MacJams.com - Song: Blue Sun by ziti

Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1620 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	The guitar sings. Guitar strings. It cries like person's voice. The picking is wonderful. Sung guitar. Voice of sad guitar. Very good music. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

ziti	ziti said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	The guitar sings. I am pleased that the guitar sings to you Tadashi....I am looking forward to your next composition, my friend! Check out my latest song called All Smokey

snowdragon	snowdragon said 1620 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	Oh yeah Like standing at the plate and watching one sail over the Green Monster. Very effective bass line, too, I thought. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

ziti	ziti said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	Oh yeah thanks sno....blues power!! Check out my latest song called All Smokey

bronco

bronco said 1620 days ago (June 17th, 2005)

Nice Conversation
The thing I liked about this was that you had that guitar
talking! I think that's what all us guitarists strive for but
seldom accomplish. Just making that guitar an extension
of ourselves that just says what you want it too without
having to think about it. At times I hear it saying I'm tired
of this crap but I will persevere. It goes from the lows and
then soars to the high.

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ziti	ziti said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	Nice Conversation thanks bronco....you speak the truth and have defined it perfectly...I wish I could sing, but i can't express myself that way. I have been playing blues for a long time and it is my safety valve for sure....glad you liked it Check out my latest song called All Smokey

Jim Bouchard	Jim Bouchard said 1620 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	virtuoso playing! Most excellent! Thank you for sharing your music here, there's just so much soul in this, as there is in everything you do. Maybe it's the incense? Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

Einarus	Einarus said 1620 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	Great Writing this must've kept you real cool. I'm speechless. Amazing work, once again. Check out my latest song called Good Things Come in Fours

ronnielong	ronnielong said 1620 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	!! Holy Crap. That was waaayyyy cool....way to tear it up...pro stuff for sure. Gotta get me some of that incense..... :) Check out my latest song called ... How I learned to Love the Bomb

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1620 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	beautiful I agree with bronco; you're speaking very well through your guitar. I knew this was going to be great dude! This is what great guitar playing sounds like. Awesome. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	Dripping expressiveness No words for this one. Expressiveness that transcends. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

AquilA	AquilA said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	Wow That is beautiful. Technical mastery dripping with extreme emotion. Really great stuff. Right up there with Vaughn and Beck. Very impressive. Downloaded. Check out my latest song called Bounce Buffet w/ Hectorious

drakonis

drakonis said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)

lost
in the deep deep blues... this music wafts around me,
blurs my vision and senses, and floats me off somewhere
else... a soft, sensitive vulnerable place. Wow. I have no
idea what you put into the guitar & bass, but I have a
feeling it was "everything." The music does just flow... I
was wondering how you were going to end something that
I didn't want to end, and the only nit pick I have is I didn't
like the sudden ping-pong-pan at the very end, but I was
wearing headphones, so it was more noticeable. But that
is one of the most emotional pieces I've heard for a long
time! Superbly written, played, recorded... 9s across the
board from me!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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ziti	ziti said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	lost I am thrilled by your comments! Thank you!! Check out my latest song called All Smokey

SlimGirlFat	SlimGirlFat said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	Wow not much to say really pretty Damn Perfect D/L Slimmie Check out my latest song called Not Enough

thoddi

thoddi said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)

better than most artists
That would be the likes of Gary Moore and so on.. You show a true feel to your playing, and it just pours out of yout fingers... Very good playing man. You should make a living doing music... guess you allready do?

Man you make great music.

I have to download., and this is the first song I download at MJ....

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Cameron

Cameron said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)

hot summer blues
I'm glad to hear that you had a heat wave in Boston,
FINALLY! It was sure cold and rainy during April & May
while I was there!

This is a great track, ziti. Sultry blues, hot and steaming
with the slow tempo. Nice use of percussion, very tasteful.

I especially like the key change towards the end of the
song, with a bit of major thrown in. The clouds parted
briefly and the sun shone through.

Nice and loose playing as usual. Free-form and flowing.
Your stream of consciousness playing combined with your
formidable guitar chops = GREAT MUSIC.

I'm glad that you're inspired by MacJams.

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ziti	ziti said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	TO EVERYONE thanks for all the kind comments...I ment every word of my dedication...this last six weeks has been an inspiration...we are CHANGING EVERYTHING!! Check out my latest song called All Smokey

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)

Good God, man...
this is so GOOD!

Like you got in my head and heart, siphoned out
everything I like in guitar, and freakin' CHANNELED it!

YOU CUT THAT OUT!

The tunes are not much alike really, but this puts me in
mind of 'Pali Gap' for some reason...I continue to love
those squeezed notes, and the definite tactile feel of your
playing...you can HEAR in this that it's a pick on strings,
and that the guitar has frets...I know you go the Line 6
route, but this sounds REALLY tube-y on my system...

You continue to be one of the people I can actually stand
to hear using a whammy bar...Cameron got it right about
the change to major...ver' cool...and the panning is nice as
well...

My first time going to straight 10's. Heck with it. What else
do I WANT?

Ed

Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

Ed Hannifin	Ed Hannifin said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	PLUS... You get it about MacJams! Your score goes up to eleven, Nigel! Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

ziti	ziti said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	PLUS... Ed---thanks...your comments always give me a lift and a laugh...plus you have very good taste in music....heeeeheeee Check out my latest song called All Smokey

breezer	breezer said 1619 days ago (June 17th, 2005)
	How can this not get 4 tens? This is beyond good. Perfect infact. WOW. 10,10,10,10 from the Breezer Check out my latest song called Leapfrog

Mystified	Mystified said 1619 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	A sea of soulful expression.... ...in this song. Just beautiful. Thanks, z, for sharing your wonderful talent here. Check out my latest song called Father Time

Joanna	Joanna said 1619 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	Everything they said was true Transcendant blues. Wow. Speechless. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Mr. S	Mr. S said 1619 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	Damn! I could some a sweet guitar to that. Someone's bad ass on the geetar. Nice work! Check out my latest song called MacJammer's Tribute

eltopo	eltopo said 1619 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	Expert bluesman A really well recorded and expertly executed blues number. Thanks for sharing. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

Cori Ander

Cori Ander said 1618 days ago (June 18th, 2005)

Grand delight!
This is grand delight!

I agree with Tadashi Togawa! I%u2019d also like to say the same
as snowdragon! And bronco to! Not to mention Jim
Bouchard! I also want to say as Einarus said it! And
ronnielong of course! And perceptualvortex! TobinMueller
also pu it very well! And AquilA! And drakonis said it well!
SlimGirlFat nailed it! I also agree with thoddi! I%u2019d like to
add what Cameron said! And Ejh! I agree aslo with
breezer! And with Mystified! Finally I have the same
opinion as Joanna, Mr. S and eltopo!

This is grand delight!

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_nderscore	_nderscore said 1618 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	yeah, what Lill said sweet sound. the clarity & depth of the production is great! ..not to mention the inspiring performance. really brings those palm trees to life, swaying in the sea breeze. life is good Check out my latest song called glyd

jiguma	jiguma said 1618 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	Made me cry It's a very rare occasion that music brings me to tears - this was one of them! Absolute mastery of the instrument, beautifully recorded and put together - I agree with everyone above. This is an epic piece of intensity, heart and soul. Now that's raised the bar MacJammers!! DL 10s Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

ziti

ziti said 1618 days ago (June 19th, 2005)

yipes!!
Thank you for the ultimate compliment!!! that the music could touch you that
deply is very wonderful...as for complete mastery of the instrument, that I
cannot claim, my friend!! I hope I never master it...cuz the trip to get this far
has been only constant in my life!! I feel like after 30 some odd years, I'm
only just starting to get it. Thank you again!!!

Check out my latest song called All Smokey

ziti

ziti said 1618 days ago (June 19th, 2005)

yipes!!
Thank you for the ultimate compliment!!! that the music could touch you that
deply is very wonderful...as for complete mastery of the instrument, that I
cannot claim, my friend!! I hope I never master it...cuz the trip to get this far
has been only constant in my life!! I feel like after 30 some odd years, I'm
only just starting to get it. Thank you again!!!

Check out my latest song called All Smokey

Z293	Z293 said 1618 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	This is my favorite type of blues. Nice and slow with a lot of emotion. For us gear heads, are you miking an amp? Please don't tell me you get that sound from the GB amp simulators. If you are great job getting the right sound. I see someone commented on your Line6 so I assume that's the Pod. I talk gear because I can't play THAT good. Check out my latest song called The Fine Line

ziti

ziti said 1618 days ago (June 19th, 2005)

This is my favorite type of blues.
I love the dramatic feel of the slow minor blues, too! I've checked out your
stuff, and you are no slouch....ok--gear--PRS custom 22 straight into a Line
6 flextone II direct to the computer. I don't remember which amp I modeled,
but if the memory on the amp effs up and that setting disappears I'll be
angry...I think it was the Black face fender setting...I used the little eq in GB to
tweak as necessary, but the line 6 is frikken awesome, so I don't have to
spend a lot of time on the guitar sound...it happens pretty organically...the
Paul Reed Smith is hands down, lights out the best guitar I have ever
played...and I've played alot of em!!!

Check out my latest song called All Smokey

thetiler	thetiler said 1618 days ago (June 18th, 2005)
	sounds cool like how you squeeze the guitar to get the nice tone good job, lots of creative stuff A very emotional ride good going Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

ka-klick	ka-klick said 1618 days ago (June 19th, 2005)
	Wow Brings to mind some of my favorite guitar jams and smushes them together for easy retrieval. Hints of Zappa, Santana, SRV... Great way to feel the heat. Let it burn baby. Check out my latest song called Big Bad World - Live 1-16-2009 plus - MJRF

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1617 days ago (June 20th, 2005)
	slow cookin.... simmering heat.....u r one killer player.....tasteful chops..... Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

alley-oop	alley-oop said 1617 days ago (June 20th, 2005)
	Mr. Tasty You got this blues style down, inside and out, backwards and fowards, front and back. You're a great addition to the MJ fam! Check out my latest song called anymore

puffbob	puffbob said 1616 days ago (June 20th, 2005)
	HOT! I could feel the heat coming from my speakers as I heard AC kick on......".Bartender, one more round over here for ziti and me!" Great music dude! PB

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1616 days ago (June 20th, 2005)
	Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I have no words. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

Kevensor	Kevensor said 1616 days ago (June 21st, 2005)
	Robert Cray is your real name, isn't it? C'mon I won't tell. :) Simply awesome! DL/10s! Check out my latest song called Smoove

jgurner	jgurner said 1615 days ago (June 21st, 2005)
	Thanks for the extreme coolness It will help greatly on this hot Mississippi night! Check out my latest song called Bourbon Street Dawn

Batoosie	Batoosie said 1615 days ago (June 21st, 2005)
	Sublime Utterly sublime.

illuminati	illuminati said 1614 days ago (June 22nd, 2005)
	I can totally hear the incense! Top notch. As others have said, you raise the bar, and play music that would have me raising my glass at the bar. Check out my latest song called Vainglorious

mikkinylund	mikkinylund said 1614 days ago (June 23rd, 2005)
	The Mood Awesome guitar, so soulful... One of the best one here thus far! Thank you very much!!! M Check out my latest song called Fairyland (Satumaa)

btransue	btransue said 1614 days ago (June 23rd, 2005)
	Dang... That's sweet! Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

schroter	schroter said 1614 days ago (June 23rd, 2005)
	smoothness I don't know enough about blues to make an intelligent comment, but I can certainly feel it. I could sit for hours and listen to you play. Keep it up! Check out my latest song called All Who Are Thirsty

kingkongcaos	kingkongcaos said 1613 days ago (June 23rd, 2005)
	even a young punk rock viking like me... ..can appreciate this.....absolutley mindBLOWING!!!! and i know nothing about blues but this just transported me from finland and the polar circle to some blues bar in godknowswhere where the palm trees sway and the drinks flow freely...... i think sublime would be appropriate.....though it's a bit of an understatement!

Retro Plien	Retro Plien said 1613 days ago (June 23rd, 2005)
	now thats nice nothing better than hearing someone who can really play the blues - thats about as good as ive heard so far on mj if i buy some mountain heather incense do you think ill be able to play like that 2? Check out my latest song called Worse Off - by Jack Billman

JOAN	JOAN said 1613 days ago (June 24th, 2005)
	yowzzers you sure know how to drive that rig! great job ziti wj Check out my latest song called MUD

ziti

ziti said 1613 days ago (June 24th, 2005)

GREETINGS AND THANK YOU
I was going to try and write a reply to everyone, but this song kinda took off! I
am so pleasently surprised and delighted at the response from you all!! I
made a dedication to all the macjammers on this tune, and I would like to re-
affirm that dedication. I have gotten more entertainment, knowledge,
encouragement and inspiration here in the last six weeks that I ever thought
could be possible. We are part of something extraordinary, a revolution in
music that can change everything...So thanks everyone, from site admin to
futile bombers....from the heart! THANK YOU!!

Check out my latest song called All Smokey

Swanny	Swanny said 1611 days ago (June 26th, 2005)
	ziti ziti ziti Blue me away again ! You are such an entertaing guitarist, with an ability to speak through the strings that goes far beyond the words that I can type throught this stupid little keyboard ! Thank you ever so much for coming to Mackams ! Check out my latest song called Chillin

Swanny	Swanny said 1611 days ago (June 26th, 2005)
	ziti ziti ziti excuse me (burp) i meant MacJams ! Check out my latest song called Chillin

	said 1610 days ago (June 27th, 2005)
	With all that's been said... ... I am in AWE! The production value, combined with your performance(s) throughout have me convinced that you should be performing as a studio musician. I've heard that you play in a band... you must have the audience mesmerized all night long. Thanks for posting this.

JimmyMoult	JimmyMoult said 1609 days ago (June 28th, 2005)
	...fine I'll find a new career then! That was amazing! I love that sound you get when playing artificial harmonics with not alot of overdrive, it fits so well. this is a really inspiring piece. I'm gonna go learn some blues now! Wow. you kick major a**. Check out my latest song called The Experiment

	Anonymous said 1607 days ago (June 30th, 2005)
	Never got the blues Ya done good with those three chords... WM

Drew Kopr	Drew Kopr said 1606 days ago (July 1st, 2005)
	Great job! Man, I love this track. Great sounds and excellent playing/writing. Check out my latest song called WinterSong

J.A.Stewart	J.A.Stewart said 1602 days ago (July 5th, 2005)
	Blue Gold The warmth of the sun meets the gravity of the blues. It's a bit like musical transcendental "medication" for the burdened soul. Nice soundscape; excellent work. Check out my latest song called A Night @ Neverland

Chris Osborne	Chris Osborne said 1597 days ago (July 10th, 2005)
	i am feelin ya Just got on the site and involved and can see the addiction taking hold of me as well Check out my latest song called The Man

	cwaechter7422 said 1595 days ago (July 11th, 2005)
	WOW! Beautiful. Felt like Jeff Beck blended with a little Larry Carlton. Check out my latest song called Song for Fred

qthrul	qthrul said 1590 days ago (July 17th, 2005)
	just stumbled on this... I'm going to have to go through all your tracks now ;-) This felt like a tight section of Austin City limits where the crowd is having a goose bumps moment. Did you take the bass in with the Line 6 too? Check out my latest song called Restless

ziti	ziti said 1590 days ago (July 17th, 2005)
	just stumbled on this... welcome!! yes the bass went thru the line 6 too...the clean preamp setting...the bass itself (a cheesy yamaha) has some issues...but with tweaking it is acceptable. please let me know how you like the rest of my stuff...and stay in touch fer cryin out loud z Check out my latest song called All Smokey

ThroughRivers	ThroughRivers said 1553 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	impressive.. really good sounding track keep it up Check out my latest song called No Time

pyrofly

pyrofly said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005)

wow is an understatement
awesome guitar work..i am very impressed with your kung fu..it is very strong..it take down a whole audience...very warm and classy feeling definitely downloading this one thanks for the inspiration...i need to put in more practice obviously..i kung fu is no match for yours..maybe you can teach me soom techniques...let me know...i'm goin to check out more of your work

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Shimky

Shimky said 1550 days ago (August 26th, 2005)

Wonderful
Wonderful piece, Fran. And I love it that it goes on and on.
Really does set the mood. Fantastic playing. I'd like to
collaborate with you sometime if you're not already
inundated with requests (which you must be).

I've got a collab. idea. You get a bottle of Jack Daniels, hit
RECORD, then sit up all night and jam from the heart.
Then you send it to me and I'll mess around with it. Then I
send it back and you mix it. Sound good?

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tidjj	tidjj said 1533 days ago (September 11th, 2005)
	Coooooooooooooooooooooooooool It remembers me when I spend hours listening to Jeff Beck LPs in the darkness of my room. It's a long time now and only a memory. Thank you for the emotion; I felt younger the listening long... Check out my latest song called Leaving Jupiter (LP)

	said 1503 days ago (October 12th, 2005)
	feels good nice feeling and soul..... now, all you need is a Telecaster, ha ha digging this a lot... Cheers

cormacbrenock

cormacbrenock said 1503 days ago (October 12th, 2005)

deep blue blues
This is real night time music excellently played , produced and recorded.
I am downloading this one , and going to play it with only candlelight in the room and a bottle of red wine.
It took me on a journey. I must play it for some of my friends.
I vote 9-9-9-9.
Brilliant , now your are left with a hard act to follow for yourself.

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mtriviso	mtriviso said 1500 days ago (October 14th, 2005)
	Sticky Dwell on all this honey laced goodness, damnit! It's certainly sticky enough! I don't see how you manage to walk through it so quickly for so damn long without gettin stuck at least once or twice! I'd not listen to this again actively but I'd put in my rotation of background music. Damn, you play nice. Check out my latest song called E-Minor Oct 2 2007

	CHUKBEKR said 1409 days ago (January 13th, 2006)
	soakin wet blues it's all the about feeling yes this guitar is singing Check out my latest song called HipHop Bible Salesman

	veks said 1398 days ago (January 24th, 2006)
	one of the first I've listened to ... This is one of the first tracks I've listened to on this site .... Wow! I'm impressed with the tone, the variety, the ebb and flow of the whole track.

Fortunato	Fortunato said 1362 days ago (March 1st, 2006)
	I let myself lead by your guitar (My first comment on macjams and thanks for having proposed to me to listen to this Blues...) I let myself go on the flow of your beautiful guitar lines...

Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 1332 days ago (April 1st, 2006)
	I have little time his morning but let me say... your a pro... all aspects of this production shine ... you could do this anywhere and probebly have... I'm coming back when I have time thanx; Scott Check out my latest song called Good Morning

Leon	Leon said 1247 days ago (June 24th, 2006)
	Makes me wanna cry and smile at the same time... I got to this song through your Personal Top 3 picks in the forum. Awesome... this is what a guitar would sound like if it could express all its beautiful emotions.. joy and tears and sadness.. quite an experience to listen to! Check out my latest song called The Nightingale (music and lyrics by Oceans)

composerclark

composerclark said 1222 days ago (July 20th, 2006)

Soulful heaven
wowowowowwowow! Got here through the Yngwie vs. Clapton vs. etc.
thread (which, incidentally, is a FANTASTIC thread! Not sure who started
it, but whoever it is must be some kind of GENIUS or something!!!), and
I'm in heaven!

When I listen to this, I feel like there's nothing between your heart and the
sound that comes out of your guitar; your technique is so good that it
seems there are absolotutely no impediments between the musical ideas
that flow out of your brain and the sound. Amazing!

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	said 966 days ago (April 1st, 2007)
	: ) WOW ! So great(!!)to discover You -I love Blues ! This is only the second one I hear with You & absolutely a FAV !!! I love contributionsongs...they always give a great bigger Feelin : ) I can definately agree with You discription MJ for me has totally opened doors to a New & greater World ! I bow for You ! ThankYou so much Lena

DBrown	DBrown said 339 days ago (December 19th, 2008)
	Still one of my favorites I've always loved the tone in this song. It screams cries and sings in every which way. This was the one that inspired me when I met you way back when to practice even harder. Thanks for still having it up. All the best Dom Check out my latest song called Funk

Char	Char said 279 days ago (February 16th, 2009)
	Wow! Where does the man end and the guitar begin? Bluer and jazzier than anything else I've heard. A lot of wisdom about life, the universe and everything comes out as the story your fingers and heart tell. Thank you. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

Char	Char said 279 days ago (February 16th, 2009)
	Wow! Where does the man end and the guitar begin? Bluer and jazzier than anything else I've heard. A lot of wisdom about life, the universe and everything comes out as the story your fingers and heart tell. Thank you. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

Skean	Skean said 81 days ago (September 3rd, 2009)
	Oh! dude I'm so happy you pimped up this on in the chat, just outstanding playing, I love it, thanks, DL,d for sure. Check out my latest song called Let's Go Trippy

lavalamp	lavalamp said 81 days ago (September 3rd, 2009)
	d minor Excellent guitar work. Soulful and pure. Wow from 2005. Brilliant LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

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