I had the old saying "Its better to light a candle than curse the darkness" in my head and decided to write a song around that saying, as the starting and ending point for the lyrics....It started out fairly simple, acoustic folky song...but along the way it grew into this....I just keep tinkering...lol...Keith added some super awesome bass to tie it all together...
One Small Candle
written/performed/recorded by Dave Berry, with some assistance from Keith Berry on bass/keys
Dave: lyrics/vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, GB drums and organ/synths
Keith: Bass, piano, mellotron
recorded on iPad/Garageband
man Dave,
it's gonna take me months to get out of this one! what the hell? I can't describe this other than it is so you and yet not so you! It is mouth watering aural delight... kind of like jelly in a donut or maybe apple pie and ice cream...it is just so sprinkling madness greats. I am laughing thinking of being pulverized by this amazing soundscape for 6 or 7 minutes.
yeah the bass is wicked EPIC ENDING TOO
I was walking in the autumn rain while listening to this. Enjoying the sounds, taking in that character filled Bluesberry vocal sound. At first i didn't even hear the lyrics, but then suddenly the wisdom of the lyrics hit me.
A song that plays for the ears and soul.
(Ear soul music? :D).
It is always great to hear a DAve original nice job brother
Tim
Good stuff Dave! The song's production and chords bring to mind Jeff Lynn's (ELO) massive style of production. Keith did well on the bass, piano and melotron. I just got to the proggy outro section of the song and it's fantastic! The whole song shows your off your songwriting skills. Nicely done!
I have to say, this might be your best production yet! You really knocked it out of the park (I love what you did to my bass, it sounds huge!). Like all your songs, it shifts through different moods yet it all comes together into one brilliant whole. Wasn't sure if I was going add keys to this but I'm glad I did, especially the mellotron. Wicked beyond words!
You and Keith produce great songs, Dave. Excellent lyrics and love those chord changes along with the stellar instrumentation.
Man, that ballsy bass sounds fantastic - reminds me of 'Message From the Country'-era Move. And I always love some Mellotron - choir voices?
In any case, it all sounds epic, from the lyrics and vocals to the musical arrangement. Well done!
This is massive, cool stuff, could it sound any bigger!!
Totally epic production. Dig the progression melodys embedded throughout. 8)
This is massive... epic. It gets really proggy, but 70's prog. Hearing shades of Yes in here or even a bit of Mountain. Man this is brilliant. I just love hearing tunes made in 2023 that have that genuine old classic rock feel. Like a big two fingers up to some of the auto-tuned, quantized, ultra compressed, over produced crap that goes for music these days. Well done Dave... backed up by stellar work from Keith.
Mike
Brilliant composition and arrangement, everything sounds 'massive' on this! You guys are great musicians!
Top class production as well.
swooped in off that sampler juke to hear this again... it is an epic journey of a song... sure prog would be a good descriptor but also sort of like some Elton John stuff from the mid 70's... has that sort of great feel... lots of passion, emotion, intellect... the keys do sound great and sure enough that bass is wonderful.. tight...the whole thing is tight..
Awesome song, I must have missed this first time around.
I love how the positivity of the melody supports the lyric. Listening, my minds eye was watching the closing scene of a film as the credits begin. The outro makes me want to keep listening. I was disappointed when it ended. This is a good thing.
Great
Nice chord progressions
..needs a few more listens to capture everything:)
Thanks
Nick
Maybe I can push your Canada button: This reminds me of Celine Dion! Just kidding. In all seriousness: This triggered a Klaatu flashback. I can't put my finger on what it is. Maybe it's the Beatles-but-not-Beatles chords combined with BerryPatch's big fat dramatic contributions. The tone of the bass and the precision of the playing are amazing. Great job, father and son!
This is what eargasm sounds like.
Klaatu barada nikto.
Big sound filling the speakers. Cool composition and performance. Nice one!
Quote from: Zoltan on February 24, 2024, 05:48:27 AMKlaatu barada nikto.
"Near the end of the film, as Klaatu is pursued by the U.S. Armed Forces, he urges Helen Benson to memorize the phrase, saying "There's no limit to what he can do. He could destroy the Earth... If anything should happen to me, you must go to Gort; you must say these words: 'Klaatu barada nikto."
had to look this up.
Just as enjoyable the second time around glad this is on the sampler
Tim