BEEN AWHILE! SHANE! YOU STILL SOUND AWESOME BUDDY! WOW!!! RADIO READY ROCK! SUPER MY FRIEND! Love the "spoken"....:) this sounds SOOOOOOOOOO NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!...Crap your good! So good to hear you again old friend. Hope all is well and good for you. GUITAR?? AWESOME playing, KILLER SOUND! DACE>

HI SHANE, THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MUSIC AND TALENT WITH ME. I AM HONORED. GREAT SOUND,VOCALS AND WRITING. PEACE & LOVE, DONNA

Hi Shane, this is my 1st introduction to your music and definately won't be my last. I listened to the intro a couple of times, the way you introduce this song is truely perfection. Your voice is as smooth as glass, but amazing how you can deliver power when needed. Man..that guitar lead has a tone that just cut right through me, and tastefully played to. This is a special track, as I would bet all of your work is. Brilliant stuff!!..congrats Ed

Immediately dreamy again... you're the master of harmonies, and I'm sure, a huge audience should love your entire catalogue, your vocal, your giant arrangements and your visions. Sorry, Shane, I know that I've told you similar things in the past - I'm afraid, that I will go on with that :-) Pascal

Shane mate.... I don't think I will ever tire listening to you sing. Your voice on this is S U P E R B!! The whole package is just oh so very very very good. It has power,depth,emotion and sheer class. That rise up oin the chrous with the vocal is awesome,simply awesome. It's guys like you who really do inspire me to try harder to even get close to the magic you weave. AWESOME SONG. Nigel.

Shane, wonderfully conceived song. I love the electric guitar 'hits' now and then and how the guitar interplays with the acoustic and song in general. Brilliant arrangement and composition, with plenty of the variation that shows thought and care went into the creation. Of course, as always, your vocals ignite the song bringing it to a higher plane. Awesome! ~Blake

Shane.............bro, this is excellent as usual. Great choice of instrumentation. Love the chord progression as well as the perfectly placed ear-candy....! Your vocals and presentation are always too freakin' awesome............ Outstanding Shane ........ awesome !! Larry T.....

Hey Shane, this is just another really fine tune out of your "shop". Fantastic arrangement, production and the vocals are outstanding once again! Well done! Cheers, Mike

Shane do you ever write anything bad? Love the distortion in the backing with the acoustic. One of my favorite ways to write! Great arrangement and spectacular vocals!

Wonderful vocal performance here. Production is fine; levels are appropriate and the mix is fine. Great instrumentation. My only criticism comes in the acoustic guitar-- you seem to have recorded it line-in rather than with a mic. It results in a tinny sound rather than resonant which this song calls for. At any rate, a top-notch song.

Shane, this is superb! It has your usual excellent performance but theres something more going on in this track. The way you start it and how you weave your way thru the parts is really captivating to me. CLASSY!

What an excellent song! Vocal delivery, instrumentation and production are top-notch. Outstanding!

No one writes 'em like you. Polished, powerful, and downright smooth. There's more great ideas in this song than what you'd get from an entire CD of commerically released music. Outstanding! Thanks for sharing your music here. Peace, Jim

Man what a voice and backed with a well written, performed and recorded tune.

LOVE is my FAVE thing..:) LOVE THIS TRACK SHANE! Its very HAWT! The Girls should just MELT over it..:) My wife likes your music VERY much, and she is rather picky on GOOD music...She likes very RAW stuff, punk,bar-bands-ect. So...There ya go..:) GREAT MUSIC SHANE! Missed listening to you man! You inspire. THANKS! DACE>

Great harmonies Shane.....solid song...yes with an 80s vibe. Your voice is always perfect. Arrangements and composition....ditto. Excellent ~Blake

No, it's not Duran Duran, it's Tears for Fears with a dash of Human League. You have captured that sound, if that was the intent. Your vocals are the focus here and they are quite strong. Instrumentation is solid and seems to complement the work overall. Nice job.

Really enjoyed this Shane. Excellent sounds. Production reminds me a bit of the Duran Duran era (not that you sound like Simon LeBon lol). Good lyrics!

I argeed with Mike-K...great vibe.Those gtrs reminds me of some Def Lepard sounds.Good stuff!Very solid rhythm section sounds. Gary C

Hey This is a great song well done , Plus the pics kool

Fabulous tune, as all of you material. This reminds me a bit of the 70's and early 80's Pop music - you know, when they still made GOOD music?? Very nice performance and a great production!

This is a solid number, technically nothing to fault it. Great backing, with top class vocal line, and a timeless choice of subject matter. Great song, really enjoyed this one, well done

ABOUT: The song tells of a young mother, who goes to work hard at a factory everyday to support her children. She carries the emptiness in her heart of having lost her lover, her husband. He died. But,, she has a belief, a faith , that life extends beyond death, and that she in fact will eventually be re-uinted with her man. Until then,, she has her children to love and hold. Even though this is a made-up story, i expect it's true for too many young mothers in the world. For the song pic i've used a photo of me and Lydie, my wife. it gives me the creeps using my own photo for the song, -- because i have no intention of becoming the guy in the story LOLO. fingers crossed aye. shane

Since im here, and your hiting me rather well , ill listen to a few. I wish i was as BIG as my Dreams..:(...Big-dreamer here. I dream of things that wont happen..But thats what one SHOULD dream of . right? I dream of being able to sing like this..And play like this. Most enjoying Shane. Sweet track bud! Walk on in bro..:) DACE>

It seems as I was long time not here. This has only one reason: Often I am busy. But today I thought by myself: You have to visit Shane's site and listening to his music. This song is not a surprise - no because all your songs are very good. And this one is top recorded and you have made a creative variously work with instruments and vocals. Very very good. I have seen that the downloads are not possible. But when I need a song for my radio-show could it be possible that you send a song to me via Email? Inge

Superbly crafted and performed. Vocals are like fine sculpture and the song is paced so well. Love the emotion as the song starts cranking a bit around 2:15. Shane, great production here as one always expects of you. Great material, writing, singing, delivery...it's all top notch stuff. Kudos...Blake

Best track I've heard today. Well crafted, performed and recorded. Excellent number well done

Shane your music always makes me smile. Alway a great vocal performance and wonderful musicianship. Love the keys on here. Nice harmonies! Guitar is doing this song justice! The solo might need to come down in the mix a bit. No complaints here. Good tune!

A catchy dreamy pop beauty, as always, killer bass and wonderful guitars harmonies... little sequence effects push the track forward, the way you're arranging is on the edge of the dnb style - sometimes -, I love the "heavy rock" transition. And your vocals are just cream. Dream on with Shane!

Break into your dreams..........beautiful title !! From there it only gets better and better. The backing tracks are superbly produced with an excellence, that is fitting for your vocals.... This track is very,very.outstanding !! Be proud !!!! Bravo !!! Larry T *****

I dig it shane.. great genre for you.. and justin.. can you dance as good as him? no matter.. he doesn't have your voice.. this is a killer collab beat bro.. love that bass man.. move over.. lol.. here comes the rap break.. gotta get into your dreams.. great feed line for a rap.. just kiddin.. love the rock part.. guitar is ok.. a bit scattered rythmically for a sec.. maybe just a lot of layers.. i got that problem too.. lol.. this IS a great direction for you shane.. modern.. mixed media.. cheers brother..

I agree with tsargoth on the vocals but I as a songwriter, I love the concept of the song as well. Very fresh and enjoyable. Perhaps someday you would sing one of my songs? Later, KB.

Hey, another one of yours I get the first review on. Love these vocals Shane. The music supports the voice very well. Great work, with plenty of ear candy for the listener. The highlight, in my opinion, is those stellar vocals of yours. You certainly have a great talent brother. Peace, Tsargoth

Just gona listen to this one..:)While i head to another page.. No comment needed..:) AWESOME! I know that man! he saved me, and he saved you..:) DACE>

Hi Shane, Love your sound. Very pleasant and with a tag of mystery. Love your voice too, I am also a fan of the use of keyboards and synth. Your pitch and delivery is just fine. Vocalists tend to be hard on themselves because it is their job to deliver the story while the music defines the groove. I am glad to have met you on IMS. I and believe everyone else involved with IMS agrees, that there is a comradery and unison on this site that My space and other sites tend to be detached from. I was introduced to this site by my drummer and I am so thankful, a great way to make friends of your own breed around the world. From Vancouver, BC Canada to where are you..I don't see it mentioned here, but wherever you are, it pretty cool to share with others this way. BTW Thank you for you comments on BAD BLOOD. We have just posted another song called"Child Gone Wild". Give it a listen and let me know what you think. Angela Blade

What a shame that I was not here long time. The Holy One - an outstanding piece of music with a great piano and synth part. And when the guitars starts - oh man, what a wonderful piece with your vocals - sung so sense. Phantastic work!

What a sweet and touching tribute to our Lord! Totally moved by this! I think it sounds just fine!

shane this is pretty awesome..Thanks for sharing thie song with us. 15 years ago.....WOW

I Love it .. TRUE TOO

This is really nice ... and timeless. I love the changes, and I don't have a problem with your pitches at all. I think this is a complex piece, Dynamic. Nothing is present that doesn't serve a purpoise in this song. Fantastic piece of work. My own spritual beliefs have undergone changes in recent years, but the story of Jesus Christ is an important one, and his life, death, and the things he espoused while on this earth should serve as a models for what we should be. Well done. Rhanks for sharing.

Hi Shane, I don't think that "The Holy One" sounds dated. The same for the pitch - it's wonderful, with a great timbre and so soft - even reminds me a bit a Chris Rainbow. I love the message of the song, the variations after its transition to a pop song. Reverb - it was a trend to add much reverb in the earlier 90s, as people took it for granted later to compress everything. This song is a rich production with an awesome change of parts - a touch of Genesis - and a heavenly sound, another gem in my collection. Thank you, dear musical friend. Pascal

you have to be the most innovative and inspired songwriter i have heard. this could be split into 3 or 4 different songs, but you have made them freely flow one into another. who cares about the "verb". there will surely be someone who picks you up and backs you.

The lyrics is very true and it really comes from your heart. I love the guitar and piano arrangement. And your voice is amazing. Its good to hear a song like this from you my brother. Check out my song MY REDEEMER and tell me what you think. Thank you for sharing this. God bless. Bruddah Sandz

Wow Shane...what a treat to wake up to!!! The performance is flawless and your voice as beautiful as ever. Love the change with the thunder and the accoustic piece....Wow!!!!! Piano is superb and well thought out. Love it my friend. On my 3rd spin right now !!!! Gabriel

THE HOLY ONE ABOUT : I recorded this track 15 years ago. It was done in a small commercial studio, on a Fostex 8 track. I was on a tight budget and the studio was costing £10 per hour- so,, there was no way to spend time with it to get things right. Plus,, my own ignorance and stubborness messed me up here, because i kept insisting to crank up the reverb on everything,, the vox, the piano, the guitar,, i wanted em all to be swimming in verb. The engineer tried to get me to ease up- but i thought everything was gonna be awesome with tons of reverb. Hence, that's one of the main things wrong with this end result. I don't like the pitch of alot of my vocals here. To get the track done right, i would entirely scrap this old demo and re-do the wholoe thing. However, i am posting it to celebrate the glorious event of the resurrection of Jesus Christ - Easter. In this case, it is not the production or sound quality that matters. It is the lyrics. The song. He Lives !! - and likewise, we shall all rise again in the resurrection. Shane

You have a very impressive cover for the album. I think you are a great multitalent with all your instruments and very creative ideas in your songs. And you have luck with your great vocals. You know it because I have written it often: I like your music so much. Also this one. First class work!

Another great song. Excellent vocals & production. Simply enjoyable.

What a great song, man. All around. Of course, the Vocals are totally great-- the whole thing is wonderful. Well produced. and the mix of instruments is spot on.

Everything sounded excellent...but your voice floored me. I think you were born to sing.

Seriously emotive in your vocals and lyrics. It doesn't get much better than this . A real beautiful track as we have all come to expect. Your piano speaks volumes, and that bass ... Whoah. Love it Shane! Great synth lines working with the guitar towards the end.

10 cc !!! Shane, your voice is outta this world. So smooth and lots of cool emotion. Song is written and performed beautifully. Great prod. Gina

Shane -- what can I say about your music? This is just so well done. Striong in every way -- vocally, lyrically, mix and production (love the clarity and separation), instrumentally. It doesn't get much better than this.

oh my!..i enjoyed this presentation ...the vocal delivery was awsome-smooth and right on with the mood of the instramentation. Love the topic and theme,...yes one can relate to that feeling of obsession. Nice worK!!!! woo man.

shane, your songs are always so well written. The beginning made me think of ACE, then as I listened I got into the story and how you tell it...exceptional performance and production.

ABOUT: Truly this is a heartfelt composition. Obsession with a woman is what made me drum this one up. -- hillarious though,, because when i was mid-way to finishing the track,, i lost interest in the woman who i was obsessed with and writing the song about,, -- but no problem,, i suddenly got a new girl to be obsessed with , she was a cashier at a supermarket-- so this song started out about one woman,, and finished about another. -Coz-,, that was her name. i'll probably get shy about this and come back and delete this blurb. LOL --- ahh,, who cares. : ) shane

Shane, Sorry to hear about your back...man that sucks! I've been going through a bout of migrane headaches myself...wow...the two of us...geriatric central!!!lol This tune is so well recorded and the arrangement is so pro man!!!!! Your voice...stellar as always!!!! I'm downloading it...for keeps!!! Pii

Thank you, Jessie and Shane - I had to add this song immediately to my favorite. Beautiful, powerful, a shining arrangement and two blessed singers together. Time for goose bumps, huh?

Wow, this is a very special - very good instrumental effects in this one. The guitars - ohhhh - sugar for my ears. Great musician you are - Jessie have made her job also very well. Glassclear recorded. Top work.

(sigh) I know... You've heard it before, but humor me... Everything works in this song. I hadn't read your song info before listening and the thought I had was that the guitars sounded great. Now, reading that you did it with acoustics I have to say - This experiment paid off HUGE! The dirty guitars are certainly dirty enough, but they have a unique voice (which is really the goal in my world). They have the right amount of puncht o get your attention and the uniqueness of the sound "leaves a mark." The elements in this are fantastic. I love the keys and all they add to this. Jessie sounds fantastic, she has a big fan in OH. I can't think of anything more to say about this song that I haven't said about almost all of your other material. I am a fan of your music Shane... almost to the level that I should be embarrassed... Can I get a signed poster?? lol Great work.

The acoustics make this a standout tune -- but the vocals push this on the top. Solid tune, and my favorite of about 15 I've listened to this morning.

Shane-I think the guitar work and sound is exceptional. It's heavy in a different but very effective dimension that creates an added interest and unique quality to the mix. Well Done.

Wow..killer work! ...love it from the get go. Especially the guitar work and sound!..very nice! Jessie has a wonderful voice and fits nicely with yours Shane. Yes... unique is the key... excellent work

For my tuppence Shane, I think the guitars work perfectly. The use of acoustics seem to give the track an airier feel than would likely result from electric guitars. Having said that I don't think that the guitars lack power in any way. There's still a heap of grunt in them. Sensational production and vocals (that goes without saying). Jessie's got a great voice too. I keep expecting you to disappear from the OMD scene and to be the beneficiary of a nice fat contract. Amazed it hasn't happened yet. Cheers Brian

Nice work .. The acoustic works perfect . Nice change Cheers !

The female singer is Jessie- In this production, i decided that all the guitars, including any grunge or power chord stuff,, had to be done on acqustic guitar for the challenge, and to explore the results.. So its all from my black Ibanez acqustic.-- beefed up with overdrive and distortion. all said and done, i think that forcing all the guitar work to be created from an acquostic, turns out to be a handicap to the overall score of sublime sound . This whole bit would probably be way better of the heavy stuff was one with proper axes and a good ole Marshal stack. I am very interested and eager to hear ya'lls opinion on that. Does the 'unique' sound of the result, score high enough to say, .. yeah this is a good choice,, or should in fact it be said,, - The recording would be way better with proper electric guitars. ??? share with me your ears people,,, and thanks sincerely. i wanna say thanks to Tamera for the cool song pic (rose -sheet music) . And also , Tamera put together a video for this track also, -- thanks tamera,, nice work , and i appreciate you. Shane shane

Great Track Shane! Jessi- Talented indeed. Love it alot! The Rat!

Only you can manage to use a trance beat and make it work. The alternating bass line is cool! Usually drives me crazy, but this really works. Kudos to you for experimenting! Love your vocals as always, and Jessi sounds good on here as well. The timing on the guitar is way cool too!

I love this! What can I say.... It's perfect in every way. Extremely Well Done.

Welcome.....Indeed ! Two great vocalists for the price of one. The care you take with all faucets of your music,is what makes the music so amazing. Astonishingly tasteful ,precise and thoughtful. What a magical listen !!! OUTSTANDING >>>> !! Larry T.*****

Jessi has a great voice! Great collab guys. This is a stellar track! Man is she a member here? I can hear her on a lot of songs from people. Awesome tune :)

Fan-freaking-tastic!!! Stunning in every way. I could lost in this song forever and die a happy man. Love the guitar sound, the vocals -- the FEEL!!!! Mix is top shelf. It doesn't get much better than this. Paul

Man, I love the ethereal cathedral organ. The vocals and balance are excellent. Outstanding instrumentation and arrangement. It inspires me. Maxidogma. :)

Great production Shane! The acoustic guitar twinkles like it's made of crystal glass. Excellent variety in the song, which is very skillful on the production end, since the majority of the song is one chord. The two voices ...... compliment each other perfectly and with perfect pitch. I'm on my third listen now so I'm gonna stop typing and just enjoy the song. Nice! Farrell

Interesting listen Shane. Good driving bass groove,and the production is spotless as usual. Nice effects on the vocals. Peace, Tsargoth

Another excellent job from you Shane. The bass line pounds my chest. Everything is perfect. Keep it up!

Shyne , allways i enjoyes your great music, What a perfect production. I like the sound and the style of this track. Great arranged an wonderful vocals.

Shane, you always have SUPER Productions. This is a GREAT SONG......Jessi has a very cool voice.............very pretty, emotional, great range, and well controlled. I guess she gets it from Big Brother :-) LOVED all the guitar effects going on...VERY COOL!! Rob

ABOUT: In this track I've got Jessi singing with me . We did this a couple years ago. Jessi was only 14 then. In this age of cyber bands, 90 % of the people i work with in music are across the net.. -- Jessi lives down the road from me- and it is becoming a special pleasure to actually work in person with somebody. !! LOL especially somebody as cute as Jessi. oops. As for the music, i enjoyed exploring the blend between a Trance beat (kik drum , bass note, Kik Drum , Bass note, 4/4 alternato in ) ,, blended with rock roots. I used Ohm Boyz OhmForce to get the effect on the aqustic guitar . it's cool. shane