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 | Jarvoid said 211 days ago |
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This is like a collision between Mike Oldfield's bicycle and Genesis' soapcart on that darkened dangerous road to the solstice and then they pick themselves up and groove out as the sun comes up........what sort of mushroom was they!!??cos Patrick Moraz is in there too!!Quite excellent dude........... Jarvoid |
 | Rebsie said 210 days ago |
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Proggy epic I'm always impressed with your musical and lyrical imagination. I like the last vocal section the best ... lovely harmonies. I'm also impressed you've made a regular ritual of the solstice sunrise. I'm not good with early mornings and I only ever once managed to get up for it. It was at the Avebury stone circle and it was so murky and grey I couldn't see anything and it was bloody freezing. Met a few friendly druids though. Now, getting up for the *winter* solstice would take some doing ... |
 | perceptualvortex said 210 days ago |
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Epic alright I'm envious of your ability to make music sound this good. Sheesh, this is just a joy to listen to from start to end. Listening, I'm reminded of Gentle Giant and Yes at times, but there's so much more that, I guess, just sounds like you. I love the drama, and the energy and color of it, the big changes, and the lyrics (and I rarely pay attention to lyrics). Awesome work, paddler. |
 | dajama said 210 days ago |
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Magnificent Epic in the best sense of the world. I like the keyboards throughout, and the guitar sounds great. The vocal section is terrific, with great imagery and some really evocative lines. Bit of a James Earl Jones vibe going on there on that opening line! A great, ambitious track that you pull off with aplomb. Kudos. Nicely done. Peace. |
 | davisamerica said 208 days ago |
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right then ;-] ..... really ...:-] man u rock and this is a treat! |
 | Diviner said 207 days ago |
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I really like this Song The music is lovely to listen to (I am never disappointed by your tracks). The music really sets a brilliant scene for what you describe. Incredible prog rock track, well done for making such a sustained track that keeps the interest. I too celebrate the midsummer as well as the midwinter, and sunrises are always spectacular what ever the time of year. The best sunrises for me have been camping in the wilderness or at festivals. |
 | peacepiano said 207 days ago |
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Epic Starting kind of Jethro Tull sound then moving to a Rick Wakeman or Tony Banks keyboard section. As you round in to the vocal the whole is definitely Paddler! You show most of your musical range on just this one piece. Amazing stuff. Thanks Bill |
 | SJB said 206 days ago |
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Wow I love the mix of synthed sounds with the more organic tones of the whistle (recorder?), guitar, strings and piano. Listening to this was a great way to spend 15 minutes of my lunch hour at work! So many changes and you never know what's coming next. The "I'm walking by a silver stream..." section was sublime. I can't even start to work out how you can get this degree of variation into one piece. I%u2019m stunned! All the best Steve |
 | richardhowardjones said 205 days ago |
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You HAVE been busy! Great Rich. I especially love the medieval bit in the middle. Here in the land of the rising sun they don't worry about dawn too much. Strange, eh? Nice poem, too. All the best, The other Rich |
| richardhowardjones said 205 days ago |
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Medieval bit.. Beg pardon. It was near the beginning. I hadn't checked how long your masterpiece was going to be. Had just popped in for a drink and stayed for dinner, as it were. Glad I did; most filling. |
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Brilliant! What a fabulous array of sounds! Reminds me a little of Ian Anderson's "The Jasmine Corridor," only this is actually BETTER! Well done and bravo Richard! Take care! |
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Incredible Journey! Thanks for the ride Rich,, It's wonderful! You are extremely creative! A big thumbs up! T-BirD |
 | saymme said 201 days ago |
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back for dl This is the one everything in it spoke/speaks to me -in a delightful wierd shivering way, brilliantly-creepyawesome if You know what I mean : ) tx again LPR |
fantastic composition this is; full of sunlight ,spangles, magic, fantasy and more. It should come with a Disney-like video. Wonderful imagery with a touch of Mr. Bluesky feel (ELO). You're very artistically minded it's obvious and you manage to get it all into a great musical piece. Your voice too is ideal for this kind of work. It's on a par with my other favourite of yours, 'The Old Fortune Teller,' cheers M