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joetime (@joetime) progress: 14 winner! joined: 3 months ago location: Maryland, USA website: josephscala.com influences: Lots of rocky folky stuff in general. For these songs particularly: elliot smith, paul simon, nirvana, crash test dummies, ub40, white stripes, her fantastic cats, jennifer parde, john mayer, temptations, bahamas, silversun pickups (seriously), ryan adams, pearl jam, badly drawn boy, plain white tees (seriously), my morning jacket, grateful dead, bruce springsteen, buddy holly, radiohead, jon s patton, wilco, medeski et al, m ward (the early days)... and YOU!

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2012 Songs

1		Horse is Blind	20 comments // 3 months ago
2		Just a Taste	20 comments // 3 months ago
3		A Single Beat (of My Heart)	13 comments // 3 months ago
4		Two ¢ents	7 comments // 3 months ago
5		Couer D'Alene	5 comments // 3 months ago
6		Body to Body	6 comments // 3 months ago
7		Your Heart is My Heart	6 comments // 3 months ago
8		Give it Up	13 comments // 3 months ago
9		Gonna Figure it Out	9 comments // 3 months ago
10		Believe	2 comments // 2 months ago
11		You Were Right	1 comment // 2 months ago
12		Goodbye Erik	4 comments // 2 months ago
13		Luck	2 comments // 2 months ago
14		And Now it is Time to Begin	2 comments // 2 months ago

Soundboard

•  nicksypniewski 2 months ago

  Yeah, Jon and I tried to do something together about 5-6 years ago. Clearly, it didn't work out. Probably too big an age difference .

• steveodell 3 months ago

  thank you for your kind comment for "blind fish" i havent really come up with a melody as yet, its just a bassline for now but i hope to revise it soon.

• benbousquet 3 months ago

  Your songs have a very laid back vibe to them, and really crisp guitar work. Good luck finishing off your first FAWM.

•  monty 3 months ago

  Thanks for the feedback on The Misemployed. The fiddle was programmed using RealTracks. BTW, I can't seem to get any response from anyone on anything I post on the BSA Facebook page so I think I'll abandon posting stuff there.

• eyeseaewe 3 months ago

  No worries! I've been finding that the more I push myself to write the easier it becomes - although my good to bad ratio is still firmly in bads favour currently!

• seantwright 3 months ago

  adding you to my watch list, Joe. great find!

•  joetime 3 months ago

  Music for 9... an interesting mix of layered percussion and a rock-a-billy song structure. Kind of Paul Simon meets Buddy Holly.
  
  I started with the percussion, which I've never done.

• eyeseaewe 3 months ago

  Really enjoying your stuff, you've got a really effortlessly nice (to me at least) voice and I cannot get enough of all the harmonies, the production is flawless.

• hardenborg 3 months ago

  thanx for your comment, agree on dropping "like".

•  joetime 3 months ago

  Music for 8. My Morning Jacket-y. I'm cool with that. I think its all the reverb.

• wolfkier 3 months ago

  Yep, that's what I'm saying. Just like any worthwhile human endeavor, it should build steadily and with some momentum to a lovely satisfying climax
  Gotta make you wanna roll over and have a cigarette when it's done!
  wolf.

•  joetime 3 months ago

  Music for 7, and a lyrical hook... trying to write a (ugh) love song for my wife for valentienes day... she gets home at 5... can I do it?

•  joetime 3 months ago

  I've got music for 6. Blatant Badly Drawn Boy rip off. But I figure not enough people are ripping him off, so I have just cause.
  
  This experience has been crazy so far. I keep hitting walls and then getting past them. This morning I was so bummed that I'd never be able come up with anything, and then bam, there it is. I'm not saying this is the best stuff I've ever done, but I'm def moving into new territory.
  
  It's a whole different approach to songwriting; there's no judgement, no criticism until the thing is done. Then its ok to use a more discerning eye. The process is what's important. The quality of the product will vary, but every cycle brings new insight, new knowledge for the next effort.
  
  Rock on.

•  paulharrison 3 months ago

  Just had a thought, Joe. It would be interested to hear Katie sing my "Always a Moment" sometime. A strong voice like hers would be cool on it. Just a thought...

• wolfkier 3 months ago

  much better, I'd still lift the lead vocal some 3-5%, maybe try out a few different light chorus effects to get the vocal W-I-D-E-R in the stereo mix. I'm no certified expert either really, but trial and error is the only way to learn. Someone who cares will tell you when you've gone too far. Nicely, if you're lucky
  Have a great day.
  wolf.

• wolfkier 3 months ago

  yeah, the teeniest bit on the master track, (so it's over everything and gives a sense that it's all echoing in one room) but try other stuff too, depending on what your DAW has available.. Practice makes perfect.
  I'm glad it helped. Let me know when you've played with it and I'll look back in sometime later.
  wolf

• wobbiewobbit 3 months ago

  thanks for your feedback, you've got a lovely sound and feel on your tracks, well done getting unstuck!

•  joetime 3 months ago

  Got music for 5.... worked it out on the Tele again. If this keeps up I'm gonna have to buy this guitar. Needs a name...

•  joetime 3 months ago

  Holy S... 4 songs... well 3.5... in 7 days.
  No clue where 5 is coming from yet...

•  joetime 3 months ago

  lyrics for 4 ready, gonna get recording!
  It's really crazy how things just fall into place sometimes... wait for the liner notes...

•  joetime 3 months ago

  oh man getting backed up... 3 still needs to be mixed and 4 has music and I'm really close on the lyrics.
  I guess that's a good problem to have

•  joetime 3 months ago

  thanks for all the positive comments everyone! #3 is being mixed now... its a collab w/ female songwriter/vocalist Jen Parde: http://jenniferparde.com/

• keithwiseman 3 months ago

  Thanks for stopping by for a listen joe... really appreciate it man.

•  joetime 3 months ago

  I got music for the next one... no lyrics or title yet... stay tuned

•  radioovermoscow 3 months ago

  Sampled loops of live drums So both, kind of!

•  monty 3 months ago

  Welcome to FAWM. Hope you get lots of cool tunes out of the effort.