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The first song I ever wrote. It didn't sound like this then!
Same lyrics and melody but without the 16 year old angst ridden whining and out of tune £10 Woolworths guitar (instead we have a 50 year old angst ridden whining and out of tune Fender Strat).
Posted as I need to refer to it on my blog.
Not to be taken too seriously :-)
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Wish &mdash 05/30/08 - 04:08:38 AM
I could have written songs like that when I was 16. Blues? That's stretching things a bit...but not to the song's detriment. really like it. Great solid 70s feel to it. Got a dash of Cream in it.
Nice one squire
Chas [ Reply to This ]
Bah... &mdash 05/30/08 - 04:59:30 AM
with lyrics like "I gotta keep going I ain'y gonna stop" I'm not sure you really wanted to write songs like that. Blimey, they are so bad I'm cringing now :-)
Thanks Chas.
Cheers
Dick
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No Money Blues. &mdash 05/30/08 - 04:29:09 AM
I am getting= seriousely hooked on= your music.
I think your just awsome !!
Thats it.
Peace Dee. [ Reply to This ]
Awesome? &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:19:16 AM
If only the reality was so :-)
Thanks for the positive vibes.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
I'm not &mdash 05/30/08 - 04:54:05 AM
a great blues fan but love your guitar work. Is this meant to be recorded in mono?
All the best - see you in London Tuesday.
Peter [ Reply to This ]
I'm not a blues man either &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:40:34 AM
but at 16 the three chords of a 12 bar in A was the only thing I could play. I couldn't even play enough chords for Streets of London ;-) No wonder I never got the girls......
It wasn't meant to be in mono but there is no panning or clever EQ work so if it sounds mono then it's a happy accident.
Thanks for listening Peter.
See you Tuesday
Cheers
Dick
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Sounds very late 60s ... &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:05:30 AM
... including the mix. Mono and hot - just like the early heavy brit bands used to do. At first I was concerned that the mix was a bit less than ideal, but it fits into the times really well.
Good post!
Very cool Dick,
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Late 60s &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:55:54 AM
was when it was written! Pity I couldn't play like this then!
Do you know I had no idea it sounded mono? It was supposed to be a one take sound. I'm not even sure the drum loop varies.
I did it about 2 years ago for a bit of fun on a 16 track Zoom and left it raw with mistakes. I've only resurrected it as part of the "blog first song" question.
Thanks Neil :-)
Cheers
Dick
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Dick - &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:08:40 AM
you'll go straight to hell playing this sort of music.
Reminds me of Cream a bit, I prefer this more driving style of blues to the slowsr stuff. Excellent track, - and written when you were sixteen ! - I didn't write my first piece of music until I was about thirty.
Really enjoyed this one, nice earthy sound to it and a nice edge on the guitar.
Best wishes,
John. [ Reply to This ]
Sometimes I think &mdash 05/30/08 - 06:49:01 AM
Great!! &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:35:44 AM
This is a very cool rock/blues number Dave. Very good wah guitar and your vocals work great!
B [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Mr B! &mdash 05/30/08 - 06:51:04 AM
Great! &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:45:19 AM
Very cool post. Great guitar work and a fine vocal work. I love this song!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
Hi Yemen &mdash 05/30/08 - 06:54:39 AM
Well Dick &mdash 05/30/08 - 07:08:07 AM
I hate blues but I love a bit of 50 year old angst ridden whining. Aaaaah ...
PS I don't suppose you've still got the Woolworths guitar? [ Reply to This ]
Ta... &mdash 05/31/08 - 11:58:54 AM
No I sanded it down, rubbed boot polish into the wood as I'd heard some famous guitarist had done that and then realised the guitar was a heap of poo regardless of what I did.
I lost it sometime in 1970 along with my sanity ....
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
&mdash 05/31/08 - 04:38:50 PM
Well at least you didn't do what I did and cover a cheapie Jazz Bass knockoff with brown and white nylon fur.
Anyway, I forgot to mention your vocals are fabulous on this. [ Reply to This ]
No Money Blues &mdash 05/30/08 - 09:34:49 AM
Your description totally cracked me up! We change, but then we don't change huh? Terrific straight up blues - very impressive for 16 - er - 50. Much enjoyed, thanks! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you! &mdash 06/01/08 - 07:23:12 AM
16 or 50? It's weord but I prefer to be 50. At least I deal with my angst a bit better these days and I don't have to show ID in a pub :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Great sound &mdash 05/30/08 - 11:07:44 AM
on this retro or not. You had a Woolworths guitar too? LOL So did I and guitarist used to come up and ask me what guitar it was, the sound was so good through my Sound City amp. Love the guitar on this one though and the vocals are great too, cheers M [ Reply to This ]
Didn't we all &mdash 06/01/08 - 07:26:28 AM
have Woolworths guitars then? It was a specific make which I can't remember. The strings were about an inch above the fret board and it wasn't until a guitarist friend tried to play it that I found out it wasn't just me who couldn't do a barre chord. That's when I got a new guitar :-)
Thanks Maurice!
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
this was your first? &mdash 05/30/08 - 11:50:25 AM
cool that you have remembered it after the years. Yeah, kinda like Cream, but maybe a bit more rockin.
You are really dangerous with that wah pedal, Dick. A cool wake up song for me this morning. [ Reply to This ]
Yes Vic,, my first song &mdash 06/01/08 - 07:31:16 AM
Somewhere I still have the school book I wrote the lyrics in. They truly are dreadful though so I ought to lose it!
Thanks for the comments and noticing the wah :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
For 50 year old Angst, &mdash 05/30/08 - 01:39:54 PM
This ain't half bad Dick. And I didn't notice the Strat out of tune even once !
Great track my friend, and yes it does have the 60's Cream sound that I've always loved. I just wish you'd posted the lyrics with it for the deaf half of the crowd here at MJ. One of the pains of being an old rocker is being a deaf rocker.
Thanks for posting this one Dick, it's a cool ride man,
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Lyrics? &mdash 06/01/08 - 07:35:30 AM
Ed the lyrics are so bad that I'm ashamed to give them any more exposure!
I thought at the time that maybe I could have been another John Mayall as his lyrics were always pretty weak to imo but I missed the bit about talent :-)
Thanks Ed, comments much appreciated.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Blues &mdash 05/30/08 - 02:16:45 PM
Thanks Bill &mdash 06/01/08 - 08:03:14 AM
I know it's perverted but I think I truly love my Strat!
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
No Money Blues &mdash 05/30/08 - 03:22:12 PM
Wah ....man is this is your first song ??? ...
Top Notch blues rockin ye Sir Dennis is right too
much Cream and is good ..I m enjoyin this so much
Deep Bow !!!! [ Reply to This ]
Cream &mdash 06/01/08 - 08:49:35 AM
were one of my favourite bands at that point although the original was not knowingly inspired by them!
Thanks Feter :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
This sounds &mdash 05/30/08 - 05:04:13 PM
really good to me - like a raw live band sound. I think it's a great song with a really catchy riff - could have been a hit then. Great solo. Enjoyed this. Takes me right back when.
Cheers
Len
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Thanks Len &mdash 06/01/08 - 09:28:05 AM
A hit? If you heard the original version you'd probably agree that the hit should have been the guitar on my head.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Rock on, dude... &mdash 05/31/08 - 09:03:29 AM
...big time...you are tweakin' out some naaaaaaaasty notes from that "out of tune" Strat...man...
Not to sound whiny...but there's a good chance a lot of us are gonna be singin' these blues (at least here in the USA) in the not so distant future...
Where DID all that money go, anyway.....?
(riiiiight...) [ Reply to This ]
Nasty is about right :-) &mdash 06/01/08 - 12:59:32 PM
I just threw a lot of distortion at it,
Well, someone has the money cos they've got mine as well.....
Thanks for stopping by
Dick [ Reply to This ]
You are... &mdash 05/31/08 - 10:41:35 AM
...the king of rock 'n' roll, Dick. This is a terrific number whether it's of an age gone by or right here and now. Your vocal is strong and the heavy beat and wonderful lead improvs just sail with such an authentic sound. Wow. No need to apologize for this. It's great.
Peace.
Paul [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Paul! &mdash 06/02/08 - 12:56:52 PM
A little frightening to think I wrote that nearly 40 years ago......
Shows the blues don't age :-)
Cheers
Dick
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Nice one &mdash 05/31/08 - 06:23:22 PM
Great guitar work on this by the way! Cool. I love the sound, and the lyrics are to the point! Great singing. You have a great blues voice. Very cool. Thanks for sharing this. Peace. [ Reply to This ]
Sometimes &mdash 06/02/08 - 01:00:04 PM
it's best just to throw something down quickly.
Just about all one take. Warts an all!
Thanks a lot.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Whoa Nellie! &mdash 05/31/08 - 07:59:15 PM
That's some pretty nice guitar work. Aggressive and wailing.
Eh, the lyrics.
I mean....
Yes, it's always informative to see the progress of technology.
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Technology &mdash 06/02/08 - 01:01:42 PM
still don't change the lyrics! You got it in one Vic :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
No Money Blues &mdash 06/01/08 - 07:07:26 AM
Very cool heartfelt blues with power 8-) Great guitar - haha, love this sound!!! Excellent stuff!!! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Andreas &mdash 06/04/08 - 12:26:15 PM
hit it boy!!???!!! lol &mdash 06/01/08 - 07:27:01 AM
i really enjoyed listening to this - you really ought to do a 2008 version :). now i am reminded of my first song too - best i go lie down!! thank you - have fun on tuesday xoxox [ Reply to This ]
Tuesday was fun &mdash 06/04/08 - 12:27:28 PM
yes! &mdash 06/02/08 - 02:31:10 AM
Ha ha... &mdash 06/02/08 - 04:39:05 PM
"Not too seriously"? It is, nevertheless, a good kick in the pants!
Just LOVE those rippin lead licks! Enjoyed your vocal delivery too Dick.
Be well! [ Reply to This ]
cool blues singing &mdash 06/04/08 - 12:05:50 AM
and cool wha.
Cool lyrics, brings ya back to the earlier rock era.
Thanks for sharing
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I won't &mdash 06/04/08 - 08:11:32 AM
take it seriously but this is seriously good! Sounds like a lost track by Free. That guitar solo is great- Jimmy Page style, just go for it.You can really sing this kind of stuff! [ Reply to This ]
No money blues &mdash 06/07/08 - 10:52:33 AM
Great lead guitar going on here - wish I could get my Strat to wail like that! The bass was nice and powerful and reminded me of something from the British blues revival. Still singing great at 50 too!
Cheers
Steve [ Reply to This ]
ah Yea... &mdash 06/11/08 - 02:18:17 PM
A &mdash 06/27/08 - 08:36:10 AM
great vibe you created here with this.
Just love the sound of your guitar and takes me back to the 70's on hearing this...oops giving my age away lol!
Great stuff Dick and I loved it! [ Reply to This ]
Cool song &mdash 07/04/08 - 12:43:02 AM
Cooler that you can remember the first song you wrote. Great guitar chops in this too. [ Reply to This ]
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Nice one squire
Chas
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