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 | peacepiano said 468 days ago |
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Begining Marching band is perfect. I like the psychedelic idea also, but is there any other psychedelic in the musical? The musical is pretty eclectic so this could work. I like the layering at the end, very '60s :) Thanks Bill |
 | echoroom said 467 days ago |
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Problem i have.. ... is i'm so in awe of what you're creating, i struggle to be objective. The marching opening is great, and then the naked vocal sounded odd, but grew on me... almost sounds like an islamic chant. The rest is excellent - great lyrics, and the track has a kinda 'Who' feel to it. Some of the vox should be re-done, but the emotion is all there. The ending is excellent - really powerful. a great opener. steve |
 | blackhole said 467 days ago |
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a few things.... The damped banjo is a great idea and sounds good, but I'd be hard-pressed to march that fast (without chemicals....) The segue from the marching band in the church -- try fade out the drums as they wander away, maybe fade up the in-church voice -- my $.02 worth... The last half is strictly brilliant, way listenable, I love it, engaging, driving and compelling, beautiful fade there. Wish I'd written it! Yes, your describing the setting made it all come into focus for me. |
 | Vic Holman said 467 days ago |
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where it begins the affected banjo really comes of well. Like how this goes into different directions. a mini opera within a opera. the rockin section is a great 70's badfinger meets traffic, slick! |
 | michael2 said 467 days ago |
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wow what an ambitious piece of music. i have no problems with the transition to the vocal; and i love when the acoustic comes in. really nice. |
 | bud said 464 days ago |
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OK - there's some cool stuff on MJ and some really talented people - and then there's this number that changes the whole field. All three parts are complete and compelling and work together to create a memorable trip. Part three is particularly mind blowing. I'm in awe. |
 | paul f. page said 464 days ago |
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The opera... Dick, I love part 2 of this movement...with the soft guitar and the laid-back vocal. You have a real talent for gluing all sorts of contrasting styles and instrumentation together. Very VERY appealing to my ears. I can't think is such grand dimensions and I admire you for your ability to keep all of this straight and to make it so compelling... My only crit would be with the clarity of the lyrics. My hearing isn't so hot anyway, but I would like to be able to listen without a libretto. Just a thought. .... I am writing as I listen, too...boy, this is an impressive piece. Kudos...and more kudos. Wow. Peace. Paul |
 | bonnieprincejohnny said 463 days ago |
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Banjoed. Man - where's the banjo solo? It's a glaring omission Richard. I kid thee not. Sweet lyric and melody though.Trippy vocal. Be cool. |
 | Komrade K said 460 days ago |
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Fabulous intro A banjo you say? Sounds incredible. This is a very ambitious piece and you've pretty much hit it (I think you've rightly identified the areas that could benefit from tweaks). There's a lot of diverse elements but you've succeeded in making it all hang together - I was more than happy to go with the flow and let the music lead me where it wanted to go. And at the end I felt like I indulged in a substance or two! KK |
 | paddler said 459 days ago |
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Definately A corker - great retro feel,those 2 chords on the guitar are my favourite - dunno about you nut I learned em from that song 'pusherman' by steppenwolf.Big number to start off on it could come back as a theme at the end too.Cheers Dick - Rich! |
 | davisamerica said 441 days ago |
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nice surprise this one is fairly new here and struggeling to get round to so many sites...figured i needed to vist one of the masters. really cool even before intended tweaks! hats off!! |
 | Doug Somers said 404 days ago |
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How wonderfully fresh What a cool mix of styles and sounds that works!! You say it was an experiment but it sounds to me to be either very craftily conceived or you are living in inspiration city .... or both. Great tune Dick! Really enjoyed it!! Cheers, Doug |
 | dirigent said 270 days ago |
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A Beginning Way cool, like this open-air-feeling :-) Bravi, well arranged stuff, very enjoyable!!! |
Nice to see the opera take another step towards fruition. I enjoyed this. There's a bit of a disparity between the very crisp drums at the start and the deep reverb on Graeme's vocal, which is not a criticism, it just makes a bit of a sonic jump from one section to the next. The transition into the next section is sweet though. I think it works well having the a cappella section in there.
The 2nd part I'm already very familiar with as I've been listening to it on a CD for the past month! I like the sitarry bits you've added to it though. Is it my imagination or is it a mixture of the old vocal with a new one, or have I had too many drugs? I like the original Bait vocal but I do agree you've got a better one in you. And the psychedelic freakout bit at the end is a nice addition too.
Good going, Dick. It's getting there!