Bob Abner gave feedback on It's Okay - Final

As an example of “L.C.D.” approach to Barry Manilow (chordwise), your verse has basically 3 chords ( 1 3minor 4 )—I’d be hard-pressed to think of a song of Barry Manilow’s that has only 3 chords—for that matter, most Barry Manilow songs seem to have AT LEAST 3 key changes!!!  ... Read More

Bob Abner gave feedback on It's Okay - Final

imho, a little too “formulaic” (both lyrically and musically). If you like Barry Manilow, take this one and tear it apart, both musically and lyrically (“Lay Me Down’) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9mJ3XdRMXk—or maybe “step up” and look at “Cloudburst”—https://www.youtube.com/watch... Read More

Bob Abner gave feedback on Here Comes The Rain

A BUNCH of nice things about this one—song (lyrically and musically) is very solid—vocals good and solid, band plays well—in other words, I REALLY liked this song. SMALL quibbles: 1) engineer not always keeping vocals at exactly the right level (with respect to levels for rest of the... Read More

Bob Abner gave feedback on The Man I Thought I'd Never Be

P.S. I think you’re also a first-rate songwriter (I noticed I didn’t state that in my above feedback, so please forgive the temporary oversight)!

Bob Abner gave feedback on The Man I Thought I'd Never Be

Anthony, very nice—you do a nice job of fitting admirably into that age old “troubadour” tradition—and I think you do a VERY nice job (on the guitar) of accompanying yourself—nice sensitivity instrumentally (always a mark of musical maturity and skill). I have listened to a number of... Read More