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DOVER BEACH (DEMO​~​mix 3)

from Winnowing (2014) by Bill Mallonee & The Darkling Planes

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Lyrically, I knew this song was a "hit." At least the way I define "hits." Melodic, visceral, religious, transparent; The struggle of doubt & faith always tugging at the sleeve of reality.
Musically?
It started out more "folky," as you can hear it in this early demo. There's a quality I try for, when demo-ing a song, that will allow what's truly vital to a song to "reveal" itself. Every demo is in some ways a "quest."
I'm a self-taught guitarist and very limited in some ways.
However, I do take time to let my "ear do the thinking" when it comes to motifs or passages elevate a song & make it something special.

I rather like how this song evolved. In this case the album version of Dover Beach happened" because I didn't ask one part to "carry the whole thing," but spread out the musical chores to many parts allowing them to interplay or re-inforce. Now ya' know...

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from Winnowing (2014), released August 20, 2014
Bill Mallonee: song, guitars, vocals

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020. ... more

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