Feeling of Power

[wignelson]

This is the title song of a musical I wrote a while back. There are 17 songs in it, but I won't post them all, so don't worry.I have probably posted more than my share lately, so please feel free to tell me to back off. I'm just trying to share what I do and get some feedback to make my work better.The musical is about how we are so plugged in to the technical gadgets in our society and that, in essence, they are stealing our lives.http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... ue"Feeling Of Power"© 1992Author: Wig NelsonHere is a story that I tell now and then.Hope you won’t mind if I tell it once again.About a blues man who never plays too loud.But in a quiet room he always draws a crowd.1st Chorus:They say that he’s backward - I guess he’s guilty as sin.He’s got a feeling of power so he never plugs in.Though his guitar may rattle, and his voice is too thin.He’s got a feeling of power so he never plugs in.Such a feeling of power that he never plugs in.He never plugs in.He’s not electric, he never jumps around.Can’t even hear him unless we all turn down.His hands are light-nin' - they’ll take you by surprise.He’s been around, you can see it in his eyes.2nd Chorus:So don’t wait a life-time for your life to begin.You’ve got a feeling of power,You don’t need to plug in.You’re lost in a battleThat you know you can’t win.You’ve got a feeling of power,you don’t have to plug in.Such a feeling of poweryou don’t have to plug in.You never plug in.Instrumental1st Chorus:He’s not electric, he never jumps around.Can’t even hear him unless we all turn down.2nd Chorus:So don’t wait a life-time for your life to begin.You’ve got a feeling of power,You don’t have to plug in.You’re lost in a battleThat you know you can’t win.You’ve got a feeling of power,You don’t have to plug in.Such a feeling of powerYou don’t have to plug in.Never plug in.(©1992)

[wta]

wig, the content of this tune is really an important issue to be focusing on, imo. With that said I think the tune has a good potential for the concept. I would personally like to here more dynamics in both the instrumentation and especially the vocals and at this point that would be my best point to highlight. Love the story line and I hear some grit and guts in this one coupled with some passionate expression, getting a bit shouty at times feeling the power if you know what I mean. Thats my 2 cents mate, great tune! '-) wta

[wignelson]

Oct 21, 2008, 11:54am, wta wrote: wig, the content of this tune is really an important issue to be focusing on, imo. With that said I think the tune has a good potential for the concept. I would personally like to here more dynamics in both the instrumentation and especially the vocals and at this point that would be my best point to highlight. Love the story line and I hear some grit and guts in this one coupled with some passionate expression, getting a bit shouty at times feeling the power if you know what I mean. Thats my 2 cents mate, great tune! '-) wtaThanks, William,I agree with you that the dynamics could be a little more varied and stronger. Now that you mention it, the recording sounds a little compressed to my ears. I have some clearer recordings, I think, that have a different bit rate. This is one I recorded over two years ago when I just started trying to produce my own stuff. I haven't come all that far, but I'm not where I was either.I think I owe this song a redo because it resonates with a lot of people and is the corner stone of the musical.Thanks for your advice and time for a listen, Wig

[heinsite]

hey wigs!"in a quiet room he always draws a crowd"--love the line.i like the vibe as well (as with all the words willy up there said)--BUT it has a specific audience IMHO, as it's about a song writer/performer. the music is there man, only problem i personally have with it (and personally is the key word, as i'm often DEAD WRONG MAN...) is that the audience is limited by your lyric pointing in the direction it does.still like the tune, listen to william up there! i like the tune...but more dynamic and "rough" changes and SURPRISES might be just what the dr. ordered for this one. on another "note", it has a familiar sound to another one of your tunes i've heard...might just be a style thing, and i'm talking about he music, not the lyrics..and again, i might be wrong, maybe the chord progression? don't know which tune it is that i've heard, but very similar to this one, which is cool..thanks allot for the listen, i dig the tune....all the best,warren

[jay10music]

WIG....LOVE TO HERE U SING... .U have that voice that fits your genre so well...Very convincing..Very nice guitar work..The Productions not bad...Maybe could be a little stronger..I like the way u did the strings...Very nice... And don't let me forget the lyrics....GREATNESS DUDE.. Jay...

[wignelson]

Oct 21, 2008, 7:24pm, heinsite wrote:hey wigs!"in a quiet room he always draws a crowd"--love the line.i like the vibe as well (as with all the words willy up there said)--BUT it has a specific audience IMHO, as it's about a song writer/performer. the music is there man, only problem i personally have with it (and personally is the key word, as i'm often DEAD WRONG MAN...) is that the audience is limited by your lyric pointing in the direction it does.still like the tune, listen to william up there! i like the tune...but more dynamic and "rough" changes and SURPRISES might be just what the dr. ordered for this one. on another "note", it has a familiar sound to another one of your tunes i've heard...might just be a style thing, and i'm talking about he music, not the lyrics..and again, i might be wrong, maybe the chord progression? don't know which tune it is that i've heard, but very similar to this one, which is cool..thanks allot for the listen, i dig the tune....all the best,warrenThanks, Warren,Glad you like the tune. (Sort of) The gist is about being acoustic as opposed to electric, but also plugging into the internet.In context to the musical (it's the title song) it makes a stronger point. It happens late after an epiphany from a dream sequence (what else?)I'll try to put some more dynamics in this when I get a library to make the strings crisper. Just thought I'd throw this one out and see what bites. (besides the song )

[wignelson]

Oct 22, 2008, 7:44am, taxi wrote: WIG....LOVE TO HERE U SING... .U have that voice that fits your genre so well...Very convincing..Very nice guitar work..The Productions not bad...Maybe could be a little stronger..I like the way u did the strings...Very nice... And don't let me forget the lyrics....GREATNESS DUDE.. Jay... Thanks, John,I'm really glad you could get something out of this tune. I might repost this as just a minimalist guitar and voice thing. That's the real meat an potatoes of the unplugged thing.Thanks for the kind words, Wig

[jchitty]

Wig, maybe I'm biased, but it's hard for me to dislike your music because your voice reminds me of Pete Seeger. I really like this...it sounds great to me.I'm more a lyricist than a melodist, and these lyrics speak to me. I could have a totally different interp of what you're writing (ink blot test again), but to me your words speak about living an authentic life....you don't have to 'plug' in to a false world around you. Good stuff!

[wignelson]

Oct 24, 2008, 4:42pm, jchitty wrote:Wig, maybe I'm biased, but it's hard for me to dislike your music because your voice reminds me of Pete Seeger. I really like this...it sounds great to me.I'm more a lyricist than a melodist, and these lyrics speak to me. I could have a totally different interp of what you're writing (ink blot test again), but to me your words speak about living an authentic life....you don't have to 'plug' in to a false world around you. Good stuff!Thanks, Chits,Your words give me encouragement to perhaps redo this (with better string patches, or without them) and submit it to S/S.You are indeed a lyricist and when you say you get something from mine, it makes my day.Wig

[cameron]

Hey Wig... this is a fine tune, and your vocals sound great! Man you have a lot of good stuff in your catalog! I like this the best of all the songs you've posted. It's still got a tad of the Irish folk sound but much more commercially acceptable to my ears than the others you've posted.The only thing that bothered me slightly was the synthesized cello playing the fills. It doesn't sound bad as is, but I was thinking how nice it would sound with a real cello. It's a nice melody that's being played.The only other thing is that it's perhaps a tad too much of a good thing. Seems like maybe the song could be a tad shorter.Nice work, and I think the production probably took some time. Unless you want to go through re-recording the whole thing I'd just go with what you've got. I think it could find a home as is.Cameron