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 | lavalamp said 237 days ago |
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my kinda stuff Quirky and humorous. I really dig that style. Birds of a feather....... Dave |
 | Dj French Toast said 236 days ago |
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Great song Had me smilin the whole time . |
 | Vic Holman said 236 days ago |
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perfect ... summer tune. has some of that Mcartney pop style going on. nice and very well crafted. |
 | DWL said 234 days ago |
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Sunny afternoon! Loved the brass. Very 60s and a wonderful laid back sound. Pop as it should be :-) Cheers Dick |
 | screamalexz said 233 days ago |
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a musical this is sort of fun. makes me think of someone walking with an umbrella thru newyork in an old musical. perhaps you should do a musical that'd be fun. |
 | blaky smith said 232 days ago |
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originality I like the style of your tune, English style, remember me the kinks... You have made a nice job and your voice is perfectly in harmony with your intrumentation, bravo... Marc |
 | Bob6stringer said 230 days ago |
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Give me a drink with an umbrella! This is the perfect song to play on the beach BEFORE that Waterloo Sunset cones down. Really a fine, fine tune - thanks for the download! BTW I've heard Ray Davies (pronounced "Davis," he says!) on a couple of radio shows (podcast, actually), he's got a new album out. |
 | thetiler said 229 days ago |
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This tune really put a nice needed smile on my face ! :) Thanks for sharing Monkaton ! Enjoyed! |
 | helenmorris said 218 days ago |
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I love this Yes it does sound like the Kinks. The ending is spectacular |
 | Monkaton said 217 days ago |
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Thanks Helen Glad you came by and gave a listen. The ending was an attempt to show that even the Life of Luxury can get a little mundane after awhile. Plus it might wake the listener up. Thanks again for coming by and commenting. |
 | lengold said 217 days ago |
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Life of Luxury Yes please. Really enjoyable and catchy song that is very well performed. I agree about the Kinks' comments. Cheers Len |
 | alfalpha said 216 days ago |
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the 'horns' are fine... ...I'm guessing you're meaning 'brass', apropos your forum post.....(via Caroline's comment-Cameron is an orchestral French Horn player) Your 'horn' parts sound fine to me- (I'm a brass player-meaning, I've played with all sorts of ensembles, including jazz & rock) They sound so good, I'd suggest using your 'horn' sounds at lesser intervals.....you get more effect with 'horns' with less usage- use them at your 'poignant' verses/choruses...I hope that makes sense! Sorry if I 'sound 'confused, or 'horn-swaggled'! (*~*) All The Best! Cheers! Alf :) |
 | VicDiesel said 215 days ago |
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...and the Village Brass Band Cute song. And the horns sound fine to me. About as well as you can do with software instruments. |
 | Cameron said 215 days ago |
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groovy! This definitely took me back to the 60s. The song was well-conceived and mixed, and you have an interesting, distinctive voice. You created a "lazy" mood in this song which is effective. Caroline pointed me here so I could check out the "horns", which is indeed BRASS rather than (French) horn. I agree with alfalpha that brass should be used perhaps more sparingly than you did here, although I was impressed by the overall sound of these synthesized sounds. You write well for brass; the accompaniment lines and harmony would fit the instruments' capabilities nicely. However, if I were to play one of these parts live, my chops would get tired as the notes were virtually non-stop, with very little rest. It's hard to write for instruments that we might not play, ourselves. I would suggest substituting saxes or maybe even vocals for the brass lines at times, alternating the sounds to create more variety and give the brass players (and the listeners' ears) a rest. ;-) That being said, I did enjoy listening to this song. Good work! |
| Monkaton said 215 days ago |
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"Brass" Comments Thank your Alphalpha, Rik, Vic and Cameron for your "brass" comments. I was concerned that I perhaps used the brass too much. I'll go back and revisit that section. As fate would have it I was listening to Ray Davies' new album, "Working Man's Cafe" and notice the horns on one of the songs. They were excellent, but used more as an emphasis than a connecting instrument. Vocalizing some of the parts was also a good idea, Cameron. Less is more! The brass was an ensemble brass selection played on a Roland JW-50 Workstation into a MOTU Ultralite and I then used GB's "Live Horn Section" plug-in. Thanks so much for all your comments. |
| alfalpha said 211 days ago |
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ooops,,, I forgot to fave, as well as perhaps making a mention of the sweet Randy Newman sound this wee toon! Cheers, Alf |
this is cool ...veery nice singing..very nice
arrangmenmt great one my friend thinnks for sharin !!