MacJams.com - Song: You and Me. by ifmusiconline

wez	wez said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Enjoyed the listen Great songwriting. Really like the guitar parts and the whole fit finish. The piano at the end is a nice touch. Check out my latest song called Afterthought

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Enjoyed the listen Thank you very much were doing the video for this song this month, please take the time to visit ifmusiconline.com Thanks again Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

wez	wez said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Enjoyed the listen Great songwriting. Really like the guitar parts and the whole fit finish. The piano at the end is a nice touch. Check out my latest song called Afterthought

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)

Enjoyed the listen
Thank you so much!
This song was a treat for me to write (vocals) this is a recording project and has been a wonderful rollercoaster.
The main writing team is J Frazier and M, Iannucci this man is the pivotal piece in if. Most of the time I get a scratch idea with lots of room for change to write the vocals and the song evolution continues from there.
The backing band will also be going live with us when the time comes

If you haven’t noticed the lyrics are from a very painful place (we don’t write happy) happy is not real, life is full of ups and downs and truthfully we have both been through tons of shit, I have 13 years of stories in my head and that should total about 4 CDs full of songs.

Without Mark this would not be possible and my head would explode!

Thank you all for the commits keep rocking and support independent music please otherwise we end up with more churned out crap!

Please visit ifmusiconline.com the CD will be up for sale in about a month and I promise if you buy one and are a member of Mac jams you will get a free download of 6 more songs were hoping to give you more but time will tell.

I bet you Britney Spears wouldn’t give you 6 songs free!

We hail you!

Jhon
Lead vocals if.

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

	said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Hey... Great tune. Really superb vocals. The guitar lead really kicks it up a notch. The piano was a welcome shift also. Excellent writing and phrasing. Welcome to MacJams. Thanks for sharing your music here.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Hey... Thank you very much this is one of my favorites we have a cd coming out in March please check us out at ifmusiconline.com Thank you again Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

charliechen	charliechen said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Solid Hi Jhon. I promised you I'd give this a listen when you posted it. Here I am. I really liked this song. The arrangement was great. the emotions conveyed were really well matched by the instrumentation. What about letting us read the lyrics. I for one would love that. Cheers! Check out my latest song called Sparkles in a Lullaby

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Solid Your wish is my command. Thanks for the kind words. Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

thetiler	thetiler said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Nice singing cool rockin, the guitar liicks have that cool secret agent feel. Nice production Cool piano lead as well Lots of cool rockin Check out my latest song called Playin In The Backyard

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Nice singing Aha! You picked it when Mark played the guitar part to me, I said wow it feels like a bond song and a few days later we noticed that the bond song of done on the same guitar I think it was a 68 Stratocaster Mark would know I will ask and get back to you on this one. Thanks for the kind words! Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Nice singing Thanks "My head is growing" and Mark will like the response to the Piano solo. Take care Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

jgurner

jgurner said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)

Nice dreamy sound
I love the nice lush sound, especially once the piano comes in. Nice, laid
back rhythm, cool guitar. I like the sound of your vocals, though I think
they could be brought out a little. They tend to get lost in the mix. I think
backing off on the vocals effects just a tad might help bring them out as
well. Really like the tune.

Check out my latest song called Scary Monsters (MJRF2010)

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)

Nice dreamy sound
Well noted on the vocal, thanks for the commit I really like it when people find something that could be improved and just don’t say “oh good”

I know this is bad but I love most of my stuff I know we all love our stuff but sometimes I get lost in the song and think “wow that’s me!” I know that sounds bad but I cant help it.

Take care
Jhon

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

	said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Well crafted! Good song. Love the overall mix and the tones on the guitar. Your vocals are a treat. Well done friend. Very well done.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Well crafted! Thanks so much I appreciate it we have been writing this CD for about a year and I think we nailed it overall, can’t wait for the CD to be pressed should be at the end of the month hopefully. Take care Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

	said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Nice tune Solid production and performance. Very nice...very nice, indeed. Thanks for sharing Keep up the good work -- Skean

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	Nice tune Tip O my hat for your response. Thank you. Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

aclarke

aclarke said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)

Promotion Pays Off
This is a terrific song. Good mix and out-freaking-standing vocals. Very
strong songwriting. I listened on flat response headphones and thought
the vocal mix sounded a bit muddy in spots... almost like it's slightly
distorted. Didn't bother me enough to stop me from downloading,
though!

Excellent performances- sweet guitar solo and the piano sounded great!
Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Check out my latest song called Little Tiki Bar (Russo Mix)

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)

Promotion Pays Off
Thank you very much for the response and if you want you can listen to a few other things I have done in the past the first would be listed under taylor123 there are three different songs on there and the other under Legato “don’t walk away” but the music was produced by someone that’s “OUTSIDE” this project one of the first things I did on my 2004 “come back to music because your ex-wife is a cunt tour” the legato project never saw the light of day 1 song and one gig with four songs played live, all because someone dropped the ball “big time” but I’m not bitter it was just a waist of time.
Thanks “PAT, ART & ALBERTO”. LOL

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)

Promotion Pays Off
Oh and if I didn’t mention it the three songs under taylor123 were demos we didn’t want to use but wanted to get some response writing for a year can be a downer because there is no response from the public like there would be if you were playing live.
Take care.
Jhon
And if I didn’t mention it VISIT ifmusiconline.com for more information on the new CD.

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

hacked_to_pieces	hacked_to_pieces said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	You don't have to be my best friend, I'll listen anyways. Cool song really moody and dark just like me. Really great production and very polished sound. Although this is not my style of music I still appreciate the song writing and the overall effort put forth . Check out my latest song called blues shuffle

AEROjet	AEROjet said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	nice I'm glad I ended up on this post, very chill music. I can hear some U2 and maybe a bit of Coldplay in this. Check out my latest song called You Got Me (remix)

MissChaos

MissChaos said 1480 days ago (March 1st, 2006)

pro, guys!
This is a sweet number! My gut reaction was to think this had a very early
90s flair. Catherine Wheel fans? Even Rob Dickenson's new stuff is similar.
Your vocals are outstanding; just lovely amounts of lifts and swells. I
agree about the piano - it's beautifully and tenderly played. Just the right
seasoning in here. Best of luck to you, Jhon & band!
MissChaos

Check out my latest song called Mama Cries - Album Version (MJRF)

SlimGirlFat

SlimGirlFat said 1480 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)

Stunning
heheh. ,I'm going to call you JhonFathead... lol, You already know I'm a
fan of your vocals. The music bed behind you really is fabulous.. I'm in
for the cd and that collab :) when you get the time of course.

Yes, a little tweaking on the production here would be great. Its a little
fuzzy around the edges, but hey..
what I hear is truly truly outstanding songwriting and fantatstic lead
vocals..

GroupieGirlFat

D/L

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ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)

Stunning
Thank you so much and coming from you this is a real compliment you’re the tops around here (are you going to put a CD out?) and if I haven’t said it more than a few times you’re a knockout! What a smile! I have a thing for redheads Grrrrrr.
On the collaboration, I remember telling Pat I would like to do something like that with you but didn’t know if you would be down with it, I think he laughed it off, I would love to try that and see what happens.

So if I ever go to England you have to show me around, that would be so cool.

Thank you again
Jhon

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

alley-oop	alley-oop said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	smooth Very clean, really nice groove and vibe. All instruments played very well. Very nice vocals. Solid composition. Very nice track..welcome to MacJams Check out my latest song called anymore

DeputyDoofy	DeputyDoofy said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	Really nice. Music was performed well and vocals were excellent. Definitely a fan... :) Check out my latest song called MacJams City On Alert

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	Really nice. You Rock and thanks! I look forward to giving you more soon. Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

DeputyDoofy	DeputyDoofy said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	Really nice. Music was performed well and vocals were excellent. Definitely a fan... :) Check out my latest song called MacJams City On Alert

	said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	good song Well written, well played and sung, well produced. I went to your site. It is incomplete...in need of more love. Where are your 2006 tour dates? Best of luck to you. Are you famous yet?

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)

good song
No 2006 tour date as of yet and truthfully we don’t know when as of yet, now the site yes it is a little bleak were not sure what to do at this point but are prying to incorporate audio samples and more video (I have about 20 hours of studio stuff some acoustic live stuff and another video for the song “Nothing” from the new CD but we decided not to release it for now (but it looked really good) we’re hoping to release a DVD after the CD comes out, but that’s about 30 hours of editing and we don’t have the time to get it done but hopefully soon.
And no were not famous yet, lol but with a little help from our friends we hope to claim some stake in the business again.

Take care and thanks for the kind words.
Jhon

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1478 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	good song The "Flying Nun" thing made me bust a gut. I have been telling Jhon for a long time that the video reminded me of that. Thanks for the kind words. -- Mark Check out my latest song called You and Me.

renecalvo	renecalvo said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	wow Totally pro. vocals are a little lost. I love that funky bass sound. Is it real? if not how did you make it? Check out my latest song called Daddy's Boyfriend

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	wow The Bass is real it’s a five string and I’m not sure of the preamp it was running through but I will ask the bass player tonight, thanks for the compliment. Take care and really thank you so much for the listen. Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1478 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	bass Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Jhon & I have been buried. Thanks for the kind words. The bass is actually a Yamaha RGX775 5-String played through a Vox Tonelab. We built the program, it was not from the factory. It's not overly effected, just a good tube pre with some compression and that was it. Glad you liked it. Check out my latest song called You and Me.

sometimesthree	sometimesthree said 1479 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
	Nice Guitar I love the sound of the guitar! Nice Vocals also. Overall just a real good song. Keep it up. Check out my latest song called Already Home

Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1478 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	You and music Very excellent composition. The melody is unique and beautiful. The arpeggio of the guitar is very impressive. It is very good. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1478 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	You and music Very excellent composition. The melody is unique and beautiful. The arpeggio of the guitar is very impressive. It is very good. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

	said 1478 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	Excellent Production Very good playing and singing. Music isn't the style I normally listen to, but I can tell that what you've done here has been done well. One quibble - the background vocal on the chorus seems as though it's almost not there and seems only to have been placed in the left channel - to my ears, it kind of unbalances the mix.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1478 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	Excellent Production Thanks for the kind words. Yeah... I went a little "George Martin" with the panning but it was mixed down through the monitors and not with headphones. I was trying to get distance from the lead vocal to the backups. You are right, it's kind of creepy in the phones... but we like it crEEpy. Check out my latest song called You and Me.

fishboisfo	fishboisfo said 1477 days ago (March 4th, 2006)
	Excellent Production That's really nice -- how did you tube your vocals -- lovely and wavering -- great voice and recording -- and a really well done track. Please keep doing what you're doing !! 8989 Check out my latest song called Lazarus

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1477 days ago (March 4th, 2006)
	Excellent Production Thanks for the kudos. The vocals are running through a TC Helicon Voiceworks. It took me a while to master it but now it's magical. Jhon's vocals are great dry so I really don't use a lot of effects. -- Mark Check out my latest song called You and Me.

Leon	Leon said 1478 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	what a great start for you Wow! This is smooth, soothing music and equally silky voice. Pro- sounding arrangement and vocals... should be a contender for debut song of the month here at macjams! Amazing talent! Check out my latest song called The Nightingale (music and lyrics by Oceans)

Corporal Beef

Corporal Beef said 1477 days ago (March 4th, 2006)

Whoooaa
Really smooth tune. I love how the guitar subdues and reappears between the vocals. It's that type of attention to detail that marks a well-crafted song. The solos are tasteful and the effects are not overkill. Excellent songwriting here, excellent performance and production, and you should be very proud. Do you have distribution and promotion? You're from CA? Where do you play live?

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ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1477 days ago (March 4th, 2006)
	Whoooaa Wow, thanks. If you don't have a good song, all the chops & recording gear won't do shite. Jhon writes great songs and we all have chemistry. We are in California, and we are working at this time at being our own label. We have not played live in our current arrangement. Check out my latest song called You and Me.

	said 1477 days ago (March 4th, 2006)
	radio ready number Definitely an enjoyable listen. Cheers

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1476 days ago (March 5th, 2006)
	radio ready number Thank you so much! Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

Einarus

Einarus said 1477 days ago (March 5th, 2006)

Very nice!
Great vocals and I really liked the guitar licks and the whole dreamy,
blurry, soaring feel of the whole piece. The piano was a great touch, as
well.
The only thing that kinda bothered me was the drum beat. Correct me if
I'm wrong, but it sounds like you used the same beat throughout the
entire song. If you'd just break it up a little bit in places - with a ride
cymbal every now and then, not to mention a crash cymbal - then I'm
instantly a fan!
Great work, nonetheless!

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ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1476 days ago (March 5th, 2006)

Very nice!
Thanks. It's funny that you are the first one to notice that. We laid down the drum bed first and wrote the song around it and planned to have the rides & crashes (which were on other tracks) mixed in later. The drums are real, I know they sound a little canned but they are not. As the song progressed it had an erie groove to it and it kind of stayed like that. I tried for 2 weeks to add the fills and cymbals in but it always sounded cheesey. If you hear the rest of our stuff eventually you will see I am all about the drums when I mix. I would hang more on MacJams but I would get my hand slapped.... gotsta paid da bills! I would get lost in this song when I listened to it (mixing & mastering for a week!) and the drums just became a rythem bed. But I though it worked. Thanks for asking. - - - Mark

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

springclock	springclock said 1475 days ago (March 6th, 2006)
	haunting guitars very good and haunting...well performed and well produced.....really really good song....wonderful work and I love how deep that bass comes out....very very sub!!!!...killer lead tone as well....reminds me a bit of the guy from simple minds Check out my latest song called The Stig

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1475 days ago (March 6th, 2006)
	haunting guitars WoW! I never got the Jim Kerr (simple minds) thing but I was a fan of the New Gold Dream LP back when there were LP’s LOL thanks for the vote! I will check out your stuff tonight. Take care Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1475 days ago (March 6th, 2006)
	Very Humbling I would like to thank each and every one of you for the Votes on this song it is very humbling. Take care Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1474 days ago (March 7th, 2006)

Floating regret
My favorite part, aside from the over-all mood you expertly produce, is
the Bruce Hornsby piano moment that moves into the really nice guitar
break. Very nice use of ethereal guitars to both drive and float the piece,
reinforcing your concept of dreamy regret. The extreme panning of the
female voice right at the end, lopsided and unexpected, like a memory in
one ear, nice touch. Excellent track.

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TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1474 days ago (March 7th, 2006)

Floating regret
My favorite part, aside from the over-all mood you expertly produce, is
the Bruce Hornsby piano moment that moves into the really nice guitar
break. Very nice use of ethereal guitars to both drive and float the piece,
reinforcing your concept of dreamy regret. The extreme panning of the
female voice right at the end, lopsided and unexpected, like a memory in
one ear, nice touch. Excellent track.

Check out my latest song called Seafood Gumbo w/ AngelaHope

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1474 days ago (March 7th, 2006)

Floating regret
Thanks very much for the Kudos. I am first and foremost the guitarist but the piano lead section was sort of new frontier for us. I usually add atmosphere with the keys in our songs but never lead. We were trying to figure out what we were going to do in that section and I just started banging the keys in a stereo piano patch. It actually worked because the song is about a relationship gone sour (how unusual?) The piano is the great begining and the guitar is the wreckage that comes later. The video we are shooting at this time represents that with a visual, I am really excited about it. Thanks also for the production props, I think the key is keeping everything simple. This song was mixed entirely through monitors so I never really noticed how drasticaly I panned the "if Girls" in the end. I enjoy hearing from people like yourself because you seem to really dig into the song. Jhon is a great vocalist and storyteller, he makes my job easy. - - Mark

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

FEEL

FEEL said 1474 days ago (March 7th, 2006)

Very tranquil
Loved it man... way to go. the song structure is nice and I like the strings. You have a very nice voice. Maybe the vocals are a bit too much in the mix because it's hard to understand the lyrics. Other than that A . The break into the piano piece is right on and really builds up to the lead. A lot of FEEL.

Thanks for sharing,
John

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screamalexz	screamalexz said 1474 days ago (March 7th, 2006)
	nice voice i like the vocals on this one. has a rea spacey mellow feeling to it the feeling works well with the lyrics. the piano part seems an interesting change because it almost sounds a bit happy while the rest sounds sad. i like how it goes into the guitar part. Check out my latest song called Mistress of the Moon

	said 1474 days ago (March 7th, 2006)
	Nice Tune!! For whatever reason, it kinda reminds me of Lifehouse. I really like the tune. Thanks for sharing it.

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1474 days ago (March 7th, 2006)
	Nice Tune!! Do you mean Icehouse? Thanks for the compliment. Take care Jhon Check out my latest song called You and Me.

urbnite	urbnite said 1474 days ago (March 8th, 2006)
	. vocals kind of remind me of seal, actually. nice song - well written. how was this recorded? Check out my latest song called Everything's Perfect

ifmusiconline	ifmusiconline said 1473 days ago (March 8th, 2006)
	. Seal?? Wow... I am going to have to butter up the door jam so Jhon can get his head through it. Thanks! -- Mark Check out my latest song called You and Me.

macgalver	macgalver said 1473 days ago (March 8th, 2006)
	dreamy Like this a lot. Nice groove. Nice melody. Nice lyrics. Good beat. Guitar. Yep. Great song! Thanks for posting. Voting and adding to favs now. kk Check out my latest song called First Sight

itunesisthedevil	itunesisthedevil said 1195 days ago (December 11th, 2006)
	Same old crap... Sounds like every new wave moody rock band I've ever heard... try something original and come back and talk to us. Are you trying to capture the dark goth sound or something because if thats the case... you need to go back to the drawing board.

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1193 days ago (December 13th, 2006)

Sober Up Dude
Hey Dude, how many times can you make a new logon name and trash us. It's pretty sad and pathetic. I have an idea.. why don't you try some Slim Fast instead of the Budweiser. That way you can stay sober and stop spewing your venom like a coward under fake names. Maybe if you stop being a negative bitter hack you might get creative and write something that doesn't suck. Maybe you need some music lessons?

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

itunesisthedevil

itunesisthedevil said 1192 days ago (December 14th, 2006)

wow...
Nice response, i just think its about time someone here tells you what a bad clone of a song this is, it sounds like every other bad moody pop/rock band from the 80's early 90's, its amazing how defensive you've gotten about my comments, must be some truth in my obbservations. Oh and also ifmusiconline.com is that your website? You might want to change the you're to your, i hope whoever wrote that doesnt write your songs too, and the guitar player in the video.. nice video its not hard to pick out who the IF people are the drummer looks like hes 12 and the singer and guitar player are old doods i would recommend a tupee or rogaine... You know part of being an artist is taking critisim and learning from it, not getting pissed when people give it.

ifmusiconline

ifmusiconline said 1189 days ago (December 18th, 2006)

Bitter Boy
By the way, MacJams is for "Music Makers" last time I looked neither of your coward-ass logons had any songs???? Let me hear your stuff Mr. Music! You had a better sense of humor when your logon was "duranduransucks" ... what do you think we are stupid? Nobody has looked at this song for 9 months and is buried in the MacJams archives, you had to be looking for it. Get a life! So let's hear your stuff Liberace... could you teach me how to play like you?
Weeeeeoooow, weeeeoooooow, on the keyboard... great stuff.

Check out my latest song called You and Me.

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