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You've been warned. From the archives: July 4, 2004 - pool party; Beer, Bar-BQ, & Babies every where. Also, my blues trio. Outside, on the porch. A good time was had by most. This is the penultimate performance of the evening for a crowd of solid citizens and regular folks, families and friends. We had fun.
This song has always been part of my whole deal; in this band one of a handful of songs played with this much gain (the bass player prefers clean. I like to keep things mutually respectful).
Critiques welcome!
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Big Tone (Guitar Player)
14 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
Last edited by citizenk74; 05-06-2021 at 10:52 AM.
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05-05-2021 03:24 PM
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Rockin', man!
I like the way you created tension rhythmically with the repeated licks of quintuplets, sextuplets or whatever. Was that you on vocals?
You didn't play much of Jimi's licks. What guitar, amp and distortion pedal did you use? Nice, smooth sound.
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Nice vocals.
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that was awesome. we demand more.
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Tremendous. Photos, please.
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Originally Posted by sgcim
Also he is wicked good with his Music Man 5-string bass, on this day powered by his brand new 600watt ("for clarity") SS amp.
Not playing Jimi's licks is half the point (not that I wouldn't love to, I just can't. I just try to interpret the song in my own way. There is some overlap, but it is usually more or less coincidental. I treat the songs as a vehicle for improvisation.
The amp was my faithful Peavy Classic 50, an early model with the leather handle, with the stock speakers - 4-10" in an open back enclosure, played just loud enough for a stage monitor. An SM-57 on one speaker. Distortion (I prefer the term "Harmonic Enrichment") courtesy the C50s gain boost, with liberal use of the native spring reverb.
The guitar was my #1, Little Egypt, a 1986 PRS Custom 24 in Vintage Yellow; built for me by the good folks in Annapolis using a batch of Red Maple from my private stock. I sent the boards after Paul called me a couple times to let me know he hadn't found any wood that would be "good enough" for my guitar. I said, "I'll send you some that is" and promptly selected enough wood to build three or four guitars and dispatched them forthwith. The guitar left the factory on July 11, and UPS left it on my doorstep a few days later, without so much as ringing the door bell. Fortunately in one piece. It's still at my side.Last edited by citizenk74; 05-14-2021 at 03:28 PM.
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Originally Posted by Stevebol
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Originally Posted by djg
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
You didn't even rip off JH or BD in your excellent vocals.
Did you guys tour or make any records? There were some guys in bands from the 60s like Ultimate Spinach, Circus Maximus, Elephant's Memory, Ten Wheel Drive, who were also jazz musicians; did you run into any guys like that?
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Originally Posted by sgcim
Nope.* Our circuit was the usual - bars, clubs, and private parties. A certain number of dives and dens of iniquity were of necessity a part of the game. Gigs like this one were gravy. Friends playing for friends and their families. With food. That's as good as it gets.
* I did play a couple of festivals, and got some nice feed back from the other acts, but that was with another outfit, where I was by that time a hired hand, and in any case it was about to come apart at the seams due to the usual band stuff. Groups are hard.Last edited by citizenk74; 05-14-2021 at 03:29 PM.
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Digging it, thanks for sharing. I love that rock thing. Awesome crowd response.
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Oh, man! You sang that with authority and some power.
Love that saturated guitar tone and the rockin' rhythm section. Boy, I bet you have some great memories...
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
Last edited by citizenk74; 05-08-2021 at 03:23 PM.
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Originally Posted by AlsoRan
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Your Soundcloud is my Sunday evening listening. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by Litterick
* I should point out that IRL, Red House follows Watchtower, and Born to Sing the Blues is a cut from my 2003 solo album. UTONIA. I had no idea SoundCloud was going to put everything into a loop. I'm feverishly looking for some way to correct this.
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OK, Litterick, here it is. BassMeister Bruce and I doing a thing for coffee.
Playing a little jazz for the people.
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I just caught this. Great fun. Tight band. Good playing all round.
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Citizenk, love your version of Red House and I think people should hear it! so I’ve put the link for that track here, if that’s ok.
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Nice hat.
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Originally Posted by Litterick
* I have quite a collection of vintage hats & berets and GTSs.
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Originally Posted by grahambop
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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I would call that hat a fedora.
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