The Black River Drive thread.
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Nice stuff Sam, I'm expecting that to worm it's way into my ear when it gets picked up by the Radio stations
is this going to be a stand alone single? or is it part of an impending album release?
is this going to be a stand alone single? or is it part of an impending album release?
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Awesome song and crazy video, definitely stands out!!!
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I actually really dig this track, and I've been honest in saying that I wasn't a huge fan before. Not sure about the video, but it's definitely shot really well. Love your cameo in the office scene.
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Sam, I like it a lot. Particularly the riff, relentless 4/4 drumming, and cool melodic overdubs at the end.
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Thought this was gonna be a badass Toto cover.
Not bad at all - although it seems to take a long time for the chorus to kick in.
I'd buy it on iTunes.
Not bad at all - although it seems to take a long time for the chorus to kick in.
I'd buy it on iTunes.
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Slick... Great vocals, well constructed and easy to rock out to. Hooyah!
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3 major chords and a relative minor chord over a 4/4 beat starts to sound like most pop songs after a while. I like what you do with it though. Bright guitar riffs with a touch of grit. Hold The Line sounds like Shihad at the beginning and that's a favourable comparison in my book. You have a strong, clear vocal also. Well done.sambrowne wrote:Difference being, old Chris D's songwriters borrow rather too heavily from other people.SammyD wrote:That's a BRD track?? Everytime I hear it on the radio I think it's a Daughtry song.... [/stirring]
Daughtry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fITz-y09Cbg
Keane:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u86VdOc3asA
The chorus is utterly blatant in my view. The verse is also very similar guitar-wise.
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Did you have a listen to those two tracks? Trust me, it's not a coincidence. Melody and phrasing are the same too.DarcyPerry wrote:3 major chords and a relative minor chord over a 4/4 beat starts to sound like most pop songs after a while. I like what you do with it though. Bright guitar riffs with a touch of grit. Hold The Line sounds like Shihad at the beginning and that's a favourable comparison in my book. You have a strong, clear vocal also. Well done.sambrowne wrote:Difference being, old Chris D's songwriters borrow rather too heavily from other people.SammyD wrote:That's a BRD track?? Everytime I hear it on the radio I think it's a Daughtry song.... [/stirring]
Daughtry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fITz-y09Cbg
Keane:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u86VdOc3asA
The chorus is utterly blatant in my view. The verse is also very similar guitar-wise.
Thanks, glad you like my track.
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Sounds great! I like your voice Sam, you've got a great gritty/smoky rock thing going on. That should be a fun track live too, I’ll bet.
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Thanks bro. It is a banger live though it's relatively demanding (in that it's demanding in comparison to our other material but it's not exactly Meshuggah). It was our biggest song live last tour even though it had not yet been recorded and thus obviously the audience had never heard it before. We took that as a pretty good sign!TmcB wrote:Sounds great! I like your voice Sam, you've got a great gritty/smoky rock thing going on. That should be a fun track live too, I’ll bet.
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That's the general consensus...snitchez wrote:not sure bout the video.. but good song