I bought some of Adams backing tracks a couple of weeks ago and found the accompanying video to be one of the most useful I've seen so far.
I think I've progressed further in the last couple of weeks than I have for a long time due to those tracks and the video. Good value. Really got me out of a rut.
I rate myself as an intermediate beginner because I still can't back my playing up with any musical theory. I know it would be useful but I just aint got any more room in my little ole brain for it. Everything I know is by ear and instinct.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated and if anyone else feels inclined to upload their version of Swinging Steve, be my guest and tag onto this thread if you want. Thanks all.
Oh! I know I've made better attempts at it than this one but I got tired after about the fifteenth take and settled with this.
I loved that Tooka. I liked the way you used the upper notes also, something which I'm not very good at. The only thing I might have done different is to have used my hands a bit more to get a bit of hand vibrato going but that's just me.
To tell the truth I was more distracted looking at the background video trying to work out where in London you live!! Nice beard by the way too! ---------- Oisin
Thankyou for your very nice comments Oisin. That has made my day.
Know what you mean about the hand vibrato. I've been playing amplified recently and didn't use hand vibrato so just got out of the habbit. I've found I forget a lot when I'm playing. I should have done some trills, articulation and tongue block chording but once I get going it all just falls by the wayside.
My defence is, I think I was so intent on prethinking the melody and phrasing, everything else was secondary and got left out.
The background images are of Edmonton North London where I live. I'm building up a library of short clips to use in a short documentary I'm planning for YouTube about where I live. I shot them while on my bike, hence the shakiness. I just thought I'd add them to the soundtrack for a bit of variety and to get used to using the editting software.
Anyway, me and my beard are pleased you liked it and thanks very much for your positive comments. They were very much appreciated.
I know exactly what you mean about concentrating on the melody and phrasing Tooka. When i've listened to myself after playing at a jam I think "why didn't I do this" etc and get a bit very critical on myself but when I Listen back a few weeks or even months later i think...well that was actually not too bad.
I think as we practise more and get better those things will come more naturally. Maybe a nice bowler hat to go with the beard, al la Sonny boy would do the trick! ---------- Oisin
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