New Song called “Down the Road”

[notstewart]

I didn’t use any drums on this track, just a simple straight forward guitar and vocal tune:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=52404

any comments good or bad welcome.

thanks,

Paul

Samplitude Pro X3 Suite, SD 3, Tascam UH7000

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notstewart,
Thank you for reviewing my music! I have a tune named “Down the Avenue”. Anyway: “Down the Road”: this mix does not suck at all! Audio quality is very good! Guitar playing & riffs sound very good also. Singing & vocal melodies are excellent! All of the layered vocal tracks help a lot, I’m sure. Very nice song! Since you listened to more than one song of mine I will review: “Pull the Trigger on It”: I don’t like it quite as much (overall) as the previous song, though it is still quite good. I do like the guitars a lot: playing, audio quality/tone, and riffs. Vocals & vocal melodies are good. Drums are working well. Another very good mix in my opinion. Another nice tune! 🙂

Since you are good at reviewing first, I invite you here:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=51

Most likely you will get more reviews than here if you’re good about reviewing others first (especially the C4C threads: critique for critique), though it may take a while to build a good reputation about returning the favor, as a lot of people flake out.

https://www.soundclick.com/aaronaardvark

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[notstewart]

Hi Aaron,
Thanks for taking the time to listen and review my songs!! I’m always surprised when someone says something complimentary about them, especially the vocals. That is why I layer them (not copied tracks), time consuming yes, but I don’t feel the cringe effect as much when the vocals are doubled (4 layers in “down the road”, plus 2 harmony). I’m a big fan of the song writing part, but not so much when it comes to singing and mixing. I gave up on trying to master.
Also, thanks for the website link and tips for that site, I’ll check it out.
When I get a chance, I’ll check out your song “Down the Avenue”.

thanks again,

Paul

Samplitude Pro X3 Suite, SD 3, Tascam UH7000

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notstewart,
After giving me such a kind review of my tune “Down the Avenue”, I figure I should review “Forever and a Day” (by the way I have a song called “Forever Today”). Yes, I have found layering vocals often improves things, and I’m sure it helped your tune: vocals are pleasant. In your tune, I found a certain amount of good humor (and truth) with the lyrics (I’m assuming that was intentional). Guitar riffs and piano are nice. My wife drives a minivan. A likable tune. I hate those Wall Street “corrections”. What is correct about losing money in the stock market? Makes it sound better I suppose. Or good if you want to buy stock cheaper.

https://www.soundclick.com/aaronaardvark

Cubase 10.5, iMac OSX 10.15.7, memory 8GB, Steinberg UR22 mkII interface

[notstewart]

Hi Aaron,
You didn’t have to do that but thanks!
Yeah, the song is not suppose to be taken too seriously, just basically a timeline from high school, going through the various stages the average person goes through, ending with retirement only to be hit with a market crash (this actually happened to my girlfriend’s father and his mutual funds took a big hit). I think it’s the first time I used the guitar on the 2nd and 4th beat (for verses) and 4/4 for the chorus. I used the piano as a bass line in the verses (which I kind of liked how it turned out). I only know how to chord on the piano, but try to play around a bit with my left hand.

Thanks again for doing this!!

Paul

Samplitude Pro X3 Suite, SD 3, Tascam UH7000

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