The Great 2015 Re-Recording Project Reference Tracks
by Robert James
- 01. Illuminate 2:20
- 02. Illuminate (2020 Version) 2:56
- 03. Blind Eye 2:03
- 04. Blind Eye (2020 Version) 2:04
- 05. Should Have Been Mine (redux) 4:12
- 06. Should Have Been Mine (2020 Version) 3:48
- 07. Hurricane Time Again 3:45
- 08. Hurricane Time Again (2020 Version) 3:48
- 09. Killer 3:41
- 10. Killer (2020 Version) 3:43
- 11. So Frustrating 3:09
- 12. So Frustrating (2020 Version) 3:01
- 13. Like a Brat 6:01
- 14. Like a Brat (2020 Version) 5:58
- 15. PA Highway Blues 4:05
- 16. Pennsylvania Highway Blues (2020 Version) 4:28
- 17. Overreaction 4:20
- 18. Overreaction (2020 Version) 4:25
- 19. Sun and Moon 5:23
- 20. Sun and Moon (2020 Version #2) 5:37
- 21. Did I Offend You? 4:05
- 22. Did I Offend You (2020 Version) 4:05
- 23. We're Coming for You 5:03
- 24. We're Coming for You (2020 Version #2) 5:10
- 25. The Day it all Went to Pieces 3:27
- 26. The Day it All Went to Pieces (2020 Version) 3:31
- 27. Seems a Breeze 3:01
- 28. Seems a Breeze (2020 Version) 3:04
- 29. Feeling It 3:37
- 30. Feeling It (2020 Version) 3:28
- 31. Go West Young Man 4:57
- 32. Go West Young Man (2020 Version) 4:57
- 33. She has Arrived 2:08
- 34. She Has Arrived (2020 Version) 2:31
- 35. Feels Like Something's Coming 3:06
- 36. Feels Like Something's Coming (2020 Version) 3:05
- 37. Also Ran 3:59
- 38. Also Ran (2020 Version 2.0) 3:50
- 39. The Flat Earth Rebuttal 4:29
- 40. The Flat Earth Rebuttal (2020 Version) 3:54
- 41. Hurricane Irene Blues 4:28
- 42. Hurricane Irene Blues (2020 Version) 4:20
- 43. You Lie Like Sam Hyde 2:00
- 44. You Lie Like Sam Hyde (2020 Version) 2:21
- 45. Two Steps Behind 4:11
- 46. Two Steps Behind (2020 Version) 3:48
- 47. Good Morning Sunshine 4:33
- 48. Good Morning Sunshine (2020 Version) 4:39
- 49. Hindsight 3:53
- 50. Hindsight (2020 Version) 3:53
- 51. The Price (Mac Mix) 4:03
- 52. The Price (2020 Version) 4:03
- 53. Welcome to the Routine (Mac Mix) 4:48
- 54. Welcome to the Routine (2020 Version) 4:09
- 55. Defiant 3:14
- 56. Defiant (2021 Version) 3:29
- 57. Mediocre Savior (redux) 3:53
- 58. Mediocre Savior (2021 Version) 3:41
- 59. I Only Believe in Truth (Bar Band Mix) 3:11
- 60. I Only Believe in Truth (2021 Version) 2:53
- 61. Oh, Won't You Tell Me Where the Time Goes 3:24
- 62. Oh, Won't You Tell Me Where the Time Goes (2021 Version) 3:33
- 63. Flat Earth Society Blues 4:08
- 64. The Treason and Sedition Blues (2021 Version of The Flat Earth Blues) 3:56
- 65. Is it Me? (Mac Mix) 3:39
- 66. Is it Me (2021 Version) 3:44
- 67. Bad Guy 4:02
- 68. Bad Guy (2021 Version) 3:30
- 69. Believe:Deceive 5:56
- 70. Believe:Deceive (2021 Version) 5:00
- 71. Small 4:03
- 72. Small (2021 Version) 3:39
- 73. Calling 3:01
- 74. Calling (Version 2.0) 3:01
- 75. It's the End of the Way it Was 2:16
- 76. It's the End of the Way it Was (Version 2.0) 2:13
- 77. Run Away Together 3:29
- 78. Run Away Together (Version 2.0) 3:28
- 79. Too Late Too Little 2:49
- 80. Too Late Too Little (Version 2.0) 2:43
- 81. Weight 2:41
- 82. Weight (Version 2.0) 2:34
- 83. Glorious View 4:24
- 84. Glorious View (Version 2.0) 4:24
- 85. Mathematical Proof 4:48
- 86. Mathematical Proof (Version 2.0) 4:34
- 87. Untitled Volume 4:21
- 88. Untitled Volume (Version 2.0) 3:28
- 89. Don't Think About It 3:57
- 90. Don't Think About It (Version 2.0) 3:47
- 91. Goodnight Hold Tight 5:40
- 92. Goodnight Hold Tight (Version 2.0) 5:26
- 93. Watch Me Ruin Everything 5:15
- 94. Watch Me Ruin Everything (2022 Version) 4:54
- 95. The First Day - Redux 2:49
- 96. The First Day (2021 Version) 2:53
- 97. Underground 3:29
- 98. Underground (2021 Version) 3:23
- 99. Sucker 3:13
- 100. Sucker (2022 Version) 3:36
- 101. Ice (Redux) 4:11
- 102. Ice (2021 Version) 3:32
- 103. Sky is Falling (Redux) 3:04
- 104. Sky is Falling (2022 Version) 3:05
- 105. Overkill 3:33
- 106. Overkill (2022 Version) 3:33
- 107. Back on Track 3:40
- 108. Back on Track (2022 Version) 3:51
- 109. Dogfight 2:53
- 110. Say Goodbye (2022 Version) 2:53
- 111. No Skin Off My Back Bro 3:42
- 112. No Skin Off My Back Bro (2022 Version) 3:18
- 113. The Thing You Fear The Most 6:38
- 114. The Thing You Fear the Most (2022 Version) 5:46
- 115. I'm Never Sure What I Should Do 2:18
- 116. I'm Never Sure What I Should Do (Version 2.1) 2:44
- 117. That's All That's Left to Me Now 3:26
- 118. That's All That's Left to Me Now - (Version 2.1) 3:05
- 119. All There Is 5:16
- 120. All There Is (2024 Version) 4:30
- 121. Can't Go Home Again 6:29
- 122. Can't Go Home Again (2024 Version) 4:18
- 123. I'm Here to Give You the Bad News 3:10
- 124. I'm Here to Give You the Bad News (2024 Version) 3:05
- 125. Guilt Machine 3:38
- 126. Guilt Machine (2024 Version) 3:36
- 127. Repeat 4:23
- 128. Repeat - (2024 Version) 4:00
- 129. Blame 4:00
- 130. Blame (2024 Version) 3:28
- 131. Dry Your Eyes 3:25
- 132. Dry Your Eyes (2024 Version) 3:20
- 133. No Chance for Me (Part 1) 2:50
- 134. No Chance for Me (Part 2) 3:45
- 135. Forbidden Language 6:56
- 136. Sell You Something 2:34
- 137. Not Over Yet 4:23
- 138. Here Comes Round Two 3:05
- 139. Somehow it Holds Together 3:19
- 140. Can You Imagine 3:35
- 141. Not Up for Debate 2:41
- 142. No Deeper Meaning 2:52
- 143. Nothing Like This Anywhere 2:46
- 144. We Still Could Make it Through 3:04
- 145. Guess You Just Had to Be There 2:52
- 146. No Disguise 2:59
Illuminate (2020 Version)
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Another song from my 2013 RPM Challenge album. I always like this one, but I’m not sure I did it justice this time. There is a lot of really sloppy guitar playing, even if the Klon KTR overdrive pedal sounds EPIC. Sorry, gear nerd.
This is pretty much as prog rock as my feeble skills are capable of. There is a lot going on in this mix. Can you hear the piano doing wacky panning tricks during the choruses? Hell, can you hear the piano at all? There’s a buried super fuzzy guitar part, there’s two vocal tracks that are almost all reverb and delay. Most important: Guitarmonies!
Yeah, I might have bit off more than I can chew here, but I do like the song. Even if the choruses are really hard to sing in time.
I looked up my notes from 2013 and all it says about the lyrics is that it’s a song about a sunrise. I’ll buy that.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335. The rhythm parts used a Fender Bassbreaker 15 as their amp. The leads used both the Fender and a Vocx AC15. Also, KLON!
Verse 1
I look out
It looks back
I look in
It looks through
Verse 2
Look around
Look behind
Look outside yourself
Look inside
Chorus
See it shine
See it climb
See it radiate
see it rise
See it shine
All the time
See it illuminate
It is mine
Break
Do you see?
Andrew Russe
said
Yep, like it. I recognised the chorus - and I probably only heard it once back in 2013 - it's quite memorable. I checked the original out earlier (I was typing when a windows update crashing my machine got in the way!! That's an hour of my life I'll never get back again ... I thought my laptop was dying!) ... Anyways, I found that this one, for me, is an improvement on the original... Love those guitar harmonies, by the way.