Reply To: Unbroken Oath – Original Song

[Tom Brace]

This tune is “full of nift!” 🙂

I’m a power chord monkey from way back, and quality chuggage always gets a thumbs-up from me. The song has good groove/movement to it. I love the lower register tone of the drums (I’m not a fan of ultra top-end snare “sizzle” Drop that wire mesh thingie, mon! lol)

The bass comes across well – not too high and no sub-level mud whatsoever. Locked in tight with the drummer, you are!

Guitar solos are pretty tasty, without being self-indulgent. They fit the song and the genre, and who could ask for more?

I also noticed a Jon Lord vibe in the keys parts. Peter and I are on the same wavelength on that observation, methinks.

As to the subject matter: do I detect some sort of military undercurrent, or is it just my own veteran mindset playing little tricks on me?

“Irregardless” (as my dear Dad so charmingly erroneously says), I liked it. Good lyrics are such a joy (and I have some experience in the lyric writing department, so I can say things like that. lol), and these lyrics deliver better than any six Irving, Texas DoorDash nincompoops.

All in all, a good song. Keep rockin’!

Founder/Owner/President of Dipso Records. Home of such artists as:

Tommy Apocalypse (reggae, ska, rocksteady)
Mt. Sanity (synthwave, '80s style synthpop)
Lord of Admixture (heavy guitar-driven punk/post punk)
The Self-Imposed Limitations Orchestra (experimental instrumental music)
...and several more, as well as some solo work

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