Members Markuster Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Here's my submission. My rendition of Merle Haggard's "Momma Tried"http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x222/Markuster/VOM/?action=view¤t=MamaTriedVOM.flv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members horseman1 Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Mark, I really liked it and learned (by watching you) how to fool around with the D chord at the beginning of that song. I got out the guitar and gave it a try, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 First timer in the VOM. Here's my effort: Baby Was a Friend of Mine [2.2 MB MP3 (vbr) / more dl/stream options Archive.org] ALTERNATE SITE: soundclick (Archive.org's been a little overloaded today.) Mealy-mouthed excuses: I should have checked my balance in this one mic recording, all things considered. The vocal, which I thought was soulful when I was doing it but which came off as a sort of self-indulgent psycho-billy thing, is way too loud for the guitar. Ah, well. I never get it right on stage, either. (Oh yeah, and I never get my own lyrics right on stage, either, so that's verisimilitudinous, as well.) Full disclosure: I had to throw my first one-take wonder away. That was a slide piece and a particularly poor mic placement combined with my poor technque to make what would have been a less than entirely satisfying first effort here. Not that this song above necessarily is, either, mind you -- but I figured I might be allowing the spirit of things to escape me if I was to take a third stab. Special note: My entry is not a Mother's Day song. Just so we're straight on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ohioarrow Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Trying something different today - Doing a running update of VOM IV remote from the wonderful city of Pittsburg, PA. I am here on business and got time on my hands in this boring hotel room. Thank God for laptops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Another fist-fight with technology, and I did manage to pull something out again this month. Following on the Memorial Day theme and g6120's very cool Tom Waits cover, here's a Tom Waits cover of my own. Tom Waits, "Soldier's Things":http://www.scotthelmke.com/VOM1T-SoldiersThings.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jandrew Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Well, I haven't made it to the last couple of VOMs, and was sure I would have to miss this one -- my wife (Sue) broke her arm (upper humerus) last weekend, and is in a shoulder-immobilizing sling for several weeks. Needless to say, my domestic duties have increased accordingly. However, I managed to get nearly caught up on the chores and then serenaded Sue for a few tunes with the H2 recording. Here is my version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower":http://www.siaris.net/music/watchtower.mp3 Now I have get back to staving off the chaos for a few more hours, but once everyone goes to bed, I'll come back to listen to the VOM and relax (I'm looking forward to that). Enjoy, andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar_kevin Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 This is my first VOM and first time recording a video at all. I just used the isight and mic on my macbook and I guess I'm pretty pleased with the results anyway this is the first time I've actually played music with the intention of others seeing/hearing it, so we'll see how that goes [YOUTUBE]9ALxtlpC83Q[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 LOW EXPECTATIONS Original acoustic blues about keeping the proper perspective. Recorded on the Zoom H4 (mic setting high) straight to mp3 in a living room while sitting on a couch about fifteen minutes ago; Zoom was about a yard away or less. I used my Takamine C132S gutbox. VOM1T ... one take, first take, one pass, hit record and then dl'd. Here are the chords if you'd like to "sit in" ... Cm / Ab7 / | G7 / Cm / | Fm / / / | G7 / / / | Eb / Bb7 / | Ab7 / G7 /| Dm7b5 / G7 / | Cm / G7#5 / | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Wow - great submissions so far, I'm really impressed (especially by you guys who are first-timers). But where the heck is everybody - Mother's Day duties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Wow - great submissions so far, I'm really impressed (especially by you guys who are first-timers). But where the heck is everybody - Mother's Day duties? Some of us had to work as well. I've had a chance to listen to a couple of tunes, later tonight or tomorrow look better, but what's been coming down so far has been "fine". I be smilin'..... Gotta go and fix some stuff. Later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ernestovidal Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hello Im a neewbie for the virtual mic as well..I did a cover of Tim Hardin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Nice work guys! I spent the first part of the day working on some "Honey Do List" projects and the second part at the in laws. Looks like I will miss another VOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pschaafs Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Haven't had much time to listen to everyone yet, but the tunes that were up this am were great. Been busy with MD, yoga, cooking, home repair, grocery shopping, but did just find a few minutes to do this:Orinda Moraga a John Fahey tune, into the new H2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Looks like I'll be sitting this one out as well. I'm having PC issues (so I can't even listen much less record) and it's Mother's Day so I've been spending my time elsewhere. I'll be sure to come back to this thread when I'm able to listen though; it seems like a pretty good turnout with lots of new participants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Got home late from a Mothers Day outing with the better half... Never did pick up a mic stand so I placed my new H4 on a living room cocktail table and had at it.... First off, I had some problems getting the input levels right. My first time and all, but after playing around a bit, and running out of time, I went with acoustic playing and singing, at the same time, directly into the mic from about 3 feet away. Now my voice was a couple of feet higher than the guitar so the guitar definitely carries over my voice...a good thing. I was very tempted to do the guitar part first, then vocals later and put it together in Audacity. But I didn't. So you are hearing it pretty raw and after only a take or two...Anyhow...here it is...A cover of Steve Goodman's, "Would You Like to Learn To Dance." There isnt any tab or music available, so I took the liberty of just using my ears off the record. It may be my favorite song of his... My Guild F25 with almost worn out Elixers on it, standard tuning, no capo. http://audio.xanga.com/c70man/0c08c2215220/audio.html Sorry, had to convert it in Audacity to get the bass out....need more practice with the H4. Should work now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pschaafs Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Looks like Mothers Day kept a lot of folks away, but we still got some great music. I gotta say Queequeg's memorial day piece is just the most wonderful patriotic doodle I've ever heard. Listened to it twice!Everybody is great, loved listening to it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knowspicker Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hi all, I'm a noob to the VOM1T... It killed me but I left if at the first take. Excuse the sound/video quality it's my cheapo webcam and the condensor mic that came with it. Thanks to all of you talented folks. You were instrumental in getting me off my butt to give this a shot. Here's my cover of Fragile by Sting. [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmdoctor Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Last month I submitted a non-singing banjo tune of mine. This time I will go with a singing, guitar song I wrote in 2006. The song's lyrics stem from my ongoing frustration with our American society and government. I Hope you enjoy this one take recorded in March of this year: [YOUTUBE]UlWeR02uNNA[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I've been following throughout the day. So many new faces!!! Thanks for everyone for taking the time to post. I noticed in the last VOM that many more comments came during the week ... so stay tuned. Folks are still listening.Well, by my clock it's almost closing time ... but you know what? If it's still Second Sunday where you live, keep posting. Even it's a bit past Second Sunday and Monday Morning is blinking its bright eyes in your face ...post 'em if you got 'em! The mic is still on if you need it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verence Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Under the wire! (Again.) I took some cough suppressant and managed to get through a song, hope ya' like it! The Decemberists' - "Yankee Bayonet" in honor of memorial day, the roots of which go back to the Civil War. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6537400As always, only the Lo-Fi option works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ernestovidal Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Under the wire! (Again.) I took some cough suppressant and managed to get through a song, hope ya' like it! "Yankee Bayonet" in honor of memorial day, the roots of which go back to the Civil War. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6537400As always, only the Lo-Fi option works. very nice! I like The Decemberists very much:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verence Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 very nice! I like The Decemberists very much:p You have awesome taste in music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Rougherthan I wanted, tried to do the one take. Here ya go.. What a great song, and really good 1 take! How do you not love that genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Beans Taste Fine Thanks,His "Me and the Devil" is great....I'll have to shop for that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Well, it's finally happened... I've been convinced by enough people to record my voice. So, be warned, you may want to plug your ears once you start hearing words Hey, its coming along. It's always fun to change lyrics to songs.....I do it all the time. Hell, its hard enough remembering how to play them, let alone the words. I'll give you a 5 on the VOM meter....mainly because it was dubbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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