Sounds good, Bob!  Glad to see you're recording again.  You haven't lost a step!

ABeautifulVirus:
 
Hey, Daren,
 
Thank you so much, man!  I really appreciate you taking time to check it out, and also your very encouraging comments.  Especially because I was very hesitant to post this, because I feel like I lost my chops after taking such a long break from recording and mixing anything.
 
Much thanks, brother, I truly appreciate your input and observations.   Have a good one!
Bob
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vechung:
 
Hi, Vicente,
 
Thank you for giving this a listen, and for your very kind words!  I'm very happy that you liked it, and also grateful for your input.
 
I'm also glad to see you back on the forum after your travels.  We missed your wonderful music!
 
Best wishes,
Bob
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Lynn,
 
Hi, Lynn,
 
Thank you so much, I'm truly humbled by your very kind comments and words of support!
 
I consider you one of the major contributors of pro quality music here on the forum, and your input and opinion always means a great deal to me.
 
Thanks again, Lynn, and have a great week, my friend!
Bob
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darylcrowley:
 
Hey, Daryl,
 
How are you, buddy?  Doing great, I hope!
 
Thanks for giving "The Same" a listen for me, and for your very encouraging comments!
 
I always look forward to and greatly appreciate your input and observations, as well as all your support dating back to when I first joined the forum.  You've always been very helpful, and one of the best producers around here.
 
Much thanks, my friend, have a good one!
Bob
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daryl1968:
 
Hi, Daryl,
 
Thank you, good sir, I greatly appreciate you checking it out, and also your input and  very kind words!
 
I will definitely take a closer listen to the vocals at the area that you pinpointed, most likely something might need a nudge or two.  I may have hit the vocals slightly too early coming in for the last chorus.  Many thanks for pointing it out, helpful observations like that are what make this forum such a great place!  I always find that after mixing and listening to your own songs for multiple times on end, it's easy to become "immune" to some of the little details and tweaks that need to be fixed.
 
Thanks, Daryl, and best wishes!
Bob
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Makke:
 
Hi, Makke,
 
Thank you very much for listening to the song, and your very kind words!  I greatly appreciate your time and input, and also a very warm welcome to the forum!
 
Sincere best wishes, my new friend!
Bob
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markno999:
 
Hey, Mark,
 
How are you, buddy?  Hope you're doing well!
 
Thanks so much for checking it out and for your kind words and good input.
 
I'll will definitely take your advice and try giving the kick a little more "thump" for the remix.  I always bi-amp my bass through two different amps to two  separate tracks, one track setup for sub lows and low mids, and one for higher  "clackety" upper mids, neck and fret sound to make the higher notes "pop", and then blend them together to taste.  I usually use a bitcrusher to distort the upper mids track, but ended up taking it completely off on this song because most of the verses are mainly just bass and drums under the vocals.  I guess maybe I'll try adding the bitcrusher back in ever so slightly, to add a little more distortion back in.
 
Thanks again, Mark for your helpful input and suggestions, as I mentioned to Daryl1968 above, it's these little points of focus based on other people's input and observations that can really make a difference to increase the potential of a mix.
 
Have a good one!
Bob
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jamesg1213:
 
Hi, James,
 
How is one of my best friends from "across the pond" doing?  Doing very well, I hope!
 
Thank you very much for giving this  listen, and for your kind words of encouragement!  As I mentioned above to Daren, I was a bit hesitant to post this because my long hiatus has made me a bit nervous about getting my "mixing ears" back in shape.  Hopefully, once I get fully back into the swing of things, I'll regain my confidence and get back to normal mixing mode and start rolling along again.
 
Thanks again, James for all of your helpful input, advice and support, I always look forward to and greatly appreciate your input and ideas.
 
Best wishes,
Bob
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bapu:
 
Hi, Ed, how are you, buddy?  Hope you had a great time fulfilling your duties at Mooch's wedding this past weekend, that must have been a lot of fun!
 
No worries, Ed, some overzealous antivirus/antimalware programs (and unfortunately sometimes even the almighty Google), see the Page Hit Counter on my music website, which is actually based on one of my business servers, wrongly as some sort of intrusion, because the Page Counter resides on a different server than my website does.  There is ABSOLUTELY NO MALWARE ON MY WEBSITE.
 
This is easily verifiable by entering www.BobOister.com at http://sitecheck.sucuri.net , which is an industry standard for checking websites for malware infections.  My website will come up as "Verified Clean and Not Blacklisted".
 
My website (and the page counter) is still the same as it was for over four years and still gets hundreds of visitors every week without any problems.  I'll be more than  happy to slap the song up on my SoundClick page too, if you or anyone else is still nervous or have any worries about visiting the website.  Just let me know!
 
Thanks again, Ed, for trying to check the song out, and for letting me know about the false warning, which I'll try to remedy soon.  I hope you'll still check the song out and let me know what you think, because your input is always invaluable to me, and I always look forward to it.
 
Have a good one, buddy!
Bob
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evadianepug:
 
Hey, Warren,
 
How are you, my friend?  Enjoying the last few weeks of summer, I hope!
 
Thank you very much for the listen and kind words of support and encouragement.  I always look forward to and really appreciate your input and observations on my stuff!
 
Thanks again, Warren, and have a great week!
Bob
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Another winner Bob... That is a killer production... sounds HUGE...
Well done...

Hi Bob, yep it's the same as always..................... it rocks.; )  Excellent job as ever, guitars and voice and production.

Rik

BTW, Bob, as Ed (bapu) said, going to your site via Chrome, I got a virus warning from Chrome.  I switched to Firefox and was taken directly there with no problems.  I bring this up because it might lower the number of visitors you get from Chrome users, and this song deserves a huge audience.  Other than that, please get busy and start writing your next opus.

Just listening now in IE Tab in Chrome.

Great song Bob as always. This is an observation, not a crit, but the guitars seem darker than your usual offerings. Not bad, just darker. Vocals are superior as I've come to expect from you.

5 months? Man, I'll bet you were like Phill Collins, jonesin for some Stu Stu Studio time. I really like the chorus. Pretty amazing guitar tones and whistling/feedback.

notnat:
 
Hey, Frank,
 
How are you, buddy?  Hope you're gearing up for a great Labor Day holiday weekend!
 
Thanks so much, Frank, for listening and also for your very kind words of encouragement!  I really appreciate your comments because I consider you one of the most talented producers on the forum, and your stuff is always top notch and pro quality.
 
Much obliged, my friend, and have a great holiday!
Bob
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Rikkie:
 
Hi, Rick,
 
Thank you very much, my friend!
 
I always look forward to and greatly appreciate your input and comments on my songs, and value your friendship and support highly.
 
Best wishes for a great weekend!
Bob
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Lynn:
 
Hey, Lynn,
 
Thanks for confirming my original suspicions about it possibly being an overzealous Chrome filter situation!
 
The funny thing is that both Firefox and Chrome use the same Google page filters, but Chrome's defaults seem to be much more critical, causing many more false alerts from ordinary things as common as Java based shopping cart systems, certain types of Flash objects, and simple page counter scripts, etc.
 
Either way, I just removed the "offending" Page Counter Script that was causing the False Alert in Chrome, so all should be clear for all three major browsers from here on in without any suspicious warnings.  I really do appreciate Ed bringing the Chrome situation to my attention, and also your help following up and confirming things.


I also just threw the song up on my SoundClick Page and added the link to the original post, in case it takes a few hours for Chrome to clear the warning, and just to make things more comfortable for anyone who might want to listen to the track.
 

Much thanks, Lynn, and I hope you have a spectacular Labor Day weekend!
Bob

Excellent Bob. 
It did seem to me though, that the last chorus went kind of out of sync or something. I couldn't tell what the offending part was. 

Thumbs up, can't wait to hear the final mix.
Kev