The Maiden Fair

[Tricia41]

Vincent (Writer,composer,Lyrics)
Tricia    (Writer,Vocal Melody,Lyrics,Vocals)
Paulo    (keyboard,Mixer)
Jman    (drums)
Neal  (lyrical tweaks)
J. Gomes (Bass)]

The Maiden Fair
(c)2009
The dark knights will soon be closing in
the evil one shall bring the scars of sin

he sees a place to hide among the weeds
the enemy follows gaining speed
he lost his footing on the rocky ground
life seems fleeting as he's falling down

the maiden fair with heart so clean and pure
she hears the news her heart cannot endure

he sees a place to hide among the weeds
the enemy follows gaining speed
he lost his footing on the rocky ground
leaves no prints and he has no sound

the night bird sends a beckon call
guidance by flight, misfortune for us all

he sees a place to hide among the weeds
the enemy follows gaining speed
he lost his footing on the rocky ground
His maiden fair cannot be found

a cloud of dust, kingdoms come and go
but one truth stands for mankind to know

he sees a place to hide among the weeds
the enemy follows gaining speed
he lost his footing on the rocky ground
a glimpse of his maiden makes his heart pound

a mass of hoofbeats, he mounts an ivory steed
a sea of dead, black among the weeds
the white knights escort their prisoners home
evil's demise at the cost of the throne
on the slow trek, the dove gently weaves
as white knights watch, the maiden grieves

                         /center]

[CosmicDolphin]

Scary !

Difficult style to nail convincingly , I think you did a very decent job all around...Vocals came out well...drums are a bit thin for my taste but the song keeps you listening and I really like the little vocal effects.

CD

[Paulo]

Tanks CD. After talking to you, I went back and pushed a little bit the low end, it's better now.
As for the drums, it's not easy. I have Kick and snare in the same sep and the toms the same. Did a hell of a job cutting the toms to put them in diferent tracks to make 'em sound stereo... I could not do that with Kick and snare. Well, I like the final result, afterall 

[CosmicDolphin]

I have Kick and snare in the same sep and the toms the same.

Now I understand why you had a tough job  , always try to get everything seperate then you should have more luck , very hard to pre-mix them  - used to be the only way in my 8 track days 

CD

[Tricia41]

Thanks so much for your work on this Paulo! And thanks for your input , CD!    This song seemed a little odd to sing to at first, but all the instruments make it sound really cool. Thanks everybody! Great work!

[riggorog]

Nice tune! It's different, but very cool

Roger

[stevegardner]

Did you contact JMAN? He usually has everything separated....has a similar deal to mine and typically hs seps for everything..

[Paulo]

Did you contact JMAN? He usually has everything separated....has a similar deal to mine and typically hs seps for everything..

No... I took what Vincent posted and I suppose it's JMAN's seps.

[r4m]

Very cool tune! Sounds great!! Great takes from all! Guitars are sweet! Synth solo is Killer as usual! Vox are right on the money and sound great!! Love it all!!!
Nice mix too!
 

[Paulo]

Thanks Bill.

[stevegardner]

this is a good listen.....I like it....good work All.....well done.

[Studioplayer]

   Cool tune guys. Mix sounds pretty good on my end. Well sung Tricia. I think a tune like this would have been better with a male voice though. Something a bit darker. Tricia's too sweet. 

Nice one guys.

Dave

[Tricia41]

Thanks Dave, I agree. 
At first Vincent did some rapping to it which sounded cool, but he decided against keeping it.

[snowdoguk]

I had to play this a few times...  and now I love it... very cool song song people... intense.

Intro is superb, and then the riff gets you hooked. Someone mentioned the drums being too thin in the mix... I agree, but the drums are fantastic, and brought up a bit would make this song even better than it already is... Vincent, your music is getting better and better and better and better.....

Keys complement the guitar nicely, solid bass... groovy key solo... Tricia the rock chick ... cool

Excellent...

Cool Beans everyone

Mike

[Vincent]

Thanks for the comments