501 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte, nice performance by you both.  Your son is doing so well joining you.  Is this one you have posted before as it looked familiar?  The only thing in this recording I would change slightly is maybe to have the piano a bit louder or maybe the guitar a bit quieter, just so the full effect of the piano could come through as parts of it was hard to hear the piano.  Otherwise nicely done and suits your vocals.

Thanks for the feedback; my son tends to hit those keys quite hard, so I asked him to turn it down abit, it might have been a bit too much as he also commented when he heard it that the piano was not loud enough. We used a single microphone so the balance is pretty much 'live' ... next time I might try with a recorder so I can balance out the instruments and voice.

Yes, I've posted this one before, but it relevant/on topic so I thought it would be a good (and easy!) first entry.

unclejoesband wrote:

I did this at on open mic a couple days ago so I thought Id use it for this months song. The daylight coming in the windows washes me out but you don't need to see me. lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09-cBKm … ChordiePa.

Ah, I haven't heard this song for years!! Probably the last time I lived with my mum and she put on her old Glen Campbell albums, and it's been a long time since I lived with her. I love open mic nights, and sounded like you had a small but appreciative crowd there for your performance.

Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard and Uncle Joesband great to see your videos on here. I have had to more of less stop playing guitar a health thing. So I will put up a song I wrote three years back, "Mountains To Sea."  I hope it makes sense as it's about the weird way songs come to me sometimes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jua53gh04NY

I always love your videos, this one doesn't disappoint! And I hope your health is getting better!

Cheers

Richard

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502 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

ok i`ll kick it off.i recently had a coffee with Jan,she encouraged me to try and ``sing``
instead of my usual kinda talk sing.Im no singer but i
bumble along to get my writings recorded.
this is my ``attempt`` at singing.
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/flowers-and-whisky

I did leave a reply on soundcloud, but this sounds pretty good!!

Peatle Jville wrote:

This my entry for August is called When Flowers Bloom. It is winter here and my garden has taken a bit of hiding  mostly due to strong cold winds though there are some flowers in my garden that the petals haven't been destroyed. .  . It was a bit hard going on my fingers but I managed to squeeze out a tune on the guitar for this one in a style I don't normally play but my Maree likes to listen to. It was just recorded on my cell phone no fancy mikes or anything. I tried to write some simple but easy to remember lyrics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-qTfk4v_4o

I like the laid back, swing feel of this song ...

Grah1 wrote:

Whiskey in the  jar  on a  Banjitar   . Clean family  version  . If  you  want  the  smutty  version  come  to  one  of  my  live  shows  after 9pm LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI4HxSoo_Cg

Always hard to get a good balance between voice and banjo (or banjitar), and even though I was listening on headphones, was hard to make out the lyrics ... but what I could make ou sounded like a fun little song!!

TIGLJK wrote:

Here is my version.   I can only imagine how much better you will make it !  Can't wait for that !

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/everythin … al_sharing

This is quite a good song, I'm curious what you recorded it on ... ?

Zurf wrote:

This is "Walking Cane," a (I think) public domain song I first heard by Robert Earl Keen. Proper recording would have permitted me to get rid of the screeches and put some God Mode into my voice.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wW8dMPC7MisEqjos6

I know what you mean about 'not practicing slide' - I think I've finally given up on that ... but the song sounded quite good, I'fd never heard this one before ...

Zurf wrote:

Ain't No Use In Trying by Trampled By Turtles.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Upm5dKh5DLwP7sacA

I appreciate you setting your phone back a bit ... smile Personally I think it's better when you can see the guitar as well as hear it - I always look at the guys who do videos 'professionally', and they always sit or stand with their waist upwards visible; so those young-un's still got something to teach us smile

The song was quite good and suited you vocally, I don't think it was 'all wrong', it wasn't perfect, but making mistakes is better than faking perfection ...

Jandle wrote:

neophytte, thanks for the great feedback on my cover smile
I really liked your cover of Vincent, you performed it really well, especially if you have just gotten over a cold.  You managed the high notes and just the right amount of reverb on this one.  Great to hear you chatting a little bit before hand as well.  Big Thumbs up from me.

Thanks for the great feedback (and also from @easybeat, @Peatle @TIGLJK), sorry for the delay in replying, I'll have to start working on some September songs and catch up!

Cheers

Richard     

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503 Reply by neophytte

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https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl     

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504 Reply by neophytte

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I was having a look through my Road songs, and saw this one has the words "Killer on the road", so here is Riders on the storm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpt7HRc15rg

Cheers

Richard     

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505 Reply by neophytte

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This page https://randomwordgenerator.com/ gave me these songs:

    sunshine
    venture
    electronics
    asset

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Richard     

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506 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

Ok as usual i will kick it off,ive set the bar pretty low so please raise it with your effort.
to any whistling fans you will probably be disappointed there isn`t any in this song(big relief i hear you say)
rock on!!
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/the-sea

Sounds pretty good to me!

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Richard     

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507 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Anyway here is my very late entry and done very quickly as its the last day of the month for this months entries.  I was hoping to do another 2 songs that I had lined up but time has run out for me as we were away on holiday and I just haven't had time to get anything more done for this.  So here it is, rushed as it is.
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/where … owers-gone

I thought that was great - that really suits your voice and your uke technique ...

Sorry I'm really late, I got a cold halfway through the month, and was going to do this at a gig, but had to cancel the gig, so now I'm mostly better, this is "Vincent" by Don McLean: https://youtu.be/jOZlvGMGfyU

Cheers

Richard     

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508 Reply by neophytte

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Hit the road, Jack ...     

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509 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

I wish I had the talent to be a performer.

Jim

Sorry, but I'm going to pick on this statement, because you *do* have the talent, it's up to you to use it ....

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Richard     

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510 Reply by neophytte

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Not sure if you're looking for comments on the musicianship or the recordings; but the singer needs to control his mic a bit better; I can hear a load of plosives in "Tamborine Man" (sometimes a wind shield can stop these, even a stocking over a piece of wire frame can keep his mouth a bit further from the mic). There are some mixing issues in "Knocking" in a couple of places; I'm presuming that's a guy singing falsetto for the backing, as he's delivering strongly in some parts, but fading in others ... personally with a vocal like that, I'd usually double it and pan it in extreme left and right mixes. They also need to decide if they are following the chord progression or the melody, as it seems to be a mix of both. During the second solo, with the guitar, the band seems undecided if they are going all in, and the rhythm guitar goes louder, but the rest of the band stays the same volume. It sounds as if the bass player wants to get there, but is being held back by the drummer. It also would have been good to add some 'ooh's and 'ahh's in there to reinforce the sound. I haven't heard "Never get over you before", and it started out strong, there was a point which could have done with some extra instrumentation (around the middle of the song), like a solo or something. There's also something with the drummers cymbal or high-hat I couldn't quite put my finger on, sounded like he had a sizzle in there.

In all three songs the musicianship sounds ok, everything sounds reasonably tight, apart from sections of the dynamics, but that;'s something I find comes with working together for a long time, particularly with bass and drums, I guess my main questions would be about whom these recordings are for? If it's a demo to sell yourself to a publican, I reckon you'll get the gig, if it's memories for the band and punters, you'll be ok there as well. If it's for a release, then there are areas to improve.

Hope that was helpful in some way; also hope I picked the right three songs, as I saw you have a couple of others on sound cloud with the same date.

Please keep going and posting new songs, most of the stuff I mention is easily fixable, and it's always different in a live setting compared to recordings!!

Cheers

Richard     

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511 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Thank you Jan your doing a brilliant  job keeping this going on chordie.

Agreed!     

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mojo01 wrote:

well went with amazon ratings and economics and decided on the cool music BP40D set me back 200 bucks compared to 500 for my second choice the roland . it arrived today. oh yeah i also had a fishman pick up installed in my Taylor 510 this week. first impression i am pretty happy with my purchase. will try to get some audio posted soon

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Coolmusic-Acoust … LVCN8?th=1

Nice, looks like a copy of a Roland Street EX from the pictures ...

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513 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Neophytte also suggested: Anyone but me – Phil Williams

I did this one a while ago (4 years!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoQTqogR5kc

(this was Phil's version of the song, which I think sounds better than my version: https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/anyone-but-me )

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Richard     

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514 Reply by neophytte

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There are also the Joyo range, can't speak for them from experience, but they do reasonable copies of all sorts of audio devices: https://www.thomannmusic.com/joyo_acous … fiers.html

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Richard     

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515 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

as for it being a bit short,well a song is as long or short as it needs to be.

That is very true!!

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Richard     

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516 Reply by neophytte

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Thanks for the positive feedback; it's a sad song, but kinda nice to play.

Cheers

Richard     

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517 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

this  one  https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/just-for-a-change

Nice tune, I'm curious how and where you recorded this one, do you have any info about the album??

easybeat wrote:

a quicky for song of mth
i may not be a free man much longer, due to murdering a banjo and assaulting a recording device.
threw in a few mistakes just to keep it real, best listened to after a few drinks.you have been warned!
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/autumn-rains

LOL @ murdering a banjo; you wouldn't be the first, and probably won't be the last. It's not a bad tune, vocals need to come up a bit (banjo's are loud!!), it felt kinda short, to be honest, and I don't think it was as bad as you made it out to be ...

Zurf wrote:

Includes child, goodbye, door and it's easy to imagine rain. https://photos.app.goo.gl/gMjKhDuGLTdEAQaL6

It's interesting when we hear a cover of a song and that's the sound we associate with the song - but you did it really well, really enjoyed the fingerpicking, but wish you were sitting back a bit from your recording device (phone?) so we could see your guitar in the visuals; and also if it was a bit higher, either looking at you, or slightly down towards you. I always find videos harder to do than straight audio as you have to consider the visual elements.

Zurf wrote:

Here's rain. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ViiFk1fF8Hem91eF6

I haven't heard this song before, it sounds quite good, but I hear what you say about it's better for the guitar picking pattern, but doesn't quit suit your voice - have you tried it with a capo to bring your vocals into the subdominant 3rd, (maybe using 2nd fret) or the dominant 5th?

Jandle wrote:

Here is my version of it done 5 years ago and sung probably way too fast smile  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/10010135a

Is this a song you've put up before? I'm sure I've heard it, but i might just have been looking through your soundcloud songs at some stage. Yes, the tempo goes up and down, but the rest of the recording sounds pretty good.

Jandle wrote:

Here is one attempt at a song with the word CHILD in it.   I did mess up at the end but didn't change it as still getting over a cold/flu bug, so coughing
and my voice was getting a bit scratchy.    I hope I get to do another song this month, but  will see how I go with this throat.
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/nobodys-child

I couldn't hear any problems with your voice, apart from when you tried to reach those high notes, could hear a bit of "Bonnie Raitt" rasp in there, but if you hadn't have mentioned it, I wouldn't be able to tell. But the recording was a bit on the distorted side. It was also strange hearing a NZ accent in the talking part, because I'm not used to it ...

Zurf wrote:

A quick and sloppy try at how I heard Jim's song. https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYENZt9YAUsCpcEF9

When I did a song writers workshop a while ago, they were talking about the psychological impact of declaring your song bad before you've even started it, and I've become concious that I do that on occasion, I try now not to say anything along those lines (and it's hard sometimes!!) because it affects both yourself and the audience listening ... the song strolled along quite well although there were a couple of fumbles in there ...

TIGLJK wrote:

Ok - here is my version   https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island

I heard some early Dylan in this recording, at first I thought I liked it better than Zurf's version, then I changed my mind, by the end I wasn't sure which I liked better, but it's a pretty good song overall.

Peatle Jville wrote:

I've enjoyed listening to everyone's entries this month. Here is my entry for Chordie July song of the month with the word rain in it on the third line in.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwULH1WqMo4

I always enjoy your videos Peatle, they are so imaginative with their imagary - we had a day like that today!!!

Sorry that I wasn't able to write as they were released, it's been a busy month for some reason, but I notice that both the quality and quantity of songs for FSOTM is on the up!!

Here is Jim's song: https://youtu.be/MC7IUY6S_7U

Cheers

Richard

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518 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Good one Richard and also a good  applause response from your audience on your video.

Thanks for having a listen; was only about 15 or so in the audience that night, but they apparently love when I do fingerpicking songs smile

Also, here is "Riders on the Storm", played with my son (who heard the song for the first time in the morning), which mentions the word "love" (gotta love your man): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpt7HRc15rg

Cheers

Richard     

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519 Reply by neophytte

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I looked long and hard at the Cube's, but even s/h the prices were pretty steep; I managed to get a Roland AC-33 which is battery/mains on Reverb for cheaper than half price.

If you scroll down this page you'll get an indication of 'sold' prices: https://reverb.com/au/p/roland-ac-33-2x … -combo-amp

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Richard     

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520 Reply by neophytte

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I'm stretching a bit of artistic liberty here, the first time I heard this song was with a story where an old couple are the subject matter, and one is quite ill, and this song is a bit of a "goodbye" song, although it doesn't say the word itself: https://youtu.be/KarwZFku3lo

And it says "loved", instead of "love", as past tense.

Cheers

Richard (who still has to catch up on every one else's entries!!)

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521 Topic by neophytte

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While it's quiet here, I posted this up:

https://i.ytimg.com/an_webp/6-jXcC2zkfQ/mqdefault_6s.webp?du=3000&sqp=CICnzpYG&rs=AOn4CLDcmc0_pM3px8pIldfczX2XwJ-cmw

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Richard 

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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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523 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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524 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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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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