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It's Blue

By Cursory on July 28, 2024 9:27 pm

Happy Week 30! Happy to be back after a missed week. This week also features the return of my other (repaired) acoustic guitar, with fresh strings in standard tuning. This means a much brighter sound than I’m used to working with, but it seemed like a good stretch. Maybe the first time I’ve put timpani drums in a track? Everything else pretty much sounds the same as usual >.< The whole harmonized slide guitar thing is hard to let go, I think I have a problem...

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wow!  This is beautiful.  Hooked me from the powerful opening chords and drums.  The slide sounds soooo good. The lyrics hit home and especially enjoyed the blades of grass line.  The guitar strums and chord progression so soothing.  Thank you.  Glad to hear to ya back and look forward to your future tracks. Took a while for me to hit submit cuz I kept hitting repeat! 

Hey hey, no one is keeping score but you right, so the whole WB thing is only useful as long as you personally find it rewarding... growth comes when we challenge and push ourselves, but only if we have the space to recover from the exertion, and still have the motivation to learn from the experience.  It's all about finding that line right?  That said, I have definitely drop some "speed trash" tracks this year, that I 100% would not have put in front of others last year... and I think I got some lessons from it... though the WB community does seem to be the safest place on the internet for putting out a thing you might not be totally proud of. 

And while you may feel like you have a slide guitar problem... I don't see the problem, because it just sounds so nice, and just plays so well with your vocals, echos and extends the emotional expression of both the lyrics and the vocal melodies... and you know what they say... if it sounds good, it is good. 

If it works, it's not a problem, it's a solution
And it sure does work
- Ebrit

glad to see (hear) you back, but yeah... shit is wild out there. it's time we are gentle and forgiving with ourselves. glad you were able to let yourself take a week off when you needed it.

i'm usually a fan of old dead strings, but the acoustic sounds GREAT.
and the timpani are a nice compliment 
another Cursory gem heart

I am digging this song, especially the slide guitar. Bravo!!!

gorgeous!!!

Awesome job getting a deep, resonant sound with the percussion in this one! This is a beautiful song that really packs a punch, both emotionally and acoustically. big_smile

“It’s Blue”-tiful.

Tone Matrix wrote:

wow!  This is beautiful.  Hooked me from the powerful opening chords and drums.  The slide sounds soooo good. The lyrics hit home and especially enjoyed the blades of grass line.  The guitar strums and chord progression so soothing.  Thank you.  Glad to hear to ya back and look forward to your future tracks. Took a while for me to hit submit cuz I kept hitting repeat!

T.T Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I think you picked my favorite line as well. Will do my best to return to consistent uploads smile

Napear wrote:

Hey hey, no one is keeping score but you right, so the whole WB thing is only useful as long as you personally find it rewarding... growth comes when we challenge and push ourselves, but only if we have the space to recover from the exertion, and still have the motivation to learn from the experience.  It's all about finding that line right?  That said, I have definitely drop some "speed trash" tracks this year, that I 100% would not have put in front of others last year... and I think I got some lessons from it... though the WB community does seem to be the safest place on the internet for putting out a thing you might not be totally proud of. 

And while you may feel like you have a slide guitar problem... I don't see the problem, because it just sounds so nice, and just plays so well with your vocals, echos and extends the emotional expression of both the lyrics and the vocal melodies... and you know what they say... if it sounds good, it is good.

Thank you! Yeah I have done a couple of "speed trash" tracks and maybe just need to be okay with that! I appreciate all the kind words.

Devieus wrote:

If it works, it's not a problem, it's a solution
And it sure does work
- Ebrit

Awww thanks smile

Q-Rosh wrote:

I am digging this song, especially the slide guitar. Bravo!!!

Thanks so much!

emily wrote:

gorgeous!!!

Thank you smile

levelcapybara wrote:

Awesome job getting a deep, resonant sound with the percussion in this one! This is a beautiful song that really packs a punch, both emotionally and acoustically. big_smile


levelcapybara wrote:

“It’s Blue”-tiful.

Thank you, YOU'RE blue-tiful! lol

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