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Barely Alive - Grunge Song

Jonathan Linton
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Hi all,



Wrote and recorded this 90's grunge vibe song over a weekend. Feedback most welcome:



[MEDIA=soundcloud]jonathan-linton-3/barely-alive[/MEDIA]



BARELY ALIVE

(Words by Jonathan Linton, Music by Jonathan Linton)



I’m a machine

Help everyone

I’ve always been

The unfortunate son

So leave me behind

With my despair

I have resigned

To go nowhere



Body is strong

But the mind is gone

Hope deprived

I’m barely alive

Each time

I find

A lifeline

It’s deprived

Yeah, I’m barely alive



I’ve been accused

I’ve been abused

They even hide

When they’re amused

Preyed upon

Future foregone

Ambition gone

But doomed to live on



Body is strong

But the mind is gone

Hope deprived

I’m barely alive

Each time

I find

A lifeline

It’s deprived

Yeah, I’m barely alive



SOLO



Body is strong

But the mind is gone

Hope deprived

I’m barely alive

Each time

I find

A lifeline

It’s deprived

Yeah, I’m barely alive

I’m barely alive

I’m barely alive

Barely alive

Barely alive

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kmetal

Good tune. Gtrs might be a bit loud, in line with a 90s mix where gtrs were in front of the snare. I like the cavernous drums. I hear a lot of competition in tge 3-6k range between gtrs, vocals, and snare. Could just be this phone, but it seems like a little bit of clearing in that area may be less abrasive but still rock.

Mon, 11/04/2019 - 14:32 Permalink
Jonathan Linton
Jonathan Linton

kmetal, post: 462564, member: 37533 wrote: Good tune. Gtrs might be a bit loud, in line with a 90s mix where gtrs were in front of the snare. I like the cavernous drums. I hear a lot of competition in tge 3-6k range between gtrs, vocals, and snare. Could just be this phone, but it seems like a little bit of clearing in that area may be less abrasive but still rock.



Hey Kyle,



Thanks for the compliments and feedback. There is some wisdom in your critique. In the meantime, I made a remix because some of the mix balance was off to me and also based on some other critique as well. Here it is - I hope this addresses your critique:



[MEDIA=soundcloud]jonathan-linton-3/barely-alive-v2

Sat, 11/09/2019 - 03:14 Permalink