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Falling Up On The Downside

could you fly to the edge of the moon
did you see the light to soon
did you fall from the star of grace
could you make a permanent change
why did the flowers wither so soon
they were so nicely arranged
turned around turned around

chorus:
falling up on the downside
falling up on the downside
falling up on the downside
my memory is slipping away
my memory is slipping away

do you remember what went down
did you think on the trip across town
do you remember everything
do you remember yesterday
look behind you retrace your steps
always something that we forget
turned around turned around

chorus:
falling up on the downside
falling up on the downside
falling up on the downside
my memory is slipping away
my memory is slipping away

lost many things in the great unknown
found a few things I never owned
everything is so misplaced
everything lost without a trace
could they be on the star of grace
everything is seems misplaced
turned around turned around

chorus:
falling up on the downside
falling up on the downside
falling up on the downside
my memory is slipping away
my memory is slipping away
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Comments: 48
Fans: 21
Plays: 914
Downloads: 106

Uploaded: Mar 01, 2009 - 04:10:39 PM
Last Updated: Mar 01, 2009 - 04:10:39 PM Last Played: Mar 17, 2019 - 01:37:12 PM
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iMac, Mid '80'2 Fender strat, Schector bass, digitech GNX2, Audio Technica mike
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Comments
Dadai.2 said 3736 days ago (March 1st, 2009)
memory slip sliding....
David Bowie meets Lennon meets Rod Serling... I think, I'm not sure I remember...

Guitars sound great Vic. Very evocative mood song. Falling up... or down or sideways... I'm not sure... slipping away now.

Jack
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Thanks Jack
...mostly Rod Sterling....I think.

the title is a spin on a old Yardbirds song..... I'm pretty sure, maybe


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Dadai.2 said 3734 days ago (March 3rd, 2009)
Yardbirds....
cool... the Yardbirds... who would've thunk...

D
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Feter said 3736 days ago (March 1st, 2009)
Falling Up On The Downside
You just so great Vic ...the orcheatration of your guitars just over my
knowledge ..a real wizard beside the never ending creativity on melodies ..
great song my friend ...thnx alot for sharin !!!! * spaced out ? I think its
a must ...ha !!!!
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Thanks Feter
you can get a lot of space out from just 4 chords. I think that's the least I have ever used in a song.

Thanks for the listen
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Nick_Flash said 3736 days ago (March 1st, 2009)
great
This is just great Vic. The vocals completely make this. Very nice production as always. This one will be stuck in my head for a while
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Thanks Nick
one cool trick on the backing vocals is to run a few of them through a Rotary speaker effect. It produces that "Blue Jay Way" Beatle vocal sound
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Skean said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Spaced out
You should do that more often…This greatness…Cheers dude.
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Thanks Kenta
I'm sure I will. this one really became CPU intensive to create the cool guitar and vocal effects.
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lengold said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
The sixties
meet the 21st century.
Really solid drums and bass - exquisite guitars and great vocals/lyrics.
It was really bugging me because the style of this song reminded me of some favourite long forgotten band from the sixties that I loved. Just couldn't think who it reminded me of. Then like a thunderbolt it struck - it's Vic Holman with his own distinctive merge of sixties and present day masterpieces.
Great stuff.
Cheers
Len

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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Thanks Len
they say history repeats. I just want to be ready when the real trippy essence of the 60's comes back around... well in my mind at least.
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mikkinylund said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Love the guitar!
This is another great song from you! I like the bass-line, and love the guitar which sound reminds me in many ways of Rowland S. Howard (The Birthday Party, Crime & The City Solution, etc). The 80's synth drum works really good, and the vocals are well performed. The recording almost has a live feeling to it. It's a good thing to space out and forget. /Mikki
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Thanks Mikki
I experiment around with effects and delays quit a bit. the problem is trying to make them work in a song. I was pretty thrilled when they did work in the mix here. I thought the synth drum would be cool for a harder snap.

Thanks for the link on Rowland
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davisamerica said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
:-]
damn .... you nailed another one mr. holman !
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
But Jack.....
..... I don't remember doing this.
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lavalamp said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Twilight zone
Trippy tune. Like the unconventional drums. Really dig the bass on this in particular. But, it doesn't matter what I write because "Your memory is Slipping Away".

LL
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Hey Dave
I was thinking that some things I do like driving to work in the morning becomes so automatic. that you don't remember the driving itself.... don't worry I am a safe driver.
the bass track went down in 2 passes without really working anything out beforhand, I was pretty jacked about that.
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PinkFreud said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
Grooving
Very wild sound here; great bass line that drives it along. Trippy vocals and solid guitars. Nicely done.
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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
ha ha
the whole thing is suppose to be a trip, to where I'm not sure but I got there in one piece!

i really liked your latest entry
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yrp said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
the
variation between the electronic and the "accoustic" instrumenatation is very good.This may be your best drums which I listened from your body of work.Besides, another great chorus!

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Vic Holman said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
a cool blend
between effects & the synth is something I've been trying to work together, they seemed to work on this one. other time s not so successful and I had to drop them. the drums I kept pretty simple. adding the retro synth drum I thought really fit it well.
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LunaTrick said 3735 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
THis is tight Vic...
Great singing... really fab production... like this song a lot!
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Vic Holman said 3734 days ago (March 3rd, 2009)
Thanks Daniel
I didn't really have anything planned out on this one other then the opening lick. It's basically 3 or 4 chords. Then I just started building over those. A bit on the fly.
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Moviz said 3734 days ago (March 3rd, 2009)
Quite Surreal
but leaving a very good impression. Sounds are really different (Love the secret agent Guitar) and the production , sounds and performance both guitar and vocal are excellent..... really different and enjoyed, regards M
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Vic Holman said 3734 days ago (March 3rd, 2009)
Thanks Maurice
trying out a few heavy effected things on this one. mostly to keep my motivation up.

Thanks again for the listen Maurice
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Relic67 said 3734 days ago (March 3rd, 2009)
cool!
I really like your bass parts on this one. Nice and melodic mixed with a bit funky towards the end.
Really catchy song all around. I like the psych vibe. good chorus too!
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Vic Holman said 3733 days ago (March 4th, 2009)
the bass
that ended up being the easiest part to this song. I started to jam on it and liked where it was going half way through the first chorus. The rest, well... it took a little longer to figure where I was going.

Thanks for the listen!
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Bob Rodgers said 3733 days ago (March 4th, 2009)
A
great song Vic, superb vocals with a great production, everything sounds so polished.
A wonderful 60's sound, love the guitars and the bass line, superb playing and the drums always sound great on your songs.
Very much enjoyed and a download for me.

BTW I love the art work on your home page, great stuff!

Bob
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Vic Holman said 3733 days ago (March 4th, 2009)
Thanks Bob
I went slow in the mixing. constantly going back and forth on track level and panning changes. sometimes it helps to mix it, walk away, then listen the next evening and rearrange some more. 3 evenings worth.

that art is a collection of song arts. It is cool to see them together.
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tempie said 3733 days ago (March 4th, 2009)
i'm fashionably late but...
GREAT intro bit, and I like the way it comes back around here and there - seems more texture in this one than usual, or rather a different texture than usual - some real pop, almost R&B elements. Love the way the pop drum bits contrast with the more staid 70's rock type straight up drumming. Also dig the Clash-like disco rhythm guitar here and there. Altogether a great tune man, and at least to me, a bit of an evolution.
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Vic Holman said 3733 days ago (March 4th, 2009)
not late
sonic textures. more effects to strain the cpu. they worked here for me on this song. On some other stuff that when i would try some wierd effects of synths they didn't quite work out so I would have to drop them. I thought the synth drum would be a neat contrast to acoustic drums. I also like that snap it has.

Thanks man
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bud said 3733 days ago (March 4th, 2009)
Juicy
Very nice.
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Vic Holman said 3731 days ago (March 6th, 2009)
Thanks Kevin
juicy yes and tough as round steak.
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egobandit said 3732 days ago (March 5th, 2009)
crazy start
loved it the way it breaks into the lyrics. Falling up I do that allot. love the part right before you sing lost many things in the great unknown. I just want to know have you been listening to sound garden... just asking Down on the Up side is an all time classic. Another Vic classic xcellent!
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Vic Holman said 3731 days ago (March 6th, 2009)
hey Tim
the beginning is the whole song, the rest is filler.
one of these days i will do a soundgarden type of song. I'll probably shred my vocals in the process.
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chronologic said 3729 days ago (March 8th, 2009)
nice mix
Evokes for me memories of Pink Floyd (wall actually), a band called Dada (which was altogether way too underappreciated), EnuffZNuff (same, in the vocal sense at least. Chip has a cool style.), Beatles, Vic Holman (RIGHT ON!), and others. Your style is really eclectic and a mix of lots of different sounds and etc from about 1960 and plus. I'm also impressed with how ridiculously capable and prolific you are. I doubt I will EVER be able to crank out quality work at the rate you do. No matter what happens. I'm just not that good. Could I say anything else? Nice work.
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Vic Holman said 3727 days ago (March 10th, 2009)
Thanks man
I've siphoned quite a few influences through the years. that probably is the eclectic style I produce. besides I like to mix a song up a bit so it isn't to repetitive.

Believe me, when I first recording songs, when I first got garageband, my songs were not so hot. It just takes time & practice, plus figuring out how it all works. you've got a great start from the tunes that I have heard of yours.
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Char said 3725 days ago (March 12th, 2009)
Yeah, this is good.
Sometimes the music makes itself. But it always needs a good vehicle and you were that. Liked it, very much. Thanks.
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Vic Holman said 3723 days ago (March 14th, 2009)
Thanks Char
the musical drivers test. it's interesting how a song can turn out in the end. you can take many different turns along the way.

thanks again for the listen
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blaky smith said 3721 days ago (March 16th, 2009)
Masterpiece
I'm so late, sorry Vic... But never too late to listen to this new excellent piece, great guitar sound and excellent vocal, I like it and as always very well done. Bravo !
Marc
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Vic Holman said 3719 days ago (March 18th, 2009)
Thank you Marc
you know, the party never starts until you show up. :-)
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Calchas said 3714 days ago (March 23rd, 2009)
80's!
Cool departure from your usual fare bro! Love it!

Be well!
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Vic Holman said 3713 days ago (March 24th, 2009)
Thanks Mike
just getting a little diversity going. otherwise I'll get board and will take a lot of naps.:-)
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Monkaton said 3711 days ago (March 26th, 2009)
Good One!
Good arrangement and as always great guitar sounds.

In the chorus try taking the last two lines (my memory is slipping away) and put them between the other lines in the chorus. I think it might add some variety to the melody and add emphasis to the lyrics.

falling up on the downside
my memory is slipping away
falling up on the downside
my memory is slipping away
falling up on the downside

Just a thought. I also love your art work. Always fun and interesting.
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Vic Holman said 3711 days ago (March 26th, 2009)
Thanks Tim
very good idea, if i remember right i was doing it off the cuff by ad libbing the chorus. thanks for the suggestion. i may need to revisit that along with a few others for changes
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Bob6stringer said 3708 days ago (March 29th, 2009)
Warped!
Your vox is potentially psychedelic and that together with the drum cadence are when led Chronologic to cite Floyd's The Wall. But this is just as easily in Big Audio Dynamite territory... it all depends on the listener's frame of reference; we're al the the sum of many influences. Them's is some pretty warped lyrics, btw. (But they fit the title/theme).
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rsorensen said 3705 days ago (April 1st, 2009)
Falling Up
just trying to catch up on your posts that I've missed, and this is another awesome one, vic. love the little paranoid riff at the beginning. really like your vocals in this too.
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Trillian said 3703 days ago (April 3rd, 2009)
"Got to get back to the garden..." CS&N : )
Or the "Star of Grace" - ahhh, the state of grace - it comes back I think when we stop running willy nilly through our lives at a break neck pace, and take time to enjoy the little things in life - spring cleaning and downsizing helps too - good riddance to clutter actual and mental - it comes back just in time for "old timers" to set in. : )
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