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Heartfelt and lovely. Continue to love your stripped-back songs. Absolutely inspiring. Need to try a guitar/vocal song only one of these weeks

The tones you’ve been pulling out week on week are fantastic - you’ve really been making the most of these minimal compositions, and the variety is fantastic - what did you use this time?

Heartfelt and lovely. Continue to love your stripped-back songs. Absolutely inspiring. Need to try a guitar/vocal song only one of these weeks :) The tones you’ve been pulling out week on week are fantastic - you’ve really been making the most of these minimal compositions, and the variety is fantastic - what did you use this time?

Happy Birthday Rhonda! What a lovely song and a lovely mom

Happy Birthday Rhonda! What a lovely song and a lovely mom <3 <3 <3

I really like these live takes you've been doing. It really shows off your skill as a musician to get this all in one take. Beautiful song and singing. Well done!

I really like these live takes you've been doing. It really shows off your skill as a musician to get this all in one take. Beautiful song and singing. Well done!

Happy birthday mom! Really nice sound in the recording and, of course, great composition and vocals.

Happy birthday mom! Really nice sound in the recording and, of course, great composition and vocals.

Beautiful hommage to your mommy. Moms are the best.

Nice sensible performance. It sounds super good too.

Beautiful hommage to your mommy. Moms are the best. Nice sensible performance. It sounds super good too.

what a touching tribute to your mom! I'm sure she'll enjoy having this version to add to her custom song collection from her son. Agree with PeterM, these stripped down songs really showcase your skills songwriting and performing.

what a touching tribute to your mom! I'm sure she'll enjoy having this version to add to her custom song collection from her son. Agree with PeterM, these stripped down songs really showcase your skills songwriting and performing.

I really like your choices with melodies. Great vocal performance too!

I really like your choices with melodies. Great vocal performance too!

I feel this is coming straight from your heart. Lovely and touching. It must be a wonderful mother and woman.
Btw.: was Brian Wilson inspired by her too, when he wrote „help me Rhonda“?

I feel this is coming straight from your heart. Lovely and touching. It must be a wonderful mother and woman. Btw.: was Brian Wilson inspired by her too, when he wrote „help me Rhonda“? :)

Happy birthday to your mom! This is sooo beautiful, the guitar sound is incredible and the vocals are so delicate yet cut right through. I've said it before, but you're just nailing these solo vocal/guitar tracks. This song has that uncanny quality to me where it feels like it's always existed somehow.

Happy birthday to your mom! This is sooo beautiful, the guitar sound is incredible and the vocals are so delicate yet cut right through. I've said it before, but you're just nailing these solo vocal/guitar tracks. This song has that uncanny quality to me where it feels like it's always existed somehow.

Happy Birthday Rhonda!  Any mom would be thrilled to get a tribute as lovely as this.  You continue to kill it on these live stripped down tracks.  Just a great cozy intimate sound.

Happy Birthday Rhonda! Any mom would be thrilled to get a tribute as lovely as this. You continue to kill it on these live stripped down tracks. Just a great cozy intimate sound.

"Sto lat!" as we would say in Poland, which translates to "[we wish you to live] a hundred years!"

While this version is fantastic, I'm now pretty curious about the guitarmonies.

"Sto lat!" as we would say in Poland, which translates to "[we wish you to live] a hundred years!" While this version is fantastic, I'm now pretty curious about the guitarmonies.

Love the tone of your voice and the tone of your guitar

Love the tone of your voice and the tone of your guitar :)

yay to the mom's. Happy Birthday Rhonda what a lovely tribute!

yay to the mom's. Happy Birthday Rhonda what a lovely tribute!

Just lovely.  Great mix too... the vocals are super clean.  Which I'm sure is tricky than it might seem, with the guitar up that high on the neck it would be REALLY easy to mask the vocal, but it seems you really have this set up dialed in.  Well done. 

Just lovely. Great mix too... the vocals are super clean. Which I'm sure is tricky than it might seem, with the guitar up that high on the neck it would be REALLY easy to mask the vocal, but it seems you really have this set up dialed in. Well done. [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/9aC0Qx33BKXug/giphy.gif?cid=790b7611t3y92dsxul2pubtvim18ts7vbu4e0ual6c2fcoao&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g[/img]

so fine! I am absolutely sure she is impressed, Very honest, touching and human in the best possible sense...

so fine! I am absolutely sure she is impressed, Very honest, touching and human in the best possible sense...

Pop, sweet and sad vocals and melody. This is the best power pop song!

Pop, sweet and sad vocals and melody. This is the best power pop song!

This sincerely is making me tear up. Thank you for sharing something so pretty. You family seems like a special one

This sincerely is making me tear up. Thank you for sharing something so pretty. You family seems like a special one <3

Hey, super sweet song and lovely jangly guitars!

Hey, super sweet song and lovely jangly guitars!

Oh my, brought a tear to my eye. Tugged at the hear strings. After that first verse I felt like I had sense of Rhonda, great lyric writing, and then I thought of my mom
A light in a dark place and hug for lonely heart are two wonderful things to say about a mom! I like that you made version that's like sitting and singing to her, I think all moms would like to be sung to my their sons. Oh gosh, feeling emotional again at that thought.

Oh my, brought a tear to my eye. Tugged at the hear strings. After that first verse I felt like I had sense of Rhonda, great lyric writing, and then I thought of my mom <3 A light in a dark place and hug for lonely heart are two wonderful things to say about a mom! I like that you made version that's like sitting and singing to her, I think all moms would like to be sung to my their sons. Oh gosh, feeling emotional again at that thought.

Simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

Simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

Sto lat, i love that. thanks, rplktr!
here is the original version of 'Rhonda Raye."
when i recorded this one back in 2022 emily put together the slide-show video with a bunch of pics of Mom through the years. 

[quote=rplktr]"Sto lat!" as we would say in Poland, which translates to "[we wish you to live] a hundred years!" While this version is fantastic, I'm now pretty curious about the guitarmonies.[/quote] Sto lat, i love that. thanks, rplktr! here is the original version of 'Rhonda Raye." when i recorded this one back in 2022 emily put together the slide-show video with a bunch of pics of Mom through the years. :) [youtube]QTelrH0RDzA[/youtube]

The guitar sounds great on this. such a nice thing to do for your mom

The guitar sounds great on this. such a nice thing to do for your mom

Rhonda Raye, big fan of emily 

thanks so much! this one was the same set up i used for 'mangum, moody & fox' back in Week 40, although i did some different mix moves.
the guitar is my aluminum neck Clydesdale made by my buddy Chris (Century Guitars). plugged straight into my Music Man HD130 combo, with a bit of amp tremolo. i added an ADT plug on the vocal mic track, and there was enough guitar bleed coming through that mic that it gave the guitar that kinda chorus sound (bonus!).
i would love to hear you do a guitar/vocal only track!

thank you, Friend!

i'm glad to hear that, Peter. thank you!

appreciate that, Sodabelly

thanks, djippy. i'm very lucky to have her as a Mom!

very kind of you, thanks so much! i got a really nice message from her saying how much she enjoyed it (she waited to listen/ watch till the Thursday morning - her actual birthday)

thanks, Steve!

definitely from the heart! and yeah, 'Help Me Rhonda' definitely got a lot of plays over the years. i'm sure Brian was thinking of her

thank you, Cursory. that is quite the compliment!

i'm so glad they've been resonating with you, CC!

thank you, danju!

thank you, Buddy! i was just telling emily this evening how much i learned from working on 'for you to hold' with you.
and yeah, in some ways these stripped down tracks are less complicated to mix... but they've had their own set of challenges. feeling way more confident about mixing and finalizing these days then i did at the beginning of the year. but also feeling like i have sooooo much to learn. just trying to enjoy the process and follow the inspiration    ╰(*°▽°*)╯

thank you, AS!

you are too kind, thank you!

well dang, thanks jegasus! i do feel very lucky to have the family i have.

thank you for listening, DR!

thank you so much, miracle

thank you!

been really happy recording with this guitar for sure. thank you!

[quote=emily] <3[/quote] Rhonda Raye, big fan of emily <3 [quote=Paisleyfrog]Heartfelt and lovely. Continue to love your stripped-back songs. Absolutely inspiring. Need to try a guitar/vocal song only one of these weeks :) The tones you’ve been pulling out week on week are fantastic - you’ve really been making the most of these minimal compositions, and the variety is fantastic - what did you use this time?[/quote] thanks so much! this one was the same set up i used for 'mangum, moody & fox' back in Week 40, although i did some different mix moves. the guitar is my aluminum neck Clydesdale made by my buddy Chris (Century Guitars). plugged straight into my Music Man HD130 combo, with a bit of amp tremolo. i added an ADT plug on the vocal mic track, and there was enough guitar bleed coming through that mic that it gave the guitar that kinda chorus sound (bonus!). i would love to hear you do a guitar/vocal only track! [quote=neon liminal]Happy Birthday Rhonda! What a lovely song and a lovely mom <3 <3 <3[/quote] thank you, Friend! [quote=PeterM]I really like these live takes you've been doing. It really shows off your skill as a musician to get this all in one take. Beautiful song and singing. Well done![/quote] i'm glad to hear that, Peter. thank you! [quote=Sodabelly]Happy birthday mom! Really nice sound in the recording and, of course, great composition and vocals.[/quote] appreciate that, Sodabelly :) [quote=djippy]Beautiful hommage to your mommy. Moms are the best. Nice sensible performance. It sounds super good too. [/quote] thanks, djippy. i'm very lucky to have her as a Mom! [quote=SQF]what a touching tribute to your mom! I'm sure she'll enjoy having this version to add to her custom song collection from her son. Agree with PeterM, these stripped down songs really showcase your skills songwriting and performing. [/quote] very kind of you, thanks so much! i got a really nice message from her saying how much she enjoyed it (she waited to listen/ watch till the Thursday morning - her actual birthday) <3 [quote=SteveSkiano]I really like your choices with melodies. Great vocal performance too! [/quote] thanks, Steve! [quote=Q-Rosh]I feel this is coming straight from your heart. Lovely and touching. It must be a wonderful mother and woman. Btw.: was Brian Wilson inspired by her too, when he wrote „help me Rhonda“? :)[/quote] definitely from the heart! and yeah, 'Help Me Rhonda' definitely got a lot of plays over the years. i'm sure Brian was thinking of her ;) [quote=Cursory]Happy birthday to your mom! This is sooo beautiful, the guitar sound is incredible and the vocals are so delicate yet cut right through. I've said it before, but you're just nailing these solo vocal/guitar tracks. This song has that uncanny quality to me where it feels like it's always existed somehow. [/quote] thank you, Cursory. that is quite the compliment! [quote=Cosmic Cairns]Happy Birthday Rhonda! Any mom would be thrilled to get a tribute as lovely as this. You continue to kill it on these live stripped down tracks. Just a great cozy intimate sound.[/quote] i'm so glad they've been resonating with you, CC! [quote=danju]Love the tone of your voice and the tone of your guitar :)[/quote] thank you, danju! [quote=mzunguko]yay to the mom's. Happy Birthday Rhonda what a lovely tribute![/quote] <3 [quote=Napear]Just lovely. Great mix too... the vocals are super clean. Which I'm sure is tricky than it might seem, with the guitar up that high on the neck it would be REALLY easy to mask the vocal, but it seems you really have this set up dialed in. Well done. [/quote] thank you, Buddy! i was just telling emily this evening how much i learned from working on 'for you to hold' with you. and yeah, in some ways these stripped down tracks are less complicated to mix... but they've had their own set of challenges. feeling way more confident about mixing and finalizing these days then i did at the beginning of the year. but also feeling like i have sooooo much to learn. just trying to enjoy the process and follow the inspiration ╰(*°▽°*)╯ [quote=Ashen Simian]so fine! I am absolutely sure she is impressed, Very honest, touching and human in the best possible sense...[/quote] thank you, AS! [quote=KAMI Lime]Pop, sweet and sad vocals and melody. This is the best power pop song![/quote] you are too kind, thank you! [quote=jegasus]This sincerely is making me tear up. Thank you for sharing something so pretty. You family seems like a special one <3[/quote] well dang, thanks jegasus! i do feel very lucky to have the family i have. [quote=Dank Receptor]Hey, super sweet song and lovely jangly guitars![/quote] thank you for listening, DR! [quote=miraclemiles]Oh my, brought a tear to my eye. Tugged at the hear strings. After that first verse I felt like I had sense of Rhonda, great lyric writing, and then I thought of my mom <3 A light in a dark place and hug for lonely heart are two wonderful things to say about a mom! I like that you made version that's like sitting and singing to her, I think all moms would like to be sung to my their sons. Oh gosh, feeling emotional again at that thought. [/quote] <3 thank you so much, miracle [quote=Kedbreak136]Simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.[/quote] thank you! [quote=nedsferatu]The guitar sounds great on this. such a nice thing to do for your mom[/quote] been really happy recording with this guitar for sure. thank you!

This is so sweet and made me think of my mom and have a lil cry. I moved out to Montreal with my wife away from my family for the first time. I miss them so much.
Beautiful song. Thank you.

This is so sweet and made me think of my mom and have a lil cry. I moved out to Montreal with my wife away from my family for the first time. I miss them so much. Beautiful song. Thank you.

Beautiful heartfelt song for your Mom, I'm sure she will also love this version.

Beautiful heartfelt song for your Mom, I'm sure she will also love this version.

Listened to the original first for context *pushes_nerd_glasses_back_up*  Loved the upfront energy the electric guitar brought to the original.  The new version has a lovely intimate sound to it like your previous cozy basement tunes.  Soothing vocals and guitar sound on this one that act as a bit of a lullaby to the original. So cool seeing the family photos too. 

Listened to the original first for context *pushes_nerd_glasses_back_up* Loved the upfront energy the electric guitar brought to the original. The new version has a lovely intimate sound to it like your previous cozy basement tunes. Soothing vocals and guitar sound on this one that act as a bit of a lullaby to the original. So cool seeing the family photos too. :)

Beautiful ❤️

Beautiful ❤️

Beautiful! Lovely playing and singing! I really love a stripped back song, and this is so well done. Feels like an “unplugged” version. I really like the guitar work, teases out melodies and has a great sense of variety.

Beautiful! Lovely playing and singing! I really love a stripped back song, and this is so well done. Feels like an “unplugged” version. I really like the guitar work, teases out melodies and has a great sense of variety.

Say happy birthday for me please!

Say happy birthday for me please!

That original version's got this sort of urgency in it, this almost over-the-top energy. Thank you for sharing, it's fantastic. Kind of early Death Can For Cutie vibes there, love that stuff.

[quote=jwh] [youtube]QTelrH0RDzA[/youtube] [/quote] That original version's got this sort of urgency in it, this almost over-the-top energy. Thank you for sharing, it's fantastic. Kind of early Death Can For Cutie vibes there, love that stuff.

You have such beautiful vocal melodies! Such a sweet concept too

You have such beautiful vocal melodies! Such a sweet concept too :)

Very sweet this version does feel like it matches well with the theme, but I haven't heard the original, that's provably cool in it's own way too.

Very sweet :) this version does feel like it matches well with the theme, but I haven't heard the original, that's provably cool in it's own way too.

Beautiful, and I love the original too.

Beautiful, and I love the original too.

Nice tribute to your mom. Very sweet.

Nice tribute to your mom. Very sweet.