"Holdin' On" - added pedal steel & electric guitars

smaltonian

smaltonian

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Hey Everyone.....

At the urging of a few, I added a little more ear candy to the tune "Holdin' On"...

Still a "Full Artist" version, however I do have a "pitch" version where I "lose" the band at the beginning & get to the chorus/hook 12 seconds quicker....

The tune changes a tad as it goes from organic Americana to Country/Pop..............Anyways...any thoughts ???


Steve Altonian

www.soundclick.com/stevealtonian


“HOLDIN’ ON”

It’s early in the morning
Another day, another restless night
I sip my cup of coffee
It’s okay, it’s gonna be alright
Sometimes times can get hard
Little things will drive you up a wall
I’m walking on a tightrope
And it’s a long, long way to fall

It’s spiritual suicide
For you to worry through the night

(CHORUS):
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” forever
Hangin’ here on a wing and a prayer
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” whenever
It seems nobody cares

I really need to remember
Where I’m from and how far I’ve come
I fought my share of battles
Some I’ve lost, some I’ve won
This world can be so cold
A bitter pill you try to swallow whole
I act like it doesn’t affect me
But you know, sometimes it slows my roll

Some things will never change
I’ll just ride this tidal wave

(CHORUS):
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” forever
Hangin’ here on a wing and a prayer
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” whenever
It seems nobody cares
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” forever
Hangin’ here at the foot of the cross
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” whenever
It seems all hope is lost

(Musical Bridge)

(CHORUS):
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” forever
Hangin’ here on a wing and a prayer
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” whenever
It seems nobody cares
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” forever
Hangin’ here at the foot of the cross
I keep “HOLDIN’ ON” whenever
It seems all hope is lost
I keep "HOLDIN' ON" forever
I keep "HOLDIN' ON" forever
I keep "HOLDIN' ON" forever
I keep "HOLDIN' ON' whenever.....



(c) 2005 Steve Altonian
 
Steve,
Nicely done. The sweeteners certainly are potent.
THe intro is pretty long - could use a focus.
Well written and played.
Cheers!
 
Congrats, STEVE, very good song!

Excellent performance, vocals, guitars...
Some improvements (mix) can be added on bass guitar (a bit muddy)
and a little "touch" on stereo image can help too (maybe some eq/pan to define the guitars).But general mix sounds good too.



Ciro

www.soundclick.com/ciromoreau
 
rayc said:
Steve,
Nicely done. The sweeteners certainly are potent.
THe intro is pretty long - could use a focus.
Well written and played.
Cheers!
Click to expand...

NO RAY..........The intro is WAYYYYYYY long....I have a shortened version where I "lose" the band for pitch purposes....this is EXACTLY how I do it live...

A gamble to be sure......but Whatever !!!!
Wasn't it so much easier when we did music just to do music ????


Steve Altonian

www.soundclick.com/stevealtonian
 
Hey Steve, as I said on another forum, this song is great. Really enjoyed listening to it.

Cheers,
Chili/dave
 
CIRO said:
Congrats, STEVE, very good song!

Excellent performance, vocals, guitars...
Some improvements (mix) can be added on bass guitar (a bit muddy)
and a little "touch" on stereo image can help too (maybe some eq/pan to define the guitars).But general mix sounds good too.



Ciro

www.soundclick.com/ciromoreau
Click to expand...

CIRO

Hey thanks for the technical advice....Hopefully mastering will take care of the Bass you are referring to.....There is a sea of guitars in this one so I know it's got a ton going on....

Thanks man

Steve Altonian

www.soundclick.com/stevealtonian
 
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