Opinions please

[trentoliphant]

I guess it was actually Dave that suggested it first and Vicki seconded it.

[deantaylor]

Casey,Good song. Always liked it a lot. Forget convention, I like the original best. And even with everything shortened you don't get to the real chorus till about 1:10, so get there even quicker ... start with it. It works.Dean

[bmete]

I think all three work, but I do prefer the original. I do have to say Dave's suggestions of the short Vocal intro and right in to the tune sounds like the winner to me. Once I read that, it jumped into my head and stayed there. Why not mix version #4. I'd love to here it. See you at the RR.Bob

[Casey H]

Thanks all!I do appreciate your time in responding ... There seems to be a fairly large body of opinion here to leave it alone. Dave's idea is a really good one.... not sure if it makes enough difference to make the change but I am very glad I brought up the question and got that idea. (Not related to the comments on this thread): As you all know, you can't please everyone and you have to look for patterns of repeat comments in professional feedback. This is important when folks read screener's comments. Don't let one reviewer's comments rattle you... TAXI forwarded this song a number of times . Once was to a well-know daytime soap- that made my day... An outside pro-critiquer said I shouldn't have opened with the chorus. A reputable publisher said it had a killer chorus/hook. A music library person once said it had no clear hook. And I found an old TAXI review in which the reviewer said the VERSES were the strongest part of the song (he DID forward it, though). Ah, what a world...Thanks again! You guys (and gals) all rock! cAseY

[karyn]

I like the original. I've always believed you should get to the vocal as soon as possible. In this business you never know how long their attention span is to tolerate an instrumental lead in. My tolerance for instrumental lead ins is like 5 seconds and I start getting antsy.The other versions seem to be mastered hotter and sound beefier. In that regard I like them better as they are more in your face which is also important. Great song.

[hummingbird]

Quote:Thanks all!I do appreciate your time in responding ... There seems to be a fairly large body of opinion here to leave it alone. Dave's idea is a really good one.... not sure if it makes enough difference to make the change but I am very glad I brought up the question and got that idea. (Not related to the comments on this thread): As you all know, you can't please everyone and you have to look for patterns of repeat comments in professional feedback. This is important when folks read screener's comments. Don't let one reviewer's comments rattle you... TAXI forwarded this song a number of times . Once was to a well-know daytime soap- that made my day... An outside pro-critiquer said I shouldn't have opened with the chorus. A reputable publisher said it had a killer chorus/hook. A music library person once said it had no clear hook. And I found an old TAXI review in which the reviewer said the VERSES were the strongest part of the song (he DID forward it, though). Ah, what a world...Thanks again! You guys (and gals) all rock! cAseY A pro reviewer in talking about critiquing songs said once... something like... the trouble with reviewing songs is you are automatically & very typically thinking what you would have done with the song... and/or trying to see 'what is wrong' with the song. IMO this song has a killer hook/chorus. I like it a lot. You could ask a mentor at the Rally for their opinion... but I sure wouldn't want you to dump the version of it that you have, because that singer is awesome.H

[gerrel]

Yo leave it alone dude. You know why. You had it THIN in the intro chorus and then you FATTENED it in the real chorus and thats a classic song structure technique. I would leave it alone. Good luck with it it sound great!