Old Neil Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Inspired by some fine original songs by members I will throw this one in. It was recorded in my 2sqm 'office' in my apartment with a friend and amateur producer who made some realistic drum and electric guitar to back up my acoustic guitar (a Martin on this one) and vocals. Funny coincidence. I did a few vocal takes, all the way through in a row. Apparently I was bored singing it exactly the same way because, without knowing it, I harmonized a few of my lines which could be used in the mix without needing to do any overdubs. Handy. https://soundcloud.com/user-755150884/leaking-out P.S. 'RayDeeyay' is just another of my non de plumes For those into lyrics (or who can't understand my singing...) : # Leaking Out Early intuition Never followed or explored The wonder of a child You can't remember anymore. The secrets you've heard whispered Pick the locks upon your door You know there's so much more No lie can hide The Truth of You No matter how you try No matter what you do Oh, to stop it leaking out It's leaking out Leaking out Leaking out An Age of Reason bound you With unreasonable demands Now life is leaking from you And it wasn't what you planned. But all these limitations, Just scratches in the sand The Stick is in your hand When time and tide They turned on you Did you do Everything you knew Oh, to stop it leaking out It's leaking out Leaking out Leaking out You miss every chance That you never take Well it's time to choose And it's getting late But you're still asleep You refuse to wake How the helpless try and Twist their fate Leaking out Leaking out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I like it.It has good pace,bounce and melody.Pretty commercial sounding production too (in a good sense).Nice to hear a new voice here. Well done! Something reminded me a little of George Harrison around the All things must pass era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Oooh, good stuff. Lush with instrumentation; I gave up trying to count the instruments heard, or number of tracks that must’ve been combined. And it totally belied it’s title. Yes, FB, a definite positivistic George H influence. Of course, would’ve been even better with the new Hummingbird Vintage- the tulips would’ve fit right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Neil Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Thanks guys, It's not as lush as it may sound really. It took just two hours because the main guitar and vocal parts were just all the way through 'live' takes. Adding the support tracks and mix down was done on another day by my friend and that was it. We all probably have the Beatles in our listening DNA so unconscious influence there I suspect. I'll take that comparison any day of the week, thanks. :-) Regarding recordings with the new Gibsons, I have written the bones of three new tunes since buying them. I am travelling for a month soon though so doubt any new stuff will get recorded till springtime. The good news is, while I'm away, a selection of my guitar playing friends get to keep them singing away so I am hoping they will be even more broken in (in a good sense) when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Well that's knocked the standard up a notch or four Excellent man. Really good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Neil Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Well that's knocked the standard up a notch or four Excellent man. Really good ! I suspect that is most likely due to the production values of a multi- track, multi-instrument demo as opposed to the singer-guitarist live one takes usually posted here but thank you Mr. Grunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 No. A good song is a good song I truly liked it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trans Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Here we go now!! Truly a nice take! Anymore takers? Trans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Had another listen and had to give it a bump.It's a real good 'un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Here we go now!! Truly a nice take! Anymore takers? Trans ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 ? Yeah, I could see that, what with the "Original Song" vs "take". @ Raydeeyay: thx for putting up the lyrics, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Neil Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 You're welcome 62burst, I appreciate it when others do that with their songs too. I've always enjoyed reading lyrics so I am sure there are others who are simarly inclined. It gives you are slightly different angle or overview of a song than just listening to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjl200 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 That was great, l loved it great potential. I hear a Jeff Lynne type tune..get him as producer and ...."to the top boys, to the top of the top!"🚀 Very good hook, lyrics, good production too.....well done Old Neal...thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Sweet words, Neil. Can't get my Sound Cloud to play this morning, but your lyrics are real and human. I seem to automatically relate to words like yours. The song is like a "slice of life" that we all go through when the passing years/decades lead us to wonder where the hell all the time went. Lessons learned from living. Lessons never learned, because we were too lazy to make the effort. Things we regret not doing. Things we regret doing. Pictures that we don't see until they've faded.....Nice journey to a place we all visit at one time or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Just had a listen, and thoufgt it was wonderful. I'm very envyous of that level of talent. Please keep posting your work! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Neil Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Sweet words, Neil. Can't get my Sound Cloud to play this morning, but your lyrics are real and human. I seem to automatically relate to words like yours. The song is like a "slice of life" that we all go through when the passing years/decades lead us to wonder where the hell all the time went. Lessons learned from living. Lessons never learned, because we were too lazy to make the effort. Things we regret not doing. Things we regret doing. Pictures that we don't see until they've faded.....Nice journey to a place we all visit at one time or another. Thanks MissouriPicker,In the beginning, I had a particular person in mind to base the song around but soon realised it had a more universal theme like you describe. That is my greatest pleasure as a songwriter - just watching the song evolve and what it is trying to say. Sometimes that only becomes obvious long after it was written. In its best forms, it can be like channeling the unconscious. At other times, well, meh. But that's how it goes. sji200, Yes, like the with Beatles/Harrison thing, I have been a fan of The Travelling Willberries and the individual members careers - so that included Jeff Lynn (who also produced them) and of course Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan. You know, all the usual suspects. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Neil Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Just had a listen, and thoufgt it was wonderful. I'm very envyous of that level of talent. Please keep posting your work! Lars Thanks, Lars, your song posts were one of the reasons why I chose to post a song here actually. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I enjoyed that, man. Very well written, and some nice singing on your part. Great tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Thanks, Lars, your song posts were one of the reasons why I chose to post a song here actually. :-) Well, I guess that is the most positive contribution one of my songs has ever made on this forum Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Neil Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 I enjoyed that, man. Very well written, and some nice singing on your part. Great tune. Thanks Avery, My idea had always been to just write songs and have much more talented people play and record them (I was always one of those nerds who checked the labels on vinyl records for the small print to see who actually wrote the song). Soon found out that if you want something done, you usually end up having to do most of it yourself though. I still like the idea of getting different people to add their unique skill sets to a work. In my most extreme musical fantasy I would probably just write lyrics (as it is where I feel most confident) and collaborate with musicians, singers, arrangers, orchestrators and producers. I'm one of those guys who think Bernie Taupin (silent songwriting partner to Elton John) has the best job in the world. It reminds me of a funny story Carol King told about her early career when she was still unknown as an artist and writing hits for other people. She was in a New York deli when one of her songs came on. She said to the woman behind the counter "I wrote that song." The woman just gave her a dry look and said "Sure you did, honey." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 That's a fine song, and this was a fun listen--glad you shared. 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Great job! Thanks for sharing. It's got an original hook and those are hard to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Great song and performance! As many have said, the George Harrison influence is there but you still made it your own creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretplay Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Thanks Avery, My idea had always been to just write songs and have much more talented people play and record them (I was always one of those nerds who checked the labels on vinyl records for the small print to see who actually wrote the song). Soon found out that if you want something done, you usually end up having to do most of it yourself though. I still like the idea of getting different people to add their unique skill sets to a work. In my most extreme musical fantasy I would probably just write lyrics (as it is where I feel most confident) and collaborate with musicians, singers, arrangers, orchestrators and producers. I'm one of those guys who think Bernie Taupin (silent songwriting partner to Elton John) has the best job in the world. It reminds me of a funny story Carol King told about her early career when she was still unknown as an artist and writing hits for other people. She was in a New York deli when one of her songs came on. She said to the woman behind the counter "I wrote that song." The woman just gave her a dry look and said "Sure you did, honey." [/q I absolutely love it Neil, great song, great performance. Geting the mix right is truly an art, it is so easy to fill a track up with conflicting sound. I do agree that covering other peoples songs is both a challenge and a complement and putting your own spin on it the best part of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Neil Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 I absolutely love it Neil, great song, great performance. Geting the mix right is truly an art, it is so easy to fill a track up with conflicting sound. I do agree that covering other peoples songs is both a challenge and a complement and putting your own spin on it the best part of all. Other people's songs?... This is one of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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