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...each time i hear this work, my eyes water...i am not even Irish. I once had a book of Irish fairy tales. It was thick as a brick. after several stories i closed the book and had the blues for a couple days.....so sad. I loved it....but gave it away without reading any more...

paulpellicci 1 month ago in playlist Stephen James Smith Poet OFFICIAL

@paulpellicci You will have to stop watching it so! Glad to hear it makes you feel though.

mrstephenjamessmith 1 month ago

great tune , the recital doesnt work though . I assume ye heard that van morrison song , with (i think with durcan ) reciting . nice novelty to do at a gig . sound wise the two voices are too close together . they battle for attention .Its a constant tug o war between the 2 voices. ye can only listen to one at a time . try putting effects or reverb on the recital to make it sound distant and seperate maybe . just my opinion

olliephelan 2 months ago

@olliephelan thanks for your thoughts, it has certainly divided opinion which I would rather have achieved then a tepid response. On the cd the sound is slightly different as we had the option of adding reverb etc... however it is an experimental cd a project we were both up for and some work better than others. Just so happens you're in the not for me category.

mrstephenjamessmith 2 months ago

@mrstephenjamessmith No not at all , Its VERY good , I just think that one needs adjustment . (everything can be made better ) Its very intense (and it should be , given the poem sept 13 )when you say you get something different each time , i think thats the effect of the voices being at the same level , so they josstle for your attention . The reason im saying this is that i think it could be much improved with just a little "tweaking" . have ye heard that van song ?

olliephelan 2 months ago

@olliephelan Sorry slightly mistook you then, there is a different mix on the cd, plus reverb and panning, it also has some flute. In truth though it is not my favourite on the album but it was the poem that sparked it for us. On review said we basically murder Raglan Road another that it was the finest thing they ever hear and moved them to tears, also in truth we don't fully understand what we created. Not heard Van the Mans tune have you a link?

mrstephenjamessmith 2 months ago

@mrstephenjamessmith

WOW , saying ye murdered raglan road IS a very good review . Thats almost blasphemy (lol ) ......Id have to check ( with my bro ) about the van song ..i think it might have been on "enlightenment " . and im pretty certain it was paul durcan ,Durcan just recites each line as van sings it . He has an extremely harsh high voice , Its NOT good. But it would be worth finding, so you could hear that youve done a better job than van and durcan .

olliephelan 2 months ago

@olliephelan It is a hard listen, but one of the benifits is if you put the work in the song / poem can be heard in multipul fashions, so each time you listen you listen anew, Or so some seem to think.

mrstephenjamessmith 2 months ago

great song..but terrible idea to present it as crosstalk...a waste of two talents or else too much performance art reality... playing gentle music in Irish city pubs.

VLArray 3 months ago

@VLArray thanks for your thoughts, we have found it divides opinion, thankfully most verge on liking it, but those that don't really don't. Which I must profess I am happy with, art should stir emotions and not just a tepid response!

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