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Very nice.
This does a great job of telling a story and painting a picture.
Janice's vocal & harmonies shine with feeling and soul! Peter's guitar parts are very tasteful and the mix is good as well.
If I had one nitpick it would be the snare... I think it has a synthetic (electronic) tone that's not working for me, I guess I would prefer a more traditional snare sound. that being said, this is still some fine work!
Well Done!
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This is a really pretty song, with excellent vocals and harmonies to go with an excellent lyric. Nice clear mix - everything is easy to hear and understand. Subtle guitar solo. I really like this!  Glad you like it and easy to hear and understand is always good. And thanks for mentioning the vocals and the lyric. We appreciate it! J&B
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Hey You Three ...
What a fabulous song and delivery. With Janice's soulful vocals (that lady was God-gifted with an uncanny ability to sing the passion of the human soul), Peter's perfect guitar, and Bud' magical knob-twisting, there's no chance this wouldn't be a masterpiece. So well executed, my friends!
I, too, have a passion for American History. I've made many trips to southwestern Virginia, East Tennessee, Hardin County Kentucky, all of Southern Indiana and just about everywhere in Missouri doing family research. Have line back to 1506! But my David line ends in Lee County Virginia - completely disappears in 1794. Oh well, keep looking. But, it has allowed me to learn so much more of the local histories of those places. I'm guessing I've visited at least 150 cemeteries since I began my quest in 1989. Some headstones go back to the early 1700s.
Anyway, I smiled all the way through this. Thanks for a fabulous listen! Best to both of you ...
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An interesting topic, what a great idea for a song!
Janice sounds great as always, I especially enjoyed the harmonies. And Peter is at his tasteful best.
Love the mix, Bud, paid special attention to the snare after reading your notes. Sounds great! Piano sounds really good also.
Lovely song, well done all! Thanks for all you wrote Dave and I appreciate the mention of the snare. Glad you like the piano - those MSTs are great. Janice smiled big time when she read your harmony comment! J&B
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Another beautiful song. Janice's vocals and harmonies were excellent. Peters guitar was so delicate. Perfect for the song. Bus as usual your mastery at the console to the song to such a pro level, Well done.
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Janice&Bud and Peter,
The intro piano is a great start to this song.
Janice's great vocals and harmonies are pulling this song really well throughout.
I think it's a very pop and good song.
Peter's guitar is very tasty.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
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Again you have produced a masterpiece
Janice's soulful singing (I'll bet she is smiling), Peter's fantastic guitar chops, and Bud's production skills always produce winners.
Super job that is pro all the way.
PS - We visit my grandparents, they died in the 1920s, and some aunts and uncles graves that are in a very old cemetery. It is still somewhat kept up but we have never seen any other visitors there or signs that anyone was there. Very sad indeed. Yep! You had her smiling. Thanks for the nice comments. It’s great to hear y’all visit that cemetery even if others don’t. Gone and not forgotten. J&B
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'Are they true even written in stone?' What a nice line - one of many. Exquisitely sung as always and the harmonies are wonderful. Tech stuff is masterful and Peter's guitar complements the song beautifully. Another gem to add to an already sparkling collection.
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Hi Janice and Bud,
Well, I enjoyed this song a lot, not only because of the theme (I like muzing on very old things. And gravestones always let you think of history. In some of our very old churches the churchfloor is paved with them, going back to 1600 (older are mostly onreadable because every visitor over the ages walked there).
It's even nicer in Turkey or Greece. Old Roman ruins and roads make you fantasize your whole holiday through!
But the nicest part stays Janices' singing. The harmonies are very well done. Love them!
You keep the standard high with your songs, dear J and B!
And I loved them a lot!
Hans Thank you Hans. I wished we'd done more traveling and had visited sites like you mentioned. Glad you like the harmony! J&B
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I forget exactly where I took this photograph, somewhere in Massachusetts. The inscription chokes me up BAD every time I read it. Don't mean to hijack your song but this feels like it wants to come out here for just a second...
In memory of
CATY MUNROE,
youngest child of Henry & Persis Cassells,
relict of Abraham Munroe Jun.,
who lies intered on her right, whom she
followed to the grave 2 years 1 month 10 days
after their marriage & 4 months 14 days after
his decease. Borne down with the accumu-
lated ills of a continual sickness of 2 years
and the loss of near & dear relatives, who
were fast falling around her,
DEATH
envious still of her felicity, divorced her
from her husband Dec. 15th 1800
and from this life April 27th 1801,
aged 22 years.
"Invidious grave, how dost though rend in sunder
Whom love had knit and sympathy made one?" If that doesn’t move you then you perhaps lack a soul. Janice audio records epitaphs when we visit cemeteries. The saddest for us are when multiple children of the same family died within a year. We recently saw five. J&B
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Lovely song, great production and of course, great singing. It reminds me of the war graves here in Hong Kong. It was British, Canadian and Indian troops along with the Auxiliary Defence Units and Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) that fought from 8–25 December 1941 to try to hold the British Colony from the Japanese. I just read it was the same day as Pearl Harbour and also a surprise attack. Many young Canadians buried here. Several injured troops and nurses slaughtered in the Stanley hospital among various other atrocities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hong_Kong
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Out comes the J&B stamp.
Everything About This Is Perfect.
That says it all. Nonetheless, I'll ramble a bit...
Excellent lyric. Start to finish.
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like faded rainbows arcs of life hang above
they hold good, evil, hate and love"
Oh. Yeah.
Cool story-telling-melody.
The snare is to-die-for.
Killer piano sound.
Peter's guitar is the definition of "tasteful".
Janice's vocals are, of course, Outstanding. Star.
Killer mix.
This might be one of your all-time best (that's a hard choice).
Stunning.
fj Speechless. For a writer of your cred to offer those comments on the lyric makes it all more than worthwhile. The mention of the snare and piano is much appreciated. And the way Janice used harmony accent lines was learned from guess who  We too felt Peter’s guitar well captured the feel. A HUGE thanks! J&B
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Really enjoyed the vocal control and harmony combined with the piano..Well done
Thanks! J&B
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Excellent song/arrangement.
Great idea for a a song... love the lyrics and vocal delivery.
Nice production too. Guitar playin' was extra fine...
Well done.
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This is a such a thoughtfully written and thought provoking song.
Very pretty The three of you sure make a good team.
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Hi Janice & Bud,
I am never disappointed with your compositions. The doubled vocal is splendid. The sound of the piano too. And the perfect guitar solo. Well done. I appreciated.
Kindly regard
Derochette
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Hi, Bud, Janice and Peter !
What a wonderful co-op !
Janice is as good as ever,
Peter´s guitar sounds great and Bud´s mix
shows what a pro combo this is !
You, know, me and my wife used to
do something akin to your graveyard
trips as we drove around in the
Northern countries searching for
old Viking graves and gravetips
as well as runestones etc. !
That was really long ago, but your
tune awoke those memories in me again !
What an adventurous time it was !
Thank you for your masterpiece
and interesting story !
Cheers
Dani
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Janice, Bud & Peter,
A work of sonic art... Beautiful in every aspect.
Bob
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That's a big wow! Wonderfully done.
Evocative word pictures. You have taken us for a walk.
Janice's harmony to herself is lush. So good.
The melody is pleasing. That's all you can ask for! And your kind words are all we can ask for. Thank you! J&B
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Hello Janice, Bud and Peter
Great song
Excellent songwriting
And a fantastic singing Janice
Great solo Peter
Your song is a joy to listen to
Really good work
Many greetings
Andi ;-) Thanks Andi ... you are very kind to write that! J&B
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