A song primarily about autism and social awkwardness, which my ongoing journey of self-discovery is slowly making sense of. If you struggle to make eye contact with cashiers in shops, you know what I mean.
This is my Telecaster thinline with a Nobels ODR-1 and the new ALABS Cetus reverb pedal, which I'm absolutely addicted to. Especially the Plate setting here. Plus GB drums and keys and my Ibanez bass. All recorded and mixed on the MBR.
Never thought I'd get Scalectrix in a lyric!
Labeled and processed ....when we were lads there were none...you were just weird...either basking in that weirdness or sinking with it ... great job on this... I've been dicking around most of my life and I'm not ready for showtime I still need the time in rehearsals
The first time I just listened to this without paying much attention to the words. Usually I have to listen many times to get the lyrics, if I am even interested at all in them. The voice becomes part of the music for me and it all blends. Reading them this time while listening. Just reading the lyrics alone without the music is valuable enough.
It actually seems kind of weird to hear them in the music. I really love the guitars in this. There is alot of color and very relaxing qualities to it. At times it sounds like some of the Rush guitars in their later music... which I really love.
super track. I can relate.
I am a tad miffed that I have a room stuffed to the rafters with gear, and create this on a MBR. Downloaded.
Love the break with the quarter note bass drum, which gives way to that lovely phaser and the staccato strings. So bloody catchy as well. One of my favorites from you, which is saying quite as bit.
You're so consistently good, I would almost welcome a dog now and again.
Blooby
It's great to hear a Greeny Monday song again. From the lyrics/vocals to the music this is outstanding! A lovely bass line and the guitars sparkle. A lot going on in the mix but I can hear things clearly. That is a sign of a good mix if my old, used and abused, ears can pick it up. I have a grand daughter that has been diagnosed as being slightly on the Autism spectrum so the lyrics hit close to home. A wonderful song!
My wife's sister has autism so i know how difficult it is. This song is brilliants well made. The music is like spanning different eras in its sound. I get a slightly Bowie-ish vibe from the 90's in this.
Brilliant delay fx on the guitars. top notch production. A real catchy chorus too.
What a great song. Another absolute winner. I agree with Blooby - this production would be impressive however it was recorded. The ability to achieve this on the MBR shows you mastery of the device. The imagery of the lyrics is very special.
I'm a fan.
Superb songwriting with masterful performance/production. Same as Darren I get a Bowie vibe with the vocal. Lyrics are great with stellar imagery.
Superb work
fabulous song about a deep social issue. great music and singing too
Very well crafted track and production, real nice work on this track, the mix is great and the guitars and vocals.
for me has a kind of new order / marc almond style to it a bit, really nice i enjoyed this song a lot
Tim, this is a great piece of music. It immediately got my attention just with that lovely vibe it has but then I paid more attention to the theme and lyrics. Absolutely brilliant mate and for what it's worth i can relate in a similar but maybe slightly different way. Social anxiety, etc it's not cool in one way but in another way a journey wrestling with it can build some kind of amazing strength too... you can see life in a totally different way.
BUT... back to the song. The only word for this really is magnificent.
Mike
Yes just a Greeny classic, really get the themes you have described and all that effects the individual.
Still this is cool tune, big respect!!
Great song. Well written, produced and performed. Great vocal delivery and nice laid back bridge. Top notch!
Fabulous with a full spectrum of sounds. Pun intended.
Cool to have a green monday again!!! Great song, english sounding to the bone, to me, Almond, Bowie, Oasis, whatever. I just finished to read How music works, where David Byrne self-diagnose some kind of autism, being music the 'only' possibility to communicate outside (well I kinda suspected he was 'full spectrum weird', to mix ORH and 2regs sayings...). Still, the way tim's words resonate with the most of us makes me think we are really a support community lol.
I tend to listen more to the sounds of the words in a song first - how they fit together, and also with the music. The lyrics resonated with me - certainly in some social situations. Others can be easier.
Although it could be considered a somewhat uncomfortable topic, it's one that's delivered in a very catchy tune with a memorable chorus. And I love that.
Stellar song Greeny! It's great to see you on here again. Great production and excellent lyrics. The bass and keyboards really stand out!
Yes back for more Beatlesque, coolness, just excellent!
Quote from: Greeny on April 15, 2024, 04:26:59 AMNever thought I'd get Scalectrix in a lyric!
You made me look it up: a word I used to know, and had forgotten. When I was young I had Scalectrix slot cars. One of my favorite cars was very fidgety. When it was fast, it was very fast. Other times it failed to make contact with the rails. I felt a weird kind of compassion for the car. I was constantly trying to position the copper braids in the most efficient angle so that the car could shine. There's a song idea – perhaps another song with the word "Scalectrix" – and on similar theme.
I'm starting to pay closer attention to how you produce – the lush sounds, the panning placement, and of course the magic of the MBR.
Your bass playing is wonderful. I'm supposedly a bass player, and I'm tempted to sit down and learn your bass parts note-for-note to see what I will learn.