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Victim
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Submitted on: May 18, 2005 - 10:06:19 PM
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Description This is my first complete song generated entirely on my Powerbook. All drum, bass & synth programming, electric and acoustic guitars and all backing vocals by Darren Chapman. Lead vocals and lyrics by Tim Triolet.

Thanks to all who volunteered their ears on my early mixes. Your input was invaluable.

Comments, suggestions and critiques are welcome... it's my first complete Mac song and any more suggestions to make it better are appreciated.

Lyrics All my friends have gone away again
Now I sit alone a dying man
All my life I've lived a lie
Believed it true in my minds eye
Now I sit alone a haunted mess

Now all I fear has come to life

In my mind, what I thought integrity
False pride inside of me
Now I cry
Just a victim of my own demise

All my life I've had a dream of grandeur
Totally denying mindful ways
All I took I felt I gained
Fearful truths they now invade
Now I live within my grand illusion

In my mind, what I thought integrity
False pride inside of me
Now I cry
Just a victim of my own demise

Hardware Powerbook 1ghz - 512 RAM
M-Audio MobilePre USB
Apex 430 Condenser Mic
1990 Fender American Strat Plus
Taylor Acoustic
Tannoy Reveal Nearfield Monitors

Software: Logic Express 7.1
Reason 2.5

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	said 1294 days ago
	Full bore dread For a withered soul, Triolet sure belts it out. Production is flawless, as far as I can tell. Excellent playing and synth noodling, Chapman. Great song construction. The varied angles of attacks on the repeating lyrics prevents repetiveness. It's a wrap.

	Emily Rohm said 1294 days ago
	Haunting. This is well put together! Vocals are good. I especially like his tone on the lower parts. Guitar parts are powerful without being overwhelming. Heavy metal is certainly not my forte so I don't have many intelligent things to say but I enjoyed this.

Mystified said 1294 days ago

Impressive
Wow! Some great playing in this! I'm impressed. I'm not
the best at offering comments for this particular genre, so
I'll just say that ...yup....it's very impressive! Love the voice
as well--matches the heavy metal all the way.
My only nit is that maybe the vox could be a *little* more
forward in the mix. It got buried a couple of times to my
ears--but again, maybe that's the genre, too.

Very well done!

Peter Greenstone said 1294 days ago

Yeah!
Thanks for letting me check out the work-in-progress. This
final version sounds really stunningly excellent. Everything
fits just right and sounds full. Great singing and playing,
and I love the way you used that synth ambient loop ( I think
that's what it is); it really makes an excellent sonic contrast
to the guitars. As I told you before, it has a bit of a Stone
Temple Pilots sound to it (which is great). Excellent job all
around; well written and executed.

	aclarke said 1294 days ago
	Yeah, too! This is perfect! Your attention to every detail has paid off well here. Everything sounds balanced- excellent guitar sound, vocals (lead and backup) are spot on. Very tasty lead... as I told you before very Blue Oyster Cultish. Downloaded (to replace the earlier versions) and faved!

TobinMueller said 1294 days ago

Deserved pride
Crystal clear production, very present and alive. Radio
ready in every way. Very cool guitar, great changes,
everything sounds like real instruments and is balanced
perfectly. I like how you didn't drench anything
in reverb, yet when the singer goes into his upper
register during the verses, I feel like a touch of reverb
would help (the chorus "In my mind" is perfect, but the
"All my life" seems too dry for some reason in my ears).
Great guitar solo. Wonderful brooding track, haunting
sections. I can see this performed live, licensed for film,
on a CD. Really great work.

	cjhoose said 1294 days ago
	wow - great production! For that matter, great writing and performances.

thetiler said 1294 days ago

faith in heavenly father
It's easy to be a victim in this world, look at all the alcohol
abuse, tearing up families right and left. If we try in our
hearts to do what is right and let the consequence follow
then things will turn for our good. It may not seem great
at the time though. I guess that is what is meant by faith.
. .

The negative elements in this world want you to loose
faith in a higher heavenly power were you can become a
victim to man made culture's wisdom and there is a whole
lot of culture in the United States especially, just ready to
suck us down the tube.

Lotsa of talent here in your tune!

Thanks for all the hard work to make that talent.

	Pie said 1294 days ago
	Hey dude... ...this is great. Reminded me of the 'Pull' album by winger. Don't be offended, I love that album. The rest of their stuff was pretty lightweight but 'Pull' rocked. This track is actually heavier but reminded me nevertheless. Keep on going. Pie

	dchapman said 1294 days ago
	Hey dude... Wow, I didn't think that anyone ELSE on the planet owned that album. It was by far their best... never considered it as an influence though, maybe the tapping a'la Reb Beach... loved his playing. Thanks

	Pie said 1294 days ago
	Hey dude... I think it's one of the most underated rock albums of all time. Heavy and melodic. JUNKYARD DOG!!!!!!!! :-) --- these online signatures are a load of bollocks!

	aclarke said 1293 days ago
	Hey dude... Thanks guys. All album I never heard but now feel the need to buy. Cool!

	alley-oop said 1294 days ago
	More metal to chew through my thin cranium. All so tasty, production, playing, lyrics, singing. Great job! Let's have an encore!

	AquilA said 1294 days ago
	That rocks... Thanks for sharing. Excellent production and a very cool Alice in Chains/Jerry Cantrell kind of sound. Well done. Maybe when I grow up I'll produce and play like that.

	SlimGirlFat said 1294 days ago
	Oh YES! At last, Great production on this Darren,, Great lead vocals from Tim and your backing harmonies are spot on. The guitar playing just rocks! A totally awesome track. I really look forward to hearing more of this music from you.. D/L Slimmie

	Kevensor said 1294 days ago
	Wow!! This really rocked! I get the Alice in Chains/ Jerry Cantrell reference, this sounds a lot like them! I hope we don't have to wait another year to hear more.

	Kevensor said 1294 days ago
	Wow!! This really rocked! I get the Alice in Chains/ Jerry Cantrell reference, this sounds a lot like them! I hope we don't have to wait another year to hear more.

	perceptualvortex said 1293 days ago
	Rockin' Very cool. Alice in Chains came to mind to me as well. Nice and heavy, loud, crunchy. Overall a great job. --D

	mcsweb said 1293 days ago
	Your handle on production is fantastic Completely professional. I sometimes felt that the song drags just a tad, but that's really just a nit. Good brooding sound. Thanks for the early listens on this one!

	said 1293 days ago
	Well done Professional sounding production. One strange thing to my ear is the choice of melody in the first line of the chorus "In my mind". The word "mind" is sung in two notes, F sharp to D whereas it would have flowed better (in my humble opinion) going from A to D. I hope this is constructive. thanks for sharing

	grid stalker said 1293 days ago
	strong silky smooth production loved opening hook the most. it hooked me into main body of song which also delivered. curious---- what's your guitar setup? are we listening to amp simulators?

	dchapman said 1293 days ago
	strong silky smooth production This tune is using the apple amp simulators. I was experimenting with them to see how good I could make them sound. They turned out pretty good I think... but needed alot of tweaking to get there.

	Jim Bouchard said 1292 days ago
	strong silky smooth production I think they are indeed quite good. Surprising, as you might never know. Great heavy sound, almost humbucker fat, nice sustain...almost an e-bow sound at times. I really like this! The whole thing! --- "Vote for me, and all your wildest dreams will come true."-Pedro

	said 1292 days ago
	Yeah... solidly good rock Very classic sounding. And your vocals too are down the middle hard rock. I love your guitar riffs with harmonies(?). Very cool. Glad to see you posting some songs. Top hard rock material here, my man! But you suspected as much : ) Jack

alanfraser said 1292 days ago

Well produced without sounding synthetic
And that's probably because most of it isn't synthetic.
Very cool changes. Excellent production. Definitely
rocks.

Coolest of all is to hear new material. I lost track after
you were uploading tunes from your original band and I
had hoped you would move forward from there. Very glad
to see you pushing a new tune and I don't see a thing
wrong with a shameless plug.

	Syncopatient said 1292 days ago
	Production is outrageous Every detail of this is perfect in my opinion Darren. All instruments fit with vox.....vox fits with instruments....flawlwess. The production values are stunning and care to those details has really paid off. Most excellent work...great song!

	Anonymous said 1291 days ago
	impressive you do all this on mac by yourself? ... very impressive! ... oh, i see you use Logic ... is that much better than garageband? ... perhaps this is why song sounds better than average? ... excellent guitar, vocals and production ... i especially like bell sound in synth ... brightens up mix nice ... i do not like metal as rule but this was good ...

Cameron said 1279 days ago

excellent
Well, I'm finally back on site to check out a tiny fraction of
what I've missed over the past few months...your tune is
one of the first I've heard this go 'round.

This is truly excellent, both from a production standpoint
and for musical content. Lots of interesting stuff in this
mix. It's very well put together.

I don't usually gravitate towards the metal genre but this
tune is tastefully done.

I don't have any "nits" to pick on this tune. I think it is one
of your best yet that you've posted here.

	Anonymous said 1278 days ago
	GREAT! Your pafomance is Great! ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Z293 said 1269 days ago

You backed up your reputation with this
First thanks for stopping by to comment on one of my songs. Had a little computer trouble and wasn't able to post when this first came out but I'm back up now.

I have to admit I've been waiting for this first complete submission from you. You put out a lot of advice in the forums and I wanted to see you talk the talk. I think you nailed just about every aspect of what your all about. I believe you have set a standard to look up to on production from Logic. The song writing for this genre was perfect. I get the feeling that you don't look at yourself as a lead guitar player but I also thought your solo was perfect for this song. I try to comment on peoples' work but I usually am not a very good critic. Just wanted to let you know what I thought of your first from the ground up submission.

said 1266 days ago

Rockin' and great..
Take it from this old school metalhead...your song rocks! Great songwriting, great vocal performance, great guitar tones, and a fantastic guitar solo that makes its point without silly noodling. You even have a great lead tone in here.

I am truly amazed that you recorded all of this with Logic EXPRESS! I was all set to buy the Mbox/Pro Tools Le setup tonight, but the production of this incredible song has me taking pause.

A great tune, truly.

	kingkongcaos said 1258 days ago
	\,,/O_o\,,/ i wish i had long hair........ this was grrrrrrreat!!!!

	Suzanne said 1251 days ago
	the weight of the baritone really like the low vocals, like eddie vedder. great sound guitars, tight performance. radio ready, guys!

	ronnielong said 1224 days ago
	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy Sh!T!!! HOw did I miss this the first time round???!! Jeessuus dude.... perfect. Just damn perfect. Reminds me a bit of Alice in Chains...an thats a damn good thing.. VERY glad you got yer hands on BLAZE (can't wait..hehe.).... And VERY glad to have a heavy Metal Brother on this site. Bad ass. DO MORE!!! -Cheers-

	gkeller said 1208 days ago
	Wow! I was very impressed when I heard this, as were a lot of other people, as I can see from the posts. You guys sound great! I agree with the Alice in Chains references. I can definitely see the similarities. My friend made the comment that you guys sound like professionals. Record deal material. Very nice!

	8piscean8 said 1193 days ago
	Slick Production I have heard some other well produced songs on MacJams but this one probably tops them all. I agree with one of the other posts that states they feel the song drags on a little. Other than that the song is great. The vocals and guitar are very Alice N Chains like which is pretty cool. Lets hear some more! When does the album come out?

	CIPHER said 1191 days ago
	Phenomenal I am speechless. You are totally what I aspire to be. Your production is superb. I prefer clean sounds for metal and hard rock rather than sludge and your stuff is right there. It's how I hear my music in my head. Of course, you have the gear, the talent and the patience and effort to make it happen. Consider me a big fan.

	good boy seldom said 1153 days ago
	I like the way it fades in the beginning. The guitar sounds great. You're voice reminds me a little of layne stayley (is that right?) from Alice in chains. I like the mood of this song, very somber. Well done!

	EuroFever said 1142 days ago
	Great work! Loved man I totaly do. Eurofever

	spacekev said 1139 days ago
	haunting The guitar sounds great. The verse has a really cool haunting sound. The loops and guitar picking work for me.

	Drew Kopr said 1057 days ago
	Not sure how i missed this one DC, but is an awesome tune with fantastic production, instrumentation, and vocals/writing!

	Karmatoburn said 1018 days ago
	closet air guitar as I keyboardist I yearn to re incarnated as a screaming guitarist in the vien of what I hear here. good job on all aspects technical. the overall result is a cool rock number. one that's already got me grabbing the tennis racket. that doublung effect or overlay is sooo cool, keep em coming

	stuck2mojo said 896 days ago
	great song Hope you're not tired of the Alice In Chains comments, but it's almost like hearing new stuff from them. I like everything about it. This song is what this site is all about! Very creative with excellent use of the software mixed with solid musicianship. More, please!

	scotsmanlerxt said 823 days ago
	Stunning I wish I could get such a great metal sound from my guitar; very nice. One of the finest tunes all around I've heard just about anywhere, radio included.

	dchapman said 1268 days ago
	You backed up your reputation with this Thanks for your kind words. I did put a lot of effort into this song. I'm glad to see that it's realized. Thanks again. D.

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