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Post by Objecks on Nov 28, 2004 8:01:04 GMT
Another garage band song from my past... Long-time members may recall me mentioning that in my late teens I wrote a number of songs that border upon the psychotic. Here's one of the milder ones: SpinningBack in the day, this was the third song in a trilogy. The first two songs were fairly soft, acoustic instrumentals: "Prelude to a Dream" and "Dream." "Spinning" itself began with a soft intro, which morphed into the song posted above. I saw it as moving from a gentle slumber into a kind of nightmare. This song features my Soundclick debut on keyboard -- the "60's organ" in the middle instrumental break is my very old Miracle keyboard attached to my new GR-20. Charlie
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Post by mcarp555 on Nov 28, 2004 9:58:57 GMT
I really like the structure and the backing. Are those Anvil drums? The keyboard is not bad either. Being a 1971-style song, I kept thinking about some beefy horns popping up here and there.
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Post by Objecks on Nov 28, 2004 23:42:58 GMT
Hey Mike!
Thanks for giving it a listen.
I cheated a bit on the drums. ;D I started with a downloaded midi file of Santana's "Soul Sacrifice." Using Anvil, I copied a couple of short sections, made some minor changes, and looped them. Kind of a do-it-yourself pattern!
I'm not a big fan of Chicago or BS&T style horn sections, so I'm not planning anything like that. I was thinking about trying some backward/distorted guitar riffs -- something in line with the garage band sound. We'll see...
Charlie
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Post by mattl on Nov 28, 2004 23:55:47 GMT
interesting song charlie
has kinda that el paso or southwestern sound. i like leading a song w/a good bass/drum for a strong rythm like you did hear, but alas.. not my strong suits.. nice organ sound on the gr synth of course. i keep meaning to try that myself but it pains me to by a midi cable as i know i wont use it much...
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Post by Objecks on Dec 24, 2004 2:44:06 GMT
Hey guys! Parts 1 and 2 are now complete and combined into one song file. Check out the searing lead guitar beginning at about 3:40! ;D I went with a slide for the opening part of this instrumental section. I actually recorded this song at age 18, and I remember that the solo (no organ) consisted of slide guitar throughout. (This was about the time of Badfinger's "No Matter What," George Harrison's "For You Blue," and, most influential to me at the time, the Faces' "That's All You Need.") The effect I used was the PS5's "R.Bottom." The two-minute instrumental intro features live jingle bells (a la Beach Boys) and a GR-20 sound called "guitar attack soft lead." Sounds to me kind of like the flute that opens "Stairway to Heaven," but with a stronger attack. The solo guitar section was, again, "R.Bottom," but played a bit more tamely. Charlie PS -- The chords for the solo section that starts at about 0:30 runs backwards part way through the cycle of fifths -- E A D G C F Bb Eb Ab. It was an exercise I was practicing at the time.
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Post by mattl on Dec 24, 2004 3:25:40 GMT
pretty cool! always excited to listen to the guys who were there can tell you listened to the doors you got a good acoustic sound, i like that barely perceptible very eq'd out strum w/no bass. nice electric. glad you added that! my personal preference would be toning down all the midi and up w/the the real stuff but you know me in that regard by now singings better too!
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Post by Objecks on Dec 24, 2004 3:58:52 GMT
Thanks, Matt! Hope we can agree to disagree on the midi! I seem to be headed in the direction of more rather than less. At least I'm playing some of it now instead of strictly programming, so it doesn't sound quite so robotic. Yeah, the "60's organ" sounds a lot like an authentic Vox organ -- as played by the Doors, Iron Butterfly ("In a Gada da Vida"), the Animals, and many others. Appreciate your listening and your comments! Charlie
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Post by JimDurand on Dec 27, 2004 17:49:32 GMT
Charlie,
That's a long song. I like the jingle bells in the opening. As you say very Beach Boys-like. Nice work.
Jim
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Post by Rob on Dec 28, 2004 19:42:55 GMT
hey charlie...
this is a labour of love. sounds like you got a 20 man band!! oh hang on heres the vocal...well it sounds like you got a grip on the tune...even if you were lost at the time....man this is a great production....and the lead!! and the keyboard...you got the outlaw jose wales on that keyboard?!!
i'm gonna have to go through your catalogue now...thats great charlie.
(oh btw..i just noticed your footer with the link! im honoured i got a place, especially after listening to this!!)
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Post by Rob on Dec 28, 2004 19:44:21 GMT
(if we all keep progressing like this then all be giving up our day jobs...retirement counts too)
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Post by sgulley on Dec 28, 2004 20:03:15 GMT
Charlie, Very interesting & great instrumental effects throughout. Lyrics made me a little dizzy but other than that. I finally figured out in '72 what I did not know in '71. Cut down on the brownies and the spinning episodes sharply decrease. Stan
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Post by Objecks on Dec 29, 2004 6:48:01 GMT
Thanks for listening and for the comments, guys! Jim, a bit long, but I hope it has enough variety to keep it interesting. Rob, don't think I'll quit the day job anytime soon, but thanks for the compliment! ;D For one thing, start to finish this song took me almost two months of working in the spare moments that seem to be getting rarer and rarer. Stan, in my case the feeling of spinning had more to do with my lack of success in getting beyond a third or fourth date with any particular girl I was interested in than with any foreign substances in my body. But then, I guess now they're finding that the initial high from being in love is actually chemically based. Hmmm... Charlie
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