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Desert Ghost w/ Bob Rodgers


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Vic Holman

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A couple months ago Bob Rodgers posted a cool instrumental rock tune with a blistering wah guitar solo.

I contacted Bob to see if I could play around with it. I didn't want to redo or change anything he had already laid down.

I did add a few synth tracks to the beginning and closing parts, with a effect bass drum. I also added several harmonized slide guitar tracks as well. And vocal tracks.

Well, this has sat around for a while, waiting for Bob to return from his honeymoon, so he could hear it first.
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Lyrics
Desert Ghost

lemon sky day
sour to the taste
bleached white bone
in the desert waste
on dusty trails
make my escape
outlaw cowboy
from a jail break

ride by night
hide by day

desert of sage
day after day
my horse is dry
and so am I

there's a bounty on my head
ride by night
hide by day
ride by night
make my escape

darkness of night
I take flight
can't remember
the clear blue skies
smell of leather
I 'll remember
it will last forever
how many years
I have lost count

ride by night
hide by day

they call me
the ghost cowboy
riding the range
and over the hill

ride by night
hide by day

so the story goes
they found my bones
lodged between stones
I'm the last to know

ride by night
hide by day
ride by night
hide by day
Song Stats
Hits: 1440
Comments: 23
Fans: 18
Plays: 106
Downloads: 61
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Uploaded: Aug 12, 2008 - 11:42:49 AM
Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008 - 11:45:28 AM Last Played: Sep 30, 2009 - 07:06:56 AM
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Comments
MarkHolbrook said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Frankly amazing!
Vic you are a magician!
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Vic Holman said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Thanks Mark
the big credit goes to Bob. Years ago I would jam around on something close to this but never got around to recording. Since Bob pulled this one out I couldn't resist.
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magnatone said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Desert Ghost
oh WOW - what fabulous additions to an already great tune. Mark is right - you're a magician - congrats on this, it is terrific!
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Vic Holman said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Thanks Karen
when I first heard Bob's original track, half way through I was already thinking that I would like to work on it. Bob's an excellent guitar player on this.
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Moviz said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Fantastic
sounds you got going here, really powerful sounding and a brilliant addition to the original.... the boy done good, Love it, Cheers m
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Vic Holman said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Thanks Maurice
I'm glad that Bob let me have a go at this. His guitar solo is classic rock!
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Peter Bauckham said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Bob's
tune was excellent - very Zeppelin - but now I couldn't imagine anyone singing on it! Great collaboration.

Peter
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Vic Holman said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Thanks Peter
Zep in a lot of ways. Now if I could only sound like Plant. I think his job is secure.:)
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Skean said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
You're the man (on the pic;) you ROLL
The only thing I can say is that I love this, very cool collab.. Cheers buddy... Downloaded
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Vic Holman said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Thanks Kenta
the picture is a drawing I did years ago and was actually the inspiration for the lyrics.

Thanks again bro
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DWL said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Groovy suff boys
Vic and Bob eh?

Really well put together and a great set of lyrics.

Nice one.

Cheers

Dick
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Vic Holman said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Thanks Dick
I really liked what Bob had created originally and was hard not to jump on it. the art is a drawing I did some time back that inspired the lyrics. Although the picture is cropped so you don't see all the mortally wounded cactuses.
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D-Day1944 said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Gorgous
Your awsome I really like your singing and music as well. I love this its gorgous.

Peas. D-Day xxx
Vic Holman said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Thanks!
I love your bio on your artist page. 6th member of the Dave Clarke Five huh?

Yeah I guess the math doesn't work out. LOL

Thanks for the listen appreciated!
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said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Ride Vicar ride!
...into the blazing sunset on your faithful horse "Bob"!

Nicely done. Very nicely done. Bob's original track was really good. Now it's classic.

Vic Holman: MJ's own "Pale Rider"!

Be well gents!
Vic Holman said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Hey Mike
the space cowboy has gone Clint Eastwood. Bob produced a noble steed of a song and just added some spurs and chaps.
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said 449 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
Hmmmnnn....
Dunno about Clint Eastwood.

Sounds more like Brisco County Jr. to me! Ha ha...
Vic Holman said 448 days ago (August 17th, 2008)
okay
.................. Gabby Hayes or Walter Brennan or both :)
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SmokeyVW said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
vocals
you added the vocals afterwards? i couldn't imagine this song without them.

that harmonica synth is eerie - how did you do it?

thanks
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Vic Holman said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Thanks Bill
yeah, I added the vocals after. Then again that's how I do all my songs.

The harmonica, Bob did that, as far as I know it's real, I think. I copyed it over into another track and put it through Space Designer, a echo plug-in that gives you a wide range of of parameters to play around with. then added a few other synths in the background as well.
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michael2 said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
cool
this is super cool Vic, very Zep or Masters of Reality. What a great collab. That slide is killing me, perfect.
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Vic Holman said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Thanks Michael
maybe more Masters of Realtiy. Especially since I can't sing like Plant. The 2 slide tracks are harmonized and done on the first pass. so they are a bit loose, that was what I was aiming for.
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Lennon714 said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
cool
Peter beat me to the Zep reference. The verse drums are bleeding Bonham all over the place. Very cool track. I'd like to hear the vocals a bit more, but it seems like maybe you were trying to highlight the slide. Plus, what the hell do i know :). Great track, guys!
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Vic Holman said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Thanks Eric
I think the drums are the big force here. Bob produced a classic rock song and I was happy that he allowed me to jump in.
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Feter said 453 days ago (August 12th, 2008)
Desert Ghost
thats a blast two of my best rockin guitarists
colab wow !!! ...the guitar works the singing ..
totaly hot rockin !!!!!!
Deepest Bow !!!!!!!
Vic Holman said 451 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
Thanks Feter
What was cool in working with another guitarist is I didn't have to do any solos.
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lavalamp said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Classic
Raunchy good fun. I thought of Zep before seeing Peter's comment. Must mean it sounds like Zed.

Great guitar work and very awesome song.

LL
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Vic Holman said 451 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
Thanks Dave
Bob's original had a great energy that had me on the up when I heard it and it was hard to resist not wanting to contribute to it.
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thoddi said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
cooooool
Wicked and cool!

The groove is enchanting, and the steel work on top rocks! Your singing works as a counterpart to the steady rhythm, and makes the song swing.

Ultracool work from you two!
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Vic Holman said 451 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
Thanks Thor
It was cool to work with Bob. I probably had him on nerves when I first asked if I could pitch in. I think it turned out pretty good.
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said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Zeppelin & Hendrix
meet the Wild West! Got a bit of a bump and grind feel to it (and that's as racy as I'll get) : ) "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" : ) [song title] - and "Ghost Riders In The Sky" : ) Very cool tune and great vocals Vic.
Vic Holman said 451 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
Thanks CJ
Bump & grind is right. after all it's rock n roll. But I stayed away from any Zepplin suggestive lyrics. I think it was the harmonica intro that got me in the cowboy mood.
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egobandit said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Dude
Allright I know I have said best vocal Before but this shines and is placed just right. Your too much Vic Im not worthy. Dig the over all cowboy feel or maybe Johnny Cash gone 70's rock god. Cool that this is a collab. Excellent!
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Vic Holman said 451 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
the man in black
Thanks Tim. I kew I really had to measure up the lyrics just right since the groove laid out is so definately stated. Doing the vocal itself came pretty easy.
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jiguma said 452 days ago (August 13th, 2008)
Vic
I really like the overall feel on this one - great to hear what comes up from this sort of collab.

Congrats to you both.

Cheers,
Neil
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Vic Holman said 451 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
Thanks Neil
I loved how Bob laid out a great classic rock tune. I had something along this line that I would jam about on a few years ago but never got around to recording it. So when Bob had his original up. I knew it would be a great way to wrap something up.
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Bob Rodgers said 449 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
I
really love your additions to this song Vic!

The guitar slides and the vocals are just superb and this song sounds fantastic now!!

Great lyrics too and I love everything you have done here, thanks once again!

Bob
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Vic Holman said 448 days ago (August 17th, 2008)
thanks to you
Bob, you did all the hard work. When I heard the original, I was wanting to jump in before it was over. So thanks for letting me add something. And your guitar solo really rips!
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said 449 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
Really good
Enjoyed it very much. Thank you.

Dee 1962z.
Vic Holman said 448 days ago (August 17th, 2008)
Thanks Dee
It was a pleasure to rock out on Bob's song.

Thanks for the listen
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davisamerica said 449 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
woa guys
Perfection!
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Vic Holman said 448 days ago (August 17th, 2008)
you know how it goes
Bob lays out some good stuff to work with.

Thanks Jack!
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said 440 days ago (August 25th, 2008)
Fantastic track guys!
Man, I've been missing way too much good music with my crazy schedule. Love the mix on this too!
Vic Holman said 438 days ago (August 27th, 2008)
thanks Mike
you got to find a way to slow down bro! to much work.
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SJB said 438 days ago (August 27th, 2008)
Hello
Prog rock revisited! This is a monster song and I love it!
Steve
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lengold said 422 days ago (September 12th, 2008)
I also recognised
that Bob's original upload of this was special.
You have made it even more special - what a wonderful combination.
I am so glad that I am trawling through all the songs I missed. This is truly great.
Cheers
Len


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Vic Holman said 422 days ago (September 12th, 2008)
thanks Len
I dug Bob's original right off the bat, even before it was done playing I wanted to be in on it. Bob was gracious to let me work with it.
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