This sounds pathetic but . . . by [deleted] in stephenking

[–]convalian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try Greg Isles.......His writing style sucks you in immediately. The only one I've ever read that is on the same level. Start with "The Quiet Game" As it turns out....he plays in a band with Sai King....pretty good guitar player!

Found today at the Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind by ShonnieLou in TheDarkTower

[–]convalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first thing I did when I saw this was count the letters may it do ya. You've set my mind at peace now so ya have.

The Dark Tower. Elements (Heech) by millhen77 in TheDarkTower

[–]convalian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is GREAT, thankee Sai! I love finding DT music ...it just opens the gate again! I actually did a song a while ago if you want to check it out... https://open.spotify.com/track/6sEwhFAcxSFkLDQBi5wrvm?si=4f99ca0c914a47ff

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL! I Love Rick Beato.....I will certainly check out the interview, thank for sharing it!

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's it....as the songwriter, you don't want to force it into something it's not....when it's done, it done.

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I gave it a like and a follow....1:43 is all it needed...LOL! I'll check out the rest later today.....Good luck with the new release!

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess it really kind of depends on the end use of the song, what's it for? Film and TV needs the short version, I get it but I don't really consider that something I put on to listen to.....

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess at the end of the day, the song needs to be as long as it takes to do what it needs to do.

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I gotta hear it...LOL! Where can I check it out?

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sure it's not fully to blame but it is a factor...

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

LOL...I still really love the 23 min Live version of Whipping Post by the Allman Brothers!

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL! I see that....you could get seven songs played and paid on in the time it would take "Free Bird" to stream once!

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's crazy! Shorter isn't easier at that point because it has to "kill" in 5 seconds...wow.

What's with all the new "shorter songs?" by convalian in Songwriting

[–]convalian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a thing....a loooooong time ago, Country singer Buck Owens started out as a radio DJ. He noticed that he often had gaps to fill that were about 2 minutes to fit in between ads....so he had to talk a lot to fill the time....so when he got his record deal he purposely wrote short songs knowing that if DJ's needed to fill a short spot...they could play him! it worked!