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by VikingBlues
Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:15 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: Rough Boy - ZZ Top Cover
Replies: 5
Views: 7124

Re: Rough Boy - ZZ Top Cover

I don't really know the original, but I've just been listening to your version and a live version of theirs on YouTube.

You have really captured the essence of the original it seems to me, and your version stands up to the comparison. Very nicely done. :clap: :thumbsup:
by VikingBlues
Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:02 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: good buy`?
Replies: 4
Views: 6098

Re: good buy`?

Not easy hiding a Les Paul in a rucksack! :eye_rub: :lol:
by VikingBlues
Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: A strange night...(doublebooked at the bar)
Replies: 8
Views: 8558

Re: A strange night...(doublebooked at the bar)

I really admire your playing Blindboy and I'm not surprised Edric did too - over and above that I'm in awe of anyone who can stand up in front of a crowd and play - glad you had fun after such a rocky start to the evening. :big_smile:
by VikingBlues
Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:18 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 85
Views: 83299

Re: Welcome

Several years ago I encountered CTS in all its glory. Short story is nerve entrapment, surgery, irreversible nerve damage, etc. Can't bend my wrist, no feeling in fingers, fingers actually shrinking or kind of flattening out at the ends. So slide now is my way of adapting or "spitting in the w...
by VikingBlues
Mon May 31, 2010 7:59 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 85
Views: 83299

Re: Welcome

Viking Blues, hello to Scotland from Colorado! Gear that gets my vote is pretty much anything that can make a noise. If it's custom built or strung together with parts you took off the old lawn mower then it's even better (I'm a life-long hot rodder and it carries over to the rest of my life-I can'...
by VikingBlues
Mon May 31, 2010 7:10 am
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 85
Views: 83299

Re: Welcome

Hey folks! Great forum here!! Just registered and thought I'd say hi from Colorado. :welcome: to the forum oneeyedslide - hope you like it here. :big_smile: Be interesting to know what type of gear and type of blues gets your vote? At the risk of either being totally wrong, or stating the obvious c...
by VikingBlues
Sun May 30, 2010 11:00 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: On a wire... updated
Replies: 12
Views: 12653

Re: On a wire... updated

Blindboy wrote:Hey, congratulations, this tune is sitting at the top of the cover songs chart on Soundclick. :thumbsup:
Great song! :clap:
:clap: :clap: :pray: :clap: :clap:

WELL DESERVED!
by VikingBlues
Sun May 30, 2010 10:48 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 85
Views: 83299

Re: Welcome

HalfBlindLefty wrote:
VikingBlues wrote:It's the Cyber Twin twins! :cool:

grin, 3 eyed twinnie :aha:

but, don't forget EBM... he has a Cybertwin to :banana:
Damn! It's the Cyber Twins twinned with EbM. Almost still works. :alright:

These Cyber Twin people are taking over!
by VikingBlues
Sun May 30, 2010 8:47 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)
Replies: 17
Views: 16901

Re: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)

I Think I am going to have to just give up on embedding youtube links. Is there anyone more IT inadept than moi !!???? I;ve listened to "Dead Bird" 4 or 5 times and then this suddenly came into my head ..............and it won't go away !! Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuY44PHC0wI W...
by VikingBlues
Sun May 30, 2010 8:43 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 85
Views: 83299

Re: Welcome

It's the Cyber Twin twins! :cool:
by VikingBlues
Sun May 30, 2010 7:24 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 85
Views: 83299

Re: Welcome

That's a mouth-watering sounding collection you've got there Jake. And a recording studio too - sounds like heaven to me. :banana:

Like HBL said, I'm sure a lot of us would be keen to see / hear some of these. :drool:

[And look HBL - another Cyber Twin!]
by VikingBlues
Sun May 30, 2010 7:16 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)
Replies: 17
Views: 16901

Re: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)

Sweet and good stuff coming from your side. I really like this one. Despite your age you keep growing ! (grin) Thank you HBL. One day I hope to have a vocal I'm Ok with and a good backing track that I've made myself - well we can all have a dream! :roll: VB ...this is a lovely track and you and San...
by VikingBlues
Sat May 29, 2010 11:22 pm
Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 85
Views: 83299

Re: Welcome

Hello Been lurking around for a while and thought I would say Hi to everyone from Northwest Montana... JakeJ :music1: :welcome: to the forum Jakej. Be interesting to know what type of gear and type of blues gets your vote? Hope you enjoy it here - BTW it'll be a bit quiet just now with it being the...
by VikingBlues
Sat May 29, 2010 3:00 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: Clapton Winwood 2010 tour
Replies: 12
Views: 15052

Re: Clapton Winwood 2010 tour

Good grief! You go to more concerts in 5 weeks than I go to in 5 years Strummer. :D I'm not surprised to hear about the hard work and showmanship of Joe Bonamassa, although I agree with you about the number of notes. If I keep going the way I am I'll be looking for a guitarist who plays a one note s...
by VikingBlues
Sat May 29, 2010 7:52 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)
Replies: 17
Views: 16901

Re: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)

I think there's maybe a Chris Rea (the recent blues man reborn, Chris Rea that is) influence on my take on this BT - 12bar might be able to comment on this as I know he likes his stuff. :icon_whoknows: There is - this floating, singing tone has a lot of Rea. And the voice - perfect... :pray: Remind...
by VikingBlues
Fri May 28, 2010 1:37 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: On a wire... updated
Replies: 12
Views: 12653

Re: On a wire... updated<G>

Before I go on replying to everyone, I redid the thing, taking all your comments seriously.... I rerecorded the vocals and remasterd the whole thing leaving out the 2nd guitar completely. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9204045 Please tell me if this is more to your likings :think: :D The slimme...
by VikingBlues
Fri May 28, 2010 12:01 am
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: On a wire... updated
Replies: 12
Views: 12653

Re: On a wire... mind your ears <G>

Sorry to hear the wheels are falling off here and there HBL. :alright: But .. don't be too hard on your vocals. To me they sound as if they fit the musical mood pretty well, and I can hearthe vocal gradually getting more sure through the song. It's much more difficult to be objective about your own ...
by VikingBlues
Thu May 27, 2010 8:25 pm
Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
Topic: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)
Replies: 17
Views: 16901

Re: The Dead Bird (a mournful blues)

Excellent stuff. Well done VB (& Sandra). I was going to say, " watch out Mr. Rea", but Weelie beat me to it. I, for one, love the tone!!!! :beer: Thanks Bluesmole - now if I could just develop a voice like Chris Rea! :roll: I found the waking up with the song formed in my head exhili...
by VikingBlues
Thu May 27, 2010 8:22 pm
Forum: Blues Talk'n Web
Topic: Clapton Winwood 2010 tour
Replies: 12
Views: 15052

Re: Clapton Winwood 2010 tour

Interesting Strummer that both you and the reviewer highlighted the "problem" with the audience communication, though you put it much more sympathetically. I've got a great deal of sympathy for the performer(s) regarding this. It's such a different skill to communicate in a one sided conve...
by VikingBlues
Thu May 27, 2010 7:48 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: The guitar question I hate asking
Replies: 12
Views: 14172

Re: The guitar question I hate asking

Strummer mentioned the Tanglewood TW70 in an earlier post. I've not tried that one but I do have a TW45 which stood out from the competition in its range when I was getting an electro-acoustic - one of those episodes of trying several guitars and its a no-brainer which was best. However the TW45's m...