Give me goose bumps!

Great way to start the New Year

Outstanding collaboration Gene...great tune!! have a happy new year and thanks for listening to my stuff!!

Beautiful!

Damn that's Good !!!

posted a copy of this song Here: https://www.facebook.com/4barrelcarb?ref=hl

Great Guitar rythm and slide work. Vocals are awesome!! thanks for Sharing!

Paul Siegmund turned me on to you...

Thanks, Gene. It's been a pleasure accompanying and listening to your music! I'll always treasure our exchanges.

*AND NOW THAT I'M LOGGED IN* . . . . . It looks like I have accidently added a little humor as well.

I got the speakers turned all the way up Gene! We've been through a lot. Remember all the song writing challenges at EZFolk? I never thought I would have so many friends that I will never meet in person. Your last song is something to be proud of. I was taken by the lyrics bouncing between acceptance and denial. Steve mentioned the chord changes. Mark talked about the weight of the message. We were honored that you asked us for a little help.

Greg, Steve, Mark: I am so touched, so moved. This final mix down brought a tear to my eye and a chill to my bone. Y'all handle this song with great care and delicacy and made a marvelous bit of music. I'm right proud of all of you and my friendship with you. I'm very lucky to have had this chance to make this beautiful song with such beautiful souls with what days I've been graced with. Thank you all so very much! Rick Koehl/Merry Bear/Justin Otter Guy/Gene Eric Mann

Well I don't think this needs me but that's not gonna stop me. Go Mark Ill meet you on the track . Winner Rick !

Good song, man! Like the atmosphere. Strong vocals.

feels like Im on the water ready to sail, thanks gene

nice clean guitar sounds

It will be fun to hear when the other parts come in. Merry Christmas Gene!

If someone can do some Bodhran drum in the final mix it would add a lot. Rick's songs always had the beat and place for one in them. Great job Greg. Great lyrics Mr. Mann

I'm liking the harmonica. Nice one.

nice and heart felt song.....

Wonderful!! You guys, like, wow. Y'all got great taste!

How did I neglect to favorite this one before now?!

Good stuff! Classy.

Rock on, man!

Short -- very short -- but sweet -- very sweet.

Within the first 15 seconds I was sold. GREAT RIFT! I dig the lyrics and the vocals, the drums, the bass -- "it's almost like magic!" ;) Yep, all good! Sweet lead guitar workout at the break too.

Really, truly gorgeous stuff, well thought out -- ingenious, and the mastering is superb!

I agree with what Andrew Russe -- this one doesn't need anything else!

I appreciate the work you put into this groove -- gonna play it again!

Oooooohhh I like this. Colorful tones and a tasty vibe! You're a rift master! ROCK ON!

Intriguing. Your description reminds mr of Mother Earth. Seen from Luna, she's beautiful -- white clouds, green continents, blue seas. But zoom in and, ugh, she's infested with a deadly cancer. But, no, there's nothing that "not right" about this mix down. I dig it.

An intriguing conversation between you and your guitar. I liked what everyone had to say although no particular issues were resolved! ;) You have a sweet relationship with a sweet sounbding guitar, grand-sounding strings, and an acoustically warm room -- nice natural reverb effect. Great job!

Amazing what can be done with a quadtonic scale! Beautiful job. Rock on!

The lyrics speak to me. The vocal delivery got me in the guts. The strumming was delicate yet powerful. This number is full of emotion – it really reaches. I suggest you leave it as it is, a musical photograph of your bruises and wounds at the time. Anything added or edited after this would be Photoshopping (or, what I like to call "Photo-chopping").

I *REALLY* dug this! I wrote a song from the perspective of the monster -- you might be interested in taking a listen to it. But it's not Metal, so you may not care for it. While I am into a wiiiiide variety of genres, I realize most people don't, but here's the link, just in case: http://alonetone.com/mythopoetica/tracks/one-last-song

Kind of a Glen Campbell-era classy country sound and vibe. I think I like this version best, so far... who knows who might come along to do version of this version of that version of I'm confused already! ;)

Bittersweet. Dark, painful, but beautiful. Very well recorded -- mixed and mustered with great care and taste.

I like this one! The arrangement of chords, the strumming technique, and the lyrics, the energy of the vocals -- it all works for me!

Some interesting piano playing -- I enjoy the chords and melody, but the execution and delivery is particularly talented. Marvelous!

Now these are some interesting lyrics. The music is rather dark and sad in its delivery. It's a good mixing/mastering job -- chilling! I like it, but I sense the pain.