MN
306 posts
Jan 14, 2014
2:03 PM
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This past Saturday night I went over to a guy's apartment to jam through some tunes and see if there's anything there in terms of musical chemistry, if we'd be a good fit as a duo. This was literally the very first thing we played:
https://m.soundcloud.com/guy-bennett-band/long-distance-call-with-mark.
He just said "why don't I record this?" clicked something on his Mac and kicked off the tune (he dubbed on the piano part later).
At any rate, I'd appreciate any feedback, guys. Please keep in mind, we weren't trying to recreate Muddy's classic version of Long Distance Call. To be honest, I didn't even know what tune we were playing until about a third of the way in.
Last Edited by MN on Jan 14, 2014 2:05 PM
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JInx
706 posts
Jan 14, 2014
2:09 PM
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On the one hand it sounds excellent, very very nice and true.
On the other, I feel I've heard it all before, a million times.
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Frank
3695 posts
Jan 14, 2014
6:57 PM
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You should be getting a call from Alligator Records any day now - good job :)
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MN
307 posts
Jan 15, 2014
3:02 AM
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Thanks, guys. I agree with you, JInx. No new ground here, just two guys warming up. The initial set-list we're working with is actually pretty varied and not really Chess-era blues-centric. And he has some original tunes we'll work in as well.
I noticed at 1:19 (and other places) that I'm bending the 2d too much, making the note sound flat. You pick out stuff like that when you record yourself (which is something I've done very little of over the years, as I usually find it quite painful to listen to).
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Kingley
3394 posts
Jan 15, 2014
9:08 AM
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Sounds pretty good. I'd happily sit and listen to it for a while. I wouldn't worry to much about it not breaking new ground. There ain't nothing wrong with sounding familiar. Familiar will get you more gigs, when quite often new and unknown won't.
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Oisin
1064 posts
Jan 15, 2014
9:56 AM
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Kingley....no truer a word was spoken as I have recently found out. My first harp teacher told me to find your own voice and don't copy people but I took his words a little too literally and improvised everything...especially standard classics. A few years ago I had a lesson with Steve Weston and he told me I needed to learn songs...that was the main point of the lesson I think. Again I ignored him as I only played at jams.
Over Christmas I was in Ireland and played with a guitarist at a gig he was doing at a hotel. He played a few country songs that I was able to play along with quite faithfully and these got a 50% better response than ones where I improvised (which I thought sounded great). It was a very valuable lesson which was along time coming....less ego and learn more songs. And people love a familiar sound
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Oisin
Last Edited by Oisin on Jan 15, 2014 9:57 AM
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MN
308 posts
Jan 15, 2014
9:57 AM
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Yep. The whole idea right now is to get things up and rolling with some gig$. We start tomorrow night. And, thanks.
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