What Is Real Never Fades - Maffin159

Awesome track. I love your vocals as well as the ethereal backing vocals. I am a sucker for strings, so when they came in strong, I was in heaven! Great job!

Love & Light,

Mykael

Your vocal sounds just a tad bit like Donavan. This song is great. just a bit of mastering issues that I hear. I feel the bass and the vocals are pushing to hard in the mix. there is this weird distortion (sibilance) on the vocals. I think with a softening on the vocals will make this sound so much better. Panning is spot on!. Love the guitar work at the end of the fade out. And a little like the male voice on this diddy by Bran Van 3000.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id6pz6uqKt0&html5=1
Steve

This track sounds very nice, your vocals at first reminded me a bit of pink Floyd (I know you can easily hear the different but the feeling is similar), Further the track itself sounded really nice and I can always enjoy chill out as a genre. I can see from the comment that you went through a long process to create this and took a lot of advice in finishing this, I respect that ;)

Thanks for sharing this with us
and hope to hear more like this

I know you mentioned on one of my songs that you layered the vocals 6 times, and you thought you lost some sentiment in it, but i personally love the vocals in this song.

Also the strings that come in halfway thruogh are an a amazing touch and makes a good song even better.

So, comment number 6 from me (across all versions) - the most I've commented on any Looperman track. What else can I find to say?

One idea is doing an instrumental remix with a heavier, fatter beat and perhaps no or less guitar. Bring some of the good music out more and go for a different structure. Might well get away with no beat for some parts of that remix (ie pure chillout).

1:40 effective drum fill.

Aha 2:38 some bowed strings that I like. That's new.

So, it's got a good, middle instrumental break. The one that myself and MrWolf14 were calling for.

2:57 drums with heavier hat also new.

Good winding down ending moves very nicely though I'm not quite sure about final, effected acoustic guitar flourish. Think it might be a phaser on that. Sounds slightly too synthetic. Perhaps just have less of the effect.

There are still some vocal fizzing sibilance problems, right from the first line. And it's a bit too loud in general.

Otherwise, I think I've already given this a fair bit of detailed praise, even if you may have lost those comments.

Congratulations though I'd prefer the vocal problems to be fixed.

Yes!
Sounding very good, Maff.
Really nice strings and guitar and all the extra flavours in the soundscape, and your vocal is working brilliantly.

It's itching in a good way in my ears when listening on headphones, that's a very good sign of that all the levels and mastering are working.
(I think it has something to do with the sound frequensis causing the itching when they are just right -
and this is a very scientific approach, mind you... :D )

This song could be some movie soundtrack.. another easy-listening for cloudy days. Nice job :)

Cool song you managed to create here, like the feel of the vocals and the guitar part. Good work!

I like the vibe to this, kinda chilled out. Nice even mix and pleasant sounds combine to create a wonderful track. I like the doubling of the vocals. Thought the drums could use some punch in places but i liked the song. Cool singing, fits the feel of the song very well. Nice job!

Wayne

This IS a really good song.
And your voice is doing that special thing with me, you know when you hear somebody singing and you get hooked and want to hear more and know stuff about them - that thing.
You hit the right nerve.
(Don't worry - I'm too old to start stalking artists!!! Just analyzing my reactions in a Freudian manner to get to the hit potential.)

Have you submitted this to the Loop Radio yet or something? Get this tune out there!
/SJ =)

More than splendid...great chill!

Compliments...Orlando

Agree with others wrote and would like to add at 0:57 to 1:08 had my attention the most. The instruments and vocals connect and kept me listening a few times. Dig the messages from this music good sounds thanks.

I like song too. I would have like to hear some more drums but that is me. Great job!!!

Wow, is this you singing Maff?
I'm listening over and over again and enjoying what I hear!
The instrumental - brilliant of course.
And the vocal really gives this a dreamy, melancholic atmosphere.
I would love to hear more of your voice from 2:30 to 2:50, stop hiding behind the music!

So, my fifth comment on this track, in its different versions.

Must say I agree with this: "A great song that reflects the coolness of Autumn".

I still wish the bass was heard for longer before the guitar came in in the intro. But the beat also seems better and more pronounced in that intro.

You took my advice (I guess) and removed that first guitar fill in the chorus (the one after 'long away away').

One sight problem in this track is that there are no drum fills. They'd give it some added energy. Not much cymbal work either. Give it a big fill as you head into the middle, instrumental section.

Also, as it's the third chorus, I think you have an opportunity to do something different eg change the drum kit, make the drums a lot sparser and so on. It perhaps needs to be something a bit different as we're hearing it for the third time.

After it, 3:25 on, it's a pretty good, dreamy, gradual fade out though you must know that guitar still cuts off too abruptly right at the end.

Who knows, I might even leave a sixth review...

A great song that reflects the coolness of Autumn that I am starting to feel around this way (chilling out). The lyrics are deep too - "What is real never fades" , could not have said it better.
All the best - Billy

as Ed has truelY mentioned , there're many reasons which cnvinces me for fav mark regarding this .most notable of them is singer's voice outstanding character & selected notes for melody vocal ,also sane & logical balance of instrumental version too .all the best___Behnam

I recall listening to the first version Maff...dont recall if I faved it but I sure am going to fav this one...for a whole lot of reasons...starting with the depth of lyrics...your really pleasant vocal delivery (I`m reminded again of Brian Ferry)...accompaniment that is wrapped around the vocal..really well done and not intrusive on the vocal...The nice production values and those little extra vocal bits that add space & variety....So, I guess that in my mind makes the whole thing just a really good song...Just an excellent job Maff...Bravo.....Ed