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I was watching The Incredibles with my daughter about the time this challenge started and it reminded me of one of Racerat's songs a while back. You just can't go wrong with Mr. Incredible so I figured this would be the song. The tones were a bit challenging for my vocals but I got it done somehow.

Thanks to Phil for letting me cover his song. I didn't change much really, just added a short riff and pumped the guitars a little. Definitely a fun experiment.

You can catch the original version here: ”Action Man"
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Lyrics
Action Man
Philip VanDusen ©2007
aka: racerat


Action Man
Imprisoned on the shelf
Righteous altered ego
Mirror image of myself

I try to do the right thing
Fly as fast as lightning
Get out and do my duty
In my puny kind of way

Action Man
Flying like a hero
I’m your biggest fan
But you know I’m just a zero

I am no comparison
To your model of perfection
Bubble-moulded and inspected
Pride of my collection

If I could fly, I’d rise above
And rescue all the ones I love
My plastic man is who I’d turn to
Everyone needs a hero

Action Man
Impervious to pain
In my dreams, I dream that I
Am wrapped in cellophane.
Song Stats
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Comments: 17
Fans: 17
Plays: 56
Downloads: 33
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Uploaded: Sep 01, 2008 - 03:29:57 PM
Last Updated: Sep 01, 2008 - 03:47:31 PM Last Played: Nov 15, 2009 - 01:24:55 PM
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Hardware:
Charvel LS1 Guitar, Yamaha Bass, Boss GT-3 Processor
Software:
Drums on Demand
Comments
Feter said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
Action Man
what a great rockin song ...wow ...great vocal
ROCK ON !!!!!!
Nick_Flash said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
action man
thanks Feter. Definitely rocks out. What a fun challenge.
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racerat said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
Incredible
Nick,

I was honored when you asked to cover "Action Man", and holey-frijoles did you ever cover that puppy! Covered it up in gut-busting guitars and bruising beats. Great job with the vocals, too. The reverb gives it a very convincing rock-hall feel. Good work, man! Awesome.

Philip
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racerat said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
One more thing....
Nice photo! It somehow looks.....familiar.

P
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Nick_Flash said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
nice photo
Yeah I love that photo. It just seemed like a good idea. Thanks for the opportunity to cover one of your songs. I was originally going to go a different direction with it and ended up with this version. I couldn't quite match your kickin' solo though.

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davisamerica said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
lol ...
what a GREAT Picture! Phil just rocks and this take is the best .. very cool
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Nick_Flash said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
pic
Hey maybe Phil is just the secret identity to Mr. Incredible.

Thanks DA. Phil's version rocked - I'm just trying to do justice to it.
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rsorensen said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
nice one
can't go wrong with a racerat tune. Love this and it's mission impossible vibe. great guitars and awesome vox. points for the incredibles sample too - best animated movie ever!
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Nick_Flash said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
best movie
Yeah definitely one of my favorites. I can watch it over and over with my kids. I just had to add some samples too. Thanks for the nod on the vox, I had recorded the vocals earlier but they didn't sound good so I changed the style and redid them all the day before I posted.
Thanks for checking it out.
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sloparts said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
You've taken this to another level Nick
I listened to the original and while that version is good, this one is great. There's a lot more energy here, more drive behind the whole song.

You did great on the vocals my friend so no worries. Great mix except I feel the Lead in the break could have come up to get it more in your face. I mean that's what the whole song is about is "Action" man.

Great track, Kudos for doing it sooo well.

Ed
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Nick_Flash said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
another level
More energy is what I was going for (or is it more noise? :)

I hear you about the solo needing some more punch. Looking back on it I would like to make the solo twice as long and really drive! Maybe I'll do another version just for the heck of it.

Thanks for coming by and commenting Ed,
Nick
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Vic Holman said 446 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
action x 2
fantastic no-hold-bar cover version. rocks with intensity!
great brutal guitars and vocals are tops.

and yeah, the photo looks familiar, hm, let's see.... who can it be..... :)
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Nick_Flash said 444 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
action x 2
Loud, nasty, and action packed. Mr. Incredible would approve.

Thanks Vic.
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DWL said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
This rocks
and then some.

Great version of an already good song.

Fantastic work on the guitars and the intro and outro were clever.

Cheers

Dick
Nick_Flash said 444 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
This rocks
Thanks Dick. Phil started me off with a great baseline. From these it was all icing on the cake. His version had this great Stone Temple Pilots guitar sound. I tend to make everything a bit heavier.

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five_extra_arms said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
That was TOTALLY WICKED!
To quote the kid on the trike at the end of the movie. I love that movie and I love your version of this very rockin' racerat tune.




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Nick_Flash said 444 days ago (September 3rd, 2008)
WICKED!
Thanks Bob. This was a blast to put together. My second choice for a song was one of your older songs "The Pill". Maybe I should do it anyway.
Later
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dajama said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
NIce one
This rocks, and then rocks some more. Great drums, and the guitars are terrific - lovely sound. I think your vocal sounds good - a nice rockin' attitude, and a cool performance. I'll have to go and check out the original. Very nicely done. Peace.
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Nick_Flash said 444 days ago (September 3rd, 2008)
rocks
Gotta love those drums on demand. The vocals came easy on the second take. Your cover of Micheals song sounded great also.
Thanks
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michael2 said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
this is great
it really does have a superhero vibe to it. really nice guitar work too, this sounds terrific. nice tribute.
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Nick_Flash said 444 days ago (September 3rd, 2008)
tribute
Racerat is one of my favorite artists on this site. It was fun to connect with another artist song in this way. Cool challenge.
Thanks.
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HenriROGERsoloandbands said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
Action


Lot of energy , very well done .
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Slashh! said 445 days ago (September 2nd, 2008)
Yeah...
...you covered the hell outta that.
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spitlogic said 444 days ago (September 3rd, 2008)
cool one
I like that man. Nicely done.
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egobandit said 441 days ago (September 6th, 2008)
incredible
love that movie.. I think you pumped it up alright racerat' is one hell of an artist .. Sounds like you had alot of fun singing this!
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craft said 437 days ago (September 10th, 2008)
yeeee!
Great rock song.. I love the guitars... I'm diggin it
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kingbee said 384 days ago (November 2nd, 2008)
Incredible
Solid bass and guitars.
Vocal sound cool too.
Don't tell Pixar you pinched a sample.
I'll keep shtum.
Sorry I haven't got round to keeping up with your stuff.
Glad I found the time now
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