Ross Garren
51 posts
Aug 23, 2014
2:57 PM
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I want to share the 1st of the 3 videos I got to track in a beautiful studio in Whitefish, Montana. Let me know what you think!
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BronzeWailer
1404 posts
Aug 23, 2014
3:17 PM
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I like it very much! Congrats!
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Greg Heumann
2810 posts
Aug 23, 2014
4:33 PM
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Great stuff - good job!
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robbert
340 posts
Aug 23, 2014
6:01 PM
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Well played. Love that stuff!
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Ted Burke
120 posts
Aug 23, 2014
7:25 PM
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This blows my stuff off the charts. Groove, rhythm, chops, tone, and and a singer with a good voice, minus affectation and straining. Quality playing went to your quality studio time. Please post more.
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Ross Garren
52 posts
Aug 23, 2014
7:39 PM
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Thanks to all for taking the time to check it out and for the kind feedback as well! It was a rare opportunity for us, the Sheriffs of Schroedingham (you can check out our music at thesheriffsofschroedingham.bandcamp.com), to spend a good portion of the summer gigging in a beautiful part of Montana...and to be able to make a few videos in a world class studio was the icing on the cake! Keep posted for videos 2 and 3!
Greg---I'd love to connect with you if you're up for it...drop me a line at garren.ross@gmail.com
Last Edited by Ross Garren on Aug 23, 2014 7:39 PM
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walterharp
1494 posts
Aug 23, 2014
7:43 PM
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nice... high end studio there.. must have cost a bundle. but the sound is superb and you have a unique sound while getting the old school vibe.
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droffilcal
71 posts
Aug 23, 2014
11:07 PM
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Great ! Wonderful playing from both of you......
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cliffy
106 posts
Aug 24, 2014
12:05 PM
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Hi Ross, I think you guys sound great. You are lucky to get to play with such an excellent guitarist/vocalist! Please be sure to post your other videos.
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Goldbrick
638 posts
Aug 24, 2014
12:22 PM
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That was terrific
Guitarist got it going on
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orphan
373 posts
Aug 24, 2014
12:46 PM
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I really liked that Ross. Very impressed with the way you used the distance from mic in your dynamics, subtle but powerful!
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Leatherlips
280 posts
Aug 24, 2014
3:57 PM
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Great work. I cover this same number but stick closer to the original and do it with an all electric band. There was just one point where I thought the harp was being a little overpowered by the guitar, but I loved the overall effect.
Last Edited by Leatherlips on Aug 24, 2014 3:58 PM
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kudzurunner
4897 posts
Aug 24, 2014
6:03 PM
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That's superb. It's certainly right for Bluesville--which is to say, national airplay. Send Lou Brutus a copy. Your guitarist has a heck of a touch and an amazing sense of where the blues pitches are located. And when you come in, I don't hear a single bad note. Thanks for posting this.
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Ross Garren
53 posts
Aug 24, 2014
9:39 PM
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Hey guys, I really appreciate all the positive feedback---means a lot to me that you'd take the time to listen and to respond! I am indeed lucky to play with John...he's a wonderful and consummate musician who challenges me every time we play.
Adam, I'm a longtime fan and the Satan & Adam version of "I've Got a Woman" is a desert island cut! Would you be willing to shoot me Lou Brutus's contact? If so, shoot me an email at garren.ross@gmail.com
Thanks All!
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SmokeJS
291 posts
Aug 25, 2014
2:19 AM
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Ross, noticed you're flying through the LOA levels on BH.com Given the quality of your playing here that's not surprising. Hooing you might comment on LOA and possibly mention what you're trying to achieve. Thanks.
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TetonJohn
209 posts
Aug 25, 2014
9:09 AM
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Nice to hear such good stuff coming out of the northern rockies!
I play a lot of acoustic backup and so was identifying with what you were doing -- so it stood out to me when you didn't drop out for a bit after your solo and then find a way back in.
I don't mean this as a criticism, just something that I noticed -- maybe you guys talked about that and had it "arranged" that way intentionally? I think it can help a solo to have a pause that sets it apart -- also leaves room for your deserved applause!
Any general comments on this? (not just in the context of Ross' post).
Edited: Related -- I did like how the harp dropped out at the end which matched the beginning.
Last Edited by TetonJohn on Aug 25, 2014 9:14 AM
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Ross Garren
54 posts
Aug 25, 2014
1:39 PM
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kudzu---always in pursuit of the wrong notes here!
smokejs---i've known david barrett for a long time...in my mind anything he has put together is a good investment of my time! my main goals are pretty simple; to get better and to put myself in a better position to work as a harp teacher. can't recommend the program high enough---even as a pro player, i have gained a lot from the first few levels!
tetonjohn---excellent points! thanks for raising my awareness to the effects and drama of space or lack there of at different times in an arrangement or performance...good call! to be frank, that's a tune we've played a lot and there isn't any particular arrangement...at least not after the guitar intro! from there on out we just feel out the arrangement each performance. sometimes better than others!
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Moon Cat
447 posts
Aug 25, 2014
5:02 PM
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Yeah Ross! Way to pace yourself bro! Nice story!-J
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Rubes
887 posts
Aug 26, 2014
3:33 AM
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What! No mat for the harp player!
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Slimharp
398 posts
Aug 27, 2014
7:48 AM
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Hell yeah. Ditto w/Moon Cat, excellent phrases and wow what a slide player.
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nacoran
7961 posts
Aug 27, 2014
10:51 AM
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Very sweet!
The only thing you might improve, if that is the video you are going to post for the song, is there is a slight disconnect between the video and the music. You are sitting so stiff backed in the beginning it looks like you are uncomfortable. I don't know if you have more than one camera angle to cut between or if you could crop the image a bit or do some cuts to some images to make you look a little more like you are having fun? (It gets better as it goes on). That's a critique of the video though, and a fairly minor one at that. Musically, it looks like I'm going to have to shell out for the album. :)
You guys seem to move from sound to sound, genre to genre, quite easily. That's a lot of fun. :)
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Ross Garren
59 posts
Aug 29, 2014
10:16 AM
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slimharp---what a slide player indeed!
nacoran---good feedback...i wish we had a little more to work with video-wise, but we were lucky to get what we got with just one cameraman...hopefully one day we'll have the means and options! thanks again!
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