"Shaman Song"

https://soundcloud.com/ba...w-bats-brew-album-stay
interesting thing about this one,
i wrote it on the piano, complete as a 'piano-only' piece.
it was an instrumental demo for a long time...
almost all my stuff i write on guitar or bass, but this one was different.
wanna try more writing on piano....

I enjoyed, the piano does go missing a little but it comes and goes, your normal polish and shine, nice guitar work.
 
Thanks for sharing.

Wookiee
I enjoyed, the piano does go missing a little but it comes and goes, your normal polish and shine, nice guitar work.
 
Thanks for sharing.

hey wookiee!
 
you know, i mixed the piano down in places, completely out in others, and let it carry yet in others...
i treated it like i treat my guitar tracks, i just bring them up where the need to be..
 
i had a mix, a while back, that was nothing but piano....
i just didn't capture the vibe i wanted with my playing, i did that on a midi piano, and it just never felt right.
maybe one day i'll get to use a nice upright somewhere, and i'll re-do the mix on it.
 

BB,
  Another great tune!  This tune is very deep.  You have a great songwriting style.  The mix sounded great on this end with nice performances.  Nice work!

CreatingNoise
BB,
  Another great tune!  This tune is very deep.  You have a great songwriting style.  The mix sounded great on this end with nice performances.  Nice work!

thanks, tony
 
it is a deep tune,
it had a lot to say,
it's more of a narrative, than a song
 
and i'm trying to write unique style,
versus fit a standard 'song writing' style
 
i guess i'm a misfit!
heheh

Excellent Bat!  I am really liking this....slower Bat material, you have been putting out the last couple of songs.  Love the lyrics, man.  The Production is as I would expect from you, top notch.
 
Interesting that you wrote it on Piano.  I am not much of a keys player and wish that I could do more with keys.   
 
No crits, from me.  

Wow, great production here! Love the bass sound and play. The odd meter gives a nice hypnotic feeling. Soloing in 7/8 is hard, you do it really well. When it sounds natural like this and not like a cut-off beat you know you got it right!
This song sticks out more than others I heard heard from you before.
 
Lol I like Wookiees comment "your normal polish and shine"! If it only was that easy for the rest of us...

Nice one Bat, reminds me a bit of early Styx.   The piano is a very good tool for writing and you have developed a really good song with it.  The piano does open up some possibilities that may not be as evident or obvious on guitar, in my opinion.   Also like your odd meter, which ain't easy to do with MIDI drums and sound realistic (non-mechanical).      Great work.

Regards   

michaelhanson
Excellent Bat!  I am really liking this....slower Bat material, you have been putting out the last couple of songs.  Love the lyrics, man.  The Production is as I would expect from you, top notch.
 
Interesting that you wrote it on Piano.  I am not much of a keys player and wish that I could do more with keys.   
 
No crits, from me.  

yes, i guess i wrote this on piano about 25 years ago...
i played it kinda mindlessly for a long time....
 
i put a click track down one day,
and hooked up my midi piano, and just laid it down beginning to end without stopping...
this became a demo, and i eventually built it up to what is now.
it's the same piano track, just tweaked the voices.
i probably should have re-recorded the piano, like i said somewhere before, i wished i could put a real upright on it, and then blend in the 'synth' voice (my plugin is set up for a grand piano to the right, a multi voice synth to the left, triggered off the same track at the same time)
 
i've got some really cool older slow spacy instrumental stuff,
i just never post it, cuz i think most people would think that is it boring...

Leizer
Wow, great production here! Love the bass sound and play. The odd meter gives a nice hypnotic feeling. Soloing in 7/8 is hard, you do it really well. When it sounds natural like this and not like a cut-off beat you know you got it right!
This song sticks out more than others I heard heard from you before.
 
Lol I like Wookiees comment "your normal polish and shine"! If it only was that easy for the rest of us...

you know, soloing in an odd time, i just don't even think about it,
i guess i'm lucky in that i can 'disengage' my math brain, when it comes to stuff like this..
and just flow over it, like stream of consciousness stuff...
 
wookiee meant to say 'spit and polish'.