This Song Should Have Been Massive
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2022
- In this episode we take a look at another song that I produced that should have been a hit by Owen Beverly called "For Mia"
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Good times working with you, Rick. I had been looking for a new drummer but I think the search might be over after seeing your air drumming skills.
Really enjoy your tunes man!.......great stuff. How this fell under the radar is beyond me. What happened to Mia? Rick, man you produced some awesome sounding tracks, as good as it gets!.....
Great song!
You found the perfect way to marry both your voice with the ethereal chord changes in this song.
I just listened to your EP while walking my dog. Every song is fantastic. I’m going to listen to your album “Amager” next walk. 🙂
Great song.
Just an update: since this video has been released less than two weeks ago, Owen Beverly’s Spotify listeners have lept from 536 to 14,114-a stunning 2633% increase. Way to go, Rick! I wish he’d continue this and shine a light on other overlooked artists. I’d start with Paul Sinwill and David Hale for two. Both are brilliant but overlooked.
He deserves every one of them!
Hi Paul! ;)
As per today (May 28, 2022), Spotify shows 114,206 "For Mia". I'm not a big user of Spotify, but I believe Rick Beato has something to do with the increased popularity of this great song. Last time I checked, it was around 17,000
@@Lifeson21 undoubtedly. Rick has influence now. Not quite a kingmaker, but his heart always seems in the right place (Owen's Spotify listeners are over 20k now, by the way).
I followed him ASAP! This is great to hear -- he deserves it.
Rick, you need to create a NEW record label - Digital Dust!! Awesome song! PLEASE find more like this!
I second that idea. Great name for the label!
Agreed!
YES!!!!!
super rad title for a label. and the idea of Rick publishing artists is inspiring, knowing how tasteful is his ear to original musical language. sadly, i don’t think we’ll see it coming to reality - ‘cause of his schedule around the educational content and interviewing people as well as judging from what he has mentioned during Justin Hawkins’ interview with him - that he was exhausted from recording sessions with vocalists. makes me a bit depressed each time i realize this. the world would probably have noticeably more high quality music out there if the circumstances played out for him to continue producing and releasing stuff
This is an amazing idea & name!
Ouf what a song. A weird mix between Muse / The Killers / The Beatles / The Strokes / RadioHead. Love it!!!!
great track - I heard XTC as well
So glad I am reading this comment because I definitely thought of the Beatles at several times listening to the track.
Rick: you should create a label for lost gems. Get the artists to contribute, only the highest standard like this one and your other one. It should take off!
Excellent idea, good for all involved 👍
PLEASE RICK! Listen to this person!!
“Digital Dust Records”
'Lost Gems Found: Record Company'
@@38Hz Could we get a vinyl division, "Analog Dust Records", for those of us who have turntables? I'd seriously be like, "take my money, dammit!".
Please continue with this series. There are so many artists out there that just couldn't get their music in front of someone who knew gold when they heard it. Machines can't write real music. Only a living breathing artist.
Me too :)
Sondre Lerche feels a good fit for this too
I agree.
Paul Sinwill seems like a good candidate for such treatment.
@@PeterCooperUK that is EXACTLY who this song reminded me of, wow! Can't believe you commented that. But obviously you must hear it too
Spotify just recommended this song to me. It is utterly brilliant and beautiful. I’m about the same age as Owen and I live in Nashville. Cheers, brother. This is a work of art and took me right back to the music I love and miss.
Sounds REALLY good. Need more music like this today.
For sure! Need more great music!
@@aaronjacinto9053 🤫
We need more awareness of the great music that's already out there.
There's a lot more I guarantee you just aren't aware of.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if Rick Beato single-handedly brought back the sounds of the late 90s/early 2000’s with his channel?
I´m 100% on it!
here for it!
Wait. What? What happened to the 90s?
no por favor no
Fingers crossed! :)
I can 100% hear this being played in a show like One Tree Hill. It sounds like pure 2000's
Absolutely. That show had a phenomenal soundtrack too.
There were bands and singers that got their songs on Grey's Anatomy or OTH or even the OC, and they blew up for a while. This guy would have definitely blew up if he got that chance.
You took the thought I had in my head. It sounds like, if Ryan Adams' younger brother made a record...kinda.
Wow, forgot about that show. Throw that in with Smallville, Gilmore Girls, and The OC. Maybe some Firefly for a bit of sci fi.
You mention One Tree Hill and I thought, Bono could knock this one out of the park.
A clear and prime example of how The Beatles lives on in modern music.
Explain. Honestly. Give me some Beatles songs that you are thinking of. I just recently am starting to get the Beatles! But, i can't get them from then to this song! Help me! Seriously.
@@tristeele9457 It's in the chord choices. He's using a lot of interesting chord voicings that are very similar to what The Beatles would have used, especially on earlier tracks like "Help!" and into Rubber Soul and Revolver.
Personally, I'm hearing more Steely Dan or Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, but the Beatles influence here is undeniable.
I heard the Beatles influence as well. The ‘Lennon-esque’ vocal
Also early John Mayer, although Mayer might have been influenced by this track. And many other influences whether conscious or not. Clearly Owen with Rick producing ‘absorbed’ influences from everywhere
The vocal harmonies especially, ending phrases on falsetto / diminished chords resolving back to major chords. Heavy Beatles influence with Soundgarden base lines
@@tristeele9457 Listen to more Beatles songs and you will hear it.
I found the EP, started listening to the song "Drunk Lover", and I'm hooked. It reminds me of when I first heard Jeff Buckley, just a couple years ago. Fresh and bold songwriting!
So, here's the thing. The artist tries to be and say too much in most of these songs. "Drunk Lover" starts off as a Led Zeppelin blues tune, then moves to an AIC grunge riff, then to a more pop-oriented chorus. It reminds me of The Toadies' "Possum Kingdom", but much less dark. Target market: super rich teen boys vacationing on Martha's Vineyard, chasing super rich teen girls, while listening to rock with just enough of an edge to make them feel like rebels before it's off to Harvard and a career in commodity futures. But, yet, it's really well done music. Maybe just too well done, like the novelist who can't finish writing the book. And, I feel like a jerk writing this critique, since it's not like I've recorded and put my stuff out there. If I ever do, I'll give Owen the first shots at it.
I remember in your interview with Sting that he said music should "surprise people." There are a lot of things in this song that surprised me, including key and chord changes where I wasn't expecting them. Well done.
Totally agree 💯👌🏽
That's exactly what I was thinking of as well. So many surprises in there!
There were some nice little surprises and then the bridge was like 😳 .
That was one of my favorite quotes from that Sting interview too, and it's true..
Jimmy Webb, in his book on songwriting, has coined the phrase "The Violation of Expectations", a feature which more often than not separates most great songs from the rest. Beatles had this in spades of course. I hear it a lot in Billy Joel's writing where the next chord in a progression is not merely one that the brain doesn't anticipate, but is possibly THE best choice of all valid alternatives. Genius.
In this song, the D flat works wonderfully!
This would be a really cool series to continue
If only "Radio" would wake up. Rick can't help but teach Music. Another edition 4 "The Best Of..." Go Rick Go. I'm always learning!
Agreed. I love these.
Agree!
Would be fun. I love this idea!
Awesome segment please keep doing it!
You are right Rick, this should have been massive. Great chords, progressions and production.
Brilliant indeed. Thank you, Rick. Thank you, Owen. May you both- and the song- prosper.
"I'm aiming at your heart with a shot in the dark holding back 'I love you.'" What a lyric! What desperate lover can't relate to that line?
That entire chorus is ridiculously good (lyrics + melody + chords + performance + everything)
Rick has created a mini-series with songs and artists like this. well done!
Maybe call the series “Hard drive dust” 😀
I know! It’s amazing that someone would take the time to dig and find this kind of quality music that no one has ever heard. Love it!!
This is such a cool premise!
This idea is 👍. Please, Rick make it happen!
Love this so much. Soundtrack of my college years. So lucky to have seen Owen live a few times
I freaking love that song! On a 5 Hour drive right now, and I can for see that one being played a dozen times. Thank you for sharing this!
Has a wallflowers, Tom petty, meets foo fighters feel to it. If it dropped in 1999 it would’ve been a smash.
Pete Yorn and Band of Horses for me
And a bit of early Coldplay too
And a hint of Lou Reed here and there.
I heard the Jakob Dylan & Tom Petty, too...especially in the verses
You can hear the early 2000's indie pop sound on this song. It’s actually refreshing to hear this sound in 2022!
Exactly my thought. There was a British band name Boy Kill Boy back then who had one hit album The seconf flopped. Game over. This somehow reminded me of them musically.
Yep - reminds me of Remy Zero.
@@backdownthehill yeah they were great, I went to see them live on an NME tour and that Civilian album was catchy as hell! Lots of great music memories from those days.
Yes sounded like Travis to me.
If this song hit any traction back then, it definitely would’ve been on Smallville or The OC
BLOWN AWAY!! Great and unique guitar chords and progressions, cool groove and vocals!! What's the excuse not to re-release??
That Gmaj7 to D/F# sounds very j-pop-esque to me, I love it. But really, the D07 is what stands out, it caught me by surprise. This is a really special song, and I hope this video gets it much more plays!
The only song I wrote, played, edited, mixed and recorded had two people who heard it. My and my mom. I burned it on a CD and played it while taking her to a doctor appointment in the car but didn't tell her it was me. I said "...check this out, I just found this on Spotify. See what you think..." and played it. At the end she kind of wrinkled her nose, shook her head and said 'no, not for me'..." and it's never been played again. Because if I told her it was mine, she would have gushed over it and said it was the best thing she ever heard and she's so proud of me...just like a mom should! lol
You should have kept going. Music and songwriting are like most endeavors: the more you work at it, the better you get.
😂
Why didn’t you continue? I bet it was really good.!!!! Not everyone likes the same things. Just have to find your audience.
Everything I ever recorded. Hours, different bands. Maybe saved from success.
"My mom hated this" used to be a sure sign you're onto something. I encourage you to see what your friends think.
More like "Digital GOLD dust" That's sweet. Got a XTC vibe too. love it.
I was going to say it sounded like XTC as well
Yep, some definite XTC chord changes in there - great song!
Wow this song is beautiful. The chord progressions are fantastic.
It is such fun to watch you, Rick. It's all part of the joy you bring to your show.
Rick, this needs to become another one of your series... "Digital Dust - Second Chances". These works-of-art deserve to be heard! "For Mia" is a FANTASTIC song! I hear elements of Shawn Mullins and Tal Bachman, two other artists from around that time. And Owen is correct - you "slay" on air drums 🥁 !
Sounds like a Wallflowers song to me
@@CorbCorbin I could hear The Wallflowers doing it, yeah.
Completely agree!
I was thinking more like Switchfoot. He sounds just like Jon Foreman in this song.
Actually, it doesn't sound like any of those to me. Which is great cuz that means he has his own sound.
Another piece of the puzzle. Can't wait till "Rick Beato's Dust Tapes volume I" is finally complete. Hopefully my summer 2023 soundtrack.
I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
If someone had some foresight, they could start putting together compilations of lost gems like this under Rick's banner. Rick could curate the thing, someone else can produce and market it. With Rick's subscriptions in the 3m bracket, that's a lot of potential streams even before it reaches a wider audience.
Digital dust sessions
Thank you for sharing, Rick! I love the EP, the production sounds great and the songs are awesome!
My buddy owned a publishing company on Music Row for about 15 years - for many years we would go to his office late at night and listen to his catalog of hundreds of songs that were never recorded. We called them the “Greatest Hated Hits”. Most of the songs were amazing and a few of them did eventually end up on the radio but many of them were never heard by anyone other than the songwriters. Some amazing music that artists poured their soul into but collected dust. A few years ago he sold his catalog and business to Garth. Love your channel!
Owen Beverly was a staple in Charleston, SC. He was in a band called Tent Revival that was great as well.
Do you mean Holy Ghost Tent Revival?
"Big Tent Revival"?
Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Pastor Murray is an Anointed Servant of GOD who teaches the Word of GOD with Authority!!!!!!!
@@tabathastaples7884 But Can he write and sing his own original material ??.
Or is he another that just reads from a book ?.
I’m ashamed that I live in Charleston and haven’t heard this guy
This series honestly makes me sad for all the great music we've missed out on because record executives were clueless. This song could have been top 40 any year in the past 20 years.
Another perfect example of that is an album called $1.99 Romances, by God Street Wine. Should have been a mega hit in its day, but just wasn’t marketed well. If you like hidden gems, you should give it a listen. It’s incredible, I’m my opinion.
You nailed it Rick, no vision on the part of labels when it comes to great song writing and production like this. It floors me that no one would snap up someone who could write songs of this calibre let alone that he was only 19.
Thank you for your fabulous insights and your love for the music in the music.
I can hear 90's era Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Elliot Smith, and Jellyfish. Definitely a cool song. Radio ready.
The EP is essentially named after Jeff buckley's second album, so I knew exactly how it was gonna sound before I even heard it lol
I get a Replacements vibe too.
The Radiohead vibes definitely leapt out at me in the bridge.
the chords from the bridge sound like the music Jason Falkner (a former Jellyfish member) was doing around that same time.
Quality songwriting and production
Rick, if you can combine these lost treasures into a compilation album you might be in serious contention for a legit Grammy. Compilations made of forgotten or nearly lost tracks have won the award before.
@ghost mall Oh hell yeah
I REALLY like this format, please continue! This was a really nice and beautifully written song!
Rick, man I'm overwhelmed at how your videos, insights, musical smarts and opinions are so spot-on and well presented. Thank you for taking the time to share!!
This would easily have fit as a featured song at the end of a Scrubs episode, where a patient outcome juxtaposed with a significant development in at least one of the character’s personal relationships, and Zach Braff is voicing over with his summary of the moral of the story.
Good call, Someguy. I could totally see that, too. 😎
Yep
This is exactly what I was thinking too.
you are not wrong sir ☺️
It’s clearly a song that fits a TV show. Very familiar in that regard.
Spoiler Alert: This song will appear on Rick's next "Top 5 on Spotify" video in 2 weeks.
I hope so...what a great tune man....
If everybody who watches this video would play the song 5 times on spotify, it would happen :)
Owen totally missed his John Mayer window. Good stuff.
The chord progression is absolutely fresh and amazing, and the bass and drums are really good. I can't help but wonder if people were starting to get tired of this specific guitar sound by 2003. The guitars have very similar tone to the ones in Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" and Vertical Horizon's "Everything You Want". It was an interesting sound in mid to late 90's, yet I think people just got a bit tired of it by the time the year 2003 rolled around. I feel like if someone re-recorded this song today with a different arrangement, it could totally be a hit. There's a song where this guitar tone absolutely works like magic, and it's Catherine Wheel's "Broken Nose" (which coincidentally went nowhere commercially, too), and maybe it'd would work here in an arrangement that had just a little bit more drive in it. Since the song is definitely somewhat unusual (in a very good way), It's almost needing a bit eclectic/quirky arrangement such as the Decemberists' "Engine Driver", which came out in 2005.
Absolutely, great song but this is 100 percent true
This song is SO GOOD. Chock full of beautiful unexpected little musical changes. What great writing and arrangement.
Ur giving a new light to these so called “forgotten tunes” Rick. plz do more of these!
Maybe put out a record called Second Chance Hits, cuz this is phenomenal.
This is a fantastic idea!
I was thinking the same thing
A variation of Lost Classics
That's a great idea!
Yep! What they said!
Always loved this song and production...I love the snare sound! That ring is so lively, and stops the drum from disappearing in the chorus...Great piece of work.
this should definitely be a video series!! i loved down by the riverside and im saving this ep to my library for sure!
I was riding in my mothers car, i went to use the visor, and in the visor was a copy of Seven Circle Sunrise's Beauty in Being Alone, and I saw that it was mixed and produced by you! It was such a random find
Wow... ,:-0
This sounds like something that should have been huge in 2003, it would have fit on the radio comfortably.
Feels more mid to late 90's for me. Kinda Tal Bachman-ish.
Right? Sounded like a 2003-2008 radio song to me. Woulda fit comfortably in with things like Artic Monkey's, Ok Go, Fountains of Wayne (Stayce's Mom song), etc.
To me, it sounds very similar to nada surf, so I'd also go for early 00's. Great tune anyway.
@@karoI508 Nailed it. I know only one or two Nada Surf songs and yes very similar.
I was unaware of most music between 1998 and 2005. Fore me there is a little XTC and Jellyfish in there. Great song. Should have been a successful!
That song is fantastic. Beautifully melodic. I can't imagine how that tune did not get major label support and a major release. Top 10 potential.
GREAT song. First time hearing. Clean, powerful, big sound, not over produced. Just love the way it all comes together and flows.
Weezer, the Strokes, Radiohead, Oasis, Our Lady Peace… definitely fits with what people were enjoying through the 90’s.
Some Ed Harcourt vibes here also
Wallflowers
Glad you mentioned our lady peace
@@mistermister2085 But the song doesn't sound anything like The Strokes, or Julian's solo stuff for that matter?
Even some hints of Smashing Pumpkins in there.
Owen Beverley is on Spotify. You can check out more of his stuff there.
Rick I really dig these videos, not only more great artists to check out, but chords I have never heard of or played - excellent!
This song just popped up on my discover weekly on Spotify. I instantly looked up the chord progression because I loved it. And I saw someone on guitar tabs say they saw you do a video on it. I love this song. It is so great.
Holy crap. The EP is insane. Could you make this type of stuff a regular segment?
was gonna say, Drunk Lover is a bomb ass riff. would love to see more of these videos
Am I the only one listening to Rufus Wainwright, especially during the chorus? Such a great song!
Also some Bends Radiohead and Chirs Cornell
@@mrbungle3310 I'm also hearing a bit of Jakob Dylan too...
Great track and EP. Its excellent that you chose to highlight such great music.
Hi Rick! I’m from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I really love your work! Thank you for bring such cool music into our lifes!!!
I can see this song playing as a soundtrack in a late teens movie from 00's while "one of the couple" is going through their memories.. gives me a "nostalgia" energy but in a bittersweet way.
Dude, you nailed it! Your inner Music Director is showing. Cheers
Ah, Rick, you’ve done it again. Made my heart break for every artist who had talent and vision but no luck.
I hear that, really a crap shoot out there......
It has been a long time since I had goosebumps hearing a new song. WOW! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful, original song with lovely production. A work of art. You cheer me up no end.
Love those Andy Partridge chord choices & lyric style layers on the "Fastball" production stylings. This is a great song.
Yep, I’m hearing an XTC influence with the chord progressions. Probably a little too challenging for the average schmuck’s ears, unfortunately.
Xtc fans
Can't understand why they weren't huge either
They were our secret that we would tell anyone who would listen.
"Just put your finger in a different spot!" Probably one of the most important things you've ever said, Rick. 👍🏻
Or a children's book, "Fingers, and the Places They Go."
I was thinking the same!😂 One of my new favorite Rick Beato's words of musical wisdom. "Just put your finger in a different spot and come up with something unique!" 😂🤣 The absolute best!🤩
That's what she said
@@AnomieTrain that’s the reply I was looking for. 🤣
I find such solace in watching your show Rick. ❤ after putting my kids to bed and finishing my house chores, listening to you and your dedication to music makes me happy. keep it up please.
Brought a tear to my eye seeing talent getting the attention they deserve
I would absolutely buy the t-shirt with Ricks quote: “Just put your finger in a different place…”
😁
Out of context that may be up to eh...interesting interpretations. 🙃
I can just hear Michael Scott saying, “that’s what she said!!”.
@ Jim Stuard "Digital Dust" would be a strong tee shirt candidate!
Man that diminished d chord in the chorus is brilliant. The dflat too…a perfect prechorus in one chord. Damn. Stoked to hear the rest of the ep (only 19 years late!!)
wow. you've gotta think if this played on radio that folks would have to have this song. well done!
Spotify randomly recommended this song to me last week and I was floored that the artist is this unknown. Such a fantastic recording!
Clicked on this thinking , “yeah well, I’ll be the judge of THAT.” And damn if that isn’t a great song: beautifully sung, played, arranged, produced and, of course, written. Art will break your heart, baby.
Great comment man, it can fill it too......it's in the cosmos somewhere.....
Heart broken on this song, just Kickin! too Good!
I love that you are still fighting for your artists years later Rick. Nothing is over till it's over!
Why did Rambo pop in my head…
“NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING.”
You probably a year and a half ago I subscribed, and I have never been let down by a single video that you have done and I wanna thank you for everything you do for music
Reminds me of Duncan Sheik, Dashboard Confessional, Lifehouse... early 2000s amazing music. This song should be HUGE
I hear these modern songs and the issue I have is they never let silence in to let them breathe and build the power of the lyrics up.
A very good technique to push the song along so the listener doesn't lose interest
And where does the silence happen in this song? I found it relentless
I'm pretty sure hes saying this song is relentless. It's not modern though, its 19 years old haha
@@connorhalliday7304 ohhhh, ya that wasn't clear
That's a good point, though I wasn't thinking it about this one. It might have been the only way to improve on it though.
make this a series, Rick. I would watch every one. Love the concept.
Man!! I love that you get me hooked on new music!! this is great!!!
Rick, is there any way I can just hire you to curate all the music out there and let me know only about the GOOD stuff? I swear, every time I watch a vid where you break down a good song, I end up buying it, and I love that! Keep it up, man
This is a great favor to music and talented artists! Rick, maybe you should create a Spotify playlist with those hidden/lost pearls you're aware! :)
THIS IS GENUINELY BEAUTIFUL, I didn’t think i was gonna be astounded by this song.
Same here!!!
Yeah it's always a stretch to say "this song is one of the best never heard", then it actually is! Brilliant!
Me too. The beginning sounds like thousands of other songs. And then comes the surprise.
I love the way this song drives it's way into your head with a beautiful semblance of twists and turns never heard of nowadays. Pumping and with an insistent set of hooks. Fantastic.
Reminds me of indy bands from the UK from between about 1988 and 1992. I've still got a lot of the EP's from then and still listen to them regularly because they please my ear. Never got the opportunity back then to listen to this, but I would have loved it. There is only one band in the last ten years that I think worth that kind of recognition for their harmonies and instrumental tightness. I won't namedrop them, but I hope that someday Rick might do a video on their particular brand of folk/rock. If he does it, it will highlight their style. If I do it, all but about 3 people will ignore it here on YT, and they will be irredeemable nerds like me.
I always walk into these videos going “Bullshit Rick! This title is total clickbait, it’s totally going to suck.” Then when it’s over “Damn it! Rick was right again.”
Dude, when it comes to that fine 90s sound that ebbs on the heart of youthful despair that Nirvana, Radiohead and many unknown encompassed for a brief time...you got it and I absolutely love it. You should release a compilation, man! Please!!! Your tunes - the world needs it. Yeah, the acoustic guitar has it. I transform into my pubescent self with those tunes, man. Seriously. You put me on the brink of tears.
While I have never been much of a fan of the morality of a lot of songs (in several genres, including and especially opera), I LOVED the return of the "guitar attitude" of the 1990s, after listening to all of that darn synthesizer stuff of the 80s! Then in the early 2000s, country (Montgomery Gentry, Big & Rich, et al.) also joined in the guitar attitude. I really respected the Nirvanas and others for helping the world to rock once again! And this song that Rick brought out is WONDERFUL in its production and delivery. I am a child of the1960s and 1970s, but I can appreciate good music from any era.
gaaaay
Damn! This is a great example of what a producer can do. 😎👍
Hey Rick, I am so glad you featured Owen. Just based on For Mia I knew I had to pick up the EP. So I did and I LOVE it.
I love how, 17 years on, Rick is still excited that he got those cymbal crashes to project through the mix for as long as they do :)
it's called narcissism
Thank you for all you share... and it is exciting to be introduced to stuff that has breathed a life outside the calcified machine... thank you, again.
@@nicokarsen6131 he's an entertainer. This is how he feeds his family. He's also passionate about it. I wish I could be half as passionate about what I do as Rick is...
@@nicokarsen6131 It's not narcissism when it's harmless, but actually all performers need an element of this. If you didn't think your stuff was good, how could you ever get on a stage and play it?
@@nicokarsen6131 Someone I know very well spent way too many years allowing bitterness and jealousy to modulate pretty much everything he thought about. He still struggles with this sometimes, but deciding he wasn't going to live like that anymore was one of the best choices he ever made. :) Take care.
I love his voice. His writing is so beyond his 19yrs. What a shame that voice was basically silenced by the ignorance of the recording industry.
It's a tale that has been repeated so many times.
@@Rhett-Christopher I was going to address that very point but didn't have time. So many bands & singer/songwriters whose voices were never heard probably outnumber the ones we have.
Locally we had a band called "The Reducers" who had label intrest in the 80s' but were never signed. They soldiered on, recording & producing their own stuff. Toured Japan & Europe during the 90s' & 00s'. There's a documentary that was produced I think in 2008 called "The Greatest Unsigned Band" it's tremendous.
This song is brilliant! I can’t stop playing it over and over. Gets better with every play. Thank you Rick for bringing this to our attention!
This clip made me nostalgic because I'm Owens age and, just like life, the music business is insane. A lot of times, things make no sense. Bands, songs, artists (just like people) come and go and you miss out on something you shouldve caught at first. This sounds like the stuff i was listening to back then: Pete Yorn and Paloalto. Great track, great sound. Why this didn't get more exposure I'll never understand.
The D fully diminished to D is something Jobim did in “Chega de Saudade”. Cool to see it being used in this musical context.
This does sound great Rick, I can see how this made bands want to work with you. Well done man
I love that you are bringing up these artists. People I’ve never heard of but should have. Thank you!!
Rick, I LOVE that song. I actually bought THAT ONE from iTunes, a few months ago, when you mentioned producing some of his music. I think I told one of my best friends that it sounded a tiny bit like Weezer and Alice in Chains had a baby, which - AWESOME!
And it is. I LOVE that song!
Gonna listen to it right now.
Hey Rick: Just imagine how much music recorded to tape is now gone, never to be heard again! Oh freaking dear! Sure there's a lot artists that didn't release one thing or another for good reasons, but also a lot that just fell victim to life or industry related circumstances, possibly rare one of a kind jams...
That's an awesome song. Love it.
Sune!! Funny seeing you here. Is it experiment time soon?
@@ndpitch Yes, in 30 minutes :D
That song is amazing. The vocals are incredible and the band sounds massive. I love when I get surprised in a song by a really cool melody note choice or a out of the box chord. That Ddim7 resolving to D gave me that. Please play us more music we haven’t heard.
You're so right. This is an amazing song. An amazing artist lost, that never never was. I didn't expect to hear something this good when you were building it up... incredible. There are so many artists like this. They are the "never was".... creating in a basement, garage or backyard studio, with so much to say and no one to listen. A story to tell, without an audience, but they never stop creating. Meanwhile, so much non-original droning is fed to the masses. Thankfully creative platforms like this one have changed the game. I would have never heard this otherwise. Thank you for sharing.