"Van Gogh Stripes" - comments and impressions from afar

Here are some comments from Tish Eaton of Oregon:

> HI Jim.....hey your Mist CD is so good. I
> especially like Out Here, This, Reach for the Sky
> and the Van Gogh Stripes is my favorite. I can just
> see you all sitting along the beach looking at the
> water. very beautiful.....thanks for sending it to
> me.


Here are some specific comments from other artists on a site called Garageband.com. They tend to be in a rush to write a quick review, because they need to review a lot of songs before their songs can enter the site. This works against the nature of the song in question, "Van Gogh Stripes", which is a relaxed piece which unfolds slowly. But these are strangers giving honest reactions.

Nice easy feel
Nice little song. I like the lyrics and the laid back feel. might be the MP3 quality but the guitar/mandolin is a bit too jangly for my taste.

Violin is a nice touch...could use some cello to balance the trebly overall feel of the mix.
- emschlein from Tampa, Florida on 31Mar2005


Van Gogh in song!!
The musicianship is outstanding!! This ones definately going in my playlist..I wanted to call up all my old hippie girlfriends and dance around in circles with them to this tune..I cant say enough about the production and professionalism in the structure and execution...great song!!
- Exit93 from Dobson, North Carolina on 30Mar2005


strings
very nice intro, it makes me want to listen to the entire thing already. Guitars are very clean, and smooth. I have trouble with the mood, hard telling with the violen, and harmonica. The guitar progressions were very tight and clear. the main problem was the song was not very engaging for much more then the intro. i started to lose interest afterwards. the harmonica is a nice touch, but sometimes clashes with the guitar melodies, and i love the guitars in this song.
But...very FULL with no drums!
- DickJuice from Searsport, Maine on 27Mar2005


Layed back
I love the easy going mood. The guitars make a great intro. However, I feel that that almost sound too busy. The overall mix improves when the the violin comes in toward the end though. Overall this is well a well arranged song that I could listen to again.
- nsamulak from Detroit, Michigan on 24Mar2005


Folky!
cat stevens?sounds ok.Sounds abit jumbled.Vocals are decent.Music seems lacking enegry.Recording isnt great.Ok i guess not jumping out at me..not making me puke either
- bobdavid2000 from Algood, Tennessee on 22Mar2005


good and bad
re mix, bring the voice more up front, the guitars over power the song. there is so much great stuff happening in this song, for example i think i love the lyrics but i only heard 50 per cent of them this is a wonderful song, i'm going to rate it high because, well, make it better
- rdash51 from Alberta, Canada on 20Mar2005