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Originally Posted by Dotoar
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Heya Dotoar,
I enjoyed your progressive rock, Yes-like song, "Turn of the Lake." I'm still thinking about the meaning of your lyrics, which are amorphous enough that they allow or force the listener to draw her own conclusions about what they mean. My favorite stanzas are these below:
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Originally Posted by Dotoar
TURN OF THE LAKE
I: Dawn And A Journey
By the riverside, catch the season tide
Rush down valleys of dreams
See you there, let the rain keep level
with mortal needs by the fields
Clearly, down in the well, holding everything that we need
No use heaping up with tears
Scorn by the stories of fret pouring in, pouring out dirty water
Evoking essential fears
By the riverside, exchanging by the tide
through the valleys of dreams
See you there, yes I know you well
Noone is bound to the fields
Noone is bound to the fields
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One tiny spelling correction: "noone" is actually "no one." I know this because until I was around 21 I kept spelling it as "noone" until I really looked at what I had spelled and realized it would sound like "noon."
Your song is long...but interesting. I love the time signature changes and the warmth of your voice in chorus. I feel the song could be shortened without losing much of its feeling, and this might help prevent the loss of potential listeners, but of course the music you make should be true to your vision. Is progressive rock your favorite genre? I wished somewhat that the song didn't sound *so* Yes-like...even as I admired that you could create similar music.
The song has an open, delighted feel to it. I like the optimism and hope I sense in it even though I don't fully understand the song's intent. One reason I wished to comment is that the song feels comforting to me, and I like that. Uplifting.
At first the guitar made me think of music from the Middle Ages, and so I was curious where you would go from that beginning. I stayed curious throughout the song about what would follow. I liked the transitions, the inclusion of the theremin-sounding instrument (synthesizer, I assume), and the harder rock section.
I would listen again to the song and probably will.
