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What a beautiful haunting song this is, not heard it for years. The vocal from all those years ago sound so pure, total class. And that huge reverb on the last couple of syllables is an effective touch - as if the singer is disappearing into the distance.
The instrumentation is sparse, tasteful, engaging and complements the voice superbly.
A good song worthy of the 10th anniversary of SOTMC. The chorus is fantastic, I like the almost psychedelic feel to it and the cello in the outro is really nice and adds a different flavour to the song.
It's also properly catchy; I've had it going around my head since the first listen, your knack for a catchy melody is certainly undiminished over the last 10 years!
It's all very well written and produced, but to my ears sounds more like a medley than a single "Rock Epic"
There is some lovely guitar playing, very Gilmour-esque glides into the piano section. It loses it for me when the gong comes in I'm afraid, it feels rather forced as a single piece. However, each individual part is excellent. I don't see the advantage of making them into one long piece to be honest, but I'm not a fan of Prog!
I was always into more of the 3 minute 3 chord type suff than the long epics, so I'm not the target audience. I don't know how other Prog acts handled this kind of thing in the 70s, so the gong is probably on point! :-)
In any case, everything (apart from the gong
) sounds great.
Sorry. I'll get my cape.
As the original is very dreamlike and floaty, the soundscape works exceptionally well for this cover. The vocal performance is great, and the piano melody complements it beautifully.
Did sarge sing the acapella perfectly in key or did you have to do some pitch correction? If he sang it bang on without any musical backing that would be pretty impressive.
This one drifts by blissfully, a nice track to have playing while you work.
Love the cellos on this one. It sits nicely with the synth atmospheres and distorted piano.
Thank you :-)
I used Melodyne back in 2006 to pitch correct it a bit. I only have one take recorded for this song so Iām guessing thatās all I recorded. Itās not compedā¦ he had a great voice.
It would have been his birthday tomorrow.
Thanks for having the patience to listen to it! I completely understand that prog is not most people's thing. It is mine however - when I heard the 23 minute song Seconds Out by Genesis in the mid 70's it set the course for my musical life, and even today I probably attend half a dozen or more proggy gigs a year, mostly by bands people outside the genre will never of heard of, with audience sizes of 100 or 200. It is now obligatory for all attendees to have grey beards and be members, or former members, of the Campaign for Real Ale.
In terms of my song, the things that attempt to bind it together I think include the fact it's all written in one key, the lyrics are for the whole song rather than than each section having disparate meanings, musically none of the sections would be a "song" in its own right, and there's an attempt to bookend the storytelling in the opening and ending footsteps/bells. I think I have used too many different instruments if I am honest, there aren't enough time signature variations, but as a paid up member of the grey beard society let me say that a gong is almost essential!!
It's all cool. All of these things are a matter of taste. I've never understood why people take offence when you don't like the same music they do. It's not like you'll stop liking it if I don't and vice versa.
I didn't pick up on the nuances of the lyrics. I'm a little bit myopic when it comes to lyrics. when I listen to a song for some reason I rarely take in the words. Even when I know the lyrics to a song it's not until I read them on paper that I get a sense of meaning; they are just sounds to me in music. I don't know why, but it has always been like that for me.
Which probably explains why I never found 'depressing' music to be depressing.
Anyway I always appreciate the art of songwriting. A lot of the music posted around here seems to be, how can I put this, light on the art of the song... So you always get bonus points for writing actual music and performing it impeccably.
And not being a singer myself, I have a degree of envy for those of you that can write and sing your own songs.
Sounds great. Itās clearly a Richard song, but the additional soaring guitars take it in a very different direction to Richardās usual style; running it through an epicizerer was a good move.
The subtle laid back vocals contrast with the epic guitars and is yet another great RY+JK song ā there must be enough for an album soon?
I am sure a lot of work has been put into the making of this piece, and we can definitely hear your love for the genre. This one is no exception, your guitar chops and singing are sharp as hell !
I'll echo what has been said before, I didn't feel this was a song but more like a composite or medley of smaller pieces. It seems that the theme of your lyrics is the actual glue that holds everything together. In that context, I am wondering why you felt like putting all this into one song. Since the theme seems important to you, I would have found it more coherent to create a mini concept album where you could have explored the theme further by developing each part. That being said, I am not the biggest fan of the prog genre, which might explain my impression.
Still it is a great achievement, and I am sure whoever is into this genre will definitely love it!
Great piece as usual, David! This month you're taking us with you on your tight-rope walker journey. Beautifully textures.
Ryuichi Sakamoto is greatly missed. Lately I am listening very often to his work with Alva Noto. I like this performance a lot
That is really cool, keep it up (as in: wait for me!) š
It is a very heartfelt cover. The original is one of the best N. Young song ever!
Sarge was a very gifted singer. Very expressive voice and with incredible tone. It is terrible to lose a friend... My heart goes to you and all the people who loved him.
You offered a very well crafted soundscape for his exquisite interpretation. It is a beautiful gift for his birthday. I am sure he would have loved it as much as we all do here.
I am still amazed that technology brings us the opportunity to cut through time and achieve such beautiful things. Bravo maestro š
Thank you, it means a lot.
Indeed. Speaking from experience, make sure you make good backups of all your songs when you finish them; also exporting all the tracks as audio with and without fx is a good idea just in case you want to revisit them when you get all nostalgic in 15 years time :-)
Congrats @richardyot for starting this and keeping this going for 10 years. Quite an amazing achievement. I've been in and out of the AB Forums over that period of time, largely as life has brought me in and out of periods of working on music, but this mainstay has always been a welcome sight.
It's been a while since I completed a full-fledged track, and part of that has been dabbling in hardware synths and finding my legs in Logic on a Mac, but this one I just completed this week. It brings to it a lot of various genre elements and tries to make them work together, though I wouldn't even being know what genre it finally landed in. More than anything, I had fun playing all the parts and experimenting with different apps and sounds working in Logic. The final track feels cohesive to me, but would welcome feedback on how other's experience it.
@richardyot, your track "Time is Up," is amazing! It makes me think of my favorite 80's new wave (and yes, I'm catching Simple Minds this spring on their US tour) with some mid-era Beatles mixed in. The production is superb, and I'm really drawn in with the vocals, drums, percussion and guitar, which all meld together so well.
@BillS From the guitar work (both acoustic and electric) to the drums (those fills and cymbal work!) to the synth lines, you have completely captured the essence of what I love about Pink Floyd. This was wonderful to listen to.
@DavidEnglish This is a gorgeous piece. The mix of pads and sparse piano works so well and transports me to a wonderful place.
@klownshed Feeling rather overwhelmed after listening to this. The underlying musical arrangement both supports and highlights the vocals so well. Both haunting and emotional.
Fun major-key piece that bounces along with several movements and recurring themes. It feels cohesive to me because the sections are linked together by the synth and trumpet themes.
The mix and production are very good, it's very clean and coherent, all the instruments are in their own sonic space and the sound quality is stellar.
This one was a great collaboration because the end result was so unexpected with the change in time signature. I love the guitars, especially the break at the end of the choruses.
Sounds like you had a load of fun making this. I really like the main sax hook - what did instrument did you use? The keys are equally lovely - again, I'd be interested in what you used. The whole piece hangs together beautifully. As we all appreciate, music is so subjective, and for me, I'd have loved to have heard this with acoustic drums - my personal preference. I've listened through a few times now, and hopefully this piece will spur you on to completing fully fledged tracks regularly.
BTW, thank you so much for your kind comments about my long track - so glad you liked it.
@richardyot and @BillS, thank you for the kind words!
@BillS, I can see (or hear) how acoustic drums could work will with my track - it would certainly be a good programming challenge for me! The Part A lead is from Synthmaster 2, and the Part B lead is a studio trumpet from Logic. The vaguely "steel drum" keys in Part B are from Copperhead, and the piano is the studio piano from Logic.
Itās definitely cohesive. The fun aspect comes across in the playing and production.
I like the drum machine drums. I wouldnāt have thought youād improve this much (if at all) by swapping out the drums to be honest. The drum machine ties the various sections together nicely.
Doh! Of course, itās a trumpet not a sax, my bad. It sounds great - Iāve made great use of some of the modelled ārealā instruments in GeoShred over the years - sax, fiddle, flute, oboe. They are brilliant in my opinion and pretty realistic. Donāt have their trumpet however.
Congratulations @richardyot and long life to the SOTMC
Here is my entry for this month, made entirely with the fabulous GR2
Another major-key epic with recurring motifs, broken up into 3 sections which all share a common theme. Feels like it could be the soundtrack to a space opera. The riff at the end it particularly nice.
Thanks for the link. I had not seen this one.
@richardyot
A timely song for the 10th anniversary. The vocals are especially strong on this one. The accompanying instruments are nicely complementary to the lyrics and overall mood of the piece.
@BillS
I love the slow and deliberate pace, as well as the amazing lead guitar solos. This one is instrumentally rich in both tone and direction. Bravo!
@JanKun
Feels like this one is bubbling up from deep waters, with the vocals and lyrics spreading out as each bubble bursts. Itās a terrific collaboration with the two creative voices being distinct, but mutually amplified. Excellent work.
@klownshed
Wonderfully moody version of a favorite song. Itās so familiar that it would be hard to make it your own, yet this does just that. It adds to as opposed to distracts from the original. Very well done.
@peanut_gallery
Upbeat and catchy with some superb piano playing. Excellent musical changes throughout. Maintains a steady interest with a solid buildup near the end.
@cuscolima
Lively and driven. It reaches for glorious heights, regroups, and then reaches up again. It feels like Iām alternately running and gliding inside an 8-bit video game.
Good track, nicely put together and very well produced. I agree with John, I don't think swapping to acoustic drums is really necessary as your current drum machine part holds the whole track together pretty well.
To my ears, the melody lines you created would benefit from being sung. From nice sounding melodies played by instruments, those could turn into great memorable hooks with proper lyrics. I am sure @BillS could do wonder on this one š.
Though I am not the target for this genre, I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed those 5 minutes.
There's something in the "verses" that is reminiscent to Abba's "Gimme Gimme Gimme!" Which, I say it without irony, is one of the greatest pop songs ever written. Lots of great sound textures that reminded me of Daft punk and even at times M83 (let's show some well deserved appreciation to the Frenchies š¤£).
Great control of the dynamic all along the track which keeps it interesting. Hands down one of the greatest, if not the greatest dance piece I heard on this forum. If all EDM was like this, I would listen and enjoy it. Great job !
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