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Only Floyd could pull off a song like this in a few hours!! Really powerful imagery, and beautiful, sparse production. It just all works. Vocal is outstanding as usual. Another FJ classic, and another great song for the rhino project! Great job, as usual Floyd! Take care. Greg
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I'm on my second listen.
Excellent work all around!
Thanks for the music,
Dan
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Hi Floyd,
A cool song and I very much like that initial realtrack in the beginning. Will check that out too.
This is a great result for just four hours of work...
One little nit: the lead vocal appears to be a little too loud in the mix, but that's just my opinion.
Rob Thanks, Rob. The vocal might be right on the verge of loud - but each time I listen, I change my mind.... Floyd, I love the sparse production building then backing away again on this song. It really reinforces the lyrics and your vocal and the theme - one more rhino. Well done. Good luck with it. Thanks for the listen, Josie... appreciate it...
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Well Mr. Floyd....I was super impressed, by both the music, the lyrics, and the vocals.
I just got BIAB and just got to this site. I often write songs about things that really matter but little is sung about.
The lyrics were more than professional and shows a command of the language that I could only wish for.
I have a strange feeling I may have found a home here that I been lookin for with some real people who have something to say worth hearing.
Thanks for being you. Cheers, Billy Billy - thanks for the kind words...appreciate that... Lovely chorus Floyd especially the first time through with just guitar and your voice.
Good strong stuff. Cheers. Thank you, Richard...
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The generosity and creativity of people on this forum continues to astound me. Thank you Floyd for rising to the challenge so beautifully and making me think that it would indeed be possible to put together an album of songs about the plight of the rhino. Every song is unique and adds to the entire collection.
I am busy working with the foundation to try and find a sponsor to cover the not inconsiderable cost of manufacturing 5000 memory sticks which will be disturbed via a large local stationary store (with the music preloaded). The memory sticks will be in the shape of a rhino and will have the logos of the foundation as well as the sponsor printed on it.
We have also managed to get some very well known South Africa artists to commit to doing a song for the album. Some of these artists don't have the time to write a song so will be willing to consider a song from another songwriter.
If anybody would like to write a song either for inclusion on the album or for consideration by one of these artist, there is still time while we search for a sponsor. Please don't hesitate to send me a pm.
Joanne - this is an amazing thing that you have done. Thanks for asking...
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Hi Floyd.
Full of admiration. I wouldn't know where to start writing for this one.
Excellent lyrics - moving without being sentimental and sung in the same way.
Great backing track and perfect arrangement the way it builds and then winds down again.
A very tasteful and effective way of getting across the message.
ROG. I couldn't say it any better so all I can add is you are one hell of a songsmith!
Today I bought a doughnut without the sprinkles. Diets are hard!
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Hi Floyd, Excellent work; the vocal is just brilliant, as well as the harmonies. Great set of lyrics as well! The mix sounds radio ready; thanks for sharing! Like others I also like the build of the arrangement. Thanks for taking part in Joanne's great project. Guenter Thanks, Guenter... appreciate you having a listen... Hi Floyd, how could you doubt yourself? Of course you can do it if anyone can! Great performance and mix as usual. See, that's what I envy about you writers...the writing! I certainly couldn't do it.
Later
Mike B. Thanks for dropping by Mike..
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Floyd, I love the sparse production building then backing away again on this song. It really reinforces the lyrics and your vocal and the theme - one more rhino. Well done. Good luck with it. Yep. I had the same question, 'How am I going to write a song about that?' Well, for you that question has been answered, Floyd. Nicely done.
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Interesting musical bed you created for this one. Liked it a lot.
Charlie Thanks, Charlie. floyd, Great use of real tracks. The opening guitar and the way you brought in the kick, excellent! The drums sound great and propel it along at just the right time. This is an excellent write and I really hope it gets heard by a much larger audience. Once again you have shown us how powerful this program is when put in the hands of a great writer and arranger. Well done! Tom Tom - Thanks so much for such a nice review! That opening guitar was a nice find for this song - did just what it needed to do - a nice change from the usual "opening acoustic"...
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Only Floyd could pull off a song like this in a few hours!! Really powerful imagery, and beautiful, sparse production. It just all works. Vocal is outstanding as usual. Another FJ classic, and another great song for the rhino project! Great job, as usual Floyd! Take care. Greg Thanks, Greg. You are too kind... I'm on my second listen.
Excellent work all around!
Thanks for the music,
Dan Dan - thanks for the listen(s)... Hi Floyd.
Full of admiration. I wouldn't know where to start writing for this one.
Excellent lyrics - moving without being sentimental and sung in the same way.
Great backing track and perfect arrangement the way it builds and then winds down again.
A very tasteful and effective way of getting across the message.
ROG. I couldn't say it any better so all I can add is you are one hell of a songsmith! Mario - I do appreciate that... Floyd, I love the sparse production building then backing away again on this song. It really reinforces the lyrics and your vocal and the theme - one more rhino. Well done. Good luck with it. Yep. I had the same question, 'How am I going to write a song about that?' Well, for you that question has been answered, Floyd. Nicely done. Hi, Scott! - always nice to see you drop by...
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Your song writing talents, vocal skills and production chops
are well known to the members of this forum. We've always
felt you had the ability to create backing tracks that are
always supportive of the vocal/message of the song. This
is a great example of that. It sounds like a group of musicians
that you had the opportunity to work with for a while before
laying the tracks down. No small feat in any situation but
really amazing with RT's.
The lyric, your vocal and the sparse arrangement yielded
a great effort for the rhino cause.
Kudos!
J&B
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Other than superlatives, there's not much to say.
It's even more impressive that you built this so quickly, yet it all comes across as completely organic.
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Your song writing talents, vocal skills and production chops
are well known to the members of this forum. We've always
felt you had the ability to create backing tracks that are
always supportive of the vocal/message of the song. This
is a great example of that. It sounds like a group of musicians
that you had the opportunity to work with for a while before
laying the tracks down. No small feat in any situation but
really amazing with RT's.
The lyric, your vocal and the sparse arrangement yielded
a great effort for the rhino cause.
Kudos!
J&B Always nice to hear things like that... I have work with this BAND for a couple of years now...  Other than superlatives, there's not much to say.
It's even more impressive that you built this so quickly, yet it all comes across as completely organic. Thanks, David - appreciate that...
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