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 | Kenta_and_Linda_Rocks_together said 169 days ago |
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Love this We both are listen and my wife says WOW I agree. That's amazing piece of work thanks for sharing Bro. Take care --- Kenta & Linda |
 | Rebsie said 169 days ago |
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Well Neil This is very different from your usual style and you really pulled it off. A veritable cascade of sound. Delightful. |
 | MarkHolbrook said 169 days ago |
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Neil is that you in the suit seated at the harpischord!?!?! Just kiddin.. Well this is really very cool Neil and I love the string additions. Ain't logic grand!? I only have express but I sure do like it. |
 | rtcooper said 169 days ago |
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I'D SAY BRAVO The Things We Do For Love! Your daughter did you a favor. If you can handle this level of coordination on the keys, take a couple of refresher lessons - you'll be surprised. Rhythmically tight and articulate, the Easiest place to fail. The Counterpoint sounds natural and flows really nicely. Fabulous Soundstage (automatic endorsement of Studio 8 and your diligently acquired skill set with it. The descant (either strings or reeds) at about two-thirds in is a little blurry by comparison to the foregoing. Acceptable, for sure, but wanting for a bit more Headroom, it seems. Really a KICK to hear this venture afield. (As you know, my wife is a classical musician and I am quite familiar with the motif and forms, used here. Alf was right to push, as there is no embarrassment in this performance.) Compliments, Cooper |
 | Roxylee said 169 days ago |
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Wow, Neil You can play all styles and do a great job. what I really like about this is the chords you make when the other instruments come in- it makes the harpsichord feel deeper, richer, if that makes any sense. For this being the only song you can play on the keyboard with both hands, it sure sounds good! |
 | guygrooves said 169 days ago |
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Very well done!! Neil, this was not something I imagined you might have in you. I have an even deeper appreciation for your versatility as a musician. Very nice playing. Do you know the composer who wrote it? Was it you? I really enjoyed both my listens to this. Kudos for following through on it. It turned out fabulous. |
 | drakonis said 168 days ago |
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a new aspect to your talent Nice to have Feter tease this out of you :-) Nice bit of keyboard work, and the little tune (and your staccato playing) seemed perfect for the harpsichord. Whatever harpsichord sample you chose felt warm and listenable (I usually find them too bright and harsh for more than a short listen.) Strings were a nice wash of color, though as you mention they were a bit full and synthy for baroque (uh, not "synthy", but the "R" of ADSR on many notes sounded un-realistic, as is often the case with string samples that aren't tweaked.) Mix sounds very clear, nice placement of instruments, I like it. Arghh... wish I had time lately to participate more here! Hope this fly-by comment is helpful! ttfn, Drakonis |
 | Peter Bauckham said 168 days ago |
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Exceptional I really didn't know what to expect when I saw this. You've done a grand job - nice production and playing - the strings (OK, a bit synthy in a few places) sound nice and really add to the piece - the harpsichord is brilliant. Peter |
 | peacepiano said 168 days ago |
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Huzzah Nicely played. And the strings add a warm atmosphere to the melody. I tip my hat. Thanks Bill |
 | thoddi said 168 days ago |
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bravo Impressive! I bet you could do other stuff on those keys if you wanted. If you're able to pull this of, then you surely have what it takes. You know... you don't always have to use two hands;) |
 | Peter Greenstone said 168 days ago |
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Really nice Great work, Neil. I think you did a very nice arrangement with this. Even though you wanted to use solo instruments I think the sections sounded good. It's always hard getting a life-like sound out of the solo midi strings. And great playing too. Now let's have it bust into a heavy metal version. ;-) |
 | Mystified said 168 days ago |
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Bravo! :D Encore???! |
 | HenriROGERsoloandbands said 168 days ago |
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14th bar There, there is a short line , in the way you end the main melody that talks to me . I think it comes from pop more than from classical (like the Stones in "As tears go by" )and I like this in this piece. Very nice track . (Not only this bar :-) |
| said 168 days ago | |
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amazing but... true! Neil, by jove, you're a closet (no longer) classical concert pianist! With a touch of baroque to boot. amazing... |
 | Moviz said 168 days ago |
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Neil Go to the top of the class for playing with two hands at the same time (I can do it too, but not at the same time LOL) .It's such a wonderful thing for youngsters to learn piano as it will be such a gift for them and others when they're older. This piece sounds truly great with those counter melodies and strings. Really nice arrangement too, regards M |
 | Vic Holman said 168 days ago |
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What in the heck? That is some really stunning keyboard playing. Great melody and the additional tracks sound great and nicely placed as well. I've never really been into baroque music myself, but this is really nice. I know you're going to be staying up late at nights with Logic. For the relative low price you can almost feel guilty for such a steal. |
 | dirigent said 168 days ago |
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Jig Does Baroque Beautiful tune, full of musicianship and playing-fun. Cool work!!! |
 | michael2 said 167 days ago |
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wow you really nailed this one. i could never pull off this style, I am very impressed. the harpsichord sounds really nice too, wouldn't you just kill to have a real one sitting in your house somewhere? |
 | sloparts said 167 days ago |
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Well, you said you were gonna do it, and by God you did. Congratulations on a job well done my friend. I'm also impressed with your motivation for learning this piece Neil. What better reason could you have, than to share music with your daughter, and use this piece to encourage her to continue in her efforts to learn to play. A very nice job of mixing your piano playing with the other instruments using Logic. Kudos to you Neil, Ed |
| biba_nova said 166 days ago | |
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Very nice I like it b |
 | Ibstrat said 166 days ago |
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You are a talented fellow.I agree with Henri that this has a pop feel. Reminds me of "Have you seen the little piggies".Are you sure that George Martin didn't play keyboards on this? Very Nice! |
 | VicDiesel said 166 days ago |
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Charming! Very nice tune. The strings never really get out of a backing mode. You could be more adventurous in writing those parts. At 1:00 I though they were getting some more independent identity, but I had to wait until the passage at 1:40, that's sort of what I had in mind. Have the strings play lines that are not immediately obvious from the harpsichord part. |
| said 166 days ago | |
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Darn neat This is yours? Very cool progression that gives chills. Impressed, iAm . - Harold |
 | Komrade K said 165 days ago |
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Can't believe... that this is the only piano piece that you can play after all it's not the easiest and it sounds as if it's played with great fluency. If it is the only piece then you ought to learn more - this is charming! KK |
 | guitapick said 160 days ago |
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~ You one talented guy, there, Neil...taught yourself this... Nicely done...the King is pleased...please help yourself to some victuals in the kitchen... :) |
 | dajama said 158 days ago |
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I'm impressed! I'm impressed both by your playing (a man of many talents!) which is really good, but also by the sheer musicality and range you demonstrate. Is there any genre you can't manage? This is very cool - nice playing and nice arrangement. I think the strings work well. Interesting that this is your first track completely in Logic Pro. Sounds great. Excellent stuff, my man. Peace. P.S. You look great in the photograph, by the way. |
 | timothy devine said 158 days ago |
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real good music a nice change up my friend. If you can learn one tune, maybe, if u put your mind to it you could learn another. peace tm |
Always love the harpsichord. I bet you had a shirt with puffy sleeves on while you played this.
Cool,
Dave