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"Dwell"
by bennash - 12/06/23 09:28 AM
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by Guy E. Trepanier - 12/03/23 07:19 PM
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Snuts
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Leafs
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Go Andy, Go!
Pretty cool, Maybe a little remix in the verses so the vocals take front and center -- never trample on the lead vox.
Kevin Good morning Kevin, Thanks a bunch for taking a listen to this one. We've sure had a lot of fun with it! BTW, anytime you want to call us "pretty cool", feel free; we're fine with it  .... Thanks again, Beth
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Ricki and Beth,
Great song and Andy did a great job giving it some groove.
I always love Ricki's melodies and she is groaning just knowing that I sang this through...
Ricki, everytime you get to a chorus, I want to wrap my arms around you to get you to sing it out. Now, this is coming from a girl who had a choir teacher that made us lay on the floor with bricks on our stomach while we were singing......I just want you to push out more styling and volume and sort of pull out more, because the words and music are there and what is great is that your melody allows for lots of creativity in there, blow it out of the box girlfriend!!!
Really great song.
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HiDee Beth & Ricki!
I wondered how ya'd met Andy K(arpinski)..whom I've co-written with in St. Petersburg...over the years...then..the DUH Moment arrived..heh! (Nicely-done, Bro Mork!)
I wanted to sug maybe only 2 things here: A bit Faster-Pacing...and "..show you that it's safe to stay..Hey-Hey-Hey"
& maybe a tiny ad-lib at the tail: "Somebody call 9-1-1"....heh!
An Instant Classic! KUDOS & Good Luck with it Gals & Gent! Best Wishes & Big Hugs, Stan
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Hi Calvin,
Thanks for listening again and I can't to hear what you funk up!
Ricki
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Hi MFB III,
Thanks. Andy is pretty handy, isn't he? Glad he came by to funk this up and that you like what we all did.
Ricki
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Hi Ian,
Thanks for letting us know you like this one. A solid song is a good thing.
Ricki
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Hi Ott, Well, I don't think we were going for "sweet" exactly...but thanks anyway and glad you liked it.  Ricki
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Beth, Absolutely loved it. Has a playful charm and a cool hook. I like the double voices at the end. Nice change up in the vocal delivery, in the bridge. It's all good, Darlin.
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Not too shabby, huh?  Thanks again Andy for funking this up  ... Beth
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Looks like you won't have to backtrack on this one anymore, handy Andy gave it some dandy licks that just might keep your flight risk around for a long time, nice work you two!!~~MFB III Hiya MFB, Thanks a bunch for swinging by to take a listen on this one. We sure appreciate the kind comments. It's soooo much fun for me to watch how this has progressed from a nugget of an idea to a full-fledged song. What a great early Christmas present  . Thanks again to everyone involved, yourself included  ... Beth
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This is a REALLY solid song guys.
The line "Then you won’t be a flight risk" is a bit forced... small nit though.
I like the electric guit. It's really pretty top notch, but it's got some timing issues that distracted me in spots.
I can't remember hearing a tune from Ricki that has a chorus that lifts as nicely as this one. This just sounds like a song!
Peace,
Ian
Hi there Ian, Well, coming from you, this is high praise indeed  . I'm so glad you got a chance to take a listen. A lot of work has gone into this one...with a couple of rewrites on the lyrics, some tweaks on the musication, and then Andy's additions...so your feedback is especially appreciated (even the "small nits"). Thanks a lot for letting us know your thoughts  . Take care, Beth
Last edited by Beth G. Williams; 12/19/10 12:51 AM.
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Hi Tams, Thanks for listening and your generous comments. I never groan when you stop by. But I thought I was WAILING on this one, thanks to Beth's wail worthy lyrics. Of course, I could have really cut loose but all those bricks were weighing me down!  I know what you're saying, but it doesn't come easy. I've vastly improved but have a long way to go. I'll get there. Thanks for all the encouragement. Ricki
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Hi TampaStan,
Thanks for stopping by and letting us know you like what we did. If we ever re-visit this, your comments will be on file. Big hugs back.
Ricki
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Hi Nelson, Thanks for listening and letting us know you like this. "Playful charm and cool hook" has Beth written all over it. She has all that and is even fun to work with, but don't tell her or her head will swell even more!  Ricki
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Beth - Ricki There's no need to thank me I was just having some fun but I'm glad you both like where I took the track. When I started playing over it I had a blues style in mind but that rapidly change to the funk as you can hear. Funny how these things happen. I think this track is so cool it could be done in lots of different style and still sound good. Thanks to everyone for taking a listen to my butchering of Flight Risk. I've not played with my Wah for ages and last night seemed like the perfect time to dust it of and get some Shaft on the go  LateOZ Andy Again Andy...thank you so much for adding such great sizzle to this one for us. And gosh, if you call that "butchering"...I can't wait to hear what you think is worthwhile! I loved it, and I'm quite confident Shaft would have totally dug it too  . Thank you!! Beth
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Beth/Ricki: I thought this really sweet and well done. Radio ready. Ott Hi there Ott, Wow, "radio ready" huh? Thank you so much for your very flattering comments. Glad you enjoyed it  . Take care, Beth
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Put two chords together and it's going to remind you of something. That intro DID remind me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpizS9h-1XkWhatever; I thought the lyric was VERY well done! Best of luck with this!
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Ricki and Beth,
Great song and Andy did a great job giving it some groove.
I always love Ricki's melodies and she is groaning just knowing that I sang this through...
Ricki, everytime you get to a chorus, I want to wrap my arms around you to get you to sing it out. Now, this is coming from a girl who had a choir teacher that made us lay on the floor with bricks on our stomach while we were singing......I just want you to push out more styling and volume and sort of pull out more, because the words and music are there and what is great is that your melody allows for lots of creativity in there, blow it out of the box girlfriend!!!
Really great song.
Tammy Hi Tammy, Bricks on your stomach, huh? Wow, sounds like the handiwork of a Nun, for sure  ... Anyhoo, glad you liked the song. It took a bit more effort than usual this time, but I think the extra work paid off. Then to have Andy come on board too, well, that was just the icing on the cake. Thanks a bunch for stopping by with your helpful feedback. Cheers, Beth
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Wow, Andy's guitar playing made a good song even better (I liked it before, Ricki's vox never disappoint)! Loved the listen! 
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Thanks Polly but it was hard to go wrong when the song it great to start with. I just sort of high jacked it with some WAH.
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HiDee Beth & Ricki!
I wondered how ya'd met Andy K(arpinski)..whom I've co-written with in St. Petersburg...over the years...then..the DUH Moment arrived..heh! (Nicely-done, Bro Mork!)
I wanted to sug maybe only 2 things here: A bit Faster-Pacing...and "..show you that it's safe to stay..Hey-Hey-Hey"
& maybe a tiny ad-lib at the tail: "Somebody call 9-1-1"....heh!
An Instant Classic! KUDOS & Good Luck with it Gals & Gent! Best Wishes & Big Hugs, Stan Hi there Ampersand Man, Andy added quite a funky layer to this didn't he? As luck would have it, HE found US -- and I couldn't be more grateful. Glad you feel it has "an Instant Classic" sort of groove. Frankly, I don't have time or patience for the "EVENTUALLY-PROBABLY-LONG-AFTER-YOU'RE-DEAD-AND-BURED-IT-WILL-BE-A-CLASSIC" deal  . Seriously, thanks for all your generous feedback Stan. We appreciate you taking a listen  .... Cheers, Jackie
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Hi guys,
I agree with the others about the guitar adding coolness to an already cool song….a certain playfulness to slink into! One mention: I can hear it with a faster pace with the guitar too.
Well done all around!
Kristi
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. -- Abraham Maslow, American Psychologist
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Hi 9ne, I swear, I haven't thought of Season of the Witch in years!  Glad you like what we did in spite of what it reminded you of. Thanks for listening. Ricki
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Hi Polly, Thanks for your thoughts. Like Andy said, with lyrics like this, how could we go wrong?  Ricki
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Andy, feel free to hijack any of our songs with WAH, as the mood strikes! 
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Hi Kristi, "a certain playfulness to slink into" Thanks for that!  Ricki
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Beth, Absolutely loved it. Has a playful charm and a cool hook. I like the double voices at the end. Nice change up in the vocal delivery, in the bridge. It's all good, Darlin. Hey there Nelson, Wow, thanks for all the great compliments. But I sure can't take credit for the whole thing -- Ricki did the arrangement and original music...Andy funked the music up...and oh yeah,Ricki sang sang sang.  LOVE the group effort  . Regardless, we surely appreciate your kind words. Coming from you, they mean a LOT. Happy Holidays, Beth
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Put two chords together and it's going to remind you of something. That intro DID remind me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpizS9h-1XkWhatever; I thought the lyric was VERY well done! Best of luck with this! Hey there, That was wild...there is a certain similarity. Of course ours is much better  ... Kidding aside, thank you for taking a listen and giving us some helpful feedback. We appreciate your visit. Happy Holidays, Beth
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Wow, Andy's guitar playing made a good song even better (I liked it before, Ricki's vox never disappoint)! Loved the listen! Hiya Polly, Glad you got a chance to hear what Andy added to this -- not too shabby, huh? Thanks again for taking the time to visit. It's always a pleasure to see you girlie  . Happy holidays, Beth
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Hi Beth, Ricki and Andy
You've all done a cool job putting this together --- great singing and feel to it all.
Best wishes with your pitching! Glad that I got to know you before you became famous !!!
and Happy Holidays jm
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Hi JM, I haven't seen you around for a while. Thanks for stopping by to listen and glad you caught this one before it goes national!  Merry, merry to you and yours. Ricki
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Hi Guys
I had to stop in with "Sick BackTrack" in the title lol
Great job all, and Andy nice stuff been noticing your guitar here there on the boards,very cool.
Who played the bass? Andy? I LIKES man..
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Can't get over how popular this tune is. Ricki and Beth must be over the moon as I am. Mike the bass is me as well. It's how it turned out funky, I was just going to add a bass part and keep it simple but it all went bootsy very quickly lol Thanks for taking a listen guys.
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 Ah one thing can inspire the next and the next. Nice job man.
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Thanks Polly but it was hard to go wrong when the song it great to start with. I just sort of high jacked it with some WAH. Hey Andy, No need for modesty around here -- this is rockin' dude  .... Beth
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Hi guys,
I agree with the others about the guitar adding coolness to an already cool song….a certain playfulness to slink into! One mention: I can hear it with a faster pace with the guitar too.
Well done all around!
Kristi Hiya Kristi, I'm delinquent in getting back to this thread in a timely fashion -- that's the holidays for ya!! Anyway, thanks a bunch for the second visit. I agree, the tune has taken a decidedly playful direction. As far as picking up the pace, it sounds like there have been a number of different thoughts about ways to interpret this. I think THAT is WAY cool. Ciao for now and thanks again, Beth
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Hi Beth, Ricki and Andy
You've all done a cool job putting this together --- great singing and feel to it all.
Best wishes with your pitching! Glad that I got to know you before you became famous !!!
and Happy Holidays jm Hey JM, First off, where have you been? Good to see you back 'round these parts (as if I'VE been consistent...  ) Next, thanks so much for taking a listen and offering us such generous feedback. Coming from the likes of you, your comments mean a lot to us. Finally, given your promixity to me, I might be able arrange a private autograph session while the going is good -- LOL! HO HO HO!! Seriously though, thanks for your support. How much snow did you get up there? We got about 3 inches maybe...Now the kids are on vacation until January 3rd -- YIKES!! Enjoy  , Beth
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Hi Guys
I had to stop in with "Sick BackTrack" in the title lol
Great job all, and Andy nice stuff been noticing your guitar here there on the boards,very cool.
Who played the bass? Andy? I LIKES man..
Mike Hi Mike, Wow, we're getting spoiled having you around lately!!  Anyhoo, I'm glad you got a chance to hear this one -- I figured you'd enjoy Andy's enhancements. And yeah, the "Sick Back Track" was my idea, no surprise. Also "no surprise", I'm quite delighted you enjoyed it. As with JM, praise from someone with your experience is very encouraging. Thanks again, and have a GROOVY holiday! xoxo, Beth
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I think this might become the COUGAR National Anthem. Cudos to all - wonderful lyric and melody, great groove, sexy singing , great guitars (love the wa wa) Total package is a 10 . When I saw the title I thought it might involve total body scans! Happy Holidays, Pete
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Had a bitta time to listen to the MP3 Board this early AM...and LOVE what ya all've done with this one!~ (Bridge Vocal sounds a scosh muddy..but ALL the rest comes through..FINE & WELL..with Andy's Git Work Boosting things Stratospherically~)
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for taking time to listen and comment. Who knew how much fun this one would be? Glad you could appreciate our group effort. Some people can bring out the best in you.
Ricki
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Hi PeteG, Thanks for letting us know you liked this. "When I saw the title I thought it might involve total body scans!" That sounds more like a TampaStan or maybe Calvin song. Us girls (and Andy) are serious!  I don't know about a Cougar National Anthem. I'm not into the whole teaching thing. To twist a Saffire lyric around, "Forget about potential, I'd rather have experience"! Ricki
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Hi Stan, Thanks for checking this out again. Glad you still like it. We love Andy's addition. It really fills out the song. As for the bridge, I wanted it to jump, so I doubled the tracks and then offset them so they'd echo all over the place. Too much? Well, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing to excess, right?  Ricki
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Can't get over how popular this tune is. Ricki and Beth must be over the moon as I am.Mike the bass is me as well. It's how it turned out funky, I was just going to add a bass part and keep it simple but it all went bootsy very quickly lol Thanks for taking a listen guys. You got that right Andy! Thanks again, and Merry Christmas  .... xoxo, Beth
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I think this might become the COUGAR National Anthem. Cudos to all - wonderful lyric and melody, great groove, sexy singing , great guitars (love the wa wa) Total package is a 10 . When I saw the title I thought it might involve total body scans! Happy Holidays, Pete Hey Pete, Ha, that's an idea! Maybe we should send this to poor Jennifer Aniston  .... Anyway, thank you so much for the kind visit. It has been a fun project for sure...and we appreciate your feedback. As for the body scans...that is a WHOLE different song (though the hook makes perfect sense  ).... Have a great holiday, Beth
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Had a bitta time to listen to the MP3 Board this early AM...and LOVE what ya all've done with this one!~ (Bridge Vocal sounds a scosh muddy..but ALL the rest comes through..FINE & WELL..with Andy's Git Work Boosting things Stratospherically~)
Didn't realize how much I've missed hearing some WAH~ ;-)>
"KUDOS" Kids...& Good Luck with a Fine Fun Song~
Best Wishes & Big Hugs, Stan Hey Stanerooski, Hey, better late than never, right? So glad you got a chance to listen -- I figured you might enjoy it .  Thanks a bunch for checking us out -- it's always a treat to get feedback from JPF's Official Top Poster.... Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hope 2011 is less medically-challenging for you than 2010 has been... xoxo, Jackie
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