Hi all,
I'd sure like to at least be clapping from the grandstand.
But maybe I can join in too, in some fashion? I'm certainly noobish enough.. I've been fiddling around with guitar for about 18 months, in a very messy and inconsistent sort of way, and I'd really like to give myself a kick in the pants and get a bit more serious.
My one and only attempt at recording anything that had anything as complicated as actual 'tracks' on it was a simple Blues shuffle. I was quite proud of the chord changes and so on. But when I attempted a solo over the top ( I don't normally solo, just muck around with chords) I did an appalling job on the mix and you can't really hear the chord work anyway...
Here it is - dumped on my web space.
Crude attempt at Blues Shuffle
Maybe we could take it nice and slow, rather than tryng to rush towards a finished product? Spend a few days on each track, discussing the options and trying out what works?
I can have a crack at lyrics too. Here's a half done attempt at a blues 'send-up' with a spoken comment drawled after each verse:
New Railroad Blues
1.
Went down to the railroad track,
To try and get my baby back…. Oh yeah.. ( short harmonica howl..)
There she was tied to the rails
Man you should have heard her wails ( more woebegone harmonica noises..)
(Spoken) Tricky situation. ….hmmmm… (nice bendy lead break)
2.
She screamed “you idiot, cut me free -
Can’t you see what that psycho did to me” (high pitched screech from female backing voice)
I said “Now girl just stop yo’ fuss…
You shoulda listened to me – and taken the bus…”
(Spoken) Dangerous places railroad stations – full o’ riff raff… (more wailing lead break… )
3.
“Please hurry ” she sobbed “you’re my only hope..”
But, dammit, it looked like expensive rope….
You don’t waste cord that you could use again.
While I studied the knots – whoops, here come da train…
(Spoken) Darn it.. wrong choice …. Very messy situation…
SMALL PAUSE
Restart in high sad voice:
4.
Ain’t go no baby now… I need a new honey….
She died on the track, still owin’ me money..
Waaaa waaaa, etc.
Well.... at least the colour was right for the blues...
I don't actually think they are quite what we're looking for here though. Maybe Peter's lyrics? Or would it be better to do the music first and come up with lyrics later in the process? My guess is that it's not easy for noobs to make the music fit a set of pre-done lyrics. Shouldn't be quite so hard to come up with words once we've got a workable piece of music together though.
Cheers,
Chris