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| Genevieve by SmilinJohn | 27 days ago |
| Thanks for your kind words Borris. May the music always continue to have a desire to be written.  |
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| Why? by borris | 27 days ago |
| Man! I hope that you're out gigging this material Borris. The world needs to hear this. Big fat poppy sound! Ya Babe! Wayyyy too much fun. |
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| Bibbity Bobbity Boo by borris | 1 month ago |
| Yaaaaaa BUDDY! Awesome squared. |
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| Kitsch Cow Tune by KennethLavrsen | 1 month ago |
| I can see this piece as a soundtrack theme in a movie like Ferris Bueller's Day off or a more current quirky film like the wonderful New Zealand flick, Eagle vs.Shark. Like others here, this song makes me feel good and I find it to be VERY visual full of sunshine and happy endings. I like how you relented and allowed this piece to evolve as it wished. Sometimes songs demand to be written as THEY see fit. This seems to be one of them. Magical. |
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| FALLING FOR YOU by SISTERS | 5 months ago |
| Whew! Breath taking. |
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| I LIKE STEPPIN OUT WITH YOU by SISTERS | 5 months ago |
| Yeee Haw! Geeeooorgious!! Smokey! Sexy! What other voice could possibly go with this music? "I... Like.... List enin' to You"... beautiful Anne. |
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| Shared A Bagel by carolineguenther | 10 months ago |
| Those lyrics! Those lyrics! Wonderful metaphors and beautiful imagery. This song is firing on all 8 cylinders. |
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| Voices for Harmony (version 2 - with leads) by MikeHuntingford | 10 months ago |
| Oh Mercy, This is delicious. Lots of visuals here. I can't wait to see it as soundscape for a Tarentino movie. Really smokin' work. Thanks for sharing. |
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| money (garageband export) by EdmondsSMS | 10 months ago |
| Hi There, I'm not sure what's up but there is only a slice of graphic where your player should be. Maybe need to re-upload. Can't wait to see what you've got for us. |
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| No Time In Heaven (with Dyl) by brnPetra | 10 months ago |
| Oh I do hope that you two understand how musically powerful you are. I'm waiting... not so patiently... for your CD to come out. iTunes and CD Baby maybe? Stunning! |
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| Dream Here by brnPetra | 10 months ago |
| I love those delicate and fragile vocals. Whew! Maybe the drum could be replaced with a light conga giving the song more emphasis on your voice and lyrical message. I am happy to find you. I can't wait to hear more. |
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| En sång för dig by brnPetra | 10 months ago |
| Stunning! Thank you so much for sharing this. |
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| Fisherman's Cottage by mabdon | 10 months ago |
| Great tune MabDon! Your lyrics are cracklin', your delivery is sweet. I really like the thoughtful , fisherman talking to a passerby, "lazy as a hobo's sigh" energy of the piece. I really feel a lot when I listen to this song. It does feel a bit short to me though. Like I'm just getting into the fisherman's story and it's over. Feels like it ends mid-sentence. Maybe add another humming part (love that) and then finish with the first verse. |
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| Chillestra by jamesbenecasa | 10 months ago |
| I really like your approach to composition Jimmy. Very visual with striking musical surprises. Quite amazing how you were able to hook me and change my mood several times within a very short musical space. Good soundtrack material. Spielberg's on his way, get your bags packed. |
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| Red Awakening Sky by SmilinJohn | 10 months ago |
| [quote="pharmakeus"]Cool track -- has the spirit of the Canyonlands in it, imho. Tight ensemble playing; complex arrangement Good job digitalizing the tape Thanks Pharmakeus. Indeed the Canyonlands hit me this way too. Thanks for noticing. |
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| Laugh! by SmilinJohn | 10 months ago |
| Thanks for the kind words you guys. Pharmakeus, I would agree with your feeling that the finger pops are a bit too bright. There's still a lot to do on this song, mix and instrumental-wise. It's still a tent-mix right now. I just wanted to get it out there and share it. M |
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| Pure as the Driven Snow (Dichotomy) by jamesbenecasa | 10 months ago |
| Smokin'!!! I think it's amazing that you have 13 downloads (14 with mine) here and no one's left a comment. Perhaps the unwritten comment is "there ARE no words... all words are insufficient to describe the feeling that your work evokes". You are a master Mr B. |
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| Starting... by jamesbenecasa | 10 months ago |
| The words Oooo and Ahhh apply here. Thank God I can download this and get my daily fix. Thanks Jimmy |
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| Godson by jamesbenecasa | 10 months ago |
| I love the contrasts of dramatic and delicate. Gorgeous work Jimmy. |
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| Conception (Dichotomy) by jamesbenecasa | 10 months ago |
| Jeez Jimmy! I love the way you use your instruments. Painfully gorgeous composition. | |
| Genevieve by SmilinJohn | 10 months ago |
| Thank you all for your kind words. Don'tchya just love making music?! Pharmakeus I'll certainly pass on your comments on Franks guitar-work. He'll get a kick out of it. |
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| Red Awakening Sky by SmilinJohn | 10 months ago |
| Thanks everyone. Let's see, if I can remember correctly, I was playing a Guild big body 12 string guitar cr. 1980, a Dusty Strings hammered dulcimer, a Korg M-1 and a Korg Poly 800. Thank you for your kind words. |
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| Love The One You're With (CSN cover) by SmilinJohn | 10 months ago |
| Vixen and Pharmakeus, thank you so much for your vote of confidence. This song is such a blast to play. | |
| Is There a Reason? (demo) by RadioSeanovan | 1 year ago |
| When you put your EP out I would like to pick up a copy. I really enjoy your style, delivery and thoughtful lyrics. Nice work! | |
| In a Time Much Simpler Than Now... (demo) by RadioSeanovan | 1 year ago |
| This is a great tune! I really enjoy your performances. | |
| Kom in och ät by Koltrast | 1 year ago |
| This is a fun song! I love the contrast of the subject matter (soft memories of Mom calling the boys in for dinner) and the straight ahead hard edged rock-and-roll in which it is delivered. The swedish ads to the charm for sure. Nice job! | |
| Fire on the Mountain (Marshall Tucker cover) by SmilinJohn | 1 year ago |
| I forgot to mention in my notes that this is a Marshall Tucker song. I'm not sure who wrote it. But I learned it off of their album many years ago. | |
| Many Hands Many Voices Choir by GlobalConspiracyProject | 1 year ago |
| Oh, I am soooo excited about this project. To me THIS is what making music is all about. Thank you for the invite! I'm in! |
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| Turquoise Sky, Emerald Sea by videoscore | 1 year ago |
| Hi Tim, I really like this piece. Believe it or not I can hear a John Prine style of vocal that doesn't necessarily follow the violin line. Mind if I take a shot? M |
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| Latigo by SmilinJohn | 1 year ago |
| Thank you for your kind words VideoScore. I'm a big fan of your music too. Could a colab be in the cards? |
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| Latigo by SmilinJohn | 1 year ago |
| Hi All, Thank you for your enthusiasm about Latigo. I work in the Alaskan interior in and out of wireless range so am often unable to get here and see how everything is going. But I love coming back to see what's new and inspiring. Ya never let me down! What a great crew of creatives we have here. It's an honor to be in your company. Til next tune, Marc of Smilin' John |
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| Birka (remix/collab) by videoscore | 2 years ago |
| Still positively visual. Somehow it hits me in cellular memory as if I watched this happen to Birka so many years ago. It feels like I was on a hill top watching from a distance as the town succumbed to the flame. The percussion definitely helps gel this piece. If you're not doing this for a living you might want to consider it. |
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| Birka by videoscore | 2 years ago |
| I'm definitely "feeling" this piece. Thank you so much for creating it and then making it available for download here. Such grace. | |
| Winter Star by videoscore | 2 years ago |
| This piece is total imagery. Wonderful choices for your instrumentation. I love the fade from celtic fiddle to celtic flute. Geeeeeorgous! | |
| Redemption Song (cover) by Songstar | 2 years ago |
| I think what I really enjoy about your singing is that it's unselfconscious and natural. It never feels "put-on". And so when you sing, I believe you. I hope that you're gigging somewhere. I'm betting on your larger success. You've really got something here. |
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| Ashoken Fairwell by SmilinJohn | 2 years ago |
| Thank you all for your kind comments. Your words are a source of courage and your music is 100% inspiration. God bless all the creatives on iComp! | |
| Wild Mountain Thyme (cover) by Songstar | 2 years ago |
| Your authenticity and natural delivery are striking to say the least. This song is a real gift. Thank you for sharing it here with us. I felt like I was sitting in the same room with you while you lost yourself in the meaning of the piece. More please. |
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| Galway Girl (Cover version) by Chordwainer | 2 years ago |
| Man! You've got it goin' on! Like Dylan said "MORE MORE MORE!!!" |
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| Standing Stones by Chordwainer | 2 years ago |
| I really like all of your music. Superb mixes, wonderful themes and melodies, exceptional guitar, banjo, mandolin work. Man, I hope you're out giggin' somewhere. Thanks for sharing your work! | |
| secret passage by darrenallen | 2 years ago |
| Hey this is fun. I love how light and open it is. Every now and then I swear I could hear an accordion part. You have "press lightly" as a note to the song. I think THAT would make a great title for this piece. Keep developing the song. It's fun and substantial like the music from the movie Amelie. |
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| nothing compares 2U! by randolf | 2 years ago |
| Oh Man! This is some funny stuff! This is probably how the Monkeys or the Beatles would have interpreted this song. I swear that you're channeling John Lennon in one of his famous practice sessions. Thanks for raising my spirits R. Nothing compares 2 U. |
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| Trigger Happy Jack (Poe Cover) by LisaPatric | 2 years ago |
| WOW! I'm hoping that you're planning on ditching the Karaoke backing stuff and getting out there with Matt. This is a first rate production. I love the mix, vocals and thundering guitar magic. | |
| Wild Horses by LisaPatric | 2 years ago |
| Mmmmmmm Lovely. I love the Sundays tack you took. Seems like a sweet goodbye to an old friend. | |
| Kalliope by Minomono | 2 years ago |
| Soooooweeeet! | |
| chicken noodle soup - MissRedd mix by that80sboy | 2 years ago |
| I really like this piece. It's uncanny how That80sBoy's music and Miss Red's words (and intent) just flow and support each other even though you 2 made each of those elements separately in separate mindsets. Miss Red, your subtle sarcasm toward "doc" is gorgeous (and pretty darn funny). You should work those words into a song. |
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| Frontières, la Rencontre et la Mort by yafloyd | 2 years ago |
| Whew! What a ride. I love listening to the sweet song of the single violin and then being brought aloft by the passionate, ever hopeful symphony. More please. |
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| Forbidden Words by yafloyd | 2 years ago |
| I love the over all feeling of this song. Huge and passionate! You two sound wonderful together. | |
| Mozart's 40th Symphony on Acoustical Guitar Betsy by TheTiler | 2 years ago |
| You made a masterpiece out of a masterpiece! What will you do next? What a gift it is to be able to listen to your work. | |
| Bahama Blues/ Fingerstyle Blues with a bit other stuff mixed in :) by TheTiler | 2 years ago |
| Mercy! This is TASTY! I don't even feel qualified to give you my opinion about it. I love this piece. Thanks for making it and for sharing it. | |
| Falling Slowly (Cover From the Movie "Once") by Jacob | 2 years ago |
 That was succulent, superb, life altering, and lovely :::: sigh:::: Thank you |
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| Song for Sunday II by ClayPotts | 2 years ago |
| I meant Eric Clapton not Dicky Betts. But Hey! a **** Betts tune might just the thing for your cover queue. | |
| Song for Sunday II by ClayPotts | 2 years ago |
| Man! I just love the chameleon quality of your voice Clay. It's amazing. You not only have the overtones and inflections of the various singers (Elvis, Frank, Bob Hope, Dicky Betts, etc) you emulate but you seem to channel their personality and intent. And, to top it off, you have a great voice of your own to support it all. Amen! |
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| Godz of Destruction (Theme) by TheRazbaqueDirgeProject | 2 years ago |
| 100% visual! I love it. You definitely have a command over sonic contrasts and textures. Yeehawww! | |
| Ne're-do-well by TheRazbaqueDirgeProject | 2 years ago |
| My dad used to call this kind of thing "nerves and tension music". Love the super slowed down guitar (I think that's what it is). Yup, total nerves and tension soundscape. | |
| Digital Masochist by TheRazbaqueDirgeProject | 2 years ago |
| Yup! Gotta have this. I love the wicked visuals I get with this work. As said before, "wicked" in a good way. |
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| The Beggar's Plea by TheRazbaqueDirgeProject | 2 years ago |
| I just love this piece! The aural and sonic contrast at the end with the neighborhood sounds is quite a grace note. Nice, I'm taking this one home if you don't mind. I don't do the star thing, but if I did, this'd be a 5 on all fronts. |
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| Guitar Town by ClayPotts | 2 years ago |
| I like this song slowed down like this. It's got a nice fat sound. Nice job. | |
| Can't Find a Dog by Monkaton | 2 years ago |
| This is wayyy too much fun! Hearkens back to McCartney's Monkberry Moon Delight. Big bombastic piano up my nose! Love it. | |
| Nobody Home (Pink Floyd cover) by PinkFreud | 2 years ago |
| This is how the song should have been done in the first place. If I hadn't already heard the original I would swear this is a cut off the album. Nice job "Roger". |
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| Phunky MoJo by fatchance | 2 years ago |
| Hi, I love this tune. You say that you only use loops, but then go on to list the players and their instruments. Anyway, nice and tight and well worth the 3 months that you put into it. Thanks for posting. Yes! |
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| Short Song about Being a Loser (better vocal) by jobu | 2 years ago |
| I really enjoy the authenticity and beautiful raw nature of your work Jobu. I'm with Fortunato, in that even if I didn't leave a comment I've thoroughly enjoyed and have been moved in wonderful ways by your music. I can't wait to see what you do next. |
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| When the River Meets the Sea by jobu | 2 years ago |
| Oooof! This is beautiful! Thanks for sharing it Jobu. I love the vocals, harmonies, and arrangement. Now... I wanna go listen to it again. | |
| Tears And Smiles by born2rock | 2 years ago |
| I love the harmonies as well. In fact I think that you should remix and bring the vocals out front without so many effects. Wow! I love the combination of the voices. Beautiful. | |
| Just Like You by born2rock | 2 years ago |
| Interesting piece. You say that you were aiming for the country sound but it seems to me that you are landing in the Pink Floyd arena. I hear you channel David Gilmore every now and then. Cool. |
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| GB Tutorial - Collabs & sharing files by randolf | 3 years ago |
| Good Tut Randolf. Very helpful. You just showed me the "way". :::deep and grateful bow::: |
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| Vicky by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
LOL! Dude! I'm blown away. Everything in this song WORKS. The heavy words and ideas, the light instrumentals, the soaring pink floyd guitars and gregorian chant vocals, The story is soooo well told. Thanks for bringing it to us. |
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| Old Fool In Love (acoustic demo) by Ben_Jackson | 3 years ago |
| Hmmmm, I can only hear the downstroke guitar and a ghost of a vocal. You might need to upload this again. | |
| Whatcha Say? by RAVENS | 3 years ago |
| Ach Du Meine Liebe! In the words of Radar O'Riley; This song makes me breathe funny. | |
| i am a woman by nickymitch | 3 years ago |
| I forgot to mention, the mix of the opening guitar, the "space" and your first three vocal notes just about stopped my heart. Perfect intro. | |
| i am a woman by nickymitch | 3 years ago |
!!!!!....Smmmmmokin'! I agree with Ramonaji. There aren't enough stars available on iC to rate this work. Perhaps I'll pull a few from the sky for you. Whew! Nice Job Nicky! |
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| I had a Dream Today by DonovanFraser | 3 years ago |
| Thank you for doing this Donovan. Such perfect words Dr. King. As someone said earlier... I still have a dream too. | |
| King Arthur by deorleans | 3 years ago |
| Awesome piece D'arcy. I especially love the gong wash and percussion. Are you singing on this as well? | |
| Sunride by deorleans | 3 years ago |
| I totally love the groove on this tune D'arcy. Feels like a punchy fun 80s piece. | |
| Blue Angel by deorleans | 3 years ago |
| Ohhh Ya! Ich Libe das ending! D'arcy, you got it going on! | |
| Granny's Wish" by deorleans | 3 years ago |
| Ohhhh So beautiful! I can see it. I can see you going to your Grandmother and playing for her. Thank you for sharing this. You think like a Lead vocalist,You think like a Backing Vocalist, you think like a Drummer, you think like a Guitarist, You think like a Composer. You're the real deal. |
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| What can i do for you? by deorleans | 3 years ago |
| Cool! Hard Pop! Angry yet somehow uplifting and sparkly. YeeHaw! Fun stuff. | |
| Rose Cheek't Lawra by deorleans | 3 years ago |
| Gorgeous! I love that you have such a wide range of music sensibilities. You nail the soul of each piece that you've offered here in iComp. I can't wait to see what you do next. | |
| I Fell Down by deorleans | 3 years ago |
| I Love this song. Nice arrangement. Are you a band or one person. I love the vocals. Smokey and sexy... believable. Thanks for sharing. Oh... can you post the lyrics? | |
| Mein Captain Beefheart Shrine by gspotwagner | 3 years ago |
| Good Tune! Hey, I think your little saying in your intro should read " Born, composed, died... decomposed. |
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| Never Stop by Enertron | 3 years ago |
| I really like your work. I especially love "Girls Theme". I was doing some remodeling this afternoon and that song was wafting through my mind. Thanks you for the beautiful melody. | |
| angry moose by mikerocky | 3 years ago |
| YeeeeHawww! Love this tune. Total locomotive! | |
| winter stars by mikerocky | 3 years ago |
| Again! I love your themes. This is a wonderful piece Mika. Marc |
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| my babyboy by mikerocky | 3 years ago |
I LOVE This tune!!! |
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| Girl's Theme by Enertron | 3 years ago |
Man! I totally Loooove this piece! I keep listening to it over and over. I takes me somewhere. Whew! |
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