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Thanks Pat. 90s Henley "Boys of Summer"-ish is what I was going for exactly--an ambient wash that would accentuate the drums and percussive elements and allow the vox to stand out. It was a very tricky mix to get the sound I wanted. It is funny you mention inspiration--because when I feel most "inspired" I am not really thinking I am just kind of going with the music, going with the flow. I had verse one and two and then when I was singing it, the idea came to me "we are all immigrants, in a way, we are all strangers at the gate if you think of it"--then the idea came of what would happen when you approach the final gate? Who gets to say whether you are worthy of entering in at that point? Circle back to beginning.  So, that's how it all got connected. So yes, it is an "Immigrant Song." To bad Zep already took that one or I would be all over that like white on rice. Thanks for the comments!
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David,
Yikes! This is tremendous! I can almost hear this as a long lost Harry Nilsson song. I absolutely love your sound...
Bob
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Thanks Bob!! The way my sound cloud channel is set up for some reason your song Woodstock plays right after this, and it is amazing how well they resonate back to back, they kind of flow into one another sonically. We should put out a concept album and stage a world tour with Roger Waters.
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Nicely done David. Enjoyed it.
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Bob
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David, I have listened to this several times. I really like the lyrics and the melody. The production is much different sounding than most of what's posted here and works very well with song. I like the outro oohs. Tom
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Thanks Pat. 90s Henley "Boys of Summer"-ish is what I was going for exactly--an ambient wash that would accentuate the drums and percussive elements and allow the vox to stand out. It was a very tricky mix to get the sound I wanted. I agree that it is hard to get that "ambient wash" (as you call it) without making the mix muddy. I play BOYS OF SUMMER live, and its one of the few tracks in my set that I just can't mix to a mud-free state. I've remixed it a bunch of times.. it has defeated me. ;-( But YOU got it right!! Good job! regarding the title: I'm glad you didn't make any reference to LedZep's song... your title is more innovative, and the fact that it is never explicitly declared to be about immigrants (and therefore requires a bit of listener interpretation) makes it all the more interesting. The one unpardonable sin of song writing is to serve reheated leftovers to the audience, and your approach to the topic is fresh and new.
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This is the kind of music I like best.
Very energy in it. Very good tune!!
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Ha ha ha!! Thank you Sergio!! You are a man of few words but I like the words you use!!! Maybe that is why you are such a tasty guitar player!!
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Hey David, I am a man of few words because I can't speak English so well! Every time I write something, I have to check if it's correct.  Poor me!
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Funny you should mention that Sergio. English is my mother tongue and the same thing happens to me!!
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It's all been said but I will add that this may be your best to date!
Keep experimenting as this is fantastic!
This is a keeper.
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"I am in experimental mode these days in all areas, lyrical and musical...."
Indeed, and it's playing out very nicely. We're late to the party and it's
all been said.
We loved this swirling gem!
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