The Road Home (update) - AllenV

Sorry for the late reply Bear!
Honestly,I can't read or write music notes at all but I would be more than happy to send you the chord changes.
Some of the chords are ones that I stumbled upon so I'll do my best to point you in the write direction.

Thanks for the wonderful complement..just shoot me an email through my contact page and we'll get er done!

Allen

Do It,I would love to hear what you could come up with,experiment!!...and thanks for the review.

Allen

That's what I hope do!

Thank you very much DJ.
Allen

Thank you Twanna!
BTW,have you heard SpellJammers version with vocals?
He just finished it,It's on his page and he has done a wonderful job.

Thanks again Twanna
Allen

I appreciate your take on this Jkingz.I had a drum sample through out the song and some reviews reflected your comment about simplicity and that the drum track took away from that..they were right and I give a lot of credit to this site and the true and constructive reviews you can get here,like yours!

Allen

Thanks bil,I think I got lucky on this one!
Thanks for the comment,I appreciate it.

Allen

Thank you Punchineli and your English made my day brighter...Thank you for the wonderful comment!

Mi español es de google,
Gracias por tu comentario!

Allen :)

Wow!Thanks so very much my friend,I wish I could live in a state of inspiration that was there when I recorded this.It was everything coming together at the same time cause you're right..it's just yourself and the instrument.
I don't deserve your awesome comments but i'll tell you that I do appreciate it so much because I did put my heart into it and I'm so pleased that it was heard that way,i'm a strong believer in trying to create a feeling and emotion first in music...there's always room for the fun songs and we all play and love them,I'm just happy to occasionally get it right and move someone :)
Thanks again,

Allen

JWilson!Thank you very much!I wish I could play these acoustic songs more but it seems to take a certain inspiration that I just can't manufacture... but I am working on it :)

Thanks for your comments,they help!
Allen

Hey man,No need to apologize...we're all fam here!
I need to get over and see you too.
I'm glad you liked the song.You know how you can make it sound easy when it's really not...this was one of em'...lol.This was not the first take :)

Thanks for stoppin' by!
Allen

Thank you Charlie!I love Phil,my father was and is a pastor so when I was growing up Phil was one of the first guitarist I found in the Christian community that played that well,and he still is an inspiration and has maintained a wonderful testimony.

Allen

Thank you Estefano.For a while in my life I played for money and that dictated what and when I played,now I play for enjoyment,sharing and reviews like yours...it would take a lot of money to match that:)

Allen

Thanks man!That's a great complement...I forget too in my"wanting to jam everything up"mode I get into all the time.lol,I appreciate that you appreciate:)
Allen

Thank you my friend for those kind words.I wish every song would fall into place like this one did but that's what makes me appreciate the blessing when it does happen.When I'm alone with just the guitar and I realize i'm not really alone...thats where the blessing comes in.

Allen

Hey Chris!This is a special song for me and I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
I think a vocal would be good...I started looking for my project files so I could remove the lead just in case someone wanted to sing and of course they're gone lol..but I could record the parts with leads again if I had to if they got in the way.
Thanks for the nice complement.

Allen

Thank you Daniel.I would like to say that I worked very hard for days to create the guitar sound but the truth is I didn't.I used the Tascam DP-008 digital 8tr pocket studio,it has two small built in mics but they do a great job,I sat on my couch and placed the recorder on the arm of it,turned the lights down and played.It really has quality for a 8r under 300$,it runs on 4AA also...which is nice and portable,it is very small.
You are the first person to mention the title...I plan on doing a series of acoustic songs to document this journey as it unfolds,those songs have to definitly be inspired.
Thanks again Daniel and check out that recorder on youtube..I should do a commercial for them as much as I talk about their product...lol.

Allen

Thanks!I wasn't sure about an all acoustic song on this site and am glad it worked out and pleased you like it.I would like to eventually make some guitar loops to share,both acoustic and electric...since shareing is why i'm here!
Thanks again.
Allen

Thank you Bm.I know we all as artists get in moods and for me the acoustic seems very specific with it's tone, and even though you can play different styles on it ,there is still a very organic feel and emotion that's hard to recreate on the elec...at least for me.

but maybe with some Buni drums:)
Allen

Glad you asked Bil,check out the tascam dp-oo8,it can run on 4aa bat. and ac,8 digtr.It has 2 built in mics...and this thing is little..utube has videos of it.I can't stand the electronics in this Washburn I have so I thought I would give the little mics a try and the reviews on this thing were right on for it's size and portability..I actualy do everything on it cause it will almost fit in your guitar case and uses sd cards.I don't have a laptop so I have to share puter time with the wife,and thats no way to make music waiting for her to stop chatting and playing on farmville or whatever lol...I love her but a mans gotta do...
The style came out of lazyness I guess..it's gpick and fingers.When I played out and we did an acoustic song I didn't switch guitars,just the way I approached the electric..but I have seen others play that way and I do that now on acoustic as well, there's just things you can't do tho.
thanks for listening Bil.
Allen

Hey Jim,thanks.If there's a downside to playing something unscripted and unrehearsed is that it's hard for me to just do that regularly on acoustic because I don't play it as often.These kind reviews are cause to keep pulling it out of the case though.Now you and kikajon seem to have found your way back...in reference to your song!

Allen

Thank you John.I was a little suprised that just the acoustic guitars alone would bring good reviews but the people i've met here are true music lovers beyond their own genres and that's what makes this such a comfortable community.
thanks again.

Allen

You know it was hard not to pull out the electric and rock it up at the end but I just said no!
Once again thanks,it was something out of my norm.

Allen

Thank you Kikajon,thought I would try something different.It started out as an experiment with my recorder.I sat in a dimly lit room,shut the door and played.The mics were the ones built right into the Tascam DP-008 digital porta studio.I love this little machine...no bells and whistles but it gets the job done...and can run on 4AA batteries.

Allen

That means a lot comeing from a fellow guitarist. You know I like your acoustic playing as well and you also know you have to put some heart in it...as you do.People know when your being honest in your music,I like to think you can hear it.I can in your music.I had a couple of comments that it might be better without a drum track and I am so grateful because they were right and those opinions are what we're here for...now if someone thinks I should play it at 140bpm,I must decline.
Thanks for your review,
Allen

I appreciate that and I think I'll do more after the very kind comments...It's nice to know that all music is accepted here and you really don't know what works until you try.
Thanks for listening.
Allen

Thank you my friend and I'm uploading a song with one of your drum loops tomorrow...I'll let you know!
Allen

Thank you Vicen,with a complement like that I'll most certainly do more as my callouses return!
Hey,one of your songs are being featured right now...let me scroll back up...ah,El Mayor Espectaculo del Mundo...I'm on my way.

Allen

Thank's StÃÂphane.I had to edit my reply because I read your review again today and did not thank you properly for your kind words,i'm guilty of the whole not seeing the forest for the trees thing.The technicalities is not nearly as important as you hearing the emotion I felt in playing it and the intended atmosphere,I agree with you and will probably record it again as it was very enjoyable.
Thank you again for the comment.
Update again,I did take out the drums and you were definitly right StÃÂphane...it works better
Thanks,
Allen

Thanks Fingers,I know it aint all bad with the mention of those guys.Glad you brought the beat up,I tried to change it after the fact and had a ton of problems...and also a lack of knowledge.Bigger drums also made me want to grab a bass and it started to sound cool,just not the same song,I do hear ya though...I am an old rocker and love real drum sounds.
thanks again.
Allen