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Wrote this short melody 5 years ago. Messin around the other day with my YouRock Midi guitar and decided to record it really quick.
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Gary Fox said

This has a great tone and feel to it. Excellent playing, excellent playing.

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Testing out some compressors and effects chains while losing my mind and having fun with my synth guitar and minimoog vsti. Happy new years!
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Gary Fox said

Very cool.

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eyes all around thought surveillance, the fighting on the ground dont abuse the diguise the one they made, should never be altered now we fear , the words we say, descent in the shadows we must hide to survive the thought police their searching…
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Gary Fox said

Great melody! I like the backing synth tracks as well coupled with the crunching gtr.

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billy boy where did you go sittin in a pile of snow come on down its gettin cold for the time is getting old well we made our way to the old wigwam frozen lake and wind was calm standing bow did strike a deer to feed the tribe…
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Gary Fox said

Great instrumentation and use of space on this song. The vox is great.

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eyes all around thought surveillance, the fighting on the ground dont abuse the diguise the one they made, should never be altered now we fear , the words we say, descent in the shadows we must hide to survive the thought police their searching…
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him the soft heart said

am liking now...., ever heard nathan michaels

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eyes all around thought surveillance, the fighting on the ground dont abuse the diguise the one they made, should never be altered now we fear , the words we say, descent in the shadows we must hide to survive the thought police their searching…
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Guest said

Outstanding. The paning on the vocals is most satisfying

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Guest said

Sounds great! Oh nice piano on the end too! Rockin good! Bethan

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Guest said

Love brass so much. Great piano too. Banging tune.

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Testing out some compressors and effects chains while losing my mind and having fun with my synth guitar and minimoog vsti. Happy new years!
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Guest said

real talent

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Endicott Road said

Lively tune! Very nice. ER

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Found a interesting sounding indian instrument via the computer world and strummed out chords on my lil midi guitar. Added some percussion, strings and a flute.
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Heroes In The Seaweed said

All has been said before... But... Great tune James!

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Okay Andrew R. , this ones for you bud. Had a little fun with it in the intro. That was the surprise. I put the bass line down and arranged the drums Saturday morning and returned later that night about 10:00 pm . I worked until 2 am and laid…
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Guitar Music by Tim Brown said

Hey, I like this ! How did you get Eddie Kramer to work with you ? Nice playing.

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Nick P said

Wonderful....great beat!

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Dirty Spirits said

nice springsteen start. cool springsteeny lyrics too.

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Guest said

Retro romantic rhythmic rocking rounder tune.

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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richardlaceves said

wow, you've got a lot going on here,, and it all blends together sooo well,, excellent! a killer of a song, so to speak,,,,

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Songs From Nowhere Project said

Well done, sir! Well done!

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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thetworegs said

Excellent got that Springsteen Petty vibe down to a T you nailed it James...

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Guest said

yeah, like Greg said... great foot tapping song!

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A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family and made my way out west i lost my job at the steel mill im a hoping for the best in this life for my kids and wife just outside of Davenport…
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Greg Connor said

Wow . . . My feet are tapping. You hit the bullseye James! Nice, Nice, Nice, Song

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