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Keywords:
retro (22), noire (1), sax (55), guitar (860)
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Description:
As often is the case with me I wanted to do something different, so I came up with this sort of "rock noire" tune. I knew a good guitar solo would work in there but it seemed too predictable, so I asked iG.STUDIO to record some sax accompanyment and a great honking solo. Well, he delivered.
Play it loud and enjoy.
Lyrics:
Blow it away
then we set it up again
Pull the hammer and the trigger
let the dinner party in
we set a killer on the loose
and she's feeding on the power emanating from the groove
You know the party's gettin' started when Honey's in the room
Set me a fire
let the juice through the wire
til it burns
til it burns
crank the furnace even higher
It's the last stop for you
the games will leave you bruised
You know the flames will rise higher when Honey's in the room
Honey likes to play
likes to rub it in your face
she's a dirty piece of work
smokin' lay lady lay
Well, the crowd they ask for more
writhing like snakes on the floor
You know the party's getting started when Honey locks the door
Cuttin' through the crowd
bleedin' kisses from her mouth
does it sting
does it sting
there's a killer in the house
You gotta glance from her eyes
Ashes to ashen goodbyes
You know that Honey doesn't leave until the party dies.
Hardware:
(Peter) G5, Art Tube Pre/Comp, M-Audio 410 firewire, Audio Technica MB4000C mic, Line 6 POD, Westbury electric guitar.
(iG.STUDIO) Yamaha "CustomZ" tenor saxophone YTSZ82, Otto Link Super Tone Master 10* mouthpiece, Vandoren Traditional #3 reed, RadioShack 33-3004 dynamic microphone, FastTrack USB, Maxell NC-II noice-cancelling headphones, iMac G4 800Mhz (1GB RAM)
Software:
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Sweet... &mdash 10/13/05 - 03:17:45 PM
... the whole song... but that tenor sax solo is soooooooo
nice. I especially love the effects. Very hip rocking tune, Peter.
That drving beat and your fine vocals highlight another of your
cool recordings. My hat's off. I'll be downloading this one
when I get home. Every time I hear Ilya play I want to ge out
and get a tenor sax again... money can't buy me love, but it
could buy.... : )
Kudos to you both.
Jack [ Reply to This ]
Sweet... &mdash 10/13/05 - 03:30:29 PM
Thanks, Dadai. So you play sax? Go get yourself one then and let us all have a
listen. [ Reply to This ]
Sweet... &mdash 10/13/05 - 04:40:44 PM
Ah yes. Choices... this or that? I have an iBook G3 800mhz. I am
eying a new iMac G5. But then I start thinking about just that! Maybe
go out and get a tenor instead. As I save my pennies and save my
dimes I go back and forth. My heart says the tenor sax because that
is my first instrument and what I used to play in a band. My head
usually says the iMac for a number of reasons. One of which has
to do with which of the two I would use more. In time, hopefully both.
Great song!
Jack
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Making melody with your heart... [ Reply to This ]
Sweet... &mdash 10/14/05 - 08:02:33 AM
Think about it this way: your sax is not going to become a useless piece of outdated junkyard-bound hardware in neither two, four, or even twenty years... consider it an investment :)
Thanks for the compliments. :)
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iLYA [ Reply to This ]
Professional sound &mdash 10/13/05 - 04:07:50 PM
Professional sound &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:26:13 PM
Great &mdash 10/13/05 - 04:38:42 PM
songwriting, those are some wicked lyrics. Was that a riff from Interstellar Overdrive?? I really dig the delayed sax, and the mix is just right as usual. Awesome! [ Reply to This ]
Great &mdash 10/13/05 - 04:49:10 PM
Yes! You caught it! Yeah, that bridge was in tribute to the old Floyd's Interstellar
Overdrive.
Glad you liked it. [ Reply to This ]
DOOOOOOD! &mdash 10/13/05 - 05:19:41 PM
DOOOOOOD! &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:27:41 PM
Wow &mdash 10/13/05 - 05:32:40 PM
Roadhouse based rock and roll. Now that's what I'm talking about.... this
is terrific... your Peter Gunn style guitar shots are excellent and there's
nothing safe about this sax.
Peter- this is an instant download and easily one of the top ten, written,
produced and performed songs I've heard in my time here. Fantastic! [ Reply to This ]
Wow &mdash 10/13/05 - 09:19:18 PM
Talent? &mdash 10/13/05 - 06:27:32 PM
.. of course!!
Great song Peter!! COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! Really!!
BLUES EXPLOSION!!
Great SAX iG.STUDIO!!
Fantastic!!
Silver
ps
10x4 obvious!! [ Reply to This ]
Talent? &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:00:25 PM
Was that huey lewis and the news? &mdash 10/13/05 - 09:13:44 PM
Love the pop-rock style of this song... Guitars are topnotch and the
vocals are strong! 9-9-8-9! [ Reply to This ]
Was that huey lewis and the news? &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:04:59 PM
Thanks, Leon. I would have never thought "Huey Lewis and the News" in regards
to this song, but they did use a lot of sax in their music. I guess that's the link.
I'm glad you like it. [ Reply to This ]
Peter Gunn meets Morphine! &mdash 10/13/05 - 10:28:49 PM
[I just lost a comment here that I thought I posted...]
Anyway, I hear a bit of "Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer" here... outrageously
perfect song for a party in a dark and arty loft somewhere....
It rocks. It's got cynicism. It's dark, but it's funny. What's not to like.
Great: vocals, sax, guitars, lyrics, melody, rockin'....
Another great one, Peter...
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Peter Gunn meets Morphine! &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:09:00 PM
Thanks, Ed. Y'know I've never had the chance to be at a party where my music
was playing. A dark, artsy loft party would be great. [ Reply to This ]
really good idea &mdash 10/13/05 - 10:31:57 PM
to use the sax on this, totally fits the mood. This is really fresh
sounding, not too crowded, great drum stuff. on the iPod! [ Reply to This ]
really good idea &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:11:26 PM
Thanks, Jim. Ilya's sax playing adds so much to this. I'm always honored when I
know that I've made it onto someone's iPod. [ Reply to This ]
oh yeah &mdash 10/14/05 - 07:35:11 AM
Finally we get hear the finished version. You know I was loving this when
you first gave me a taste a while back.
Sweetness. [ Reply to This ]
oh yeah &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:13:52 PM
Solid &mdash 10/14/05 - 07:35:53 AM
Solid &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:16:13 PM
Thanks for coming through on the saxaphone. Just what the song called for. [ Reply to This ]
smokin... &mdash 10/14/05 - 09:40:29 AM
Dangerous tune... great lyrics, wonderfully driving guitar playing and
melody, and I agree that the Sax is perfect and fresh. Wonderful
production, love the pregnant pauses, and the echoed sax... at times it
sounded like sax was smeared all over the walls of the room, wall-to-
wall sax... loved it you two!
ttfn,
Drakonis - faved! [ Reply to This ]
smokin... &mdash 10/14/05 - 01:23:45 PM
Thank you, Drak. It is a dangerous song, indeed. Never let Honey get behind
the wheel. [ Reply to This ]
nice &mdash 10/14/05 - 02:12:29 PM
I love this song.
The sax is tight. Nice vocals.
You have alot of nice equipment, and this piece was well thought out, and
it shows. [ Reply to This ]
Lot's o' fun &mdash 10/14/05 - 05:25:56 PM
Nice dark, smokey bar room sound. Tried and true rock 'n' roll guitar with
a nice smooth feel. Killer lyrics and vocals as usual. The sax really gives it
more of the "rock noir" feel you mentioned. It's great when you
experiment with something "new" because it always works out so well and
is fairly surprising. Enjoyed it very much! [ Reply to This ]
Lot's o' fun &mdash 10/16/05 - 01:37:52 PM
Thanks, man. When I thought of using sax on this I wasn't sure if I'd be able to
find anyone who could play. I asked around and was directed to iG.STUDIO. I
caught him at a busy time, in the middle of a move and other things, so there
was a long delay before he had the time to record for me... several months. I
was tempted at times to give up and just go with a guitar solo but I knew in my
heart that sax was the best choice and that iG.STUDIO was the one to do it and
that I just needed to be patient if I wanted to do it right. Well, I'm really glad I
waited. [ Reply to This ]
somehow &mdash 10/14/05 - 07:34:43 PM
this one reminded me of INXS.... maybe it was the sax?
anyway, the point is that i loved the song! and i especially loved
the heavy muted guitar riffs! super cool! [ Reply to This ]
Yes &mdash 10/15/05 - 04:54:39 AM
Marvellous &mdash 10/15/05 - 12:51:27 PM
I really like this a lot...has a kind of cool new wave sound. I like the
way it turns corners and avoids cliche. Great 'delayed' sax sound..bit
reminiscent of the band Morphine in places..
Like the Interstellar Overdrive riff bit too
Classy
Steve [ Reply to This ]
Nice Full Body &mdash 10/15/05 - 07:00:47 PM
I like the heavy guitar and the fullness of the whole song. The sax fits
just right. The mix made me feel like I was sitting in the room with
you. Nice.-JAC [ Reply to This ]
tasty!!! &mdash 10/16/05 - 12:09:05 PM
Very pro &mdash 10/16/05 - 05:48:50 PM
Great groove and excellent performances. That sax solo is really
something!
Clips from Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn popped up in my head, once or
twice.
Great work. [ Reply to This ]
saxa groove &mdash 10/17/05 - 09:52:17 PM
very groovy song...great for the bar...awesome sax playing and vocals...love the raw rock & roll energy...great collaboration...spread the honey and rock on! [ Reply to This ]
Sweet perfection &mdash 10/17/05 - 10:01:11 PM
Wow.
Wow.
Just an awesome track. The sax really makes this swing, but then, there
are the excellent vocal tracks, the drums, the supporting
instruments....well, you know.
This should be your day job ;) [ Reply to This ]
Sweet perfection &mdash 10/19/05 - 02:09:26 AM
Thanks, Mysti. Years ago I played my guitar and song on the streets of Boulder,
Colorado for a much of a summer (right in the area where Mork and Mindy's
shop was). I remember that on good days I would make enough money to cover
the cost of parking my car. [ Reply to This ]
Wow! &mdash 10/18/05 - 06:50:48 PM
This is a surprise, especially since I've kind of started to rely upon the
email announcement of new songs posted by favs... Never heard
anything regarding this one - this one, which is so f-ing cool! The
bass are so deep, gets right under your skin, and the horns, wow. The
vocals are are also very, very fitting. It opens up like "...my baby do up
in a Brand New Cadillac.." but with the excellent horns it turns into Pink
Floyd'ish artistry, the voice sounds a bit like HIM (finnish act with really
good voice). This is really, really good and I am not surprised,
considering it is coming from you. This is one your best ones as a
complete (song, production, performance all i my taste of course). I
also like the lyrics - they fit so well to the tune. I've experimented
myself and sometimes find it just correct to use a certain type of lyric
even if it sounds bad on paper (poetically speaking), the song brings it
out.
The only minus from me is that the ending sounds a bit abrupt or cut-
off. That is only minor in this case however, see it as a hint. This
really rocks. [ Reply to This ]
Wow! &mdash 10/18/05 - 07:34:42 PM
Thanks, Mikki. I know you, like myself, enjoy experimenting with different
styles. While this has a strong derivative guitar riff style I tried to be original in
the overall composition. Having a real sax part was key. [ Reply to This ]
Wow... &mdash 10/20/05 - 11:43:15 AM
This song just gives me such a Route 66 vibe.
The singing is dead on accurate in further conveying the moody atmosphere of the music. It would have been too easy for the vocals to ruin the music, but they don't.
And the sax... oh, the sax. God, I love saxophone! [ Reply to This ]
Wooooow!! &mdash 10/21/05 - 01:35:33 PM
Just brilliant. So much power and confidence in your voice and
guitar. Really great compulsive rhythm. Definitely one for the
favourites list and the iPod. I find it amazing that you can do
things like this as well as subtle and beautiful stuff like
Somewhere Over Greenland and Last Migration. Much respect to
you. The sax is a really nice touch too ... just what it needs to put
the icing on the cake.
By the way, I love the 'Something' artwork you've got on your bio
page ... very cool indeed. You must surely be one of the most
multi-talented people around. [ Reply to This ]
Wooooow!! &mdash 10/21/05 - 04:14:39 PM
Rebsie, you're too kind. *blushing* Thank you. I do enjoy swinging around
stylistically and contextually in my music. It's just fun to try new things and to
do what feels right at the time.
"Something" is the name of my soon-to-be-released album. Click on the
picture and it will take you to more info. [ Reply to This ]
Wooooow!! &mdash 10/23/05 - 03:51:23 PM
I never thought to try that. D'oh!
Very best of luck with the album release. I'll certainly order a copy. [ Reply to This ]
Peter &mdash 10/23/05 - 11:37:10 AM
I wish I had this before I went on vacation, driving on the highway.
Top notch. Very pro, confident, excellent arrangement and fun and it
sounds like it was fun to make. [ Reply to This ]
Kick Arse &mdash 10/23/05 - 08:31:35 PM
Man bro, I this kicks arasse! I love the rock feel, the horn, the vocals, and lyrics. Very, very cool! [ Reply to This ]
Love that sound &mdash 10/30/05 - 01:45:49 AM
nice production &mdash 11/14/05 - 10:12:55 AM
the mix is really, really, good. i wish i could do that. no weird latency
with the Fastrack USB? [ Reply to This ]
Nice song &mdash 11/26/05 - 02:28:09 PM
Nice song, great production! The sax sounds excellent, and the whole
groove just...well...grooves! Excellent. [ Reply to This ]
Nice song &mdash 11/26/05 - 03:32:28 PM
Thanks, dajama and the others above whom I didn't get a chance to reply to.
Always nice to have a comment show up on a song that's been idle for a while.
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<b><a href="http://www.simig.com/records/artists/peter/peter.htm">My debut album, "Something", available on CD here</a></b> [ Reply to This ]
nice &mdash 12/21/05 - 09:03:46 PM
i love the variety of instruments, it gives an upbeat rock sound with that crunching guitar and then a bit of almost a jazzy chrismas sound. i love the vocal style it fits perfectly. a nice creative piece. [ Reply to This ]
Mr Agent Man! &mdash 01/03/06 - 07:22:45 PM
Very nice rock'n tune. Really has a nice groove and the sax's is
awesome, compliments the whole thing. Guitar fiddl'n galore. Vocals
are great as usual.
Regards,
John [ Reply to This ]
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! &mdash 03/06/07 - 09:53:50 AM
: ) &mdash 03/06/07 - 10:00:58 AM
I love that 'stop' in it it's GREAT & the SAX!!!!!!! OFCOURSE IS THE ICING !: ) : ) : )not to mention the lyrics & that mc - a real one?? Sounds real lol..... Thanks again GREAT PIECE [ Reply to This ]
Thanks &mdash 03/06/07 - 11:40:05 AM
Thanks for the comment. It's been over a year since this tune had a new comment. :) I'm glad you like it. I knew I wanted a real sax on there and was so happy to get IG.Studio to perform some for me.
What's this "mc" you ask about? It might be real... I'm just not sure what it is. hehe.
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www.petergreenstone.com [ Reply to This ]
Cool! &mdash 06/21/08 - 03:59:39 PM
Nice stuff... cool singing and music work and a lovely Sax solo... I like it! Thanks for sharing..
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
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nice. I especially love the effects. Very hip rocking tune, Peter.
That drving beat and your fine vocals highlight another of your
cool recordings. My hat's off. I'll be downloading this one
when I get home. Every time I hear Ilya play I want to ge out
and get a tenor sax again... money can't buy me love, but it
could buy.... : )
Kudos to you both.
Jack
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