Lars68

Best of luck with the gig! If at all possible, a post with a recording of the event would be great. Lars

Hey, no worries! Thanks to you, and Murph as well. Lars

Thanks a bunch! Yes, I thought the new addition served the song well. It's rewarding going back with a new skills and a different perspective to revisit older songs. Lars

Thanks for the lyrical comment! Not sure I follow the rest, though. There are chords and melody for sure, but wether they are frame wordy is debatable 😄 Lars

I never tend to finish my songs, instead I keep tweaking and trying new things. The last few days I've been adding new vocals and instruments to a song I wrote about three or four years ago. I also remixed it and added a sort of atmospheric short intro. What do you think? Lars GROW WINGS & FLY Do you remember so long ago? It must have been ´86 We wore the grooves of "The Queen Is Dead" sitting on your bed with dreams and plans in our heads Only you had the brains and grades We cried on the day you left and I had to stay behind to bare the grind of the assembly line Some dreams grow wings and fly others crash wither and die May yours soar like and eagle in the sky I sent you mixtapes in the mail We talked for hours on the phone I said "go be an engineer aim for the stratosphere this town will still be here" You moved to the city and you never called Your mother said you found someone All the years since have not erased my memory of your face laughter or youthful grace Some dreams grow wings and fly others crash wither and die May yours soar like and eagle in the sky Dark glasses hide your face A streak of grey gives your age away You say you're just stopping by but I sense a lie please tell me why All these years that I envied you I'm so sorry but I never knew You're safe now you've come this far He is behind bars No bruises no more scars

The blue Hummingbird is not one I'm particularly drawn to. However, I think it's pretty clear Miranda Lambert is a talented musician, deserving her own Gibson sig guitar. If only forum-approved artists were to get signature guitar, hardly anyone below the age of fifty would buy one. Gibson is in the business of selling guitars, not giving out signature guitars as awards to artists this forum deems worthy. Lars

That is sad news indeed. We are losing the legends at a far too fast a rate, and unfortunately new ones are not being created in the same way in these modern times. Music and culture are divided into smaller and smaller subsegments, and we each hang out only in our own little familiar digital bubble, not being aware of what goes on outside of it. Great music and great Band. Lars

This is from a brand new album released a few weeks ago. Love it! Nice guitars too… Lars

Inspirational as always. Anne, your a natural. Lars

For me this is the tone I hear in my head when I think of an acoustic guitar. Just superb!! The 40's SJs are also my absolute favorite guitars as far as looks, with just the perfect design. Lars

Sweet,Murph! Raw and honest, just like real music should be. Lars

Couldn’t agree more, those tracks are outstanding! Lars

Well, he is after all the Sergeant of the most militant fraction of the “One Opinion to Rule Them All” movement, so what else to expect?

EA, welcome back! It's been a while. Hope you are doing just fine. Lars

The greatest color is blue, and it's because I say so. If you don't see the true superiority of blue, and happen to find greatness, value, entertainment, comfort, or any virtue whatsoever, in other colors besides blue, hereby know that you are utterly and embarrassingly wrong.

If I’m being punched in the face, I hope I’m listening to Bruuuuuuuce. His music had helped me through some of life’s low points. Music can’t be more meaningful than that, but to each his own, I guess… Lars

Wonderful, both as far as sound and look! To me they do sound like Birds should, but I can’t say that I have one specific benchmark tonal quality in mind to compare against. I believe guitar tone is a sum of a myriad of specification details and everything matters, but our ears cannot distinguish between the smallest detail when isolated. However, when all details are added up, it’s audible and what makes us able to distinguish one guitar from another. So if these guitars have the same specs as your benchmark guitar, they will be in the same family tree of tone, at least when comparing guitars of the same age. How could they not? Lars

Anne, that was simply superb! I really, really liked it. If you ever go in the studio again this one should be at the top of your list of new songs. Lars

Thanks for that great input. I really like these kinds of discussions about words and phrasings. We have bounced ideas back and forth on the forum before and every time it has helped me focus my lyrics and, more importantly, really serioussly THINK about the kind of things and traps you bring up. In this case I would like to, somewhat hesitantly, disagree 😀 The points you bring up were things I actually considered when writing, weighing pros and cons, and I felt the pros won out. As for “deep void”, agreed deep is not needed, but it feels good to sing. I like how the vowels feel and sound in the melody. The word “submission” is a combination of meaning and sound. English is my second language, which puts me at a disadvantage. but after the word came to me, I felt it said exactly what I wanted to say, and it sounds good too. Later I actually looked it up in a dictionary to make sure my understanding of the word was correct. So if it works for a Swede… The superman/book point is more complicated and interesting to discuss. When does a word or phrase, tied to another source, become a strength and when does it become a weakness? To be completely honest, both of these phrases, “fortress of solitude” and “a bridge too far” were part of my vocabulary, but I didn't know their origins. The Superman thing was pointed out to me, after I wrote the song, and I had no idea that it referenced his North Pole place 😳 That's just funny. Last week I heard it mentioned in the Apple comedy show, “Shrinking” by Harrison Ford's character, and it fit perfectly. I don't think anyone actually thinks I'm writing about Superman, and not even his super powers will stop me using a perfectly good combination of words, 😁 As for “a bridge too far”, I knew that phrase came from somewhere and when writing I looked it up and found out about the book and movie. Here, to me at least, the phrase says exactly what I intend and fits the metre. My reasoning is that the meaning of the phrase is generally used and known, even if the origin is not, and for those who do know, I see it as a hidden bonus. The connection to war and fighting fits my intentions. Anyone else, feel free to join in with feedback. This is interesting stuff, with not necessarily a right or wrong answer. All depends on reference points, based on culture, age, demographics and so on… Thanks again for bringing these things up! Lars

This is a thread from a month ago, and I just wanted to let you know that the feedback and discussions here led me to spend time working on my song. I have learned quite a bit about my shortcomings, especially vocally. I have iterated cycles of listening/correcting/singing with a few days in between efforts. I have also done some instrumental and mixing changes. All in all, this is now a much improved song, far from perfect, but improved… Lars

Oh man, that sounded good. I hear the Hummingbird as sweeter/warmer, while the Dove is slightly edgier and more cutting. I love both sounds but would take the Bird based on looks alone. I can imagine the Dove as preferred in a busy mix. Lars

I really appreciate the kind words. Lars

Yes, I totally agree, songs are never done. This song might have just been born, but it will take time for it to mature. I tend to re-write and tweak old song all the time. I'm glad I don't have to “release” anything. I'm free to change whatever I fancy. As for the suggestion on simplifying the lyrics, Dave, thanks all lot for your great suggestion. I'm going to keep it in mind next time I work on the vocals. Lars

I did a new test mix, just to hear what it would sound like if I brought up the additional instruments a bit. I like it. It still maintains the acoustic character, but there is now a little more audible things happening in the track. Also, I have replaced almost all the original vocals with better takes. All steps for the better… Lars

Beautiful, indeed! Lars