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In August 2005,
Flowerbed's 'New Sun Rising' was featured on garageband.com where
independent recording artists from around the globe give feedback
on each other's work.
During the reviewing stage, the song won Reviewer's Picks Awards
in the Acoustic Section for various categories including Best Male
Vocals, Best Guitars, Most Original Track and Best Chill-Out Track.
Here's a selection
from the many of reviews 'New Sun Rising' received from fellow musicians
and artists:
“Awesome song! Sounds
like an effortless merging of Jack Johnson's soothing acoustic ballads
and Jet's catchy brit pop. The chorus is warm and mellow, and I can
tell you put a ton of heart into this song. I can't wait to hear the
rest of your works. No problems with this one. This is soulful acoustica
at its best.”
Extra Credit:
Guitars, Lyrics, Melody, Mood, Coolest Chill-Out Track.
- Acoustica92 from Dallas, Texas on August 5th, 2005
“OH
YEAH! That's what I'm talkin' about! Sweet melodies people!
This is a neat song! The song really takes you all over the place
in terms of feel, which I really like. I thought the song went to
some unexpected places, which I was glad to visit.
I am heavily reminded of King's X here, which is a good thing!”
Extra Credit:
Male Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Production, Melody, Mood, Originality.
- Steve Kramer from Santee, California on August 8th, 2005
“Sounds
a little like Al Stewart , which is cool, then I hear some CSNY
or even Emerson Lake and Palmer. Very nice stuff, great harmonies.”
Extra Credit:
Male Vocals, Melody, Mood.
- Squarering from Fruitland, Maryland on August 26th, 2005
“Sounds
like a 12 string! Excellent harmony, excellent story telling &
a hint of an accent which is engaging. Again, that guitar is stunning!
This reminds me a little, just a tiny bit, of Crosby, Stills &
Nash. Or better yet, America. In a good way. Beautiful, uplifting
song.”
Extra Credit:
Male Vocals, Guitars, Production, Lyrics, Melody, Mood.
- Brownstar99
from Cypress, California on August 22nd, 2005
“This
song grabbed me hard, emotionally. I don't know if it's the Carpenteresque
soundscape, or the echoes of 70-ish idealism, but this song reminds
me of the Cold War and its attendant fever of grim, youthful optimism.
For
those too young to remember their parents' Carpenters records, this
means--among other things--hopeful, slightly melancholy lyrics and
the sound of one or two voices cloned into thick harmonic oblivion.
Rich, sweet and cloying exactly like a good Snickers bar.
There
really is something to it all--you can feel the millions of smooth
harmonies vibrating somewhere in your chest, kind of an acoustic
massage for your upper chi. But that was WAY too much time spent
on comparisons, especially considering I blurted out in my last
review that I dislike comparing bands to one another. But these
guys DID ask, so...
Anyway,
they mostly sound like themselves--very, very distinctive tune for
a new pop song. I love it to pieces, and it could be a cult, and
then mainstream, classic. It's truly stunning.
The production could be compared to today's smooth, airy Christian
pop, but the tune and mood are ALL their own.
As
the world slips back into the slimy, nuclear-contaminated pit of
Mutually Assured Destruction it had ALmost climbed out of, I find
this song makes me almost sickly nostalgic; if I were 20 instead
of 30, it would make me hopeful.”
Extra Credit:
Male Vocals, Production, Mood, Originality.
- Sile from Madison, Wisconsin on August 22nd, 2005
“The
guitar is awesome and the whole new sunrise vocals sounds dope with
the kind of eerie guitar in the backround. I like how the voice
goes with the chanting and humming. It kind of reminds me of Led
Zeppelin's Achilles Last Stand when Robert Plant makes the dramatic
chants at the end of the song. Good stuff.”
Extra Credit:
Male Vocals, Guitars, Lyrics, Melody, Mood, Originality, Best Feel
Good Track.
- Acrillis
from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada on August 21st, 2005
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