They call me Ace - Original song by LBro

[oldhead49]

Yep, they call you Ace. Nice guitar work and mix LB. I agree with the comments on the vocal cadence, and it reminds me of your vocals a ways back. Good story line here too.
Overall well done.

[adi_mrok]

That was great LBro, really well worth all the time spent on the track as folks clearly here including myself enjoyed your song! And as others said thanks for a cool story… Bro! all the best

[jkahn]

Great production LBro.

Unlike our dear friend Mr @brianlarsen I am not a pacifist, and think national defence is extremely important (even for peace). How someone with a skull in his room is a pacifist I’ll never understand…

What I liked, amazing guitar skills, production quality, video quality. Top notch.

There have been a few comments on the vocal phrasing already, I’m not sure what it was about it, maybe the words felt too drawn out at times and rushed in others? I’m no expert here and couldn’t do better myself but there is probably something to improve there.

Overall a great share, I always like listening to an original.

[LBro]

@SDKissFan

Great song and loved the background. I used to be in the Air Force and have seen many of those and similar fighter jets flying over the years. One of the planes I worked on was the F-16, which is really similar. I love how you made this like a real music video that belongs on MTV…back when MTV used to have videos and not sitcom drama. Thanks for sharing

Jeff

Hi Jeff,
It is great you got to work around the F-16 and other fighters. Great planes for sure. Funny about MTV, I agree 100%, though I was never much a fan of their stuff. I guess from what you say. Early on was worth a view…

Thanks for stopping by and take good care,
LB

[LBro]

@batwoman

I’m full of admiration for the clever way you create and mix your multi-instrumental pieces LB. I know they take many hours of tedious work. It shows in the polish of your finished production. Special praise for your guitar work, I know it took a lot especially with a hand that’s not 100% functional. I also respect you for writing your own material.

Thanks Maggie,
Yeah, the hand is not cutting me much slack. The rest I gave it for a month and a half really neutralized my callouses. I am trying to play and build them back up, but it is a slow process.

I will keep plugging away at my original and maybe someday they will show more improvement… Thanks for your kind words of encouragement too!

All the best and take care,
LB

[LBro]

@nzmetal

Great stuff @LBro, such a fun mix and cool vid to go with it! Nice work!

Jeff,
Thanks for the spin and comments. The video took me longer than most as there was not as much footage of the F-22 as I would have thought. Keep up the good vibe!
LB

[LBro]

@sairfingers

Super original stuff LB. Top notch performance and production as ever. Loved the back story to it and the video too.

Hi Gordon,
Glad this struck your fancy and I hope do more in the future!

All the best and good playing to you!
LB

[LBro]

@DavidP

Another fine production from WCM, LBro. Whether solo or with partners the quality is always present.
LB - Hi David,
Happy to hear you like the lead work. I spent a lot of time trying to make that work as I learned I need to leave more area is I want to insert guitar fills into such a song. I left about 2.5 seconds in 1 bar. In the future I will leave no less than 5 seconds as that give room to actually put in a decent fill.

I think the standout for me on this one is the lead guitar work, both the fills and the solo. The tones were fabulous and the different lines all sounded good to me, blending well with the rhythm instruments.

Also especially liked the bass on this one.

The vocal highlight for me was the double-tracking in the chorus. I think you nailed the performance and it added something extra to chorus.

There’s been some comment on the phrasing of the vocal already. I am hearing it to be quite similar to the song about the train. What I think could be something to work on would be a little more variation in the cadence of the delivery. It feels at times like the lines are delivered word by word rather than as a single fluent line. Hope that makes some sense, finding it tricky to explain how I am hearing it.
LB - I told you about this early on in producing the song. Simply put I could have done better by upping the tempo. That would have made the lyrics or word phrases flow smoother. Stopping me from doing that was the chorus sections you mention. That area was at double time. So if the song tempo were to have been increased, the guitar play and what not in the chorus sections would have been too fast for this lame player… Live and learn I guess.

Great job on producing the video that was well aligned with the song. I know how much work goes into sourcing and compiling such a video to get suitable images and clips to flow.
LB - Thanks, lot of time put in on this one as I had little content to go with!

Congrats on another original song for your discography.

You bet and take good care!
LB

[SgtColon]

Great production LB and some tasty playing in there too. The video went really well with the song. Loved the shots from within the cockpit.

[LBro]

@crocodile1

Great job, LB!
The original song is always very cool in your performance, and this time, too.
An interesting beautiful melody.
And the whole mix is done competently and exemplary.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to enjoy it!
Leo

Hey Leo,
Great to see you here, I trust you are doing well? Thanks for stopping by and for the nice comments. I am wondering what melody you like? Is it the little guitar riff fills in the verse area? If so, know those took me a while to work in as they gave me fits!

All the best to you and be well!
LB

[LBro]

@oldhead49

Yep, they call you Ace. Nice guitar work and mix LB. I agree with the comments on the vocal cadence, and it reminds me of your vocals a ways back. Good story line here too.
Overall well done.

Hah, I tie Ace’s shoes! Sounds like I did not Ace the vocals or lyrics phrases… Learned a little there for sure on this one. I do thank you for the spin and chiming in. Great to see you out and about. Is anything new coming down the pipeline from you?

All the best,
LB

[crocodile1]

“Hey Leo,
I am wondering what melody you like? Is it the little guitar riff fills in the verse area? If so, know those took me a while to work in as they gave me fits!
LB”

No, I meant the vocal tune. There are a couple of moments in it where different notes sound than you expect.
And it’s interesting!
Leo

[Bytron08]

Just wanted to say thanks yet again LBro for helping me get started and I can’t wait to start recording like this!!! Cheers!!

[LBro]

@adi_mrok

That was great LBro, really well worth all the time spent on the track as folks clearly here including myself enjoyed your song! And as others said thanks for a cool story… Bro! all the best

Hi Adi,
Thanks for stopping in and saying hello! Glad this one hit your fancy and I hope to do more and improve as I go, if possible. Originals are a challenge for me, but as Maggie says; “I always seem to pull through in the end!”

Take good care!
LB

[LBro]

@jkahn

Great production LBro.

Unlike our dear friend Mr @brianlarsen I am not a pacifist, and think national defence is extremely important (even for peace). How someone with a skull in his room is a pacifist I’ll never understand…

What I liked, amazing guitar skills, production quality, video quality. Top notch.

There have been a few comments on the vocal phrasing already, I’m not sure what it was about it, maybe the words felt too drawn out at times and rushed in others? I’m no expert here and couldn’t do better myself but there is probably something to improve there.

Overall a great share, I always like listening to an original.

Ha, ha,
Innkeeper Brian - LIving life big and free. Our country has 2 big guns pointed at it wanting to take us out at all times. There are many smaller actors that want to do the same. I like freedom myself and sometimes you have to put up a fight to keep it. So you could say we are 2 of a kind there JK. I appreciate your comments and where you are coming from! Thanks for kudos, and the vocal phrasing note. I think I have explained that in prior posts. I knew about 1 quarter of the way in my tempo was too slow on this one. I will pick up the pace next time and it should flow better.

I totally agree with you on originals. If one is a one man band on one and it is a full mix. Then one has their hands full for sure!

Keep up the good vibe and hope to see your next offering soon!
LB

[LBro]

@SgtColon

Great production LB and some tasty playing in there too. The video went really well with the song. Loved the shots from within the cockpit.

Hey Sarge,
You would be a good one to strap in with the pilot and have him take you up on a mission to loose the cookies! LOL - Kidding you there, but indeed, you would get a good cockpit view of things. Thanks for the nice review and kind words!

All the best to you and take good care,
LB

[brianlarsen]

@LBro

Innkeeper Brian - LIving life big and free. Our country has 2 big guns pointed at it wanting to take us out at all times.

Hehe, what beats 2 big guns?
4 big guns!
Well, I’ll see your 4 and raise you to 8. See where this is going?
I hope there’ll always be room at this pacifist’s inn, even if the Second Coming arrives during a busy spell period

[LBro]

@crocodile1

“Hey Leo,
I am wondering what melody you like? Is it the little guitar riff fills in the verse area? If so, know those took me a while to work in as they gave me fits!
LB”

No, I meant the vocal tune. There are a couple of moments in it where different notes sound than you expect.
And it’s interesting!
Leo

I will take that Leo! Thanks for coming back and sharing that. My weakest point on songwriting has been vox melodies. So maybe I am making progress there??? Now, if only about 5 million others found my melodies as good as you do, my songs might go somewhere. But I truly doubt it.

Keep well and take care,
LB

[LBro]

@Bytron08

Just wanted to say thanks yet again LBro for helping me get started and I can’t wait to start recording like this!!! Cheers!!

No problem,
Always willing to help someone out. When you get your Focusrite, you will open up a whole new world in music and fun for yourself…

All the best and take good care,
LB

[LBro]

@brianlarsen

Hehe, what beats 2 big guns?
4 big guns!
Well, I’ll see your 4 and raise you to 8. See where this is going?
I hope there’ll always be room at this pacifist’s inn, even if the Second Coming arrives during a busy spell period

Yep, it goes along the lines of lots of big guns. Sadly the world has come to that. The good book seems to tell a tail of not much of the USA around at the end. So time will tell on what happens my friend. Though cough, cough… I am sure joe will save us all… NOT

How much are is your room at the inn mate? Meals included?

You take care and be rolling out them top 100 hits!
LB