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Stoneman
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3/2/2013 1:45:31 AM
Self Examination
In Wounded Warriors Group Therapy we call this "going in deep". The only difference is that I have made this particular journey into self a public matter through my music. What is said in group therapy remains within the sanctity of those war veterans who are part of the group. I was once told that a true artist is willing strip naked and walk the streets of a city baring it all. Someone else once told me that being a songwriter is like slitting your wrist and showing the world what color you bleed.. All very dramatic shit for sure. But I adapted this mantra to my musical undertakings as I never had great skill at abstract and witty communication. You know? The kind of lyrics that leave it to your imagination to discover how deep they are. Although I find writers with that skill set to be quite impressive, I Instead prefer to get right to the point and I want the listener to know exactly what I mean when the last bar has played through. Also, I would never hold myself up as someone better or more poetic than others. Fortunately, there are a few who find genuine worth in what I do. But most importantly, I must be able to look at the figure in the mirror and know that I have been true to myself artistically and otherwise. So, in many ways, including prayer, Yoga Nidra, PTSD Therapy and Wounded Warriors Group Therapy, I go in deep and take a close look at myself. But the most soothing way is through my music. This is what this new song is all about.
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Chandra Moon
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3/2/2013 4:19:08 AM
Great track Stoneman! I love the overall sentiment of the lyrics and I particularly like the chord progressions which I found quite unexpected but sounded just right. One of those tracks I want to listen to again almost straight away with a rather addictive catchy hook.
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Stoneman
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3/2/2013 11:52:32 AM
Thank you Chandra. Yes, the chord changes from chorus to verse were a bit unusual for me until I added the vocals. Suddenly the vision I had actually made sense. Translating the music in my head into an actual production is sometimes problematic. Thanks again for listenin and for your kind comments.
Much Respect!
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Richard Scotti
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3/2/2013 3:22:24 PM
Great song! I love the honest raw vocals and powerful words. The drum beat is DOPE! (I realize that expression is already obsolete!) You are so consistent in your writing that I always expect nothing but the highest quality from you and yet I'm always surprised by your latest work. Just when it seems you've reached a plateau, you go higher! Your versatility seems to have no limit. Keep letting your freak flag fly!
I will always salute.
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Steve Ison
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3/5/2013 2:16:57 PM
Neat track Stoneman..There's a classic soul feel imbuing this..Very atmospheric with a neat chord shift betwixt verse n chorus as Chandra said :)
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Shoe City Sound
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3/6/2013 3:22:27 AM
I love how the verses tick off all the self observations one by one - that's just how I feel whenever I get inside my own head that way (well a much more pleasant sensation with the great rhythm chords than in real life haha)
Another important point of view put to Stoneman sounds - great song ....
D
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Stoneman
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3/11/2013 11:09:01 AM
Sorry for the late replies to your kind comments but I took an unplanned mini vacation from everything and went down to L.A. for some family time last week. Had to get my head out of the studio and into some margaritas and herbal smoke therapy. Now I am refreshed and ready to get back into the musical laboratory. Anyway,
Richard,
Man, when I die I want you to be the one who writes my eulogy. You give the absolute best reviews. I shared your review with my wife and after a good heartfelt laugh, she agreed that I should continue to keep my "freak" flag flying. Thank you once again for being such a great friend of my work and an artist who doesn't mind taking his own time to listen and comment. You help to make IAC the special place that it is.
PS. By the way, "Dope" is still a relevant term in Hip-Hop!
Steve, Thanks so much for listening and for your favorable observations
D., Thanks so much and it is cool to klnow that other people can relate to where I am coming from.
Much Respect And Thanks To All!
Stoneman
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Richard Scotti
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3/11/2013 3:40:25 PM
Thank goodness I'm still relatively relevant!!!
I hope the need for your eulogy is a very long way off, Stoneman but it would be a huge honor to pay tribute to you. Thank you for the kind words of praise.
I do enjoy writing very much. I was a writer and film student before the music bug bit me but I try to infuse my music with what I've learned about film and writing. Prose is so different from lyric but they are kissin' cousins at times. When I retire from music
I may just write words sans music. I was once offered a job reviewing music for Billboard Magazine but I didn't want to leave my job working for ASCAP. It also meant moving to CA and I'm really a New York boy through and through.
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