501 Reply by neophytte

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unclejoesband wrote:
neophytte wrote:

And I know I did listen to this one at work ... I was surprised how big the barn is, and all the instruments on the walls!! Was also surprised at the tempo you did it at; I usually go quite fast on this song (and you missed the F#->G slide thingy!!), but it was great to see so many people out having fun and making music, because that is what life is all about!!

When I learned it 30 some years ago, it was a very  low point in life and that's how it came out back then. Guess I never really gave much thought to the tempo. It's just how I was feeling at the time and I've always played it that way. The "F# > G thingy?" Never even knew it was there until you pointed it out. Lol!!

I did it at our monthly jam session (because you reminded me how much I like that song!!):

https://youtu.be/P0s4vrM0dQY

Cheers

Richard     

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502 Reply by neophytte

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Leo Sayer - More than I can say.      (tommorow)

Phil Williams - Anyone but me (Whiskey)

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503 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

That is way cool Richard !
It must have taken  a lot of work to put that together. 
Fantastic achievements!
Congratulations!  I hope it gets accepted - it is very well done.

Thanks Jim, it did take a fair amount of work, finding all the internet references was the hardest, as the 90's was the time when the internet was around, but not fully in use yet ...

Jandle wrote:

Awesome Richard, you have a good musical history to be proud of.  What a great idea and a good read.

Thanks Jan, appreciate you having a read!

Cheers

Richard     

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504 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

That was an interest read Richard thank you for sharing.

Thanks - I started putting it together a few months ago as a result of a friend saying I should put together some details about the work I was doing in the music scene during the 90's; and I also realized I've never put together a 'complete' list of recordings and demo's I worked on.

easybeat wrote:

wow you have been a busy boy,makes interesting reading.

Thanks - I've also recently found some articles I was writing for music magazines, one was here, searching for a Quadraverb: https://www.cxnetwork.com.au/cx-magazin … gust-1993/

Phill Williams wrote:

Yes I enjoyed that. You have a long and varied background. You're never too old, look at McCartney don't give up, show the kids how it's done!

Thanks, I remember having a lot of drive back then, and a bit of luck as well.

Grah1 wrote:

Nice  page Richard

Thank you, maybe if it's "notable" enough, it will get approved smile

Cheers

Richard     

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505 Topic by neophytte

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I added a wiki page about some of the early bands I was in here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ric … (musician)

It's still in draft mode, and may get rejected, but feel free to have a read while it's available.

Cheers

Richard 

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506 Reply by neophytte

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"To her door" by Paul Kelly; I think it mentions all of the 5 words ...

To her door

She took both the kid's

(children)

She said "I'm not standing by, To watch you slowly die

(goodbye)

In the pouring rain

Love isn't directly mentioned, but it's an underlying theme ...

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Richard     

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507 Reply by neophytte

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Good to hear you guys catch up!! I was looking how close I would be to drop in for a coffee; it's a 9 hour flight ... so maybe I'll organize a "Perth Chordie Catchup", but AFAIK, I'm the only one in Perth. So, just me and the mirror - I hope he's a good conversationalist, as I'm pretty quiet ...

Keep well all!!

Cheers

Richard     

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508 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

great stuff Neo

Thanks! Appreciate you listening ...

TIGLJK wrote:

That is way cool !  To be able to have video that spans time is priceless.

Thank you - I hadn't thought about it that way ...

Cheers

Richard     

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509 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte, your first song, Blue Monday, sounded good, nicely put together with the reverb, made it affective.
Your second and third song Honey Sunday.  In both cases the sound quality wasn't the best (and I can understand why because of the time period when equipment isn't what it is today).  The drum in both videos became the focus because of the loudness.  And agree with you,  the young girls performance was better in the 3rd video.  But I enjoyed seeing a young enthusiatic group of people getting together and jamming, having fun which is what music is all about.

Thanks for listening!!     

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510 Reply by neophytte

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I'm running a bit late with my original I was going to write, so whipping out some oldies for this months FSOTM; first up is "Blue Monday" which was a techno song in the 80's, performed acoustically on guitar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_Aae98fj4

And then we have "Honey Sunday" which was written by the drummer and bass player in this band, it's out of my vocal range and not a great performance all around (I think this was the first song we video'd after a 31 years 'break' between jams):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXnUekJiq6Q

In fact, here is a video (recorded in 1989!!) of the song when it was first played (the girl does better on vocals, but didn't come to the reunion jam because of work):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M0QsJGpNLc     

Enjoy!!

Richard

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511 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Ok here is my attempt at covering Ghost Riders in the Sky, copying Zurf this month.  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/ghost-rider

Sorry Jandle, I saw your other post and realized I hadn't listened to, or commented on, this recording. I remember seeing it, so I was probably at work, and it depends on how lazy or busy I am as to whether I get the headphones out of my bag or wait until I get home. Then distractions happen ...

Anyway, the introductory notes felt a bit rough (not sure how easy or hard they would be on a uke), but once you got into the strumming it felt a lot more confident, I liked the overall feel of it there ....

unclejoesband wrote:

So here is my rendition of Eric Clapton's "Promises." On stage with me is Paul on the harmonica, Jerry on the box drum, and our host Frank on the bass.

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/711371470

And I know I did listen to this one at work ... I was surprised how big the barn is, and all the instruments on the walls!! Was also surprised at the tempo you did it at; I usually go quite fast on this song (and you missed the F#->G slide thingy!!), but it was great to see so many people out having fun and making music, because that is what life is all about!!

Cheers

Richard     

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512 Reply by neophytte

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I've been writing a song which has both days and numbers in it; I'll get a wriggle on and finish it, but tentative title is "Today is the day"; about how we need to change our habits or the world will (essentially) end. I'll finish it off and post it up.

Cheers

Richard     

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513 Reply by neophytte

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Although I put them in the suggestion thread, here are links to my two versions of "Ghost Train":

With my son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXdexbjZYM

With half the band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykU4-zd1Ifk

Solo live in '95: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iYMaBi_T2Y

Enjoy!

Richard

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514 Reply by neophytte

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Weill, that was pretty funny ... my MIL always reminds me, English talk about weather, Asians talk about food (Segway into sequel!!)

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Richard     

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515 Reply by neophytte

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I generally do them one by one, exporting the song as ChordPro format, then importing them into the external app (I use OnSong, but the process is similar). You'll find most of the transcriptions are _fairly_ accurate, but you'll need to tweak the location of a chord here and there. Let me know if you need a more detailed explanation how to do this.

Cheers

Richard     

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516 Reply by neophytte

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Roger Guppy wrote:

OK here is my contribution for this month. This song from 1964 by Karl Denver that has always been a favourite if mine. 'My World of Blue':
https://youtu.be/J8k0Q6Hw-V8

Roger

Nice!! Was tapping my foot along to that one!!

Cheers

Richard     

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517 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Neo, this would have to be one of best videos you have put up of a great song done with a good band arrangement. Your 7yo did a real good job on the videoing.

Thanks ... I didn't think it was so good, but compliment accepted, and I'll pass on the feedback to my son smile

Cheers

Richard     

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518 Reply by neophytte

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I like it, left a comment on YT!!

Cheers

Richard     

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519 Reply by neophytte

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I added a video for "All's not fair", which is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d-Plzd5RIs

It wasn't as successful as I would have liked; getting the video to match the guitar parts was hard (and having my 7yo doing the videoing was possibly not the best move), but I've put it up, warts and all ....

Cheers

Richard     

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Jandle wrote:

I had a listen to this the other night but didn't get a chance to comment on it neophytte.  I was very impressed with the guitar playing as well, you were showing up skills there.  Looks like you and your mates were having a blast together.

Thanks; I think we had the only musical act, but the whole video was a blast to make (from the older memory cells that are still surviving smile )

Cheers

Richard     

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TIGLJK wrote:

Neo

That was awesome !
Great song !

Did you take guitar lessons as a younger child ?

Jim

Thanks for listening; no guitar lessons for me - I bought myself a guitar and learnt by jamming with some friends (I think Kev, playing bass, was also there), then was introduced to a band and two weeks later was playing my first gig with them. For this recording we had an old Boss drum machine on the floor, that I activated with my foot ...

Cheers

Richard     

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Neo I guess that is you on the left hand side? You guys did a great cover of a very popular teenage anthem from my younger years.

Hi Peatle, yes, when I was wearing contacts, and a lot skinnier than I am now smile

Thanks for the compliment!!

Cheers

Richard     

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523 Topic by neophytte

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My friend found an early (1990!!) recording of a band I was playing in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjrpg1v_D0o

Enjoy a 32 year old video!

Richard 

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524 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

Neo
thanks for taking the time to comment.yeah monotone is what i do best.
A few years ago i had never sung,Jan encouraged me,its still not real singing, but i like to think
it is real and sincere.I like writing but dont like trying to sing and play.

No worries - I think everyone has a unique voice; it's just working out what songs suit your voice ... I couldn't imagine you (or me!) doing a Mariah Carey song, for example, but Louis Armstrong type version of What a wonderful world could be done ...

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Richard     

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Neo the solo and band version have come out good. Back in 95 sounds like you had a good band going then. Excellent hard hitting lyrics.

Thanks; that wasn't a band in '95, I recorded the track on an 8 track recorder (Tascam 488), then hired a studio to record the drummer from my old band ...

Jandle wrote:

neophytte, firstly thanks for popping your song into this month, because this link doesn't close like the suggestion ones do smile  I had a listen again to both versions and I thought both were good but the band version really made this song pop!  It felt to me, at least in my humble opinion, that the song really suited having backing.

Thank you; I've noticed a lot of my old songs, particularly those with distortion or guitar riffs, don't transfer well to acoustic interpretation, this one isn't too bad in that respect, though, and I really appreciate your (and everybodys!) input - it's always interesting to hear different opinions about what works and doesn't work, and hear different perspectives about the music!

https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--7gA6nGZJ--/a_exif,c_limit,e_unsharp_mask:80,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_south,h_1600,q_80,w_1600/v1513126300/vcgpl7yaut4g9wwahkvr.jpg     

Sorry, commented on each track on the external sites, but not here:

easybeat wrote:

for what its worth jan here it is
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/tascam_1950mp3

I like this song; it has a good rocky beat and the lyrics fit in well - the vocals add to the effect of 'all about keeping my spirits up', while sounding monotone and down; it reminded me somewhat of a song that Dylan would write and perform. Keep it up!!

Jandle wrote:

I did find this though one though 'Crazy World'  which I did 7 years ago, the first song I ever performed on soundcloud and it was one easybeat had written the lyrics to and I put chords to it and performed.  Going down memory lane now.  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/crazy-worldmp3

Our (boy) cat is called Joy!!

This song really suited both the uke and your voice - and my only complaint would be it feels like it could go for a bridge and then another verse ...

Peatle Jville wrote:

I had to put it up again my April entry as in my rush to put it up I put the wrong version up and also the wrong title for my song. So here is the proper version sorry about that. The song is called My World For Chordie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNzfPx-p6qQ

Yes, I also noticed you'd edited a bit more than the title, didn't see your wife walk past, and some of the vocal lines were a bit different (going from memory!!) - but I did like the content of 'my world' as you've written it; we all seem to be reaching a common theme, which I think you've piqued quite well - "keep the crazies and politicians away, and let me live my life in harmony"!!

I always love the effort you put into the video editing too!! I'll draw some inspiration from that ...

Cheers

Richard (better get back to work now!!) smile

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