Eivind Sommersten - Another Tune for Joanne
269. in all-time charts
93%
The biggest challenge here was resisting the urge to add percussion 😊
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Having taken a stab at the same beautiful tune before myself (not very successfully, I may add), I've listened to this with a more critical ear than probably most people.
- Wonderful piano intro! Love it.
- That warm bass (together with the subtle acoustic guitar) is just so comforting.
- Hmm, at 0:57 that chord cannot be right. It just doesn't sound right.
- Absolutely perfect choice of instrument for the lead - but I am missing the subtle portamentos and the trailing slides. I always thought those were what made this SID so touching.
- The short, stabby strings at 1:23 - again, a great choice.
- It seems to end a bit early. Sounds like you just wanted to finish it fast. I'm missing a crescendo and a climax from the arc of this tune.
All in all, great choices in instrumentation marred by a few questionable choices in arrangement.