What a Great Intro!! Great Vocals!!
Great Song!! Hooked me for sure and right away. I'd buy a copy. Can't find
a thing to criticize. All Pro stuff this.
If so, that was pretty incredible. It's not often you hear one in western
pop/rock. The lead vocalist has a nice voice. I'm not quite sure who she
reminds me of, but she's on key, so I can't complain about the vocals. The
harmonies are nice as well, as is the addition of the acoustic guitar.
Good job.
Nice productions, good sound quality. I like the lyrics alot. It's nice to
hear some intelligent pop for a change! I like the lead vocals alot and I
think the production does a great job of bringing the vocals out.
This is a great Pop-Song! It has everything a Pop-Song needs. Very very
nice vocals. And a cleverly thought-out song structure.
To be more precise - you start with this sitar-intro. Apart from the fact
that it sounds great you hit the 'nerve of time' At least here in Germany
we got something like an 'India-wave' at the moment (But we are always a
bit late in contrast to Uncle SAM [this goes for the waves only]). The
sitar can be heard here and there again throughout the song what spices it
up. Next you got this really nice acoustic-guitar part ("should we
take a stand now..") [besides: this is why I wrote Bacardi-Feeling]
which finally is ended by the sitar again. Just to be followed from an
overdrive-guitar leading into the next verse (with this orchestral strings
in the background). A bit later on ... (chorus) again the nice acoustic
guitar part. But this time you make the 'Bacardi-Feeling' complete with
this "huhu...you never know". Finally the (last but one) chorus
is transposed one chord up. An old but very effective way...to tie the
listeners once again to the song.
To the mix I have nothing to add. You could press it directly to (many,
many) discs.
And (best for last) you do break any (unwritten) pop-rule by giving this
song such great lyrics. These are the best lyrics I ever heard in a Pop
song (I think ... no I am sure) Extra-Award !
- MarcoR from Oldenburg, California, Germany on 14Aug2004
There's nothing I like more when I hear a new song than being able to
understand the vocals clearly. They're right up front and every lyric is
well enunciated. All of the production sounds I heard (sitar, "weird
blob" sound, backup vocals, etc) were very well done. This sounds
very major-label. Not really the style of music I am into but easily the
best song I have heard all week. Congratulations on a fantastic project.
- Will Johnson from Anchorage, Alaska on 13Aug2004
I am struck instantly by the originality of the sound coming from this
band. The opening is a wonderful blend of Indian instruments and Western
influences. The vocals come in like a whirlwind and never disappoint. Her
voice is smooth like the surface of the water but about to storm at any
moment. The lyric is among the most well crafted I have seen on GB, and
the production values are among the highest, including a wonderful beat
and complex instrumentation. The background harmonies accent the song at
just the right time. In some ways I thought his post was a joke...that
this singer was already a major artist testing out new material. I cannot
praise this song highly enough... it could be released tomorrow and could
sell a million copies.
