My Northern Soul

Polly · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:08 am

A song I wrote a year ago, recorded and didn't like it. I've done it again as an acoustic version. I'm kinda easing myself back into the saddle with this. Might even write something new...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=584255&songID=11559289

I've reviewed a few of late, I'll review some more.

guitarjeff · **Joined:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:31 pm **Posts:** 409

Listening as I type. very nice song, love the chords and the roomy sound on your vocals. good lyrics as well.

ferret · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:28 pm

Nice mate. Early on, I'm getting a bit of phase over the silences; easily edited out. I love the lyrics, and I love the way that you gently reclaim the phrase 'Northern Soul.'
The mix is very nicely done, and the arrangement is beautiful - insistent and engaging. Altogether a very sensitive and pleasing piece.
Lovely work. And I think your decision to record it as an acoustic number is spot on.
Best,
Ferret

voclizr · **Joined:** Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:57 pm **Posts:** 4920

Nice tune, Johnny!
Love the chord changes. Major 7ths always sound special on acoustic guitar.
Great lyrics too, my man!! One of your best!

:^:

minerman · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:23 pm

TAIL........
Nice John, smooth sounds that flow seamlessly together, but I expect nothing less from you.......Good job all around on this, you don't post many songs as of late, so this is a nice surprise for us!!! Keep it up!!!!!!

msb3671 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:28 pm

This is sweet. I dig the vox; great voice & attitude. Good emotion!

Nice little progression; mellow, but it's got an urgent undercurrent. I'd like to hear some percussion, maybe in the chorus/bridge area or something like that. Claves or a woodblock maybe, just to set it off a bit. Something organic, like the tune itself.

Nice.
Thanks!
Matty

1ManBand · **Joined:** Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:22 am **Posts:** 313

I'm gonna come back to it cause you might do a remix or I might like it better whene I'm more in the music mood and then love it.

Polly · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:05 pm

guitarjeff wrote:

Listening as I type. very nice song, love the chords and the roomy sound on your vocals. good lyrics as well.

Cheers mate, it's very close to my heart in lyrical content. It all happened - ha!

voclizr wrote:

Love the chord changes.

Cheers pal, all stolen from northen soul tracks.

msb3671 wrote:

Nice little progression; mellow, but it's got an urgent undercurrent. I'd like to hear some percussion,

The first take 12 months ago had the whole motown beat going but it fell flat. White boy don't do soul!

Polly · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:09 pm

1ManBand wrote:

I'm gonna come back to it cause you might do a remix.

I doubt it. But I may. There's way too much background hiss and an odd phasing sound. Ah well.

Polly · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:14 pm

minerman wrote:

you don't post many songs as of late, so this is a nice surprise for us!!! Keep it up!!!!!!

Aye fella, it's dried up a bit.

gofishduo · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:28 pm

Hi Polly...nice work in general...meaningful lyrics, catchy melody, and you have made good use of the 'Arctic Monkeys' like northern accent! Good one bro!.......sideshow bob

topographic · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:36 pm

Matty said, "it's got an urgent undercurrent."

Exactly :yes:

That's what struck me about half-way through. It's not a typical "urgent undercurrent", but there's a hint of nostalgia and hope in this one. Very very nice.

Love the chord progession :^:

....but not so much the swooshing effect on the acoustics; that's just me. If this were recorded with no effects, I'll bet you'd like it better, but who knows? It's not really a bad sound; I just like acoustics to sound like acoustics.

This is a great tune---wonderful lyrics!

Polly · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:28 am

gofishduo wrote:

Hi Polly...nice work in general...meaningful lyrics, catchy melody, and you have made good use of the 'Arctic Monkeys' like northern accent! Good one bro!.......sideshow bob

I can't get rid of the accent,

I'll just have to keep it on board.

topographic wrote:

It's not a typical "urgent undercurrent", but there's a hint of nostalgia and hope in this one. Very very nice. Love the chord progession :^:

....but not so much the swooshing effect on the acoustics; that's This is a great tune---wonderful lyrics!

Cheers. It is nostalgic for a soul/dance music scene I was into in my late teens. Best thing is they held "Ritz Sunday All Dayer" 2 weeks ago - I went along and had a ball.
That swooshing effect... I'm gonna have a look at that. It's not meant to be there. Thanks for review.

gwood · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:56 am

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I'll try again tonight.

ferret · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:44 am

When I say "easily edited out", I mean "Easily edited out by someone competent." Ie myself excluded. But have you tried just deleting or reducing the volume in the relevant regions of the open tracks that are producing the phase?
Cheers,
Ferret

Polly · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:49 am

gwood wrote:

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Soundclick seems to have disappeared. :shock:

surfercook · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:00 am

Nice little tune. I'm sensing the acoustic was recorded with a mic in a pretty hard room and could have better tone. Some beautiful voc harmonies you've done here...I need that!! Found myself singing along towards the end...some nicey-nice-feely-feel-good here! Mr. Headphone Bliss for you, sir :bliss:

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