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 | White Hawks said 1156 days ago |
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Wooow!!! WONDERFUL!!!! Seriously. Yes seriously. Perfect collaboration Ed and Curry! Wonderful vocal, guitar playing and mixing!!! This song made me "wooow" and "wooow" and "woooooooow"(and you always make me "wooow")! terrifically wonderful. there is no hesitation for giving this song 10s. thanks for sharing. 10s - Hawks |
 | jiguma said 1156 days ago |
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Great production! Ed, when you mentioned you were working on a song with Curry, I think I congratulated you on your taste - the proof of this pudding is certainly in the eating! Lovely song Ed, and well sung. Curry, your playing on this is up to your usual standard, but I am especially impressed by the production. These are some of the cleanest multiple guitar sounds I think I've heard on an MJ production. Just realised the potential mixed metaphor here leading up to a curry pudding - hmmmmmm! Anyway, congratulations on the result - a fine piece of acoustic folk music. Neil |
 | Ejh said 1156 days ago |
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Great production! Wow... Curry...pudding... I'm trying to wrap my head around that one... BUT I CAN'T 'CAUSE I HAVE THIS GUITAR'S PEGHEAD IN MY CRANIUM! I'm getting to like it, though... it's starting to feel kind of normal... Thanks, jiguma! Ed |
 | Macaudion said 1156 days ago |
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All Tens This is perfect in every way, Ed and Curry. Excellent, excellent job, both of you and on all accounts... Cydniko |
 | I.G.M. said 1156 days ago |
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Great production! Very nice guitar work here. The sound is just perfect! Another example for superb performing arts. I.G.M. |
 | mandolinquent said 1156 days ago |
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Really good.... Wonderful singing; your voice has a lovely edge to it on this. "This is the kind of lonely onlly lonely cures..." What a great line. This is a great collbaboration. Congratulations. |
 | Tadashi Togawa said 1156 days ago |
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My baby-sitter songs Two men's songs exceeded the strait. It flew with the bird, and it reached me. |
 | TobinMueller said 1156 days ago |
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Sharing loneliness Great line: "There are some kinds of lonely only lonely cures." Perfect line to build a song around. Excellent guitar work, simple yet full, always right on, so nice. Great folk track. And there is something about sharing loneliness in music that burrows deep and widens life, somehow. Smiling from the deep alone knowing others know. |
 | snowdragon said 1156 days ago |
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Ah crap Quit raisin' the bar, willya guys? Absolutely incredible guitar work on this one. So much so that it took a couple of listens to actually appreciate that excellent set of words. |
 | Jim Bouchard said 1156 days ago |
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WUMB-ready Send this right off to our favorite Boston folk radio station! ... Instant Classic! Everyone is right on the mark here, so it's hard to say anything without repeating things. This is a great collaboration and Curry did a great job adding in his part and bringing it all together. The song reminds me of the best of Boston Folk songwriting, up there with Dean Stevens or Catie Curtis, for example. Love it! Minor quibble: it doesn't really rock, so I would classify it purely Folk. |
| Ejh said 1155 days ago |
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WUMB-ready On the OTHER hand... I've actually played live on WUMB... years ago...in fact, I think I did 'Marigold'... my old boss Rick Cyge and I actually were on an old WUMB fundraising recording back when Tom Callahan and Stephen Bracciotti were on the air... And I USED to know Dean Stevens... he sometimes came to the songwriting group that my old partner Phyllis and I were members/cofounders of... I spent what felt like a year of my life trying to sell him a guitar before he went and bought his Lowden... I was introduced to Catie, too, a couple of times... And curiously, Wheatstone Bridge was on the "Best of Boston" LP from Fast Folk Musical magazine....I think Dean was on that too, along with other Bostonian types... I know what you mean about the folk rock label being applied to things that don't involve drums and bass, but I think I spent too much time around folkie purists, too, so nowadays I tend to think of "folk" as being "traditional music performed on traditional instruments in traditional ways". In any case, a lot of people approach that category that way. And I dislike the "adult contemporary" sorts of categories. I figure if early Jackson Browne and Steve Forbert, or songs like "Mr. Tambourine Man" or "Helplessly Hoping", can be considered to be "folk rock", then I'm not too out of place... I tend to think of all these categories as approximations, anyway, and I guess I just LIKE this one... I'm glad that you enjoyed the song and the performance, Jim; your comment got a very pleasant little nostalgia thing going for me... Thanks, Ed |
 | ziti said 1156 days ago |
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no fair writing songs about me ed.... this is a beautiful folk song. Masterful lyrics, soung with soul. the guitars are flawlessly played and recorded killer job guys!!! |
| Ejh said 1155 days ago |
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They say that... Jack, I always love and appreciate your comments. An MA in Counseling Psychology is just what I have... And you are right about therapists... I was just reflecting on that this week... I sometimes find myself saying something in a session that is just exactly what I need to hear myself... Pretty often, actually... And I do think of this as a hopeful song... It's that for me, anyway... I'm always touched when you like one of my songs, Jack... Your 'babble' always has great heart... Thanks, Ed |
 | mikkinylund said 1156 days ago |
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Great contribution Everything is so tight in this song, the guitar, the voice... Everything in this reminds me of early Leonard Cohen which is not a bad thing at all, keeping in mind you do it in a very personal way. The lyrics are also great. Thank you. M |
 | Peter Greenstone said 1156 days ago |
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Alone and Lonely Excellent lyrics, Ed. Very thoughtful and poetic. I know exactly what you mean about not fighting it, just seeing it through. Very touching. Your voice is so full and clear; wonderful delivery. The guitars form such a gentle, comforting bed. Played and mixed so very well. It sounds like you were both playing in the same place rather than remotely. Beautiful. It would be nice to maybe hear a cello filling in the bottom, but that'd just be a bonus. Great work, guys. Really. Ed, you write some of my favorite lyrics here. |
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And by the way.... Ed, who's body is your head sitting on in that song art picture?? eerie.... Jack |
 | hacked_to_pieces said 1155 days ago |
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This song is really nice great guitar playing, this is coming from a Metal head but I can also appreciate beauty when I see or hear it and this is a beautiful song. Oh and the production is fantastic as well 9 9 9 10 |
 | stevel said 1155 days ago |
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Super track Lovely track Ejh...wonderful guitar sounds. Again it kind of reminds me of Gene Clark on his 'White Light' album (actually called Gene Clark I think)...very very nice! Steve |
 | TEXASFEEL said 1155 days ago |
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What more can be said This is a great piece and very well executed. Had me fooled with the pic. I was beginning to think Cori was taking a tour around the US and helping us Americans out. Great job coming from two of my favorite MacJam heroes. |
 | Cori Ander said 1155 days ago |
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What more can be said Thank you Texas for your comment coming from one of my favorite MacJam heroes! |
 | alley-oop said 1155 days ago |
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Wow Really nice guys. Great guitars, Great song, Great voice encore encore! |
| gitjunk said 1155 days ago | |
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nice, mellow tune the two guitars fit perfect together. good job on the mix. |
 | bronco said 1155 days ago |
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Where The Waters Run Together The acoustic guitars sound like a bright mountain stream, sparkling in the sunlight as they cascade down. The vocal sounds like a mighty river that flows with power and strength which comes from observing all the nuances of life along the length and breadth of it's journey. When they come together it is fun and magical. Two streams from different places that complement each other as they merge as one. |
 | Aussie John said 1155 days ago |
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Excellent super song and wonderful playing |
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Very nice indeed The vocals are right inside my head as the music seems to surround me. Great production. Kudos to both of you. And yes, this is a 'Headphones" song. |
| Ejh said 1155 days ago |
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Hey...uh oh... ...I just realized this morning that I didn't put Cori's name in the title block... Sorry, Curry... no slight intended... Rectifiying this oversight now... Ed |
 | Aaron David said 1155 days ago |
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Good Mix... I'm fairly new to the scene of Macjams, and have scene some really good talent and some horrible attempts at "music". All power to those in the middle, learning as they go, and improving as they go... I think this piece is something for all to listen to and learn from. It is a great mix with a simple melody and words that people can relate to. I feel that is the key to making music: relating to people. Whether you do it with music, words, or a blend of both. Music that is catchy lasts as long as it takes to listen to it. Music that relates embeds itself in the soul and lasts forever.... Good on ya!!! Aaron David... |
 | caroline said 1155 days ago |
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this is just beautiful..... thank you both so much for creating something so lovely - i've nicked a copy, it's on loop now! xxx and, on a lighter note... thank you so much for mentioning the bear - he was jumping for joy! |
 | selters said 1154 days ago |
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Lovely guitar!!! The guitar playing is incredible! Reminds me a bit of elliott smiths early lo-fi stuff. your voice is very pleasant to listen to! The melody of the song is very beatiful! keep it up! |
 | phyllomania said 1154 days ago |
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The Kind of Lonely You know you're having a good day when swirls of acoustic guitar and soulful lyrics come out of your computer speakers first thing, even before the last dregs of coffee are gone. The beautiful part of this production is that you really can't tell anybody did anything except love it byte by byte until perfect. The guitars blend beautifully, and the instrumental break is like caramel sauce, which makes anything it touches, better. Too bad about the headstock on Curry's guitar, though. Nice of him to cut it off so you can see Ed's face. Nice work, guys. |
| Kulturbeutel said 1153 days ago | |
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Nice tune A very mellow, easy listening kinda tune. Great lyrics, well played. |
 | rtcooper said 1152 days ago |
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That Kind of Whole Hats off. Hands Down Fine collab. What a good idea to team this. This works in every way; vocal, melodic, lyric, tempo and syncopation. Did I mention the guitars? Stunning production qualities. Inspiring throughout. Cooper |
| Lattreira said 1152 days ago | |
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HAHA!Your fd behind u is so happy nice lyrics... nice rthym but vocal...need improve |
| TonemanSW said 1152 days ago | |
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Really Nice I dig it. |
 | Virgil said 1151 days ago |
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song for reminiscing A folksy song with a sentimental feel to it. Excellent guitar playing. A heart-tugging song to listen to while on a bus ride to a homecoming or holiday. The voice is great but sounds a little loud and raw. Won't hurt to set the vocal volume a little lower and put a tiny bit of reverb to make the vocals sound a little more polished and professional. Other than that minor flaw, this song is a major musical creation! |
 | paulhenrys said 1151 days ago |
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Beautiful sound and I love that chorus tag, "This is the kind of lonely/Only lonely cures". A nice insight, and a great germ for a song. The lyric needs some tweaks. The first 8 lines lay it all out. After that, ask yourself, line by line, "does this line says adds something to the song or merely say what I've already said?". I think you may find you need less than you have. |
 | Myshkin said 1150 days ago |
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Beautiful guys My only comment would be that it'd be nice to have some harmonies on the verses with 'only lonely cures' to make them stand out a bit more from the verses and to truly break our hearts. Otherwise - loving it. Well done. |
 | ultravphunter said 1150 days ago |
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Wow! This is beautiful Thank goodness for this song! Nowadays, it seems like every song about being lonely is sung by a whiny kid, who's always like, "Oh, nobody loves me." I really like how this is a song that reflects on loneliness, but doesn't resort to helplessness. It says "I feel alone, and that's what I need to feel right now." Thanks! The guitars in this song are beautiful! Keep up the amazing work! |
| Cori Ander said 1149 days ago |
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And so its week is passed And so the week of fame for The Kind Of Lonely is passed... I "saw" when it happened. I was listening to Katchoolics new post and it was still on the lists. I commented his tune, refreshed the screen and it was no more on the lists... It has been a great week and a just great collaboration ... Thanks a lot Ed! I feel privileged to be your friend! |
 | AquilA said 1143 days ago |
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Impressive First rate collaboration. Beautiful melodies and musicianship on the guitars, excellent arrangement, smooth vocals. I think the mix is really good and the lyrics are great. Terrific job. You guy should get together for some more. |
 | lot249 said 1141 days ago |
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Nice song I grew up in the early 70's and this was a flashback to my childhood. thanks for that. very nice tune Thew |
| selters said 1104 days ago |
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I keep coming back to this... I felt like telling you that i keep coming back to this song.. When i am the only teacher left in my office in late afternoons, i usually listen to this song while finishing up my work for the day.. It is such a nice song. It is very soothing for a tired head at the end of a long day! Keep up the good work Ed! |
Hey Ed,
very nice sounding and wonderful folk song.
Great guitar sound and the vocals are sweet and relaxing.
This goes right to number one in my Katchoolik Folk Charts.
Ed and Curry, this is great stuff.
Cheers