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Shoeshine Blues
Long time no see all. They don't let me out much these days... Please let me know what you think of the balance of this song, if you'd like: https://soundcloud.com/us...908625/shoeshine-blues Thanks and all the very best! Edit: The link works now
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/24 10:31:12
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Nice that Matt  I liked the overall energy of the piece. I'm not great at giving advice on mixing and what have you as I generally think everyone here creates well balanced songs. If it is something obvious then, yes, I will comment, but, to my ears this sounded okay, mix wise. cheers andy
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/24 19:14:35
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I liked the song, has a nice vibe and catchy rhythm to it. The mix sounds well balanced and each instrument can be heard nicely - good job.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/24 19:17:59
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Nice one From the Halls of...
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/24 22:58:18
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Nice one. The melody really pulls one into this song. It seems to have a style that would be radio friendly. I have no right to comment on mixing (since I don't know what I'm doing in that regard) but perhaps a little more on the BGV's and a few more fills on the drums might add a bit to this song.
Good stuff!!!
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/25 06:18:33
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A little short on salt, but very fun. Sounds like the monkees.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/28 11:05:40
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Thanks for the comments all. A couple of people said it sounded balanced ok, so that's encouraging.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/28 11:51:05
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Hi Matt! This is good, got a Tom Petty vibe in the rhythm. Plenty to enjoy in there, guitars are subtle but hooky, just right for the song.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/28 16:13:03
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Just a blank page here of the player 
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/10/28 22:10:02
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You must have tried when I was updating the song...took me a while to do it because my internet decided to cut out for a while... I think it's ok now
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/02 23:59:51
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This is a terrific song, but I feel there's something missing. I had a hard time hearing the bass guitar, although the bass drum was quite present. I felt it lacked drive because of that. I also had a hard time understanding the lyrics, but I thoroughly enjoyed them. I think if you turn up the bass and vocals this will be a real gem! Just my personal taste, perhaps.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/03 10:11:41
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Nice song and arrangement Matt. The kick drum is overpowering the bass in the mix a tad for me
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/03 11:54:56
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Thanks fellas. I've given it more bass by moving some of the guitar out of the way and just tweaking the bass itself a bit...and turned the whole song down by about 7db...and I've taken off some of the rubbish I had on the stereo buss. Also tried to get the kick to sit. Here's the update: https://soundcloud.com/us...908625/shoeshine-blues
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/07 11:18:57
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As I did not hear the previous due the particularities of the inter-web I can make no comparison.
The mix sounds OK here, I do wonder if the kick is a little pedestrian? other than it all sound well done, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/07 18:32:30
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Very good. I liked the chord changes. The only nit I have is that I couldn't make out most of the lyrics.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/07 19:31:41
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Hi! Love the song! Great feel and sound. Remember what they say about opinions  I listened to both versions I would bring in the vocals 4 bars sooner. Bring the guitar rhythm up a tad Bring the bass up 2 tads I say this again .. I love the song!
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/07 21:23:30
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Kick is pedestrian for sure. The whole drum track is pedestrian. It's ezdrummer...I suck at ezdrummer! Doesn't help that I converted the drums to audio and lost the midi. That sucks.
Rhythm up a tad...bass up 2 tads. Will do.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/11 13:06:07
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Nice! Sounds great to me. I also got a Petty vibe from it, not just from the rhythm but also from the melody. At the the very beginning I thought; “Running Down A Dream”!
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/12 18:37:42
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It's been a long time - cool tune. I liked the lead vox - reminds me of Marc Bolan.
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Re: Shoeshine Blues
2017/11/19 21:02:55
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Thanks Doug and everyone. Nice of you all to listen
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