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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
12-26-2009, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 1,112
Sticky: The S&L FreePost Thread
Views: 31,272
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stjimmee
I don't hear voices in my head.
But I'll bet...
I don't hear voices in my head. But I'll bet schizophrenics are never lonely. |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
12-26-2009, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 119
Posted By
stjimmee
Right, evidently this needs a little...
Right, evidently this needs a little explaining. Whereas I appreciate what you've said, I don't think you've understood what this piece is about (which is, most likely, my fault). This piece isn't... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
12-23-2009, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 217
Posted By
stjimmee
I liked this piece for what it was, it made me...
I liked this piece for what it was, it made me smile a little inside. :) I'll admit that it loses flow in places but I liked the "olive spray" and "fairy glow" lines. I appreciate what... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
12-23-2009, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 262
Posted By
stjimmee
There's some brilliant imagery in this...
There's some brilliant imagery in this piece: something about the softness of your skin the way it breathes on its own its childish powdery whims as it brushes on my arm tall liquid legs mouth... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
12-23-2009, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 115
Posted By
stjimmee
For an OTS, I liked this.
It didn't particularly...
For an OTS, I liked this. It didn't particularly wow me, but there are some little gems within it that I enjoyed, for example: The junk on the floor The unlockable door Ghosts that remind Of time now... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
12-23-2009, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 119
Posted By
stjimmee
Inheritance
This house is full of holes, these walls are full of cracks with frames for broken windows, broken eardrums, broken backs, the tiles are chipped and bloody and the welcome mat is liable to slip and... |
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Forum: Guitar Techniques
10-18-2009, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 353
Posted By
stjimmee
Hey, I'm 6'2'' and my fingers are pretty much the...
Hey, I'm 6'2'' and my fingers are pretty much the same length as yours. Furthermore, I have NEVER felt my finger length limits my playing - in fact I've never even considered the length of my fingers... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
09-03-2009, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 521
Posted By
stjimmee
Firstly, I think that edit did it wonders.
This...
Firstly, I think that edit did it wonders. This piece just grabbed me from the off - the language you use is really powerful. You carry across the grief, disbelief, hope and desperation perfectly and... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
09-03-2009, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 414
Posted By
stjimmee
I like the idea behind this piece.
I really like...
I like the idea behind this piece. I really like the contrast between the two characters in this piece. It makes it seem real - which says something for your writing if it's completely fictional. I... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
09-03-2009, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 1,112
Sticky: The S&L FreePost Thread
Views: 31,272
Posted By
stjimmee
Her hair is red.
Her skin is white.
Her head...
Her hair is red. Her skin is white. Her head looks like a peach on fire. |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
09-03-2009, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 135
Posted By
stjimmee
Thanks guys, I've changed that first line.
Now I...
Thanks guys, I've changed that first line. Now I come to think of it, I'm not sure why I had it repeated... I think it might have been the original title and I just copied it out of my notebook. @... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
09-02-2009, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 331
Posted By
stjimmee
That was beautiful.
And awful.
Given the context,...
That was beautiful. And awful. Given the context, this piece hit me like a ton of bricks. I can't fault anything in it - it's perfect. What I will do is point out some of the lines I thought were... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
09-02-2009, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 184
Posted By
stjimmee
I'll not comment on the quote - suffice to stay...
I'll not comment on the quote - suffice to stay it sets the mood for the poem well. :) sprouting crooked and bent, family trees are resurrected in the deltas of sweat. and in the silhouettes and... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
09-02-2009, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 135
Posted By
stjimmee
Question.
I wrote this late at night, when I was feeling sleepy. I'm not sure about some of the enjambment. Feel free to be ruthless. :peace: I will C4C. How many times must we ask the questions that we ask... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
07-24-2009, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 1,112
Sticky: The S&L FreePost Thread
Views: 31,272
Posted By
stjimmee
Scum. That's what I am.
But I'd rather be scum...
Scum. That's what I am. But I'd rather be scum than whatever the f**k you are. |
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Forum: Guitar Techniques
07-24-2009, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 212
Posted By
stjimmee
Try the intro to Crazy On You by...
Try the intro to Crazy On You by Heart: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/h/heart/crazy_on_you_intro_tab.htm |
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Forum: Guitar Techniques
07-24-2009, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 333
Posted By
stjimmee
This site really helped me with learning...
This site really helped me with learning theory: http://www.zentao.com/guitar/theory/ Ignore that it's talking about the guitar, the basic theory will apply to all instruments. |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
07-23-2009, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 1,112
Sticky: The S&L FreePost Thread
Views: 31,272
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Forum: Guitar Techniques
07-23-2009, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 35
Poll: what picking do you use?
Views: 637
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Forum: Guitar Techniques
07-13-2009, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 176
Posted By
stjimmee
To be honest, I just can't really be bothered to...
To be honest, I just can't really be bothered to do it at the moment. Plus I'd like to give it a bit of a polish and clean the fretboard up a little. |
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Forum: Guitar Techniques
07-13-2009, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 176
Posted By
stjimmee
Just de-strung my acoustic...
I just want to be sure that leaving it de-strung for a while (I'm talking 24 hours at most) before putting the new strings on won't have any harmful effects. Will it? Thanks in advance. :peace: |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-25-2009, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 151
Posted By
stjimmee
Has this thread been reported?
I'll report...
Has this thread been reported? I'll report it. *reported* |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-24-2009, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 83
Posted By
stjimmee
This is pretty good.
There are just a few bits...
This is pretty good. There are just a few bits that irked me a little: In the second verse, the line: "In order to have some fun" doesn't seem to fit the rhythm of the rest of the verse to me.... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-24-2009, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 74
Posted By
stjimmee
>1 (O.T.S)
Just wrote this fairly quickly, will C4C You’re not profound You’re not insane And yet we find that every time We turn around to hear you speak It’s still the same old words again That you repeat |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-22-2009, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 127
Posted By
stjimmee
I like this alot.
There's a few spelling and...
I like this alot. There's a few spelling and punctuation errors you might want to look into, but overall it's a really nice piece. I loved that second verse, especially from "But I would never want... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-21-2009, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 1,112
Sticky: The S&L FreePost Thread
Views: 31,272
Posted By
stjimmee
Haikus are just s**t
I know I'd never write...
Haikus are just s**t I know I'd never write one Wait a sec... oh, f**k |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-21-2009, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 173
Posted By
stjimmee
Not every post has to be a song.
Also, I fail...
Not every post has to be a song. Also, I fail to see how the thread title is misleading - it's a piece of writing about a guy who's eating out. And to JD267: Thanks! :peace: |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-21-2009, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 155
Posted By
stjimmee
I quite like it
My only major qualm is the...
I quite like it My only major qualm is the line: "Sense returns I feel the cold and splinter’s sting." All the other pairs in the lines have some sort of link, i.e. dusk & dawn, bell &... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
05-21-2009, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 173
Posted By
stjimmee
Eating out
We were all sat around one of those circular tables on Sunday evening. It was Will's idea to go to an Italian place. I'm surprised he'd found one that was open. It was a dingy, ramshackle little... |
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Forum: Songwriting & Lyrics
01-18-2009, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 73
Posted By
stjimmee
I really like this.
Especially the rhyming...
I really like this. Especially the rhyming pattern - nice and subtle but still noticeable. Particularly like: "Still I seek to guide you, Yet I seek to run." Beautiful. |
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