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I read in an interview years ago that Paul Simon usually writes in this fashion also. I'd say that you are running in very good company.

To prove it to yourself.... ....try singing Mary Had a Little Lamb stressing the unstressed syllables like this: Ma-ry had a lit tle lamb. sort of like putting your ac cent on the wrong syl lab le.:D When I write a song I typically, but not always, will write the lyrics as quickly as...

Thanks, I'm officially flattered. For my tenor vox I almost always use the SM7 & LA610 or the SP T3 & LA610. They just seem to work the best for me. I typically bypass the optical compressor when recording vox but not always. If I do use the compressor in the signal chain it is usually set at...

When I started this thread.... ....it was a cry for help. I needed a verb unit fast and didn't have time to go out into the world and try them for myself as I normally would. Folks here were kind and responded and my problem now has a temporary solution. The thread has continued and is now...

Good advice. I have the exact same unit racked up and I only use it as a last resort when I have to fix signal that can't be easily recorded again and it isn't critical to the mix. (Like vox, snare, bass, etc. are very critical to the mix.) Once in a while I will use it to take out a high range...

Don't feel guilty at all. I have no problem with the folks here downloading. I know they are just evaluating the tune and helping me to get better. I try to reciprocate as often as I have time to do so. I just get a bit sensitive when there are a couple of folks who are local to my area and they...

When threatened by the likes of gecko zzed and Whatmysay I got on my horse and recorded a bit this afternoon. I know they are going to pull off something great and I will be dining at the pig's last teat but here is the rough demo I ran out the monitors to tape this afternoon. Pay no attention...

Been there, drank that, gave it up. ;)

Thanks Joseph. That means a lot to me.

Yeah, that's me.

As I said earlier, you articulate well so that you make it work for you. I'm not critical, just offering a suggestion or two. Music is a very personal thing for most of us who write and you probably aren't any different. In the end, whatever makes it work for you is what is most important...

NO:eek: I like the kids sounding keys and would like to hear it fade in or fade out with even more childlike sounding keys. As far as the lyrics are concerned, I certainly don't fault them. I just thought they would be easier to sing without the stacked 'esses' in the last line of the chorus...

It sounds very much..... .....like I ought to get started on the 'Dave Song' also. I have the melody and instrumentation in my head but the interface to get it to everyone else isn't very well developed. I guess I will have to lay it to tape and post as an mp3. It would be much easier to simply...

Hey Daniel I don't find anything wrong with the sound of your guitarbut I don't know what you are going for. Your vox sit rather low in the mix and if I wasn't already familiar with the tune it would be difficult for me to discern the lyrics. My recommendations would be as follows: 1...

Sweeeeeet..... ....but not saccharine, just the way I like them. It flows well and is lacking in the typical love song cliche's. That's a great thing. Your vox fit well to this style of music also. I have a bit of an issue with the sibilance in the last line of the chorus. (loss and lost...

Thanks guys. American Dream is hard for me to make any shorter. It is the mostly true-life story of my mother and father. As such, the song is more personal than I typically write and is much longer. You hit the nail on the head with your Dylanesque feel to the song. I sang it last night in much...

Here is another one. They are coming fast and furious for the time being but that seems to be the way I work. Then I will completely block or simply write crap for three or four weeks. That is when I go back to recording and playing. It is a convoluted process but it is mine and I stopped...

Hmmmmmm.......Strokes chin thoughtfully.... I like that idea!

Feel free to play away. I do, in fact, have a melody. I will put something to tape with this one at some point but if you would also like to do so then jump at it. It might be fun to pick a date and then post them simultaneously to see how different they turn out. :eek:

.....be recording. Still, for me, it is best to strike when the iron is hot. (Or even lukewarm.) I have an uncle in southern Mississippi who I visit every other year at Christmas. Anyhooooo...... here is one that came out in short order. I wrote the melody in my head while writing the lyrics for...