My band's take on Miss You. As you can probably tell, it's based more on the high paced live version. I'm not wild about that since my licks get rushed. Power failed on the right side of the stage there at the end...killed the guitar amps.
Yeah i liked that.You guys would be an excellent party band as well going by that show. What was your rig ? One of your DM 13 mikes?
Bummer about the power going off but it would of been worse if'n it had gone half way through. Had that happen.
Last Edited by Jehosaphat on Sep 22, 2013 9:25 PM
My rig that day consisted of my EV 630, ART Tube MP, Dano Corned Beef, and my Alamo Fury. From onstage, I thought I sounded pretty thin all day. Video footage convinced me otherwise. LOL ----------
Awesome. I really liked the tone. Much like the record. One thing. Did you use a standard diatonic? If you did, you're a master of selective playing. I think even Sugar Blue drifts into major on the original.
Yes, standard diatonic. It was a Huang Silvertone Deluxe in D. My playing style is atypical to most blues players, something that Mike and I have in common. Main reason for that is that I've never played in a blues band. I've always been in a rock band that just happens to have some blues in its repertoire.
I like the original groove myself. Like I said, with the speed of the live version, my licks get rushed and I can't really deliver them the way Sugar would. The thumping bass lines also get lost. Granted, we pretty much are a partying band, and the faster paced stuff is what works for our crowd. But, I'd finally had enough of it this past week and made mention of it. Our bass player felt the same way. We slowed it down a bit this past Saturday night. Still much faster than the original, but slow enough that I can give the harp licks a little more finesse. ----------
Hawkeye Kane
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We put our own spin on a lot of things. Sometimes it's harp-conducive, sometimes not so much. Take this for example...Jason Mraz's Curbside Prophet. We've always done it with a sort of Southern Rock driving rhythm, whereas the original was more of a fusion of jazz and country. Our way of playing it works well...but there are times when I wish we could play it the original way because the groove is killer, and allows for better delivery of the lyrics.
Here's another thing that kinda perplexes me a bit in the Miss You video....
I didn't use my Corned Beef at all during that song. Never do. But I pretty distinctly hear some echo to my harp. Now, it WAS an outdoor event, but not close enough to any buildings that would echo like this. I'm starting to wonder if the sound tech was running a reverb on my amp mic. Anyone have a guess? ----------
Well I wondered...but the Curbside video is in the same bandshell and it didn't happen there.
@Steve
My wife loves "Butterfly" from that same album. I sing that for her whenever a karaoke spin jockey has it on hand. Usually gets me similar results as you. *Bow-chicka-wow-wow* ----------
