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Q wrote:

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> James Stone wrote:

>   Hi.

>>> I'm late to the party (as usual).

>>> This is quite a fun quirky little song. To me, the relatively minor

>>> defects enhance rather than detract from it. I wonder what reaction

>>> you'd get from a real audience. Have you tried it?

>>>

>> Thanks for your lovely comments!

>>

>> Yes I have played it live with the band.. generally the reaction is of

>> bemusement, and a half-hearted trickle of applause.. I was trying to

>> work out why (apart from the fact it ends in a strange way), as most

>> of our other songs seem to go down much better.

>>

>> This little recording experiment has showed me that it needs to be

>> played quite a lot slower than we were doing it, and secondly, that

>> the rhythm guitar must be very simple to avoid conflicting with the

>> other rhythmic aspects of the song.. Not got round to re-recording it

>> though (or playing it with the band again).

>>

>> James

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> Oops, sent this just to James and not to the list by mistake...

>

> I've only just got around to listening to this as well. I also enjoyed

> it -- it's got promise and I'd say it's worth pursuing. I find it odd

> that it doesn't garner a good reaction live, it must just be one of

> those matters of taste: you do say it never works well, perhaps when the

> whole band "get it", and you can do it with conviction, the audience

> reaction may be better.

> 

Thanks Q!
We did a much better version at rehearsal last night. It was recorded,

but I haven't heard it yet. If it is suitable for general audience, I

will post it to get some more feedback about further improvements.
> I actually quite like it at the pace it is at, but as you say, it'll

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> need to be tight. I'm sure it'd work well a few clicks slower though. I

> like the lyrics as well, I think quirky is probably an apt word to use.

Yes :)
> A thought that occurred to me regarding developing it: how about

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> alternating verses male/female (or vice versa) and repeat the chorus one

> last time in harmony -- it might give a bit of a twist to the lyrical

> tale. You could use a different melody line for the male verses, one

> that better fits your range and which harmonises with the existing vocal

> melody. Just a thought.

I like that idea. Will have to see how it works out at next rehearsal!
James

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