Hi Janet, very nice playing and arrangement. I liked it a lot. Loved the long piano climb towards the end. Unexpected!

My only comment would be maybe the drums are droning on a little to long. Maybe drop them out around the 1:26 turn around point then bring them back in towards the end for some extra power. Or not! My advice is free because that's usually what it's worth.

Steve

Thanks Steve.  That's probably a pretty good idea. And even better for being free.  :)  

Hi Janet...I like the piano sound and your playing...very expressive...my big nit on this is the sound of the string sample...it's a little too calliope sounding...I think a warmer sound would work better (a cello and violin perhaps)...also when the piano drops out around the 1m mark or so and you have the phrases wrapping around, wouldn't it sound nice to have those parts playing by various horns -- say French horn, muted trumpet maybe...have a different horn for each part...just a thought.  Also, you have a very warm recording.
 
...thanks for the kind words about my song Til Love Steps In.   
 
Allan
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Janet - I like it.  It's got a great harder driving goove to it.  Different from other projects of yours.  I like those drums.  And all the textures go well with your piano parts.  Nice mix too. 

Thank you Allan!  I appreciate the tips.  Maybe I'll have another go at this one after all.  :)  

Thank you, Geno!  I was painting my son's office for him today and playing a Bon Jovi Pandora station. At least a song or two came on that you've covered and I thought of you and told him I know a guy that sings at least that well.  Funny you should comment on this tonight.  :)  

Great piano playing. Loved the strings. A bass cello would really add to this IMO. Great, though, as is.

Thanks Chas. That's a good idea.  You guys are inspiring me to work on this one a bit more.  Hopefully I'll get a chance too.  :) 

Hmmm, thought I'd already commented on this......guess not, anyways....

I liked it better this time around, did you change anything or is it just that it grew on me a bit ? Almost  hip-hop thing goin on there at the beginning - had to check I was listening to the right thing, lol .;)  Observations .......I'd probably slow the tempo slightly overall, feels a little rushed to me and bring in a few different things here and there to add some dynamics / interest as it felt a little .....not exactly repetitious...but kind of once it got going it just stayed there if that makes sense. Best drums that I have heard from you. I do quite like the Storm drum sound in the right place, but as you say, you can hear them everywhere now, but I guess only people like us will know it,  so it doesn't really matter as far as the average listener is concerned.

There's that Janet piano we all know and love. :) Really enjoyed this one. You're diving into some other things now! Pretty cool drum part going on. I remember when you were stumped on how to do these...now you're putting out stuff that sounds really well done! See, told ya you'd get this stuff after a little bit of time invested.

Agree on the string sound like everyone else...but the sound didn't bother me or anything. I can't fault you on the drums because I know that's still a new area for you. But to be honest, nothing really stuck out to me as wrong. A bit more of a "lion chase" type drum effect with a few timps or processed low toms would have worked...but you sort of gave us that really, just not quite as dramatic. I really liked this Janet...to me it's one of your most creative pieces and your production improves with each song. Keep up the great work. :)

-Danny

Thanks Paulo.  No, this is the same mix.  I got interested in the other song so haven't gone back to this one.  (and now there's another one begging to be written and my shoulder hurts again so....)  I imagine I'll go back to this in a few months and say 'what the heck was I thinking??!! This is so boring!'  And throw everything at it.  But we'll see.  Oh, and Storm Drum...this is a preset.  Absolutely anyone could make them sound this good.  They probably need to be edited a bit more for interest sake, but the basics...that's all the program.  I love it if I can figure out how to play along with their craziness.  :)  

Thanks Danny.  I can't remember if the drums inspired the opening riff, or if I had that down then found the drum set to match it.  Anyway, it was sorta fun to do something so different.