Ok...  If you read the Gear forum, you saw my post about my new guitar, if not it's here:
http://forum.bandamp.com/Gear_Talk/44935.html "> http://forum.bandamp.com/Gear_Talk/44935.html

 ok..  Anyway, Playing around with it, I came up with this idea.. it needs some polishing, but I think it's coming along nicely....

      What do you think?  Let me know... thanks...

Ok... So I polished it up a bit... and tossed on some vocals...  What do ya think now?

       

  JimK

Wow Jim this sounds beautiful.The guitar melody is awesome.The vox and the effect are great.It's also a very nice mix.Awesome job
Nice vote from me!!!

Thanks!
  Wonderful Compliments...  I love how the guitar came out...  I am still very critical of my own vocals.. but the guitar sounds lovely..  I tried to incorporate some "stumbling" into the guitar part, to really emphasize the stumbling blocks reference..  Most of my songs are inspired by my loving wife Linda..  Without her, I would still be stumbling around, instead with her, I am able to see them as stepping stones... 

   JimK

There are, I believe organizations that run Zeppelin re-hab programs!
I'll have to find my old link! 

I'd LOVE to hear this piece as a full on pro production, that would be totally awesome!
You know strings, moods, echos, the same thing but flowing and even deeper.
Really like your song Jim.

The guitar sounds great, I prefer the vocals with just a little reverb. You may need to re-structure the song, even play along to metronone [not sure] try it out. The impotant thing is the quality of the sound, hence I dont think you need to add too many effects to your voice.

Hey, thanks for listinin...

    As for the Vox, I did the effects on purpose, to give an emotion to it.. Most of the vox have just a touch to give it a rich warm sound..  The "Stumbling Blocks" parts, I did a wide stereo pan, with a chorus effect to give it more depth, to make it almost ominous.. Larger than life..

  The timing bits are "stumbles" as I stumble over these metaphorical stumbling blocks, until my Muse comes to my rescue, and helps me see that they aren't stumbling blocks, but in fact, stepping stones, that lead me to her, and will lead us together into out future.. 

                JimK

I like it . That new guitar is getting a work out. lol
This is good I like the whole idea of it .  Your voice is very good fits the song well.  Sometimes it's hard to get the song concepts across to people. they get so used to a generic way of listening or hearing. 
The music industry has a lot to do with that (uh oh I'm on a rant).
Anyway good job. get high vote

Firstly, This some great singing you have in here!!! I am pleasantly surprised, I was hoping to hear that and here it is!!! Wonderful job.

Secondly, without false compliments, the guitar does sound awesome!!! However... It seems to me you used to much noise reduction of whatever it was to clean the signal up. It kind of digital now. I am right?

As for the suggestion that this sounds like some well-known song - It reminds me a bit of 'Wish you were here' by Pink Floyd but I would steer away from saying that this is plagiarism.

I love the way you did this song, Jim. I would like to hear some more instruments, but not from the very beginning. I'd leave the first part as it is, and then introduce some drums and a bass, and an additional electric guitar. But that's subjective.

Voting,
Love
Jim

Nice guitar Jim!
Nice vocals.
Very soothing song.
Lovely

Nice

WB

Thank you for such wonderful words....  BTW..  I have now been told this reminds people of Aerosmith, Pink FLoyd, Rod Stewart, Led Zepplin, The Who, and The Rolling Stones...  Hmm..  That's alot of bands.. Someone else said they heard a pinch of Bowie in there... Not sure what that means..  I detected no David Bowie whatsoever, but, then I dunno.. maybe some obscure song I never thought about crept in while I was sleeping...

    JimK

Hi, everybody's criticall of their own voices , i know what you mean, but why so much digital blur, keep it naturally, your voice will come out much better, i love, love, love the guitar, greetz Rasarani & Krishna

remember I am a 12string picker of thirty four years now...
Honestly??? the mistaken "to much noise reduction" and
effects are really just simply you getting use to a new
axe to you and therefore fighting just a little with it when
you recorded this right??  Vocals are good, no doubt... but
again you have some insecurity and doubt in yourself, right?
This is just what I heard on a first impression basis.. as I
have chosen to only listen to it the one time then give my
assessment. I can honestly say, I will be listening to it many
more times after I am done here! Because it really is good!!!
you just need to hide all of your other guitars and get on a
most intimate basis with this new box... when you feel confident
in yourself and what you are doing it really does show up strong
in your recordings.. maybe a little more then it does in other peoples!
but that is because you do have enough confidence in yourself!!!
and should have!! but just a twinge does creep out here...
 I personally can hear Floyd, Zepplin and the Who here... mostly
a dose of Floyd...
 My friend, if I am way off base here, tell me.. as I am coming
right from the hip here... no negative attempt, but only positive!!

blessings,

Danny - Blue