When The Queens Come Marching Home - Topvega

Thanks Rhodesy. I appreciate the listen and the feedback.
Thanks for the support.

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Thanks Wayne. I have everything they and Josh Homme has ever released including the stuff with Kyuss and his latest with Iggy Pop. Awesome album by the way. It is like David Bowie sang on a Queens of the Stone Age album.

Thanks for the listen and the feedback.

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Thanks bro...those kind words mean a lot. I think this is probably my best and most complete track. Which is funny because all the lead guitar was done in One take and just kinda flowed from me at the time.

I appreciate the support. Thanks for the listen and the awesome comment.

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I super appreciate the kind words...I wish I was buds with Josh and could get him to try and do something on here. :) I agree it can kind of stand on its own since it is guitar heavy. Thanks again for checking it out and for leaving the review. Much appreciated.

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Thanks much Richie, I appreciate the positive words and the support. Very kind of you to listen and leave some feedback.

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I agree. I need to let my tracks breathe a little more and not be so solo happy. Thanks for the input.

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Thanks Behnam, those are very kind words. I appreciate the support. This track pretty much sums up what my favorite style of Rock is. My 3 favorite bands currently are Clutch, Queens of the Stone Age and Rival Sons.

Thanks for taking the time to listen and for leaving a comment.

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Thanks SP...yeah I have struggled to escape that "live" label but I guess I need to just embrace it and go with it. :) I hope to someday have vocals for this. Whether that means I have to sit down with some good herb and brainstorm or if someone who can actually sing decides to do me a favor. :D

I appreciate you taking the time to give this a listen and for leaving some feedback. Nothing worse than creating a track that you really feel is your best and nobody caring either way. I am humbled by the feedback I have gotten so far. Thanks.

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Thanks bro...I like JamStix for the fact that it really gives the sound of a real drummer..for good or bad in some cases. :)
The "change" at 105ish is Toadies inspired. Another band I absolutely love. I would recommend their album Rubberneck to everyone.I appreciate you stopping in and giving it a listen and leaving some feedback. I feel like this is definitely my best track so far. It's nice to know others like it as well.

Thanks again.

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Thanks brosef, I appreciate the kind words and the critique.
The drums are actually not a "drum machine" but a drum sequencer called JamStix 3. I will be the first to say I don't do them justice. I have not a clue on how to get the best sound out of them. I have heard others who have and the program is really good at giving that "live drummer" sound and vibe. I started out using nothing but samples but got lots of criticism at how stale and monotonous they sound. I am currently working with Addictive drums for all my new tracks. I have been playing guitar for many years but the whole producing and engineering is brand new to me and I am still learning everyday. I do plan on going back in and seeing if I can rework the whole drum part. Might try using a loop and Addictive Drums.

Thanks again for taking the time to listen and leave a comment.

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Thanks for taking the time to give it a listen and for your honest opinion on the plus and negatives of the track. I will track down the master and see if I can improve the mix in the ways you mentioned. I am guilty of being a guitarist first and a producer last.:) Hence the over the top levels on the guitars, lol. I am not sure if I should take the live band part as a compliment or not, but it is what it is. I have had zero experience mixing and producing before this so I am not sure how else to go about recording and not getting that "live band" sound. Hopefully my skills will improve in the future. Thanks again for the listen and for taking the time to give some constructive criticism.

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Thanks for the kind words Domenico, they are appreciated. I feel that this is probably my best track to date and one of the few that are done. It could use vocals but even without them it feels complete. Thanks for taking the time to listen and leave a comment. It helps to get feedback.

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Thank you brother, always nice to get some good feedback and a pat on the back for the guitar work. I try to put some Organ in any song that I can get away with. I think it can add really good depth and color to a track. This is one of the few songs I can put in the finished folder. It just needs vocals. Thanks again for the support.

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Thanks bro, it's always nice to get some good feedback on solos. Back when I played in bands I never felt confident enough in my soloing to contribute with them on stage. Since I took up Home Recording I feel my skills in that department have grown a bit. Still have loads to learn but I can fake it pretty well...:-) Thanks for giving it a listen.

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Thanks bro, glad you liked it and I appreciate the feedback on the song in general and especially on the mix. I think I have come a long way in the Mixing/Mastering department. Was brand new to the whole recording and mixing thing. Was pretty lousy at it for a while. Seems like I can get a decent mix now. As for vocals, that is all that is missing. I pretty much consider this one done. I will attempt to figure out some vocal melodies for this and maybe write some lyrics but I am no singer. Maybe I will get lucky and someone who can sing will jump in on this. Everything I have done is open for collaboration.
Thanks again.

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I will indeed keep the faith my friend. Thanks. I think this is one of the few I have done that doesn't have that "live" sound to it. Sounds more studio done, and I really worked hard to get it. I don't dislike my live sound and others seem to dig it, but there is something sweet about getting that studio sound. I don't have to tell you, your stuff always sounds fantastic. Studio quality. So it means even more when you chime in with some praise. The support is greatly appreciated.

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Thanks bro, I appreciate those really kind words. I think this is my best track of all I have done so far. Except for vocals it is done. I spent lots of time working on the EQ for each instrument in the mix so that they would blend together well and not step on each other. Your kind words make me feel good about putting in the extra work on it.

Thanks again for listening and for the support.

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