Open Up

[Nelson]

This is a story of falling in love and choosing to follow your heart,
regardless of what others have to say about it.
Having loneliness as a constant companion for so long
and now choosing to Open Up to love.

I'm  still fighting with that piano.

[reverbnation]6644415[/reverbnation]

[Satchwood]

Great song Nelson !.!   i dig your voice and backing vox ~ sweet melodic guitar playing; really cool piano work,, produces a great genuine vibe !

[Bluesberry]

Piano sounds real good, nice with the acoustic there.  Lyrically beautiful and sung with so much feeling.  Polished, professional, very well written, beautiful damn song here Mr. Nelson.

[holdempok]

Hey man this is great. I wish I could record like this. This sounds so tight.

[Greeny]

God, I love your voice. This is another cracking track and performance. The piano is beautifully done: solid and melodic, and the songwriting is total class (as usual). Real depth, soul and restrained power all the way through. Spot on production too. You constantly amaze me with the quality of your songs and performances.

[SwanSong]

Very nice peice. i agree the piano needs work. if u want i can try to playit
on my korg synth, if u need help i have over 30 yrs experienc.e just would
need to know  wha tkey you are in  and if u can give me chord stucture .
as far as wha t chords u  used  contact me at godshelper33@att.net
and i would b happy to assist u with my korg backing sequence. take
care a great start thought and over all great quality keep pursuing the
piano or keyboard ..dont quit. u will smooth out in time tc NEIL

[Tangled Wires]

Damn Nelson, I don't think I ever heard a song of yours which hasn't been outstanding.

This is unbelievably good, it has that something extra in my opinion which makes it stand out.

That piano combined with the acoustic lead between the chorus/verses is just beautiful, and the lead vocal and harmonies are so rich in quality.

Just an amazing song and performance

[Ferryman_1957]

Wonderful song Nelson, I loved the lyrics and your vox and harmonies are fantastic. I think the piano playing is great (you've really improved), my only niggle is I find the sound of the piano a bit thin and dry. For me it just needs a bit more richness in the mid tones and perhaps a little more use of the sustain pedal in places. It sounds much better when the bass comes in to fill out the sound a bit. But that's just minor stuff, it's a great song.

Cheers,

Nigel

[Nelson]

BB, Tommy, Greeny, Andrew and Holdempok thanks for the encouraging words guys. They really keep me going.
Nigel and Neil
Thanks for your input on the keys. I really just push (#000)grand piano on the keyboard instrument selector and go for it. Maybe I can go into the track effects for the keys and fiddle around with the mix, for a fuller sound.
Neil thanks for your offer, I'll see what I can do and I'll get back with you.

Cheers guys

[OsCKilO]

I am so glad you re-posted this!

I can honestly say.....

This is my favourite song ever.... Due to my personal experiences.. Purely for how it links to me...
From any artist...
In any genre....
Just ever....


Our friends have our best intentions in their hearts...
Sometimes, they see us struggle with life and trying to understand the other half....
They look after us.. and will defend us in critique as well as observation.

But there is a simple drive written in our DNA as men....
You meet that right person and we can help but sacrifice...

Dude....

This song is amazing!


Mix is great in this one, but please .... I much prefer the longer (Original) version!

Please refrain from thinking people don’t want to hear this message!!!!
It is a song that brought me closer to my loved one.

Nelson bro...

Through this song you have had an impact on a life...  Mine!

This Impact that you have achieved is all I would ask for as a song writer...
That one person finds sanity/clarity/reassurance through the carefully placed words in my song.

The song is Noble, gracious and righteous  ...
The message is what I aspire to be in my role as a husband...

Man...  You struck gold with this!

In closing... This mix is wider and sounds better, but I would ask for it to be as long as the original.


Peace


Tharek