Please Don't Be Stupid

Hello Citizens of Songville,
 
I've a little song i wrote a few months back but couldn't get the vocalist i wanted to sing it.  Turns out she died 25 years ago.  I'll have to update my fantasies.  It's about coming to an impasse in marriage and all the wretched soul searching that goes with the place....and finding a tiny strand of the Golden thread that wove the relationship in the first place, and letting it lead you out of the dark tunnel.
 
I'm sure it's needing some primming and pruning but i want you to hear it anyway because songs are no fun unless they're heard.
 
Please Don't Be Stupid
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=826274&songID=10571243
 
Thank you for stopping in to listen....feel free to leave or not leave a critique/comment/latin translation/cake recipe...

I like this Rick, I hope it's not an biography :-( divorce is the bane of modern society... People throw each other away like a piece of wadded up Kleenex. The country as a whole would be a lot better off if people throught twice about it, and then thought again... I liked the song, but it made me sad.

Incredible songwriting. i'll leave the eq and compression and pitch etc to everyone else.

 This sounds great!!! Excellent!

Serious Noize

Excellent song writing.
 
"We two, split halves of a whole lot of hurting broken one." Great, great line.

It's a true delight to have all you busy artists pop in to listen.

Scotty~ Thanks very much for the listen.  i did some serious toning down and sharpening on the low end to articulate and to smooth out.  i hope it's better (i can not really tell)

Robby~ It is a slice of my life but fortunately we've weathered many a typhoon and it's only brought us closer and more inseparable.  I'm really glad you like it.  Thank you.

Vicente~ It was a bit muddy and i honed the bass and did some eq carving around the drums too.  Vocals needed some sharpening so i put a filter on them...not sure yet if it's the right move but i can check it tomorrow when my ears have recuperated.  Thank you for the keen ears and kind words.

Tim~ Very kind of you to say so.  I'm elated you stopped in for a listen (and that you like!)  Muchas Gracias! 

John~ Hello and thanks for the suggestions.  I did do some sprucing up (3 hours) and hopefully it's started to rise.

Bobby~ Thank you for the listen and kind comments.  I'm glad you liked!

James~ I nudged the drums slightly to get them a hair ahead of the bass and i have been tinkering with the low end for hours.  I hope it's getting sharper.  Thank you for popping in to lend a helpful ear!

TomJeff~ I am so glad you got to hear this and that my ragged soul has touched you.  What else can a writer ever want???
Thank you.

Randy~ Hey there, sir!  I'm honored you liked the singing.  It always makes me pause.
I did a lot of tweaking to all kinds of things so I hope i didn't go overboard. It is terribly nice to have my song in your ears.  Thank you kindly!

Love the song!!!

I hear a lot of room effects and proximity in the vocals though. Did you sing very close to the mic in a very small room? The vocal track is very nicely performed, but I'd experiment with a few more mic/angle/distance/damping combinations and do the vocals over again, if you're up for it!

There is a really good song in here.  As noted the bottom end is a little strong and the middle seems lite to me.

Thanks for sharing.

Hi Rick.  Another very cool song.  The lyrics are real grabbers and the performance is done in your usual creative and terrific manner.  In my listening the vocals were a bit unclear but then again I have really lousy equipment.
Great song writing.
 
Freddy J
 

wow... great song... I love it... I'll be singing this all day...

Rick, this song was so well written, it hurt to listen to it (yeah... divorced here too), but that's what makes it such a great tune.  Well sung, but I think I'd like to hear the vocal a little better defined, if that makes sense.  I had to skip down to the lyrics, and they're so good that they should ideally be easy to hear.  Overall, an excellent job.

"another winner. i'd like to hear the vocals a little more distinct and upfront, very hard to decipher lyrics (says me, lol). some nice chord changes, i like the sense we are listening in a massive empty space."
Hi Mark......I appreciate the listen and critique.  I boosted vocals and added a high pass to them to clarify.  I hope it's working.  Thank you.

"Love the song!!!
I hear a lot of room effects and proximity in the vocals though. Did you sing very close to the mic in a very small room? The vocal track is very nicely performed, but I'd experiment with a few more mic/angle/distance/damping combinations and do the vocals over again, if you're up for it!"
Hi Sven......I did record fairly close to mic in a space surrounded with big sofa pillows on chairs to deaden.
I'm hesitant to redo vocals because i'm psychologically far away from that place right now and am frightfully leary of re-entering it.  Thank you for the helpful notes and kind words!!!

"listening on my computer speakers and the bottom booms quite a bit.
I like the song and the writing is good."
Hello Herb......I took a huge amount of low end off per yours and other's notes.  I hope it's better.  Thank you for stopping in to listen.

"There is a really good song in here.  As noted the bottom end is a little strong and the middle seems lite to me.
Thanks for sharing."
 Wook.....I lightened up the boommmminess.  I'm always happy to share with folks like you.  Thank you!

"Really cool tune.  I enjoyed it a lot. I would have to agree, a bit too much verb on vocals."
 Grant....thank you for taking time to listen.  You're right.  I took off some verb, added a filter and vox sound much better (i believe).  Thank you!

"Hi Rick.  Another very cool song.  The lyrics are real grabbers and the performance is done in your usual creative and terrific manner.  In my listening the vocals were a bit unclear but then again I have really lousy equipment.
Great song writing.  
Freddy J"
Hey Freddy......It's not your speakers it's my impetuous reckless engineer.  Drunkard he is!!!  I fired him and remixed with more clarity.  Thank you for the kind words!

"Glad to see you around here again.  :)  This is quite nice...great lyrics and good vox.  I'd like to hear the vox a little more distinctly...but I'm listening on a laptop, so...  Wow... the ending is great.  You're just full of talent, Rick.  Nice one!"
Janet.....I'm so glad you liked this sad song.  I love sad songs.  It's a way of getting the sad OUT of me.  I worked on clearing up vocals.  i hope it's better. Thank you for the nice works of encouragement. 

Incredible song, Rick.

Powerful lyrics and great vocal delivery...no crits here.

Thank you to all who had a listen....It's the 9th remix since i put the song up a couple days ago.  You folks are very helpful!
 
"wow... great song... I love it... I'll be singing this all day... "
Frank..........That's really nice to hear.  Thank you!!!
 
"Your recording and musical techniques are what make you so special to me, not to mention the songwriting.  A "RickNoHow is always something I look forward to.  This one is very special.  Speaks to many of us."
Hello Warren......You always give me fuel that carries me over all my huge roadblocks.  That's good stuff.  Thank you kindly for your kind and supportive words!
 
"Rick, this song was so well written, it hurt to listen to it (yeah... divorced here too), but that's what makes it such a great tune.  Well sung, but I think I'd like to hear the vocal a little better defined, if that makes sense.  I had to skip down to the lyrics, and they're so good that they should ideally be easy to hear.  Overall, an excellent job."
 Hi Phil...............Thank you, sir!  i appreciate your listening an comments.  i worked on clearing up the vocals with some filtering and less verb. 
 
 
"Rick
Very well done!
Ron"
Hi Ron..........Thank you for stopping by to have an ear! 
 
"Excellent song.  I love sad songs too."
Mark......I'm really glad you liked this.  Thank you for coming by to have a listen! 
 
"Incredible song, Rick.
Powerful lyrics and great vocal delivery...no crits here"
Hey Gary..........Thank you for the listen and kind comments!  I appreciate mucho.
 
"Due to the sincerest mature and deepest melancholy vibe I can float sweetly with this (as I'm the melancholy type).
I don't think you could have chosen a better lead vox, personally (except, possibly, moi ... haha ... the King of Melancholy Mountain).  When I groan from the foundations, this is how I'd typically execute a sketch.  IOWs, a raw groaning love-battle.
Yup, in my current state of distraction, this is my fav of yours to date.
On 2nd listen, I'm focusing on the psychedelia, another personal fav which drowns well with this.  Still my fav!"
Hi Philip..........I'm glad you're okay.  Life IS a "groaning love battle". :)
The vocals are always hard for me.  Especially these up front naked ones.  Hearing you approve and that it's a fave makes my day.  I'm very grateful for your attentive ears and dazzling comments. 
 

Jonbouy


The master songsmith at work.

There's plenty of matches left in your box.  And there's plenty in here that just love it when you come in here and light one.

Thank you Rick.

You're too kind.  Don't spoil me.  You know how i get.
I am delighted you had a listen and I'm shining you liked it. 
 
 Thanks, mate.....made my day.  :)