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All Hail Virginia by sschedra [Email]
Genre: Rock

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Last Played: Aug 08, 2008 - 03:16:28 PM
Downloads: 21
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Uploaded: Jan 12, 2008 - 08:51:40 PM
Last Updated: Jan 12, 2008 - 08:51:40 PM
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Description:
Many people forget that a large part of the heart of the south is in the great state of Virginia. That is not to belittle the other Southern states at all. Together they are a bouquet of varied flowers that make up an important part of the spirit of this nation. This is just a sketch of a ballad that I would write to the great state. I got a great set of loops from garage band, massaged the guitar a bit added percussion, lead and rhythm guitars and vocals. Later Southern rock developed an entire style of guitar playing that, although I admire greatly, I can not even approach technically. So real fans of southern rock will have to forgive the lead break.

Lyrics:
All Hail Virginia
(c) 2008 Stephen M Schedra

All Hail Virginia
My country born and raised
All Hail Virginia
I'll love you till the grave

Was it a waterfall
High in the mountains calling
Come up a little bit higher

Where stone touches sky
I remember just why
Your beauty sets hears on fire

Your cool, cool ocean waters
Your beautiful virtuous daughters
Remind me of why I come home to you
I'm coming home
I'm coming home

All Hail Virginia
My country born and raised
All Hail Virginia
I'll love you till the grave



Hardware:
Guild D40 Guitar, M-Audio Mobile Pre USB Input device

Software:
Garage Band, Loops For Drums, Bass and midi Guitar
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All Hail Virginia &mdash 01/12/08 - 09:08:24 PM
WO ...,MAN !! this is cool folk southern rockin groove song loved just charmin singin ,..KUDOS !!!


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Thanks again &mdash 01/12/08 - 09:22:03 PM
Feter,

Your encouragement and appreciation are as great an inspiration as your music. This song taught me that I have to start playing guitar again. The MIDI loops that form the basis are not really accurate as guitar parts (but sound great), but since I haven't been playing guitar lately, I could not get my own reliable track. The rhythm and lead came easier (i guess finger picking or intricate flat picking degrades faster without practice). What are you working on these days?
Peace

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Working ??? &mdash 01/13/08 - 12:02:31 AM
o so you still dont know my story...
I m an iraqi feld away last mayfrom baghdad
with no return and stucked here in syria
looking to a way to reach my goal ..
so I only bought me a mandolin (Mr.Bright)
and thats all ..I cant do or play music
till I find me a new settled home ...!
all what you heard demos I did in back then
and its remixed and over dubbed ...just
glad to find you enjoyed these ..and I
certainly cherish and enjoy your music
so much ..special this one ...thank you
for sharing !!!

peace !

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This seems like a lot more &mdash 01/13/08 - 09:20:40 PM
than a sketch to me. It's catchy, well-arranged, and very melodic. Unless you mean that you might make it longer in a later incarnation. That is something I would vote for. I'm a big believer in short and sweet, but this, I think, needs more room to breathe and develop. Interesting that you mixed loops and your own playing. I too have gone long periods without picking up my guitar and regretted it as soon as I tried to play again. What can you do - life gets in the way! Despite your caveat, I like the lead - nice tone, and nice playing. The best part about this is the vocal. You sing with feeling and you have a good, distinctive voice. There seems to be an effect on the voice (especially in the verses) - or perhaps that's your mic. Either way, the vocal could have had more clarity, I felt, in those sections. This is nice work. Better and better, my friend. Keep it up! Peace.

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You nailed it &mdash 01/13/08 - 11:26:55 PM
I wanted to get that husky quality on the basic vocal so I used the vocal transformer to get the baritone quality. The second voice that answers back "Where stone touches sky . . ." is my real voice, a high tenor. When I do songs like this, they are not really written for me necessarily, they are just a musical idea and I try to use the software and the real instruments and voices as a palette of colors to create an effect. Listening to your material has given me inspiration to put down some of my earlier originals. I am working on a song I wrote a few years ago called "Sweet Step". Hope to share it soon.

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Wow... &mdash 01/18/08 - 11:29:46 PM
Loopmeister Stephen! I love this!! The tempo, the harmony, the words, everything. I'm so glad you visited my page so I could go listen to your music. Great stuff! :-)

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Sounds good. &mdash 01/30/08 - 12:18:38 PM
I like your acoustic guitar work. I imagine some pedal steel licks in the background would put this over the top.

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Stephen, well-done &mdash 02/02/08 - 04:02:28 PM
Good clean production. A nice piece of songwriting. Are you trying to write a state song?


P.S. Do you use the AU Equalizer on the master track?

Dave

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Great &mdash 03/10/08 - 11:47:52 PM

Another great tune from the angel of the internet.
Stephen I have also
used some loops I heard here, it seems you have slowed down some
as well
I could be wrong- was it the southern guitar ? lol
I loved it very much as usual and your lovely singing voice was on top
form as alwaysl. Thank you so much for sharing all your great music.

Peace
Dee

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