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- Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Lose a Day on Tuesday
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5985
Re: Lose a Day on Tuesday
Really like the sounds in there ... nice repetitive riffy things like that always get my foot tapping! Different style from you I think, very interesting. Look forward to more.
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:51 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Chitlin Crew. Afther a year we Sounds like this
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18149
Re: Chitlin Crew. Afther a year we Sounds like this
Makings of a very good band here. Bass and drums working very well together just as it should be, vocals & guitar also. Room acoustics don't do you guys justice however. Vocals (I think) would come across far better if more to the fore, ie. closer to the recording mic, with a background spread (...
- Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:14 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Dream On A Tweedy Aeolian
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7022
Re: Dream On A Tweedy Aeolian
I pretty much agree with what Gerd has said, particularly his last paragraph. Both new and earlier versions you've done of this piece exhibit the same 'controlled precision' that has almost become your trademark. That's not a bad thing but I feel there is nevertheless some frustration generated as a...
- Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:04 pm
- Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
- Topic: I don't know what to call this thread.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6217
Re: I don't know what to call this thread.
There are estimated to be 7.1 billion people on the planet at the moment in amongst which it's been estimated there are 50 million 'guitar players'. 7.1 Billion minus 50 Million is still over 7 Billion so we 'guitar players' represent only a very small proportion of 'all people'. However even the 50...
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:23 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Y'all gotta hear this!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8614
Re: Y'all gotta hear this!
Amazing ... jazz or blues ... or somewhere in between ... who cares!!! The 'band feeling it's way' buildup adds to the overall charm. Particularly knocked out by BB picking at 4:25+ and the scat vocal at 7:25+. It's all class stuff ... hope you guys got her 'phone number then we maybe get more somet...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:17 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: MIDI, VSTs, Plugins
- Replies: 22
- Views: 27191
Re: MIDI, VSTs, Plugins
Really quite amazing sounds you're producing at the moment. Never mind it's not the blues. When I first heard you tinkering with the GR-20 I was quite knocked out by what you were doing. I finally got one a couple of weeks back via eBay but it won't get here until next family visit to Spain (end of ...
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 8:58 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Vinage Port crate
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6185
Re: Vinage Port crate
Nice work this, good to see some natural wood instead of the usual tolex etc. Looks as if a box like that would likely also make a good starting point to make a cajón too. Good one!
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:50 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Po' Bison Blues
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4334
Re: Po' Bison Blues
I particularly like this kind of riffy and very-authentic-sounding blues As is usual with your stuff I really want to join in!!! Don't think it needs a bass ... but a bit of thumping kick-box percussion might add to it although frankly it's fine as it is. I'm sure it settled the dawg. One of ours go...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:38 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Slow blues in A
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5533
Re: Slow blues in A
Well done on this one ... nice graunchy bluesy sound. Agree with the others that a bit of a break on the practice regime produces more positive results when guitar gets picked up again after. What I tend to do is go for some other instrument altogether when I don't feel particularly 'inspired' guita...
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:55 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Cab and Studio Story
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5837
Cab and Studio Story
Hi all, thought I'd post this up as things are quiet at the moment. It's about how I've done quite a lot of speaker cab construction over the years which might be interesting to some folks, also it says a bit about my 'build a home studio' project that is at long last nearing some sort of completion...
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:31 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Back again....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7145
Re: Back again....
Enjoyed this one ... but even more your prolific lyric writing talent in the the large amount of stuff you've got on Soundclick. And, refreshingly, not a BT in sight (I got a lot of time for DIY bluesmen!). Keep 'em coming!
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:57 am
- Forum: Blues Guitar Playing
- Topic: Taking requests...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7248
Re: Taking requests...
Quick reply on this ... although can't claim to be that familiar with your set lists! Pretty Woman (John Mayall version) Smokestack Lightnin' (Wolf) I Got a Rich Man's Woman (Muddy) No Money Down (Berry, part talking blues) Life is Hard (Winter) Bullfrog Blues (Gallagher) None of Us are Free (Blind ...
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:01 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: I swear, this is blues!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6354
Re: I swear, this is blues!
Nice laid back piece this ... live band always gets extra brownie points in my book! Triggered a hunt around the net for Mose Allison stuff, which this treatment reminded me of for some reason, although I don't think he ever did it. Good one!
- Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:13 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: The Sadness Beneath Your Smile
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5398
Re: The Sadness Beneath Your Smile
Another one that ticks all the boxes! Beautiful tone on this too. I'm fast running out of superlatives in attempts to put together feedback on your stuff. Keep 'em coming.
- Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:59 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Cold Call blues
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6081
Re: Cold Call blues
Amazing! This is 'The Blues' as its supposed to be ... every single note and (just as importantly) even the spaces, convey the right amount of tension, surprise and attention-grabbing variation across the verses to make it so. All the messages are there. If, one day, I could get do something even ha...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:15 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: A simple song
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5371
Re: A simple song
I completely agree with the positive comments of others on this one. Also your handling of this piece conveys far more than just through being a bunch of notes played one after the other in a certain order. A really good bit of music encourages the creation of 'images' in the brain of the listener a...
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:20 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: A Gentle Ionian Breeze
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3548
Re: A Gentle Ionian Breeze
Great sound and usual faultless playing. I'd be a happy guy to have produced something even remotely similar!
- Thu May 30, 2013 6:58 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Blues Junior Direct Line Out
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8491
Re: Blues Junior Direct Line Out
I found this article while hunting the net some while back for a way of getting a line out signal from amps that don't provide it. It's in my 'to do' file as I haven't got around to trying it yet, but looks like a goer. Simple circuitry but various cautions stated so take care if doing it yourself! ...
- Sat May 11, 2013 7:54 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Combo Amp Speaker Connection Cable
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4405
Re: Combo Amp Speaker Connection Cable
email on its way!
- Tue May 07, 2013 9:08 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Do We Need a Sax
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7180
Re: Do We Need a Sax
... you been spending all the housekeeping dosh again!?! :lol: .. something like that! But combination of birthday and a sort of cheat I am doing. Yup, familiar with that particular funding mechanism!! After I got hauled into hospital for a couple of weeks (pains in chest etc.) several years ago I ...