Looking over the mountains

MarkHolbrook

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This came after Illinoi and was a spontaneous effort by our lead guitarist and myself. We had graduated from a 4 track tape to a Tascam 8 track. He laid down the guitar and I came back and did the piano (hence the slight disjointed feel). The piece was written for guitar and the piano was really the result of a solo jam session with the tape one night. Unfortunately, none of us were good vocalists!

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Hits: 700
Comments: 17
Fans: 10
Plays: 43
Downloads: 41
Votes: 6
Uploaded: Feb 28, 2008 - 11:24:25 AM
Last Updated: Feb 28, 2008 - 10:39:43 AM Last Played: Nov 03, 2009 - 05:21:45 PM

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accoustic (104), piano (715)

Hardware:

Yamaha studio upright piano, accoustic guitar, some mics, tascam 8 track tape and a couple of guys that had no clue what they were doing!

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Comments

Feter	Feter said 635 days ago (February 29th, 2008)
	Looking over the mountains by just Marvelous singing my friend . the piano and guitar work just superb realy as the vocal works cool just cool .. thnx for sharin ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

MarkHolbrook

MarkHolbrook said 635 days ago (February 29th, 2008)

Thanks Feter
Thanks... I've heard your stuff here on MJ and well I have a long way to go (since I'm alone these days) to come close!

This song was written by our lead guitarist Wade and he is singing. The backup vocals are myself and several others (hard to hear but we are there).

The song originally was just Wade and the plucked guitar. After he recorded that, one night I listened to it and just threw the piano track down. We had no music to play from so I played it by ear. Not surprisingly the first cut was the best. I tried on subsequent cuts to improve my timing, fix errors but they just got worse so we left it with the first one.

The piano was a Yamaha Studio upright and after much practice I had learned to mic it pretty well.

Thanks so much for your comments. It's hard for me to believe this was done back in 1978. MIDI? What the heck is MIDI!? :-)

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Feter	Feter said 635 days ago (February 29th, 2008)
	agree .. here my friend ..nothing is like live music and tight close friends jammin along !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

magnatone	magnatone said 625 days ago (March 10th, 2008)
	Looking Over The Mountains These are gorgeous songs you're singing (I've listened to 3 of yours now). I really love your voice. The piano here is great - nice dynamics - like I said, you should be famous! Nice to meet you on the chat - thanks Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

	Travesty said 610 days ago (March 25th, 2008)
	The piano... Just makes this song. I can see the rough spots but based on your description I understand how they came to be.

Jarvoid

Jarvoid said 608 days ago (March 27th, 2008)

1978 !!!
This is great,very much of its time and all the better for that cos the '70s were my fave decade.I like the juxtaposition of acoustic piano and acoustic guitar and they fit seamlessly as though it were a live jam, not as you say a seperate overdub....eyup hark at me and me flash lingo...I'm off now afore I get too sharp and cut mesen'

Jarvo..-0 ..bugrit I'll do a face oneday

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	said 585 days ago (April 19th, 2008)
	Full of Feelings! WOW Man, this is a very great piece of work. Your vocals here sounds at its best, the whole composition sounds great to my ears. I can't comment really on your playing because you know that you're a real master... This piece left me speechless... Thanks a lot for sharing. A real GEM! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

Mckenzie	Mckenzie said 561 days ago (May 13th, 2008)
	this is great. I love the raw feeling you get from it, the piano just sounds amazing. With the arpegiated (cannot spell that) guitar picking and the REALLY REALLY NICE vocal harmonies, it reminded me ever so slightly of The Who's 'Behind Blue Eyes'. Really enjoyed listening to this . Thank You! Check out my latest song called Carriage Girl

	said 532 days ago (June 11th, 2008)
	Looking over the mountains by Mark you have a great voice. I am not joking. love the piano and the gutar. Its a lovely song. I like the lyrics too. ( I really love this one) Thanks for the download You Rock ! Seriousely. Peace Dee.

	said 532 days ago (June 11th, 2008)
	Ooops ! Well done. To Rodger Wade and Mark.

Char	Char said 527 days ago (June 16th, 2008)
	You and your band mates Made/Make lovely music together. You are are brilliant keyboardist. Keep on not knowing what you are doing. When I said that to someone once, she said, "But, you have more experience not knowing what you're doing than anybody else I know!" It works, at any rate. Thanks! Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

saymme	saymme said 355 days ago (December 5th, 2008)
	Great song - !!! Would love to hear a newmaking(?)of this BEAUTIFUL song... tx : ) Universal !!! My pleasure !

Char	Char said 216 days ago (April 23rd, 2009)
	I found this one on my PC. A definite save. You sang great, Mark. You need to start believing us. (I didn't know who it was but I knew whoever it was, he was good.) So I was very objective when I re-listened. You can sing. Thanks, once again. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

kassia

kassia said 192 days ago (May 17th, 2009)

mountains
You are right, the piano on this is stellar. It absolutely flows with the song, and really keeps things moving in a gentle way. I think that some of the best things I've written have been spur of the moment improvs - things I will probably never play again but thank goodness I had the recorder on. This is one of those times, Mark. When you need a confidence boost, come listen to this song. This is inside of you all the time - you just have to trust in it and in yourself. This is beautiful - thank you for bringing me here to listen.

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Rocha Malhada	Rocha Malhada said 117 days ago (July 31st, 2009)
	sweet piano to revisit this with a piano piece was genius - hard to imagine it without it. . - Harold Check out my latest song called Kanun Oud Rock (LIOLI9)

maxruehl	maxruehl said 86 days ago (August 31st, 2009)
	I Really like this arrangement and the song is pretty good too. Yes, the vocals drew a tiny trickle of blood from my ears, but not a steady stream, which is good.:P Check out my latest song called Shaolin Munk Funk (w/ musichead & awigze)

crissew	crissew said 75 days ago (September 11th, 2009)
	I thought the vocal fit the song very well and sounded excellent. You voice sounds different on this track(if it is you). Maybe it is just the eqing. Sounds good. Love the guitar and piano together. Check out my latest song called What Does Love Entail w Relic67, ciheins & Filmscorz

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