Talk - original vinyl single 1990

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This is a recording of my song Talk, performed by my earlier band called Jims Riff. It is taken from the original vinyl single, released in 1990. My poor record player didn't do a very good job with passing it on to a digital format... But as a curiosity I'll put it up here for a while...

We recorded this in a local studio. The band had three horn players, trumpet, sax and a trombone in addition to a traditional set up of drums, bass, keyboard (organ), two guitars and a vocalist.

Actually the bassplayer is macjammer Bent

The singer, Ingve Sandvold hasn't (yet) a macjams profile, but if you like his voice you can here a couple of tunes he has done in garageband here.

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Hits: 1603
Comments: 34
Fans: 12
Plays: 174
Downloads: 103
Votes: 6
Uploaded: Feb 25, 2007 - 01:10:46 PM
Last Updated: Mar 20, 2007 - 05:04:34 PM Last Played: Oct 14, 2009 - 03:39:32 AM

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rtcooper	rtcooper said 1001 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
	A WINDY CITY BLOWIN' A BIG CITY Rig, Walkin' The Line. Man What a Mix, Attack AND Headroom Fine playing with Nothing Over the Top. A FINE Groove, here, Brother Check out my latest song called Intimate Anyway

composerclark	composerclark said 1001 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
	Smokin'! Thanks for sharing this track with us! It's really well done; very professional sounding. Your voice is filled with emotion, the arrangement works wonderfully, and the organ and guitar solos are smokin'. Great stuff! Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

thoddi

thoddi said 1000 days ago (February 25th, 2007)

Clark
Thank you for taking time to listen and putting down such fine words:)

I must point out that it is not me singing here, but my very talented friend Ingve Sandvold.

And that organ (the instrument) solo is really hot isn't it. I remember him doing that one in the studio... We were pretty amazed on how he virtually sat fire to that Hammond that day.

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Imagination is more important then knowledge!
- Albert Einstein.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 1000 days ago (February 25th, 2007)

Gosh... there's gotta be blues bands...
...sort of blues/soul bands.... just dying to get ahold of material like this...

That really is one heck of a Hammond solo...

This may be just me, but I also love hearing MacJammers' old tracks... such a great sense of history and exploration... Hearing you now, hearing you then...

So cool to hear some of that old vinyl crackle... Nice guitar solo, too... is THAT you?

Ed

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

thoddi

thoddi said 1000 days ago (February 26th, 2007)

Thanks Ed:)
Very nice reading this...:)
Yeah, it's nice to hear what people here have been up to in earlier years. Your songs from the tape recordings you've put out here is such a fine gem Ed.

And yes, the final guitar solo on this recording is me... I remember doing that over a few times 'till I was happy with it...

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Imagination is more important then knowledge!
- Albert Einstein.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1000 days ago (February 26th, 2007)

Still like the first version best
Altho this is a very nice track, in my opinion, it lacks almost everything I love about your original version (song/2511): emotional authenticity, hot lead amp and playing, sexiness, pain, intimacy. This track is well performed and mixed and all, but failed to grab with the honest heart and soul of the original. I like your vocals much better, and the intimacy of your original lead guitar. (There were several digital clicks in this track, not sure what they were.) Listeners should check out http://www.macjams.com/song/2511 if they haven't heard it yet!

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

thoddi

thoddi said 997 days ago (February 28th, 2007)

really... sexiness...:)
Thank you Tobin for being a good ambassador for my first 'solo' take on that this one:) I'm of course flattered that you think my go at it is better than this one with the band.

I'm not able to see this myself. I think this version has the dynamics of being played by a band, and not a 'track on track' done solely by me. Some of the magic that is present when people play together in a band, is the chemistry going on between them. And that is obviously absent when you do things on your own.

However, I've always thought that the mix was a bit flat in the vinyl production.

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Imagination is more important then knowledge!
- Albert Einstein.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

	said 1000 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
	Nice Love that skip guitar WEll thats what I call it very well rounded. Blood sweat and tears come to mind at least with the singing. very pro excellent stuff thanks for sharing. Oh yeah that key solo rocks

FEEL	FEEL said 1000 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
	Nice Blues Nice blues tune. I bet it's a real pleasure to have a band do a great job on one of your songs and then to put it on vinyl. They did an excellent job... the vocalists has a bit of a Tom Jones vibe going on. Very cool instrumentation... the mix sounds real pro. Thanks for sharing... Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

thoddi

thoddi said 997 days ago (February 28th, 2007)

Nice words
Thank you John:)

Oh yeah, I think it's a treat to hear my songs performed by the bands I've been in.
It might sometimes be a challenge to communicate how I have visualized it to be though. As I don't hand out sheet music to my band mates, songs will often end up with a totally different expression or groove then what I first had in mind. Sometimes that is good, and sometimes it just won't work:)

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Imagination is more important then knowledge!
- Albert Einstein.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

	said 1000 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
	Rich! Cool that you have shared this with us, Thor. Funny, '1990' & 'vinyl' would to some be an 'old fashioned thing' - hehhe. In my heart it's fresh, and so much music and style just never dies, eh? . - Harold

thoddi	thoddi said 997 days ago (February 28th, 2007)
	Harold Thanks for dropping by:) Yeah me too, 1990 and vinyl sounds, if not fresh, at least not old fashioned;) --- Imagination is more important then knowledge! - Albert Einstein. Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

Jim Bouchard

Jim Bouchard said 1000 days ago (February 26th, 2007)

How could I not like this?
After all, it is my riff... :)
This is really nice, the horn section is smooth like butter, the organ solo is sweet, the guitar solo is sweet, and there's a cool sort of groove to the rhythm section. I am not really sold on the vocal; though impassioned, it sounds a little like forcing Brian Ferry to try to sound like Otis Redding, and for me the twain doesn't meet. The ending seemed a little abrupt, but studio time is expensive and you gotta end somewhere. I can imagine this being really a knockout live. Really interesting!

Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

thoddi

thoddi said 997 days ago (February 28th, 2007)

Jim...
You know what's funny... We discovered that there actually is a guy named Jim Riff that was living in Stavanger (where I live) at that time. I called him up, and he showed at one of our gigs. Guess it was fun for him to have a band named after him:)

Thank you for listening and for your comments. Much appreciated:)

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Imagination is more important then knowledge!
- Albert Einstein.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

timothy devine

timothy devine said 998 days ago (February 27th, 2007)

cool
love that you are putting this stuff up here. My brother william devine just put an old studio recording up. a little older than yours...1977.

http://www.macjams.com/song/29570

your quality isnt bad....the tune is very cool
I love the horns, a dimention not found so much
remember the early Chicago stuff
keep em coming
Tim

Check out my latest song called Mankind Needs a Change/WoodstockII

thoddi	thoddi said 996 days ago (March 1st, 2007)
	Warm Thanks for the warming words Tim. I looked up your brothers tune and it is very gooood! --- Imagination is more important then knowledge! - Albert Einstein. Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

timothy devine	timothy devine said 994 days ago (March 3rd, 2007)
	thanx thoddi I'm trying to get him kick started... he has so much talent...he just need a Mac and a kick in the keester. tim --- "Sooner or latter it all gets real...Walk On" Check out my latest song called Mankind Needs a Change/WoodstockII

jiguma

jiguma said 998 days ago (February 28th, 2007)

Incredible soloing
Love the Hammond solo, and the guitar too. Playing is terrific all round, although I think I agree with Tobin that I prefer your own version.

There is a certain joy in hearing the "songs from the archives" of MJers. This is certainly a very cool addition to the ones already posted.

Incredible soloing - did I mention that??

Thanks Thor,
Neil

Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

thoddi

thoddi said 996 days ago (March 1st, 2007)

soloing
We were a bit proud of how the soloing came out on this one. Funny thing is that every now and then we still play this version of the song, and the solos are sometimes played like they were right of the record. Every other song we have are with improvised solo parts, but on this one we tend to play them like they are here.

Thanks Neil:)

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Imagination is more important then knowledge!
- Albert Einstein.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 997 days ago (March 1st, 2007)
	Soul Soaked Sweetness Thor.. I can count on you for authentic and well paced tasty-ness.... It was a good choice to post this... It leaves me wondering if you are really a big star in your neck of the woods, and I'm just not well enough informed... can I have your audigraph Check out my latest song called Good Morning

thoddi

thoddi said 996 days ago (March 1st, 2007)

Scott
I'm flattered of your warming words. Thank you very much:)

In my opinion I have some shoe sizes to grow before I'm up in your league.
You are one of the finest artist here, and you have one incredible tasty composer gene. Coupled with a great voice
and ability to pull sweet tones and music out of your guitar...

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Imagination is more important then knowledge!
- Albert Einstein.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

	said 996 days ago (March 1st, 2007)
	This sounds like... the kind of band I would enjoy playing in... nice horn section you had there. I like the vocalist... but your vocal in the earlier version strikes me as the one I really like best. cheers

thoddi	thoddi said 996 days ago (March 1st, 2007)
	Well... Didn't we already agree on making a band that will go on tour around the area you live? A set up like this band had would work fine with me:) Thanks for dropping by Jack:) --- Imagination is more important then knowledge! - Albert Einstein. Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

	said 996 days ago (March 2nd, 2007)
	I would love to hear this LIVE & also for some other of Your great music ! I love the other TALK too....they're very different & each has it's own great touch that's for sure! Glad to hear Your still playing this version Live sometimes You're like alot of other people here"one in a kind" : ) MUSIC UNITES

musichead	musichead said 981 days ago (March 17th, 2007)
	Im a Blues man too I loved this. I play blues live..Just blues. Sound almost like Gary Moore but with your touch!! I agree with the hammond organ comments.. Just great Nice job!! Check out my latest song called Lets Take a Holiday

echoroom

echoroom said 973 days ago (March 25th, 2007)

Smoooth
Thoddi- this is a real smooth track, and the vocals are fantastic - a real distinctive voice. The whole vibe here is of a rediscovered old classic - the transition from vinyl makes it feel even more authentic.

i always love to hear real musicians play - this has sucha live feel, I can almost see the stage from here.

Thanks for sharing

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

thetiler	thetiler said 953 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	cool stuff Like that organ, especially when it make those cool underlined statements at the end licks. Kind of an Allman Bro. meets BB king. Hey, pro sounding stuff here. Way to go! Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

stacey	stacey said 940 days ago (April 26th, 2007)
	LOVE I love this bluesy song! Love the trumpet, love the mood, love the vocals! Love you! Check out my latest song called tick tock

ktb	ktb said 895 days ago (June 10th, 2007)
	i think i always wind up saying something about the organ solo's in your songs. well, this is no exception. the horns are also spectacular. polisheeesed. great friggin feel Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

bud	bud said 843 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
	Mighty fine tune with some big power happening here - I'm reminded alittle of Screaming Jay Hawkins with the vocals. Very sweet guitar solo at the end. Nice! Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

william devine	william devine said 828 days ago (August 17th, 2007)
	what a sweet sound The horns are sweet. So Blue. And the organ solo, man, with the bass poppin and bluesin so low and so slow. Guitar solo is rear interesting at the start, got me real interesred. Then is that thoddi next up on guitar? Nice touch. Nice vioce. real slick go analog Check out my latest song called Easy Song

	said 797 days ago (September 17th, 2007)
	WOW ! Thor this is GREAT Bluesy tone, the music is very fine and the beats are great, the vocal is very very great. Excellent post .. Much enjoyed Take Care ============== Yeman Auf Al-Rawi

bent	bent said 661 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	I just love that bass! Wadda helluva slick bass he is playing! The song would be NOTHING without ... eeeh ok ok. Maybe it would. Oh buggah.

thoddi	thoddi said 652 days ago (February 9th, 2008)
	da bass man yeah, he should really pick up that bass geetar and start making some music again then...;) Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

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