Hello All,
First off thanks to you all for all your support during the recent loss of my Dad. I'm sorry I have not had chance yet to reply to the many emails you guys sent but thanx a million. I will get round to it.

I have been a bit quiet I know since it happened and still feel terrible but sometimes I suppose you just have to pull your socks up and get on with it!

I have written a song expressing my feelings about what has happened. I hope it is not too self indulgent and hopefully, whilst I know what the words mean to me it will mean different things to different people. There is nothing worse I know than someone wallowing in misery but hey this time last week I would not even play the keyboard so maybe things are looking up!

Ok if you want a listen follow the link....as always no offence taken if you decide to give it a miss (well I have not exactly sold it well this time have I )
Also if you don't like it don't be frightened of saying so....I won't have a hissy fit I do realise that what is personal to me may make for a bad song.

It is called Reality

Come on Tony Give the link instead of going on and on and on http://website.lineone.net/~the-ant/files/Reality.mp3

Hope it works after all that!
Very best to you all
Tony W

Tony,
I am listening to your song right now; I think that it reflects your actual mood very well.
I like the arrangement and the choice of sounds, in particular the strings were really fitting.
Like many song-writers say, sorrow or pain can be very creative (for Vinicius de Moraes they were much more creative than happiness).
Waiting for your next songs, with the old Tony and his humour I liked so much.
Andrea


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A fitting tribute, and well done.
DonM

Tony,

I was really moved by your song,very heart felt my friend. I love the strings and minor chord structure also....Nice Job.

Thanx for sharing

Take care..

Great job Tony. The arrangement was very tasteful and was the perfect backdrop for your vocal performance. Thanks for sharing your song with us. It must have been intensely emmotional for you recording this track.

Tony,
As you already know I'm a big fan of your moodier pieces, they say more to me. "Reality" is no exception. I think the arrangement and recording on this piece is the best I've heard from you.

FWIW, Some of my most prolific times have come from the depths of tragic times. I suppose that is because I am most in touch with my raw emotions and the music is a way of expressing what I am truly feeling.
Terry

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The opening chord sequence really set the mood for the song. Nice work. Maybe after a time of healing, you'll listen to it again with a new perspective. It's a cathartic release.

This I would call a piece of art! Really liked it. Nice work!!

Keep on playing!

Tony: Your song is powerfully personal. I especially like your arranger 'style choice' and the fittingly dramatic intro. Curious which Yamaha style you used for this song?

Thanks for opening your heart & sharing with us "thru your music" what you're going through right now'. - Scott

Hello again and thanks so much for the kind words.

Dreamer,
I have to agree about times of pain and sorrow being very creative. This song almost wrote itself and whilst it may not be to everyones taste for me it will always be 'the song' just because of why I wrote it. Worry not, the old Tony is still here, silly humour in tact Down but not out.

Don,
Thanks. Praise is always nice but when it comes from a performer I respect immensly it means so much.

Donny,
So glad you liked it. I'm addicted to those minor chords Someone once said to me "Convet happiness with major chords and sadness with minor"... If that rule holds then I must be permanently sad

Nigel,
Thanks for listening. Yes I did find it emotional recording this song. Probably why my voice appears to sound worse than usual in my opinion. Strangely though....when I usually record if I have to do more than one take at the vocals I get fed up and bored with the song then start to pick holes in it. Hence most of my 'songs' never get recorded. However this song took quite a few takes on the vocal because my voice kept breaking and yet not once did I get fed up with it.....just went on and on until I thought the vocal was passable.

Terry,
I know you like the moody ones Am so pleased you really like 'Reality.' As I said to Dreamer I do agree that emotional times make for emotional work and it can be better for it. I think I invested more of myself into this than anything else I have written.

UD,
Thanks for listening and again I am so pleased that you like it. Like I said to Don your encouragement means a lot because of the great respect I have for you as an artist. Incidentaly, one of my Dads fave songs was 'She'. I made him a cd copy of your version last year and he would often play it and said that your version was far better than Elvis Costello. For him it was either Sasha's version or yours!

YamBox,
Wow! Thankyou for your very kind words. I can honestly say that my stuff has never been called art before....something that sounded a lot like art but never art Glad you liked it.

Scott,
Thankyou for your words. Amomgst all the amazing people here at the 'zone' you are the one who is most responsible for me having any confidence in my musical ability at all. The style I used is one that I found on a floppy that was lying around. The label said that they were tyros styles? converted to 9000pro. This may be right but it could also be terribly wrong as I am notoriously disorganised and often write over a floppy and forget to change the label I think it is called ' Movie Swing' if that helps? If that style is on the Tyros then my label is current....if not it could be anything

Thanks again to all.
Tony W

Hello Tony

Tks for sharing your "Reality". I think that you performed this song with your deepest sentiments.
Bravo!

Chico

Beautiful Tony!!!, It really reveals how you feel deep inside, it's a song with character, I really liked it....no, I loved it .

Thanks for sharing it with us!

Greetz ,
Marcel

Tony.....make "REALITY" the name of your next CD collection!!!