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Really moody vocal work, you've got some great natural colour in your voice. I really liked the lyrics. Reminded me of Furniture both in melody and vocal. Very good song indeed.
Forget to mention the impressive chordwork
Trademark stuff dude. Sorry I'm so late to the party. Very nice builder - not sure about the drums in the vocal part towards the end - they kinda don't fit when the guitar comes in but other than that a sultry little nugget of a song. Well done and have a rate
very distintive vocals,the back up sits nicely,love those string stabs in the backround give it a very uplifting feel,another high caliber track ive heard today,good job
L O V E I T! I really dig your vocal style. Great hook on the chorus. Harmonies give it that little something special. Great production too. ez rate Eric
A grower methinks.The vocals threw me at first but grew on me and worked well with the harmonies.The offbeats keep it interesting and it's a very good chorus.Rated
interesting song Jon... really like the intro and the vocals and guitar... like the deeper vocals alot. wasn't sure about the ending, i liked the flow of the beginning but the triplet beat at the end threw me off... it kinda grew on me second listen though... super songwriting and performance! Mark
I like the laid back string guitar sound in the beginning. Nice FX. Sounds great. Then we get the metals to start the beat. I'm not sure I agree with the way the vocals sound but that's not a problem. I'll just listen to the lyrics! :D I do like the drums and the guitar riffs sound pretty good. Very nice elements in there. The low tone vocal still kind of throws me off, though. I really don't want to thrash, I'm just being honest. I feel like the song builds nicely and I'm getting a real nostalgic emotion from it. I think it has a good message as well. Lots of emotion to this. Gives me the same kind of feeling after you see a good movie with a happy ending. I can definitely relate to this song from my life's experiences. Besides the vocals, I honestly think there wasn't anything wrong with the song at all. The ensemble mixed good together, the production could be heard clearly, there was a lot of detail, the melody was heart warming, the flow of the energy was moving. Great stuff! Maybe too much reverb or delay on the vocal fx. You can smack me for my critic comments! lol No harm intended. Have an awesome day.
G'day Jon, also late to arrive but very glad I did. Loved the harmonies and great work on lyrics mate. Track has a good solid feel all through with nice clear vox. Well done and take a rate mate!
Don't know how I missed this Jon! Anyway here now. Unmistakenable voice from you!Excellent sound and an emotional track indeed.Love the chorus.Quality sound Jon with all the buttons pressed from me . Glad I got here in the end.God there is some talent on this site!! Take Care Andy :)
Classic Stonedog sound. clever lyrically and a nice melancholy feel, but with a hip chorus. gets my vote:)
Very serious track, vocals emotional throughout the track, and nicely played guitar parts, and catchy melody - Intro especially pulls you in. Somewhere in this, I can hear a piano, don't know, just get a vibe some piano would be nice through this, like the track as it is though! Enjoyable listen, and gets a rate for all reasons above! Sonya Stewart.
this is a classic stoney tune. chorus is catchy with an upbeat vibe. and some great harmonics in the verses, guitar riffage. havin a bit of fun with the vocal solo 4:00 up (: man those drums are solid also, where the hell can i find samples that sound that good! overall another great performance and those hits are climbing nicely too ... well, you know it gets my stamp of approval Jon ... one of the highend rock artist on site!
Your voice sounded soooooo emotional!!! I particularly love the lyric Jon...not sure about the almost acapella bit at end because of the slow pace didn't seem to suit the words as well as the rock pace of early...maybe I need more listens or something.
thats what you call rock dude.. diggin the vox a lot .. reminds me of kurt cobain in a way this tune.. i even like the real percs :O) i push buttons lol .. songwriting is kool dude best of heard in a while from a male rock vocalist.. rated fx
Great catchy song Jon, one of your best. Love the chorus. Keyboards in the chorus sound really good but need to come up a bit. Also the vocal goes very quiet in the middle and end of the chorus, I know it's an intentionally softer part but the volume is a little too low. Apart from those minor mix issues a great song. Rated. Craig
Yep really great vocals, nice grungy feel about it, sounds really meaty, very cool lyric as well. In fact, it's all very cool lol, even love the slightly mental outro :) Gets a rate from me easy :)
Awesome Vocals and lyrics Jon. Love the strings mate. Percussion is tight as is the whole track. Harmonies are great bud. I agree with Paul, it's a contender for the top spot. RAted. Barry
Impressed by this song Jon........maybe slightly muddy on the mix but it's a wrenching track and really well-written and hooky chorus. Both thumbs up. Kevin Mooney
Hi Jon, on second listen now..and I can honestly say this is my fav so far of yours, the vocal line is superb mate, as always very well sung and the backing including the drum set is spot on mate, downloaded and will be playing this a lot over the next few days, I know it's early in the week but this has to be a strong contender for the top spot this week, get's the lot from me mate :)
Hi, Really love this. Very moving vocals. Super-strong, memorable, melancholy melody. Nice harmonies too. Agree with the strings comment but still top notch as is. Great clean guitar playing. Interesting timing in outro. Well done. Rated and nom'd. Cheers, Smudge from Smudgie
Classic Stonedog vocals! Great arrangement! Drums are very cool with an a capella breakdwon of sorts! Percs almost seem swing is spots over a 4/4 which is really nice! Lyrics are top shelf! Enjoyed this Jon!
aye another top track dude...great vocals and lyrics :) awesome percussion..and very nice guitars :) nice backing vocals also...production is on the money for me :)and a cool outro as well dude thumbs up
For me this is your best yet Jon, the percussion is big and that sound suits you so well, poigniant lyrics and the outro is cool. Arrangements flow naturally with loud and soft timed to perfection. My only crit is i hear the strings in this but they need to be more dominant and bigger,because they go for the emotional jugular so well! if thats possible you have a hell of a track on your hands.
Hey there brother Jon, glad to see you gettin some new stuff on the boards. Great song you got here, if this ain't a chart topper I'll be surprised bro.
Smart arrangement, excellent harmony and a big thumbs up for that percussion track, Jon. Thought-provoking lyrics, as usual, with the message driven home in that outro. Well done!
"stonedog" is a project of Jon Davies a singer / songwriter from the UK.
All tracks written by and copyright of J. Davies except: Ghosts" and "Antarctica" lyrics by Davies, music by Davies/Gee and "Image and the Art" lyrics by Blakemore/Davies, music by Davies.
Guitars/Bass/Vocals by J. Davies. This was produced using Ableton live, and drum loops by permission from Drums on Demand.
Also check out the Hare of the Dog collaboration with Rhys Hanan (of Rabbit Pudding).
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A totally new name to me now from MP3 Unsigned. Stonedog is the bandname of Jon Davies a singer/songwriter (and I presume acoustic guitarist) and also features Adam Gee on bass and Steve Piggott on drums so now you know as much as I do about them eh? Although they bill themselves as rock, Time and Tide doesn't strike you as being particularly rock, it being a very laid back
Let me just say again that Mp3 is full of interesting and very capable artists, and the Reviews that I am doing is just my perspective. There is alot of genres that i know little about, and would never presume to be an authority on. So this is just how I see them So first off with this review. I just descovered Stonedog ( Jon Davis) recently and I must admit I havent heard a bad tun