Adam Harkus -You'll Find a Way (Bare Bones Comp Entry)

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AdamHarkus

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« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2016, 11:41:50 AM »
This is really lovely Adam :) The vocal/guitar duet is so beautiful, and I think it's just the right length :)
Sweet lyrics as well :)
An excellent 'bare bones' entry  :)

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.
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« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2016, 11:42:22 AM »
Lovely acoustic sound and picking Adam. Great melody and vocals and it's got that "heart tug" factor as well. Very good stuff

John

Much appreciated John
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« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2016, 07:09:45 PM »
This is a really nice song.

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« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2016, 09:47:30 PM »
so good ...lovely vocals & gorgeous guitar...the lyrics were nice but a bit light & cliched...but im sure its what most people love to hear so why waste time giving them what they cant appreciate  :)
you have a very charming voice that is very pleasant on the ear
the song length was perfect ... it was like eating a tiny slice of yummy cake that was nowhere big enough ...I felt a irresistible urge to have another bit

your website/ blog looks realy smart with lots of interesting things there :)
Tell me Im wonderful & I ll be nice to you :)

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« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2016, 10:05:08 PM »
so good ...lovely vocals & gorgeous guitar...the lyrics were nice but a bit light & cliched...but im sure its what most people love to hear so why waste time giving them what they cant appreciate  :)
you have a very charming voice that is very pleasant on the ear
the song length was perfect ... it was like eating a tiny slice of yummy cake that was nowhere big enough ...I felt a irresistible urge to have another bit

your website/ blog looks realy smart with lots of interesting things there :)

Thanks Tina

I wasn't expecting all the nice comments so far. It's a restrained, rather basic song and not really one of my favourites but I felt it fitted in well with the brief.

Thanks for visiting the blog, I hope to post more Harson Robkus Material soon.

Regards

Adam



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« Reply #20 on: July 28, 2016, 08:19:22 PM »
Lovely ballad,


Great guitars and excellent vocals.

Like this


Sandeep

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« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2016, 01:00:19 AM »
enjoyed this very much
simplicity of it
quality sound
reminded me of david gates & bread or richard marx
beautiful vocal and simple message
can imagine over a movie backdrop
i may not believe this tomorrow...

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« Reply #22 on: July 29, 2016, 08:23:06 AM »
Thank you and Nooms

Richard Marx? I'll definitely settle for that :)

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« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2016, 06:11:26 PM »
This is great Adam, the first of yours Ive listened to I think...both the guitar and voice work superbly together and I like the nice little touches in the production especially on the second guitar. Lovely harmonies at the end as well.

Good luck in the comp!

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« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2016, 09:01:34 PM »
Beautiful performance. Nice, straight forward song. I enjoyed it.
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« Reply #25 on: August 01, 2016, 09:15:24 PM »
Thanks very much guys glad you enjoyed it :)
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« Reply #26 on: August 02, 2016, 09:04:02 AM »
Well, not much to say really, top notch in every department. Vocal performance is great as are the guitars and a solid song it is. My only (small) complaint would be regarding dynamics/variation, the song rolls along pretty much the same all the way through when it comes to dynamics and even though there is a second guitar playing some figures here and there (as well as BV coming in later on) that finger picked guitar is still predominant throughout and I think the song would benifit from some changes there. Maybe drop it completely for a verse halfway through? Or change the picking pattern or switch to strumming for some part?
Just my personal opinion of course, keep or sweep.

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« Reply #27 on: August 02, 2016, 09:27:22 AM »
Thanks Jambrains

I hear you, and really appreciate what you did with your entry: The Harder We Hit (The More It Will Hurt)

Regarding lack of a change-up, It's a trap I regularly fall into, but once I'd finished it I took the decision to just leave it be, it didn't seem right to pull it apart somehow.

Lesson learned for the future though.
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« Reply #28 on: August 02, 2016, 08:35:28 PM »
Just starting on the long journey of listening to all the Bare Bones song. The bar has been set very high from the off! Great vocals, lovely guitar, really nice tune, well produced, well played. Yep, the rest of the field have some catching up to do already :-) Lovely length, too! I always say that a song can support a certain length and you always know if you feel short changed or bored the length is wrong. This is spot on. Well done.
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« Reply #29 on: August 03, 2016, 11:52:35 AM »
Thanks, I've listened to a few and the standard is really high, great to be part of it!
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