House of the rising sun (updated)

tomg123 · #1 May 22nd, 2008

I decided to try this again, of course when i listen to some recordings here i realize its not much of an update, i think my life needs an update, but thats a whole other story. Anyway there's one spot i didn't like in this, but had no time to change it

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johnnydoxx · #2 May 22nd, 2008

Nice going. I like it at that slower tempo than what the Animals did. I think it originally was meant for that. Nice job on all aspects.

windsong · #3 May 22nd, 2008

nice playing and very nice vocals

windsong

Aunt Doty · #4 May 22nd, 2008

Very nice!! This is one of my favorite songs to play on the guitar. Great job!

X4StringDrive · #5 May 22nd, 2008

Well done Tom, real nice dimension to the mix

tomg123 · #6 May 23rd, 2008

Thanks for listening and the comments. I was agood test for my new strings (martin 12 steel) i was using silk and steel so now it feels like razor blands.....ouch

knight46 · #7 May 23rd, 2008

Nice job Tom, +1 to the slower tempo.

tomg123 · #8 May 24th, 2008

Thanks knight!

Rockerbob · #9 May 24th, 2008

That was pretty good. You are progressing well.

Doug · #10 May 24th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockerbob

That was pretty good. You are progressing well.

I was thinking the same thing. That was very enjoyable.

Nick Manley · #11 May 24th, 2008

Hi Tomg123,
Real smooth!!! Haunting! you really got the feel of the song . GREAT!!!

Really enjoyed it.

Nick.

tomg123 · #12 May 25th, 2008

Thanks guys for the comments. Some days i feel like i'm progressing, others not

Kirk Lorange · #13 May 26th, 2008

Great vibe going there, Tom. The only part that perked my ears the wrong way was some of your vocal phrasing, like "My fa .... ther was" and "gam ... blin man". I think either waiting a bit and singing it in one go or holding that "faaaaaaaaather" and "gaaaaamblin man" will make it all flow better and make more sense linguistically, if you know what I mean.

But, I love the slow tempo and the mood you set up was really appropriate for the tune. And, as always, your voice has that really neat clarity and unique timbre.

tomg123 · #14 May 26th, 2008

Thanks kirk, that part of the vocal sounded wrong to me too, i sometimes try to track my playing to my singing to much. I think i need more refinement in a few areas. I may redo the vocals i tried what ya said and it did sound better....thanks again

starsailor · #15 May 26th, 2008

Nice Arrangement Tom, always like your vocal has a lot of character, I have a picture of you playing this in a Smoke filled blues bar, I too like this slowed down version think it's how the song was originally intended to be played, good work on this Tom