Members mike.sartori Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Okay get me all the great and unique Tips and Tricks! - Chord Progressions- FX Tips- Song Examples- youtube videos- Links to other related Threads or HPs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 1. You must be American, or at least pretend to be if/when you sing.2. You must use a Fender amp and a Tubescreamer with either a Telecaster or a semi-hollow guitar of some sort.3. Listen to Neil Young. Copy him.4. Try to look as much as possible like you live in a log cabin in the woods. Big check shirt, logging boots, one of those baseball cap things with the ear flaps...wait. is this a serious thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 1. You have to look like you were breastfed whiskey. 2. Facial hair is a must. 3. Write at least one song about a little known but brutal murder in a state near you. 4. Smiles are for pop stars, not musicians who sing from the heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FuzzShifter Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Americana? C,G,D (any order) Acoustic guitar Sing happy {censored} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Americana? C,G,D (any order) Acoustic guitar Sing happy {censored} man, my 3 favorite chords...I never realised I was americana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 3. Listen to Neil Young. Copy him. Neil is Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paganifuzz Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Neil is Canadian.plan seemed perfect, only 1 lil' detail didnt seem right!!!FAIL'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted April 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Thanks guys, I think this is really going to help me out. One more question; how do I determine when to utilize the black ladies gospel choir for backup vocals? I don't want to overdo it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FuzzShifter Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Use the choir on either track 3, 7, or 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members attic Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Thanks guys, I think this is really going to help me out. One more question; how do I determine when to utilize the black ladies gospel choir for backup vocals? I don't want to overdo it. Black ladies gospel choir for backup vocals should be utilized all the time. It is simply not overdo-able. If you want to play americana... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FuzzShifter Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 I almost forgot, add a banjo for Appalachian flair. Jug bass is ok, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Flatpickers get my respect. It's not the kind of music I listen to, but when I hear it I am dumbfounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted April 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 OK, and how many members do I need in my touring band? I am thinking 3 electrics (including me on the esquire) 2 acoustics, bass, saxaphone, organ, piano, keys, glockenspiel, 2 drummers, 2 percussionists, a steel guitarist/dobro, a fiddle player(two maybe?) 5 backup singers (the lovely black ladies) . . . I feel like I am missing something here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 A mesy divorce would help in the lyric-writing department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whm Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 before going on tour, you must travel to every state and write a song about each and every person you meet, and their immediate surroundings (old house, plantation, steel mill). THEN release your 6 LP Opus and go on tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeremy Skrenes Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 The glockenspiel is German. It has no place in American music. Except in "Shoehorn with Teeth" by They Might be Gaints. Also, if you sell a lot of records, it means you've sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 Uh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted April 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 The glockenspiel is German. It has no place in American music. Except in "Shoehorn with Teeth" by They Might be Gaints. Also, if you sell a lot of records, it means you've sold out. America is a nation of immigrants, and German culture is very much a part of the rootsy parts of America (pennsylvania and the midwest.) What if I sell a lot of records, but dress like a gas station attendant? That's what Bruce Springsteen did, he still has street cred, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 America is a nation of immigrants, and German culture is very much a part of the rootsy parts of America (pennsylvania and the midwest.) What if I sell a lot of records, but dress like a gas station attendant? That's what Bruce Springsteen did, he still has street cred, right? I get the "Born in the USA" connection, but is Springsteen really Americana? I always thought Americana had it's roots in Applachian bluegrass and Mississippi blues; but maybe I just need to expand my definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted April 19, 2008 Members Share Posted April 19, 2008 This thread is absolutely hilarious. Use the choir on either track 3, 7, or 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted April 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Today I experienced one of the downsides of Americana music, the stripped-down "roots finding" tour. The Wallflowers, a band I usually associate with a Hammond B3 and a steel guitar, was performing as a trio, and none of them where playing lead guitar:cry: Still, it was a good time, lots of drunk elderly people (seriously, geriatric, ancient ladies) at the casino, very funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dreabfly Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Thanks guys, I think this is really going to help me out. One more question; how do I determine when to utilize the black ladies gospel choir for backup vocals? I don't want to overdo it. Use the gospel choir on the track you sang worst on, for sure. And make sure your acoustic is ever so slightly out of tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Supreme Pancake Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Neil is Canadian.but he does come from the continent of North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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