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.. 'avin' a larf and rejuvenating an old song as stadium rock to celebrate my soon to be one year at MJs. Inspired by Guitar Hero 2 for the Playstation: red, green, yellow :o)

Written and performed by APB, influenced by all the stuff I was listening to back then: Kiss, Poison, Smashed Gladys, Van Halen etc etc.

Originally performed by an old band I was in the late 80's (under the title "Long way home") when I was still a teenager, dedicated to them:

Rab/Heather: lead vocals
Dave: bass guitar, b.vox
Stevey/Stuart: lead/rhythm guitar, b.vox
APB: lead/rhythm guitar, b.vox
Shuggie: drums

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Hits: 1656
Comments: 56
Fans: 10
Plays: 358
Downloads: 29
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Uploaded: Apr 19, 2007 - 05:44:38 PM
Last Updated: May 31, 2007 - 02:30:34 PM Last Played: Apr 19, 2009 - 04:16:48 PM

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Keywords:

pop (568), rock (1437), fun (194), fake crowd (2)

Hardware:

Intel Mac Mini 1.66GHz, 2GB RAM(iVor)
MOTU Traveler Firewire audio interface,
Fender USA Telecaster 60 (Diamond Anniversary Edition) - borrowed (thanks Tomas).

Software:

GB v.3
Drums on Demand

Comments

	said 950 days ago (April 19th, 2007)
	Rock out!!! Oh Yeah! I got my fists in the air! cool fun song!

apb	apb said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)
	... thanks Tom - that's the spirit! Oi! Oi! Oi! Oi!!! :o) Check out my latest song called Misplaced

jiguma	jiguma said 950 days ago (April 19th, 2007)
	Heavy fun! Love the power of the guitar Alan - wot, no vocal?! : ) Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

apb	apb said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)
	... thanks for stopping in Neil. I lost count around 7 tracks of guitar, it's got at least 7 anyway .. lol. Vocals: yeah, of course .. my voice just doesn't suit this kind of music very well - I'll see if I can arrange something. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Estella	Estella said 950 days ago (April 19th, 2007)
	fake crowd I like them - very enthusiastic. I especially like the whistler. You know, it never ceases to amaze me how talented a guitarist you are. But that crowd sounds like they're cheering for the lead singer, too, where is he? Putting on his elevator shoes or something? Check out my latest song called Este Momento

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apb said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)

Yay Estella :o) !
.. the crowd comes as a handy couple of loops in the
standard loop library with GB v3. I did like the whistler
too .. but I think I need to supply my own occassional "Freebird!" and "taxi for the band!" for authenticity :o)

I wanted to a) have a laugh and b) actually not just stick
live noise onto this but go for a "live sound" in the
production and arrangement ie. sound like two guitarists,
sound like the drummer was faffing at the start and one
guitarist missed the ending lol. So it was a bit of an
experiment.

Yup, a singer may eventually turn up - he went into the
crowd and never returned .. perhaps he's the whistler? ;o)

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 950 days ago (April 19th, 2007)
	bring back the ROCK!!! you knew i would love this one.............. Awesome....

apb	apb said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)
	I was .. .. kinda hoping you would :o) Glad you enjoyed it. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 950 days ago (April 19th, 2007)
	SPANDEX IS BACK! and the crowd. what fun! Check out my latest song called November

apb	apb said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)
	SPANDEX IS BACK! ..and only a couple of sizes bigger :o) Cheers Vic - glad you got a kick out of it so far .. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

composerclark	composerclark said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)
	APB Rules! Fun fun fun 'till her daddy takes the T-bird... oh, wait; wrong decade. But fun nonetheless! Definitely could use vocals, in my arrogant opinion (IAO). It's great fun as is, but I think vocals might further enhance the experience. Give Rob and Heather a call! Or maybe invite collaborations? Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

apb

apb said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)

LOL
..rules? Nah .. behave now Clark .. I'll make you sit at
the back in the corner, with the other real musicians ..lol.

Well of course it needs vocals, I just didn't want to do
them ..I'll see what I can arrange. Sadly, I've lost
touch with the majority of that crew - Shuggie is the only
one I still see about once a year when I visit my homeland
and it's always a hoot. He doesn't remember much of what
we played to be honest, this might jog his memory but he
can't sing for toffee.

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

apb

apb said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)

...
.. oh, and your not arrogant either, when have you ever been
arrogant??

I hope just because I added crowd noise to this people don't
take it the wrong way- it was just for fun and a genuine
experiment for the production to 'try' for a live feel & sound (which this track lends itself to IAO LOL) two guitarists, faffing drummer, little 'classic' live
ending etc - you get the picture.

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

FEEL	FEEL said 949 days ago (April 20th, 2007)
	This is fantastic And the crowd goes wild...nice chops! Sweet tune..and congrats on your anniversary. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

apb	apb said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	... thanks John. Glad you stopped in. Blimey, one year already, seems like only yesterday. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	concert opener! Really crunchy guitars with bite! love it Encore! where's that confounded lighter? . - Harold

apb	apb said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	... thanks Harold, glad you got a kick out of it. Best save your Bic for the rock ballads if you find it.. and lighting yer smokes.. hmm might turn up with my darn glasses, who knows?? lol Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	G R E A T RIFF Drivin' arena rock... OK now my neck is sore.. I'm going to call the Chiropractor Check out my latest song called Good Morning

apb	apb said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	.. thanks very much Scott, appreciate it. Your comment made me think of Kiss (Paul Stanley) introducing a song on Alive II.."I know everyone's got rock'n'roll pneumonia .. lets call out Dr.Love" .. I just imagined him going "I know everyone's got sore-necks, let's call out the Dr.of Chiropractice" instead .. lol. Man, I need to see a shrink ;o) Check out my latest song called Misplaced

musichead	musichead said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	thank you Thank you and goodnight people!!!!! Real comment to follow Check out my latest song called Lets Take a Holiday

apb	apb said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	Freebird! cheers Steve- share that dream, live that dream .. and take a few girls home too ;o) lol ... now I'm really dreamin' .. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	There now my ears will be ringing for days! Check out my latest song called Capitalist's Drag

apb	apb said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	... cheers Doug .. try recording highland bagpipes in your home, that works wonders for ringing ears I find ;o) Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	Lighters Up Rockon dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

apb

apb said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)

...
thanks Tim - I have at least a couple more of these up my
sleeves .. I'll put them out at my MJ anniversaries, start
a tradition... if only a personal one. Was fun, if a little
hard to remember going this far back .. I've since recalled
the final repeated solo section was slightly more
elaborate .. I'll fix that when I get some vocals on this (besides- you can hear me hitting the tele pick-ups as a palmed out the beats too hard making some clicks all through that bit ..*doh*) .. might use the Les Paul, go for more
two guitarists sound too.

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 948 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!! . Y E S ..... LOL !! HAPPY 1 YEAR ALAN : ) Don't be TOOO LONG with the Next (!) This could be a whole CD . Donno 'bout Lyrics :( In that case TWO versions with & without that WOULD BE COOL !! Hope You get in touch with Your old Bandmates THANX :)

apb

apb said 946 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)

...
who knows, I might finish enough for a CD sometime .. tack Lena, would you buy it?? I will give Shuggie a call and hopefully catch him, Jerry and Mathew (all old bandmates)for a pint or ten in our usual pub next week when I'm back in my homeland. I try to
be as quick as possible with a vocal version. The R.A.D. Project has kindly agreed to supplying some of his excellent lead vocals for this, as soon as I can remember some of or re-write some lyrics, fingers in many pies- so don't hold your breath :o)

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

caroline	caroline said 947 days ago (April 22nd, 2007)
	OOOOOOHHH ALAAAANNN... it's JUST like LIVE-AID all over again - brian may would be PROUD of you and i hope freddy is out there somewhere working on the lyrics - thanx for the memory - mwah xoxoxo Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

apb	apb said 946 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)
	:o) Brian May be proud of this, Brian Cant would playaway with this and Brian Blessed your cotton socks for the comment ;o) Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Day For Night	Day For Night said 946 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)
	Get the Spandex trousers out of the closet! This takes me back to the days of 80's Arena rock...with a touch of prog in there too...nice guitar work Mr APB S Check out my latest song called So What?

apb	apb said 946 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)
	... thanks S. Job done :o) .. well almost (vocal version later). Closet spandex, well er, urm, how did you know? hahah we can save that story for MJ UK, first round on me. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Roxylee	Roxylee said 946 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)
	Rock ON!!! Grooving... Yeah!!! Check out my latest song called Sweet Grace

apb	apb said 945 days ago (April 24th, 2007)
	... thanks Roxanne. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Parichayaka	Parichayaka said 946 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)
	Rocksolid! I don't usually listen to this genre of music, but this track is great!! So much good energy (I like how the crowd is screaming in the background throughout the whole song). Timing and mix is quite excellent too, is that a live recording? Check out my latest song called f12

apb	apb said 945 days ago (April 24th, 2007)
	... .. I don't usual post this kind of music either ..lol. Thanks for stopping by. Oh the crowd is a GB loop .. see keywords and replies above, hence endless enthusiasm ;o) Fun to try and simulate the production for a 'live album' sound though. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Cori Ander	Cori Ander said 944 days ago (April 25th, 2007)
	Nice Sounds terrific! Check out my latest song called Guitar test — Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute)

apb	apb said 943 days ago (April 26th, 2007)
	... tack Johannes, vi få se hur det gå med texten och en duktig sjungare. Jag hoppas det bli bättre i alla fall ... :o) Check out my latest song called Misplaced

craft	craft said 942 days ago (April 27th, 2007)
	rock it Nice guitar playing... Great vibe... I'm feeling this powered song.. Check out my latest song called Blue Lights (feat. Spleenveil)

apb	apb said 940 days ago (April 29th, 2007)
	... thanks very much Craft, glad you dig that vibe. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

Feter	Feter said 927 days ago (May 12th, 2007)
	Rock On !! cool guitars my friend ...very tastey changes in the chords ... rock on my friend!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

apb

apb said 926 days ago (May 13th, 2007)

..
glad you liked this Feter. Wish I knew what some of those
chords actually are called ..hmm *scratches head*. I must admit I still quite like the bridge changes (I seem to have been experimenting at that time with those 4 fret stretch chords alot, as it's not the only piece I've done featuring chords like that ..you'll hear but have to wait until my 2nd year anniversary :P)

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

dajama	dajama said 927 days ago (May 12th, 2007)
	Terrific playing and a great vibe all round. I had visions of big hair and pumping fists. Great fun, but also extremely well done. Your playing is outstanding. Nice work. Rock on. Cheers. Peace. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

apb

apb said 926 days ago (May 13th, 2007)

Thanks very much ..
.. ah, back in the day when your roots were a problem and you were extremely wary of naked flames and ripping your
trousers... >:o)

Really enjoyed all your posts to date .. and a fellow Celt
abroad is always good to hear.

I thought your overall sound/vocal style is shown off best
in Shooting for the Moon but the chorus in Falling Angel is particularily awesome.

I think your style and stevel could
really blend together well .. er .. as well.

Looking forward to your uploads Hugh, quite a gap between
your first upload and your MJ come back you had there.

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

apb	apb said 926 days ago (May 13th, 2007)
	..er .. David .. (not Hugh) nonce Check out my latest song called Misplaced

jamorama	jamorama said 922 days ago (May 17th, 2007)
	wow, great tune authentic vibes takes me back. I love the swooping guitar leads and the audience sounds. As is, this would make a great soundtrack for movies of that era. I been away too long. I have to work my way thru your list here, my friend! Check out my latest song called Longing - with SISTERS - from a SinJams solo

apb	apb said 918 days ago (May 21st, 2007)
	Thanks Stephen ... ... glad you got round to it, no rush. You'll get MJ burn-out if you try to keep up all the time - just relax and enjoy your MJs experience in your own time. Now, hurry up and comment on some more :) lol Check out my latest song called Misplaced

jamorama	jamorama said 915 days ago (May 24th, 2007)
	Just wanted to listen again! Thanks, great playing, great tune. Check out my latest song called Longing - with SISTERS - from a SinJams solo

apb	apb said 914 days ago (May 25th, 2007)
	... on 'other' songs!! sheesh ;o) (you can download it and listen whenever you like - but be warned I am still trying to come up with some lyrics to give to The R.A.D. Project .. so another posting of this will occur sometime.) Check out my latest song called Misplaced

ic42	ic42 said 915 days ago (May 24th, 2007)
	virtual stadium setting it is a realistic sounding stadium performance. the mixture of music and audience noise created a believable atmosphere. the swaying and aroma of people was nearly palpable. the music and performance was a reminiscent memory. it burns like a lifted lighter. it is good. 0x0 Check out my latest song called futatsu 0x01

apb	apb said 914 days ago (May 25th, 2007)
	... thanks. Mission accomplished - vocal version to come. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 915 days ago (May 24th, 2007)
	Hail Hail Rock&Roll I love this song and it's funny you should mention the band Kiss because I swear they would be great singing this. You Rock dude.

apb

apb said 914 days ago (May 25th, 2007)

...
glad you enjoyed it and commented. It's not very representative of my other posts - I'm a bit diverse...at
least 3 fairly distinct writing styles/bands I wrote for and
played in - hence the variation, although it's been mentioned
I have a style ... hmm ..

I think I might just add some flash-pot/explosion sounds
in now you mention the Kiss influence being quite prominent.

Thanks for listening.

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 856 days ago (July 22nd, 2007)
	i really dig... the backing audience! the whole vibe really does take to a stadium event! killer rocking here, bro! lovin it... nice playing!

apb	apb said 856 days ago (July 22nd, 2007)
	Thanks Jason .. this was just the earlier instrumental version of Long way home that Allen sang on later and you faved already :o) I fished a little with this ..thinking it was a song he could really finish off for me- so I was thrilled when he liked it and accepted my offer to sing. Thanks for liking it again all the same :o) Check out my latest song called Misplaced

	said 856 days ago (July 22nd, 2007)
	i like both versions... ... but even stand alone as an instrumental, it does not lose the 'arena rock' feel. granted, allen's vocals really add to it, but you created the solid musical bed, and it rocks!!! --- Learn, Love, Grow... that's all one can do.

Heightened	Heightened said 682 days ago (January 12th, 2008)
	Atrociously good! This is smoking even by today's standards. Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

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