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Happy New Year all fellow Macjammers!

My first post of the year is "If You Want", the first of eight tracks from my record "Sound of Wood". Many of you have already heard the tune since early recordings of it have been posted here. But this is the take that finally went on to the record and it has not been poste here before. It is here directly MP3:d from the CD.

If you don't wanna hear any advertizing stop reading here, but I am :flush: :flush: gonna do it now:

The record is available on line at:
— iTunes Store (don't know how to create the link)
— Rhapsody
— Emusic
— Napster

And it is available as a physical CD at:
— The Lost Records of the World
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Uploaded: Jan 01, 2007 - 09:20:12 AM
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2007 - 10:14:03 AM Last Played: Nov 03, 2009 - 08:36:18 AM
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Furch D-24 dreadnought acoustic guitar
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Scott Carmichael said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
and Happy new year to you
Hey Curry.. I recognise this piece... I own the CD... Yeeeaaaahhhh...

I hope you sell a million copys... I will always enjoy listening to your casual brilliance on acoustic... it's like going home for me
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Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Thanks
Thanks that felt good to my heart. MJ is a fantastic place where you can meet people you know you'll love as brothers for life, without even meeting .. or meeting .. eh, well .. you know what I mean..

And .. haha .. when I've sold a million ;) I buy a ticket to US and drop by for tea :D

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Johannes Curry
Roxylee said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Real good CD
Bought r my very own copy, that's why I didn't download the tune. I try to play like you, but my fingers won't cooperate!

I highly recomment the CD to everyone. Curry style guitar for your CD player..aaahhh.... :-)
Check out my latest song called Sweet Grace
Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Hi Roxylee
.. well, to play like me is easy, just do as usual and don't think too much, that's how I use to do it .. hmm, not the funniest joke but a trial ..

Glad you stopped by anyway. Thank you for your uplifting words!

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Johannes Curry
RickW said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Let me be the first
to give you straight 10's for this year. I love "Sound of Wood" and play it in my Jeep whenever I'm out; the Curry sound is great traveling music. "If You Want" is one of my favorite cuts off the album.

A very happy New Year to you Curry! :-)

Rick
Check out my latest song called Picture of Perfection (MJRF)
Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Oj
Ojojoj .. hearing that someone is playing Milinda's (that's the name of my guitar) music while travelling in a Jeep, probably on the countryside, on another continent .. that makes me stop and ponder over life and it's fantastic possibilities.. that gives new meaning to the whole process of producing music .. that gives incentive for makin more .. and better ..

Thanks a lot for letting me know Rick!

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Johannes Curry
composerclark said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Smoke on the Water!
This is even better than Smoke on the Water! I think you should make a whole album of this stuff! Oh -- wait a minute -- I guess you already did. Please disregard the previous two sentences.

Very warm, beautiful, optimistic; a great way to start the new year!

10-10-10-11.5
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Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Haha
Haha .. Gave me a deja vu ..
Thank you Clark!

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Johannes Curry
said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Happy New Year Curry!
I DO want! Man is this excellent...As soon as I can afford it I must buy your CD. "The Sound Of Wood" is the sound of GOOD>

Be well bro!


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Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
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Thank you Micheal!
And a Happy New Year to you!

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Johannes Curry
BranDaMan said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Happy New Year
Very nice playing. I can honestly say this is one of the cleanest and genuine acoustic tracks I've ever l heard here. I downloaded it right away.
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Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
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Wow thank you .. your'e Da Man!

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Johannes Curry
thoddi said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Nowhere man
I thought it reminded me of that one, but then it goes on living its own life:)

Cozy guitar playing. Would be just right for those late night sitting alone or together with good friends just relaxing and listening to you playing.
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Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
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.. in some Norweigan Wood eh!

Haha, thanks a lot Thor!

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Johannes Curry
FEEL said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
superb
Man! If only I could play like that. Curry you are quite the craftsman... you make her sing like no other... and yes I want to listen! So happy go lucky with a tear in the eye of a happy man. Thanks so much for posting.
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Cori Ander said 1043 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
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Thank you .. well I am so happy we have Macjammers who masters the electric guitars .. I mean, good solid southern rock is among the highets of earthly joys .. but it is a mystery to me how it is done .. so I am deeply grateful to have you here! A new year has come, new possibillities, new doors open .. I wish you everything good for 2007!

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Johannes Curry
ziti said 1042 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
perfect
perfect

thank you


z
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Cori Ander said 1041 days ago (January 3rd, 2007)
Thanks
Thank you z!

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Johannes Curry
ziti said 1042 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
after seeing four bomb scores for you...
i dont feel so bad!
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Ed Hannifin said 1042 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
Gosh. Who would vote THIS low?...
Well, it's still a lovely tune, beautifully played and recorded, and I think I have about four versions on the hard drive already...

One of these days I really want to try putting a set of words to it. It's such a lyrical melody...

This is one of my favorites among your songs...

Ed
Cori Ander said 1040 days ago (January 4th, 2007)
Would be great
Thanks a lot for your appreciation!

And yes, it would be great to have you putting words to it!


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Johannes Curry
aclarke said 1042 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
You never stop amazing
I've heard this before but everytime it sounds fresh to my ears. That is impressive! 10's for life from me!
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Cori Ander said 1040 days ago (January 4th, 2007)
Thanks a lot Adam
Thanks a lot Adam! I appreciate your appreciation a lot.

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Johannes Curry
said 1042 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
How good?
Good... dang good... really good... wood good... mercy!

D.
Cori Ander said 1040 days ago (January 4th, 2007)
Haha
Haha .. Thanks a lot for a great comment Jack!

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Johannes Curry
DWL said 1042 days ago (January 2nd, 2007)
A great sound
You really know how to record an acoustic. Fantastic stuff. Thanks for sharing :)

Cheers

Dick
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Cori Ander said 1040 days ago (January 4th, 2007)
Thank you Dick
Thank you Dick. Most appreciated.

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Johannes Curry
ballbreaker2x2 said 1042 days ago (January 2nd, 2007)
perfect
Sometimes it´s not easy to find a talented musician among all the songs we listen. This time made it easy. YOU´RE A CRACK !!!
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Cori Ander said 1040 days ago (January 4th, 2007)
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Thank you Antonio! And very welcome to MacJams!

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Johannes Curry
said 1042 days ago (January 2nd, 2007)
Every time
You make it good, every time you touch that wood. It is a blessing, and you are blessed - thank you for sharing with us. Just the kind of guy you are, I know....

. - Harold
Cori Ander said 1040 days ago (January 4th, 2007)
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A lot my friend! Thanks a lot!

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Johannes Curry
Mcboy said 1041 days ago (January 3rd, 2007)
i feel as
if u were family just from the vibe of u r playing....i can hear the friendliness and cheerfulness ...the lightness of being.......nice sparkly tones and relaxed vibrations make my worries flow away while i listen.....bravo!!!!!!!
Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)
Cori Ander said 1040 days ago (January 4th, 2007)
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Wow .. I wonder why it feels so great getting good credits from Mcboy .. maybe because you are such a greeeat artist and guitar player!

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Johannes Curry
Macaudion said 1041 days ago (January 3rd, 2007)
Pure amazement...
I'm sitting here, third or forth listen, abit mezmorized and I'm thinking to myself, 'man... he must have been born with a guitar as an extention, but that he had time w/ it in a previous life'...

Then I started thinking about the natural extenions of my body and which ones have I mastered the use of... The only thing that I can truly say that I've mastered is, how to walk. It's a no-brainer as you say 'don't think about it'...

And then I realize, I haven't truly mastered walking, models have mastered and taken to new levels, the art of walking...

But I think some more... and I think... man, he even makes the way I walk look bad...

It's likely that I should 'not think about it'...

Beautiful - And it removed every bit of stress from my being... - Thank you, Cori - Macca
Check out my latest song called 123 iGetU
Cori Ander said 1039 days ago (January 5th, 2007)
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Thanks a lot Macca .. That got me thinkin a lot. Sometimes (or often really) I worry about not making enought out of the only talent .. using too much time, first for all the administrative stuff in life, secondly for other doings, that are often totally meningless. What kind of focus do I have? These are questions that arise..

Your comment spurs me though to make more out of it .. to put more focus into the day of today. Thats the only arena we have really, that's all we own; this day of today... I have been wasting too many of them .. most of them really.

Thank you again for for yor supportive and deeply fundamental thoughts!

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Johannes Curry
Macaudion said 1040 days ago (January 3rd, 2007)
Walter, this is really gonna sound strange
But, as I'm sitting here watching this scene, I'm simply impressed with the quality of artistry on display here...

The first few moments of this piece, both the music and your voice transported me to a grand old theater. -- From the ventilation system, I could feel a cool secondhand breeze floating a subtle mixture of perfumes through the air... I'm in a perfect seat, front and center, just a few rows back -- Close enough to feel the emotions emanating from the stage, and the audience, too...

As I'm moved through this story, I'm transported even deeper, and to the actual home where these acts take place... - As casual as these not so innocent moments may seem, they're hosted by a degree of contentment that's somewhat familiar, and quite unsettling...

There's an honesty in your approach, and a pureness in your delivery that makes this so vivid and real. Excluding mine, I was taken through two other levels of reality and through to the 'actual' events... The quality of your production made this 'live', and on many levels...

Encore! * Encore! - Macca

What can I say, I was moved...
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Cori Ander said 1039 days ago (January 5th, 2007)
Thank you!
Thank you Macca .. and I was moved by your words!

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Johannes Curry
jpfeiff said 1040 days ago (January 3rd, 2007)
Soothing
Thanks for this post! A most soothing little melody...and the recording quality is perfect. Can you describe the recording setup?

Jim
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Cori Ander said 1039 days ago (January 5th, 2007)
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Oh yes, I forgot that this of course is an interesting aspect on a solo recording as this .. especially acoustic guitar can be a little tricky to get right. Well here it is:

Furch D-24 dreadnought acoustic guitar
Two Golden Age Project R1 mics
An Alto S-8 little mixer
Audiophile 2496 sound card
Mac G4 Quicksilver

Now added to the song description..

I can also add that I have the mikes about 30-40 cm in front of the 12:th freat of the guitar, around 25 cm apart from each other.

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Johannes Curry
thetruffulaseeds said 1037 days ago (January 7th, 2007)
how nice
very nice clean production and excellent guitar work....just love this little tune!
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Cori Ander said 956 days ago (March 29th, 2007)
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Thank you Thetruffulaseeds!

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Johannes Curry
said 1033 days ago (January 11th, 2007)
Old Friend
this sweet little melody ambles along like an old friend strolling at an unhurried pace. you got some beautiful licks in, johannes, along with some spiffy little chord changes, too. makes me wanna go take a guitar lesson RIGHT THIS MINUTE! enjoyed your piece - anne
guitapick said 1006 days ago (February 7th, 2007)
Yep...
...you can definitely pluck them strings, sir. Feels like we're kicked back by the campfire.
Oh...that was a nice shift right there.
Love your tunes and playing, Cori Ander. Quality stuff.
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