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This is a great collab!
Excellent all around.
Really great music and lyrics Ray.
Superb performances by everyone. I really enjoyed this beginning to end.
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Thanks for the comments mentioning my small part in this.
Amazing intricate harmonies by Janice take this song in musically sophisticated places.
Thanks to Ray for providing the song.
It was a very interesting song to collaborate on.
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It was a very interesting song to collaborate on. Peter
Sorry Peter, My lack of musical learning & personal musical tastes seem to lead me astray. I know the chord movements for the solo didn't leave room for much more than root notes. You managed remarkably well to get something to stand out & sound cool across those restless chord changes. THANK YOU!
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Very unusual, I'm happy you try something completely different style, somehow reminds me of Eddi Reader and Isobel Campbell. Bit angular but intriguing chord progression adds mystery to the story. Haunting lyrics analyzing complicated life that once was. Great sounding band, great mix and elegant vocals support the mood perfectly.
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This was an excellent collaboration. The lyrics, playing, backing-tracks, and especially the vocals... all top shelf. Very impressive. Thanks! Glad it worked for you. J&B
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Very different! Good lyrics and interesting melody. Vocals and harmonies are top notch of course Peter sounds great, love that clean tone. Also like the trumpet work. Mix sounds great as per normal, Bud! Good one guys and gal, enjoyed.
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Loved this tune. Super vocal Janice. Perfect for the genre. Excellent lyric and melody Ray. Trumpet was a cool add. Excellent guitar work Peter. Perfect production, mix and master Bud. Well done Thank you Scott! J&B
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J&B, Ray, Peter,
Very unusual tune. I listened to it on several occasions to fully appreciate it. While it is free flowing, I can only imagine how much effort it took to reach from point A to Soundcloud. Almost experimental. Some music is just good music, this one is different. It makes you think in a different direction. You all should be proud of this. Excellent collaboration + teamwork! Enjoyed it and thank you for sharing.
Misha.
Thank you Misha. Stepping out of the boundaries can go either way for sure. We are most pleased that you liked this adventure! J&B
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Janice, Bud, Ray & Peter,
This is an excellent and creative collaboration. I love the crispness of the mix and Janice's vocal lines.
It is amazing to me that you have not done more in this genre... Great stuff!
Bob
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WOW!!! The harmonies!!! This song is wonderful from so many perspectives, but the harmonies take it really over the top.
Ray, Peter and Bud ... congratulations in all of your respective "backstage work". It is so professionally done, there's no "chink in the armour". A special nod to Ray, for the lyrics, to Bud for the mix and to Peter - for the guitar, but also for the fun, trumpet moments. As for Janice, what a stellar performance ... stellar even by her usual high standard. It's a joy to listen to a voice with such an elegant tone, at its effortless best.
Congratulations, all ... pat yourselves on the back, you've done it again. You are very generous with your kind comments and we much appreciate it. We’re glad you like the vocals. Bud here: Janice is too modest to say it but all the vocals were one take Thanks again! J&B
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J&B,Ray & Peter, Ambitious and understated with that languid feel so necessary to the style;I know very little about the genre, but you had me wholly attentive. Janice sings beautifully ( of course!) I can appreciate the challenge this posed to the production team- you make it all work: very well done.
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Hi Janice, Bud, Ray and Peter, The list of names of participants is growing to interesting proportions! But they did their utmost to please Janice and you can hear that by the way she sings like a lark, with a whole bunch of nightingales for the harmonies! And on what lyrics, not only huge in length but also in content! Ray, you did a wonderful thing on that! Now I understand why you quit talking to me last week... It's a very nice, but also difficult song on certain parts. And the song itself has a very nice melody, sometimes not Jazzy at all and even a bit joyful, although the lyrics are the opposite. I just say... Hans Thank you Hans. We always enjoy hearing from you and we appreciate your support! J&B
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J&B (and ray and Peter)—
What a great opening . . . and wonderful harmonies throughout . . . I mean, really impressive that. The horns work really well. I like how the melody and open structure gives you freedom to depart from the traditional rhyme scheme—which is to say, there’s a part of me yearning for more internal rhyming, but you don’t sacrifice that for delivering a compelling lyric. Hope you get what I mean there. Very cool collab!
All my best,
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I guess its all been said. "Nice"
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This is so crystal. What a fine job on the mix.
Good work from everyone on this. As always nice vox and harmonies. Thanks Herb. And Bud appreciates the mix comment very much! J&B
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I guess its all been said. "Nice" Thank you Rob. I had the very easy part as I shifted the burden onto Bud, Janice & Peter's shoulders.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
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Ray, Janice, Bud, Peter...
A truly unique song and sound. Cool collaboration. There were a number of Randy-Newman-isms - the piano/horn mix, the unpredictable melody... An arrangement/production that really perks up the ears.
Cool vocals. (needless to say)
Excellent mix.
Good work by all!!
Will be back to listen again.
fj
Thank you mr jane. We had long awaited an excursion into the land of jazz! J&B
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This is a great collab!
Excellent all around.
Really great music and lyrics Ray.
Superb performances by everyone. I really enjoyed this beginning to end.
Thanks David! J&B Very unusual, I'm happy you try something completely different style, somehow reminds me of Eddi Reader and Isobel Campbell. Bit angular but intriguing chord progression adds mystery to the story. Haunting lyrics analyzing complicated life that once was. Great sounding band, great mix and elegant vocals support the mood perfectly.
Janne Thank you Janne. Your thoughtful and supportive comments are very meaningful to us. J&B
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Very different! Good lyrics and interesting melody. Vocals and harmonies are top notch of course Peter sounds great, love that clean tone. Also like the trumpet work. Mix sounds great as per normal, Bud! Good one guys and gal, enjoyed. Thank you Dave! J&B Janice, Bud, Ray & Peter,
This is an excellent and creative collaboration. I love the crispness of the mix and Janice's vocal lines.
It is amazing to me that you have not done more in this genre... Great stuff!
Bob Thanks! It was different and a bit of a challenge. Glad it worked for you. J&B
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J&B,Ray & Peter, Ambitious and understated with that languid feel so necessary to the style;I know very little about the genre, but you had me wholly attentive. Janice sings beautifully ( of course!) I can appreciate the challenge this posed to the production team- you make it all work: very well done.
Robert Thanks Robert. Welcome back and thanks for the nice comments! Ambitious and understated and languid well describe it … indeed. Glad you liked it. J&B J&B (and ray and Peter)—
What a great opening . . . and wonderful harmonies throughout . . . I mean, really impressive that. The horns work really well. I like how the melody and open structure gives you freedom to depart from the traditional rhyme scheme—which is to say, there’s a part of me yearning for more internal rhyming, but you don’t sacrifice that for delivering a compelling lyric. Hope you get what I mean there. Very cool collab!
All my best,
Deej Thank you! And especially for mentioning the harmony and the trumpet. J&B I guess its all been said. "Nice"
Thanks! J&B
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