Lush 80s RnB - EricMilligan

Thanks, BeatMaker. It does have a nice easy feel to it. But, I need to figure out chorus and bridge sections for it. Hopefully, something will occur to me at some point. Perhaps a few years from now? :)

Thanks for the encouragement, Arloph. The bass is a combination of electric and acoustic.

I'm removing this track from the "featured" list from now on so that I can comment on tracks of other members without pushing this one into the featured tracks pages all the time.

Tempo is 97 bpm. Kind of funny to have it such an odd number. But I've found that, sometimes, just 1 or 2 bpm makes a big difference in the feel of the track and how the groove works. I'm kind of surprised by that.

Hi, Patricia!

Nice to hear from you! You could be right. Maybe I unknowingly re-created the theme from some sitcom from the 70's or 80's. That bell melody line that comes in at bar 9 might be the culprit! :)

I have a really bad memory for some things like that. I once used an online plargism checking service to see whether some stuff I had written for my consulting work was actually lifted from some previously published source. Sure enough, what I had written matched something published, word for word. The problem was, I had written the original stuff and had totally forgotten about it! So, I could be copying something I heard years ago when I used to watch sitcoms. :)

Anyway, I will take your advice on no being so hard on my voice. But, the reality for this track is that in my head, the voice I hear is a fine, smooth, R&B vocalist who knows how to deliver a ballad. I just can't figure out what the lyrics should be about.

Thanks. It seems to be getting some good reaction from members. Makes me think I should try doing more of this. :)

Not weird at all! I really like what you did with it. Have left comment on your tracks page.

Eric

Thanks for the positive feedback on the track! Sorry for the delay in responding to your comment. I kind of lost track of stuff for a while.

Eric

Thanks ceURR. I think it turned out OK. bringerofDoom has built a new track on it and it is very interesting. A lot more variation and complexity. You should check it out. Nice guitar work on it. REAL guitar! :)

Eric

Thanks for the encouragement, Legendary! I do appreciate it.

Eric

I look forward to any weirdness you might offer! :)

Thanks, Michel. I absolutely agree. Needs a vocal. Nice studio in your profile photo, by the way. I can see you are a real musician!

Thanks. Definitely has a nice vibe going. I really need to figure out additional structure and lock in the chord progressions for those. It's not boring (yet), but this type of music can't just stay in one progression for the entire song. Need to roll up my sleeves and dig in. :)

Thanks. Noodling is good! That's pretty much what I did with the attempt at a vocal line toward the end of the track. Really needs a vocalist.

Hi, Nick. Thanks for the supporting words! I agree. Patricia could do something special with vocals on this. I've got several unfinished tracks using her acapellas. Would be amazing to have her Collab on a track like this, but I think she's very selective about working with others, which I totally understand. I actually had thought of this with a male vocal, but your comment is making me re-think that. Could be either.

Eric

Thanks, Terry. I think I did a pretty good job on the bass line, if I say so myself. Well, perhaps not the bass line itself, but the bass sound is pretty good I think. This might be one where, after letting it marinate for 4 years, I should spend some time trying to write a chorus and bridge section so it can grow up and be a real song! :)

Eric

Hi, Wayne. Thanks for the encouragement!

Yes, I thing it has flavors of Philly RnB and a bit of Motown as well. I’ve got a couple of tracks that need a Barry White type vocalist, some others meant for somebody along the lines of Marvin Gaye, some that were my attempt to write an R. Kelly song, and some that definitely are influenced by Hall and Oates.

I really like Hall and Oates. And, I just ate up every episode of “Daryl’s House”. They are both great musicians and songwriters.

Yes, I’d definitely be interested in getting your noodling on the track. I will PM you with my email address so we can get connected on that.

Eric

Thanks for the positive comment, Micky. Definitely needs a vocalist. I will check out Mykael as you suggested.

Eric

Thanks, 4maly. That’s what I was trying for.

Eric

Thanks, Steve. I actually didn’t fuss much over the mix. As I mentioned to CinCoCent, this track is actually 4 years old. I have updated versions of some of the instruments (the Rhodes in this version is the stock instrument included with Logic Pro) and better effects plugins. But, I didn’t replace anything, so I think that’s telling me something. Sometimes better to just leave well enough alone, I guess.

Eric

Thanks, CinCoCent. Very nice to get some positive feedback. I had forgotten about this track entirely. I actually did it 4 years ago! Ran out of ideas on how to extend it, I guess. But, the reaction from LM members has been pretty good, so perhaps I should try again.

Eric