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| Chrysalide by sammydix | 4 days ago |
 Sammy, You Crossover King! Good Grief, where did this come from? This is brilliant. I love it. You have really been pushing envelopes lately. I had no idea you could do cool pop songs. I've been so fixated on Dogman, Sursurro and Octophrenetic in my car that I never thought I'd hear you do something like this. The Outro just says to me, "Hey, I'm proud of my voice!" Incredible confidence. And it works. Your chord selections and progressions....Dynamite. Everything just fits. And as you once said about one of my tunes, "When you record a song simply and without pretention, and the melody still sticks in another person's head after they've heard it, you know you wrote a good one. " My sentiments exactly on this song. Again, Thanks Sammy. /Ricky. |
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| Higher Ground (Cover) by seasky | 4 days ago |
| Yes, Yes, Yes, so much empathy in this piece. I really love when musicians just introduce and take over a piece making it theirs. Agree with the jazzy approach. This is unique and I like it a lot. Thanks. PS. You should team up with KPENSON, the King of Jazz on iComp. http://www.icompositions.com/artists/kpenson Again, Beautiful rendition of one of my favorite Stevie numbers. /Ricky. |
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| Psychopathic Funk by camomilla | 4 days ago |
| Never had the chance to comment on this, but I absolutely love this piece. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Good Bye by rickywaterman | 4 days ago |
| Toveco and Mfw, thanks a lot for the feedback. I will complete this song...... eventually  . Feeling the musical vibes coming back though. The force is strong ! . Thanks for the feedback. |
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| Strum by MickReeves | 25 days ago |
| Wow! Just Wow! This fantastic stuff. Love your strumming. Very nicely played. Great Jam session. Love it! Ricky. |
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| Peg (Steely Dan cover) by grathy | 25 days ago |
| Nicely done. I love your vocals on this. Thanks for sharing. |
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| Have Dinner With Me by pete | 25 days ago |
| I love this. It's very cool. Wispy and ephemeral. Thanks for sharing. Particularly love the background guitars with the lead playing a sort of call and response. Great stuff. | |
| Riot Van by pharmakeus | 25 days ago |
| I love this, it's very original. Agree with Sammy, very intimate production. Great job. | |
| Good Bye by rickywaterman | 25 days ago |
| Sammy, Pharmakeus, Pete Thank you kindly. This is a work in progress which was started 3 years ago. Still looking for ideas to complete it. Just for the record, I'm not leaving iComp, it's just been difficult making music because of the job, but hope to get back to doing so soon. Thanks again for the feedback. |
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| Sanctified Fonk by sammydix | 26 days ago |
| Way cool Sammy. Love the harmonies in this. Rick. |
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| Dogman by sammydix | 1 year ago |
I logged on after months just to say WOW. This is truly brilliant. Some of the Best Metal I have ever heard. You are truly talented. On my stereo this thing shakes windows. Well done. I guess this ends your quiet phase . Ricky. |
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| Git It On by morgan102 | 1 year ago |
| I haven't been around these parts in some time, so I wanted to hear some tunes and ran into this! Wow! This is really first class music. Congratulations to both of you, this is a wonderful collaboration. Look forward to hearing more. /ricky. |
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| I Got Them Blues (Snip) by hiphopmoses | 1 year ago |
| Absolutely great stuff Moses. Agree with the comments above. Great track. |
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| Violins by telo12 | 1 year ago |
| Telo, great stuff. Boys and their toys . If you can buy the classical jam pack, you will never eat or drink. But this sounds like a lot of fun. |
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| 1968 by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you Ecoute. I really appreciate your comments. /ricky. |
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| Funky Heartbreaker Virtual Jam Session with Geechi by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you both for the feedback. Yes, I do have all of the Parliament Funkadelic stuff, but on vinyl (go figure?). Influence is definitely there. Thanks both for listening. Would love to know who else at your work is downloading or listening. Flattered! Thanks Cindy for the feedback. As always Linda, I am always happy to hear that you like my renditions of your pieces. It is difficult to do at times, but you really make it easy. You sing in the key that I like to play in. Again, thank you. Little Hooligan, thank you for your comments also. I love the categorization. Carla, greatly appreciative of your comments. Thank you. /ricky. |
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| I Want to know where my friends have all gone _ by telo12 | 2 years ago |
| Very nice Telo. It is somewhat sad, but has that Auld Lang Syne feeling to it. I think Pathos is the running word tonight. I've heard quite a few moving pieces. Thanks for sharing as always. Your playing is wonderful. /ricky. |
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| Waltzing Mitilda in China by TheTiler | 2 years ago |
It's been a while since I've been here and longer since checking out your library. NOTHING'S CHANGED! You're still amazing and you make it so difficult for me to pick up Nylon strings ever again . Your effortless rendition of this timeless classic, in your own style, is truly amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. /ricky. |
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| He Who Removes The Obstacles by imadesentana | 2 years ago |
This is unbelievable Made. Such incredible fusion. You've crossed genres and done it effortlessly. Thank you for sharing this with us. /ricky. |
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| Laughing River by Dyl | 2 years ago |
| I really love this. I feel as if I'm sailing down the Bayou. Great melody. I love the laid back guitar playing style. /ricky. |
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| Tribute to Spaceman 2.0 by GalvestonGeorge | 2 years ago |
| Agree. This is great. I like your timing also. |
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| Djembe Experimenting by GalvestonGeorge | 2 years ago |
Oh my! Yes, this is great. Welcome to iComps. Thank you for sharing this. /ricky. |
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| Conquest by ArtVein | 2 years ago |
| I was looking around tonight and stumbled upon this. Very, very nice my friend. I really like the mix of R/B with Techno. Your voice fits the song perfectly. I checked your site and noticed that this is your first post, so I would like to say Welcome to iComp. Look forward to hearing more from you in the future. /ricky. |
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| Funky Heartbreaker Virtual Jam Session with Geechi by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you Zincshed. Comments greatly appreciated. I wanted to get away from 4/4 and safety with this one. Hopefully this can be taken in a direction that I want to go - a complete song, instead of a pastiche of vocal samplings. It's really an art piece more than a song. Again, thanks for listening. |
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| Funky Heartbreaker Virtual Jam Session with Geechi by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Scaustrita, Thank you kindly for the feedback. Linda's voice is, as described by Ultravioleta, an additional instrument that just flows. Her voicings and intonations are incredible. I was actually shocked by the last part - that was pure soul music and it caught me offguard. The horns are all JB inspired. In the final mix, will definitely be seeking a horn player reminiscent of the master of Soul music himself. I can't get Maceo, but I think I might be able to beg FilmScorz or Bass2x .Thanks |
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| Funky Trip Through My Mind (With Anders007) by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you all kindly, belatedly in some for Offspring and Melly. I really appreciate the comments. Rex, again, I am blushing on your sentiments. Thanks again. /ricky. |
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| Funky Heartbreaker Virtual Jam Session with Geechi by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Rex, wonderful chatting with you last night. My Chat finally works. It was squelched by my Virus protector and firewall. Love your music and your introduction to techno. I learned a lot. Thank you for the feedback on this piece also. /ricky. |
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| "catch a dance" edit by pepper | 2 years ago |
| Dika, this is brilliant. Just a fantastic voice. I really think it's great when you sing, it's poetic and it flows like an airy breeze in summer. Please give us more singing. True soul music. First class production. /ricky. |
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| [iPhone]-I am just a facebook busker 2.0 by rex | 2 years ago |
| Awesome. | |
| [GarageBand]-Alice Theme (Cover) by rex | 2 years ago |
| Nicely done. Very controlled. I enjoyed this a lot. /Ricky. |
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| Funky Heartbreaker Virtual Jam Session with Geechi by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thanks UV, it's just a first take though. Great listening to your library. Very impressive. /ricky. |
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| Summer Madness by scaustrita | 2 years ago |
| wonderful! | |
| Funky Heartbreaker Virtual Jam Session with Geechi by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you Steve. Greatly appreciative of the comments. | |
| Fury [Instrumental] by Stebbo | 2 years ago |
| I really like this. The tempo is just wonderful. Great job on the guitar by the way. Great build up going on from the onset. Job well done. /rick. |
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| Psycho (Anger Management Mix) by C_Man | 2 years ago |
| Late to the party on this one, but this is really good. | |
| 1968 by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| You are very kind Ultravioletta. Thank you so much for your comments. | |
| One After 909 (Cover) by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you kindly. I really appreciate the compliment. /ricky. |
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| One After 909 (Cover) by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank You Naaji, I am humbled by your words. /ricky. |
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| Street March Remix - trad. Cad. by DrumofDanes | 2 years ago |
Perhaps you may want to reclassify this. I don't think you used loops for this. This is brilliant either way. Thank you for sharing. /ricky. |
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| Qvinto Kings by DrumofDanes | 2 years ago |
Wow! This is fantastic. Thank you for sharing this beauty. /ricky. |
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| Canon in D - by Johann Pachabell, but in Brass Band style by DrumofDanes | 2 years ago |
| Did you use only the GB instruments to do this? I find that they are really quite good for reconstructing music. Thanks for sharing this. I'll check out your other work. By the way, I like the ending . Quite a treat for the patient among us. ./ricky. |
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| Friday Night Jam Session by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| I used an acoustic bass for this one with some post effects processing. Now with "Dean" I'll probably redo this one and get a good singer to make it shine. Thanks for the comments everyone. Greatly appreciated. /ricky. |
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| 1968 by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thanks to everyone for the feedback on this. Bosshook, groovy is an excellent term. /ricky. |
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| Fool on the Hill (Cover) by offbeat | 2 years ago |
| This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing this. Agree, more please. /ricky. |
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| One After 909 (Cover) by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Beatle128, Thanks for the correction. I was thinking White Album for some unknown reason. Coming from you, I really am grateful for the comments. I wasn't sure how this would be taken from an officianado's perspective (or a Pedant ). Thanks so much. /ricky. |
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| 10 minutes to waste by Lapskin | 2 years ago |
| Nice Stuff. This has "house" written all over the first part of it. My car will be playing this too. Thanks for sharing this. /ricky. |
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| Sarod (short) by Rasa_Priya | 2 years ago |
| As Dika said.... Thanks for sharing. /ricky. |
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| Glass Onion (The Beatles Cover) Inst. by Tony2008 | 2 years ago |
| Very nice ! I'm catching up on The Beatles History and Music again, from a Musician's standpoint, instead of a fan. And I love Glass Onion. Very good cover. I'm really happy that you've given this your own interpretation. I'm really tired of the note for note facsimile's - they get old. What you've done is brought Glass Onion into the 21st Century. Just like Love did. Your interpretation is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. /ricky. |
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| Ordinary Piano by telo12 | 2 years ago |
| Marvelous as always T. Great performance. /ricky. |
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| Lifeforce by ac371 | 2 years ago |
| This has just the right amount of dissonance juxtaposed with slow and tranquil parts. Please finish it, it is very good. Perhaps you bounced it a little early, but the ending left me a little empty. Drop me a line when you finish the ending so I can give you the 5 stars you deserve on this. /ricky. |
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| Where The Lines Overlap (Paramore Cover) by LittlePaperFlags | 2 years ago |
Like this a lot. I don't know Paramore, but I like the 60's, early 70's sound of this. I'm "studying" the late 60's right now in Rock, R&B and this really fits right in. Job well done. /ricky |
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| Skullphunk by AcetyleneJukebox | 2 years ago |
| Wow! This is sensational. I completely love the changeups and tone of this. As for the artwork, completely Rorschach. I was about to get my little boy to look at a scary picture, until I looked at it for a third time. Great job on the music, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. /ricky. |
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| LAUGH OUT LOUD by BossHook | 2 years ago |
John, been a while since I tuned in. Great stuff as usual. Thanks for sharing another great song with us. /ricky. |
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| La Mauvaise Reputation (G. Brassens) by Dyl | 2 years ago |
| J'adore le son de celui-ci. Elegante et naturelle. Mon francais est horrible, mais je crois que vous comprenez ce que je veux dire. It's really good. /ricky. |
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| Lullaby by guitar55 | 2 years ago |
| Stripped down basics and you hear only the playing in a cafe of the mind. Thank you so much for sharing this. I can feel it! /ricky. |
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| Keep Me Warm Tonight by guitar55 | 2 years ago |
| Really great playing. I like this. | |
| Freedom ( Clay & j0j0 ) by ClayPotts | 2 years ago |
| Interesting song. I like this one. /ricky |
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| Sailing by joe_spellman | 2 years ago |
| This is one of my favorite songs of all time. The chords sound like waves. I really love this song. You did a fantastic job on this one. You made it your own. Well done! /ricky. |
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| I WANNA DANCE by KCsGROOVE | 2 years ago |
| I like this. It's very nice. The doubling vocals really make this one shine a lot. Great groove. /ricky. |
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| 1968 by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Telo, thanks so much for the background information. Glad you enjoyed this one. MissingPiece, You've got It! Peace and Love. /ricky |
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| In My Life (Beatles Cover by scaustrita | 2 years ago |
| First off Wonderful rendition. Very nice. Stayed very true to the original. Second congratulations on working with that monstrosity called Cakewalk. That program drove me away from creating music for almost 10 years. Again, great work. /ricky. |
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| Abraham, Martin and John by alexandre | 2 years ago |
I like this one. Lots of possibilities. /ricky. |
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| Heal the Wounds by whispaz | 2 years ago |
| Nice one. I like this. | |
| Planet Theme by whispaz | 2 years ago |
| Oh Yes! I'm liking this one. Great job on this one. /ricky. |
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| Happy First BIrthday Valentina by telo12 | 2 years ago |
I really like this. I would never have expected you to be so experimental. I like this side of you. It's really interesting. You still manage to maintain that classical angle, even in experimentation. Thanks for sharing this and Happy Birthday to your Grand Grand Niece. /ricky. |
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| soapbubblebox by eagle | 2 years ago |
| Lovely acap. Thanks for sharing this one. /ricky |
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| Robbins Nest by lilmom | 2 years ago |
Absolutely beautiful. Never stop playing! This is just....Wonderful. /ricky. PS. By the way, I think - before the fade - you were heading into "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Somewhere deep in the cortex, I think that was coming out. Great stuff. |
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| 1968 by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you so much for the comments above. I decided to throw away all of the processing and just get back to basics on this one. I will probably be doing that a little more in the future - just playing in Garageband and letting the LogicStudio sit and take a breather. Again, thanks so much for the comments above. /ricky. |
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| Funky Trip Through My Mind (With Anders007) by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Many thanks Ecoute. Theme? Mmmgh, interesting thought. Again, thanks for listening. /ricky. |
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| Saint of Sadness by benjarrad | 2 years ago |
Absolutely incredible production. Thanks for sharing this. I can relate to the lyrics wholeheartedly. Excellent performance ! /rick. PS. Just watched your video, Autumn Armor http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=125935. How funky is that? Wow. |
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| Jig in DADGAD by Rusticalia | 2 years ago |
| Great playing....You know I was wondering how you got the overtones playing that high up on the fretboard, but I wasn't watching the video. The Capo really brings out a lot and frees you up to use your natural index, third and fourth fingers. Again, great playing I really enjoyed it. /rick |
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| TRILOGIE DE LA VIE (The Trilogy of Life) by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| It's been a year since I did this piece and I haven't had the ability to listen to it again until tonight. It still brings back goosebumps. I remember tearing as I played the chords. I know that we must all move on from that day, but I do not want people to forget what happened and what we have to do to make sure that it doesn't happen again. I have decided that it would be best to never work on this piece again and to leave it and let it stand as the way in which I felt about it. The dissonance really reflected the way I was feeling that day. Thank you all so much for the comments above. They really meant a lot to both me and my family. /R. |
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| Hey Love Revisited (The lil mo better mix2) by aaront | 2 years ago |
Nicely done Aaron, as always. I like this a lot, true soul music as only you can deliver... Looking forward to the album ! /r. |
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| I'll Be Always Home by dodo | 2 years ago |
| dodo, 1 year late, but I just got the opportunity to listen to this. I agree it is very Beatle-ish. I have just finished listening to some of their work (rubber soul, revolver, white album) and you come very close to side 2 of the white album. Very nicely done. /ricky. |
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| Moon Over Rajasthan by imadesentana | 2 years ago |
BRILLIANT! I really like this. Very catchy and I love the way you place the vocals right in the pocket. Great sound. /ricky. |
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| Billie Jean (Chris Cornell Style) by normanlevene | 2 years ago |
Norm, you did this long before the tragedy and I must say that this is perhaps the greatest version second to Michael's that I have ever heard. Effusive and brilliant. Unbelievable stuff. Great job. |
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| Summertime Revisited by aaront | 2 years ago |
| Every time I log on here, I always visit aaront hoping to hear a new aaront tune. 8 months and it's here. As always just incredible vocals. You really are a textbook in motion with your vocals. There is so much to learn; composition, pacing, you've got it all my brother. Even in rough mixes you shine. Thanks and don't stay away so long.... /Ricky. PS. I second the brushes for the final mix. |
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| The Very Thought of You......Live Performance. by Filmscorz | 2 years ago |
| Great video Jeff, thanks for sharing. If I'm around, I'll drop around some time. /ricky |
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| No Mas Dias y No Mas Noches by sammydix | 2 years ago |
| Agree with Human, sounds very Lennonesque? Again, great stuff. I just love the imagery of this piece: A Picasso painting sitting in the middle of a green field, with sun beaming, possibly Tuscany? Or Jamaica? Just really nice. /ricky |
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| Octophrenetic by sammydix | 2 years ago |
| Wow! Loving this. What is your set up? This is so good. What great production skills you have. This is really good. Again, thanks for sharing. /ricky. |
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| Sursurro by sammydix | 2 years ago |
Wow! Truly brilliant. I love this. Are you actually playing classical on a bass guitar? Very original and brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing this. I've been gone for a while, but returning to hear stuff like this is amazing! /ricky. |
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| Timewaster by Amber_Sophia | 2 years ago |
J'ecoute et c'est tres bien. (??). Beautiful stuff. My goodness, speechless! Super Professional. Love the change ups. /ricky. |
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| Dazy Laze by Amber_Sophia | 2 years ago |
| Nice, very professional! Great tune. Genre: reggae/rock? Just really good stuff! /ricky. |
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| Acid Funk by alanatomic | 2 years ago |
| One Word: FUNK! This is truly brilliant! Thanks for sharing. /ricky. |
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| THE BALLAD OF BILLY by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Folks, Thank you so much for the millennium count. I am truly honored and I am sure that Psykosoul is too. I am very humbled by this and I thank all iCompers who listened to this. /rick. |
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| "We like it like that" by DonovanFraser | 2 years ago |
What an incredible tune. Very very nice. /ricky. |
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| CORPORATE MAN by DLB | 2 years ago |
Haven't been on for a while, but had to log in to say how wonderful this song is Dave. Very well done. I love the tempo and your guitar playing as always is just wonderful. Production is quite nice too. Rock on! My friend, Rock on! /ricky. |
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| Flight of the Raven (A dedication) by Filmscorz | 2 years ago |
So wonderful. What a fantastic tribute. This is really beautiful. The ambient textures are surreal. Great. It reminds me so much of Miles Davis, but genuinely you, all the way. Thanks Jeff for sharing this. It's marvelous. /rick. |
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| Ethnic Vibe by jamesjrn | 2 years ago |
| I like this alot. Not sure if it's R&B, but it's got a great ethnic quality to it. Thanks for sharing. /rick. |
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| SHY by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Aaron, your words are priceless. Thank you so much. Obviously you are one of my major influences on iComp and in music. Thank you. LittleH, Raving, Elaine, thank you for your kind words and suggestions. This was a demo due to the fact that I cannot play guitar for the next 3-6 months. I am looking back at a lot of my midnight doodles and working with them. The rotating vocals were due to my singing on one channel at a time, the same lyrics for that spacial feel. Unfortunately, I did not have the luxury of having no one at home, thus I did the demo with the kids running around and "trying to keep quiet." It was almost vigilante recording. Hence the rough editing. This will be one of the first songs that I edit. Again, iCompers thank you all so much for the feedback. I am truly honored to get such incredible feedback, particularly from not only musicians, but vocalists. /ricky. |
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| A Father's Love by DanAnthony | 2 years ago |
| Geo just introduced us to your music. Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing. /ricky. |
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| CLOSE YOUR EYES by dr_elvis01 | 2 years ago |
| Ambient playing. Agree, ethereal very nice. | |
| Can't Buy Me Love by dirigent | 2 years ago |
WOW ! |
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| Belly Button Bug by Gearoid58 | 2 years ago |
Truly wonderful stuff. I really like the build up to this and you delivered at the end. I particularly like some of the techniques used in this. Thanks for sharing. /ricky. |
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| SHY by rickywaterman | 2 years ago |
| Thank you to everyone posting above. Your comments and suggestions are truly appreciated. I will implement many of them as soon as I can play guitar again. I am really shy about singing, because I haven't taken lessons and I have a very limited range. But having friends like all of you on iComp gives me the confidence to try different things. As Geo stated above, I am somewhat free to do a lot of other things that my guitar would usually have taken the place of. That includes working on production techniques etc. A small shout-out to AaronT, who in abstentia spoke to me about the vocal doubling technique. Thank you Aaron. Ponkey, the piece was taken from a midnight guitar and drum doodle so the form is a little unpolished. You can hear, as FV1 pointed out, my daughter putting down a glass during the production. One of these days, I have to let you guys listen to an outtake of this piece that sounds completely different, when my kids took over the song in a totally different direction. It's really funny. Again, thank you all for your comments and suggestions. /ricky. |
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| 06 12 06*1 A piano solo by telo12 | 2 years ago |
| ...and you just churn this stuff out on a whim? marvelous. /rick. |
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| WHISTLER & HARP ( ? ) by telo12 | 2 years ago |
Fantastic presentation. I really enjoyed this. There is a preternatural quality to this presentation that makes this stand out. Thank you for sharing. /rick. |
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| Big Time (PG cover) by CharlyDeeCynthius | 2 years ago |
What an excellent reproduction of Gabriel. This is really very good. Thanks for sharing. You guys hit this one....right on the head! Hey Charly, what's up? That video is really disturbing. /rick. |
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| Summertime G.Gershwin (duet with Jacob Koller) by PaulAnderson | 2 years ago |
This is what excellence sounds like! Thank you for sharing this. Truly wonderful collaboration. |
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| Imminent Threat by PaulAnderson | 2 years ago |
Marvelous Paul. I can really envision everything going on here. Wonderfully reproduced in music. Thanks for sharing this. /rick. |
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