Found a interesting sounding indian instrument via the computer world and strummed out chords on my lil midi guitar. Added some percussion, strings and a flute.
Did this many years ago. It came together very quickly. There are know synths, all guitars and backwards vocals, sped up vocals, detuned vocals.....whacked sounds. I wrote the lyrics on the spot. I love its deep personal message...lol!
This was a collab between my old friend Joe and I from a couple years ago. I recorded the basic track and sent it to him so he could play the main melody/ guitar solo over it. I took the ending of the guitar solo section and reversed it to give…
This was a collab between my old friend Joe and I from a couple years ago. I recorded the basic track and sent it to him so he could play the main melody/ guitar solo over it. I took the ending of the guitar solo section and reversed it to give…
Haven’t uploaded any material in ages! I have been building custom guitars which has been taking up some of my spare time. This track features my first guitar build which I am playing over a backing track.
Recorded this one as a test track to sync with the video I shot for it. I am not happy with the computer virtual amp guitar sound on this. I will re-record this and mic my amp for that real cranked 100 watt tube sound.
Haven’t uploaded any material in ages! I have been building custom guitars which has been taking up some of my spare time. This track features my first guitar build which I am playing over a backing track.
Haven’t uploaded any material in ages! I have been building custom guitars which has been taking up some of my spare time. This track features my first guitar build which I am playing over a backing track.
Haven’t uploaded any material in ages! I have been building custom guitars which has been taking up some of my spare time. This track features my first guitar build which I am playing over a backing track.
Haven’t uploaded any material in ages! I have been building custom guitars which has been taking up some of my spare time. This track features my first guitar build which I am playing over a backing track.
This was a collab between my old friend Joe and I from a couple years ago. I recorded the basic track and sent it to him so he could play the main melody/ guitar solo over it. I took the ending of the guitar solo section and reversed it to give…
Haven’t uploaded any material in ages! I have been building custom guitars which has been taking up some of my spare time. This track features my first guitar build which I am playing over a backing track.
This was a collab between my old friend Joe and I from a couple years ago. I recorded the basic track and sent it to him so he could play the main melody/ guitar solo over it. I took the ending of the guitar solo section and reversed it to give…
That’s some nasty slide you’re putting down. Ripping it with the Epiphone! Getting right down to the gristle...
...and thanks for listening to my songs and commenting.
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…
I'm sorry to hear about your friend.
I get scared sometimes when I'm alone too much & I think about the ways people who have taken their own lives affect me. I guess it's easy to understand that it's not a matter of finding a reason to do it; it's a matter of getting help before any action is taken, & somehow getting through the quicksand long enough to find a reason to be OK again.
Sometimes we decide to do things just to find that it takes more than making a decision to actually do things.
WASTED TEARS
There'll be no wasted tears running down my cheek
There'll be no wasted cries in my troubled sleep
No wasted hours…
I played this one fairly straight. It still sounds a lot like the raw 30 second idea I recorded on my phone in an elevator in Chicago in early Feb of 2010 and discovered this RPM season. It's not about what you think it is.
Apparently this song is the quintessential Gary Fox sound. That's probably because it's done with a special guitar with a special tuning. Anyway, my favorite part of the song is the mid-section. This is a "listen loud in the dark" sort of song.
Synergy
Words and Music by OsCKilO
Hungry we can stumble
Pray or prowl
Weary should we tumble
We won't fall
Rise hope.
Tired but a moment
More than trial
Synergy will Equate
Watch us take the problem
Strip it down, Pair it up…
Bonding with a new guitar
Bittersweet is not just for chocolate
If you put any more change in my pocket
I'd sink in a bathtub
Since I've been gone
You've moved on
Everything's different
but the feelings remain
yet another sign of change
A…
THE DENA WIND
The winds, they blow down thru the canyon
(Dena and I met in Canyon, Texas to check out a museum.)
Blowing so wild and free
And the night is my only companion
As they're blowing La Dena to me
Blowing in the wind
Canyons…
Back the car, down the boulevard
Right up on the beach
And when the sea, comes crashing in
You, won't hear a thing
There's dreams, painted above the waves
And their caps at your feet
With light-house on point, fisherman beyond
Blue and…
Facebook is a horrible thing. The real world keeps intruding into the perfectly peaceful virtual world.
REAL MEN
Real men, keep stealing', my pretend girlfriend
Real men keep butting' in. They've done it again. Real men
No one seems to…
I've posted this "Naked" version because Mrs Russe wanted me to... :-)
It wasn't "finished" in my mind - there was a certain amount of "orchestration" to come.
But I ended up liking the starkness of this version.
The original intention…
Great writing and another tender vocal performance. I agree about the Naked version...BUT.....I Do here the orchestration you speak of going on and it should fit it well especially in a slow 3/4 tempo. Great work!
While still having a vocal remaster pending, this fast-paced electronic piece combines most of my style and skills. All instruments apart from drums were recorded by me.
Comments on JR James's stuff
Beautiful orchestration! Who are you!!
Wow! More please ❤️
LUSH and Sunny. Just what I need on this dreary day in COWTOWN.
Beautiful Song!! I love the backwards guitar...you are masterful recording!!
Fantastic playing and groove! Danceable definitely dude!
Grew up on the bluesbreakers record
Oh my Freddie would approve , a real p 90 tone sure enough
Down dirty and beautifully played
a real fine blues cool guitarwork! enjoyed KC
Killer playing!!
Awesome!
Good job .... I really want you to collaborate with one of my songs ... I'll let you know ...
Mighty fine playing.
That's cool. The reversed solo at the end works really well.
Still rocks.
FIRST RATE ALL THE WAY
Nailed it.
Well done, excellent cover. Great atmosphere, playing and vox. Love it!
That’s some nasty slide you’re putting down. Ripping it with the Epiphone! Getting right down to the gristle... ...and thanks for listening to my songs and commenting.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I get scared sometimes when I'm alone too much & I think about the ways people who have taken their own lives affect me. I guess it's easy to understand that it's not a matter of finding a reason to do it; it's a matter of getting help before any action is taken, & somehow getting through the quicksand long enough to find a reason to be OK again.
Comments made by JR James
enjoyed this. those harmonies are perfect!
Gary, this is incredible music.
you know what tbe hell your doin and we like it!
incredible
Fuuuuuuckkkkkk! This is incredible! Its like Cheap Trick on steroids!
oh man this is in your face and just awesome! Top track and production!
radical...sounds like R2D2 gettin his ass handed to.him by the imperial.guard! That was intense!
love it. That is a wonderful duet.
powerful.lyrics. Another unique recording. Always pushing the boundaries.
I can here this being really powerful.in a band arrangement...new guitar sound good...has a bit more midrange than what we heard before.
A beauty , love the way that guitar melody is played.
JMT you have a legacy worth of recordings here....phewww.....its gonna be awhile beforebI can get through these. Enjoying what I am hearing..)
Sweet song. love the natural nuance to your vocal.
love the vocal work! It has an AM radio driving thru the midwest feel goin on. i dig!
Great writing and another tender vocal performance. I agree about the Naked version...BUT.....I Do here the orchestration you speak of going on and it should fit it well especially in a slow 3/4 tempo. Great work!
oh yeah....powerful....and suits your vocal style. spine tingling!
this is a beauty.
Nice work! fits the theme well!
Has a bit of a retro 80's feel but hip at the same time. Cool track.
Raaaaaaarrrr! Wasnt expecting that! That is some killer shredding! My digits would be bleeding!