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This one really rocks, through the hard road! The chorus is catchy and has a very nice chord progression.
I like the tight mix. The snare sounds great, although I was hoping for more variation in the chorus and maybe only loud cowbell in the bridge. Great soloing and the professional vocals with harmonies are pleasantly sung and produced.
Janne Thanks! Glad you liked it ... and the snare.  J&B Wow! Nothing less to be expected from the contribution of all of these talented musicians. Thanks to all of you !
Mike B. Thank you Mike! J&B Janice, Bud, Peter & floyd,
I've never heard of the singer before, so I searched for Mellencamp's song "Check It Out" on YouTube and listened to it.
I think your song this time certainly captures that atmosphere well.
I also often write songs getting inspiration from my favorite artists' songs.
It's fun to create songs while being careful not to be too similar, but at the same time it's very difficult.
I think your attempt this time is very successful.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi We much appreciate that Shigeki. And thank you for taking the time to listen to our reference song! J&B
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Sounds FREE and easy!
Always glad to hear the violin too!
Jona
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Well, you had me with the cowbell!  I can hear the Mellencamp vibe happening with this, used to listen to him a lot back in the day. Good write, excellent performances by all, enjoyed! Thank you Dave and glad you are familiar with Mellencamp! J&B Great vocals including harmonies. Your songs are so melodious which would also sound good accompanied by just a single acoustic guitar.
(test of a good song) . I enjoy the energy in your music as well as the lyrics. Also congrats for not playing it safe and doing the snare thing.
I enjoyed this. Thanks for the supportive and positive review. Special thanks for the snare comment also. All is appreciated! J&B
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Hi everyone involved in this song,
A very nice swinging song, with Janice good on the lead vocals, but ain't she always good?
Nice lyrics too. Like the story.
I had no problems at all with the snaredrum, but I agree it is a bit dominating.
Especially compared with the 'shy' harmonies in the vocals.
It wasn't so easy to hear Floyd...
And Peter was doing very good on the lead guitar. Liked it a lot!
So, you've made another Ace song, if I may recall Ezekiel in this,
Hans Thanks! We’re glad you liked it. And our objective was for the snare to dominate. 😀 And floyd’s 3rd below harmony is not duet oriented and he’s happy with the placement in the mix. 😀 And yes we thought Peter played the perfect part for the vibe. Appreciated the review and thanks for mentioning the lyric! J&B
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Excellent, as usual. The snare could do with some trimming.... Just my 2 cents. Maybe that's where you wanted it, and if so, that's obviously part of the plan. But it jumps out and overwhelms other musicality in my view. Possibly you did that just to see who was listening 
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Hi J&B, Peter and floyd.
This certainly made me sit up and pay attention!
I love the intro. It's perfect for setting the scene.
I also love the arrangement and what you've done with the rhythm.
In addition, the band sound is mighty!
I went back to one of my songs after playing this, and rhythm and instrumentation that I have sounded so tame by comparison to your song.
This is adventurous, entertaining and terrific story telling.
You all really have the knack for making superb music.
--Noel Great to hear from you Noel. Thanks for the kind words and we are happy you like our music adventure. And saying the sound is mighty means a lot indeed. Your mixes are great - this is stylistically much different and we’ve no doubt that if you took this path your productions would be excellent. But we love what you do! Also we appreciate the mention of the lyric. Thanks for all! J&B
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Sounds FREE and easy!
Always glad to hear the violin too!
Jona Thank you and glad the fiddle worked for you! J&B Excellent, as usual. The snare could do with some trimming.... Just my 2 cents. Maybe that's where you wanted it, and if so, that's obviously part of the plan. But it jumps out and overwhelms other musicality in my view. Possibly you did that just to see who was listening Nah, we did it because we wanted to get as close as possible to Mellencamp’s song “Check It Out.” That was our reference for mastering. Kenny Aronoff is noted for that snare sound. So for better or worse, FWIW, etc., we remain good with it. Glad you liked it otherwise 😀 and thanks for listening! J&B
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Janice, Bud, Peter & Floyd, you all are so good it is scary.
Loved that snare!
As usual everything spot on.
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Janice, Bud, Peter & Floyd, you all are so good it is scary.
Loved that snare!
As usual everything spot on. Thanks Mario! Glad the snare didn’t make ya duck for cover. 😀 J&B
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