BaoBou

Thanks a lot CbC, I had already thought about abandoning this one but I think it's going in the right direction now :)

Thanks a lot Phil, that's a great compliment!

Thanks a lot CBC! Mixing/mastering is still the thing that excites me least so it's great to hear it worked out in this case :)

Dank je wel! Ik begon in dit geval met te drummen, terwijl ik zat te drummen voelde ik de accoorden, toen ik de accoorden speelde wist ik de melodie en toen ik de melodie zong kwamen de woorden ook heel natuurlijk... soms komt het allemaal wat makkelijker dan andere keren ;)

Thank you so much!!
Great to hear your mom is ok, especially at that age. My mom is 81, so I feel you (brain is still fast, her legs not so much anymore ;)
Donald Fagen is a great name to be compared to. I'm happy :)

Thank you so much Angie, your words always stimulate me to go on and go further! :)

Paul Simon!! Yes that's absolutely it and that's also an amazing compliment because that's probably one of the most amazing poets of the previous century.

Setup: well, I moved from a cramped apartment with no real space (via some (mis)adventures) to a place where I can have a study - which is also my man cave and has the space to really set up all my instruments in a more or less permanent setting, so I can start drumming, playing guitar or keys, or singing at just about any time (barring company time of course) ;)

It's amazing and liberating and just about perfect!

Haha it made me really happy that the story hit home with you until I realised it's your ex-wife :D

I always try to write lyrics in such a way that many people will recognise something... I guess that worked here :)

Thanks for listening and commenting!!

Thank you!

Thanks man! Yeah some tracks take weeks to gel and others just flow naturally and write themselves.

This one when I started with the drum beat, I could already hear the chords and when I played the chords I already started singing.

If only creating was always this easy... :D

Thank you Paul! (hug)

Thanks man :)

Thanks a lot!! That's great to hear :)
You can find the final mastered one btw on Spotify and iTunes etc, if you want:
https://baobousmusic.hearnow.com/step-by-step

Thank you so much for listening and your generous comment! :)

Thank you so much Alexandr!

Thank you so much buddy, that comment made my day (and it only just started). Thank you!!

Thanks a lot Dennel, that's an awesome comment!

That's awesome Mark! Here's a page with some links to streaming platforms (it's actually available on 25 but these are some of the more common): https://baobousmusic.hearnow.com/step-by-step

Thanks a lot for the listen and the gentle feedback. The next one will be more funky again ;)

Thanks a lot buddy!I love you mention a clean mix, that's taken me 5 years to get close to that :D

Thanks Wayne! To clarify, the vocals are mine, as is the rest - it's just not based on something that happened to me.
The guitar tone is nice, yes - this is a temp setup but I actually like how it turned out.

Dank je wel Rita!
Detail, alleen voor jou ;) deze is ook voor mijn dochter.

Thanks so much buddy, I guess that's sort of the best way, if you don't know what you're listening to and suddenly you sit up and think "hey, I like this!"
Thanks buddy!!

Thank you so much Angelus, that means a lot to me! The words are straight from the heart, and I hope that comes across - I get emotional listening to the song myself :D

Yeah I played around a bit with the instrumentation and BPM. I first recorded a version that was a bit faster with more guitar, then went to the piano to practice playing it live (solo) and decided it needed a slower build-up... and as I recorded that I felt it needed power chords again ;)
I'm happy with the way it sounds now although I'm going to redo some of the vocals.
Thanks so much for listening my friend!!

Thank you man! I spent a lot of time fussing over the album and some stuff in my personal life (no worries, mostly housing stuff)... and I feel now my creativity is coming back. I have some more new tracks I'm working on so there should be more soon!

Thanks a lot Paul, much appreciated :)