Hi Everyone,
 
This is my first posting of a track here. It's a Rock Guitar instrumental inspired by walking the streets in Hells Kitchen NYC. Would love any feedback or suggestions. Many thanks and as always,
 
Yours in Music,
Rip
https://soundcloud.com/ripwagner/red-zone
 

Hey Rip, ...this has a great feel to it.  It's wonderfully arranged and mixed.  Your guitar playing has terrific tone & I really like your lines.  (My minor nit is that on the coda I kept expecting some searing guitar.)  This piece kept my attention throughout -- one of the best guitar pieces I've heard on this forum in quite awhile !!
 
Allan
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Thanks Allan. Glad you enjoyed and I really appreciate your taking the time to give me some feedback. 

The guitar sounds great!  I have a question:  do you plan out in your mind a map of where you're going to take the song before you record ( i mean the solo) or do you improvise on the spot?

Hey, Rip,
 
Dynamite guitar work, brother!
 
Excellent playing, great guitar tone, lots of cool, emotive melodies, and a nice full sounding, punchy mix!
 
Really good stuff, and welcome to the Songs Forum!
 
Have a good one!
Bob
 

Really nice guitar playing. I mean... really nice. Love your tone, expression, musicality. And I really like the tune.
 
Since I'm a horn player, I'm not digging the horns too much. I'm totally nit-picking, and probably most people wouldn't notice. I like analog synth "horn" patches that don't try to sound like the real thing, but produce the vibe with that fat analog synth sound (think Van Halen's "Jump," even though that might not be the best example). And I like sampled horns done with wind controllers and filters that shape the tone (not just dynamics) in a realistic, musical way. I'm being picky 'cause I'm a sax player -- but imagine a sax player trying to play a guitar sample through an amp simulator and kinda, but not quite, getting it.
 
I hope I don't sound to picky on the horns, but that's my thing. :-) Thanks for sharing!

Nice track Ken! Good structure and melody. I would maybe drop the tribal toms now and again just to give the song some space. Otherwise, great job on this.
 
Regards,
Dan

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Very gratifying for it to be well received. 
 

eph221
The guitar sounds great!  I have a question:  do you plan out in your mind a map of where you're going to take the song before you record ( i mean the solo) or do you improvise on the spot?

I composed the head riff. The rest is improved. I usually do a couple of passes and choose which take I prefer. I might use one take for one progression, another for the bridge etc. I don't comp in a section if I can avoid it. Rather just do another pass if I don't feel it's happening.
 

hornplayer
 
I hope I don't sound to picky on the horns, but that's my thing. :-) Thanks for sharing!

Not nit picking at all hornplayer! I hear what your saying on the horns. Have great respect for what a live section can bring. Some good suggestions.

Bob Oister
 
Really good stuff, and welcome to the Songs Forum!
 

Thank you Bob. Look forward to being a part of this great community.

dcumpian
 I would maybe drop the tribal toms now and again just to give the song some space. 
 
Regards,
Dan

Good point Dan. I might have to revisit that.
 
Thanks everyone,
Rip
 

Rip - Must be pretty intense walking those streets. Really powerful track, great guitar playing (and I like that you didn't go over the top with it, as you obviously have the chops to do). There was no air in the room by the end of the piece, and I was gasping for breath.

That's very kind of you Larry. I do love these streets. Very intense and yet still a great neighborhood with some amazing people.