Members Stackabones Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Welcome to the 30th VOM! Here are some guidelines ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted July 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Absentee Postings Absentee Post from: QueequegTitle: Waltzing Matilda Credits: written by Banjo Patterson; arr by Larry Pattis Click to Listen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dit9gkBP6hM Queequeg Comments: Larrivee 00-03MT hogtop Forum Guitar [#1/29]. Tuning: DADGAD Absentee Post from: GarthmanTitle: RebelsCredits: Tom Petty Click to Listen http://www.box.net/shared/nt03nl3lh8 Garthman Comments: Recorded with Audacity in one take with my computer microphone. Absentee Post from: FendouglasTitle: This Old FriendCredits: Melodious/Fendouglas/Krash Click to Listen http://www.box.net/shared/mr9ggxrpmu Fendouglas Comments: This is a new Melodeous Lyric, to which I have written a melody - but most of the credit must go to Krash who, through a comment at the Annex, inspired the whole thing. Still at the 'rough' stage, with a bit of polishing this will be a fixture in my repertoire! Absentee Post from: bludog79Title: Little HandCredits: Original Click to Listen http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8876271 bludog79 Comments: This was written for my son. Absentee Post from: Oldskool_TexasTitle: Telegraph RoadCredits: Original Click to Listen http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8748191 Oldskool_Texas Comments: Another original I wrote, about the nature of memory. I play all the instruments and sing. Absentee Post from: chriscarnucciTitle: The SongsmithCredits: Christian Carnucci Click to Listen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DG3yNQRkA chriscarnucci Comments: I was sitting in my guitar room one evening just looking around. It's a cozy little room that I get so much enjoyment from. It's a place where I get to fullfill my creative and artistic needs. Well, the scene around me got my imagination running and this little story popped out. The video just seemed like a good way to give it some life. While the story is a product of my imagination, the journel is real. I hope you all like it. The Songsmith -- Christian Carnucci Intro: Verse 1: Old time guitars, hung from the walls A journal lies open at an unfinished song. Verse 2: Lines on a page, weathered from age. Handwritten words now, beginning to fade. Pre-chorus 1: I thumb through the verses, penned through the years. Some of the pages stained by tears. Verse 3: But I read ever line, and I lose track of time, as the words of the songsmith dance through my mind. Chorus: Dreams he wove, in the songs he sung. A tapestry is what he spun. The scenes described, they came alive, as he shared his life with everyone. Intro: Verse 4: He sang about love, fortune and life. How they all slip away like, a thief in the night. Verse 5: He sang about pain, freedom and fame. How every man's loss is, another man's gain. Pre-chorus 2: The songs spoke of wisdom, gained through the years. of the trials and virtues of facing fears. Verse 6: He sang about waste, redemption and grace. How the wisest of all know, the value of faith. Repeat Chorus: Intro: Verse 7: The stories went on, as song after song, he told of his life with his wife and his son. Verse 8: And through out the years, one thing was clear, family was most what the songsmith held dear. Pre-chorus 3: The evening grew colder, and the shadows grew long, when I found myself back at the unfinished song. Verse 9: So I picked up a pen, and I read it again, then I finished the song that, my father began. Repeat Chorus: Outro: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FussenKuh Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Has it been a month already?!? Sweet! That means I get a whole batch of new songs to listen to this coming week Title: Dead Flowers Originally By: The Rolling Stones Yes, this is a Stones tune, but, I first learned of its existence as a GnR cover that they'd perform live at concerts. This is my acoustic rendition of the tune. In true GnR fashion, I'm tuned down 1/2 a step. Originally, my intent was to add my own vocals to this track... considering it is one of the few tunes I can manage to play and sing. However, after giving a shot, I ultimately felt that people would probably prefer if I'd just kept my mouth shut ;-) So, instead, I cooked up a "vocal" track on my guitar. The video also includes an improvised solo. It's nothing too special, but, I kinda dug the sound of it so it made it into the final rendition. [YOUTUBE]3rwiB_qkuW8[/YOUTUBE] Feedback is always appreciated Here's hoping someone enjoys it! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted July 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 [YOUTUBE]MaoTEUhgTTE[/YOUTUBE] I wrote this song for some parishioners and our parochial vicar, Fr. Jason Cargo, all of whom went on a five-day walking pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. This performance is at a church event, the Fra Angelico CoffeeHaus, which features artists and musicians from the parish. That's my Morgan Monroe MV-01 and I'm using some PA that was provided -- a Fender iirc and the mics are Shure SM58ish of some kind. Compostela means "field of stars". If you wish, you may check out the "studio" version on my blog. Compostela (A Field Of Stars) Walk through a field of starsLeave your dust behindKeep your staff movingLet the road clear your mind Walk through a field of starsThe path can't be changedThe way ahead is wornThe way back ain't the same Compostela Compostela Compostela Walk through a field of starsPicking up some shellsJust over that hillYou can hear bells Walk through a field of starsBelow the Milky WayFlashing flowers aboveShining on St James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Here in Roma the sun is up and I hear the bickering seagulls and the church bells through the windows of the Palazzo Cenci. Was going to post something recorded in the stairwell last night for VOM, but this one's more timely: http://www.box.net/shared/ey9eiebqv0 I wrote this song 3 years ago for Lauren, before we met. Now we're here in Roma co-teaching an Urban Design studio/History of Rome semester. Lauren's birthday is coming up, and so is mine. Hers is July 14 (Bastille Day), and mine is July 16. The most significant thing that happened on my birthday was the first nuclear device detonation, at Alamagordo, New Mexico. [[[Have just edited this post to replace the originally-submitted 1.5-year-old recording with a brand new one, done just 6 hours ago. Much more "of the moment", and much more in the spirit of VOM. I went out to the stairwell of the Palazzo Cenci and recorded the song 1-take, using my $10 pawnshop guitar and my Zoom H2. Also in the lyrics I have replaced the repeated half-verse ending with a new ending.]]] Lyrics for "Happy Birthday (Lauren)" Happy Birthday to youAn auspicious day/storming the BastilleAll the bells tolled/and all those heads rolledChange was in the works/it was a change to believe inWhat's a girl to do/wanna make it all come trueIn the fog-bound city or a cave in the sunMake a wish/blow out the candles one by one Happy birthday to meAn auspicious day/four years agoNo bells were tolling/mushroom cloud explosionAlamagordo/from the middle of nowhere a shot heard 'round the worldWhat can I do/wanna make it all come trueThere's a castle on a hill/I can see it from the middle of nowhereMake a wish on the morning star/make another song for you What's a girl to do/wanna make it all come trueA pilgrimage across the bridge of angels/up the seven hillsI make a wish on the morning star/make another song for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members g6120 Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Queequeg - Simply Beautiful! I like what you did at the end with the harmonic and the air tremolo.Garthman - Petty has so many great songs! I like your solo acoustic arrangement of this one!Fendouglas - Excellent!! Inspiring writing, singing and performance!bludog79 - This song touches me to the core...I have a little 5 1/2 year old bay and everyday with him is a gift. I know they will be gone all too soon. IMO this is an instant classic on par with cats in the cradle (do I hear a little Croce influence in there?)!Oldskool_Texas - I love the laid back feel of this excellent song of yours!! It has a great Neil Young/CSNY feel especially when th tasteful electric leads come in!chriscarnucci - Springsteen once said that writing great songs involves peeling back the layers to reveal more and more of oneself and you song reminds me of this. EXCELLENT SONG!!FussenKuh - Always liked the Stones verison of this song and I liked your guitar vocal idea. Really liked the twang in your lead guitar!Stackabones - Like that live perfromance video and excellent song! Your intro really helped me understand what inspired your song!Michael Martin - Wonderful song! Takes me on a journey listening. Like the guitar tone too!! (Ah Roma!! Wish I was there again. Been there a few times, had friends attending the Institute for Art Hiistory and Urban Planning. Italy is like a second home for us!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinchegordo Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Ok my connection apparently isnt stable enough to upload anything Here's an oldie but a goodie [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members g6120 Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 I just have to add that after listening to the entries so far this has been an excellent showcase of original songs. Here's an original song collaboration and a full band effort using a one take solo acoustic performance as the basic track and building on it. Song is called Fallin' Fallin' and credits are::Lyrics co-written by Sue Mrithujayan & GilMusic by GilAcoustic guitar and lead vocal: GilHarmony vocal Jane HallBass; Charlie BettsElectric Rhythm guitar: Charlie BettsDrums: Dave Barry http://gilsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/fallin-fallin PS: The photo is of my uncle (just before he went to Vietnam in 1967) kissing his high school sweetheart. They drifted apart during his tour of duty and then about 5 years ago met again and got married!She was a keyboard player in a rock band back then and I remember the gigs well. If you are interested to see the video of the original solo acoustic performance without the band I posted it earlier in this HCAG thread: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?p=38640264#post38640264 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterbuilt Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Here is my entry... another song I wrote many years ago. It was on an album in 1992 and I have played it live more times than I can recall.added: This actually happened on Interstate 80 driving east to west from the Pocono Mountains to Columbus, Ohio. I was going to visit my brother. When I got to his place I wrote down the lyrics I had in my head in his livingroom. When I went home to the Poconos, I recorded it and it was on the subsequent album. http://www.youtube.com/PW320M#p/a/u/0/q3ItIsR_uZY Is Anybody Going My Way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterbuilt Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 After listening to everything I have to say this is a good assortment of original tunes and covers. ChrisC, I love the journal pages with lyrics. Very clever. The concept of picking up and finishing the song is really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 A Ghost in this House cover. Songwriter Hugh Prestwood. I've heard it played by Allison Krauss [YOUTUBE]GurUJHuOg8U[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 http://vom.infocusreviews.com/index.php?p=play&id=Surrealistic/Riant.mp3 This is a new one of mine, based on a poem my wife wrote. Hope you don't mind that I cheated a little this time around. I DID record the guitar and vox in one take but then added a few overdubs. I used my Tanglewood Sundance acoustic and overdubbed with a (midi) stand-up bass, (midi) drumkit, (real) bongos and, believe it or not, the thing that sounds like a pedal-steel guitar is actually my Ibanez RG (they don't just shred ) I'm definitely going to redo the vocal as it's a little pitchy in places but overall I'm pleased with this one. Hope you enjoy Riant Lyric: I'm tired of all depressing stuff, I think I've finally done enough no I'm not mad any more at all the things I was before It's really just a joke, the things of which I spoke the pain and all the lies bring tears of laughter to my eyes Yes, I can barely hold it in, the traffic jams just make me grin the people glaring on the street give me such a tickled treat It's really just a joke, the things of which I spoke the pain and all the lies bring tears of laughter to my eyes Adverts with their boorish style never fail to make me smile and if the news knows what they say the world gets funnier every day The biggest joke of all, while people scratch and crawl while all the world is doing wrong, tomorrow they may drop the bomb I guess when I soaked all this in all I could do was sit and grin so now that's all I ever do and through the bars, admire the view the nurse sedates me twice a day to stop me laughing my breath away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phoniclab Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Artist: The MavericksSong: What A Crying Shame Here's my submission to the VOM this month. It's a simple and some what repetive country song, but it challenges the upper limit of my vocal range. http://vom.infocusreviews.com/index.php?p=play&id=phoniclab/What_A_Crying_Shame.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hypcollector Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Good Morning. Sweet Virginia. Stones cover from Exile on Main St......recorded on the Zoom with a C harp in the rack. Did this on the 4th of July. Figured it a tribute to all the Virginians involved in the break from British tyranny. Who knew they'd hit us with this Gulf of Mexico oil leak 235 years later? Unforgiving, those Brits.... http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=908060&songID=9359742 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 [YOUTUBE]wp4OxwvqIM8[/YOUTUBE] Just a couple fiddle tunes on banjo. I'm not terribly proud of my playing here, but I am proud of the story: This banjo belong to my late grandfather. My grandma, in spite of the grief she was experiencing letting his stuff go, gave me the banjo when she took me to a Cubs game for my 15th birthday (how's THAT for a birthday present). Less than a year later, her house burned down, and basically the only things that were saved were the things that she had given away. My grandma is currently undergoing radiation treatments for cancer and I'm trying to send her one cool thing a week to keep her spirits up. In honor of her Irish heritage, I have hacked away at these classic fiddle tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Oklahoma State Line Blues http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=9382219&q=hi And a second version, much improved....http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=9387349&q=hi Lyrics...I was just a kidIn them lonely hillsI learned about the world's exotic placesWhere the people rideIn the limousinesAnd walk around with bullrings in their faceNow my one desireYeah to go my wayHas laid me down with the devil everywhereNow there's only oneRoad left to followHighway won't you please lead me there The Oklahoma state line bluesYeah the Oklahoma state line bluesI been running all around trying to find a clueHeaded back home now there's nothing I can doIt's the Oklahoma state line bluesOklahoma state line blues So I headed southDown to New OrleansHeard about good times down on Bourbon StreetAll the pretty girlsDancing til the dawn Not the ones that your momma wants to meetBottle of whiskeyLord and too much wineSupposed that's where my troubles all beganSleeping in my bedA burly ladyIn retrospect I suspect she was a man Oklahoma state line bluesIt's the Oklahoma state line bluesI been running all aroundActing like a foolHeaded back home now there's nothing left to loseIt's the Oklahoma state line bluesYeah the Oklahoma state line blues Then I headed westCalifornia wayTo find a wise man living by the seaWell he loves to shareHis ruminationsIf you'll sit down with him and have some teaMay he lift me upFrom my selfish deedsSet me upon a straighter avenueWell he shook my handThen he shook his headWhispered "Listen friend now you know there's nothing new" The Oklahoma state line bluesYeah the Oklahoma state line bluesI been running all around trying to find a clueHeaded back home now there's nothing I can doIt's the Oklahoma state line bluesOklahoma state line blues Now when I sat downTo collect my thoughtsAn introspective accounting of where I beenFar too many days Were once tomorrowsConvinced myself that there ain't no way to winBut I come to knowThat my state of mindAin't no way connected to where I sitSo I put my bluesAway foreverAnd told myself I believe it's time to git The Oklahoma state line bluesYeah the Oklahoma state line bluesI been running all around trying to find a clueHeaded back home now there's nothing I can doIt's the Oklahoma state line bluesOklahoma state line blues And it's trueBaby I'm finding my way home to you EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TSMusic Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Greetings My submission is a song from Angels On Fyre titled Secrata Noctis. This is one of my mellower, dare I say introspective pieces. The performance isn't the best, the heat and humidity in here is dulling both the guitar and my brain, but this will have to do. Give a listen and let me know what you think Thanks Tony Well I can't figure out why I can't embed the video and it is making me crazy so here is the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobc Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Not too long ago the sound guy at an open mic that I go to recorded an audio of me and sent it to me in an email. I thought it would be cool to post it here because it is a recording of me at an open mic. It's an original song called... Run Away. [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Hope you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members extollo Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 new drop d'er i been working on for a couple weeks. not quite to tempo or under fingers, but it's the closest its been http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9385467 tab is here http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=c896984b7a15b4a35bf1f12f1ff3f30ad6f9b0807c49f8993e34c0a955f98962 edit: a vid of same tune made shortly after VOM closed. [YOUTUBE]MQZ_UgVJAXs[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poppytater Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Just a couple fiddle tunes on banjo. I'm not terribly proud of my playing here, but I am proud of the story: This banjo belong to my late grandfather. My grandma, in spite of the grief she was experiencing letting his stuff go, gave me the banjo when she took me to a Cubs game for my 15th birthday (how's THAT for a birthday present). Less than a year later, her house burned down, and basically the only things that were saved were the things that she had given away. My grandma is currently undergoing radiation treatments for cancer and I'm trying to send her one cool thing a week to keep her spirits up. In honor of her Irish heritage, I have hacked away at these classic fiddle tunes. a dh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baldbloke Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 I've been wanting to contribute to the VOM for some time. It seems I never have anything ready. This is no exception, - Another half learned tune. It started out as Ed Gerhard's version of Wild Mountain Thyme. I lost focus after a while (as always) and just ended up noodling around the bits I did learn. Seem a familiar tale to anyone?. My first vom contribution (Don't laugh). http://www.box.net/shared/cdqaq4n35j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bludog79 Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Great music! Chris Carnucci - great tune, lots of cool imagery Stackabones - love the song, but what I loved even more was your dedication to the missionaries. I listen to as many as I can today, but I must confess, that as I type this, I am sitting on the beach in Honolulu. All the best guys I'll get some more feedback up later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bludog79 Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 G6120- love this song. really like the way you did the back up vocalsBaldbloke- great tune I could listen to this all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterbuilt Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Excellent playing. Great tune. Your voice is perfect for this number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendouglas Posted July 11, 2010 Members Share Posted July 11, 2010 Brilliant version Pitar! Glad to see you're firmly back in the saddle - I'd give my right arm to play guitar like that (well er you know what I mean!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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