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 | jiguma said 517 days ago |
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: ) Simple, great lyrics and enough musically interesting things happening to keep me very much with you. This is a really good example of the great range of good music here. Congratulations for pulling this off so well. Very quirky indeed (a good thing!). Neil |
 | mikkinylund said 517 days ago |
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Nice Very nice tempo and beat. Fun lyrics! Great song and find! |
 | Macaudion said 517 days ago |
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Dign' the honesty of this one. Now that just made me feel good. Very, very cool tune! Love that synth sound that ya got goin after the first choirs. Dign' the lyrics and vocal work on this, especially the coolnest of the FX. Nice rock solid beat! This one is a clever little groove thing. And I can relate to the act of purchasing really "advanced" products, the ones that I thought would make my efforts, less. I'm way grown up now and I don't do this anymore. Well... Okay... now, if I do make said purchases, I make sure that I'm truly gettn' away with something. Thanks for sharing your coolnest! Cheers! Macca |
 | Peter Bauckham said 517 days ago |
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Nice one! Indeed today's 'must have' is always tomorrow's 'pile of crap'. I think perhaps the buying public is a bit more cynical what with DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, HD ready, full HD and so it goes on... In any case - I love the song, great lyrics and excellent performance. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your next offering with that mellotron plug-in! Peter |
 | Alannah said 515 days ago |
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Hmmmm I don't know what a mellotron plug in is ... (call me lame) ... but I am likin the beat on this .... and don't worry about the vocals .. they sound great to me ! I also like the double tracking .... |
 | apb said 514 days ago |
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I dig this groove alot ... .. the theme is plain brilliant but the bit that just is sheer genius is that sweet guitar bit .. off to listen again ..oh, I'd bring the bass up (but might be these headphones I have at work). Bass line reminded me a little of a B52s track .. forget which one, albeit slowed down. Where is the piano Len? Your really a female Swede called Pia Noman, I know ;o) |
 | ceilidh said 514 days ago |
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len, like alannah i have no clue, what a mellotron plug-in is and what magic it makes with music. you just remind me with your brilliant lyrics and the "fear of buying and buying" of one guy, i met many times during my 4 years in glasgow. he was very into traditional and folk music. he was going to every music sessions, folk music concerts, celtic connections festival etc. and he always carried with him his collection of tin whistles. all of them they were in a different keys, different sizes, different materials silver metal, golden metal, wood, by size neatly tidy in his dark green velvet wrapping, full of stitched on little ribbon holders separately placed for each tin whistle. very beautiful. he always came and standing in the middle of the crowd with wide gesture he opened his beautiful collection of tin whistles. what a beautiful view! all shiny and elegant. i think he might had about 30 of them. but when we asked him to play, he always said, "no, not now, i don't feel like, this is not the moment etc." and actually in all those 4 years i never heard him playing. because he simply didn't know, how to play. so this is the story you reminded me with your lovely lyrics. i enjoyed your song very much :) thank you paja |
 | jasongreen said 514 days ago |
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hey listen to this no need for talent. we all will die someday anyways. keep us all beliveing we will live forever. super duper lyrics. makes me want to go out and get an ice cream cone. |
 | Doadars Uncle said 513 days ago |
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Nice perc for the endless treading of the commercial culture! Good luck on the mellotron thing! Great song! |
 | screamalexz said 511 days ago |
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entertaining hehe the lyrics amuse me. hmm so if you get a gibson les paul you'll be a rockstar? an entertaining piece. |
 | mvh9591 said 511 days ago |
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HUM____ Len I love the story and your delivery vocally. The double effect worked well. I would have liked to hear a bit more guitar (I think that was you playing - right?) Hey would someone email Len the mellotron plug-in please! Nice work - I enjoyed it - Thanks for sharing, mvh : ) Susquehanna Sunrise |
 | ValleyPastor said 511 days ago |
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Good stuff! But, if nobody bought all that stuff, where would the jobs go? . . . Oh, I forgot, the jobs are already in China and Korea. I'm short, half-blind, uncoordinated and bald. But I gotta put on my $230 shoes so I can be just like Mike. |
 | echoroom said 511 days ago |
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Show me the money Len - best track you've done, IMO. great vocal delivery (Beck meets Nick cave), great lyrics, and a really great druggy sound/structure. love the sound you use after the first 'chorus'. A slack, anti-capitalism anthem - really outstanding work, bud. Steve |
 | Komrade K said 511 days ago |
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That's quite a groove... ...you've got going there - great guitar line, spare but effective. KK |
 | Brian D said 507 days ago |
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of course I love it you flatter me more than I deserve, but I'd love this even if my name wasn't in it. It's original and cool and weird. i could go on. you should get the M-Tron plug in. it's $99 well spent. you'll definitely do cool things with it! thanks again. I have to play this for my Mom! |
 | rsolorio said 505 days ago |
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That was awesome I too am a big Brian D fan, but you take the cake my friend. The song is just amazing and tons of fun. Your voice and delivery reminded my of the Zappa man. Truely enjoyed the listen. And len, get the pluggin. If you use it, chicks will come. |
 | five_extra_arms said 497 days ago |
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Mellotronica Len, I love this song! You are so cool and dark and modern. The lyrics are really clever and funny. You officially have a new fan of your music! |
 | rainfice said 483 days ago |
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laugh in I like the subtle dry humour you have. You write really unusual, honest and tounge in cheek lyrics, then present them in a very personal fashion. There's humour there, but it doesn't come across as cheap or meaningless. There's method to the madness. a most original style. -Rain |
| five_extra_arms said 464 days ago |
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I Had My Toes In The Sand.... ...and in my head I kept hearing: No need for talent just buy the best No need for talent just beat your chest So I shuffled through my iPod and when I found Crikey Trainers, I cranked it. That mellotron sound is just out of this world. A perfect match for your fantastic voice. I had a great beach experience despite the brutal heat. I had the rare opportunity to listen to MacJams music exclusively with the exception of Linda Ronstadt's "Canciones de Mi Padre" album. Good stuff Len. You're a really original act and so full of great ideas. I think you're a superstar. Bob |
 | K.I.S.KISMET said 463 days ago |
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I can't dance... remember that song from Genesis? That is kind of what this song reminds me of....a total good thing for me! Catchy groove and lyrics, and the vox are so cool. Oh, yea..hope you got the mellotron:) Peace |
 | Schello said 419 days ago |
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;-) Marvelous! what i can to say! Im not musician -------------- Schello |
 | Heightened said 406 days ago |
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Crikey Trainers Nice one - and funny! Heightened |
 | paddler said 361 days ago |
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- I spent 15 seconds just laughing at a picture of trainers with steam coming out of them and the word crikey.Why,I dont know - easily pleased,I suppose.Theres not many artists on 'ere who I actually bother coming back to listen to - not any reflection on their talent or enthusiasm - more a reflection on my lack of self esteem and weird brain.If something is dazzingly perfected I steer away in case I start thinking my recordings should be up to that standard or style.Then if something is too rubbish - I don't bother.And then theres a happy but rare medium somwhere in between thats just - creative/candid/original without being too up its own arse.Really enjoyed it.I'll probably be a fan for as long as were around.Cheers RG |
| paddler said 361 days ago |
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ps is it me or have you been logged in for about 2 weeks continously.Guffaw.Cheers - the invisible one |
 | woofer3 said 288 days ago |
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Frank the man I can imagine Frank Zappa doing this, and I can't think of anything much nicer to say. He also did a track on I think it was his album -Apostrophe [1974]- which is called - Stinkfoot -using the same subject matter. I do like your powerful production as well. John |
Nice song with a great lyrics.