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Ain't gonna happen anytime soon..

I put up the full version of Sky Down on my profile. Just to let you guys know, the bluesy guitar stuff in the song was done by Ryan. I think it should give a good indication of how good he is on guitar too. He pretty much improvised them on the spot. I did the main rhythms and solo.

Anyway, there it is.

You dirty dawg! You got me! I was expecting something quite different from the title of the thread, after your post about the Effa Bee Eye wanting a copy of your fingerprints to get a census job!

LMAO

This is nice.

You guys have some great vocals, man! Ryan's doing goodly on the axe. I love your dynamics.

The only thing I really don't like about reggae is its reluctance to embrace the bridge. I can only go with a groove for so long, cuzza my shortish attention span!

What's up with the innumerable references to Babylon in reggae? I never understood that...

WOW !!

Just WOW


Man why aren't y'all freakin millionaires yet

My wife said y'all sound like a mix of Santana and Marley.

I just said y'all F,n ROCK !!











I'm very impressed Shredd6 ... yu da mon ... mon

I got SKY DOWN playing on my pa rig right now. The song is Awesome from the bottom up!

I cannot wait for the next tune.

Good work man!

....and now everyone in my house is dancing.....

The wife and I have been listening here. All I can say once again is congrats on hooking up with people you jive so well with and....

WHO ARE ON YOUR LEVEL OF SKILL!!

Rock.... er ... reggae on bro T! [/b]

Oooh, that's old school there!

Don't forget about us when you come up.

NeanTank wrote:*bobs head*

Yesss, this is nice...let me know if you want to add a flute part I know someone who would have a blast with this or something like it.

Thanks everyone!! I do appreciate all of your good comments and input.

Paul, it really is nice to play with such talented musicians. When I wrote this song, it was just me and an acoustic guitar. To hear the song come to full life with the band just blows me away.

Phil.. In Reggae, if you go too far into left field with bridges, people stop moving and start standing still. It's just the nature of the genre to keep a steady rhythm throughout the song as much as possible.. If people stop dancing in the middle of a song, then the general notion will be that you're not playing it right.

As far as the Babylon thing. Babylon itself in reference to Reggae and Rastafari is a broad term: From Wikipedia-"Anything that is a lie regarding the truth of God, is the actual root of what is considered "Babylon" by Rastafarians" . Given that kind of explanation, you can see why you'll hear that word a lot in Reggae. A lot of times in Reggae, it's in reference to this kind of explanation. - "Babylon is an important Rastafari term, referring to human government and institutions that are seen as in rebellion against the rule of JAH (God), beginning with the Tower of Babel."

In my writing, the song really has two parts to it. It's about letting the music move you with no inhibitions, no restraints, nothing to hold you back. Let your worries escape you for a while in a musical euphoria.

"Babylon no be comin' when we come around. Rasta Cut him down. With a spooky Roots Reggae sound. Nowhere to be found, no. Let this feeling take you to higher ground."

The other part of the song is about trusting in God (Jah) that he'll guide you through knowing what's right and wrong. And that too, will take you to that higher ground.

"Chant Jah Make us know our right from wrong. Say Jah make us see our way home. So Jah make us chase away Babylon. True Jah make us be strong. Let this feeling take you to higher ground. ".

"No law (Babylon) to restrain you. Feel the sound. Move you all around. From the sky down." (basically saying, by the power of God be moved by the music worry free.)

FunkDealer, cool man!! Glad you got a nice groove on from the song. Thanks for the props.

Sans, Mary, Kruliosis, Neantank, Thanks guys. I appreciate you guys taking the time to listen and comment. It's always good to hear the feedback from all of you.

Hey, thanks for the info, Shredd. Lots makes more sense to me, now, in this genre.

I should look into the Rasta stuff a bit more, dabbler in religious stuff that I am.

It's funny how I just always dismissed it as being more of an excuse to smoke pot than anything else, but there does seem to be some actual substance there, once it's explained.

Thanks again.