"Maybe Tomorrow"

Hey, I was hoping I could get a listen!  Let me know what you think.  Good or bad.  It's the only way I'll get better.

Very "Dave Edmonds" (which is a good thing.) 

ralph, enjoyed the listen. A little harmony and guitar fills around the voice would have added to the song (IMO).

Thank you guys for the listens and comments!  Yes Chas, harmonies would sound nice.  I am so bad at doing harmonies.  I can't wrap my head around it.  I can do it on some songs but on other songs it's really hard for me.  I usually end up throwing the headphones in the air in disgust.  Lol.
 
Scott, you know what's funny.  That modulation at the end was purely for convenience sake.  But it worked!  When I put in the key change I had to wipe the end of the song and do it over in the higher key.  Then when my friend Ron played his guitar solo I had him record the little riffs in the new key.  He used his amp settings which had the chorus on it.  Instead of re-recording the riffs I just used the ones Ron recorded.  It actually worked pretty good I think. Lol. I am a lazy guy sometimes.
 
Thanks again guys!

I like a song with a message, great words.
I did also enjoy the key change, very hard thing to make work but I think it fitted just right.

Cute song, but the drums seemed out of place. IOW, not the right style for the song. JMO.

Ralph, it's the drum pattern, IMO.

It's hard to find the time comment on other peoples music. There's a lot of great musicians here. I wish I had the time to comment on everything I like. And sometimes there are songs I don't like and would rather not comment than be insincere just to get a return comment. Anyway, I just wanted to bump this song back up one more time because I'm really proud out it. I hope you enjoy it and I'll try to spend more time listening and commenting here. Thanks!

I tried a few different kick patterns but I still like this one best. This one is a pretty standard 1-2. I'll keep trying.

Hey, Don. Naturally I had to go looking for recent song posts by those who commented on mine, and yours was the first one I spotted. I like the lyric and vocal on this one. The main suggestion I would make is that you add an Intro; it gives the impression that I often have with my own stuff that "it starts in the middle". Nice work with Session Drummer. I would not have guessed that was SD3 - sits well in the mix with a nice live feel.
 
Cheers,
Dave

Thanks again for listening to my song!!  I'm not usually thrilled with the results of my projects.  But this particular song, well I'm pretty proud of it.  It even has a key change which is something I've never done before.  So I appreciate the compliments and the critiques as well.
 

brundlefly
The main suggestion I would make is that you add an Intro; it gives the impression that I often have with my own stuff that "it starts in the middle". 

 
Dave, you are absolutely right!!  Many of my songs start too abruptly.  An intro is an interesting thought.  I've never really done too many of those.  Usually if I feel that it doesn't start right I'll add a count in or something.  Thank you for the suggestion.  You might not believe this but it's actually SD2. Lol.
 
Herb, as always your comments are greatly appreciated.  It's funny but a lot of my songs begin with a phrase or cliche' or something funny or profound that I've read or heard and then I write the song around that idea.  But you are right, this song is way over the top in that respect.  I was really going for the play on words here and there are so many "maybe's" in the world these days.  It's so hard to get a straightforward answer on anything.  Everything is "maybe".  It sounds like an interesting book you're reading.  What's the title?
 
Yes, Neil Young is a major influence.  Chaos is an environment that I thrive in.  Lol.  If everything is loud and garish it's easy to forgive any mistakes that might happen.  In fact, mistakes can actually enhance a chaotic song.  I love Oasis for that reason as well.  And Neil pretty much invented Americana, even though he's Canadian.  Hahaha.  But he borders on the fringe of country which is something I like.
 
You are so right about the lead guitar too.  But I had to let him have his way.  He uses way to many effects all the time but it was a compromise because he's such a good player.  I would have used a nice dry distorted amp sim but he wanted to use the take that we did from miking his amp.  And the drums are something I'm going to explore as well.  I think the drums (as many have said) could move the song better.  But I'm funny, I always move right on to the next project.  At some point I have to say "this is finished".  Otherwise I would continue to work on it forever.  But I will explore it.
 
Thank you so much for you sincere comments guys!!
 
 
 

Hahaha. That is very funny Tim.  Yes, it is better that you have the song stuck in your head because I have heard this song way too many times.  Lol.  But truthfully, this song doesn't hold a candle to your song "Dance Around It".  I am honored to get such a nice compliment from someone as talented as yourself. 

"Maybe" I'll fix the drums.  Lol.    
 
That is very true Herb.  Sometimes it's good to let something sit for a while.  Especially after having listened to it ad infinitum for the last months.  But I am not discounting the good advice that everyone has given me.  I think the drums could be much better.  But I'm working on a new song now.  Hahaha.
 
Thanks for the book title Herb.  Have a great day!!!

Hi Don.
Country isn't usually my main cuppa but I liked this. I liked the raw feeling in the music.I think the slightly dirty electric fits well but then I lean a little in in that direction.Made me feel like I was in a bar somewhere listening to a country bar band....but if I had been my wife would wonder where I was. Seriously this song is enough to make me listen to jacked up country.Thumbs up!

Hey Don,
 
I must have missed this earlier. Based on your comments and replies to others in this thread, I think you achieved what you were trying to achieve. Personally, I like this pretty much like it is. It has a very loose, organic, garage-band feel that feels very "live". The drums may not be perfect, but it's what I'd expect to hear from a garage drummer: very basic beat, no frills.
 
Regards,
Dan