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Fair point, Ed, bridges and chorus's serve the same end, to break up and give the song a counterpoint. Listening to a new song for the first time, all you remember after is the hook or chorus. The hook can just as easily be a riff as on wonderful tonight or Something from the Beatles, written interestingly about the same lady. More,interestingly both are riff led and contain a great bridge.

i think i've mentioned before that you have a kind of dylan-esk voice. but you need to project it a little more. stop worrying about what people think of your singing. i was kicked out of the school choir when i was 14m i think my voice has improved a little since then....?

you've never heard of Yes?

Yes have made a living out of 30 minute songs since the 70's, but because they orchestrate their songs they never get boring. they start quite often with an intro that lasts as long as most pop songs! a song will be out and out rock and roll then slow to a ballad then back to riffing and ending in a crescendo that will bring the house down.

eric clapton records most of his songs to about 3-4 minutes but playing live he might fill them out to 6 or 7 minutes with his soloing.
myself i try and limit verses if possible, don't forget if you have a song with 10 verses, you have to be able to remember all the words. and the song might get repetitive which becomes boring to you and especially to the audience. american pie is a great song, but very word-y. i sang it once on karaoke....boy did it get boring for me, so how did the audience feel?

rule of thumb; if it sounds good and feels good, it is good. if the listener yawns...it's too long.

good question keep, i hadn't heard about that one, it just goes to show how our elected leaders can manipulate us into accepting and doing their will. god help the poor of the UK if the UKIP party get into power. or indeed if the tories retain power. sorry i got all political again.

i dropped the spam hammer with full and certain knowledge that they would return with more drivel...sorry, carry on. phill

at that time i'm baby sitting my granddaughter. at 2 years old she's got her fingers all over the keyboard, so the PC stays off! the spammers will have to wait

lovelly. like the way you left the cartons in the shot. i too would be interested to hear some sounds and FX. but i don't suppose we'll hear from you for a good while, as my wife says "playing with your new toy"

i get all the reports but they've all gone by the time i get there...takes all the fun out of kicking their butts

yep fair enough zurf, they cant be expected to check every email or thread that passes through their site, but there are programs that look for certain catch words or phrases that i believe government departments (spies) flag up. the worst part of this atrocity is that these 2 individuals live in the uk and take advantage of the benefits and freedom that this country provides. the messages they sent each other was over an open line (i believe) so they could and should have been flagged up and investigated. i am aware that a lot of terrorist activities have been uncovered and stopped before bombings/murders and the like were actioned and the authorities are to be thanked and congratulated for their action, but anti-terrorism is all our concern these days as i know you us-ers are well aware....lets unite over this one?

i must stress though that the majority of muslims are brilliant people and they should not all be judged because of the hateful actions of a few brainwashed   individuals.

i like it very much, i love the way you've worked "shooting star" into the end of each verse. cant wait to hear it, any chance?

lately i've been buying from mine from amazon, not elixir. i only bought them once a while ago, but didnt buy them again, must say something? before you go paying 15 quid a set, check out amazon, i'm not spamming there just good prices. or try stringsdirect . com ernie balls for a fiver! come on friend, you're not trying.