Razorwit
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Somewhere God - Pop Country
Hey folks, I'm trying my hand at (pop) country and just finished this one up. It's a bit of a departure from my usual AAA stuff, but I think I like it. Vox may be a bit hot, but I'm not sure. Opinions? http://www.fade.net/Somewhere_God.mp3 Dean
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Lynn
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/22 17:27:16
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I think the vocal sits about right for this style of music. I liked the slide guitar through the reverb which gives the song depth and a welcome changeup. The lyrics are poignant, and overall, this has enough sincerity to make it believable. Good job.
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notnat
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/22 17:51:26
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I liked the song & arrangement... vocal mix seems about right, but I dont care for that much reverb on the slide solo... Great work on this Dean... 
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drumstixkev
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/22 18:23:29
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Hey Dean
EXCELLENT piece of music from the performance to the production. Reminds me a lot of Lee Brice. Mix sounds great on my end. A very radio friendly tune and is spot on what most of country/pop is sounding like these days. KUDOS!
Kev
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timidi
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/22 19:11:13
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Cactus Music
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/22 20:42:12
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Excellent work, Nice and bright and clear. You are a good songwritter , great lyrics I was instantly drawn into the story, That's not easy to do! I'm a picky bastard. and the arrangement flowed, bridge right where I like them, and the outro build up,,
I liked the slide solo, it was a nice surprise as not many can do that tastefully.
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Guitarhacker
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/23 08:24:52
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This is good writing.
Couldn't find it on a map and couldn't get there if you did.... love that line.
I like it all mostly but the solo with the heavy verb (mentioned by Frank) makes it sound too distant. A dryer and maybe acoustic slide sol there would be more intimate sounding. JMHO.
Great job all around on this.
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/23 11:39:40
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You did one of my favourite ever cover versions on this forum ('Hey Ho, Away We Go), I loved that.
This is a nice sounding production, bang on for the current genre. Intro had a Marc Cohn vibe, which is a good thing in my book. Vocals seemed to disappear a little in verse 2, other than that it's pretty pro-sounding to my ears.
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Razorwit
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/23 16:40:32
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Lynn - Thanks, glad you liked the writing.
Frank and Guitarhacker - Yeah, the reverb on the git solo is certainly obvious. It was an artistic choice rather than a production choice...that is, my partner who played all the guitars chose that sound for that section rather than adding reverb to it during production. I actually don't mind it, but it certainly is an artistic preference.
Kev and timidi and Cactus Music - Thanks, glad you liked it. I'm just getting into this genre so it's pretty new still...in fact, this is my first real shot at C&W...nice to know I'm not falling on my face :)
James - Glad you liked this and that little 80's cover I did. That cover still makes me chuckle...it turned out pretty well for a song I threw together in a couple hours.
Thanks for listening folks. I appreciate it.
Dean
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Cactus Music
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/23 19:37:24
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Hey I just listened a second time , I liked it that much, And yes what james said is true, I could not understand some of the lyrics in verse 2.
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ABull
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/26 12:26:58
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Very nice alt country...well produced and well performed...enjoyed the listen :)
Allan
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Razorwit
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Re:Somewhere God - Pop Country
2013/01/27 10:26:58
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Hi Cactus - thanks for giving it a second look. Re: 2nd verse - I may go back and nudge it up a bit.
Allan - Thanks! Alt Country? Hunh...I was aiming for mainline pop country, but it certainly possible that my background in AAA shines through...tigers and stripes, right :)
Dean
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