Man, this is so smooth! I'm lovin those guitar riffs, and the lead is awesome! This is a great way to wake up! Could use some strong vocals though! Really nice work!
Spivkurl!Hey my friend,I'm pleased that an almost"throw away"song could survive until the year's end.
I agree about vocals... but we all know how that goes,maybe I'll find some now that I posted this but the lottery would be good too;)...I bet I could find em'then!
Thanks again for checkin' it out.
i missed this one last night, Allen, but lemme tellya it's one great eye-opener here in the morning - beautiful sweet melodic energy like this beats all kinds of hell outta cereal.
happy new years day, brother - thanks!!
Haha!!Thanks M,..I do think happy rock can be the breakfast of champions,I'm glad I could provide a small portion of your recommended daily requirements :)
Happy New Years mate to you and your family, man very nice piece, totally agree with Wayne, about the girls he mention, especially Joan Jet, very clear mix, listening to it on the laptop and it is sounding great, excellent guitar work again my friend, nice strong beat driving it along just nicely, another excellent AllenV production, instant fav my friend...Peace n Respect Allen..Peace n Respect mate...Estefano...PS have a couple Trancers up you might enjoy, one has had massive response which is very pleasing...
Thank you Estefano,I've had my plate full this season but I'm on the comeback trail so I'll pull my act together and make this a great new year,and of course I'll be over to hear you!
Thanks so much my friend :)
This is great, the drum track is nice and clear and the guitars are great as usual! Man, I would love to hear Pat Benetar or Joan Jet or some other female rocker lay a vocal track on this. This is just a cool rock track Allen, glad you put it up!
I'm gonna dl this and fav it cuz it's just that good!!!!
Hey Wayne,Thanks...Man I wish I had a female vocalist for this cause it would be the best thing that would fit...also a little early Cheap Trick vox would be cool also,or I should have asked Tacatta if he could do anything with the song but I'm afraid I may have lost the separated tracks,and I would need to edit the lead for vocals...or have to re-record it!
Yea,I hung on to it cause I always wanted to add to it but the end of year challenge was too tempting so I let it go...for now :)
The combination of you and spelljammer I love the as soon I put Loving the guitar man this amazing I think I can come up with a nice spoken melody for this
Hey John!Thanks my friend.
I've had my hands full with work and home but I hope to get things squared away in a couple of weeks and work on anything that I've had to neglect,including your awesome song..if you haven't finished it :)
Mate this is so crystal clear, stunning, great intro to this baby, good piano, nice to hear, what can I say that others haven't not much, except I totally agree 100% one stunning bit of work, truely professional...fav'd...Estefano...
Wow E...I'm only a month late in replying,please forgive me my friend.I do appreciate your comments,I hope you know that but some reviews slip by me sometime..December and the first of this year has been very time consuming,many changes.
9R has a special quality to his music and we did click very well I think.By the way,He and I are working on something new..it's been a long time coming,it will be a couple of weeks and of course it will be like this...a rock blend.
Thanks again Estefano.
Just excellent – beautiful playning on all parts and lovely arrangement. Congratulations to a one of the finest tracks on looper.
/pmk
Really great Allen, love the oversound of this! very down to earth like me haha!! no really been dying to to some accountic songs, was that alive track? did you edit that? great job guy!
also I had to tell ya great pic you have on looperman, really like the way you did the photo, very creative! anyways happt hoildays, heading to nyc soon to do some music there and then i ,ll be back here to get crazy and wild again! happy holidays to you and your fam! as Rick Derringer says 'Keep on Rocken"
Hey BM..How are you!Yea this was not live but I keep trying to find ways to change up these acoustic songs so I edited the applause and my voice into it.
Hey..I uploaded that song that I used your awesome drums on,I never could finish it and another member neologist had this year end challenge for unfinished songs of 2010 so I said what the heck!
That pic was done with a free program called PhotoScape...but I didn't do it,fellow member and friend JoyfulWAVE from Germany did it for me...I can't do anything but guitar :)
Thank you so much Sourgirl!SpellJammer came up with the chords,melody and played all keyboards and percussion..I played bass and guitars and I'll tell you...before I did anything this was a great song from Spell..he has a very special gift and I'm grateful to share it with him and us with you...this is why I play!
Thank you again for your review and will visit you soon.
Allen
Wow, Beautiful production my friend, everything fits just right, silky smooth all the way. guitar and sax nothing to be said but WOW, percussion, whole beat 10/10.
Sourmango!Thanks for checkin this out and commenting.
One of my favorite words for SpellJammer and Slap is smooth also.I'm glad you enjoyed it cause it was a joy for me to play on this!
At some point we hope to convince Slap to do another with us..I can't credit him enough for the magic he did on this tune!
I think this is a record for me, faved in about 3 seconds. Have you guys thought about hitting the road together? Slap is one of my favorite people in the whole world, such a nice guy and such a huge talent.
The blending of talent on this one is just heaven.
This is so good on so many different levels, it's hard to know what to say, other than....well,
Wow!Thanks so very much my friend,I wish I could live in a state of inspiration that was there when I recorded this.It was everything coming together at the same time cause you're right..it's just yourself and the instrument.
I don't deserve your awesome comments but i'll tell you that I do appreciate it so much because I did put my heart into it and I'm so pleased that it was heard that way,i'm a strong believer in trying to create a feeling and emotion first in music...there's always room for the fun songs and we all play and love them,I'm just happy to occasionally get it right and move someone :)
Thanks again,
Ridiculous funk AllenV loved it. Fantastic arrangement, great tone and mixing. Would you be up for sharing your chord arrangement or how you came up with the sequence. Did I say I loved it.
Thanks so much Hutch.A big question there...I'm very much a product of over 30yrs of playing in cover bands so a lot of what I do really comes from absorbing all that in.Having said that,I've also had a few riffs and small chord changes that I've never been in an original situation to use and after that long I've built up a lbrary that I use to warm up with live.
I just started recording like this about 6 months ago so i'm finally able to piece some of these things together,no science to it..just yrs of unused ideas,until now and the inspiration I get from all the talent on this site is priceless...I'm very grateful to everyone here,you begin to feel like you could do anything,or at least try :)
Thanks again for your review...Oh,and I love to jam so I start with one idea and hit record..then add parts until something sticks...and it doesn't always work..if you notice I collab a lot more than I do my own originals!
I think Bill hit the nail on the head when he said your guitar work is similar to Jeff Beck. Damn, there is a ton of talent in those hands. You don't get tone like that from anything other than hard work and dedication.
This is a fabulous piece, sung well, and played even better. Congratulations on a wonderful collaboration.
Thank you SBM,I appreciate that complement!Reviews like yours are encouraging...I'm always searching and questioning the guitar tones so it does mean a lot to have these comments!
Sick collab man, the singing, the guitar, the production man everything is nice. You guys honestly sound like you should be in a band on stage somewhere. Once again, great collab my man.
Chris,thank you so much!Actually I just played with Tacatta's acapella.
Hey,check out Kikajons page if you like Tacattas vocals..we have been doing a lot of songs there and Kikajon is playing guitar,writing and producing..it's very much a collab between the three of us and very rewarding.
Thanks again for your review.
Thank you Daniel!I'm always torn between my love of rock and smooth clean guitar so I'm trying to have both...if possible!These collabs have brought out some of the most enjoyable music I have ever played.
Between Kikajon and SpellJammer I'm a very lucky man!
THis is some excellent Guitar playing! By far top notch! ambience, everything! Doesn't need vocals or anything! Ive updated my version with your guitar loops
This track was shown at the looperman advertisement box at the right and I know Your picture/icon, so choosed to listen.. s Mmmmm.. and mmmm.. dear.. Nice guitarplay sure it is.. Kind of relaxing mood it makes.. You are very talentet.. s
I think that character of your guitar tones really complimented the character of the vocalist. Been away from looperman for a bit but i'm glad i've made the effort to come back and cruse around.
Hello jc and thanks for the comment.I hope to complement the collabs I'm involved with...I try to put the song itself first...even if it's just a few notes or chords I end up playing.
Thanks again for the review!
Thanks John.9Rhiter was the first real collab that I did here and we didn't know what we were doing but you tend to figure it out,seems there's no right or wrong way,whatever works.
Just like guitar tone,I saw an interview with Eric Clapton one time and they were asking for the holy secret to his sound and he just smiled and said.."I turn the knobs until I like what I hear"..I have always loved that :)
Thanks again John!
on Up Late by AllenV
I agree about vocals... but we all know how that goes,maybe I'll find some now that I posted this but the lottery would be good too;)...I bet I could find em'then!
Thanks again for checkin' it out.
Allen
on Up Late by AllenV
happy new years day, brother - thanks!!
Allen
on Up Late by AllenV
Happy New Years mate to you and your family, man very nice piece, totally agree with Wayne, about the girls he mention, especially Joan Jet, very clear mix, listening to it on the laptop and it is sounding great, excellent guitar work again my friend, nice strong beat driving it along just nicely, another excellent AllenV production, instant fav my friend...Peace n Respect Allen..Peace n Respect mate...Estefano...PS have a couple Trancers up you might enjoy, one has had massive response which is very pleasing...
Thanks so much my friend :)
Allen
on Up Late by AllenV
/pmk
This will be a great new year for us all I'm sure!
Allen
on Up Late by AllenV
I'm gonna dl this and fav it cuz it's just that good!!!!
Wayne
Yea,I hung on to it cause I always wanted to add to it but the end of year challenge was too tempting so I let it go...for now :)
Thanks my friend!
Allen
on Unbreakable (SpellJammer Collab) by AllenV
Allen
on Time For Change - SpellJammer Collab by AllenV
Faved and downloaded of course
All The Best To You and Your Loved Ones For The New Year
May It Be Your Best Year Ever
John
btw, I have a new track up, The Trickster, if you're interested :-)
have you done anything with Full Metal Racket yet? I can change it if you desire.
I've had my hands full with work and home but I hope to get things squared away in a couple of weeks and work on anything that I've had to neglect,including your awesome song..if you haven't finished it :)
Allen
on Women And Child (9Rihter collab) by AllenV
Mate this is so crystal clear, stunning, great intro to this baby, good piano, nice to hear, what can I say that others haven't not much, except I totally agree 100% one stunning bit of work, truely professional...fav'd...Estefano...
9R has a special quality to his music and we did click very well I think.By the way,He and I are working on something new..it's been a long time coming,it will be a couple of weeks and of course it will be like this...a rock blend.
Thanks again Estefano.
Allen
on Show Me What Love Is-SpellJammer feat Slap Johnson by AllenV
/pmk
Allen
on Show Me What Love Is-SpellJammer feat Slap Johnson by AllenV
This made me release: I should listen to 'real instruments' ALOT more!
After a long day of electronic styles, this is just what I needed ;)
dammn sexy sax :D
fav'd this track ;)
Respect
These guy's are great artists and made this so much fun to do!
Allen
on Goin Home by AllenV
also I had to tell ya great pic you have on looperman, really like the way you did the photo, very creative! anyways happt hoildays, heading to nyc soon to do some music there and then i ,ll be back here to get crazy and wild again! happy holidays to you and your fam! as Rick Derringer says 'Keep on Rocken"
peace brother
Bm;)
Hey..I uploaded that song that I used your awesome drums on,I never could finish it and another member neologist had this year end challenge for unfinished songs of 2010 so I said what the heck!
That pic was done with a free program called PhotoScape...but I didn't do it,fellow member and friend JoyfulWAVE from Germany did it for me...I can't do anything but guitar :)
I'll be over to visit!
Allen
on Time For Change - SpellJammer Collab by AllenV
Thank you again for your review and will visit you soon.
Allen
on Show Me What Love Is-SpellJammer feat Slap Johnson by AllenV
One of my favorite words for SpellJammer and Slap is smooth also.I'm glad you enjoyed it cause it was a joy for me to play on this!
At some point we hope to convince Slap to do another with us..I can't credit him enough for the magic he did on this tune!
Allen
on Show Me What Love Is-SpellJammer feat Slap Johnson by AllenV
The blending of talent on this one is just heaven.
This is so good on so many different levels, it's hard to know what to say, other than....well,
INCREDIBLE!!!!!
This one deserves a standing ovation.
I'm on my feet gentlemen.
Thanks again!
Allen
on The Road Home (update) by AllenV
The beauty of acoustic guitar is there is nothing to hide behind...no distortion, no Fx, no nothing.
There are songs that are special, and then there are songs that are SPECIAL. This is one of the latter.
Faved and all I can do is stand and applaud.
Beautiful work, no.... stunningly beautiful work.
I don't deserve your awesome comments but i'll tell you that I do appreciate it so much because I did put my heart into it and I'm so pleased that it was heard that way,i'm a strong believer in trying to create a feeling and emotion first in music...there's always room for the fun songs and we all play and love them,I'm just happy to occasionally get it right and move someone :)
Thanks again,
Allen
on Fire Up The Funk 2016 ft Slap Johnson by AllenV
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I just started recording like this about 6 months ago so i'm finally able to piece some of these things together,no science to it..just yrs of unused ideas,until now and the inspiration I get from all the talent on this site is priceless...I'm very grateful to everyone here,you begin to feel like you could do anything,or at least try :)
Thanks again for your review...Oh,and I love to jam so I start with one idea and hit record..then add parts until something sticks...and it doesn't always work..if you notice I collab a lot more than I do my own originals!
Allen
on Hammer Down by AllenV
your guitar skills and articulation are freakin insane!
faved. nothing more to say! ;)
Allen
on Heart To Heart (Tacatta) by AllenV
This is a fabulous piece, sung well, and played even better. Congratulations on a wonderful collaboration.
Bravo gents.
Allen
on Heart To Heart (Tacatta) by AllenV
Peace,
Chris Mac
Hey,check out Kikajons page if you like Tacattas vocals..we have been doing a lot of songs there and Kikajon is playing guitar,writing and producing..it's very much a collab between the three of us and very rewarding.
Thanks again for your review.
Allen
on Show Me What Love Is-SpellJammer feat Slap Johnson by AllenV
Between Kikajon and SpellJammer I'm a very lucky man!
Allen
on Unbreakable (SpellJammer Collab) by AllenV
I'm glad you felt it all worked together!
Allen
on Through These Fields by AllenV
Hugs Stina..
Thanks again for listening and I appreciate your review!
Allen
on Show Me What Love Is-SpellJammer feat Slap Johnson by AllenV
Allen
on Heart To Heart (Tacatta) by AllenV
Great work
jc
Thanks again for the review!
Allen
on Women And Child (9Rihter collab) by AllenV
Great Collab Faved and Downloaded
John
Just like guitar tone,I saw an interview with Eric Clapton one time and they were asking for the holy secret to his sound and he just smiled and said.."I turn the knobs until I like what I hear"..I have always loved that :)
Thanks again John!
Allen