A House Divided

[StephenM]

.essentially LITR just a single stereo track with voice and acoustic guitar on the zoom R24 one evening recent on sisters camp house porch,.....has stereo effect called synthesizer from the zoom which makes it sound like organ and another voice. 
playing live alot lately at parties, open mics, and on the streets is making me process quicker and improving my timing etc.

[Ray Brookes]

Always love these acoustic numbers you present, Steve. Great folk vibe and excellent lyrics; interesting stereo effect on the track too creating that ghostly second voice.

[Rene Asologuitar]

Hi Stephen,
I am so glad to hear about your gigs, and your improvements.
Cool effect on the zoom.
Very nice recording.
Rene

[Ron D Bowes]

Cool folk number. Well written lyric and performed well. Neil young vibe.

[Zoltan]

Playing live and getting out there is really paying off. It might not yet pay the bills, but it's really refining your (mutton)chops.

This sounds like a totally different Stephen here. If i didn't know any better i might start to worry, and wonder that perhaps the aliens have kidnapped the real Stephen and substituted him with something that sounds slightly "ghostly". That synthesizer patch really works magic, and i think the way you're really using all kinds of weird sounds / things found on those "boxes" is really inspired. Most people would have just clicked the patch, go "yuck" and be done with it. I'm probably talking about myself here

The way you've got the sound together here really works for the song. I couldn't just listen to it once. I had to have rerun immediately. This is the kind of show we enjoy here on earth. I'm still not 100% sure if i'm talking about the real S, or the rubbery goosenecked copycat alien version, but i think we'll take this one. It sounds like a good one. Even the lyrics are good so if the mind was erased, and filled with all kinds of new memories and thoughts they're keepers.

Maybe if i'll start drawing blanks i could be substituted too. Now that's a thought. Could you give a good word to those alien friends of yours?

[hardlock]

Great protest song! So are you saying that your sister isn't singing a backing track with you and that's just an effect? If so, too cool and well done either way!

[StephenM]

Great protest song! So are you saying that your sister isn't singing a backing track with you and that's just an effect? If so, too cool and well done either way!

Yup...just an effect... crazy huh?

[StephenM]

Playing live and getting out there is really paying off. It might not yet pay the bills, but it's really refining your (mutton)chops.

This sounds like a totally different Stephen here. If i didn't know any better i might start to worry, and wonder that perhaps the aliens have kidnapped the real Stephen and substituted him with something that sounds slightly "ghostly". That synthesizer patch really works magic, and i think the way you're really using all kinds of weird sounds / things found on those "boxes" is really inspired. Most people would have just clicked the patch, go "yuck" and be done with it. I'm probably talking about myself here

The way you've got the sound together here really works for the song. I couldn't just listen to it once. I had to have rerun immediately. This is the kind of show we enjoy here on earth. I'm still not 100% sure if i'm talking about the real S, or the rubbery goosenecked copycat alien version, but i think we'll take this one. It sounds like a good one. Even the lyrics are good so if the mind was erased, and filled with all kinds of new memories and thoughts they're keepers.

Maybe if i'll start drawing blanks i could be substituted too. Now that's a thought. Could you give a good word to those alien friends of yours?

Just reading your comments is fun...

[danthecoat]

Love your music Stephen. Its always different and gets my ears.

Another cool track with another angle to it and thats what i like about your songs. As soon as the song starts you just know you are in for a treat.

Nice one mate 

[ODH]

Great confident performance and I love the sound of that guitar.

Cracking song.