Thank you everybody who reviewed for being so kind. If I get to sound anything remotely like either The Beatles or Sweet, I'm in heaven.

A New World Record by Balls To Monte - lyrics by Fred Benz I set a new world record It looked easy as pie No one tried to set this one before and I don't know why I started thinking about it When I was only eight I spent years working out the kinks ‘til it was great Hoist the Glory Potion Surf on th...

Add - Your songs are always amazing, and this one is no exception. I love the little production touches with the one, like the Leslie'd vocals on the chorus. The organ sounds amazing, and slightly-jazzy lead guitar throughout is such a nice binding element. The spoken verse is a great turn as well....

Drinking In The Dark by Balls To Monte [lyrics by Fred Benz] You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning Honey don’t you change my credo to a warning A day that started in air quotes Ended with a question mark You danced off into the moonlight I'm here drinking in the dark I just don't...

Balls To Monte I hate to be a snob but direct recorded acoustic guitar sounds like ass, please use a mic!! :P I like the 2/4+4/4 intro thing. This seems like a good start on a cool song, but it feels unfinished. I hope you flesh it out more in the future. Right and double-right. I intended to recor...

Gil Sans wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:13 am

Gene. That is actually a Wurlitzer electric piano. (an old model 140-B)

Cool. Sounds amazing.

Here are my reviews: Balls To Monte - This more of a vignette than a song, but I wanted to upload something after such a long time away. Not awful, but hardly a finished song. Afraidy Cougar - Really like the Velvets-type feel of this. Great tune and lyrics. The relaxed, occasionally sloppy, deliver...

There you go again, thinking every single thing is about you ‘Cause you know that people you know with diseases can still be evil too Who makes the rules about society’s laws Who’s gonna tell me that I’ve gone too far Letter to the editor says… I never said I was the greatest thing to happen I never...

I got confirmation from Amber Lang that it was okay to share this: "He was being tested for stomach or pancreatic cancer - he passed quietly in his sleep on Saturday . No one knew he was sick like this ." I was so bummed out by this, even though I never knew him personally. Like several p...

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Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:54 pm

Balls to Monte: I feel like this would fit right in in the Who’s “Tommy.” I like that vocal effect you have. That instrumental has a cool Buffalo Springfield sound to it. Sort of like “Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing.”

Wow. Thanks. Can't ask for a nicer compliment than that.

JonathanMann wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 05, 2021 10:41 am

Thanks for the review! I use Logic.

Cool. Thanks.

Balls To Monte - not my best, but I just couldn't let another week go by without submitting a song. The music is VERY Arthur Lee. The lyrics I mostly dreamed in my sleep and wrote down as separate thoughts. Brown Word and the Big Whine - This is kinda like David Bowie meets Suzi Quatro, and that's a...

Miss Lovely Eyes by Balls To Monte Oh Miss Lovely Eyes I’m only destroying myself Oh Miss Lovely Eyes I’m not destroying anyone else Oh Miss Lovely Eyes Ii just figured you knew Oh Miss Lovely Eyes Do you still love me? Oh Miss Lovely Eyes Do you still like what you see? Oh Miss Lovely Eyes I just c...

Congratulations Robyn!

Balls To Monte - The intro has a real Me & Bobby McGee feel to it which I like. If it was me I'd mix your vocal higher, I had to dig out the lyrics to understand what you were saying. I'm loving the chorus. Nice ending too building things up with trumpets and organ. I just listened to it a 2nd ...

add - Evoking early Dylan at his [its?] best, this is a wonderful performance, full of wit and charm. A perfect talking blues to boot. Fantastic job! AMERIKKKA THE GREAT - Catchy, but not really my thing. Love the message. Nice production too. Balls To Monte - A simple ditty, I was going for as catc...

A 9/11 Every Day by Balls To Monte Strange sensation in my heart, it isn’t love Still, I’m leery of The rampant numbness throughout my soul The inner mask I wear feels more formal I act more normal, Each and every time I hear my doctor say [chorus] A 9/11 every day Just ain’t no good for me And all ...

gizo wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:01 pm

Wow thank you - that's lovely to hear, and a generous compliment. And perhaps unsurprisingly, I struggle to accept any of it other than the phrase 'tedious by the end'.

Yeah, I'm the same way.

add - Right off the bat, this sounds great. Love the rhythm, the mix, the instrumental and the vocals and melody. Plus the lyric is great too. Wonderful performance all around. Wow, this is a great start. Balls To Monte - I’m not crazy about the mix here, but the hook is kinda good. I think I’m reco...

I Can't Turn It Off by Balls To Monte The powerful force that fuels us, I can’t turn it off—no, no, no The adhesive tape that glues us, I won’t peel if off—no, no, no   Way past midnight, you sashayed in Like Mrs Parker at the Algonquin On more laps than a cloth napkin The spotlight was yours to bas...

Totally deserved. Congratulations!

Are people really stopping you from kissing your wife? That seems odd. Yeah, well, the advice is to basically not be in the same room as anyone else for the duration. That means 'No huggy, no kissy..." not even with a wedding ring. :x Now that I've re-read your lyrics, I realize that you actua...