51 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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52 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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53 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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54 Reply by neophytte

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

Waltzing Matilda

Hope it qualifies!!

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55 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Definitely the ROCK vibe going on in that one Richard, awesome.  Vocals were hard to hear though on this one.  Different band to the original? they performed well.

Thanks - yes, the recorded version was a trio, and there was a bit more free-form around the intros and outros, whereas this band did the same song 30(?)ish years ago, and always felt a bit _short_ ... we also had a female vocalist, who didn't attend the reunion. Here is a snippet even earlier version of the song, recorded in 1989:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFgb13wntDk

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56 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Sounds  great  Richard   shame  we are  9084 miles  apart  would  be  good  to  play  together .

Thank you - yes, it would be, but I'm not sure you could hear my amp from that distance, even if I turned it up wink

TIGLJK wrote:

Richard
Little farther for me - 9893 miles  smile

I guess you definately wouldn't hear my amp smile

Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

Another rock song I wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnBp8NRrThA

Or the non-video version is here:

https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/track/that-night

Bass, drums and guitar were recorded from a jam onto an 8 track analog recorder in the 90's sometime, with the song being chopped up and adding vocal and effects in 2023. My brother and I worked on this song a long time ago, it's changed a lot since the original deep synth version.

That Night - Richard Mortimer

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Really good neophytte, the whole package put together is great.  Have you posted this previously? I feel like I have watched this one before?  Anyway, it was worth watching again if you have smile

Thanks - I think I may have, as I tend to post links multiple times ...

A different bands version of the same song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH4fNjQt8Cg

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Richard

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57 Reply by neophytte

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Another rock song I wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnBp8NRrThA

Or the non-video version is here:

https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/track/that-night

Bass, drums and guitar were recorded from a jam onto an 8 track analog recorder in the 90's sometime, with the song being chopped up and adding vocal and effects in 2023. My brother and I worked on this song a long time ago, it's changed a lot since the original deep synth version.

That Night - Richard Mortimer

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Richard

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58 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

Roxanne:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUkSNOCD7EI

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Richard

NIcely covered neophytte, you made it your own, nice ambience with the candle too.

Thanks!!

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59 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

Here is that song I wrote  called face to face.

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … -to-face-1

That's a pretty good song (and could possibly be used for the upcoming "Country" FSOTM, which I think is next month)!!

Grah1 wrote:

Richard  your  version of  Roxanne  is  excellent    I  like  the  way  you  have  interpreted it .

Thank you!!

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60 Reply by neophytte

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Roxanne:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUkSNOCD7EI

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61 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

Richard

Fiction Love sounded real good. I agree w Jan though, voice was not heard that great - maybe that's because its ROCK !!
What was the guitar that you were playing - real interesting and unique shape.
Keyboard player was excellent.  Drummer was not visible too much, but hit the skins just fine!
Congrats on a very cool performance!
Jim

Thanks - we did it quite a while ago, 90's tech with poor video recording, but we did lay down this track, which I remastered a couple of years ago here:

https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/track/fiction-love

I was on bass, it's a Honer B2A:

https://www.google.com/search?q=hohner+ … &udm=2

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62 Reply by neophytte

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Also Crazy by Patsy Cline, or by Willie Nelson. Not sure who wrote it ...

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63 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Good  stuff  Richard  ,the  band  sound  great .Do  you  ever   get  together  now ?

No, there was talk of a "reunion", but it never eventuated. I still keep in contact with the guitarist (mostly) and have chatted with the drummer on FB, and probably the keyboardist at some stage, all three are still quite heavily involved in the local music scene, more so than me!

Jandle wrote:

neophytte, the cover of ~One More Rainy Day~ was really good, you covered with well with your own style, enjoyed it.

~Fiction Love~, you and the band totally performed your song like a Rock band should and it was great to watch and listen.  I did struggle to hear the lyrics though but maybe that my hearing lol.

Thanks - trying to use the two cameras again to get a bit of motion happening, rather than just the single camera I've been using.

The song Fiction Love was recorded on a hand-held digi-cam of the 90's - the pub atmosphere isn't really conducive to getting a good recording, I was just happy that we got some of our performances on video as we played quite a few places, including some country gigs. I was also happy that it was the whole song, as the video operator was the guitarists wife, and she tended to record snippets of songs before going back to drinking and/or dancing.

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64 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Probably   my  favourite  rock  song  ever  Another  Girl Another  Planet  originaly  by  the  Only  Ones  .This  was   the Kendal  festival  about  9  yrs  ago  , I'd just  survived  a serious  opperation    and  this  was  my  first  gig   after  I'd  recovered .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkicwMwuCPo

Nice!!

This is a Deep Purple song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NpVyEAm9Y

and a rock song I wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSImkGNB9Ls

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Richard

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65 Reply by neophytte

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Putting this here ...

TIGLJK wrote:

I wanted to comment on Richards performance - thought it was his best one I have heard- really enjoyed here comes the rain !

Richard

your voicing on this  song is awesome  - fits you perfectly !

https://youtu.be/AHNZ8ZPgCnA   

I hope others give it a listen

Jim

Thanks!! I thought it was better than the last time I did it, but still see some room for improvement!

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66 Reply by neophytte

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I'm never sure if Take me home, Country roads is Country or Rock .... but it's by John Denver

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67 Reply by neophytte

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Did this one, better than the last version I recorded (plus candles!!):

https://youtu.be/AHNZ8ZPgCnA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Rain_Again

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68 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

https://youtu.be/tGdmfGiMzBw

Richard, a good song this one, a song I have always liked.   You performed it well.

Thanks!!

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69 Reply by neophytte

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It's likely the security certificate has expired ... I saw the message but did the usual bypass (in FireFox).

Yes, looks like it expired: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 23:59:59 GMT

SSL certificate issuer is here: https://www.networksolutions.com/securi … rtificates

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70 Reply by neophytte

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My son bought me a book on Paul McCartney's songwriting, but I haven't read it yet. I'm struggling through a technical book on music he bought me on another occasion!!

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71 Reply by neophytte

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Well done!! Some of those Applause's were on par with the Ovations they were copying .. particularly the early ones!!

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72 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/wildest-dream

Sounds pretty good, but you've got to extend your vocal range beyond your comfort zone to get some dynamics into the vocals ... I think you can do it!!

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73 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

I'd  say  this was  a  rock  version of  a pop  song   played  on a  guitalele  a  bit  of  a  hybrid ? Plus  its  in reverse  LOL
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.p … 95&hl=

Wrong link??

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74 Reply by neophytte

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The transpose should be done in your external program (ie SetList Helper) .. it doesn't matter what key you import it in, the ChordPro format maps the relationship between the chords in the song (kinda like a Nashville chord system). After you import (or copy/paste), you can change the key which will shift all chords to their new value.

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75 Reply by neophytte

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This is apparently the most famous folk song:

https://youtu.be/tGdmfGiMzBw

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