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Oh yet another nostalgic blast from the past. I found this unbelievable backing track surfing the web some years ago. I usually never use backing tracks because they usually suck bad . But this one is like having mitch and noel at your side. I…
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Jason Earls said

geez, so good man!

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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…
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Jason Earls said

wow, amazing cover! killer guitar tone...

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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Stan Gadziola AKA (gadzooks) said

well played and well sung ... this was always one of my fav's!

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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darkarma said

Nice rework. I enjoyed this thoroughly.

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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corbinSound said

mmm

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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Guest said

OOOPs, no, this is my favorite! No its Manic Depresson, Oh Hell James! I like em all. Nice sonic trip

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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jip said

Brill sound, guitars, bass, drums - good man!

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I remixed this one completely. It was originally written for a friends website ....website gone....but song lives on...
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Stan Gadziola AKA (gadzooks) said

This is pretty wacky and progressive ... sounds like this group of tunes was recorded with different equipment than It Takes a Village stuff ... just a different overall sound to the mixes ...completely different than what I have heard. You are quite versatile in your music.

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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…
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Stan Gadziola AKA (gadzooks) said

Jamstix sure sounds like the real thing. This is real nice man ... I'm a fan! Really liking your original stuff...

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This was the first in this set of 3 songs I am posting. I was gaining alot of inspiration from the likes, of Justin Currie and Jackson Browne at the time. Recorded using Reaper DAW & Jamstix virtual drummer software.
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Stan Gadziola AKA (gadzooks) said

Good song great vocals!. Like the sound of the acoustic guitar and the electric is pretty tasty ... real nice job on the whole package ... everything well placed in the mix.

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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FDR said

Another cool cool cover!

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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Nick P said

Wonderful.....great job with all the Hendrix tunes - I thoroughly enjoyed them....looking forward to your orignals

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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Guest said

Great tune , I dig the guitar tones.

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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thetworegs said

You've made this one your own James love the interplay with the backing vocals.......great job..........

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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Andrew Russe said

Oh yeah... Nailed it. This is superb

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Okay , this may be my last Hendrix cover for awhile. I have been itching to record a few new original songs that are waiting in the wings. These covers were fun to do and I discovered alot about the songs I didnt no before. On this one I added…
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Lady Jane said

Great! Looking forward to hearing the new stuff, too :)

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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…
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Guest said

datz funktalot man

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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…
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FDR said

Cool cool cover!

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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…
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Guest said

Back for a second listen, faved. this is my favorite jimi tune

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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…
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Guest said

Magic, great cover of a classic. Classy

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