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Hey John thanks so much for the stars on "Couger" It's an old one of mine but I never recorded it outside of the band I was in at the time. Thanks again my friend. Scott
You're much welcome! Your songwriting has always been great and it has also grown with you life's experiences. You put forth real life and real feelings and that's what sets the true artist apart from the rest. Yep, I have several old ones that have finally made an appearance recently, too.
Very good and reassuring to know you're getting some placements for your music which is always excellent. You're a master of mood. Thank you for stopping by to listen to "Ride the Wave" and the stars for it! We have been spending the last two months trying to get our condo sold and to move out of state, so my participation has been way down. John
Thanks so much John! Are you leaving Az? That explains why I haven't seen you on Broadjam as of late. Hope that your sale goes well, and good luck to you wherever you're heading next!
Terrific rocking tunes! ACDC meets Journey...very melodic but with gritty rock and strong songwriting. I like it! You're certainly ahead of me! John
Trump selling sneakers and Bibles...he's the filthiest con man in American history. He's bought the National Republican Committee and they are selling us a bill of goods. All of it nothing more than Kites on the Moon...and all the fools fall for it.
He's beyond evil! And people vote for him? Fools on a hill too.... W
Hi Mr. John Walradt. Thank you for listening to my most recent uploaded song "I PLAY". Your time is always very appreciated, and thank you for the generous rating. Like many of my songs, that were conceived in the last 2 decades, I am on a roll so to speak and hope to have more of them completed and on line in the near future, along with a mix of new creations. I wish you the best of success in your musical creations and other pursuits. your friend always! Pete Hansen
Hi, Pete Ben-jamin! You're very much welcome! The concept and content of "Play" follows your quest to write meaningful songs to inspire healing and harmonize the earth. That's a wonderful life's work. I'd like to see a much bigger place for the work you do; that is, a larger audience to not only listen and feel the songs you write, but for something to think about and inspire to act on. Right now my wife, Lora, and I are in process of selling our condominium (or condo-minimum, as I call it...heh, heh) located within too much activity, then to move to a town near Redlands, California, which should be much more peaceful and less repressive. More later, my friend. John Walradt
Hi again John. Thanks for your insight and the professional advice/direction. I'm going to look for such a place as a platform with a much larger audience. Right now, besides the broadjam community I am a VIPer member of a community called Home Studio Corner run by Joe Gilder. I am taking courses in recording, mixing and mastering to improve those areas in my musical efforts. I hope you and your wife find a peaceful place to live. Phoenix is quite busy and large. My wife, Redonna, our puppy Cheyenne and I moved from Tucson to Jefferson Georgia in 2018 for a much needed escape with the hope of finding a peaceful retreat. It was perfect and the best 2 year vacation from a long list of family deaths and sadness. After 2 years we moved back, but to Marana instead, not by choice but by accident, plus I had a lot of clients wanting me and us back. Even though my very large family has been in Tucson since 1912, we are always looking for a better location, or locations while traveling the country. Being on the move seems to suit us as there's always new places to see and experience. I know you both will find the perfect place just waiting for you to show up. Thanks again!!! Pete
Hey, I'm delighted to see your name come into my email! I'm happy to see in your news that you're getting placements. Many thanks for your listening enjoyment of "Ride the Wave" and "Raindrop Soul." Coming from you, that is indeed a compliment! "Raindrop Soul" is very much a special song to me and one I consider the most beautiful I've written. Shifting gears now, are you familiar with Arden Snow? He has a great neo-psychedelic rock song, "The Gypsy King" that is terrific ear candy as well. Definitely give it a listen if you haven't yet. Thanks again and always a pleasure to touch base with you! John
Hey my friend, Yeah we love Arden and are well aware of the song Gypsy King, It's a great one & so is he! Thanks for reaching out! LC Team
hey guys I saw this on my page thank you so much for the compliments! That's awesome and definitely appreciated!
Hi John-Thanks again for your support and listening to "Another World" and the stars. Always appreciated!
You're welcome, Jeana. Your tunes are always a beautiful listen. I don't usually get on Broadjam much anymore. Just enough to spend a couple of minutes. I've been spending more time working on getting out of Phoenix and some time making videos using artificial intelligence, which still has lots of glitches!
Looking forward to seeing the videos!
Hi, John and Geri. I'm catching up with what's been going on at BJ. You have very pleasing personable style of mixed vocals that fit comfortably into the listener's living room while you tell your stories. You dropped by a few weeks ago and enjoyed "Just Another Weekend," which I humbly thank you for. I've never been to Michigan's upper peninsula which I would imagine is a lovely place. Going across Canada is as close as I got. I like your lilting arrangements, too. Today's pop music doesn't have much of that anymore. Thanks much for dropping by! John
Thank you John. Back in the 80's, we sent some songs we wrote to Scott Turner, Buried Treasure Music (ASCAP), Captain Kidd Music (BMI). He composed songs with Buddy Holly, Audie Murphy and many more. He liked our "vocal styling". Unfortunately, he passed away in 2009. He was an awesome mentor to us even though nothing "big" happened on our end. We just keep plugging away. The UP is a lovely place, but not much fun in Winter!!
Hi again Mr. John Walradt. Thank you for listening to my song "This Version Of Me" and thank for the stars. I'm working hard to complete a long list of overdue creations. I look forward to listening to your creations. Happy 2023 Holidays!!! Pete
You're much welcome, Pete. I have several songs to complete as well and I'm working on one about global warming called "If the World Ends" and giving it a Roxy Music treatment as in their song, "Avalon." I also did some fingerpicking guitar and just found out it just doesn't mesh. Back to the drawing board! You really come up with beautifully layered compositions and a flair for pleasing melodies that have not so common chord progressions. That's a great thing to have! You also have thought provoking lyrics. Of my songs, my favorites are "Stay Here Now," "Far From Home," and "Raindrop Soul" which I consider my most beautiful song. A lot of people like "We Didn't Have Time Enough." If you have some you'd like me to listen to first, give me a list. I'll be happy to do that! Happy 2023 winter holidays to you as well! John
Thank you Mr. John Walradt for your words, comments, your music and your support. I will listen to those creations you suggested first. Thanks again! Pete
Pete, thank you for dropping by my page and for your enjoyment of "Just Another Weekend." I listened to a few of yours. You have beautiful melodies with unexpected chord progressions that are wonderful to listen to. "A Dream of You" is wistful and "Float" is peaceful. It's a welcome thing to come upon your songs amid the chaos that's out there these days. John
Hi Mr. John Walradt. Thank you for taking the time to listen to some of my music and thank you for the kind comments.There certainly is a lot of chaos out there. I follow a simple method for side stepping it all. "engaged detachment". I am fully aware of the chaos but I manage to disconnect from it and stay in my peaceful "still point" where I am able to focus on music and the things that are most important to me, my wife and puppy. PS. Love your music. May I add to you to my friends list? Pete Hansen
The rest of the world gets on hold when I sink into my music or paintings, and being with my wife and our kitty. I'd be glad to be on your list! John
Hi John--Thanks again for the song support, this time for Feels Like October. I came up with this idea in August, when there was a slight breeze of change in the air. I have been sidelined A LOT from the two new fur kids so it took a while to get recorded. :-) Jeana p
Hey John thanks so much for the stars for "The Pit" truly a work in progress. I only released this little snippet for my Fiverr account it an attempt to get some attention. haha. Thanks again John and much more to come. PS it works so well with the video...
You're much welcome, Scott. It's a cool piece. I took a guess it's an evolving piece. It's somewhat like a very dark instrumental I wrote called, "The Dark Shore," which was going to be for a film my older brother never made about a woman's body being found at night on a coastal beach. I never quite finished the piece and it needs a lot more instrumentation.
OH that sounds interesting John. Yes the song actually has lyrics and a melody once I get into it. More to come as Johnny Carson would say. haha
Thanks much for the stars on I Still Miss Her Kiss, my first attempt at a country dittie years ago! W
You're very welcome, Warren. Your first attempt has your poetic conversational lyrics and a very good melody, both of which you're always good at. My second country tune was actually intended as a pop tune until I was told it could work as a country tune. That was "Comes and Goes," my first crossover.
Hey John thanks so much for the shout out! You're the man! Make sure you listen to John's song "Down East in a Harbor Town" for an authentic feel of what it's like to live in a harbor town in the good old USA.
You're very welcome, Scott! I have so little news about myself that I thought I could make things more interesting by changing it weekly with news of what I find with my friends. I think it also makes people wonder what the hell I'm going to talk about next. Your FiveRR page is very good for everyone who stops by to know about. I hope it will bring one, two, hopefully more, people to your page.
Me too John I really do appreciate it very much my friend.
Excellent job on "I Got Nothin'," Frank. Terrific chorus that stands out laboriously and strained which really drives home the lyrics, and great full bodied guitars in the arrangement. You really know how to get a social statement across, my friend! John
Thank you so much john. In full transparency, that song was written from experience... from a pivotal point of in my life where I needed to make some "life decisions". Thanks again for listening and for your insightful perspective. Frank
Songs from true life experiences are the ones that live on and are lasting. They have the most human emotion, grit, and wisdom. Those are the songs we are grateful for and I'm glad you wrote it. John
"Slow Slow Burn" is a classic beautiful pop song! This one should be on everyone's top songs collection. John
John, thanks again for the comment!!! The Corey's.............
Hey John thanks so much for stopping by with some stars. "No Blue Song" was recorded with the last band that I was in with some amazing players and a great man at the production and recording controls. In fact he liked the song so much that he added a little bit of himself to it by putting in an amazing little lead guitar at the very end just after the last chorus. haha. Jack Chesterfield another friend gone way to early. Thanks again my friend. Scott
Hey, Scott. I could easily tell that was your band and a heck of a good time! You guys played it with energy and spirit. Terrific stuff and a great song from you! The lead guitar was an amazing touch. Your friend, John
Thanks again John, I was re-listening to your wonderful song "Down East in a Harbor Town" as it's one of my favorites by you and had to add it my play list. What a great song and so perfectly done. Great emotion and feel. Scott
Wow, thank you, Scott! It was the third of a trio of songs I wrote in just a few months in 1977 that were inspired from taking my VW bus across the country in 1976. "Sunny Sunday" was first. "We Didn't Have Enough" was next. Then "Down East in a Harbor Town." "Down East in a Harbor Town" is Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Squirrel Island, is three miles offshore. The girl, Joan, is someone I had a crush on in junior high school. She hated my guts, but the name was good! It was December when I drove out to Spruce Point and looked across the bay at the island. I had just driven up there from Bard College where I visited long time friend, Russ Shane, and had an extremely short affair with a girl, Sheilla, which became "We Didn't Have Time Enough."
Yes John, there's just something about living next to a large body of water, whether it the ocean or the one of the great lakes, as I did, that just seems to get in your blood. There's a certain feeling you get after while that is difficult to explain but your song "Harbor Town" really captures that feeling just as "Edmond Fitzgerald" did. Not easy to capture an emotion like that but you pulled off perfectly.
Hey John, thanks for the stars on Chicken Wing and Better Late Than Never. Much appreciated! George
George, you rock, man! Terrific music that sounds like it came from the old masters...no gimmicks or fluff, just straight to the point rock with punch and finesse. I listened to a couple tunes plus "Walking on Fire" which is haunting and atmospheric. Excellent music! Many thanks for your listen and review of "Ride the Wave." It means much more to get the vote of confidence from a talent like you who knows his stuff. Arden Snow produced it with his magic. He's on here, too. Thank you! John
Hey John, You are too kind! Been doing this for a long time and I try to learn something from everything I listen to. Really enjoyed Ride The Wave, great track. I want to check more of the music on your page. All the best, George
Thanks much for the stars John! W
You're very much welcome, buddy! JW
Hi John--Thanks for listening to "Awakening" and the stars. Your support is very much appreciated!
I'm listening to "Achill Lament" now. It really is lovely and the emphasis on the pipes is a welcome change. Also sounds like there's more emphasis on the guitar which is really nice. It is a beautiful tune among the several beautiful tunes on your Instrumentals album which I'll encourage anyone reading this to go over to Bob Bentley's website and buy it now!
Thank you John. As you know, feedback is so important in the whole songwriting and production process, otherwise we just carry on in our own little bubble, not really knowing how things are. So, I'm very grateful to get comments from someone who "knows his onions", especially as you feel the track has been improved. Thanks again for your continuing support. Bob
Hi again. Thank you very much for your appreciative and fun review of "Ride the Wave." I love Cheap Trick and to be compared with them is an honor! I also enjoy very much the punk groups like Joy Division, Clan of Xymox. I have Black Flag, too. It looks like you have a new one up so I'm going to take a listen. Best to you, my friend! John
Thanks for the compliment, I grew up smack in the middle of the early 80's Hardcore punk scene of Madison, Chicago and Minneapolis (actually was starting a band with Bob Stinson from Replacements fame..unfortunately, was 3 weeks into writing material, city pages had snuck into out rehearsal space and wrote that we would be the next big thing out of Minneapolis next to soul Asylum ...and he past away way to abruptly. Alot of my friends went on to become fairly popular in the underground music scene (Babes in Toyland, Killdozer, and was even offered the frontman position for a band that the singer of scratch acid was starting, but I was young and didn't think texas would be my kinda place back then so I declined his offer only to find out years later that the band was The Jesus Lizard...talk about a botched opportunity lol...
I heard of all those bands you mentioned. I loved the punk groups, especially goth. You have some really interesting stories of angst. Nearly everyone I know had missed or botched opportunities, including myself. I met Gerry Beckley of America and I handed him the wrong tape. I should have handed him "Far From Home." Would have been perfect for the group! Bob Bentley nearly got one of his own songs given to Charlie Pride. He was actually in a recording studio where he got to play on Mick Jagger's guitar. His band was ready to be signed on a major label when the group broke up. I'll get a friend request over to you. John
Lol...I'm pretty sure that I have enough great stories that even Martin Scorsese would have a heyday making a movie about all the wild things I've been through...
"Only Getting High" sounds very good, Bob. I just listened to your latest version of it. John
Thanks John. I've yet to listen to it in the car, my usual double check on the sound of the mix. It may change again! Cheers, Bob
Thanks so much for the 5-stars for my song Highway Bound. Its very much appreciated!
Bob, I just visited and must listen to more! Your messages are essential, your socially conscious songs hit the mark. I like the stand you take. Many thanks for your listening to "Ride the Wave." A vote of confidence from you is very meaningful coming from you. You've probably noticed Broadjam has a very red presence, but it's not the only place and it's important to get our messages out. You have very earnest vocals on top of the terrific songs you write...some with the great urgency of a Neil Young song among others. John
Hi John, On behalf of Susan Odella and me, thanks for a great review of Falling Away. It was a great project to be involved with. The song is Susan's but I composed the music for the middle 8. It's my backing track and production along with Susan's wonderful vocal, it's a song I'm proud to have been part of. Thanks again, Bob
John. So glad you liked chicken in the pan. Nicely written review...you're a pro! Thanks! And may the Lord bless you today! Cluck cluck. Mrs Kate
Hey, Scott. Wow! That's the best review I've gotten for "Ride the Wave"!!! Thank you so much! What a boost. I certainly needed that. It also means a lot as it comes from a great songwriter as yourself! Thanks again, my friend. John
Hey John well deserved as it's such a great song. Perfect anthem at the perfect time. Love it, very well done my friend...
JOHN I CANT FIND THAT SONG I THOUGHT WAS SO GREAT! iLL LOOK BACK ON MY REVIEWS---KNOW ITS IN THERE SOMEWHERE
I'm going to guess: "We Didn't Have Time Enough."