Baby can you here the thunder tonite?
Baby can you here the rain coming down, down?
Lately Ive been dreaming of you lying next to me and I realise your gone
And I cant seem to find
A way to stop these tears, from bleeding out this heart of…
This lil Hendrix tune has been in my head lately so I decided to take a stab at it. Every time I attempt a cover of one of his songs I discover something new. This time it was his uncanny sense of phrasing and harmony within a blues context. It…
Baby can you here the thunder tonite?
Baby can you here the rain coming down, down?
Lately Ive been dreaming of you lying next to me and I realise your gone
And I cant seem to find
A way to stop these tears, from bleeding out this heart of…
Baby can you here the thunder tonite?
Baby can you here the rain coming down, down?
Lately Ive been dreaming of you lying next to me and I realise your gone
And I cant seem to find
A way to stop these tears, from bleeding out this heart of…
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…
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…
Electric blues. Recorded 2007. I was learning how to use my DAW and trying to figure out how a one-man-band could get to sound like a bunch of old bluesers in a sweaty bar...
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**Rabbit Boy - A A J Russe**
Well she don't mind crying…
A song about my wife. Recorded 2005.
I'd just taught myself how to play piano (badly).
I'd always wanted to be Freddie Mercury when I was younger... still got a bit of a ways to go.
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**Now It's Done - A A J Russe**
I said it…
A cover of Justin Currie's Sleep Instead of Teardrops. Recorded 2010.
It has always been one of my favourite Del Amitri songs. I was strumming away at it one day and my missus said I should record it...
One of my two contributions to a "Beatlesfest" we had over on songcrafters.org a few months back.
I still can't believe I covered this... having done it though, it feels like nothing is sacred. And, more worryingly, I feel I might possibly…
This is a collaboration with a prolific chap called James Higgins (oldrottenhead on songcrafters.org), based on an instrumental of mine from a couple of years ago: http://alonetone.com/andyr/tracks/muletide
I was quietly minding my own business…
The old tin geetar...
Did this one sometime in 2009 on a Boss MBR. I'd recently joined what became Songcrafters.org and PJ (Wiley) posted a bass/drum track for us ubiquitous blues guitarists to solo over.
I decided to go a different route…
Like the bruthas on the Southside of Chi town would say, "that white boys got some stank on him" Damn that some low down blues! We need to collab on a blues. I am convinced of this.
I purchased a new M-Audio midi keyboard during RPM. The software alone was worth the $100.
There was no chance I was wasting any time during RPM with a learning process.
Today, I got the opportunity to install the software and plug it in. This…
This is a remix of this song.
It was recorded in 2010, and I was in a hurry to post it elsewhere because I'm so fond of the song itself. But I've always hated the old mix - I lost the essence of the guitars and choirs during mastering because…
I'm not on top of it as usual, guys. But I did manage to let Greg Brady out of my basement and set him free. This is his testimonial regarding the incident. I hope he can forgive me.
With my buddy Tod's killer drum track! Miss all you guys, I can't keep up...
Created on the Boss Micro BR.
I'm a faker, a shaker
A melody maker
At the bottom of my bowl
Is an oatmeal quaker
A grampy, a bampy
Make a killer shrimp scampi
Got…
THIS IS THE OLD YEURGH MIX - THERE IS ANOTHER ONE HIGHER UP THE LIST NOW, FULLY LOVED BY AR. THIS ONE IS LEFT HERE AS A MONUMENT TO SOMETHING OR OTHER (AND IN CASE YOU PREFER IT)
Acoustic ghost story. Recorded 2010.
Easter 2010 I decided…
Nice songwriting. Listening to it I can here it in a full rock band format. It has a cool hook and lends itself to a more agressive sound. Your voices blend well, great songwriting and nice team.work!
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Fabulous! And indeed, great tones!
Fab Tone!!
Rock on James!!
what Jason Earls said.
Fantastic playing, real rockabilly sound!
Ya nailed it.
Great song, James!
You're really inspiring with your playing, James. Great stuff...
That is an awesome guitar tone. Nice, James...
Great playing, love the tone...
That's what we've been missing! Great to find a new *Raimondi*
Wow I love this
GREAT JOB -- really! You know the Blues! Rock on!
That there is some damn good songwriting! lyrics, vocals, drums, bass, and completely everything else, all of it, fantastic. rock on!
Cool Song ...James, you really know how to craft a song .... we should write a song together one day ....
Remarkable job.
Grungy sweet! You did a fine job of putting this one together. I dig the vocals, and the guitar works came off nicely. Rock on!
Very cool.
A crackling version James .....
Hell of a job on this classic! Nice!
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Fun lil blues tune....has a Brian Setzer vibe without the rockabilly hooha.
Oh yes. Very nice ballad. Fave!
Nice rendition here. Curries music was a big influence this past year for me. I am glad someone else enjoys it also.
Always killer vocals.
Echoes of Thin Lizzy here. Nice bite on the guitars.
Like the bruthas on the Southside of Chi town would say, "that white boys got some stank on him" Damn that some low down blues! We need to collab on a blues. I am convinced of this.
Nice music score....beauty!
Has a very cool Santanaesque vibe......Winning!
Exquisite.....perfection.
Groovy man! That is killer! I think he was boinking Flo Henderson.....she was a vixen.
i love the reference to cocoon....brilliant!
Thats incredible....I dont know what genre....I dont really care...Winning!
Beautiful music right here.
Nice 60's vibe....with vibrato guitar sound. I dig the background vocals. Groovy psychedlic.
I love that album....461 Ocean blvd. :)
This is like Neil Young getting together with Queen and doing a ballad. Very cool arrangement!
Never heard it done like that....very cool rendition. Ciao!
Thats beautiful. )
Thanks Beth. Had know clue this was a cover of White Stripes. Its such a good cover it sounds like there own.
Nice songwriting. Listening to it I can here it in a full rock band format. It has a cool hook and lends itself to a more agressive sound. Your voices blend well, great songwriting and nice team.work!