Originally Posted by Dave Rice
Hi TC:

I just listened and enjoyed "Monster!" Glad to hear your wife is doing better. Where would we be without them?

When I hear a song I like (like this one) I sometimes pretend I'm a producer assigned to getting it recorded after selecting an artist, band or group to do your creative bidding. I immediately thought of "The Eagles" for this one. Nothing wrong with your version but it always seems to help if a big name or group is putting out a new album or even a single. This one fits the "long song" description but big names can get away with it... and we usually can't.

Thanks for your creativity and talent. Very nice lyric, vocal and production. Best of luck with it. ----Dave


Thanks, Dave. I am glad you enjoyed the tune.

I decided to take a creative risk and piece together a 2-parter. Interesting that you mentioned the Eagles because I can hear their influence on the prima section and Rush's influence in the coda. I used Gb & Ebmin. in the main song (prima) with a downtempo feel, and Ebmaj. in the coda with more of an uptempo feel. I figured I would go ahead and do the longer more progressive version to satisfy my artistic tooth.

A more commercial version would drop the coda, and simply repeat the ending chorus. I had this in mind when I recorded the song; I will probably post the 'remix' before the year is out.

I always look forward to your comments - muchos gracias.

Peace,
TC

If it has strings I will find a way to play it!

You can hear my tunes at https://soundcloud.com/tc-gypsy