Long way home (w/Allen Dean)

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The http://www.macjams.com/song/31038 post just got radically better :o)

Thanks in large bucketfulls to Allen Dean for doing this, please check out his fantastic uploads.

Allen Dean - All vocals and final mix/mastering.
APB - the rest.

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Lyrics

Peddlin' sensations,
That swept the nations,
We're back to get into your mind.

We'll hunt you down,
We'll be in your town.
'Cuz we're that way inclined.

It 'ain't easy,
But it 'ain't that hard.
Livin' sleazy,
The jokers our favourite card.

Long way home.
How the hell did I get here anyhow?
It's a long way home.
Hey, anybody know where we parked the bus?

Might think it's funny,
But believe us honey,
We ain't got a whole lot to lose.

We'll be playin' all night,
Doin' stuff that's outta sight.
It's the only path we choose.

It 'ain't easy,
No- you know it's not that hard.
Livin' sleazy,
Hey, Shakespeare - he's bard! :o)

Song Stats

Hits: 4663
Comments: 60
Fans: 16
Plays: 727
Downloads: 153
Votes: 10
Uploaded: May 31, 2007 - 10:09:22 AM
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2007 - 05:38:22 AM Last Played: May 14, 2012 - 01:31:00 PM

Song License

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Song Actions

Keywords:

fake crowd (2), fun (239), collaboration (130), cheesy lyrics (1)

Hardware:

See http://www.macjams.com/song/31038
Allen Dean used his mxl990 mic and tonsils.

Software:

GB v3

Comments

	said 1817 days ago (May 31st, 2007)
	hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! i get first post!!! all i used was my vocal mic... mxl990... the rest is all apb. final mx was really simple. i tried to keep it as live as possible, and i think it worked out really nice.. great song, alan, and great playing all around!

apb

apb said 1817 days ago (May 31st, 2007)

:o)
.. you were anxiously awaiting it's arrival, that's how you get to be first. It's so greatly improved with your vocals I fell off my chair, I really couldn't have wished for a better result, and you did such a great job of mixing in your vocals onto the stage - I had simply nothing left to do but post. Awesome, thanks again. We'll need to do something that takes itself a touch more serious sometime. Take a bow.

Check out my latest song called Row

Dharma Logos

Dharma Logos said 1817 days ago (May 31st, 2007)

I hadn't heard the original...
So I went back and listened to it. Both versions rock, but it's way better with vocals. Very cool song. Fits in with the 80s arena rock genre perfectly. Reminds me of an old Christian band I used to listen to called Guardian. Honestly the lyrics are stupid and cheezy, but they do fit in well with the genre. This is the perfect song for Rad's voice. Cool guitar solo too. I didn't even notice the solo on first listen because it's so unassuming.

Check out my latest song called Celeste

apb

apb said 1817 days ago (May 31st, 2007)

...
Thanks Aaron. Yeah, it really badly needed vocals and I was
just thrilled that R.A.D. took me up on my offer - I was
kinda fishing with the previous post .. and I too thought this was something that would suit his fantastic voice.

Ah, the lyrics .. my fault :o) .. well they 'ain't Shakespeare hahaha. Just a bit of fun and in-keeping with the genre .. er .. ish. RAD's delivery just gives them such conviction.

Glad you dug the unassuming late 70's soloing too.

Check out my latest song called Row

echoroom	echoroom said 1817 days ago (May 31st, 2007)
	Rock! Wow - i dunno what i was expecting, but not this. Grrreat mix on this, the guitars sound nice n raw, and the vocal is real pro. Reminds me a bit of bon jovi, got a real upbeat energy. He's bard - HAH! Rock on Steve Check out my latest song called Wrap your arms/ memory palace

apb	apb said 1811 days ago (June 6th, 2007)
	Bon Jovial :o) Thanks Steve - appreciate you stopping in and your continued support. Check out my latest song called Row

	said 1817 days ago (May 31st, 2007)
	sounds "live" great job mixing the audience in! i think r.a.d. could sing just about anything, so it's a no-brainer there. the song itself really lends itself to the whole "arena rock" genre. killer collab you two!

apb

apb said 1811 days ago (June 6th, 2007)

Thanks alot Faelin
..seems we almost caught a few people out with the "liveness". I'd actually thought of adjusting the crowd a little post vocals to create a little more
dynamic to r.a.d.'s dialog with the crowd but we decided to leave that sort of tweaking for later. Yup, I can agree with ya - r.a.d. could very well sing just about anything, as could I, but in his case, it would sound fantastic :o) He's a bit good (as they say in Scotland) :o)

Check out my latest song called Row

	said 1816 days ago (May 31st, 2007)
	Big Balls Rock I can picture you wearing assless chaps like diamond dave in his heyday... sweating on a rock n roll stage shaking your ass with eyeliner and lipstick on later backstage drinking copius amounts of JD, naked big haried girls running around....

	said 1816 days ago (May 31st, 2007)
	almost forgot! I just wanted to add that the guitar and vocals are killer! --- wha? who? TW

apb	apb said 1816 days ago (June 1st, 2007)
	lol it was all going fine until the hairy girls turned up Tom ;o) Thanks for following up on this one, appreciate it. Check out my latest song called Row

jamorama	jamorama said 1816 days ago (May 31st, 2007)
	COOL This IS RADical improvement! Collaborative work is SO COOL, huh. Yippee. Check out my latest song called Longing - with SISTERS - from a SinJams solo

apb	apb said 1811 days ago (June 6th, 2007)
	Thanks Stephen fantastic collab with Anne (SISTERS) you posted recently. Very cool. Check out my latest song called Row

caroline	caroline said 1816 days ago (June 1st, 2007)
	ahhh - you got a king... to sing on yer queen song - so authentic that i nearly phoned up and donated!! ty chaps - jolly good show xox just got the joke - hahahahahahahahah!!!! (s'pathetic);) Check out my latest song called i'm a reunion maid MJRF 2010

apb	apb said 1811 days ago (June 6th, 2007)
	Thanks Caroline ..bring out the prawns!! (I thought we were playing chess ;o)) Oh, I've got Paypal, donations welcome for a worthy cause gov'ner ;o) Check out my latest song called Row

Talknrok	Talknrok said 1816 days ago (June 1st, 2007)
	way cool I wasn't payin close attn at first and got fooled thinking it was really a live recording. Great job to both of you. The music rocked and the vocals carried it home. Left me with thought of old Petra concerts.

apb	apb said 1811 days ago (June 6th, 2007)
	... thanks! The vocals did bring this up considerably. "Petra" I not heard of, was just a famous dog in a long running UK children's programme called "Blue Peter" - I'll need to check out the comparison. Check out my latest song called Row

FEEL	FEEL said 1816 days ago (June 1st, 2007)
	This is Excellent Great outcome on the project. Man this just plain ROCKS! Great job guys! Can I get a back stage pass? Check out my latest song called Break Me

apb	apb said 1815 days ago (June 1st, 2007)
	Thanks John :o) lol, hell yeah, free back-stage passes to all r.a.d. and APBs MJ fans ;o) oh, and as many of those hairy women Tom was on about, as you can handle too :o) Check out my latest song called Row

bronco	bronco said 1816 days ago (June 1st, 2007)
	Arena Rock Nice reproduction of arena rock. I can just see the headbangers whipping their hair back and forth. Excellent guitar solo. Very entertaining! Check out my latest song called Which Way Is Up?

apb	apb said 1811 days ago (June 6th, 2007)
	Cheers ..job done. I knew that "Arena Rock" reverb/mastering setting in GB v3 would come in handy someday :o) Check out my latest song called Row

Shimky	Shimky said 1815 days ago (June 2nd, 2007)
	Great Fun! Superb playing and vocals. Mad lyrics!! :O) Check out my latest song called Funeral

apb

apb said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)

Thanks again Shimky!
.. I sometimes get so close to 'playing it straight' and then
I just can't help myself and go a bit mad at the end. r.a.d. is a real pro and didn't even bat an eye-lid. That era and genre did produce some pretty ridiculous lyrics, so in some respects it's not as 'out' from that as one may first think but admittedly a little disjointed :o) .. oh, look my nose is smaller than yours. lol.

Check out my latest song called Row

Feter	Feter said 1815 days ago (June 2nd, 2007)
	MAN !! what a hell of a voice you Got !!!!! the song is pretty ...but what amazed me your skillin singin ...jee man ... this is super singin ...cool guitars as well apb ....rock on !! Check out my latest song called Arise - Paul F Page and Roxy Lee

	said 1815 days ago (June 2nd, 2007)
	thank you it is always nice to get positive lip service... i had a great deal of fun doing this little number, and i am sure it will mean many more collabs as a hired gun on the mic... and---i hear they love me in sweeden!!!!

apb	apb said 1799 days ago (June 17th, 2007)
	.. they do, they do .. and in Scotland too .. now get back to finding that bus .. I wanna go home .. and it's a long way. ;o) Check out my latest song called Row

said 1813 days ago (June 4th, 2007)

DO YA WANNA ROCK-ANN-ROLLL???
Score one for MacJams Radio... I heard this playing on the homepage and just had to check it out. Wow, what a tune... brought back glorious, heady memories of the Big 80s. Big hair, big egos with big guitars, women in leather jackets and 'party' was a full-time occupation!

By the way, the lyrics are perfect. "The joker's our favourite card" nails the era, the genre, the attitude... and I love the "anybody know where we parked the bus?"

apb

apb said 1811 days ago (June 6th, 2007)

Cool!
Glad to hear you heard it from MJ radio and had to pop in for a comment, appreciate it. I just read from your artist's page you have a soft spot for bagpipes, I'd thus be flattered if you gave this upload of mine a listen: Minister's daughter as it features a friend of mine playing highland bagpipes (and it was tricky to get his playing from the key of Bb to A but we managed with a bit of GB jiggery-pockery) PLUS the MJer Didge-ache on didgeridu, with me doing the rest.

Check out my latest song called Row

	said 1813 days ago (June 4th, 2007)
	Where's that confounded Bic...? D'ya ever find your specs?:) my lighter should be there somewhere.... Great vox on this mix, (calls for an encore).... Fun listen. . - Harold

apb	apb said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)
	... .. nope :o( and now we've lost the bus too! ;o) Thanks for stopping in Harold and your patience, I owe you like a hundred comments. Check out my latest song called Row

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1813 days ago (June 4th, 2007)
	ok where can i get tickets to the next show.....top notch rocker in all its glory.....rock on!!! Check out my latest song called Bluesphemy (MJRF 2010)

apb	apb said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)
	... "we'll hunt ya down" and might even be in your town .. someday ;o) Thanks McBoy, glad you got a kick out of this one. Check out my latest song called Row

apb	apb said 1809 days ago (June 8th, 2007)
	and ... ..if your not in .. we'll ..er .. leave a note! .. an angry one .. ;o) Check out my latest song called Row

Estella

Estella said 1812 days ago (June 5th, 2007)

LOL
who said the lyrics were not good? they're genius parody! You just need a verse about those hairy ladies.

Well, I agree with everybody who said r.a.d.'s voice is perfect. I'll have to go see what else he does. Alan, you couldn't have asked for better on this piece.

And your guitar is gorgeous, as I mentioned in your earlier post, probably. 80's arena rock is not my genre, but I recognize your superior talent ; )

Very funny piece. What a creation. Great job, the both of you!

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apb

apb said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)

Thank you Estella
.. you do say the nicest things - go easy on the genius and superior stuff though :o) The lyrics are of a course a bit tongue in cheek, but actually if you did listen to more 80's arena rock, you'ld find quite a few examples of pretty funny lyrics. "I wanna put my log in your fireplace" from KISSs "Animalize" album being one of my favourite examples :o)

I couldn't agree more with ya about r.a.d. - he was THE man
for this, spot on and this piece really needed the elusive singer that had wandered into the crowd before :o)

My guitars: shucks, I'm glad you like 'em .. I like your songs and singing too *blushes* ;o)

Be well my friend.

Check out my latest song called Row

jiguma	jiguma said 1811 days ago (June 5th, 2007)
	Big sound Alan ... ... and big tonsils r.a.d.! Must be hard to do the big "stadium sound" in GB, but you pulled it off very well indeed. Cheers, Neil Check out my latest song called Talk To Myself

apb

apb said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)

Actually ..
.. "you know it 'ain't that hard" ...lol. It was playing with the stadium/arena rock reverb in the echo mastering thingy-my-bobbers .. and .. the next trick was to put the band on the stage .. the drums needed to be reverbed like that a bit locally before the overall track got the treatment. The r.a.d. did a nice trick of panning 2 duplicates of the .mp3 hard L and R and this really helped create a stage sound source and left room in the stereo field for squeezing in the vocals, which he reverbed in a similar fashion to me.
Viola! :o) Thanks Neil.

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	said 1810 days ago (June 6th, 2007)
	Allright!!! ROck and ROll Acdc ish with a Killer vox!! Rad your voice is realy good you know how to hit them notes. Well Apb great everything else like the live crowd good effect!

apb	apb said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)
	Thanks Tim .. definitely will be trace AC/DC influence in my rockier numbers, although I did think this was a bit more the glammy sub-genre (as Tom points out), anyways, glad you liked our efforts. That crowd noise is a best of the loop that comes with GB v3.- with a few automation points, bob's your auntie and etc. :o) Check out my latest song called Row

dajama	dajama said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)
	Fun stuff and very well performed. The vocals add a whole new dimension. Very reminiscent of the eighties, full of energy and humor. This absolutely rocks! Nice work. Peace. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

apb

apb said 1810 days ago (June 7th, 2007)

Cheers David ..
.. I meant to tell you, I checked out those Turin Brakes songs you mentioned on another post - I liked 'em all: I thought
in "Underdog" he sounded a bit Jamiroquai-esque and in the other two "Mind over money" and "Feeling oblivion" quite Radiohead/Muse style in the chords and vocal melodies - bands which I like - although, a more folky Radiohead of course in
"Feeling oblivion" - it was that one that I could hear some similarities to some of my material. Wow .. well flattered by the comparison.

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racerat	racerat said 1809 days ago (June 7th, 2007)
	70's Whoa, Late 70's arena rock is not dead. Love the doubled noodling leads. R.A.D's vox are out of sight. The bass drum is a little light for my tastes, but a small quibble for an excellent mix. Very Boston breaks out of Bean Town. Nice. Check out my latest song called My Broken Sky

apb	apb said 1809 days ago (June 8th, 2007)
	Cheers Phillip :o) ..it's 'alive' and well ;o) and I agree, r.a.d.'s always "doin' stuff that's outta sight", it was great to have him on board... terrible memory though, I mean, how do you lose a tour bus? I ask you .. ;o) - thanks for the heads-up on the bass drum (it's partly these cans, always giving more bass) - I'll add it to list of final tweaks. Check out my latest song called Row

Norman Goodman	Norman Goodman said 1805 days ago (June 11th, 2007)
	Awesome This is absolutely incredible. I loved it!!!!! I was a little dimayed at the length as I wanted the song to go on longer. I also would have gone for a more defined harmony guitar part on the solo. But my comments are much like that of an armchair quarterback because I never in thousand lifetimes write anything this good!!!! Check out my latest song called Love Devotion Surrender

apb

apb said 1805 days ago (June 12th, 2007)

Thanks alot Norman
very glad you enjoyed this. Ah yes, the length - it could be doing with one more verse and chorus after the solo, but
er.. well .. welcome to my laziness :o)

..and thanks for the suggestions: I must confess the tiny 3 note harmony was actually a fortunate mistake in the doubled part, I've never thought about putting more harmony into it really as I was trying to give the illusion of just two guitars *live* and one switches to just rhythm in the second part of the solo. I mention above how I've since remembered that repeated part *did* have a bit more variety to it and was very slightly more elaborate than I played here, since this was a tune I wrote ages ago, I forgot .. it's actually perfect (I think) for two distinct guitarists to solo .. one starts then switches to rhythm as the other takes over .. and we did toy with the idea of r.a.d. weilding his axe a bit in this too .. but then we just went *nah* before any notes were struck ..

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	said 1804 days ago (June 13th, 2007)
	you know....... there is always room for the 'vintage' studio version......

Norman Goodman	Norman Goodman said 1800 days ago (June 16th, 2007)
	Yeah Good idea. You cats could really go to town embelling this. BTW, the overall the sound reminds me of UFO..... Michael Schenker is a personal fave --- Playing music is much more enjoyable if there is someone there to listen. Check out my latest song called Love Devotion Surrender

apb

apb said 1800 days ago (June 16th, 2007)

...
that's a very nice compliment, thanks .. I resemble that remark .. I do like a bit of UFO from time to time :o)

Now you mention it .. we *could* do a pretty good "Too Hot
To Handle" or "Only You Can Rock me" .. with a bit a duelling
.. we might manage to do "Doctor Doctor" .. s'all good
stuff ..the youngies won't know about them I expect.

Was it that kinda vintage studio sound you were thinking
of r.a.d.?

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	said 1791 days ago (June 26th, 2007)
	COOL! I feel like I'm at a Peter Frampton gig! I LOVE classic rock! Nice collab you guys! Favin'

jaw	jaw said 1780 days ago (July 6th, 2007)
	holy crap i'm thinking old school poison. i can hear a bit of cc. and to be 100% honest......one of the many reasons i wanted to play guitar was because of C.C. DeVille .........i'm hearing some 80's glam in your tune. and it rocks! right on! Check out my latest song called 1-5-08

apb	apb said 1780 days ago (July 7th, 2007)
	Thanks! ..funny you mention C.C./Poison .. I think that D,C#,B,A,G#,A,B run is something I heard from early an early Poison track... bit of a mix of Kiss, Poison, UFO .. alot of my rock/metal influences. Glad you enjoyed this - and 'ain't r.a.d. just perfect on the vocals? It was lots of fun .. Check out my latest song called Row

	said 1746 days ago (August 10th, 2007)
	cool very 80's. Poison, Motley Cr�e, Kick Axe, etc. dig it.

apb	apb said 1745 days ago (August 11th, 2007)
	Thanks King Me .. that was the general idea, at the time I wrote this ... influences on sleeves this one... as such, the other Allen (the r.a.d. project) was perfect singer for this and played the part perfectly as frontman for the 'fake live' experiment. Still eagerly awaiting your first song approval.... Check out my latest song called Row

steck	steck said 1738 days ago (August 18th, 2007)
	Nice One I wondered what apb and r.a.d. would sound like combined. Rather cool actually :-) If only the drum track was a bit more realistic :-( That issue aside, this is a pure belter by the way !! Keep Truckin' dudes Steck Check out my latest song called Castles

	said 1661 days ago (November 3rd, 2007)
	You guys only misplaced the bus- I missed it completly! This is damn cool, guys!

davisamerica	davisamerica said 1640 days ago (November 23rd, 2007)
	lol just cannot resist any thing connected with the double "A"s name attached....very great job alan....way nice vox allen....now i've got vertigo Check out my latest song called Hum (VicHolman/Sisters Mix)

Heightened	Heightened said 1591 days ago (January 12th, 2008)
	Feel like finding a pair of leopard skin tights and strutting around the living room stopping only occasionally to pucker my lips at the adoring fans. Excellent collab! Check out my latest song called Caldari

	said 1546 days ago (February 26th, 2008)
	Great This is a fantastic song... And the live sound is lifting it up so much.... Good guitar.... And it's a great solo you're playing.... Great great song...

	said 1537 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
	Great! Great track Allen -Alan-(s). Everything seems just right, amazing music and vocal work. The audience addition was great! Top notch work gentlemen .. Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

magnatone	magnatone said 1531 days ago (March 12th, 2008)
	Long Way Home What a terrific ROCKER! I love this - I'm dancing in my living room (not a pretty site) Thanks for linking me to here! Check out my latest song called Blind Love (Seeing Heart) - Orchestral Version

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