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This tune was born of anger and frustration.
Ever had a boss who you really could not stand? I mean: really and truly detested?
Pity poor Tony, our drummer. He was working a day job. Large corporation. Important to him.
There was a really nice, kind, beautiful woman working there, too...couple of desks away. He fell in love and, eventually, they married.
Awwww...sweet story...right? Well, the problem was that their boss treated HER like complete garbage. Daily. In public. Didn’t like women. So, every day, Tony had to see the love of his life being gleefully tortured by this Bozo.
What to do?
Well...Tony stormed into rehearsal one night. Never seen him so angry.Told us what was happening and started banging on the drums (very hard). We just did our damnedest to exorcize those demons from him. Did it for ourselves, too. Gotta git them critters outta there.
Then he wrote the lyrics. And put the sampler to work.
This is what we came up with.
Headphones bring out the best, here...if you’ve got ‘em handy.
Lyrics:
Resolution
Lyrics by Anthony Annucci
Music by Absolute Zero
Beady, pig-eyed, ignorant, petty power tripping
Always wanting more, always playing favorites
Burning with viscous verbal acid
Wanting to scream "You make me sick!"
Shredding and strip mining mind and emotion
Drying the channels, cracking and splitting
Glassy eyes sinking deep in their sockets
And I have to watch, I have to watch
I promise like a force of nature
I will change your situation
My darkest side hears screams and pleas for mercy
Kicking, cracking ribs, blood bubbles to the lips
A wreck of twisted flesh and shattered glass and
I am laughing. I am laughing.
I promise like a force of nature
I will change your situation.
They have no right or conscience
But that doesn't make a difference.
We will have a conference
And there will be a resolution
Hardware:
Roland synth
DrumKAT controller
Yamaha drum set ("Custom Club" Pro Series)
MusicMan Stingray bass (4 string)
'77 Maple neck Strat
Software:
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Beck'n to call Robin's &mdash 04/03/07 - 03:17:44 PM
'Sighs'....
"Where's that confounded bridge?..."
Rage, in the flavour of some Tower of Trower Pow'a, in the arena and legacy of our 'psychedelic' thang, don't forget to call Jeff for the jam.....
Excellent flavor.
. - Harold [ Reply to This ]
Eloquent stated, Rocha... &mdash 04/03/07 - 10:36:39 PM
...regarding very rough subject matter...
...I see we speak the same language, sir!
Of course I love Beck (and the other monsters)...but I've been a Robin Trower fan since "Shine on Brightly". And onward. Huge influence
.
Somebody bombed the freakin' bridge. Reduced it to rubble...
;-)
Glad you got into this.
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
In support of... &mdash 04/03/07 - 03:19:48 PM
wives and women that have to put up with world class jerks for employers... might need some kinda special ops for this situation. He can always call on the MacJams Night Corps. "We dispose while we compose" is their motto.
...and in support of this cool song... one quirky, edgy soundfest. Kudos! [ Reply to This ]
MacJams Night Corps. "We dispose while we compose" &mdash 04/03/07 - 10:45:36 PM
Sign me up!
Great...
:-) :-) :-)
Just too funny, Dadai.
Thanks for the visit...
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
Great guitar work - &mdash 04/03/07 - 03:25:19 PM
Thanks, bud... &mdash 04/03/07 - 10:54:26 PM
...I'll have to soundproof some room in my house for recording feedback on GB. Otherwise you'll be hearing it in the dead of winter with all your windows closed and sealed...
Tony was a pretty good singer...but that's Scott, all the way. He really got into it.
That IS the rest of us, though, saying "You make me sick". (Please...hold the applause...)
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
Extra points for the subject matter :) &mdash 04/03/07 - 06:22:35 PM
I love hate the boss songs, even though I have a fantastic boss, I too have been sickened by a couple of prior bosses! cool sounds overall the guitar reminds me of the intensly original band Primus, then you totally flip it with the jazz guitar, nice. [ Reply to This ]
We were definitely into Primus &mdash 04/03/07 - 11:13:21 PM
"Intensely original" describes them perfectly.
Glad you like your boss. Now.
Glad you like the piece, too. I'll come by and visit, soon.
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
Weeelllll.... &mdash 04/03/07 - 08:11:31 PM
I think that this song shouldn't be under Alternative Rock at all, 'cause Alternative Rock has a particular sound, and this song is obviously an exorcism and should be under Religious or Spiritual, or Demons (Casting Out Of)... MacJams HAS these categories, so WHY AREN'T PEOPLE USING THEM?!?!?...
But anyway, I'm prepared to forgive that, because I downloaded this ten times into my iPod and I'm going to use it to fall asleep to, so I'll have nice dreams, and also for studying...
And... and also... um... I liked the version of this that was on That Seventies Show better... And the live version with the cowbell and the bass solo...
I think this is beautiful and very sensitive....
Ed
It's ALL that confounded bridge... [ Reply to This ]
Ed... &mdash 04/03/07 - 11:33:22 PM
I'm glad that this song touched you so deeply.
guitapick..."Foot of the Bed"..."Time's Passing"...
Yes, Ed...time to turn out the lights and let the lizard man tuck you in...
Sweet dreams...
:-)
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
Unique office. &mdash 04/04/07 - 08:33:42 AM
And, a unique music scale.
Nice selection.
The harmony of the effect sound is also wonderful.
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"Unique office", indeed... &mdash 04/04/07 - 09:37:18 AM
...Superman's "S" is backwards!
;-)
Thanks, Tadashi (if I may?).
Really enjoyed your latest. Perfect...
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lava likes &mdash 04/04/07 - 09:07:56 AM
Love the original sound. Lyrics fit the music perfectly. The production? What can I say ...brillant.
LL [ Reply to This ]
Glad you liked... &mdash 04/04/07 - 09:39:55 AM
...great to to have new faces show up in my place...
...I'll be journeying to your far reaches, soon.
Thanks, LL.
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
Morning conferences drive everyone crazy &mdash 04/04/07 - 09:26:09 AM
Cool. Love the idea, the passion, the details. Very theatrical, and I really appreciated that. Musically, it didn't flow in a way that drove, but stopped and started like a man standing in the middle of his office cubicle stunned by his own anger/frustration and being unable to decide which desk to overturn first, and then not. Nice storytelling. It sounded much better in headphones, but lacked clarity in my studio speakers, maybe becuz there was too much reverb for my ears making it slightly mushy in the mids. Cool Jimi style almost jazz vocal stylings. Very cool lead guitar licks, as well, inventive, angry in a unique way, slightly crazed, memorable. And I dug the use of panning. In the end, it seemed kind of jumbled to me, tho; and slightly too over-the-top. And then i listened again and gave it straight 10s. Just too cool for people not to notice. Great track. (I thought you were singing "and there will be a revolution"! The reverb gives you a slight lisp.) [ Reply to This ]
Hey, Tobin... &mdash 04/04/07 - 09:50:34 AM
Couldn't agree with you more about the reverb. Ledeb sent me to my corner (kidding) about it on my last tune. Wish I could do something about it, here. Definitely needs a sharper edge. Any suggestions?
I approached the leads like a trip to the dentist without the novacaine. My boss, at the time, was not the nicest chap, either.
Thanks for the generous vote, comment, etal. And I love your interp of the "pacing" of the tune. Very funny and it sounds like you've been there, too...
BTW: that's Scott on the vocals.
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GROWLLLlllll..... &mdash 04/04/07 - 11:02:24 AM
This raises the scales on the back of my neck... very appropriately and well-performed angsty-but-controlled percussive "pound of flesh". The story and music definitely trigger my instinctive wing-extending-protection-mechanism. Didn't have a soul-sucking boss mistreat a coworker, just me, but I can relate just the same. So glad that we can move on, out from under those situations in a civilized manner, turning the other cheek, and taking it out on somebody elses (drum) skin. Shows a great deal of maturity and restraint.
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Great thing about music... &mdash 04/04/07 - 04:26:09 PM
...retreat into your fantasy world, wreck a few buildings (if necessary), then come back out...refreshed and ready for a new day. Most of the time, that is.
True, though. Some people would be a lot more direct than writing a tune.
Tony's a good guy.
Thanks for dropping in, drakonis.
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
BTW... &mdash 04/04/07 - 04:35:28 PM
A well placed dragon behind that boss's desk, bright and early, might have made a bit of a difference at the time, you know...
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
BTW... &mdash 04/04/07 - 04:50:54 PM
a well-placed dragon indeed. You never heard it from me, but I have been known, on rare occasions, to have perpetrated some rather ingenious and untraceable vengeance on deserving humans who do things like that... thus a peek at why "drakonis". I hung up my dragon-super-suit long ago and am retired from that thankless work... some really great stories though, we'll have a drink sometime and laugh.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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Deja vu - It's the next best thing to being there<br>
### Today's song:<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/28669">Dance of the Technoids</a> [ Reply to This ]
"we'll have a drink sometime and laugh" &mdash 04/04/07 - 05:05:32 PM
wow &mdash 04/04/07 - 11:44:52 AM
I love the tritoney opening guitar riff
and then all the feel changes ...super creative writing!
lyrics and concept and music all working in harmony.
nice strat work too man...good chops
regards
mb [ Reply to This ]
Strats rock... &mdash 04/04/07 - 04:42:59 PM
...thanks for the kind words. We put ourselves into our music.
Real glad you gave a listen and liked this. I'm definitely into your stuff...
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Awesome &mdash 04/04/07 - 05:42:02 PM
I am glad I stumbled onto this song. It's well crafted and screams character. great, simply just great [ Reply to This ]
I'm glad you "stumbled" in, too... &mdash 04/05/07 - 08:42:24 AM
...gave me a chance to check YOUR stuff out. And...:
"I'll be back..."
Real happy you like this, BranDaMan...it was a blast doin' it. Nice to know it's reaching new ears.
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office conditions... &mdash 04/04/07 - 08:54:28 PM
tend to be a never ending resource of inspiration or controversy plus stupidity. liked the changes and moods. something what "faith no more" would pull off. fun listen! [ Reply to This ]
"Fun Listen"... &mdash 04/05/07 - 08:46:26 AM
...is right. I'm getting a real kick out of some of the comments. ejh and Dadai had me rollin'! It's a very serious tune...but it cracks me up, too.
Thanks for "landing on my strip", Vic...great avatar.
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Brilliant stuff &mdash 04/05/07 - 04:38:13 AM
What a great piece of work. Wonderfully inventive. Reminds me of King Crimson with Adrian Belew.
Lyrics are perfect and the arrangement and playing top quality. Nice changes in texture and the guitar work is superb,
A really good listen.
Thanks.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Always been a fan of King Crimson &mdash 04/06/07 - 06:31:33 AM
Went to one of their concerts. The Pier in Manhattan. Fripp/Belew/Bruford/Levin. The "Discipline" tour.
I thought I'd be "ready" for it. Still blew me completely away. All of them are such great, great players. And the songs were just awesome. Everyone was standing. I just had to sit down after awhile, close my eyes, and sail off into the Crimson sunset.
An astounding event.
To favorably compare us is some compliment, in my world. Thanks so much. I'll tell the rest of the guys.
And thanks for taking the time...
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Very Nice ---- &mdash 04/05/07 - 09:10:52 AM
Bob, Love your voice and guitar playing here. Sounds great. Nice changes,etc... Fav for sure
Thanks for sharing,
mvh : ) [ Reply to This ]
Appreciate the drop by... &mdash 04/06/07 - 06:35:16 AM
...and your music, too. This is such a great place. Kudos to the originators.
BTW: That's Scott Elliott on vox. I don't know that I could do what he does. Actually: at this stage...? Naaah....I just pluck them strangs and let out a few peeps.
Glad ya liked it...
:-)
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BTW &mdash 04/06/07 - 09:15:55 AM
Everytime I listen to this, the rhythm tracks by the bass and drums just knock me out. I love their work. Kudos, Greg and Tony.
And, of course, Mr. Elliott...your vocals are sterling... [ Reply to This ]
Great guitar licks &mdash 04/06/07 - 09:48:02 AM
This has a Gentle Giant feel to it. Loved it! Very creative and progressive. Over all great mix and I love the breaks. Thanks for sharing [ Reply to This ]
Gentle Giant... &mdash 04/06/07 - 02:02:59 PM
...everyone's coming up with the greatest bands.
Thank our lucky stars that they're gentle. Otherwise they'd be downright lethal.
Thanks, tex. Enjoy the weekend (and after).
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changes &mdash 04/06/07 - 04:49:36 PM
the changes are killer. Wow this is excellent great singing! everything screams to the top with a bullet!!!!! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks, Mr. Bandit... &mdash 04/11/07 - 08:49:11 PM
...now; just how do you go about stealing them egos and then: what do you do with them?
;-)
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Yes! &mdash 04/07/07 - 04:28:43 PM
I was pretty sure, given your photo of you rockin' out with that sexy maple strat, that "Foot of the Bed" was not all you ever did with that guitar!
Very hot playing! Killer solo, excellent tone and cool changes on the bridge sections, but the weird chromatic licks just blew my mind! Reminded me of that way out lick Jimmy Page played on that "Radioactive" song he did with Paul Rogers when I was in high school.
Very solid, well-produced, pro-quality sound. The band sounds great, too.
I'll be listening to anything you post!
~Brian Weiland [ Reply to This ]
I love that "sexy maple neck Strat" (apt desc)... &mdash 04/08/07 - 08:34:09 AM
...in my avatar so much that I sold the '77 maple neck which I used with this band. Couldn't have gotten it, otherwise. Only thing I can't do with the new one is the "aerial tricks". Got a MusicMan Silhouette for that, though. So I'm ok.
Glad you like this, Brian. And I owe you a word of thanks. Look for the "fireguy" near your mailbox, soon.
Bob
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points &mdash 04/08/07 - 02:03:56 AM
Catastrophic failure is a sudden and total failure which not only cannot be recovered from (the system which experiences is destroyed beyond any reasonable possibility of repair), but also frequently causes injury, death, or significant damage to other, often unrelated systems. [ Reply to This ]
You couldn't possibly... &mdash 04/08/07 - 08:36:35 AM
...have done a better job of getting this boy's attention.
Kudos...
Must run, now. I shall pay you a visit soon.
Thanks for taking the time...
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
thanks... &mdash 07/15/07 - 03:05:52 PM
i left a more contextually relevant comment below.
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http://www.macjams.com/song/32280 [ Reply to This ]
great tune &mdash 04/08/07 - 07:43:22 AM
... overall I get shades of "Living Colour" here and there ...and Tom Morello (Rage against the machine) ...in some of the strange scales ..great performances all round. The solo has been commented on ..and the touch too much reverb, fine for the very end .. very
cool there.
Have you seen "Wedding Crashers"? Stick some eye(4 an eye)-drops in his coffee .. that'll get rid of him for a bit .. hmmm, someone would have to cover for him ... that sucks .. glad to hear you working that frustration in a positive way.
I'd like a bit more 'oomph' crunchy distorted guitars
at points thus, that seemed strangely absent.
Doesn't change the fact I really enjoyed this. Thanks
for sharing. [ Reply to This ]
"Living Color" was a favorite... &mdash 04/08/07 - 11:35:59 AM
...even moreso was "Defunkt".
Love Mr. Page. Very interested in checking out "Wedding Crashers". Sounds interesting.
"The Crunch".
Interesting you'd bring that up. I love to talk shop. I remember stuff from decades ago that I wish I'd done differently.
This tune (along with the other electric ones I've posted so far) was one of four in a demo tape we made. We felt it was important to give a true rep of what could be expected in a performance situation. Except for a few touches (eg: female vocals), we stuck with that when we made the recordings.
Now: why would I not have played, live, with that serious crunch?
For all the pedals I had and the Boogie I was playing through (Mark IIB), I just couldn't get that crunch sound to cut through in performance situations. Too wide. I hadn't yet gotten the mod on the amp that works so well, now. To get the tone I wanted required multiple, quick footpedal switches which were a serious pain in the ass in performance situations. And I hadn't bought the Marshall JMP-1/Roland RSP-550 midi combo at that point either (talk about CRUNCH, on demand, at your feet...).
So...I kept it at a minimum. Pretty raw, admittedly. But effective for the tune, IMHO.
And the sun was in my eyes and I had a hole in my mitt.
;-)
I'm very glad you liked this, APB. Really enjoyed my listen to your stuff, yesterday. Shall continue.
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Great stuff &mdash 04/08/07 - 01:04:19 PM
Thank you very much... &mdash 04/09/07 - 09:54:51 AM
...Mr. Sonic Groove Utility. Great name and the avatar's killer. Your creation?
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dont piss off the drummer &mdash 04/09/07 - 11:11:11 AM
or in this case...maybe ya should....this is way cool. Challenging and fun and really pissed off sounding....then the sweet part...then wam..heheheh
the recording sounds very cool, nicely tiptoeing on the edge of sonic meltdown...wow
impressed a s hell by the whole deal, my brother
deepest bows to you and the boys
z [ Reply to This ]
"Kicking, cracking ribs, blood bubbles to the lips"... &mdash 04/09/07 - 04:37:28 PM
...inDEED...!
Drummers and bass players: hulking, insensitive, neanderthal brutes; wielding their "thump-clubs" and bludgeoning whatever gets in their way to a bloody pulp.
Thank our lucky stars for guitarists like you and me, z. Adding a sense of stability, sensitivity, and (shall we say) Elizabethan gentility to an otherwise chaotic world of violence and pandemonium...
Thanks, z.
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great fun &mdash 04/09/07 - 04:02:29 PM
zingy zappa beefheart lysergically lyrical, great reprise. flawless.
Extremely perfect. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks, willy... &mdash 04/10/07 - 01:09:39 PM
...Capt. Beefheart...great guit work, there...
And: yeah...it was a blast doing this tune...
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I've said it before... &mdash 04/09/07 - 04:49:28 PM
but I'll say it again. You guys are totally Oingo Boingo resurrected. And I mean like the old-school messed-up Oingo Boingo, not the prettified later Boingo. [ Reply to This ]
THAT.... &mdash 04/09/07 - 06:22:18 PM
...is a major league compliment. They really kicked @ss at the beginning...
Thanks. Ava and I love your latest, too.
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Defunkt &mdash 04/09/07 - 09:39:11 PM
I know I have made the comparison before and the influence is very obvious. I also like many others hear Adrian Belew.... but as much as there is a similarity you are so very different. I for one thought this tune grooved and has drive. The guitar playing is exceptional and once again I am very impressed with your imagination and skill. It is also important to comment on the exceptional singing, drumming and bass playing. Love the solo at the end..... kind of a nightmare version of Crosstown Traffic. This is excellent!!!!!!
I am not worthy....... [ Reply to This ]
Flattery will get you everywhere... &mdash 04/10/07 - 09:17:46 PM
...and so will your mentioning the rest of the band, Norm.
We may have had our problems...but when it came time to make music, all ego was put aside and we got down to it....
So glad you said that. I loved playing with these guys.
As to your "worthiness": I could type out the links to any of your tunes to illustrate it, big time. When you "speak"...I listen...
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I'm with Norman &mdash 04/10/07 - 03:12:59 PM
this is very cool...chilled beyond Adrian Belew. You guys must have been incredible live. Are you singing? omg, what a flavor..from afor mentioned to George Michael chops and back. That is RANGE. The music is simply intense. Love the guitar...shades of Vernon Reid [ Reply to This ]
When I was looking for... &mdash 04/11/07 - 01:15:48 PM
...a "dive bomber" guitar, I seriously considered Mr. Reid's Charvel. He was so hot. But I ended up getting my MusicMan Silhouette because it was more versatile and, with the Floyd Rose, could stand with any other metal guit out there.
Thanks, ktb.
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Killer &mdash 04/10/07 - 03:20:49 PM
P.S. &mdash 04/10/07 - 03:24:12 PM
I was in a band Called Resolution back in the 90's.
If your curious to what we sounded like back then I posted some of the band song on my MacJam page:0}
Later buddy till the next song we work together on..
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Given Some Groovy Bass Love to the World ;-}
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Now THAT... &mdash 04/11/07 - 11:41:54 AM
...was a serious band, Hectorius...
You sound great. Everything's in the pocket and movin'...and the guitarist's got it goin' with rhythm and leads. Thanks for the tip. Where'd you guys play? We broke up mid 90s, too.
Big bonus for me joining up here: electric guitar. Hadn't even condsidered it. I've been playing mostly acoustic since Ava came along. Easier to "organize" rehearsals with my 1 man band, thang. But NOW!! From the comfort of my own home...
Give me a bit to work my chops back and I'll be happily plucking away with you, brotha....
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Brutha Bub &mdash 04/11/07 - 09:55:17 AM
If you could here my accent... you'd notice I sound like "George Harison" when i said it... i loved it when they he refered to Dylan that way...
I digress... If music is the language of the heart... you have quite a huge vocabulary... you are showing such an emotional range.. all done with such deft precis | |
"Where's that confounded bridge?..."
Rage, in the flavour of some Tower of Trower Pow'a, in the arena and legacy of our 'psychedelic' thang, don't forget to call Jeff for the jam.....
Excellent flavor.
. - Harold
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