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Title: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 17, 2019, 09:08:04 PM
New song i just finished before a little break in the lake district
Hope you enjoy  tony

Listen to Love Letter by Tony Mcvey #np on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/tony-mcvey/love-letter
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: PaulAds on February 17, 2019, 10:12:34 PM
Very good indie vibe to this, Tony...very much up my street. Seems to have a strong Liverpool music heritage running through it...and not many places (if any) have a greater musical heritage. You're in good company there.

Great song  :)

Ps if you put the lyrics on the thread too...I'd be singing along!
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: pompeyjazz on February 17, 2019, 10:16:48 PM
Yep, great Indie vibe Tony. It did seem a little quiet though. Thought you're guitar solo single note stuff really complimened this, and yes a big Liverpool vibe la...  :)
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 18, 2019, 07:25:52 AM
Thnx guys! Appreciate  the positive feedback!
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: Pres on February 18, 2019, 08:15:30 AM
Great song!
Is that a direct daw guitar? Sounds real pro.
the best electric tone in here.
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 18, 2019, 08:23:38 AM
Great song!
Is that a direct daw guitar? Sounds real pro.
the best electric tone in here.
yeh bud  direct too daw through line6  interface    thnx btw!
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: MichaelA on February 18, 2019, 12:36:23 PM
Good song, fine melodic chorus and interesting guitar sounds.

The production is a bit low on the old volume side and could do with a boost, that's the one main thing I would tweak. Cheers!
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: dinnerwithgreedo on February 18, 2019, 04:12:08 PM
Catchy chorus.
Volume is way too low on it. Almost blew my speakers when the next song played  ;)
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 18, 2019, 05:33:37 PM
Catchy chorus.
Volume is way too low on it. Almost blew my speakers when the next song played  ;)
cheers for the feedback  i have tried about 5 times replacing the track with louder versions  it seems fine my end but people do say its still low   i have just replaced it again so dont know if its any better your end....tony
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: dinnerwithgreedo on February 18, 2019, 05:56:31 PM
Much better... i mean louder. ;)
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: PaulyX on February 18, 2019, 06:36:42 PM
Really liked that, definitely my kind of track.  Love a bit of uplifting indie.  The guitars are super tight.  The solo is top too, made me think of Suede a bit.  I like the structure of the track a lot and the chorus is distinct with a nice step up in pitch for the melody.  Very good stuff.
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: adamfarr on February 18, 2019, 06:59:42 PM
Liked it a lot, good drive and good catchy chorus.
You should post the lyrics though, even if they're not the highlight, people round here like to read them...!
Poptastic.
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: pompeyjazz on February 18, 2019, 10:05:16 PM
Yep. The volume is sorted now  :) Your vocals need to come up a bit especially in the verse imo. The majority of vocalists hate hearing their voice. It's so weird hearing yourself singing and personally I find it quite embarrassing at times. However you have got to use that unique instrument that you have and that's one of the big things that you have to make your songs unique.  So embrace the fecker. Sing it loud, sing it quietly,  just sing. 99.9 % of the population wouldn't have the balls to do it so good on you man, la  :)
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 19, 2019, 06:48:42 AM
Yep. The volume is sorted now  :) Your vocals need to come up a bit especially in the verse imo. The majority of vocalists hate hearing their voice. It's so weird hearing yourself singing and personally I find it quite embarrassing at times. However you have got to use that unique instrument that you have and that's one of the big things that you have to make your songs unique.  So embrace the fecker. Sing it loud, sing it quietly,  just sing. 99.9 % of the population wouldn't have the balls to do it so good on you man, la  :)
  cheers laa
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: mikek on February 20, 2019, 07:36:02 PM
ah i found something i can provide some feedback on! cool tune.  this is so reminiscent of 80s stuff like The Bolshoi!  i dig it.  please post the lyrics.  i'm hearing challenged and i cannot make out most of the words... though i did pick up the nice hook line 'like our old love letter'.   
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: crystalsuzy on February 21, 2019, 03:11:58 AM
I totally enjoyed listening to your song Tony. It does have that Indie vibe which is very cool. 8)
I always listen on headphones so the volume sounds good to me. Sorry I have nothing to add, but just wanted to say, aweome track! :)
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 21, 2019, 01:36:41 PM
Thnx guys
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: MartynRich on February 22, 2019, 11:33:18 AM
Great song! Really like the structure and the melody...and that kind of sparse guitar soloing in places is better than my mum's cup of tea. The guitars really provide a good driving rhythm to this and keep the whole thing anchored really well.

You've got pretty much a good performance through all of this...it's the first I've heard from you and I'm looking forward to more.

Thanks for the post!
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: cowparsleyman on February 22, 2019, 12:50:32 PM
@macker71165 (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20758) - 1st listen - Engaging intro...nice gtr hooks, lovely bass right up the fretboard, very nice indeed, just great arrangement. Goodness the quality here is really cool. I think I'd  add another track of BVox on the chorus, just to thicken out a bit.

Nice gtr on solo and subsequent Chorus, right my alley.

Superb work Macker

Rich
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: Cawproductions on February 22, 2019, 01:28:31 PM
Hi Tony, late to the party on this.

really nice listen, very cool track, would have doubled up on the vocals for the chorus but thats just my thing,

Track is very pro sounding

Nice
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 23, 2019, 12:58:17 PM
Thnx all appriciate all feedback..tony
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on February 27, 2019, 01:33:06 AM
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Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: Movin Flavour on March 06, 2019, 07:04:53 PM
Great tune

Excellent guitars, really liked the drop in tempo around 1:30

Like the lyrics, especially the chorus....very clever

Love the vocals and excellent production


Sandeep
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on March 24, 2019, 09:35:20 PM
Thanks!! Everyone
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: Sonny And The Dark on March 28, 2019, 10:11:50 AM
Hi really liked the guitar playing on this one and the vocals have a cool indie vibe to them and the lyrics fit in really well with the song.
Title: Re: Love letter
Post by: macker71165 on March 30, 2019, 03:20:23 AM
Thnx sonny