Closed Sunday Blues (Fist Full of Blues Open Collab)

psexnyc

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Pick Quick Records posted this Blues Bed of blues in open collaborations (http://www.macjams.com/song/46784), so I decided to take a shot at it.

I tried to make my voice sound like an 80-year-old bluesman on this one, cuz my regular voice just did not work for me. I don't sound like a guy that has the blues when I sing the blues (at least in my own imagination) so I have come up with a new personality. I have named him "Blind Mellow Phil.

I made up the words on the spot. My motivation for the words was simply a lack of motivation. Everything in my life is pretty bluesless, so I had to come up with something and the words you hear are the words that just happened to come out of me. I liked them, so I kept them.

Leave comments please! And if the bass guitar sounds too low....I know....this seems to be a recurring theme in my music. It has to do with my mixing abilities or maybe the headphones I'm working with. I am working to resolve my bass (or bassless) issues.

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Song Stats

Hits: 699
Comments: 11
Fans: 15
Plays: 89
Downloads: 45
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:56:30 AM
Last Updated: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:56:30 AM Last Played: Sep 19, 2009 - 10:20:41 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
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Song Actions

Hardware:

eMac
Fender Strat

Software:

GarageBand 3

Comments

ktb	ktb said 390 days ago (October 27th, 2008)
	screamin wow, way to tear into it. Just the right touch. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

craft	craft said 390 days ago (October 27th, 2008)
	ye great guitar playing Check out my latest song called Blue Lights (feat. Spleenveil)

Moviz	Moviz said 390 days ago (October 27th, 2008)
	Fantastic Blues Love those guitar sounds that go through the solar plexus and yes you managed to sound about eight years older than myself very successfully LOL..... and effectively. Great stuff, cheers M Check out my latest song called A Soldiers Dream (Remix/record)

Feter	Feter said 390 days ago (October 27th, 2008)
	Closed Sunday Blues Ye ye ye ....goin down blues ...Blind Mellow Phil got this one so right ...Outstanding colab the strat blown in fire and it feel so fine ..man your singing is great as well ...perfect ,,,just perfect ,.... Deepest Bow !!!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 389 days ago (October 28th, 2008)
	Screamin' Phil Ok, great guitar work and your vocals are very convincing. You already know about the bass. You are way too aggressive about the high frequencies. This mix sounds tinny, and the cymbals are almost shrill. Careful with your ears! Check out my latest song called Desert Stars

psexnyc

psexnyc said 388 days ago (October 29th, 2008)

Yup! That Bass!
When mixing this, I was so concerned about losing Chris' horns and organ sounds....well, not so much losing the sounds, but I didn't want them to get lost in the mix. I used that 10-band graphic eq and brought up the middle. That seemed to make the horns stand out some. Ahhh, but the bass. I could still hear the bass bumping along in the headphones, but I figured that they would be low because I got comments from the last song about this same thing after I thought I could hear the bass bumping along.

Well, with the latest and last version of "Ummm" still on the mixing table (featuring you AND Allen Dean on bass) you can bet I will be extremely focused on getting that bass out front and center in the midst of all those guitars (this one also has some blistering guitars by Allen on it).

I am realizing there is no one mixdown recipe that delivers. Each song will have its own audio variables and characteristics. So every mixdown will always have to start from scratch. What was successful in one mix means didley squat in the next.

Check out my latest song called C'Mon Get Ready LIVE (MJRF)

VicDiesel

VicDiesel said 388 days ago (October 29th, 2008)

Here's the golden tip
Don't boost too many frequencies: start by cutting other frequencies.

When you want a mid-range instrument to stand out, first remove mid and low frequencies from other instruments. For instance, piano and rhythm guitar can add a lot of rumble, so use a low shelving EQ on them.

It's called "making space for other instruments".

But I still don't understand why you get that tinny sound from boosting the midrange.

Check out my latest song called Desert Stars

psexnyc

psexnyc said 382 days ago (November 4th, 2008)

Thanks So Much Vic!!
Thank you for this tip! Once again, you are helping me step up my game!!

You can rest assured that the next I am ever able to find time to record a tune again, I will most definitely be applying this technique you have shared with me here. And when this tune is uploaded, I will send you a note to let you know! Thanks Vic!!

Check out my latest song called C'Mon Get Ready LIVE (MJRF)

sloparts

sloparts said 389 days ago (October 28th, 2008)

Convincing, to be sure
Leads and vocal work, but I agree with Vic about being too aggressive with the highs in this. The cymbals do sound very thin and way too crisp.
Also you might want to back off just a little on the vocal reverb, it makes it sound to far back in the mix, and like it doesn't fit in with the reverb on the rest of the tracks.

That said, it doesn't take away anything form a great performance on your part both for the guitar and the vocal.

I'm gonna save this one for now, that is until you do a little remixing. Then I'll grab that one too. Very cool song Phil

Be well and be cool,

Ed

Check out my latest song called Just a little Something

psexnyc

psexnyc said 388 days ago (October 29th, 2008)

Thanks Ed!!
I think I am going to re-piece this song together track by track, starting with Chris Cihon's "Fist Full of Blues" download and then layer in the two guitar tracks and finally the vocal track. This shouldn't be too hard. Hopefully I can prevent the "tinny" sound....I wonder if using the GB, Pop > Top 40 master track setting did this. I picked it because it seemed to make the bass more bassy. Either my headphones are lying to me or my ears are getting bad. Most of the time I think I am just too close to the recordings and need another set of discerning, musically inclined ears to decipher my mixes.

Check out my latest song called C'Mon Get Ready LIVE (MJRF)

NewInfection

NewInfection said 388 days ago (October 29th, 2008)

wow.
you really shine on this one. on your previous songs, your guitar playing seemed to be more subdued, and went along with the song. but one this one, i felt you let yourself loose, and it shows. your tone is classic 1970's, and the verb is perfect. the style is awesome for the song. i think having the opportunity to simply jam and sing without having to write and produce has set your talents free here. i am really impressed, brother.
AD08

Check out my latest song called Tuesday One-Take

psexnyc	psexnyc said 387 days ago (October 30th, 2008)
	You Are Right!! I did let loose on this one!! Now if I can get it all back in!! Check out my latest song called C'Mon Get Ready LIVE (MJRF)

egobandit	egobandit said 388 days ago (October 29th, 2008)
	all that and there closed on sunday excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Check out my latest song called when its love

PickQuickRecords	PickQuickRecords said 388 days ago (October 29th, 2008)
	This is way.. COOL!!! I have to say I agree with Allen on this. You playing is blazing and I really dug your vox. I think Blind Mellow Phil needs to go on tour. I'm really impressed with what you came up with. Sounds awesome! Great job! BTW, If you need some "extra" ears for your mixes, just drop me a note. I'd be glad to listen. Check out my latest song called Open Collab 2

psexnyc	psexnyc said 387 days ago (October 30th, 2008)
	Extra Ears?!! Oh Thank you sooo much!! You can bet that I will be dropping notes to you like crazy!! Well....maybe not like crazy, cuz I can't record as often as I'd like, but I will have one coming at ya real soon. Hopefully before everybody elects Obama to the White House...I mean before election day. Check out my latest song called C'Mon Get Ready LIVE (MJRF)

lengold	lengold said 387 days ago (October 30th, 2008)
	Great guitar and vocals. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

dug110	dug110 said 183 days ago (May 22nd, 2009)
	A dream This is so sweet! Thanks for sharing your talents! Check out my latest song called Nonexistent trouble

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Name: psexnyc

So far, 2009 has been a rough year for me.....recording wise. I've been having issues with my 8-year old eMac. It seems that the simple act of plugging my guitar into GarageBand causes the computer much stress, resulting in it not recording a single ... [see more]

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The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. The form evolved in the United States in the communities of former African slaves from spirituals, praise songs, field

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