JamesRaimondi

Some solo guitar playing I did ovwr a backing track about a year ago for fun.

Jammin over a backing track of Freddie King’s classic. Youtube vid included here….thnx

Playing some Blues over a Bluesbreakers type backing track. Youtube vid link here as well.

Playing over a superb backing track with companion youtube vid to boot!

Another collab with my friend Joe. He sent me the basic track and I threw down the slide and lead guitar part using my cheapo Epiphone special.

I played this song at the Minnesota Association of Songwriters last month and asked them to critique it.

They said it had too many chord changes.

Old Age is a bitch…..
As this game of truth, slowly fills up with lies

As the happy ever after gets more and more disguised
The inner truth will pull the mind closed tight
As we introduced ourselves to the end of the night
Somedays as clear as the blue sky above
Others, brooding…read more

Recorded at Texas Central with Pete Thompson turning the knobs. Pete also played the drums and bass. Thank you, Pete.

LANCASTER STREET

Midnight in Cowtown. 90 degrees
Too hot for a blanket. Too hot for a sheet
The trash on the sidewalk is trying to sleep
Breathing the bus fumes on Lancaster…read more

If you don’t like me, I understand
If you are tired of me, I understand
This won’t be the first time
It won’t be the last

Yes, you are sorry, I understand
Yes, you feel guilty. I understand
But don’t say, “I love you,”
as you walk out our door.

Some solo guitar playing I did ovwr a backing track about a year ago for fun.

I played this song at the Minnesota Association of Songwriters last month and asked them to critique it.

They said it had too many chord changes.

Old Age is a bitch…..
As this game of truth, slowly fills up with lies

As the happy ever after gets more and more disguised
The inner truth will pull the mind closed tight
As we introduced ourselves to the end of the night
Somedays as clear as the blue sky above
Others, brooding…read more

Recorded at Texas Central with Pete Thompson turning the knobs. Pete also played the drums and bass. Thank you, Pete.

LANCASTER STREET

Midnight in Cowtown. 90 degrees
Too hot for a blanket. Too hot for a sheet
The trash on the sidewalk is trying to sleep
Breathing the bus fumes on Lancaster…read more

This is a bonus track of sorts for the mock EP It takes a village. I had the verse chord chages around for many years but just until last week the song and lyrics came together really quickly. I thought I heard a band arrangement originally but it seemed more intimate with piano and vocal. This…read more

billy boy where did you go

sittin in a pile of snow

come on down its gettin cold

for the time is getting old

well we made our way to the old wigwam

frozen lake and wind was calm

standing bow did strike a deer

to feed the tribe for half a year

well.it sneaks up fast on…read more

A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family
and made my way out west
i lost my job at the steel mill
im a hoping for the best
in this life
for my kids and wife
just outside of Davenport
I ran into a jam
the lawman tried to jail…read more

Having more fun with Hendrix. I tried to stay true to the original as far as using no overdubs. Just one guitar, bass, drum and vocal track. Kind of used a mix approach and used a bit from the record and a bit from his live performance in Winterland ‘68. I also had fun with the bass and made…read more

I threw this one together tonite/early am…yawnnnnn. Not an exact replica but always a tribute to Jimi’s music. I was originally turned on to do this by some new free vst effects I found on the net. A cool fuzz face vst that is very realistic to the dallas arbiter he used. Fun stuff.

Some solo guitar playing I did ovwr a backing track about a year ago for fun.

Some solo guitar playing I did ovwr a backing track about a year ago for fun.

Some solo guitar playing I did ovwr a backing track about a year ago for fun.

Another collab with my friend Joe. He sent me the basic track and I threw down the slide and lead guitar part using my cheapo Epiphone special.

This is an ode for a good friend of mine that had took his own life at the end of last year. I was in the midst of writing some other songs and it stopped me in my tracks. I just wrote basically how I felt about this tragic ending to a very special friend. This one is for you Phillip.
Recorded…read more