RECORDING MY FIRST DEMO | How I Became a Producer
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2020
- In this episode I discuss the recording and mixing of a the first demo (song) I ever recorded by my old band Billionaire.
Billionaire is:
Marc Tompkins - Vocals, Guitar
Rick Beato - Guitar
Walter Busbee - Bass
Darren Dodd - Drums
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Plot twist: youtube demonetizes track due to Universal copyright claim.
LMAO
It's So not far from truth.
UA-cam has gotten so lazy in its greed...they just sit back and allow algorithms to dictate content creation.
Don’t summon the corporate demons.
Demonetize demonic youtube.
That’s gold😂
I've heard that Billionaire are notorious blockers.
LOOOLLL
Well played 😆👍
Lol
Aaarrffff...!
I heard Rick got away with this one because he knows one of the top guys.
Dude you were in Billionaire? I had one of your albums I kid you not. Picked it up not knowing anything about it; the title caught my eye. No one would know that about me. No one. Mind blown. Also, I freakin' love the thumbnail for this video. So cool.
Billionaire is insane! Ascension is a peak 90s record.
Rick gave my band FLICKERSTICK, a copy of this song while he was producing tracks for our album.I fell in love with it and had it on repeat for the whole tour we left his studio to start. It became a sort of mantra that I would listen to before going on stage every night. I lost it after a month and haven't heard it since then. Takes me right back to that time! Awesome song! I'm happy he is sharing this!
HOLY Brandin, I've been a huge fan of Flickerstick ever since the show. I still have several of your songs on my playlist and used to have a t shirt once lol. Good to see you in these comments!
Agreed!! I saw flickerstick live and they were excellent!
This wasn't commercial? It sounds like it's one of those 90's gems you hear at the end credits of a movie and I love it.
@@Padlock_Steve late 90s some labels were dropping some rock acts. I know a guy who gets a check from sony every month as a payout from the lawsuit when they dropped his band a ton of other rock acts in the early 2000s because their new leadership was going back to more hip hop and rnb focus and they violated contracts by dropping all the rock acts before the contract was up. Maybe they did beato dirty that way too?
I know right? It's fantastic
@@MrNEWDY I'm trying to remember such a thing happening with Sony... I know Sony Nashville got a new President around that time and wanted traditional country artist and dropping contemporary country artists. Sony and BMG merged around this time and Arista was going more Urban.
Artists get shelved and dropped for any reason but the label retains the master recordings. Usually an artist will get a album deal with maybe six options... The label can release an album and decide not exercise the remaining options.
2000 was a bad time... Napster was making a big dent in sales, Britney and NSYNC were dominating MTV and the charts. I think this track could've done well six or nine years earlier.
@@wingracer1614 Exactly. It's a little too Oasis for 1999. Good song, wrong time.
@@moravamanagement there is a chance I am wrong on the label, been a while since I saw him. Pretty sure he said Sony though.
This is the jam that plays when the hot girl finally notices the guy in high school but the guy realizes he actually loves his strange bestfriend goth chick. Killer tune.
hahahaha exactly so 90s
Excellent.
This wins the internet today. Perfect description for this song.
Yes! Perfect!
1999-2003 teen movie song
Rick calls up the fellas:
Hey we’re getting the band back together!
If only!
straight out of the Blues Brothers with Rick throwing shrimp across the dining table to the 2nd bandmate.
lol it happened as you predicted
29 bars into a novice producer's song from the late '90s and it's still better than most of what passes as top-tier producing today.
No matter how rough times get Beato's air drumming makes it all better.
The Riff Writer ...and his realistic air-drumming faces!
Rick's the kind of Guy you'd want at the Family Reunion picnic with two fly-swatters, Ha,ha,ha !!!
"Wow, that's so hip!" 😉
I agree
Was I the only one to had to read that multiple times?
On this episode of "What makes this song great", the band is Billionaire, the song is Lonely Runner. Coming up next.
I had Lonely Runner stuck in my head today for no particular reason. Haven’t heard it in months but had to come back here to find it. Really fun tune Rick 🙂
It’s a beautiful song Rick, and watching your face as you reminisce is priceless. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Some day I hope to find a girl who loves me as much as Rick loves music
Right on man.
It's a nice fantasy. However not getting fucked by the upper 1% is higher on my list. Relationships are shite
Edit: Lmfaooo I didn't expect a relatively straight forward and short comment to exude such defensive responses from people. Lot of y'all are caught up in them illusions and will have nothing to fall back on if it all comes crashing down...
@danieljliversLXXXIX Whoa
@danieljliversLXXXIX What do you mean by "Love the bomb"?
NevEd who hurt you?
New series: “What Makes My Song Great?”
LOL!
Jenny & Craig Adventures, it seems Rick is one of those humble guys who prefaces his stuff with “a little rough” or “my first time recording” etc and he sounds better than dudes spending a lifetime at it. I used to play with a guy Sean Halley (look him up he’s incredible) who would say “here a little scratch track I threw together” and I’d be like “f#@k me!” But I always had big respect and appreciated the incredible, yet humble players. 👍.
Hahahah noice!
@@kensteckelberg7013 That's awesome! Sean recorded my band WAY BACK when I was in high school at a studio he owned/ rented here in Salt Lake City. Years later I worked at Westlake Recording Studios in L.A. and walked right past him in the hallway and had to do a double take. I think he worked for Avid at the time. It took me a minute to realize who it was as it had probably been 7-8 years since I last saw him. Unfortunately I did not get to say hi and explain who I was. He is a hell of a guitar player and musician!
Euphonic Music School , that’s awesome. I played with Sean for several years in a few projects. Sean used to come into my music store back in the late 80’s. Even when he was in his teens he was turning heads and making players envious. I’ve known Sean a long time. When he moved to LA it was a sad day as I knew my chances of playing with or for him anymore were going away too. But I keep in touch with him and talk to him from time to time. He put out a new album with Nate Morton called Poptosis. You should check it out if you haven’t. Really incredible playing. I feel pretty privileged to spend the time I did with Sean. Thanks for the message. You should reach out to him and say hi. Sean’s a good guy all around. 👍
I really, really like this song. I am kind of just getting started recording, mixing, taking a bigger stab at making music at the age of 51. Rick is a big inspiration to me. Thank you!
Lonely Runner by Billionaire is possibly the greatest song of all time!!!!! Totally rocking out to this!
Come nightfall,
A new world will come alive
The day divides into another
Lonely Runner
Come Daylight,
Another wave will crash and lead the tide
The morning sky is just another
Lonely Runner
All seasons,
Will pass before my eyes
Out stars collide into another
Lonely Runner
Tomorrow,
Will come and go before my camera eyes
We’ll live and die it’s just another
Lonely Runner
Epic!
What does lonely runner mean? I know the lyrics are metaphorical but I don’t know what they mean
@@geoffreythun4634
Lyrics sound similar to Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues.
Dang, not a bad song at all. I'm digging it.
Same here.
Spoken like a true S-head with an appreciation for old school power Darin. Gotta love what Rick shares with everybody.
Hell yes. Me too.
Fantastic! Just needs a rapper instead of the instrumental parts and it's good to go! Also replace guitars with electronic sounds and drums with a drum machine.
@@maidenthe80sla You're right! It also needs to feature Sean Paul (some of his "ba da bang bangs" would be amazing!) and maybe Taylor Swift just to bring it back a notch. And more cowbell.
Sounds like something that would play after Ross and Rachel had a huge fight.
You are dead on! Couldn't agree more!!
@donald trump It has the vibe of the aftermath of an argument in a popular romantic comedy such as friends". Don't think it was because he looks like Ross...
"Rediscover your "friends" in this summer's most anticipated blockbuster event...Ross, Rachel, Joey, Phoebe, Chandler, and Monica return for "Friends: The Movie". Relive the laughs. The heartbreak. The joy. For one last amazing episode. In theaters June 5."
They were on a break just to be clear.
@@sarinvx ...as confirmed by the crass brit, aka Hugh Laurie!
It’s such a shame this wasn’t released. I definitely think it’s a hit
Billionaire are now "released" here on yt ( and probably Spotify ).
(:
I was in a band called indorphine. We met with Billy Hume around 2004, he said we should work with his buddy Rick Beato. Then he said I should cut my hair "he was probably right". But we were young and stubborn so we were like f that dude lol. Funny how hindsight works. We would have benefited so much from Ricks knowledge.
Indorphine! Dude Dog Fashion Disco played with you guys a few times when we were down your way! Always fun shows. Hope
You’re good.
Aye! Indorphine was probably my fav of the local Orlando scene early 2000s! I used to live with the LCK guys back then and dubbed a show of y’all’s to cd from the sound board at lost and found once. Good times.
From a 1999 review from Billionaire's album on Amazon:
> Billionaire is gonna be HUGE
> Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 1999
> The guitarist works in a music store near my house in Atlanta. One of my buddies takes lessons from him. I've been waiting for this cd since I saw them live in the summer of 98. These guys are rock and roll at its best.
loderunner What is their album called?
Seriously I will buy this album if I can find it, based on this one song. What's the album title? Searching for "billionaire lonely runner" comes up empty.
@@TheloniousBonk It's called Ascension. There's still one on amazon that's reasonably priced, otherwise pick it up on discogs.
Jonathan Fischer I found it on Apple Music
@@TheloniousBonk BTW- That is how we got great music (I am 62) but we paid for the entire LP. There weren't any 45s. We also bought concert tickets.
You get what you pay for.
Cheers, from Toronto
Non-commercial? I could easily listen to this on any rock radio!
Yes.
Rick: critiques his own music, UA-cam algorithm: "whomst has awakened the ancient one"
That was so much fun. To see you re-living the moment it was priceless
I can totally imagine 20000 people going nuts and singing along to this at a festival
Agreed!
Well... actually so can I.
Sounds like a song that is playing at the end of a 90's romcom movie.
Where the guy decides to stop chasing the girl and driving off with his 67 Camaro.
LMAO Totally!!! 😂
What romcom ends with the guy deciding to stop chasing the girl? Like serious if you know one I would like to see it for sure.
Hahaha! 😂😂😂I can picture it
Which never happened in any romcom ever.
@@contrarian8877 There are a few. 500 Days of Summer has the guy getting over his failed relationship with Summer at the end.
Rick , I was , and consider myself still , in a band that got signed in the mid 90’s . We recorded our first Album / demo on a Tascam 1/4 inch 16 track machine and when the label gave us some money we bought an ADAT system. We told them we will remix and deliver it for mastering. We had a deadline of , I believe, of like 6 weeks , which we met in spite of several hurdles related to syncing things up . I am still amazed at how wonderful the recording sounds due to the painstaking time and effort we put into getting the sounds to tape with the mics we had . About a year after release we were on the road after playing a show in Pittsburgh when our manager , who handled Squeeze before they broke up , called to tell us the indie label we were signed to filed for bankruptcy. He had to wire us money for gas because the Pittsburgh club stiffed us . We did play CBGB on that trip though. Anyway, I tell bands , get the sounds recorded the very best you can . The old adage “ it’s hard to polish dog sh%#!t “
Do you still have the recordings?
Killer song. Kind of an Oasis vibe to it. Love the intro and being a drummer, love the drum intro. I could listen to a full album of this music!! Kudos to you and the band Rick!! This needs to be downloadable!! I'd buy it for sure.
Rick, you should release all of these tracks to us fans so we can try making our own mixes. Maybe you can even make it a competition and play the mixes you like the most.
Good idea!
@@RickBeato please do this bro
Yes, glad someone else was thinking the tracks could help those of us new to it and trying to figure this stuff out
LOVE THIS IDEA
Give the track to DJ Khaled and see what happens 🤣🤣🤣
That chord progression is dope, the recording is better than many "pro" records, bottom line: you should be proud of yourself.
@@mishastone It's a demo, not a finished product. As such, it sounds pretty damn good.
For real the way he talked it down I was thinking it was gonna be some timmy two asses garage band for the horribly uncoordinated. That wasent bad at all sounds like oasis with a little pink floyd
It's sad that we value production value over talent
exactly...this kills...i like the idea of a blistering solo at the end fade out
This.
I saw this again today and what I find really astonishing is that you can still sound good with 20+ years old plugins!
Nowadays everyone is hunting the next and best iteration of plugins and here you can hear that they were as good 20 years ago!
This isn’t the case for everything, because some things weren’t around back then, like melodyne, autotune and Amp modeller.
rick, thanks for sharing this song with us. i think it’s great! i’ve been recording other artists work for 50 years, but i just started recording my own songs in november 2020. your videos are very inspiring and i really appreciate you sharing the process. i always learn a lot from your videos. thanks again! cheers, bobo
The way you spoke about this tune I was waiting for some really weird stuff....but it's a great song! That's why they signed you lol....
What’s weird is that a major label signed us without radio songs :)
@@RickBeato I like the song. Also, I really feel if you'd wanted to do some more work on it you could have shaped it into a more radio friendly arrangement.
@@RickBeato first thing I thought of was "I'm not hearing a single for radio." I'm guessing you had A&R with a great track record and your band was a special project to develop.
@@RickBeato
Nah, dude.
Just goes to show how good you guys really were! ; )
If this was the movie 'Sliding Doors'...
Scenario 1: 'Billionaire' record some good songs, nothing really happens they break up. Rick B becomes an Internet sensation...
Scenario 2: someone in the band decides that their songs need the occasional verse and/or bridge to compliment their insanely catchy choruses.. They go on to become the darlings of the 90s music scene and have 4 platinum albums.. Rick B still becomes an Internet sensation.
5:46 I see his happiness through his eyes
The beauty of simplicity! I love the tone palate and vocals.
Hi Rick
Huge fan! You mentioned Billionaire; I loved that 3 song cassette that was in a guitar mag so much and still own it and the CD too. I remember telling everyone that the guitars were amazing and recording was the best! Did not know that was your band.
Then you mentioned Orbit...when I lived in Boston, my friend Mark was playing bass with them for a while. A world of coincidences. Thanks and stay well!
Hey Man, anyway you could upload the album, please? I'd love to get it - huge Rick fan!
Would you look at that, it wasn't all that long ago that Rick hit the one million subscriber milestone and now he's almost at a million and a half. Nice work Rick! You certainly deserve it.
1,000,000.5 Subscribers? Wow!
;--)
Fred
3 months later, 1.7 M. yikes!
I wish he had 5 or 10 M he does such a great job putting material together to educate
Million and three quarters now.
@@parrottsquawk975 Wow again!! 1,000,000.75 subscribers!
Fred
I think it's great seeing Rick groove to some material from a former band. You can see the memories, emotions brought out by the song, and just see him bond with something from his past. I love it. Now I know what I look like when I go back and listen to some of my earlier recordings that I have done from my early days. At least the ones that I can actually stand to listen to.
That was awesome!! Please more of these hands on videos, loved it!
"Weird band?" "weird song?" NO, I liked it - the singer sounds a bit like a cross between Brad Delp and Steve Walsh. I like how you recorded the bass, it sounded really good, especially when you added the SansAmp. I also like how you went into detail about how the drums were recorded. At first I thought the snare was a bit lost in the mix, I like a loud, bright snare - think of Alan White on 90125 or Denny Carmassi with Heart. But when you added the overheads/room mikes, that really brought out the snare. Label executives and descision makers don't always make the right decisions and fans miss out. - Thanks for sharing this, Rick and I'm sure I'm not the only person who enjoyed this song.
imacmadman22 I got a really strong weird Al vibe from this guy.
Reminded me of Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon
I'm thinking Blue Oyster Cult...
I agree...not weird at all to me. Sounds good for a demo.
My first thought was Brad Delp too. Been waiting for Tom Scholz' Guitar solo for the whole Song :-).
If Oasis recorded that, “Lonely Runner” would’ve been a smokin’ hit
I had to same reaction...lol
Same reaction I had.
With Liam's prime vocals this would've been so fucking good.
True. If Oasis had released this it would have been counted among their best tracks. The order probably would have been Champagne Supernova # 1, Lonely Runner #2 & Save Me in third position.
@@pauladcock6458 Live Forever?
I LOVE this song. Not only is it beautiful, but it's always refreshing to hear something without the typical song structure. Instead of the interest lying in what the singer is going to sing next, the interest lies in the way the instruments build throughout the song.
DUDE!!!! first of all, the song is fantastic. But most of all the Chorus Bass line! It really blows my mind! Instant goose bumps when chorus starts!
Man I wish my first recording sounded like that, mine sounds like 40 layers of out-of-phase HVAC background noise with a little sprinkle of music.
Here too. In my case the whole Band played through a SM 57 and a SM 58 clone right into a Cassette Deck. 😂
Laughed my ass off. Till I realized my crap was the same. Then I cried. Then I didn't give a crap. I'm just glad I got the chance to make a little music before I was dead. Thanks for bringing something new and special into the world. The world is, in fact, better off for your having done so.
I feel like you should do a WMTSG on the bands you worked with in the past. Hearing your history is such a treasure and treat to us all!
Yes. It would be fantastic to somehow download his knowledge into my head.
Im so happy that you played the whole song. I loved it.
This is so good of you to share this. A whiff of ‘Arnold Lane’ by Pink Floyd about it, no bad thing. The vocals I think, they have that dreamy quality? What a great chunk of history, and like lots of music it must unlock memory banks. Had me up against the TV checking levels!
Ah yes, the ole' C major add four in first inversion with a third in the base. Classic.
I know. Why didn’t I ever think of that for an opening chord?
First inversion with third in the bass. A yellow duck that's yellow
I think the song is great. Would love to see and hear it get recorded properly!
That's my firstborn's name. True story.
I have the Billionaire CD in the shelf man! Takes me back.
Is this truly available on cd?
Seriously!?! Where can we get it?
Seriously ?
Good vocals with a good melody, great guitar and bass tones, and amazing drum production. WHY WASN'T THIS A HIT!?
A lot of times when I find a mixing/producing video on youtube, the uploader's example song is usually kind of creatively uninspiring, but the track you have here is SO GOOD!!!
So how many people immediately started searching for " Billionaire band" after the track started? Love this!
The Beato effect
Lol! Me! And I think a couple of other judging by comments! :D Like the America song some video back. Thank you Rick!
Yep
Just bought the “Ascension” album 😊
some other pop guy shows up, unfortunately.
Ill never get used to seeing Young Rick.
TINY RICK
We all start somewhere.
Pickle Rick
When I saw the miniature photo I thaught it was Adam Jones from Tool, but then I relised.....
I love it!
Gives him more depth and history, ya know?
I dig the tune. It has a flowing “King’s X” kind of vibe, and that’s a great thing! The mixing tips are much appreciated as well. Thanks 😊
It's cool to see Rick getting into and grooving on his own music as much as his hero's! I loved the guitar chords on this, along with a nice active bass part. There is nothing outstanding or unusual about the singer's vocal sound, but with the double tracking some cool harmonies, and especially an interesting melody in relation to the chords, this vocal sounds fantastic!
The moodiness, and the slow build is fantastic. It gives you time to appreciate all the details and nuances going by as you hear the same chords repeat over and over.
If you create an interesting mood that gets under my skin, I can listen to it over and over for a long time. Bravo young Rick and fellow Billionaires!
We could clearly see in your eyes the memories and nostalgia kickin'in. Great song 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻❤️😉
That moment you realize that Rick Beato's first venture in production 21 years ago is better than anything you've done over a decade.
That moment you realize it was actually 31 years ago.
@@gearguitarguy 2020-1999=21.
@@gearguitarguy that moment you realize you cant do basic arithmetic.
@@YangiTheCat You're right, thought he said 1989, my bad.
I fully expected this feeling.
Rick you're always a great help and an inspiration.
Good stuff
This song resonates deeply within me. The chorus really sticks and leaves me with that feel good thing that makes me want to hear it again repeatedly. I believe your lack of experience and knowledge at the time coupled with the team you had in that moment played a big part as to why the enthusiasm petered out before the song fully blossomed. I hope one day you catch a second wind and consider rereleasing the track. You now have the mechanism is place for your bamboo tree to explode through the roof. Lots of starving souls could be fed with a reissue of this song.
> Rick in the video: My band wasn't commercial
> My brain 30 minutes after watching the video: I'm pretty sure that song was a minor hit in the 90s
I am not quite old enough to really know what was a minor hit in the 90s, but this sure sounds like it was.
Yeah, there is a kind of Britpop-y, Shoe-gaze-y feel to the whole thing.
Filter/ Fuel could easily have released this
I hear a little Oasis influence too... please don't take offense to that, love em or hate em, they wer huge.
Andrew Wilson “bigger than the beatles
This song probably could've gone somewhere, unfortunate the label didn't see it that way. Though, if they did that the world wouldn't have this version of Rick Beato
@Allan Franzner Agreed
He's serving a higher purpose now.
@Allan Franzner Yeah us.
Yeah, he’d be the famous rocker guesting on Peter Frampton’s podcast.
OK, seriously, he missed the window of UMG’s taste (or lack thereof), but it is as good a joke as UMG blocking it. Unless they DO!
Thank you for sharing....it is infectiously nostalgic....like it is something I knew my entire life and only just remembered. The mix and production are so subtle and yet like a razor where in counts...
I learn something everytime I watch your videos. Its insane how knowledgeable you are
I absolutely would have had this on my Napster playlist.
Lars has something to say about that
@@lordsaladinns5973 🤣
Strong Oasis vibes here, shoutout to Rick for being such a rare breed of musician; humble and honest.
This just proves talent is truly everywhere… I would still listen to this band… and it was dropped without a chance…
Great mix. Sweet tune. Love everything you do Mr. Beato.
My question is: when are you having the band come into the studio so you can show us how you'd recorded a new song with these guys today?
Yeah! That would be awesome
Vote
They’re all dead
That's a great idea!!
@@soymilk841 LOL ... I meant, c'mon... You cracked me up! I hope they're around; it's a great idea.
Gotta say, your "rough mix" sounds far better than many things I've heard on records.
Listening in 2021 from Brazil, beautiful song! It's already on my playlist. Congratulations for your work!
You’re the man, Rick. I enjoy your presentation so much. Keep it up.
am I in a 90s teen movie? ...this tune reminds me so much.
"Don't bore us, get to the chorus" -Dave Grohl
I believe Tom Petty(RIP) said that 1st. I think thats where dave got it from.
@@johnnybrandon2206 maybe he did, I didn't know that
The full quote is "Please don't bore us, get to the chorus" and it originally came from a little four piece pop-ensemble from England. You may have heard of them.
That was the title of a Roxette album. Did they steal that from someone? It certainly isn't a Dave Grohl original.
There was a bit too filler.
Big accomplishment. Glad you reached your goal. Keep rocking. Your a real musician.
I love this Rick! Such a wonderfully melodic tune. The music industry misses out on so much talent, this here being a Monumental case in point. Rock on brother!
Dude can you please release this song? Definitely like it, this is such a good cruising song, would legit buy it if it was on iTunes
Edit: just went for a drive and had this song cranked, definitely need to release it! 😀
I like how you genuinely test drove the song. 😃
Somehow I imagined you doing it in a convertible from the 60s. 😁
Haha mad respect for the actual test drive 🤣
Yeah its cool. Reminds me of Ride.
Sounds like Toad the Wet Sprocket meets Flickerstick. This has a very memorable late 90s independent sound. There were so many of these bands then, unsigned and having a blast and brings back great memories. Thanks for sharing.
Toad was the first thing I thought during the intro.
I can definitely hear Flickerstick in there. Such a great band!
Exactly what I was thinking. Love that indie band sound
I was going to say more like HUM meets King's X.
@@ttrenka Hum was such a huge influence on me and you can hear that here too.
Incredibly insightful thanks for doing this!
Great song and mix. I like that you're still using VU meters. When we transitioned from tape to DAW, we had standalone hardware VU meters, since we no longer had a console. At one point we had a hardware AMS reverb too. For a live session the separation is wonderful. I didn't hear any bleed. The cymbals sound good too. They fill out the top two octaves.
This is the closest thing we’ll get to Rick Beato traveling in time and helping out his younger self mix his record.
i love how Rick's eyes just light up listening to this, must've been a good time in his life
So beautiful, you can see the emotions coming out from you.
Man I love this song. I keep coming back to it over the months. I’m going to write something “borrowing” this building chorus repetition. It’s such a good idea.
I'm no music connoisseur, I can't read a note of music. I thought that was a pretty impressive first demo!
Craig Hiebert
You dont need to understand music to enjoy it ;)
@@joselekiwi5695 Totally agree, that's why I love his breakdowns
When's the album coming out. Lot's of time this year.
This!!!
That’s a beautiful song. Thanks for sharing. Seriously, I could listen to more of this for sure.
I was looking for more of a rise and fall, you definitely got there after the remix. I love this
I always love how excited Rick gets when listening to music- especially the air drumming. By the way, song ABSOLUTELY kicks arse?
I was fortunate enough to see Billionaire at The Point and Variety Playhouse. That was back when Atlanta had a exciting and burgeoning rock scene. Great song btw. I really liked your band. 🎸🎸🎸
I saw them open for Megadeth in 1999. The crowd was indifferent to them because they were there to listen to thrash metal, but I was more open minded and really liked them. I went out and bought their CD at Best Buy, still have it to this day
@@danielheckel and here I thought I was their only fan. I went to several of their shows....literally the only kid in the crowd singing.
This is a song , I could get lost in.(A very good thing ,for me). It builds and builds. It takes the mind on a ride.Not many songs can or will do that anymore. I am 70 now and it reminds me of what the vocal melodies , and all the guitar harmonies used to do ,back in my youth. Thank you for posting this. Very interesting and a beautiful composition.
Yo Rick ! The Songs is pretty good. I see where you guys were comin form, lovely. Thank for doing it for us. God bless !!
Didn't sound weird at all Rick I loved it and thought it was catchy and interesting - poppy prog almost and the sound and lyric seem so apt for what I see around every day as lonely runners pound the streets with this out of kilter context enveloping them - remix I can hear used in retrospective documentary about this whole situation we are in. Stay safe friend and thanks for continuing teach music in so many ways.
Josh Jones what’s your definition of prog rock ?
I get what you mean it’s not Yes but vocal melodies evoked UK and Asia in me somehow
I could say for everyone that we are waiting for a finish master of this song
Love the snare sound!
Sounded great.......you guys had a one of a kind sound.....Thanks Rick for sharing....!!!!
Intro for whatever reason reminds me of Matthew Sweet. Cool song. I can see why you were signed. Great sound and feel. Feel good music. 👍. And for recording live instruments and your first time, it’s amazingly clean. That opening line the singer sounds like Tobias Forge from Ghost. 👻. Great video Rick. Especially for us aspiring producers.
Yeah! Same feeling here!
the middle section reminds me of something off superunknown. definitely a compliment. this track is mostly fire
Yes, I get the Matthew Sweet vibe as well.
This would low key be a hit
I love that bass sound BIG TIME! Very tight, nice OD to it! SWEET!
Kudos for the bass sound (and play) ! That's very good stuff !