arrangement!

Scotty! Thanks so much, I'm honored that you were pleased with our results!

Echoing the comments above about the expressiveness and honesty in your voice. I'd add a touch of verb to that sax to soften it a bit, just my opinion and a matter of taste of course. I did not hear the original mix but this one sounds pretty good to me.

This is an excellent song, Robby!  I listened to the Tim version, I don't have time to listen to more this morning, but I'll be back and listen to the other versions later.  this one is fantastic!  your lyrics and vocals on this are your best work, IMO.

ohgrant


Oh yea that Timbo remix really sweetened this up. Oh my that's smokey and sweet, awesome job

It's good to know people who know what they're doing! Because I have no clue? Sometimes I swerve in to a good mix? But it's purely accidental :-( Some folks, like Tim, James, and Frank, "all of their stuff sounds pro." I'm honored to have the help and really pleased with how this one came out :-) 


Thanks Grant!

evadianepug


I usually don't critique mixes because I listen with my heart and not my ears on most songs.  Make sense?  Of course my heart knew that the first mix (Robby's) posted up here didn't do justice to the song or Robby's vocals.  Then I hear JYoYos mix and things were revealed in the song that got to my heart.  Now Tim's mix does the same thing.  Both mixes improved the vocal track's treatment.  Soooooo.. I can't pick one and I don't have to because both mixes allowed my heart to be moved by a wonderful song.  I don't give technical advice and couldn't here if I wanted.  Two different mixes, both excellently done!

Warren Peace, yeah I agree with you on listening with your heart, because you'll hear things that you'll miss if you only use your ears. Thanks very much and keep on Puggin!

Very seldom a song will come along, a song that makes you stand up and take notice, a song that you have to listen to again and again. A song that inspires you to want to do better and improve as a composer. This is that song Robby.


Listened to the top one "Just a lie - reimaged Timbo" which left me Mesmerised and Speechless.


Mark.

mstodge


Very seldom a song will come along, a song that makes you stand up and take notice, a song that you have to listen to again and again. A song that inspires you to want to do better and improve as a composer. This is that song Robby.


Listened to the top one "Just a lie - reimaged Timbo" which left me Mesmerised and Speechless.


Mark.

:-) Thanks Mark, I really like the way it turned out. And it was one that just jumped out like a man in a raincoat and presented itself... I wasn't trying to write it, and had not really been working on the theme.  I love it when they come to me like that, and I love it even more when they're pretty good :-) I need to get Jim and Tim on retainer...

Love the arrangement.  Nice vocals and sax.  Lke the wurly too!

Rimshot

geeare1


Hey Robby,

Just ran the "Just A Lie" marathon...listened to all three versions back to back.

It's cool to hear 3 different takes of such a great tune. Regardless of who did the mixing, the quality of the songwriting and the sparseness of the arrangement really allow your vocal and lyrics to shine.

Excellent work.

Gary, I'm so glad you liked it, I am such a fan of your talent on the guitar.

sparse

lhansen


Emotional and sparse..to me it sounds like the perfect combo!! One of your best IMO Robby. Kinda just poured outta you I'm thnking (the song I mean) Those are the best kind!

Thanks Larry, unfortunately that also does a good job of describing my dating over the last few years...

Interestingly, I was 2 feet from this sign when I snapped this pic this week at a work site :-) Hopefully I'll be around for at least a few more songs?

Tap


Nice work Robby, Jim and Tim. Excellent vocs Robby. I think there are different aspects of both Jim's and Tim's mixes that I really like.  I think Jim's is truer to the overall composition, whereas Tim's concentrates on each individual contribution.  Really fine performances and productions. 

Tippity Tap Tap Tap! Glad to see you listening!! And I agree wholeheartedly that both are artisans and masters of the universe in different ways. I have tremendous respect for several folks here, and these two are at and or very near the tippy top of the **** stick.  For shizile,  I would love to just be a performer and a writer producer and have access to technical geniuses who can polish it. Maybe one day my ship will come in and I can pay people to make me sound good :-) Markno999 has some pretty good performance and mixing skills too, I've really enjoyed my colabs w/him. So many amazing people here, which is really "around the world..." Thanks again very much for listening and for commenting.  

For some reason reverb-nation's player won't load for me either. Any chance of uploading to soundcloud or soundclick? Any song that has 3pages of responses is worth a listen or 3.

I understand some people have problems w/RN :-( But it's my home? PM sent!

It works for me, but it takes a long time.  Maybe put that disclaimer in your OP, Robby....it takes 2-3 minutes to load for some reason.  

WOW! Robby, 1st I gotta ask if ya need a hug, cause that women done cut you deep..lol. 
The song is well built and the words have meaning. I've listen to the 3 different mixes and like them all for different reason's( Man, there are some very talented people around here)
The only thing that sorta threw me off was, Left channel felt alittle heavy,I'd maybe move the guitar or the sax over to right-ish, which ever one feels better over there. One thing I wanted to hear under the keys at the ending every time....little sprinkle of that rain maker used in the opening.
Great job by all involved!!

PG
 

ToneCarver


Echoing the comments above about the expressiveness and honesty in your voice. I'd add a touch of verb to that sax to soften it a bit, just my opinion and a matter of taste of course. I did not hear the original mix but this one sounds pretty good to me.

Tone Loke, Nothing like a good and funky cold madina?  :-) powers far greater than mine control the vertical and the horizontal!  I thank you for listening and for commenting. 

Hey, Robby,

I'm late to the party here, but this really sounds fantastic!

It's a little different than your usual stuff, but I love how the smooth vibe let's your vocals shine through perfectly, and Tim's mix sounds terrific.

Really good stuff, buddy, have a good one!
Bob

Beagle


This is an excellent song, Robby!  I listened to the Tim version, I don't have time to listen to more this morning, but I'll be back and listen to the other versions later.  this one is fantastic!  your lyrics and vocals on this are your best work, IMO.

Hey there Reece, thanks! It's funny how that happens? You're sitting there minding your own business? And the song fairy jumps out? "Like a man in a rain coat..." And says, HELLO MY HONEY HELLO MY BABY HELLO MY RAGTIME GAL! :-) I love it when they happen like that :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it, it really was made so much better by James and Tim. My hat is off to them exposing my shinny head.


Thanks again for listening, and for commenting.

One mix suggestion; try  taking the reverb off the drum kit completely, but keep it on the conga track. 

Very cool tune Robby.  I love your vocals on this.  That solo instrument is really nicely done.  I can't exactly tell what it is, but it's really musical.

No nits.  This sounds good to my ears.

Peace,

Ian

I just checked? And unfortunately, JimTim.com is taken? And points to a search engine like so many other links? I may register JimTimmixmasters.com? It's available... And I believe this site could actually make some money?

mstodge


Very seldom a song will come along, a song that makes you stand up and take notice, a song that you have to listen to again and again. A song that inspires you to want to do better and improve as a composer. This is that song Robby.


Listened to the top one "Just a lie - reimaged Timbo" which left me Mesmerised and Speechless.


Mark.

:-) You mean like Peter Gibbons from Office Space? (classic... you're becoming more and more relaxed, 3... Deeper and deeper, 2 you are completely relaxed, 1...)


From Office Space (1999)
Bob Slydell: Would you bear with me for just a second, please? 
Peter Gibbons: OK. 
Bob Slydell: What if - and believe me this is a hypothetical - but what if you were offered some kind of a stock option equity sharing program. Would that do anything for you? 
Peter Gibbons: I don't know, I guess. Listen, I'm gonna go. It's been really nice talking to both of you guys. 
Bob Slydell: Absolutely, the pleasure's all on this side of the table, trust me. 
Peter Gibbons: Good luck with your layoffs, all right? I hope your firings go really well. 

Rimshot


Love the arrangement.  Nice vocals and sax.  Lke the wurly too!

Rimshot

Thanks Rimmy. It's fun to step out of the box (or in my case) escape from the cage? Every now and then :-)

PGShadow


WOW! Robby, 1st I gotta ask if ya need a hug, cause that women done cut you deep..lol. 
The song is well built and the words have meaning. I've listen to the 3 different mixes and like them all for different reason's( Man, there are some very talented people around here)
The only thing that sorta threw me off was, Left channel felt alittle heavy,I'd maybe move the guitar or the sax over to right-ish, which ever one feels better over there. One thing I wanted to hear under the keys at the ending every time....little sprinkle of that rain maker used in the opening.
Great job by all involved!!

PG
 

She damaged me... I used to say if she died tonight choking on her own vomit that I'd throw a party tomorrow, or someone else's vomit? That would be even better... I've moved a little past that phase, but not far past it.


Thanks very much for listening and commenting. I started a new project today that's going to take me a while. I'm going to be a fun one though :-) 

Late to the party.  The end result is well worth the listen.  I'm hearing a great tune here.  Good job Robby!

Bob Oister


Hey, Robby,

I'm late to the party here, but this really sounds fantastic!

It's a little different than your usual stuff, but I love how the smooth vibe let's your vocals shine through perfectly, and Tim's mix sounds terrific.

Really good stuff, buddy, have a good one!
Bob

Big bad Bob! Thanks for stopping by, "I even got the ex to listen to it? And she liked it?" Weird...

I'm coming in late, after remixes were done, but it sound great to me. Love the vox particularly. The first few seconds of the song is almost a turnoff because it sounds so depressing which it's supposed to) but then the song quickly sucked me in. Only critique I have is the acoustic maybe needs a little eq, to my ears.

You are Still The BEST Vocalist on here IMPO...I mean you could just have someone farting as your band and your Vocals would still soar.

jsaras


One mix suggestion; try  taking the reverb off the drum kit completely, but keep it on the conga track. 

Man, if I was "one tenth as good?" at the mixing as James or Tim? I''d be on your suggestion like a June Bug on a duck's back! 


But I appreciate your listen and comment :-) Thank you!

Ian Ferrin


Very cool tune Robby.  I love your vocals on this.  That solo instrument is really nicely done.  I can't exactly tell what it is, but it's really musical.

No nits.  This sounds good to my ears.

Peace,

Ian

:-) Thanks Ian! That solo instrument is a sax? Maybe Tim mixed it a bit too far back? I really enjoyed playing it. I really can't complain about his mix though. His is a hot chick with a great rack? Mine was a nasty skank w/a bad complexion... 

l

gcolbert


Late to the party.  The end result is well worth the listen.  I'm hearing a great tune here.  Good job Robby!

G! Never too late to party! Thanks so much for listening and for commenting :-)

mwall


I'm coming in late, after remixes were done, but it sound great to me. Love the vox particularly. The first few seconds of the song is almost a turnoff because it sounds so depressing which it's supposed to) but then the song quickly sucked me in. Only critique I have is the acoustic maybe needs a little eq, to my ears.

Yeah, both James and Tim beat me like a redneck wife in a trailer park over the acoustic guitar... And believe me they both had to work with it "extensively" to get it to sound as good as it does :-( Thanks for listening and for commenting! 

mwall

alkie


You are Still The BEST Vocalist on here IMPO...I mean you could just have someone farting as your band and your Vocals would still soar.

Allen! LOL! hahaha, you know there's a song by an old British group called "The Bonzo Dog Doo Daa Band?" Called "Noises for the leg?" :-) Perhaps I should cover it? hahahaha! Thank you so much, I'm very flattered, you are TOO kind! I consider myself blessed to be counted among the other good singers here (and there are many.)
 
Thanks again.
 
Robby.

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Damn my meds... Well this one was a good ride, thanks everyone, and especially Tim and James.

Robby, I didn't recognize you by your current name until I got to your page. Very cool smoky groove, very dim lights up to highlight the smoke rising next to your glass of whiskey, the glass you raise just enough to sip, because sipping is all a man can do when his head is hanging low. Good job hitting those high vocal notes. Really a terrific song.

Thanks Mark, yes, I believe you nailed it? People say, "man, how can you bring that kind of emotion in to your performance?" Well, when you've been a$$ raped by the system and people you've loved? It's really not that hard? But in the long run, the sweet release of death comes for us all... Thankfully, music is a way to channel some of that and hopefully get some of that stinkyness out of one's soul. Thanks very much for listening to and commenting on my art. And special thanks again to Tiny Tim Bowman and Jumpin James Yoyo for helping create mixes with me that don't suck.