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Black Veil
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A little gothic weirdness ....
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
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Genre
Rock • Progressive Rock
Charts
Peak #266
Peak in subgenre #25
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
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March 13, 2011
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MP3 4.0 MB • 128 kbps • 4:24
Story behind the song
Not quite sure where this one came from - some unsavoury back alley of the subconscious I suppose. Anyway I liked the way it took a life of its own and went off in strange directions.
Lyrics
I'm ripped in pieces It's a new kind of fear Like hysteresis What's happening here? And it's one for the feature Where the ligature ends You used to be my creature Now we're just good friends. I met your mother In a short black veil We circled one another As the yacht set sail There was wine on the table Clothes on the floor Which the guests and the waiters Chose to ignore "And the heedless stars Only bind you to their will As they dream the days and the dark. Ever blind, yet dreaming still"
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T Blue
Jun 16, 2011
Well someday I will be able to mix like this excellent job on this song Tim
Anome
Jun 15, 2011
If piano, cello, string is the middle is the "strange directions" then its was the right direction :-) Good work. (Hate fade out finals thou :-(
DEADWATER MONK
May 08, 2011
Yep, you got skills dude!!! love these very well thought out lyrics,production is fabulous Vocals/harmonies (perfect) Again I am impressed with your ability to mix,different types of music "themes"together, and bring it all back around so nicely! Fantastic !!!
Finnski
May 04, 2011
What a fine piece of music!! love you still and musicianship.
DOOMTRAINmusic
Apr 23, 2011
Ultra creative feel to this superb song, sounds like you explored a lot with the vocals and music track, once again a brilliant effort that I really enjoyed listening to !
Rodrica Rudge
Apr 06, 2011
Superb vocals! You have the knack of being able to draw people into your tracks and stir the curiosity. I was hooked from the start. Love the gear shift at around 1:45. Great job with the following piano part - dark and mysterious, then that brighter, complimentary keys/synth that comes in is pure genius. Great gear change later on as well. Brilliant writing and composition.
Michael Duran
Mar 27, 2011
great percussive timings and hooks Steve! guitar tone & vocals are perfectly moody and dangerous sounding :)
Swampman
Mar 27, 2011
Top quality radio ready rock n roll like Tom Petty
Michael R7 GT
Mar 21, 2011
Man, love those guitars! Well actually I love the everything about this tune! Fabulous musicianship Steve...Fabulous my friend!
Major Snagg
Mar 17, 2011
Fabulously clean crisp recording. Vocals nice and upfront in the mix. Love your guitar tone on this. As you yourself say, you don't know where this 'came from' . . . well, mine that seam if you can, this is great. Don't know if I'd catagorise it as 'Goth', rather 'Smivet Rock' ! :)