RonGallagher

Thank you so much hedgeley. I too find much inspiration from The Who and Quadrophenia in particular.

I apologize for delayed response.
Please do feel free to use the track Whiplashtv.
I am honored. ~RG

Thanks Nelson. When I do these solo acoustic songs in Live performance, whenever possible I will do a very long sound check. Dial in the room as best I can for an intimate experience. At times my sound check may be longer than my performance set. I'll do the same for other artists when I am engineering the audio. Be it in the studio, performance stage front of house or monitors. We musicians "Play" the effects and ambience of our performance environment. When levels are detailed and there is that warm comfortable dynamic atmosphere, where every word or phrase is intelligible and every breath a sacred sharing of emotion. That's what I hope to accomplish in these settings. I generally do not use a pic when I play acoustic guitar which was the case on this track. When I need some edge on the attack I will use my full fingernails. Not the tip, but the face of the fingernail. This requires a bit more attention during set up as well. Thanks for the props Nelson. I am encouraged and inspired. RG

K, Thanks for the props. You know I was thinking along the same lines in regard to that panning anomaly. I'll be sure to go back track a few generations and turn it down if not bypass it altogether. The unfortunate effect is called "Stereo Spread" in Logic 9. Though I did indeed try to temper it by keeping the effects percentage very low against the dry Mix, by the time I had rendered the multitrack file, compressed in the Mastering phase and finally deployed a version as an MP3 file, the effect was just jumping out in the mix. The 32 and 24bit Wave files are no where near this drowning depth. You are right on with your observation and when I can, I'll try to back track and see if I can remedy the weirdness. Your comments are very much appreciated. On with the motley. RG

Dave, Greetings brother. Always great to hear from you and once again I am humbled by your kindness. My father was a jazz drummer and our house was filled with music each and every day. I have 3 older sisters who groomed me on all things rock and roll and 2 older brothers who appreciated the tight vocal harmony bands. So I learned from a very early age that it is ALL music. Cover, Original..really makes no difference to me. If a song touches my heart, it matters not if I wrote it or if you wrote it. I learn it, perform it, track it and share it. The expression is as personal as any. As Hendrix and Eva Cassidy make anothers song their own, I try to project myself as best I can. Thank you as always Dave. You inspire me. RG

Thanks so much O.
Your kind comments are very much appreciated. Especially considering you are open to exploring sounds outside your own preferences. I am encouraged. Thank you. RG

John you are killing me here. You are too kind and I find much encouragement and inspiration from your messages. I'll try to get caught up on these words of inspiration as best I can. I will also try to remedy any download settings for you as well. I owe you a hundred reviews and a million thanks bro. RG

Yes, Thank you so much for your kind comments. I must apologize for the delayed response. I am very busy trying to finish mixing work for clients. Time to work on my own expressions is very precious these days. Such improv happens from time to time. Just have to try to be prepared when the inspiration hits as it can come and go without notice or warning. Your words encourage me to be on the ready. Thank you.

Thanks Elaine. So nice to receive such kind words after investing so much effort. I find much encouragement here on Looperman. Thanks for including me in the Facebook group as well. I am inspired. RG

Thank you once again John. After all the work it is gratifying to know there are a few like you who appreciate the effort.
RG

Thanks Firebird. There is a very nice video of Bruce performing the song posted on YouTube from the MTV Series "Unplugged". However Bruce performed with full ensemble that evening and called his segment "Plugged".

Dave,
Thanks bro. Having all my gear in place and operational is a rare thing. I am trying my best to take advantage of the current situation and knock out as many of these songs that I Love and have wanted to take on for decades.
As you noticed I am just recently getting back into the Looperman groove. Putting in enormous amount of time and effort pursuing, acquiring and realizing client production projects to sustain my 21 year old cat and myself here in SoCal. Scooped 3 gigs producing and engineering full length album/CD's. One for a talented guitarist/songwriter. Another for an instrumental fusion 3 piece and last but not least a Samoan Choir. Now THAT should garner some interesting Loop Samples....Nice old church with a tall ceiling and wood everywhere. It's a very lush Location recording adventure...
Anyway, thank you for listening Planet. As always I owe you a dozen reviews. I'll get caught us ASAP.
Always happy to hear from you Dave. Stay Low My Talented Friend.
RG

Thanks Dave. Your review (and Frank mention...)brings a smile. Coming from such an accomplished musician as you means a great deal to me. RG

John, You have me so inspired to dig in and knock out more music. Thank YOU.....RG

S, Thanks again for your kind encouragement. I am inspired to persevere. RG

SERGEJ77,
Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to this very long recording and making the effort to write such a kind review. Your encouragement is very much appreciated.
RG

Thanks Jamie. Blood on the Tracks...another one I would love to explore. You know the weird thing about Tangled is the cadence of the vocal and I did hack it a few times, however considering the song has no fewer than 7 verses...I thought this one would be a piece of cake and the opposite is what I got. It took me a few months to put this one together. Tried for awhile reading the lyrics while tracking but for some reason that never worked. I finally found my way through the novel by memorizing the lyric verbatim and just letting it go.
We'll see about "Blood on the Tracks" Jamie.
Your kind consideration is greatly appreciated.
RG

Thanks Wayne.
Ah yes Hurricane. You know I have a good friend in Phoenix who has been relentlessly insisting I give that one a try for some time now. I really like Hurricane a lot and I do enjoy mimicking the way Bob goes about his phrasing and such. It's a blast. Plenty of signature vocal trademarks to mess with. I also dig applying vocal styles and elements of John Lennon, George Harrison, The Rutles of course. I borrow from Springsteen, Hendrix, Stephen Stills, Greg Lake, etc. Something about their vocal approach makes the story even more intriguing. I guess it is indeed time to finally jump in and see what I can do with Hurricane. Thanks for the nudge, the props, your time and positive spirit.
Seeking out my dark shades, Dylan hat and harmonica harness now.
Out.
RG