It's that time again, a time when we get together and share our work, talk about performing, talk about practice, ask questions, and see if we can push ourselves to new levels of enjoyment. The most important thing is that we enjoy ourselves.
Some of us play for fun. Some of us are professionals. Some of us play with our friends. Some of us are just learning. Some of us don't even really play at all. It doesn't matter, we want to hear you play as well as you can - or just play.
I don't care if you play a kazoo - I want to hear it and, if history is any guide, the rest of the folks who frequent this thread also want to hear it. So, no matter what you play, come share it with us. If we like the song, we'll sing along when we all get to the chorus!
Grab your guitar and your cell phone - and play us a song. Sing for us! Play a piano. Make electronic music. Play a kazoo, blow a trumpet, bang a xylophone! We don't mind - we want to hear all of it, not just guitar.
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crazy_eyes ago
Hello everybody! This week has been way too busy and I have not got to play anything at all, I wanted to re-record this song, get the drums right and make it sound better, but I never even got through the drums, and thats where I like to start. So i decided to just share the old version of it that i did a year ago. I still dont have any lyrics for this one, but it still sounds cool to me without words. So without further adieu, here is fuck it
cynicaloldfart ago
I remember this. One of my favorites of yours. I think I said last time the same as Buddha, that it sounded very Gilmourish. Not just the guitar sound, but the construction of the whole piece starting off slow and mellow and transitioning into a rocker. And then the ending, back to a reprieve. Very, very nice.
crazy_eyes ago
Thanks cof! Im going to get it re-recorded and add some lyrics some day
C_Corax ago
Around that 2:20 mark when you decide to kick it up a notch. That's beautiful my dude:P
You may also have nicked that riff from somewhere which name escapes me right now. But hey, why not recycle a good riff? :)
TheBuddha ago
It sounds like Blackmore, something from Deep Purple - maybe a piece of Highway Star. That's what it reminded me of.
crazy_eyes ago
I think it may be inspired by something, I'm not even sure what, it has a familiar quality, but I dont think its quite like this in anything else, at least that I know of.
C_Corax ago
It has this.. I dunno Randy Rhoads vibe mixed in with something I can't quite place. Love it though :)
crazy_eyes ago
Thanks C_C!
TheBuddha ago
Some Blackmore influence later.
crazy_eyes ago
This one has been in my head for a lot of years, so it very well could be. I finally got this recording of it done a year ago, but I know I could play it better
TheBuddha ago
Yeah, I'm quite positive I heard it before. I remember the Blackmore influence and the eerie part.
We do share a lot of music with each other!
Oh, and my Silent Night has an obscene number of listens! I posted it in v/Music for the holiday. It's like nearly 500. That's a record for my online sharing at Voat and only Voat.
It's not nearly the same as SoundCloud and is much, much lower trafficked and people can't comment and don't really search there. I'm pretty pleased that that many folks enjoyed it.
crazy_eyes ago
Me and Chris playing We wish You A Merry Christmas got 700 plays over the weekend, from me spamming it all over voat.
TheBuddha ago
Nice! That's impressive! I didn't feel like spamming it - and didn't have much time. I was pretty busy, too busy actually.
I re-injured my leg by being on it more than I should have. It's going to be fine, but it's like a week without being able to use it and I'm not allowed to do PT with weights. I'm to do as little weight bearing as is reasonable and to remain off it for a few days. I've got a consult on Monday.
crazy_eyes ago
You are going to need more patience with walking
TheBuddha ago
They said I could walk as tolerated. I could tolerate the pain - then. I still can, but now it's REALLY sore and it feels funny, like it wiggles. It turns out, it's just bone bruising - but bad enough that they can see the bruising in an x-ray.
crazy_eyes ago
Just going to have to stay on your ass for a while more
cynicaloldfart ago
I have asked, commanded, directed, chided, pleaded, and threatened him for weeks now to take it easy. Does he listen? No, nope, none, ever. And I know the girls have been doing it all along. He's just a stubborn old fart. I'll bet he crutches through the house yelling "coming through!" (his famous almost-last words).
crazy_eyes ago
I have tried to warn him myself, i almost expected something like this to happen to him
cynicaloldfart ago
It must be very frustrating, I'm sure. I, and all of us, are so fortunate he didn't break his arms or hands. At least he can still follow his main passion. Can you imagine 50 years of dedication? The only thing I'm sure I've done for that long is breathe. It at least is comforting he now has 3 ladies to tend to him, and they do that very well.
crazy_eyes ago
I never even thought about that, how much worse it could be
TheBuddha ago
Yeah, but it's damned frustrating at times. I really, really miss my mobility. I was so happy to be allowed to walk.
TheBuddha ago
I've got it. I just used a soundcloud rip site. LOL
Hmm... I like it. I think I've heard this before? It's eerie sounding.
And, without further adieu means without further goodbyes. It's more correctly without further ado. ;-)
Yeah, I kinda like it. In a way, it reminds me of Gilmore without the bends.
crazy_eyes ago
you can just click download on the songs on soundcloud if that makes it easier!
TheBuddha ago
No, you can't. It wants you to sign in with Facebook or Google, or register. I'm unwilling to do any of those.
crazy_eyes ago
really? i thought i set the permission that anyone could download, those bastards
TheBuddha ago
It wanted me to log in. I declined and typed "rip soundcloud" into Google, hit the first link, and just played it that way. ;-)
crazy_eyes ago
hey if it works!
TheBuddha ago
Damned right!!
TheBuddha ago
I am using an alternative browser and it hates SoundCloud, or so it seems. Let me try a real browser. My laptop is misbehaving and it's a hardware issue. It's covered under warranty, but this just started a couple of days ago. I'll have to grab another older one and use it while they repair this one.