theHumps

Cool man, glad you liked it! Thanks!

Wayne

sometimes you throw out the rule book and you make decisions by your testosterone level, ha!

Now here is somebody who understands what I am trying to do here. You've been keen to my musical intentions over the past years, I can't fool you. ha!

I had the guitar sound and how I wanted to play it in my head for a week before I even started the song or picked up the guitar. Then it went together like it wrote itself.

Pretty happy with it.

Cheers!

wayne

Thanks!

I went so extra gritty with my vocals I kept throwing out my voice after every couple lines. Had to cut back a bit so I could actually finish the song.

Take care!

Wayne

I can improve any of my songs I upload but if you could be more specific of what you felt needed improving that would be more helpful.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wayne

On every song I consider editing any of my instruments to accommodate the vocals. Been there, done that, a million times. But the song dictated to me to let the guitars rip. Nothing interferes with the vocals that I can hear and I can understand every word clearly in the song. Also the guitars are panned very wide, 35/50.

And I did give the lead guitar a break for the listener, between 1:30 and 1:33, lol. And that's all I intended giving the listener!! I'm not a guitar player, I'm someone who can play the guitar, there's a difference. I'm proud of the guitar, it's fitting I think and the sloppiness of it and cool gritty sound with a few stingers was too good to cut, it needed to be there, in my opinion.

But I do honestly appreciate the positive feedback. Thanks for stopping by!

Wayne

Thanks man!

I didn't have in mind vocals for this one, I like how the instruments fill the space without words on them. Just a quick, simple musical idea.

Wayne

Thanks! I like the waltz beat, breaks up the 4/4 or 2/4 timing we all use constantly.

Next one has singing, Big singing actually, lol. There's a hint, fun one on the way!

Wayne

Well, I don't know about that but it's a simple, nice folk idea.

Thanks man!

Wayne

Thanks Michael!

Wayne

Thanks!

I'm feeling more comfortable and confident singing within my abilities. Having some fun with the lyrics and story.

Wayne

Thanks! The lyrics are fun.

For an amp I am using a Fender Bronco tweed amp, 15 watts, 1 8" speaker. It has a clean channel and a drive channel, no reverb. It makes some nice tones and makes a cheap guitar sound pretty good.

For electric guitar I play a couple cheap ones, Fender Strat Squire and an Epiphone Riviera Custom P 93, an ES styled guitar. Here I used the Strat.

Glad you liked it!

Wayne

Thanks!

Wayne

Thanks for swinging by again!

Wayne

Cheers man!

Except for the drums, EZ Drummer, it was all played and sung live. Not at the same time though, he.

Wayne

.....as you're storming the new congress. lol. Got your back brother.

Just got my "MTG is as ugly as a big bag of dicks" t-shirt.

Thanks! Had some fun with the lyrics.

Be good, be safe.

Wayne

Cool man, glad you liked it!

Wayne

Well there ya go, a great memory for sure!! Great decision Micky!

Must confess. I think I like Father Christmas as one of my favs by them, I like the song first off but I like the production on that more. Every little nuance in that song is great, the singing, the story, the guitars, the breaks....

Cheers!

Wayne

It's a simple blues progression that could be taken in a few directions. Latin/funk might be fun!

Better to be backed up than to have a writer's cramp, he.

Good luck and thanks!

Wayne

Big Kinks fan here, they were more of a raw 60's rock band and such great songwriting. Their music was for the common working man, it was distorted guitars and wonderful stories to be enjoyed. I liked both Ray and Dave's input and songwriting in their music.

No kidding, you saw them? That's awesome.

Take care Micky!

Wayne

Yeah, it's close but not quite the same as the original. Easy song to play, more about tones on the guitar and bass and the sound of the drums, try to make them punchy and more period sounding.

Thanks!

Wayne

Thanks!

Wayne

Thanks Cam! I love the Kinks! Just get the Kinks Complete Collection disc and you are totally covered, 25 classic hits.

The theremin is used like a keyboard here, plenty of uses for it, ha!

Wayne