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…
Great cover...kinda know where he's coming from, though more recently manic depression has been re-labelled a bipolar bear syndrome!:-)Oh yes, there's a song in that, I just haven't recorded it...yet!
I took an old track that was a cover of Hear my train and dropped the vocals and added some new electric guitar tracks. I had just upgraded my recording setup and was testing some hardware and software when I did this. It has a punchy lil guitar…
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…
Okay Andrew R. , this ones for you bud. Had a little fun with it in the intro. That was the surprise.
I put the bass line down and arranged the drums Saturday morning and returned later that night about 10:00 pm . I worked until 2 am and laid…
This was a one of the versions of Stay I was working on from a year and a half ago. I put a mic in a narrow hall way closet and went in recorded the guitar and vocal simultaneously. Hoping to get a break in the action and get one of my new songs…
My contribution to the Aural Films Robots! compilation, available here: http://auralfilms.bandcamp.com/album/robots
From Cordwainer Smith's Instrumentality series of stories, the Manshonyagger (from the German Menschenjäger, meaning hunter of…
Solo acoustic finger picking thing I've been working on for a while. Sometime around 1968 I started studying with Mr. George Bennett who taught me the rudiments of finger picking. Later when we played some gigs together he also taught me the rudiments…
This is another collaboration with Greg Connor....
Greg wrote the lyrics and asked me to come up with a blues song...I recorded the guitars, bass and organ.....and screamed out some vocals...but the best part is Greg blowing harp...check out his…
Had a few beers tonight and started looking for something to play...finally decided on an old classic thats been Regged a little so here it is warts and all live in the Living room.........
A collaboration with buddies of mine from songcrafters.org Just dug it out again today and thought I'd share it.
Gnasty - Guitars, T-Jam
Ratatat-tat Drums
Me - Bass, Vox
I asked my love to take a walk
Just a little old walk. Just a little old walk
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio
If you’ll just say that you’ll be mine
And in no other’s arms entwine
Down by the banks where the…
Many thanks to Greg Connor for helping me with this track...I have been playing this Lindsey Buckingham / Fleetwood Mac song for a while, but could never sing it...so I recorded the acoustic guitar and sent it to Greg and he added outstanding…
Leave your best behind
They say your life is nothing more
Than the blinking of an eye
And everything you say or do
In a moment flashes by
And in the end what is left of you
Are the memories that unwind
They tell the tale of the one they…
Here is a John Lee Hooker Song that Buck and I used to sing in Duluth. We were playing in a group called *"THE LARRYS"*
I love Bucks harmony on this!
I moved away a couple years ago, and Buck stopped by for a visit last Friday. As you can…
Here is a Steve Krell song.
Buck Erpestad and I recorded live using two acoustic guitars.
Here is a link to Steve's original version : http://alonetone.com/slkrell/tracks/saskatchewanshostalconnorkrell
Heres one i have done with Chunk's excellent backer..
Down this Road (Lyrics)
She said, she was sweet
she lied she were no where complete
she said that she wanted my babies
that should have told me that she was a little crazy
one night, thats…
I got myself a little bargin off ebay a Zoom GFX-707 £25 and have been playing around with the effects ....here's a tone i like so of course i tried to mould something to it ...i feel i've made a bit of a breakthrough with teaching myself the…
Comments on JR James's stuff
Missed this... nice one.
Where's the guitars? lol Much to my surprise... I really like this!!
wild.
you can't beat a bit of synth madness....i mean it is Christmas........
Yep, I find myself wanting more of this one
Great cover...kinda know where he's coming from, though more recently manic depression has been re-labelled a bipolar bear syndrome!:-)Oh yes, there's a song in that, I just haven't recorded it...yet!
Sweet! Feel good track for sure!
Beautiful recording ... nice piano melody ... very nice James. Like a tease ... I wanted more....
I,ve said it before, I could no more sing this well as I could fly. Great vocal, liked the song writer phrasing.
That's really effective. Nice one :)
Nice keys, great production
Beautiful stuff Man!
Good one.
cool.
Well done mate
Great playing.
Beautiful!
This is fantastic....love your guitar and vocals.
Great tune...your voice sounds great!!!!
Oh Yeah- I'm digging the hell outa this!
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That was cool. Love when the guitar enters the fray.
Always enjoy your music....love this style of guitar....Kottke, Hedges....its right up their.
Always great Harmonies and vintage guitar sounds!
Oh hell yeah ...nice one gents! Classic rocker!
Nice performance...not so much coffee shop , more local tavern.
Ghoulish....and curious ;)
Killer exaggerated synth lick! Nice cover!
Great song, love the warm acoustics..perfectly recorded.
Trippy mix on the guitar. Nice cover gents.
Your voice fits this perfect. One of my faves!
Love the spring reverb. Always creative mixes and vocals.
Riffs ala Leslie West....bangin!
Nice collab gents! Lindsey is a master.
Dirty low down blues right there.
Rockin rythym guitar.
That is a wonderful song. Perfectly done.
Ahhh.....really good.....love the vocal....would never know this was JLH....great cover!
1,000 likes! Love the accompaniment guitar. Perfect!
Nice tune.
Psychedlic.....reminds me of some old Eric Burdon stuff.