| Nice comments from Gandalf |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 01/26/08 09:48:24 |
Fay and I loved "I Saw You" (we rated it a 5), and we both
strongly hope you have included "Wordlessly Watching" and "Life Again"
(pretty much as is) on THE CD! You are very intelligible (audible) on
"Wordlessly" and its lyrics are terrificly sensitive and mystically
moving across time. The orchestration of "I Saw You" renders its
exquisite melody and the rare PHRASING (crescendo and dimuendo) of your
inimitable (Mountain Man) "singing" an Ecstacy!!
The lyrics of Ghost of Kerouac approach the greatest of pop-music pieces - The Sound of Silence, Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Down to the Moon, The Court
of the Crimson King, Epitaph, Space Captain, The House of Four Doors -
and equal In the Wake of Poseidon in veracity and relevance. They need to
be heard clearly!
gee . . . . thanks Gandalf . . . . but methinks you flatter me much to much.
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| Getting Closer |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 01/20/08 11:02:03 |
Closer to a finished product. The first four songs here I Saw You, Your Window, Ghost of Kerouac, and Found are mixed but not mastered. Slowly, slowly we make progress. Thanks for listening
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| a nice comment about a couple of sketches . . . . |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 10/29/05 13:31:47 |
As I've mentioned many times before, the point of a demo is to give you a simple, yet concise vision of the song. If you listen to demos of famous songs, it's easy to see how the final version unfolded from the roughness of the beginning. Here we see from Roger two textbook examples of how this is supposed to work. You can quite easily hear the finished songs in your head from the simple, straightforward directness of these two songs. Both stripped-down, but astonishingly full in their content, lyrical and musical. Very good work. In a better world, Roger would be famous and wealthy, and we would all be giving our eye teeth to write material like this. But in the real world, only the latter is true.
mike (united kingdom)
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| Review of "I Saw You (alternate take) by "neverending" portland, oregon |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 09/06/04 19:43:09 |
Tortured
Right from the start I found myself thinking- this sounds a lot like SOMEBODY- who is it? I first hit on Richie Havens- the husky, pained vocals and the guitar accompaniment sound a lot like him- even the phrasing. The half way through, the structure of the song and the vocal qualities started sounding a lot like Shawn Phillips- the detailed, personal lyrics full of unique images, they style of singing that occassionally raises from quiet introspective moods to a soaring high powerful moment. I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trying to pigeon-hole you, those similarities just popped into my mind- and they are intended as compliments. You have a unique voice, and you have learned to use it to its best advantage. The sound is dynamite- very emotional, introspective, yet you're still communicating with us. The verses were great- full of unique phrases telling a story everyone could relate to. I was suprised when the song ended though- I was expecting another verse or two! I hope you will keep working on this piece and add more to it- I'm just wanting to hear more! The mood is somber, inward looking. It draws us in- we want to understand what happened. I enjoyed this piece very much
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| Review of Matt's "Driving Home" (which he allowed me to be a small part of |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 09/06/04 19:48:58 |
08.04.2004
Colin Lynch about Driving Home:
Driving Home is brilliant music with equally brilliant words that reveal how well accomplished this artist really is. You are literally flooded with images as you listen on and wow how those images become vivid
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| review . . . . |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 04/07/04 20:42:36 |
08.04.2004
Anthony Marcus
02:52:38 "I Saw You" by holzra
Remember when I told you folks that certian chord struictures and layouts (patterns) put a lump in my throat? Well yet another track on BeSonic has done as such (you guys are just making it harder for me to swallow food).
"I Saw You" by holzra is one of those Saturday Morning tracks. The opening brings me into a mode of "Led Zeppelin III", and then a "Cat Stevens" like voice comes out of the speakers. Amazing, this artist has now a new "tender spot" for the D and Dsus chording sets. This brings a whole new beauty to such a simple chord. Bravo, holzra...(I was just wondering how that would sound on a 12 string, quite "angelic", don't you think?)
My Grade for "I Saw You" by holzra...A
Excellent track by and excellent songwriter.
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| For an unbelievable CD |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 05/10/06 20:46:18 |
For a great listen, for a great lesson in how to perform, for great tunes, great lyrics, great vocals, great guitar playing, listen to Robbin Thompson (particularly the new CD "live in studio a" . . . . guaranteed, you WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!!!
Robbin Thompson
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| SEARCHING FOR THE GHOST OF KEROUAC |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 01/20/05 12:45:28 |
It's here . . . .a totally redone version as a collaboration with michael carpenter (united kingdom) who has graciously "orchestrated" this offering . . . ps5 collaboration . . . mike carpenter did everything either live or programmed on the ps5 . . . THANKS MIKE!!!
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| Long Live The Stones . . . |
| posted by: holz |
posted: 03/31/04 15:38:47 |
me and a few 'o the boys at the Tascam PS5 Users Group are wrapping up a project saluting the Stones . . . I have included a taste of some of the ones I have had the privilege of adding vocals to . . . Enjoy just a bit, huh . . . .
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