[strings + rock] Fake or Truth? 🎻 🎸

[jamcat]

Supertramp was the first thing that came to my mind too, followed by the Legendary Pink Dots.

Nice work on the recording.

[enroe]

enroe,
Thank you for reviewing my song! Now your song: strings and guitar sounds nice! Good 'Bowling For Soup' vocals. Nice melodies and an interesting song ending. Very good song and recording!

Thank you, Aaron Aardvark! (I usually never have to write
so many "a"s).

[markkuja]

Great job. I like the song, structure, arrangement and orchestration. Sounds good.

[enroe]

This song features a very well-chosen mix of instruments. I liked the way the violin, lead guitar, and the vocals contrasted and complemented each other. They provided a "thread" that wove the song together. Your previous song featured a trumpet, which also helped to give that song a very comfortable and natural sound.

Lyrically, this is an interesting concept, especially here in the UK, where fake news seems to have recently taken a place in the centre of the media stage, for a variety of reasons.

Another lovely piece of songwriting, aided by a fine arrangement and production.

Good work

Thank you, seismic1, for your appreciation and encouraging,
motivating words.

Yes, the text deals with a topic that concerns me almost
every day - and which, unfortunately, is always a point that
needs special attention in politics and the media.

Thank you!

[Genetic_Junk]

Reptiles, aliens, and chainsaws: all great things to include in lyrics! In addition to "facts" just being made up, being able to discern the truth is made more difficult by images, audio, and video that have a semblance of reality but are actually generated from text using an LLM.

The music itself is well done as usual. The electric piano and opening line demand attention. I really like the vocals and the deep strings in the break.

[enroe]

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should we know something? dAre you planning to achieve world domination?

Yes, instead of strumming guitar every day, editing sheet
music, composing and recording the "ultimate song,"
it could be much more interesting and easier to become
world ruler: You get dressed by your servants in the
morning, and while you lounge on the throne, you spend
the whole day signing decrees ... haha, what a (night)mare!

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Thanks, Tomtom1, for your comments on the song. With
"Fake and Truth" we encouraged the kids to play the violin
and cello – and used some of that for this song. And I think
it fits quite well.

But the textual content is also a topic that I've had in mind
for a long time and finally wanted to articulate.

[ChameleonMusic]

Really enjoyed that - great retro vibe! instrumentation works very well.

Recording the strings...yep, it can be seriously tricky...extra, unintentional 'noises' by the dozen...dubious intonation...difficult personalities ...bowing techniques...etc etc

[Allomerus]

Very cool enroe! Love the mix of instruments and the flow of it.
I think the aliens are in charge in some countries at the moment... Surely some of our leaders can't be human!

[enroe]

Wonderful song! The strings sound great and are integrated perfectly in the arrangement.

The mix is excellent and it holds up to repeated listenings.The dynamic range is just right. The track breathes well without feeling over-compressed.

The lyrics are timely and on point. My remote control implant started vibrating during the chorus so I think Bill Gates likes the song too.

The vocals can be hard to understand (not an issue since you provided the lyrics) and sometimes have an artificial, processed quality probably due to the pitch correction.

Great job overall!

Ah yeah, thank your Frantz!

Recording and arranging the strings took a really long time
here - we can't do that for every song.

Yes, poor Bill Gates. He's being used very prominently by
the fake news scene. Therefore, he must of course be mentioned
in this context.

[enroe]

Supertramp was the first thing that came to my mind too, followed by the Legendary Pink Dots.

Nice work on the recording.

Thank you, jamcat!

[enroe]

Great job. I like the song, structure, arrangement and orchestration. Sounds good.

Ohyeah, I am glad you liked it! Thank you, markkuja!

[enroe]

Reptiles, aliens, and chainsaws: all great things to include in lyrics! In addition to "facts" just being made up, being able to discern the truth is made more difficult by images, audio, and video that have a semblance of reality but are actually generated from text using an LLM.

The music itself is well done as usual. The electric piano and opening line demand attention. I really like the vocals and the deep strings in the break.

Yes, exactly: How do we still distinguish truth from
falsehoods? How do the media, society, and we ourselves
deal with this?

Thanks Genetic!

We are especially pleased that you noticed the double
basses - deep strings! - during the break. That was truly an
act of hard work and sweat, even though not that many
notes were played.

[enroe]

Really enjoyed that - great retro vibe! instrumentation works very well.

Recording the strings...yep, it can be seriously tricky...extra, unintentional 'noises' by the dozen...dubious intonation...difficult personalities ...bowing techniques...etc etc

Haha, yes, there are songs you can't just make like that
all the time. "Fake or Truth" is exactly one of them. But it
was still fun!

Thank you, ChameleaonMusic!

[enroe]

Very cool enroe! Love the mix of instruments and the flow of it.
I think the aliens are in charge in some countries at the moment... Surely some of our leaders can't be human!

Haja, Allomerus, I believe that too - actually, it can't be any
other way.

Thanks for listening and rating!