A further march down the road in acl's evolution - and one of the many directions we've been dying to get to... it's, ummm, water-y. (And this song is especially dedicated to J Wentz.)
Just stopped by to return the appreciation, but i LOVE this tune!! The sarcastic comments... haven't enjoyed something like that in a while. Just a thought, ever think about swapping the effect of the melody singer and the talking voice? I think it could be an interesting mix. But i am known to be wrong... alot...
were you guys tap dancing in the studio or what? It's so tightly woven into the continuous bass and rhythm tracks. And then it follows with all the layered strings... yeah, this one for sure. ;)
I sent the tracks for this tune to a friend of mine who owns a professional studio. I gave him no instructions on how to mix it, as I wanted someone else's take on the music. He created a very dry, intimate mix, focusing more on the acoustic guitars…
She just a panic standin in that ring of fire
Say hey maybe Janet baby ya took it just a little far?
Maybe ya said somethin ya ought to take back?
Said she don't need to be forgiven for nothin
She the one they run into this shot gun shack
And…
what was the reason for that lie
not that she really cares or wants to know why
she just wanted to hear you deny it
n now that she has she goin down to the river quiet
(break)
now i wasn't lookin swear i was turned the other way
when she walked…
skin is a rock track, written and recorded by ourselves. we have a self built studio! where we meet every Friday night to write and record our own slant on rock music.
I composed this waltz for my niece Joana. She started playing piano this year so I just wanted to give her a goal :) I don't expect her to play this in the next years but hopefully she will be able to play it.
The song title translates to Ladybird…
The band had all gone home, and I was left mixing what we had accumulated over the last few months of work on what is to be our "final" album. Things felt over. it seemed like we had reached a saturation point, where we had driven the car as far…
Something I'm working on. I'm a sucker for 5/4 time these days.
The biggest issue is the vocals which are sort of a placeholder right now until I re-write and re-record them, or maybe even find someone who can actually sing to lay something down!
The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
Comments on another cultural landslide's stuff
Hypnotic.
This is an absolute classic. C-l-a-s-s-i-c.
I absolutely love this, especially the wonderful interlude of clapping and tapping. 12 minutes is nothing, it speeds by too quickly!
I really dig this whole album
What a great melody!
The piano and strings are a lovely combination...both are very emotive instruments. A lovely piece.
Been a while since I heard this. Why did I not fav it last time?
Very peaceful. Don't know how I missed this one of yours
Full of imagery. I love songs that paint me a picture.
very pretty.
Just stopped by to return the appreciation, but i LOVE this tune!! The sarcastic comments... haven't enjoyed something like that in a while. Just a thought, ever think about swapping the effect of the melody singer and the talking voice? I think it could be an interesting mix. But i am known to be wrong... alot...
This is a really nice one, reminds me of shapenote music!
Thank you for checking out my tracks and being supportive. I love this song of yours...it's so well put together and is great to listen to.
NO! We used those river dance people... w;-)
were you guys tap dancing in the studio or what? It's so tightly woven into the continuous bass and rhythm tracks. And then it follows with all the layered strings... yeah, this one for sure. ;)
More Wendy vocals please.
Great voice and production.
something holy here. thanks for this simple and beautiful track!
hello i really like this tune would it be ok to do a "remix"?
closed my eyes and drifted. idea worked out.
Comments made by another cultural landslide
Holy Crap - what a KILLER track! Kudos to you! w;-)
Oh Doug - this is just SOOOO beautiful!
Again - where have I been? Again - Beautiful! w;-)
I certainly have not been living on this planet lately - I missed this one too! Soooo WONDERFUL! w;-)
How did I miss this? Shame on me :( BEAUTIFUL! w;-)
Like yeah - kicks ass! LOVE the vocals! w;-)
One of my favorite pieces of all times. It moves my heart and always brings tears to my eyes. What a wonderful job Colin... w;-)
You just put a smile on my face :) w;-)
This track put me away! Cool, VERY cool! w;-)
Beautiful! Kudos to the flautist! w;-)
Okay - how on earth did I miss this track? Lovin' it! w;-)
Ah - from calm to funk! Funk - one of my favs.! w;-)
Love the flow of this track :) It calms the soul. w;-)
Another kick ass rocker! w;-)
Holy Crap! This just flat out ROCKS! EXCELLENT! w;-)
I love the lyrics! If that's not whistling, I'm more can't than you :) w;-)
Pretty! w;-)
Nice build to this one! If you're going away, this makes us VERY SAD :( w;-)
I LOVE 5/4! FANTASTIC TRACK! AWESOME TRACK! COOL TRACK! etc... w:-)
Oh my, oh my - this is absolutely AWESOME! Wow Doug - you just blew me away! w;-)