I've posted two videos on my Youtube channel today. One is the John Henry, played on the banjo. I'm not a very good banjo player but it's fun. I like this song about man vs. machine and yes, I realize that a steel drill and a steel drum are not the same thing. Remember, the videos are quick and dirty...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVUOaqe2Pks&feature=g-upl
The other video I put up is The Willow Tree, a great folk song from early European New England. It follow the story of Bluebeard, kind of. It's a macabre tale and delightful to sing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAUA1toagI8&feature=g-upl
I recorded the Willow Tree in the entrance way of an old farmhouse that seems to just have great acoustics. There are a few rooms in it that just make my ears buzz with excitement. I'm planning to do a recording in the bathroom soon, as they are usually really neat spaces, acoustically speaking.
The recordings today are not what I'd usually play live but the melodies are cool and the stories are great. Let me know if you think I should throw them into a live set sometime. I think they'd work well in a house party type setting.
I heard an interview with Keith Richards on NPR last night and he was talking about Street Fighting Man. His guitar was acoustic on that recording, just like his guitar on Satisfaction. I love the drive and emotion you can get out of an acoustic guitar. It was cool to hear Keith Richards mention the same vibe and that I came to it independently. I don't really do any Stones covers but I respect them. They always seem to get a good groove going but then they don't take it anywhere. Sympathy For the Devil would be a truly create song if it ever climaxed. There's no erution, no peak. I think a lot of their songs are that way. Maybe they're more of a live band. If I were to do a Stones cover, what should I do? I like Paint it Black. Also, I haven't heard much response about the Neil Young cover. I heard one of his new songs the other day and it made some great references to old songs and totally took the rhythm guitar line from Friend of the Devil but the whole song sounded cheap, somehow.
Don't want to end on a negative thing so I'll leave you with this. I recently reviewed some videos of my favorite artist, Tom Petty, and I can honestly say that I'm as big a fan of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers now as I've ever been. I love the fact that they've evolved and followed their muises while remaining true to their ideals. I still think that The Last DJ is one of the greatest records ever recorded. To quoth the Petty, "To all those boys who play that rock and roll, they love it, like you love Jesus, it does the same thing to their soul..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVUOaqe2Pks&feature=g-upl
The other video I put up is The Willow Tree, a great folk song from early European New England. It follow the story of Bluebeard, kind of. It's a macabre tale and delightful to sing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAUA1toagI8&feature=g-upl
I recorded the Willow Tree in the entrance way of an old farmhouse that seems to just have great acoustics. There are a few rooms in it that just make my ears buzz with excitement. I'm planning to do a recording in the bathroom soon, as they are usually really neat spaces, acoustically speaking.
The recordings today are not what I'd usually play live but the melodies are cool and the stories are great. Let me know if you think I should throw them into a live set sometime. I think they'd work well in a house party type setting.
I heard an interview with Keith Richards on NPR last night and he was talking about Street Fighting Man. His guitar was acoustic on that recording, just like his guitar on Satisfaction. I love the drive and emotion you can get out of an acoustic guitar. It was cool to hear Keith Richards mention the same vibe and that I came to it independently. I don't really do any Stones covers but I respect them. They always seem to get a good groove going but then they don't take it anywhere. Sympathy For the Devil would be a truly create song if it ever climaxed. There's no erution, no peak. I think a lot of their songs are that way. Maybe they're more of a live band. If I were to do a Stones cover, what should I do? I like Paint it Black. Also, I haven't heard much response about the Neil Young cover. I heard one of his new songs the other day and it made some great references to old songs and totally took the rhythm guitar line from Friend of the Devil but the whole song sounded cheap, somehow.
Don't want to end on a negative thing so I'll leave you with this. I recently reviewed some videos of my favorite artist, Tom Petty, and I can honestly say that I'm as big a fan of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers now as I've ever been. I love the fact that they've evolved and followed their muises while remaining true to their ideals. I still think that The Last DJ is one of the greatest records ever recorded. To quoth the Petty, "To all those boys who play that rock and roll, they love it, like you love Jesus, it does the same thing to their soul..."