Reviews for "The Colour of Blue"
The Colour of Blueby SackJo22
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Sun, Oct 11, 2009 @ 8:57 PM
media, remix, bpm_065_070, ballad, bass, female_vocals, harmonies, harp, les_paul, long_lost_love, narva9, saxophone, synthesizer
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The Colour of Blue
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CiggiBurns
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Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 12:41 AM
This is fabulous on so many levels I don’t know where to begin - but I will anyway! Your voice is warm and intimate, perfect for Narva’s lovely lyrics; the backing vocals are spine tinglingly beautiful; and the b/t is just terrific and so accomplished. You’ve worked some serious magic with this one, SJ. xxxx
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Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 1:27 AM
You are so on top of your talent. A ray of sunshine in this foggy morning ….
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Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 2:56 AM
Excellent work. I had put the voice more focused on the stereo, but in any case , a marvel of composition. The backing vocal are sweeping. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 7:05 AM
:) This is the Love song…. |
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Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 10:18 AM
What a pleasant surprise to come home to after a dreary monday. This sounds like a theme song to a summer romance that sadly ended after the vacation. The George Harrison-esque bridge and the Lennon-esque verses are just great and your singing…your voice sounds so relaxed, intimate and comfortable with these lyrics. Mmmmmm……love it. So much!
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Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 12:59 PM
A lovely song indeed. Nice arrangement too. Mix-wise - immediately noticeable is the spacious effect of the panning, which is cool… until the lead vocals come in. I’d center that. Mind you I’m no master of the craft. It is a lovely piece.
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colab
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Mon, Oct 12, 2009 @ 6:31 PM
I think this is a big step forward for you in using other people’s sources to create a track. Sounds very natural, very real.
I like your vocals on this track. Nicely restrained - very emotional. Great job. |
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Thank you so much Mikael. I really appreciate your kind words which are very encouraging indeed. As indicated above, I had some technical difficulties that I am still trying to sort out…but I was just so excited to get the arrangement and vocal done, I went for it anyway.
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Tue, Oct 13, 2009 @ 4:20 AM
SJ, this is really, really good! great presence & control of the high freq’s, subtle harmonies are perfect & just a great demonstration of advanced mixology. did i say your vocal got me off?
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Tue, Oct 13, 2009 @ 6:24 AM
Lovely Work S.
The ethereal harmonies are perfect and the melancholic horn a nice touch. Your mixing skills are really quite good - that’s because of your sensitive ear and penetrating approach to composition, I’m sure. Loved it. |
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Tue, Oct 13, 2009 @ 11:07 AM
It’s awesome. You are awesome. It has a great Roxy Music doo-wop feel. Ethereal yet grounded. And the backing track is sublime.
I think this is how this song is supposed to sound. Thank you so much :-) n9 ps - from now on I’m sending you all my songs to sing. :-) |
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I am so glad that you are pleased! It was really important to me that you like it. It’s such a lovely song and I really enjoyed the entire process of learning the song, arranging the track, and then recording the vocal. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful gift! And I would be honored to keep singing your songs.
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Tue, Oct 13, 2009 @ 11:27 AM
I’m with narva9, hearing Roxymusic here. great mix and great song. the backing oohs are a candy for my ears, the mix is an incredible good result if we assume that it comes from a woman who doesn’t even know how to pan a mono source!!! I also like the ending, with that keyboard chords coming out in the very end.
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Wed, Oct 14, 2009 @ 10:29 AM
a beautiful song. The instrumentation is very simple, so your voice is very sensual good effect. The second voice is beautiful. Together they weave a scarf made of silk. A drop of vermouth for me is the saxophone. It does not fit organically into the song. If you specifically for a song of you need a saxophone to measure - short mail and I play for you. warmly Jürgen
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MC Jack in the Box
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Thu, Oct 15, 2009 @ 12:14 PM
i love this! it’s got a timeless classic ballad arrangement, reminds me alot of sarah mclachlin actually. your vocals are exceptional, and your treatment with the mix is also excellent, nothing overpowers anything, and it all fills the space nicely.
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Fri, Oct 16, 2009 @ 11:45 AM
OK, this is an amazing mix, seriously good song, seriously great treatment.
There’s a technical nit which there are strong silibance noise (distortions on the ‘s’ and ‘sh’ sounds). There are plug-ins to fix this after the fact called ‘De-ess’ers but best to avoid them on the recording with screens in front of the mic. |
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Thanks Vic. Yvonne is a terrific songwriter. I was pleased as punch when she invited me to do one of her songs.
I do record with a screen, but had no idea about the “De-ess” er plug in. Will certainly check it out. I’m always appreciative of technical advice too! So thanks again. |
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Thu, Dec 3, 2009 @ 8:53 AM
Oh, please Madame, please if one day you come in Paris, ”..reservez-moi cette danse..”
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Wed, Apr 14, 2010 @ 5:37 AM
I agree with everything that Ciggi said. This is lovely, emotive; it takes me back to something.
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