[andy5544]

I know it's a bit late coming ,it's only a demo , warts and all    but i did it in the shed this morning ,
did it with my little zoom recorder in one go ( it tells !! ) 
hence the sound of the rain going down the gutter and the occasional sniff ,i have a cold 
here goes ,  http://soundcloud.com/compass-plane/grey-old-dog-demo

[tina m]

oh that is so sad andy i had a tear in my eye by the end...so yes it might be a rough recording but it did the bizness if it made me cry
shame you coldnt have a little reverb on the vocal it would lift it out of your shed into somewhere nicer
but its a nice little song i realy enjoyed listening the lyric was very effective & more than made up for any other weaknesses

[habiTat]

Great stuff Andy,

Very sad song, lovely guitar playing and very thought provoking lyrics, reminds me a bit of the littlest hobo..

I'm so glad you got this done despite your cold and the rainy shed conditions. Lets face it, if you wait for the rain to stop you'll never get it done 

I'll update the voting page.

Nice one Andy

[nooms]

sounds honest andy, no hiding place when you do it like that, good on you
i wonder if we're not all singing about ourselves with these dog songs...
not that you are andy !
but its bound to be from our own perspective..anyway we wont go there..
well done mate,
i could imagine a second vocal on the final chorus

[man of simple pleasures]

cracking little tune i like the guitar good stuff! some really good lyrics in there!

[RichyRowlatt]

This is lovely. Really heartfelt, touching. I think it's just fine how it is. Really sad, and I felt like I'd met this pooch. Good stuff mate.

[stephaniedema]

Very touching, honest sounding song, Andy!
Love it! Could use a clearer recording. But sounds very natural and very real.
Beautiful lyrics. Will fit perfectly on the BADAW album!

SD

[seriousfun]

If these lyrics dont save a few dogs lives, Ill go woof.  A good entry for the comp well done Andy.

[andy5544]

Thanks very much to everyone for the great comments,

I made Tina cry     doesn't get much better than that ( sorry Tina  )

i'll try to get a "Ronerized" version done before the mastering deadline ( assuming it's good enough for the album  )

thanks for listening 

here's my pooches ,

Peaches


Molly who's now 16 !!


Flossy

[Binladeda]

 Anything recorded in a shed is a winner with me   At least the rain is going down the gutter in yours'   Good song for one take .....right in the zone with the lyrics.  Another one that makes me want to go and get a dog

[andy5544]

Anything recorded in a shed is a winner with me   At least the rain is going down the gutter in yours'   Good song for one take .....right in the zone with the lyrics.  Another one that makes me want to go and get a dog

The shed was the only place i could hide from the wife and do it cuz i was supposed to be doing a few jobs round the house 

[Michael]

Those are very sad lyrics indeed. Really telling the hard truth without sugar coating anything.
But you deliver them nicely!
Lovely guitar intro too.
Agree with Tina that just a bit of reverb would have sounded cool. But hard to do that in one take in a ...shed?! Aren't you freezing? I thought it was pretty cool though that you can hear the birds outside in the recording.

Some very cute dogs btw

[refusedrevival]

Quite rough recording but lovely song.
I would still add another instruments.

[montydog]

Super stuff. That guitar intro had me straight away. Well written song that is definitely worth recording properly. I thought the sound of birds singing and the rain running down the gutter were kind of symbolic of the dog's life running away into a drain. I'd keep them in.

[digger72]

Hi Andy,

Nice playing. Liked the lyrics. When i look in the mirror I feel like a grey old dog sometimes. As others have said, it could be about anyone, not just a furry friend. Good all round tune.

Digger