Hi
I'm way late too the party sorry, life has me basically freaking out
I think everything that needs to be said has been said on specific points. Harriet again keeps nailing things and continues to show her diverse insight and open mind.
Mark is such a talented guy everything he does is good. PS -Mark it's easier to speak when I'm not talking directly to you lol)
So it's often a question of tastes and if a song is doing something for you personally musically or lyrically. He's also a very "musical" person so it's easy to get caught up in certain aspects of his talents and not catch the other aspects.
I wanted to just say more about Mark's work in general than focusing on this particular song. But quickly for this song I thought it was well crafted & executed.
I didn't think it was too political really, the lyric had a universal way about it that was open ended enough. ANYONE can lie and mislead you.
For the music it was catchy and solid. I am not a reggae fan at all. Maybe for about
5 minutes and then I'm done
I really should try to dig into it more.
But I'm that way with straight blues and anything that's in a traditional direct style.
Anyhow I think Mark you have just improved on everything you do in the time since you joined up here. Love your vocal and always tell you you would have been great in a band situation with me and my buddies.
I enjoy so much of your work, the only thing I would push on you a bit would be to
find a place where it all comes together. That don't make sense lol.. We
all have different influences and incorporate all we have heard and felt musically in our work.
Not all the time but you will sometimes get into a certain style of song that comes from an influence then add to it and start to add the the things you would except from it. I do this same thing also & you are so diverse it's hard to pinpoint.
I try to mix them all together best I can within one song. It's like putting my own spin on something that's been done. It's so hard!!! For example I was always a Led Zeppelin freak but I have no songs that sound like Led Zeppelin. There influence sneaks in all over the place but in ways that are subtle. No "Lonely Is The Night" type of Billy Squire Song
I love EWF but have no songs that sound like them, I'm actually disappointed by that
But there influence is in me and it comes out in little places.
It's like to try to put all your influences and stuff into your own feel & groove.
And seem current! That's a biggie if your pitching as well.
It's so hard to explain, it's like I wanna say that riff or part or something reminded me of "this" but not that "song reminded me of this" ya know"
My song Orphanology is a direct take of the Paperback Writer riff, then I do stuff in it that really gets away from the Beatles. Then I sneak a little back in. But I have played that song for so many people Totally expecting them to say dude my God that's so Beatles.. I hold my breathe and ya know what? Nobody ever says it. 19 out of 20.. I even tell them and then there like oh yeah!
Anyway this is just you & me talking shop
I'm so glad you're here with us.
Your a great guy and you have my TOTAL respect musically. You make into my imaginary band anytime in a heart beat!!!
We have to do a phone chat someday, we will laugh bro!
