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A classic country ballad, inspired by Beck's "Sea Change" album, which if you haven't heard it, is genius. I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, so I have a bit of the south in my blood. When I get around folks from below the Mason Dixon my drawl comes back in about 5 minutes. Fun fact: My only radio appearance (that I know of): I performed with a band called Little Debbie and the Grits on NPR once from Interlochen Music School in Michigan one summer. Apart from the drum loops, everything else is me.
Lyrics:
Lonesome
© 2006 Philip VanDusen
Turn off the neon
As the rain comes in sheets
Turn off the gas pumps
And the sign that says “Eats”
Headlights reflecting on the lines on the road
Ten miles behind him
And a thousand to go
She married a Teamster
Who lives by a code
He’s loaded with lonesome
And he carries it home
Fog drifting down
From Fallen Bear Ridge
Bluebells and moonlight
Cover the bridge
Smells grits and gravy
And a bottomless cup
At the end of this run
Is the woman he loves
He calls himself “Lucky”
He’s a king of the road
Who’s loaded with lonesome
And he carries it home
Hardware:
Taylor 814ce acoustic guitar
Rode NT2000 mic
Fender jazz bass
drum loops from Music Tech magazine DVD
Software:
Logic Pro 7
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Lonesome &mdash 09/27/07 - 02:56:27 PM
cosy and warm ...good ballad my friend
great job with the guitars as well !! [ Reply to This ]
warm &mdash 09/27/07 - 04:09:41 PM
Thanks Feter, I appreciate a musician of your caliber stopping by. I am listening to Winterlude as I type, really amazing. I tried to keep it simple on this one. The unlimited tracks we are given in the digital realm is sometimes just too overwhelming...
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-Philip [ Reply to This ]
true &mdash 09/30/07 - 12:23:08 AM
about the unlimited tracks, can get a bit carried away, i like getting back to the basics sometimes and u did this well... thanks again:)
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music is life so live it [ Reply to This ]
Nice, nice, nice... &mdash 09/27/07 - 02:59:54 PM
pondering and smooth. Love the vocals.... so-o-o relaxing and the lyrics and song are really nice. I love the 'apparent' simplicity of your treatment, though I suspect it wasn't all that simple. Love it, and nice graphic too.Thanks for the DL, regards M [ Reply to This ]
smoothness &mdash 09/27/07 - 04:01:40 PM
Thanks for coming by Maurice. I just listened to your Summer Evening Song, a rare and beautiful piece. Love the relaxing vibe. I love your eclecticism. Thanks for listening.
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-Philip [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful job Philip &mdash 09/27/07 - 03:33:29 PM
definitely get the Sea Change vibe. The lyrics and your singing are wonderful - nice poetry. Sweet sounding Taylor and Fender too. [ Reply to This ]
Taylor &mdash 09/27/07 - 04:16:23 PM
Hey Bud, I recorded with a cheapo Yamaha acoustic for about 20 years and then, when I finally had the means plunked down some righteous ducets for the Taylor, I love it. Taylor makes really great acoustic guitars. Their trademarked "Expression" pickup system is incredible for it's accuracy to the un-miked sound.. Cheers.
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-Philip [ Reply to This ]
ooooooooh &mdash 09/27/07 - 03:41:16 PM
Sweet vox. The whole thing has that dreamy, careful 'doubled' sound; there's a lot of zen in that approach, I think. I like that your vocal disappears into the ether at "At the end of this run".
Solid sound; misty means. [ Reply to This ]
doubled &mdash 09/27/07 - 04:23:33 PM
Hey Sir Jim,
Kind words from the vocal Don Juan. I kind-of tried to channel that feeling you get starting out a long road trip early in the misty Pennsylvania morning on the turnpike, winding up and down the grades in West Virginia.
The doubled guitar lead was fun to do. I'ts just the same lead duplicated and shifted a couple seconds. The simple melodic line layers onto itself and forms a hypnotic bed I kinda liked.
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-Philip [ Reply to This ]
warm &mdash 09/27/07 - 05:00:35 PM
you know I have been listening to David Gilmores latest .THis has that kind of feel to it. You have a nice clear guitar a flawless mix to me. I like the smell grits and gravy line, since I moved to fla grits, gravy ,sausage and biscuts are some of my favorite [ Reply to This ]
gravy &mdash 09/27/07 - 05:22:48 PM
Ego,
Glad you dropped by. Also happy to see you are not too comment fatigued (that was a great forum post..;-)). Biscuits and gravy are one of my favorite meals of all time. In fact I got some Jimmy Dean's in my fridge right now. Food for the soul if you ask me.
I just added to a long, old forum post of photo's "YOUR STUDIO", I'd love to see where you set your genius free. Post one!
Cheers
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-Philip [ Reply to This ]
Really &mdash 09/27/07 - 06:10:50 PM
love the relaxed feel to this. Feel like I'm being gently pulled along by the song. Lovely playing, singing and very crisp and clear production.
Cheers
Len
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Wow- &mdash 09/27/07 - 09:52:42 PM
Clssic country &mdash 09/28/07 - 12:18:55 AM
This has a lovely classic feel in the music and the lyric - a very simple homespun tale, but with very evocative imagery (bottomless cup, turn off the neon... these all carry weight and double meaning behind the descriptive way they seem to be used).
Production on this is nice and clean, but for me, the guitar stands out - great acoustic sound, and the vocals are really well placed - the reverb works really well with the harmonies, giving them a lonely, unearthly feel.
Lovely track, beautifully sung, Phillip.
steve [ Reply to This ]
sweet lullaby &mdash 09/30/07 - 12:21:26 AM
....he's loaded with lonesome and he carries it home... wow cool lyrics man, nice cruisy song too... love the lingo you use from i'm guessing an american theme kinda thing... good work and thanks for sharing it, dunno how i missed it b4
ciao
geoff [ Reply to This ]
cool &mdash 09/30/07 - 08:25:26 PM
dreamy and warm. a first minute song, its that accesible. really enjoy the vocals. you show many different sides in this one. bravo [ Reply to This ]
thx racer &mdash 10/04/07 - 11:42:58 PM
this is the first of your pieces i've experienced - and man am i glad i came to visit. the mix is perfect - the poetry evocative and deep - the performance warm, sincere, and inviting. love the interplay between the rhythm and the picking - this spoke to me, and captured our essential plight as human beings: that we are inescapably alone in our journey towards a better understanding of the self. thx 4 ur listening to and commenting on some of my work also. peace. [ Reply to This ]
There's a great line in there: &mdash 10/08/07 - 09:00:32 PM
'loaded with lonesome and he carries it home"...
What's really striking in this is the tempo, which reminds me a bit of some Cowboy Junkies stuff, standing country expectations on their heads largely by being slow and easy...
This also reminds me of some of MacJammer selters' work. Hearing your voice and your vocal approach on this, I bet the two of you would do an outrageous vocal collab if you ever felt like it...
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Very nice &mdash 11/18/07 - 11:48:37 AM
Can't beat the sound of that fender jazz...that one is definitely a keeper. I had one for years and shouldn't have sold it, but oh well. Your tune is very, very well done...nice changes, lyrics, vocals, the works. I would like to hear your vocals a little louder actually. [ Reply to This ]
vocal loudness &mdash 11/20/07 - 06:00:51 PM
Thanks, that fender jazz is a workhorse. You can make it sound like just about anything. Yeah, I know about the vocal volume thing. I get that a lot. It's just a personal preference I guess.
I appreciate the listen. Dropping by to check out your newest stuff.
Ciao,
P [ Reply to This ]
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great job with the guitars as well !!
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