Trying to remember what I was thinking when I wrote the lyrics... I think it's the latest in a long line of songs about general dissatisfaction about the direction the world seems to be going in.
2 rhythm guitars left and right (mex strat)
1 lead guitar
Bass, drums and keys... garageband. Using the softer kit again called Blue Ridge
1 vocal
Got to agree Mike who's in charge? No one seems to know ....Kinda got a kind of dire straits thing going on with the guitars to my ear.... an excellent track
that intro is so massive!!!! the guitars sound amazing...so big so wide so powerful so chimy so good...but as loud as they are they don't overwhelm your amazing voice on the vocals....
I love the words... kind of a touch of what I was trying to say in part of the song I wrote a while back called "Get Up Hippie Dude".... I explored the idea of getting pulled down into the mud and everyone talking but not knowing anything really... we all think we are experts about everything.... I deleted my FB account 2 years ago because I felt myself getting swept away in the quicksand to nowhere. It was killing my soul and I found I was losing my goodwill toward man... I started asking why I was choosing to behave like this. I decided to change what I could...
enough of that.. this song spells it out..in a great rock song way... the music kind of defies the lyrical content. It's make the message much more tolerable and not condemning rather an imploring to look at oneself... another Mike S masterpiece..
Awww yes...
Love this.
Jangly guitars and a cool vocal with a strong lyric.
"Maybe the good well it just needs a little bad"
loved that line.
This has a lovely clean sound, that strat guitar sounds great. Nice drum kit and the bass drives the song along nicely with them.
It sounds a bit like a Tom petty track, the production is brilliant and the structure. Great music all round. I can relate to your lyrics as can most people these days I think..what the hell is going on with the world these days?
Darren
Great lyrics, Mike - a social comment on the mess we seem to be in. Gotta love that guitar work - fantastic clean sound and great production.
This has a really awesome Dire Straits meets Tom Petty vibe.
I love the 90s jangle-rock sound. Also I totally feel the lyric.
Michael Stipe is that you? I can hear that Peter Buck hasn't lost his jangle!
The drum track is somewhat stiff and it works in a perfect balance with the more floaty and jangly guitars. The vocals take the center stage like they should. The lyrics have weight and come thru loud and clear. Enjoyable and highly catchy songwriting with strong performances!
Quote from: StephenM on February 12, 2022, 04:39:42 PMthat intro is so massive!!!! the guitars sound amazing...so big so wide so powerful so chimy so good...but as loud as they are they don't overwhelm your amazing voice on the vocals....
Really like your style Mike. Top notch stuff. Keep on rocking
These are some very insightful lyrics Mike....I agree, they know nothing. The widespread guitars sound great and have a lot of presence without being overpowering. The vocal sits in the middle with ease. This all means that the mix is perfect to my ears. Well done!
Farrell
This sums things up!
Great song Mike. Jangly guitars and a brilliant vocal delivery. Absolutely love this.
Paul
Yes get the vibe, loving the production really got it spot on great balance between the guitars and vocals
, great work,loved it lots!
I started listening to this at 1.5 speed on my podcast app. What the hell is Mike_S on?
You know how often people here compared our music to Dire Straits? Well I'm not doing that. The chord sequence (and nothing else) reminds me of them, or Calexico.
A nice brooding chord progression, perfect for the lyrics.
OTD Bump.
Quote from: Ted on February 12, 2024, 09:37:55 AMI started listening to this at 1.5 speed
Ted? Mike at 1.5 speed? must have been great... I gotta try it.
I do love this song... this and songs like this are why I love Mikes songs so much.
there is a vibe that I have seldom caught anywhere else... the music is comforting and challenging...delightful leads... the music takes a very difficult subject and makes it ok... kind of like a mother comforting her child after some or during some tragedy...
Mike musically is a different kind of cat!
Glad This was bumped.
Excellent song.
Sounds massive and sadly the lyrics still seem relevant
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