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Title: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: andy casson on January 15, 2012, 06:59:11 AM
Written in 1988, re-worked this weekend at the request of my daughter with a slower and acoustic treatment
Will post a link to the original version in soundclick recorded in a studio in 1989, which was the gigged incarnation
I was living and working in Hungerford on 19th August 1987.. this song is inspired by the events of that day

Recorded to Sonar via EMU1616, Rode NT1, some double tracking, Tanglewood accoustic, Les Paul
Enjoy  :)



Push Down the Door
Written by Andy Casson
1988
Hear the chimes it's nearly time what are you looking for
Caught on the street, facing east for more
You hold your signs to the sun, bellow with your gun
For law and order, something must be done
Oh no
Push down the door

Utopian dreams dropping to their knees praying for more
The mother on the street, child at her feet is crying crying for more
Bullets are flying, people are dying, don't you believe
Someone must be lying
There are children dead, shot in the head
Believe what you see we'll jump into your bed
Push down the door

Nothing's what it seems, living in a dream and dying for more
I saw what I saw, what does it mean Oh Lord
Limboing with friends, went where I was sent
Tell me you believe me, tell me what's next
We held our hands to the sun, taken on the run
Proven with a kiss but nothing has begun...oh no
Push down the door...

Original version recorded 1989:
[soundclick]11157733[/soundclick]

Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Bluesberry on January 15, 2012, 07:18:39 AM
Oh yeah, thats a song.  This is so completely pro sounding.  Very fine song and recording and everything.
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Flash Harry on January 15, 2012, 07:36:31 AM
Powerful and melancholy. It sounds fantastic, so atmospheric. Instrumentation is superb, sparse but enough to support the lyric perfectly.

Great vocals and all round superbly recorded.
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Redler on January 15, 2012, 09:42:29 AM
I listened the both versions! The newest (slower) version is absolutely better. It is a good example of the evolution in home recorders...

Great tune indeed!! The "slower part" between 3mins to 4 works well! I could imagine Phil Collins singing this!  :) Thanks for sharing the both versions...

Kari
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 16, 2012, 08:32:25 AM
wow hooked from the into, the acoustic refrain sounds like a harpsichord powerful stuff an absolute belter gonna listen to the soundclick version in a mo.
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 16, 2012, 08:35:40 AM
loving the 80's version too
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Hook on January 16, 2012, 09:28:48 AM
I like this alot! It's a great recording and I love the build at the end, well done.
Rock on!
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on January 16, 2012, 09:32:31 AM
An epic number indeed Andy and yes I remember that day every time that Hungerford is mentioned. I could hear a band like Mountain doing this song in the same style as Theme for an Imaginary Western, it has that same gravitas. Fabulous piece of work..............Willie
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Gnasty on January 16, 2012, 10:57:41 AM


This is a great song Andy! I like both versions. The original brought me back in time. Great song!!
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Rata-tat-tat on January 16, 2012, 11:18:23 AM
Andy.... loved the 80's version, but the current slower version speaks to me in a heavier way. Great job all round. Great track. Love it.
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: SE on January 19, 2012, 04:52:28 PM
An atmospheric bulider with great vox, loved the listen great work!!
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: launched on January 19, 2012, 05:05:19 PM
Love that picking around 3:04 - Killer track, Andy! Very intense electric strums as well, and the vox have a great Phil Collins power to them.

You nailed it!

Mark
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Ferryman on January 21, 2012, 02:08:45 PM
Pretty powerful stuff Andy, great performance and very intense songwriting. Really enjoyed this., I like the combo of acoustic and strings which provide a great platform for the vocals. Which are fantastic btw!

Cheers,

Nigel
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: OsCKilO on January 21, 2012, 07:30:33 PM
I watched roger waters last year in the wall.

This would have been perfect in it!

Awesome work good sir !!
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Krasi on January 22, 2012, 02:38:51 AM
Indeed this is so very powerful. You have recorded it and sang it really well. I agree it would fit Roger Waters' set list easily.. Great production Andy!!!!
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: andy casson on January 31, 2012, 01:08:12 AM
guys you are very kind, thanks for all the great comments and feedback, much appreciated! It was written as a straight rocker, and I understand was (is?) my kids fav song of mine still

glad you enjoyed!
andy
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: danieldesete on January 31, 2012, 01:41:06 AM
Man you can sing ! loved it, daniel
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Greeny on January 31, 2012, 06:04:43 AM
What an amazing piece of work. Beautifully written, performed and mixed. That's some sonic soundscape you've weaved here. The warm keys / pads underpinning the the guitar refrain work perfectly. Oh yes.
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Tony W on January 31, 2012, 10:59:18 AM
Your daughter is a visionary! This is such a great listen. I had to read up on what happened as I'm a history buff of sorts. Tragic.
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: Geir on January 31, 2012, 02:08:44 PM
WOW two imensly powerful versions of a great song !

I listened to the old version first and was struck by the power and the desperation in the voice. When I started the new one I thought, this can't be that good ... too "tamed" ... I was wrong !!!

Fantastic Andy !!
Title: Re: Push Down the Door (accoustic) andy casson
Post by: FuzzFace on January 31, 2012, 02:23:03 PM
Nice job, man.  I love it!
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