Excellent job and song bats.

Hey, Gonzo,
 
Another excellent, very classy gem to add to the amazing Batsbrew showcase!
 
Phenomenal playing and acoustic tone, great vocals and harmonies, as always, and the mix is absolutely stellar on my system.  The percussion also sounds perfect for the genre without distracting focus from the main melodies of the guitar and vocals.
 
Very cool, pro quality production, brother!
Bob

Very pleasant music and excellent execution (performance and mix). I really enjoyed it!
I would agree with Cian's comment regarding a more commercial/mainstream arrangement, but I feel in this case your (let me call it "careless") arrangement adds some extra charm and lightness to the track. 
Great tune!

regards,
Daniel

digi2
thanks for checkin it


projectM
thank you for the kind words.
that's my trusty ole Taylor 414 miced up there.....
 
 
Clean
thanks mark. you know this one was done on the roland VS-1880......
i wanted to post it to highlight what can be done with a proprietary all-in-one daw.

Strong Yes vibe. Excellent musicianship.  Funny, I wrote that comment about the Yes vibe before reading the comments.

Nice work here Bats.... The tones sound really freaking nice. Nice performances all around too!

darylcrowley
hey, i appreciate that man, but yea, lots of things i don't well..
or at least, takes me too long to accomplish!
LOL

 

whack
thanks cian....
i hear what you are saying about 'packaging'....
it would be smart to whittle it down, if i was going to market it, but i'm not.
i write these for my own enjoyment, they are the way i hear them in my head...
and it's nice not having any constraints.

i have a longer attention span than most, and enjoy long well developed songs.....
but i know most people just can't hang for longer than about 2 minutes!!
LOL
i guess older classic rock had more of an impression than the marketing class put on me....

i think of Zep's 'the rain song'...
how often it got played, in full, on the radio...

it's 7 minutes and 39 seconds long.
heheh

RIKKIE
thanks rik, for commenting on this one.....
you know, it's weird recording the taylor...
because it has so much bottom, and at the same time, the high end is very prominent.

i really want the midrange (which is complex on this guitar) but is overshadowed by the low and high end...

so it's a real 'art' to find the sweet spot of a single mic in front of this guitar, while recording it...

between the gain stages of the preamp, the makeup gain i use on the DBX compressor, and the physical placement of the mic, it's a weird little game i play...

rimshot-
glad you dig this one....
the stereo acoustics, well, it's all mono tracks....
i never actually record in stereo.
too much pain in the ass, not enough bang for buck.
LOL

but the tracks are panned wide, left and right, i'm guessing that's what you're really talking about


EQ is so subjective..
but yes, if a particular freq is bugging my ears, i'll nuke it.
with extreme prejudice!!!

LOL again.....

but i try to keep it sounding natural, and i DO MIX AT HIGH VOLUME.

but i check real quiet too..... and sometimes THAT makes a change in levels and eq....

thanks for listening!

Very sweet, sounds really good here Gonzo excellent stuff.  Could spend the day chilling to this sort of music.

Thanks for sharing