51 Topic by neophytte

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Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf7lwfmfNFM

Enjoy!

Richard 

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52 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Good  covers  Richard

Thanks!

Richard     

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53 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

Love will tear us apart (cover) Joy Division:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1eOcaMGK9U

Tiny Dancer (cover) Elton John:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghsBM8OOadE

Cheers

Richard

neophytte, Tiny Dancer, nicely done, good performance by you, so well done.
The other song "Love will tear us apart", I hadn't heard of before, so I went and had a look at the original song as well.

Thanks for listening in!

Cheers

Richard     

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54 Reply by neophytte

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Love will tear us apart (cover) Joy Division:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1eOcaMGK9U

Tiny Dancer (cover) Elton John:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghsBM8OOadE

Cheers

Richard

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55 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Paula   Abdul   Straight  up  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4-ttD5 … rt_radio=1     
            metal  version   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhAbSfE … rt_radio=1
            Me  and  band  mates  from GB  Blues   doing   an  improvised  version in a    Greek  taverna   Much  raki   involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lku6OnlEWek

Nice pop song, always good to see Paula Abdul! Was a fun version with your friends, glad you caught it on camera!!

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Richard     

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56 Topic by neophytte

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Because I'm feeling lazy, I'm going to open October 2025 up to anything you would like, please feel free to suggest ... ANYTHING!! 

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57 Topic by neophytte

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II's the first day os Spring here in the southern hemisphere, and possibly the first day of Autumn in the north, and e are looking for entries related to Pop Music; whenever I hear that phrase, my head goes back to that big record with the "M" on that says "everybody loves Pop music" ... 

https://i.discogs.com/SoSsM4rcbqJa2oK8_8IzFc27eplnqoCpkj-ZjuqSbWo/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:588/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ2ODU0/ODktMTQ3MDkzNDU5/OC00ODYxLmpwZWc.jpeg 

Examples of POP artists would be, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Elton John, The Beatles, Bing Crosby to name but a few.

So, feel free to post your POP song or write an original POP song. 

READY, SET, GO!!! 

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58 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Rocks along nicely

Thanks! Next recording session we hope to have a dummer and bass player join us ....

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Richard     

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59 Reply by neophytte

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neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:

neophytte, LOVED IT!!!  that was awesome to watch, very impressive.  Why aren't you playing BLUES more often?

Thanks! I'm writing a song around it ... but haven't got all the lyrics down yet ... content for a blues song has (pretty much) all been done before!!

Cheers

Richard

Kinda finished that song:

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

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Richard     

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60 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Well done Richard, Jazz is hard to play (well at least for me).  Great how you did both parts.  Congrats for being first to post on here this month.  On a different note, that wee child falling over on the rocks, ouchies.

Thanks ... this was a song that my guitar teacher taught me many years ago and I've kept going as it's a good tune to "play jazz" with ...

Hard to believe that kid falling over is starting high school in a few months!!

Cheers

Richard     

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61 Reply by neophytte

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Blue Bossa, a jazz standard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4OE4PJV-Ks

I recorded the first part near the waterfall at Araluen, then did the lead on the red guitar at home ...

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Richard     

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62 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/dry-july
just banged this one out,its a bit rougher than usual be warned
made without the aid of alcohol

That sounds like it was a fun tune to write!! Sorry I missed your reply before ...

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Richard     

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63 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Here are my very late entries and probably first entries in over a year.  I will check SoundCloud myself actually to see when I last put anything up.  Anyway, what I am realizing is, "Use it or Lose it".  That goes for anything including anything musical, instruments, singing.   I am quite surprised how the vocals slacken, and the strum become just that, strum, strum, strum if you don't keep practicing or playing. 

https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/my-elusive-dreams # country

https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/littl … rinking-me  #country/pop

Yes, I've discovered that too - practice is key to sounding half decent ... anyway, they were two good songs!!

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Richard     

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64 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

The banjo gave it a completely different effect Richard, nice to see something different with a well known song.

Thanks - it was a while ago ... !!

Jandle wrote:

That was really good Richard, this version was great.  I think whenever we have accompanying musicians play with us, our performances go way up, simply because the other instruments make a big difference.   Awesome. 
PS:  On a completely unrelated topic, I like the decor in his house, I kept staring at it, very nice.  Loved the sign with the names on it, like road signs.

Thanks - I'll give him the feedback, I'm sure his wife will be pleased!! smile

Cheers

Richard     

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65 Reply by neophytte

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Roland Street Cube or AC33 are two good amps, you can sometimes get the AC33 for a bargain price ... https://reverb.com/p/roland-ac-33-2x5-a … -combo-amp

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Richard     

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66 Reply by neophytte

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You may have the wrong amp for the job; the Roland Cube-80 is a guitar only amp, which you'll need a mixer to get the signal to, but you also effectively loose your effects for the guitar (or, more correctly, the effects are applied to voice and guitar). You may want to look into something like the street cube, which has separate inputs for mic and instrument.

The one I use is a Behringer with a 5" speaker, you can see it to the left in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqudYS90KpI

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Richard     

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67 Reply by neophytte

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neophytte wrote:

I did this, a normally coutry/folkie song in a different style:

Waltzing Matilda

Hope it qualifies!!

Better version is now here as a duo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_S0DP62X8M

Cheers

Richard     

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68 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

Honestly, that was the performance of all the ones you've posted, that I have enjoyed the most !
Awesome !!!! Thank you for sharing - the banjo just added to it!

Thanks!

Richard     

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69 Reply by neophytte

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I also did this one a few years ago on banjo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS4pP-5HzBE

Cheers

Richard     

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70 Reply by neophytte

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Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong     

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71 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

A very different version of Waltzing Matilda  Richard lol but I enjoyed it, well done.  I never thought of it as a Country song to be honest.  So, I looked it up and apparently it`s a Bush Ballard / or some say Folk music.  It`s definitely an unofficial national anthem for the Aussies smile  Anyway, you did good, even if it was hard to hear the vocals ;P

Yer, I guess I think of Bush Ballads as somewhat Australian country roots ... done on traditional instruments that were imported from everywhere ...  big_smile

Jandle wrote:

A very different version of Waltzing Matilda  Richard

Yes, this was from a conversation I was having with Al, and he wanted to do it like another Perth band did, but it was very slow and sullen - I've sped it up as it's a song about stealing, treachery and death (I don't think it should be the National anthem, LOL) - just a different take on it, for a bit of fun.

Anyway, it's been freezing cold here, so I haven't been sitting outside to do songs, and this was the closest I had to an entry ...

Cheers

Richard     

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72 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Love this version

Thanks! I don't think the mic was turned up enough .... (was waiting for Jandle to mention it smile )     

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73 Reply by neophytte

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I used to use a capsicum based spray for my lower back (twisted it when I was younger, pangs every now and then) - I'm not sure if you can still get it, or the legality in some places across the world.

It works by heating up the area where it's applied, which loosens the tendons and muscles - but it is one where your mileage may vary ...

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Richard     

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74 Reply by neophytte

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Certainly was sad to hear - he was an influence for a lot of people!

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Richard     

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75 Reply by neophytte

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I did this, a normally coutry/folkie song in a different style:

Waltzing Matilda

Hope it qualifies!!

Cheers

Richard

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