Members kwakatak Posted January 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 I really like it. I listened to it before reading the rest of your post and thought there was a deliberately brittle quality to the tone. I was also wondering how you got such a nice vibrato in the midst of your arpeggios. After reading your description I think it all fits together with your concept -- very well executed. It practically sets the stage for a good shakuhachi solo... LOL - yeah, that's the signature Takamine tone! The funny thing is that the guitar is knockoff of a Martin dread and I tuned it down a whole step and put the capo on the second fret. It must be the laminated construction but I don't care because it works here. I tried it with my Larrivee OM and the mids were too strong so I recorded it with the Tak. BTW, I'm pretty proud of the vibrato, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cripes Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 I came up with a snippet of a rehash of the main them with the intent of building upon the Okinawan affectation. For this task I reached for my MIJ Takamine and it didn't steer me wrong. I don't know if it's original but it feels closer to what I originally envisioned: a piece set in Okinawa during simpler times. I Googled "Japanese Banjo" and listened to sound clips in the search results and tried to approximate the technique pm my Eastern-made, Western-designed instrument: http://media.putfile.com/Than-To-Have-Never-Loved-At-All---Okinawan-theme-snippetI like it but I'm kind of attached to it. What do you guys think? I really like it. You immediately set the mood, style and culture of the piece in that short "snippet", IMO. It's strong yet gives a sense of the ellusive. It also sets me to thinking something BIG is coming. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffmeister Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 I came up with a snippet of a rehash of the main them with the intent of building upon the Okinawan affectation. For this task I reached for my MIJ Takamine and it didn't steer me wrong. I don't know if it's original but it feels closer to what I originally envisioned: a piece set in Okinawa during simpler times. I Googled "Japanese Banjo" and listened to sound clips in the search results and tried to approximate the technique pm my Eastern-made, Western-designed instrument: http://media.putfile.com/Than-To-Have-Never-Loved-At-All---Okinawan-theme-snippet I like it but I'm kind of attached to it. What do you guys think? two thumbs up!!! :thu: I like it!! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted January 29, 2008 Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 It worked on my Mac. And mine as well. Sweet tune, Neil! But I must add, having written dozens of songs that began as instrumental-only: what will become the "melody" for lyrics isn't necessarily there yet. When you have words/phrases, you might find that the melody will deviate considerably from the basic idea that's already there in the guitar part, because the ideas/emotions conveyed in the lyrics demand it. And as for cliches: they're a dime a dozen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2008 And mine as well. Sweet tune, Neil! But I must add, having written dozens of songs that began as instrumetal-only: what will become the "melody" for lyrics isn't necessarily there yet. When you have words/phrases, you might find that the melody will deviate considerably from the basic idea that's already there in the guitar part, because the ideas/emotions conveyed in the lyrics demand it. And as for cliches: they're a dime a dozen! Thanks as well, Michael. Yeah, it's hard for me to describe the creative process that I follow, but I expect and hope that there will be revisions and variations as this progresses. I may hold on to this snippet as-is though to use as an intro though. I plan on revising it to fit the mood of subsequent sections of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted February 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 I've been working hard on this for the past month. I've been writing lyrics and fiddling with melodies which led to chord progressions. Now I have enough to build a "verse" section and enough lyrics within the backing story to pen the first verse. I'm also planning an interlude after the second or third verse and took a stab at it as well. Here's what I have so far: http://media.putfile.com/TTHNLAA-02-22-2008 Apologies for the slurred vocal and poor quality (low volume, background hiss) but this is basically a single take of playing fingerstyle and singing to a lyric sheet. That and I'm damned tired, so it's off to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 I love the melody Neil. This is a great foundation for a song, the only thing I wasn't too keen on was that it seemed like you were reaching for the notes a bit. Keep us posted on how this one turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted February 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 I love the melody Neil. This is a great foundation for a song, the only thing I wasn't too keen on was that it seemed like you were reaching for the notes a bit. Keep us posted on how this one turns out. Yeah, I'm not 100% with the lyrics so it's hard to get a firm grip on the melody. I may have to go back and listen to some more Springsteen, Henley and other influences of mine. My biggest issue with the lyrics is really that I want to tell the story in a more linear fashion and already I've gotten ahead of myself a little bit. That's why there's that one part where I'm almost humming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threecar Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 OGP, I saw Country Dick and the Beat Farmers several times at Slims in San Francisco back in the day. Nothing slick and or fancy bout those guys. The first time I went with a bunch of people from my local watering hole in the east bay and we were all standing in line. Dick gets out of a car looking REAL hung over. He walks over to us in line and says "Any of you got any booze". My buddy asks if he had a rough night. He said "we did a show in Stockton last night, my aunt and uncle were there and ,well they deserved it" It was a great show as always. Dick had a heart attack during a show somewhere in the valley and passed away a couple of years later. Got to respect bands like that, but I also respect the Keith Urbans and Brad Paisleys, all playing good music just different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threecar Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 Sorry kwakatak, Did not mean to stray OT I like your music. Very cool to play your own tunes. Someday maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted February 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 Sorry kwakatak, Did not mean to stray OT I like your music. Very cool to play your own tunes. Someday maybe. That's OK, it's an open forum. I kind of like when others here post their originals as well. It's an open forum and I wouldn't have it any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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