A second version with the initial lead guitar standing alone...a little cluttered after a few listens and some constructive feedback!
Norm's Groove for St Monica inspired this one. Thanks Norm!
Lead Guitar, bass guitar and acoustic guitar…
I missed out big time!!!
Lol!
I passed through Bauchi State when I went to Abakaliki in Ebonyi state....
The landscape was like something from jurrasic park.... I wish i saw some of those beasties.....
I guess I didn't stay long enough..
Always next time!
Love the track!
I did some research on Norm's Bembe beat which has Nigerian roots, then found Yankari National Park in Nigeria which does have rich wildlife resources. The park is an important refuge for over 50 species of mammal including African Bush Elephant, Olive Baboon, Patas Monkey, Tantalus Monkey, Roan Antelope, Western Hartebeest, Lion, African Buffalo, Waterbuck, Bushbuck and Hippopotamus. :)
Life is a quest for knowledge and a simple realization that not only is there so much we don't know but to declare it somehow is empowering. A great collaboration with Norm who is an amazing percussionist and a super cool guy! Thanks for the…
A second version with the initial lead guitar standing alone...a little cluttered after a few listens and some constructive feedback!
Norm's Groove for St Monica inspired this one. Thanks Norm!
Lead Guitar, bass guitar and acoustic guitar…
Ha! Yep, you're a kid - you probably love going to the zoo - if for nothing else but to capture more sound samples. Don't ever loose that. Forget the stove.
Ha! Good one! If I didn't keep my kids out of the studio while I was recording the conga tracks, it would have sounded a lot like this originally. And I want to go to Brian's pub.
Song #2 for the RPMC. My goal is to have 12 short tunes (1-3 minutes long), so I need to pick up the pace.
Again, quartal tuning on the top 3 unison pairs of the 12 string. I've been listening to Ralph Towner's Blue Sun, hence the title.
but the girls is around
...
Now you're back in town and you claim that you followed the seam fingertips tight on the dream and slapped with some mission of peace but the girls is around with that hip modern remakin' sound yeah you stole it…
Different recording here as the electric guitar, bass guitar were not plugged in, just recorded raw with a power mic and then EQ'ed to make it sound amped - pardon mistakes!
I found a cassette tape the other day from 1991 which turned out to be live to 2 track demos that Scartaglen did in the studio in preparation for our 3rd and (as it turned out) final album. This tune didn't make the cut for the record but I always…
jqscutt posted the acoustic guitar track looking for ideas, not sure if it turned into the genre he was looking for :)
The auuuggga horn sound was another classic unplanned phone interruption during the vocal recording but it seems to fit in…
Oh well, nothing like going to a middle school music function to break writers block, all those posters and flare about achievement...
Special thanks to my sons middle school band, The Preston Pumas playing at the end !
A tune by my friend Darrin Kobetich, I added some electric guitar. Check out Darrin's stuff, available in all the usual places.
http://www.reverbnation.com/darrinkobetich
Merengues are fast arrangements with a 2/4 beat, originating from the Dominican Republic. The traditional instrumentation includes a "güira" (guiro), which is a percussion instrument that sounds like a scrapper. The Merengue güira is a cylinder…
Product of noodling around. Lead guitars are a combo of UAD's Nigel plugin and the Fractal Axe Fx. Clean guitars are the Fractal. The outro guitars are my Princeton Recording amp.
I played the piano's through my midi guitar and Axon. You can…
I heard MTC's track Rusty nail and just had to add a vocal Thanks Movement for letting me play.......
SINGING TO ANOTHER MANS SONG (Lyrics)
I walk in the front door and i hear the back door slam
I know its the back door man
I walk blind…
This is the end section of a recent live performance. It consists of myself and Paul Mimlitsch. It has a nice dreamy quality to it. My remote recorder has issues with pops and clicks and this was an outdoors performance. I edited out what I…
This is my cover of "Blown Away" by Shiny Toy Guns: www.shinytoyguns.com
If you like it at all, I recommend checking them out. They're great.
All instruments, vocals, mixing, etc. performed by me.
Lyrics, for those who like them:
Days…
Comments on Rick Phillips's stuff
Its like your there!
Just listened to this on big speakers... Wow....
silky groove tastey
surrounded and immersed
I missed out big time!!! Lol! I passed through Bauchi State when I went to Abakaliki in Ebonyi state.... The landscape was like something from jurrasic park.... I wish i saw some of those beasties..... I guess I didn't stay long enough.. Always next time! Love the track!
I did some research on Norm's Bembe beat which has Nigerian roots, then found Yankari National Park in Nigeria which does have rich wildlife resources. The park is an important refuge for over 50 species of mammal including African Bush Elephant, Olive Baboon, Patas Monkey, Tantalus Monkey, Roan Antelope, Western Hartebeest, Lion, African Buffalo, Waterbuck, Bushbuck and Hippopotamus. :)
I've been to Nigeria... Never saw any Lions or Tigers there... But this has got me thinking... Awesome track!!!!
This is great Rick. It's very REAL!
GREAT song... What a feel to this one.
Sounds like we're back at The Lion King!
So much to love about this. Very cool!
Ha! Yep, you're a kid - you probably love going to the zoo - if for nothing else but to capture more sound samples. Don't ever loose that. Forget the stove.
Where's the love?!
I think you are losing it...you could of done this on a Saturday and got the stove fixed at the same time :)
Made me want to eat somebody.
Ha! Good one! If I didn't keep my kids out of the studio while I was recording the conga tracks, it would have sounded a lot like this originally. And I want to go to Brian's pub.
Sounds like my pub on a saturday night.
I had to turn around to make sure there wasn't a snake behind me!
Jungletastic!!!
ahahah excellent! was meant to happen, i guess..
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Beautiful song, voice and guitar playing!
Ditto on the WOW!
he's going on tour in 2012:) Nice!
So good!
he also does amazing things with acoustic 12 string http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUTn6H2an1Q&feature=related :)
Ralph Towner has been around for years and is one of my favorite guitarists virtuosos!
gorgeous. every need inspiration check out Ralph Towner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfCSjSXg1ew&feature=related
Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?! Great song!
Dancing and smiling and drinking with friends family and children running about at the wedding!
This is brilliant
Love this RW!
Some nice Pat Methenyesque work, really sweet!
Gorgeous emotive phrasing!!
re Border Crossing; Thanks! I just put new strings on my guitar may have to whip up sonething with Merengue!
Obvious guitar mastery!
Liking this from the first riff!
Yeah Reg!!
I was expecting to hear Jon Anderson vocals! Very nice!!
Very cool version, love it!
bri your killing it!