the wildman
Your pal should get into this more, he's good.
Takes you straight back to circa 1966.
Nice job.

thanks wildman...
i guess the '66 callout is kinda similar to some of the older folk songs, arrangement wise....
 
studio wise, not so much... they used a lot of PLATE back then,
and i don't have any of that on this....
 
i used a regular room reverb, in conjunction with a slap back echo
 
plus, 3 rhythm acoustic guitars playing the same part blended together,
that's not so '60's.......

I like the song and the arrangement.  The mix sounds good. It is smooth, no top or bottom heavy, just relaxed. Good job. Needs some drums.

dcumpian
So many options....it's a nice problem to have, no?
 
Love Aimee's stuff and you guys did it justice.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

thanks dan!
yeah, A mann writes some cool stuff..
some only know here from the first stuff (voices carry era) and some have never even heard that stuff!
 
i guess i favor her more 'folk' stuff, with a modern edge....
 
 

MarkusClinus
I love this gonzo - you guys are really good together - great playing - very nice vocals.

thank you mark, 
i'll let my friend know about your comment, he'll be pleased,
he's really not a regular musician type,
came to it later in life,
i think this was his first chance to see how a recording gets put together...
he was a little shocked at how quick/easy it was,
but honestly,
you sit down, and capture a performance, it doesn't take much longer than the time to set the mics up, get levels, and hit the red button!
granted, i COULD do a lot more with this....
i'm on the fence as to whether or not to let it go,
or experiment on it.
 
i could add drums, percussion, back up vox,
i could put some spacey synth pads on it, ala Floyd,
i could do an aggressive echo'd out guitar solo....
 
 
or i could pare it down to one voice, one guitar.
 
maybe i'll try all the above!
LOL
 

Rimshot
I like the song and the arrangement.  The mix sounds good. It is smooth, no top or bottom heavy, just relaxed. Good job. Needs some drums.

thanks rimshot,
for checking this one out and commenting.....
 
i've got a new mix of this i'm working on....
kept this one....
but thought i'd try a brighter mix, less verb, more mids in the guitars,
just a more modern sound.
 
even tho i like the smooth sound, it's easier to listen to...

definitely worth pursuing IMO - has a great folksy/REM vibe - some straight ahead drums would be great on it

daryl1968
definitely worth pursuing IMO - has a great folksy/REM vibe - some straight ahead drums would be great on it

thanks for listening daryl.....
 
i don't think we'll be adding any drums on it,
it works as is......
but you're right,
a straight drum part would totally work....
 
i've even thought of deconstructing it a bit, and adding spacey drums and synth like a Floyd tune,
something like "Dogs"......
if i DO experiment with it, that's probably the direction i'll take it,
cuz my buddy's a big floyd fan,
it would freak him right the PHUCK out to hear it like that....
LOL

Get him on board.  I like this one.

evadianepug
Get him on board.  I like this one.

hehe..
yep.
 
i'm gonna re-track some electric, 
maybe add a percussion track...
and maybe some high harmonies on the chorus.....
 

The song drew me in further it progressed, sign of a good song.
Kind of a mix between 60's and 2000's feel to the mix. I liked it a lot, well done.
I'm with Rimshot and Daryl, have you tried it with drums?