Comments on: I give you the 50th song!!! (Burn)

By: misterzig

misterzig — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:52:17 +0000

Wow, 50 songs! that’s crazy lots! Anyway, feedback – TOTALLY LOVE this song – To be honest I haven’t heard a single song of yours I didn’t like! but yeah, REALLY like this one

By: lovewillbringustogether

lovewillbringustogether — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:46 +0000

Yayyyyy!

and ‘Finally!’ is right

I can appreciate the difference you kindly confirmed in your statement – it’s nice to know i read that ‘part’ right

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:07:44 +0000

yes. My singing is HIGHLY constrained by neighbors. This wasn’t an attempt at an album-worthy performance. Just enough of a sketch for me to have the general idea. When I present these songs, I present them as “written” not as “performed” – there’s a significant difference, which you are picking up on. I think you’ll hear the difference in my songs on the upcoming CD. You’ll hear me sing as I LONG to sing… Finally.

By: lovewillbringustogether

lovewillbringustogether — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:01:13 +0000

Even if the story is somewhat of a downer (but then most blues songs are i guess huh?) i think the song could be a winner.

I’m a little uncertain about your vocals though?

To me they sound a little to ‘soft’, too ‘considered’?

I note you used the ‘angry’ tag – but the singer does not sound all that angry? Is that by any chance due to where you recorded it and consideration of neighbours etc??

i thik it would sound better if you really got angry and ‘let ‘er rip’ as we say in the Antipodes

Loved the intro!

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:47:04 +0000

I got what you’re staying. Styles = genres. Thanks Mary! This exploration into different genres is REALLY stretching me.

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:40:41 +0000

Emotion. Thanks, Ed! I think I posted a while back that my heart went through the ringer when I recorded in Oregon. Singing back through the emotion of each song was a heavy and difficult process. I was emotionally worn out. And that’s when I realized how much of my heart went into each song. It was eye-opening.

By: Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:55:58 +0000

I like it. Very different than most of your music I’ve heard so far. And I’m intrigued by the fact that you’re not just writing songs about different topics or with different sounds, but completely different styles. I don’t think I’m really saying that right. But I love what you’re doing – way to go hitting #50!!

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:53:07 +0000

#50 is definitely a winner. I especially like the music and the feeling you put into singing it.

I can’t think of anything to improve it.

What makes a song a “Mandy” song is the emotion you sing with.

By: Joy Renée

Joy Renée — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:15:21 +0000

i really like the creativity in all the different parts and stuff in the production. it’s really good. i don’t have any cool equipment like that. and even if i did, i’m not sure how creative i’d be with it.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:46:13 +0000

That sounds like a good idea. I’d really like to hear that! And I think it’s an amazing idea to spend a year writing and then another year going back over what you’ve written and editing songs once you have some distance from them. It’s probably a little crazy to sit and stew over songs until they’re absolutely perfect, especially when you have such a large goal at hand. Waiting a bit to edit probably makes for better edits. I should remember that next time I’m annoyed at a song for not perfecting itself right away. : o ) Thanks for the tip.