John Walradt

4 weeks ago to Nick Berry

Hi, Nick. You made a really nice review of "Comes and Goes" a few weeks ago. I wanted to listen to some of your songs after taking care of a few medical appointments. You really have a wonderful way of writing...something of a philosophical storyteller yet intimate enough that gets into my real feelings, like "Yes, that's what I'm really thinking inside." Definitely engaging and got my attention! "Everybody's Got a Story" is a great social comment that, again, becomes personal with the realization that I could wind up on the street, too. That's the stuff that, like you say, makes what Country is. It's also the very down to earth and humanitarian qualities you have that put richness in your songs and fleshes them out. The piano on "She Won't Need Me" has a beautiful blend of Bruce Hornsby's piano and Country. It really works! About "Comes and Goes"...I'm really a pop songwriter and it was suggested to me to make it a Country song, so I asked Bob Bentley to produce it...and produce it he did! He's a genius, a wonderful person, and a great songwriter. He gave it that Old Country style that just astonished me. I cannot play with finesse like either you or Bob. I have autism which makes me lack coordination so I just use a guitar to compose songs but I rely on Band in a Box (Art Corey turned me on to that and it changed everything) and other musicians to make my tracks. Like when you tried piano for the first time on "Been Down this Road," I tried a Carpenters style of arrangement and piano on "Stay Here Now." What a rush! Anyway, thank you for a very nice review and I'm glad I took time to listen to what you do, which to me is just as important. John

Steve Dafoe - Songwriter

over 30 days ago to Nick Berry

Thanks for kind words and score on "no one loves me like u do". It is appreciated

PHIL MITTEN STORYTELLER

over 30 days ago to Nick Berry

Hi Nick , thanks for the lovely review of Wherever You're Hiding . Glad you liked it !