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Robus
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New song. Dave (ibleedburgundy) on drums, Nick (easlern) on lead and harmony vocals. This was a difficult song for us, getting our timing together. It took a few tries until we were all in agreement on that eighth note swing, but I think we have it nailed.
Mix is very preliminary [Closer to finished now]. I'll work first on balancing levels of lead and harmony vox and sorting out a few 'esses. I wrote this song in April and have been messing with it ever since, so it's getting hard to be objective. Should I add keyboards? At the moment it's all guitars and bass. Any and all comments welcome!
Latest Mix:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqJIqBR8uJeUEJqMWJLcU9Kb2c/view?usp=sharing
Light 'em up
Words and music by Ray Taylor, 2016
Fifteen minutes till the break of dawn
All your boys have come and gone
In the highlights, low lights
Street lights, cop lights
Stains and pains and false alarms
I saw your tail lights leaving town
Another lesson I have found
You turn round and you walk again
Ruins of the Northside and Southside pain
And your thoughts go back to the last night’s gain
And price you fetched and the price you paid
Old rings and such
They don’t count for very much
Light ‘em up, close ‘em round
Light a fire in this town
You don’t me to bring you down
Ride ‘em in, sight ‘em in
Let the signs of life kick in
I’ll bet your singing in the wind
They say old hookers and soldiers
We just fade to yesterday
A rough trade in the balance
For the promises we made
May you always find a harbor
And a wood to park your still
To dwell on your reflections
As we all most surely will
Light ‘em up, close ‘em round
Light a fire in this town
You don’t me to bring you down
Ride ‘em in, sight ‘em in
Let the signs of life kick in
I’ll bet you’re singing in the wind
Mix is very preliminary [Closer to finished now]. I'll work first on balancing levels of lead and harmony vox and sorting out a few 'esses. I wrote this song in April and have been messing with it ever since, so it's getting hard to be objective. Should I add keyboards? At the moment it's all guitars and bass. Any and all comments welcome!
Latest Mix:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqJIqBR8uJeUEJqMWJLcU9Kb2c/view?usp=sharing
Light 'em up
Words and music by Ray Taylor, 2016
Fifteen minutes till the break of dawn
All your boys have come and gone
In the highlights, low lights
Street lights, cop lights
Stains and pains and false alarms
I saw your tail lights leaving town
Another lesson I have found
You turn round and you walk again
Ruins of the Northside and Southside pain
And your thoughts go back to the last night’s gain
And price you fetched and the price you paid
Old rings and such
They don’t count for very much
Light ‘em up, close ‘em round
Light a fire in this town
You don’t me to bring you down
Ride ‘em in, sight ‘em in
Let the signs of life kick in
I’ll bet your singing in the wind
They say old hookers and soldiers
We just fade to yesterday
A rough trade in the balance
For the promises we made
May you always find a harbor
And a wood to park your still
To dwell on your reflections
As we all most surely will
Light ‘em up, close ‘em round
Light a fire in this town
You don’t me to bring you down
Ride ‘em in, sight ‘em in
Let the signs of life kick in
I’ll bet you’re singing in the wind
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