kudzurunner
2753 posts
Oct 17, 2011
8:17 PM
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This thread is the official release point--the soft release point, you might say--of the first single from my forthcoming album, SOUTHBOUND.
The single is a one-man band version of the "Sanford and Son Theme," a.k.a., The Streetbeater. Bill Perry, a terrific jazz/funk pianist and the son of guitarist Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, contributed some funky keyboards. There's a free preview of about 30 seconds accessible from the upper right hand side of the Tradebit sales pages these links take you to.
Sanford and Son Theme (WAV)
Sanford and Son Theme (mp3)
Last Edited by on Oct 17, 2011 8:24 PM
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Rick Shanks
124 posts
Oct 17, 2011
10:25 PM
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This is great Adam. Will the album be available on CD ?
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KiwiRick
http://www.richardshanksart.com
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kudzurunner
2755 posts
Oct 18, 2011
6:36 AM
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@Rick: Sure. The album will be available first as a download from Tradebit, then from CDBaby, iTunes, and Amazon; then, a bit later, as an actual CD.
I'm looking to release the complete album in about six weeks.
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The Iceman
141 posts
Oct 18, 2011
7:20 AM
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ok Adam, you got me. Are you switching harmonicas during this 30 second preview? Are you hitting that hole 1 OB during the first part? I'm usually pretty confident at sussing out position/use of notes by bending, etc. At the very least, your bending technique is pretty confident.
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The Iceman
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kudzurunner
2757 posts
Oct 18, 2011
8:37 AM
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Aha! When even the great and powerful Iceman (and I mean that) asks questions, I have accomplished something.
No, the extract contains no overblows. I'm using a C harp on that entire first part, and I'm doing some fancy footwork--back-and-forth stuff that made me whine when I first realized what I would have to do. On that descending riff, after hitting a pickup 2d, I'm doing three sequential notes on the 3d, releasing the third (unbent) note to jump to the 6b (tb'd), 3d (whole step bend), 5d, 3b, 5b, 2d (half step bend), 4d. Hold it a moment.
Then a few more notes, then switch to an F harp for the 45 warble..........
I should tab it out. It's one of those thing that kills you at first--or killed me--but after you keep doing it, it starts to feel natural.
Last Edited by on Oct 18, 2011 8:39 AM
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The Iceman
143 posts
Oct 18, 2011
9:47 AM
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you rascal, you. Well done.
Switching for the 45 warble is a stroke of genius, which is why I thought you switched harmonicas, as it really bent my brain at first listening.
Don't tab it out. Make us work a bit....
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The Iceman
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kudzurunner
2758 posts
Oct 18, 2011
10:49 AM
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I should clarify: I switch from a C harp to an F harp at about the 21-second point on the preview (I used a stopwatch to check), right after playing 4b 3d(halfstep bend) 4b.
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The Iceman
144 posts
Oct 18, 2011
11:39 AM
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AHA. so, I was batting 50%, probably my lowest score ever.
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The Iceman
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toddlgreene
3404 posts
Oct 18, 2011
2:41 PM
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Sounds great, Adam!
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Todd L. Greene
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kudzurunner
2759 posts
Oct 19, 2011
10:17 AM
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Somebody emailed to ask me if there are any overblows in my "Sanford and Son." The answer is: not many, but the one (repeated) big one is a bitch. And I owe thanks to Brandon, who surprised me with the lick when I played the song at a jam in my hotel room at last year's IBC in Memphis.
The second time through the song, when I'm on the F harp, I do a moderately sustained 6 ob four times--each time in the middle of a lick that is drawn from the original recording. It's a cool, weird lick, and the 6ob is absolutely essential to it. I'm using a Hohner Crossover because it would sound a little squeaky on a regular MB. As it is, some may hear a wee bit of squeakiness on a couple of them.
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