Uncorruptible by rsorensen
Genre: Alternative Rock
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Keywords:
back off the clipping's on purpose (1)
Description:
This may scare the hell out of some of you and for that I apologize. I didn't know where it was going when I started this but I do like where it ended up.
Lyrics:
i will not pretendto not be who i am
i'll tear down this black wall
and I will show you all
the man inside of me
he wants to be set free
this wall will fall right now
so watch as it comes down
and now that he is here
you have a lot to fear
he likes to speak his mind
he's not the fragile kind
he'll never be your slave
he's not yours to deprave
he's uncorruptible
and he's inside of us all
Hardware:
Epiphone EJ200 Acoustic, Gibson Firebird VII, Squier Vintage Jazz Bass, M-Audio KeyStudio 49iSoftware:
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tempie
man you are my favorite macjammer. when you quiet it down you are so good you are scary. this is the song Trent Reznor has been trying to write for 15 years.
rsorensen
thanks dude. this song is schizophrenic. i like to keep it quiet but there's always an urge to crank it up that i find myself fighting. really like your latest too i just discovered
Moviz
The subject of these lyrics will apply to most people; we all have many parts of ourselves that need to be subdued or released at certain times. You gave those words a great platform with your excellent performance; voice and guitar spot on, regards M
rsorensen
thanks m. i agree they probably will. in some cases it might be a good thing when that 'man inside' emerges. thanks for the listen your comments
Tiny_Man_Inside
I like it when the "Tiny" man inside emerges...
guygrooves
You are something else brother. I kinda guessed what was coming by your description and the key words lol. I'm glad I did, I might have crapped my drawers if I hadn't turned down the volume. Great piece Ridd.
Peace
Guy
rsorensen
thanks guy. hah yeah i wanted to be the contrast to be pretty dramatic, so if your volume's up when that chorus kicks in you're in for a surprise. maybe i shuoldnt have warned anyone hehe. thanks for the support
radiorebelde
I love the dynamics you have going on here between the acoustic and heavy sounds. The vocals made me think of Trent Reznor meets Strawberry Fields Forever. Really cool sound, and I dug the acoustic playing- the slight feedback was a really cool ornament right before the sonic blast that followed. Top notch, sir. Top notch indeed!
rsorensen
thanks. definitely evokes a NIN vibe for me too. thanks for listening glad you like it
TheKapitols
it seems like you had at least some idea where this would go.
i love the concept, the lyrics, and the simplicity of it. awesome song.
rsorensen
well it started with the acoustic riff and the lyrics. i didnt have a chorus so i thought something non traditional there would work with the theme, and that's when I plugged in the firebird.. thanks for the listen
Great work!
rsorensen
thanks!
Feter
Impressive Impressive deep and thoughtful my friend ...
the guitar work and your voice just so cool .theatrical
and REALLY something NEW ..the hits where a big struck !
one of your remarkable works ...how could you do such
pure note with wailin smashing guitars ..that was top
top ...great job my friend ..YOU ROCK !!!!!
Vic Holman
a honest thought of who we are sometimes.
great dynamic with those slammed and angry guitar chords against the mellower verse. I think it tells it all.
Relic67
you are always one for effective contrasts in yr songs but this takes the cake! so cool.
nice bludgeoning, ear bleeding riff. we need that on macjams.
I could hear johnny cash doing this one of his later efforts. perhaps with the bludgeoning toned down though :)
lengold
creative and original sounding song. Brilliant performance and production. Very, very impressive.
Downloaded. Thanks.
Cheers
Len
Einarus
I love good dynamic contrast and this was choc full of it.
The calm, quiet, melodic parts were good on its own, but even better, it created a really tense vibe. You knew something was going to happen, but you didn't really know what or when. Then it comes and smacks you in the face with its metal fist - figuratively speaking.
I couldn't help but think that this kinda needed some last part - a grittier powerful version of the verse - one that maintained the chorus power but one that was really going somewhere. Because I kinda thought the power parts lacked a bit of momentum - it had the power (did it ever!) but lacked the direction.
But then again, what do I know?
I do know this: Very cool stuff!
-Einar S.
Mckenzie
you're like some sort of evil genius. This is CRAZY. I don't mean this to sound bad, but this song works for me because of it's dysfunctional nature. It completely hits you by surprise, and parts that normally wouldn't seem to fit together just do, and so well. I've been a little behind on the commenting scene recently so i have a few of yours to catch up on. Thanks for this Ridd, another for the minidisk player! (ipod broke)
Mz
lavalamp
You are just something special, brother. I won't compare you to anyone but Ridd Sorensen.
LL
egobandit
The heavy part breakdown at the end does it for me! excellent!!!!!!!!!!
cjdaley
I thought the art looked like a sunn o))) record and it sounds a bit like that in the end. There are huge chunks of metal in this song. These claps in the second verse are ace.
12parsecs
big full sounding acoustic gtrs! great production right down to the egg shaker. i wouldn't say i was scared by your "choruses" - as a giant smile came to my face. it's like you are saying "i will beat you to death with my... choruses!" :)
rad tune! like how hot and clippy the production is in the loud parts. dig how limiter you have on the whole track is pumping.
dolby
...feel to this. The acoustic guitar sound is lovely and warm and goes well with the whispered Kurt Cobain vocal.
I kind of suspected you might bring in the super-fuzzy guitar and it didn't disappoint when you did - great stuff!!!!
Fantastically atmospheric, all the way through and one of the finet things I've heard on MacJams for a long time!
Superb!
Phil
dolby
..."finest" things I've heard on MacJams for a long time. Of course...
bud
this is amazing. Another reason why I never listen to real world music anymore. Between you and M2, Vic, FEA, Feter, davis, ego, and a host of others - why bother? Great track - really perfect.
Rocha Malhada
but the thrash in the breaks was, well befitting.
. - Harold
kingbee
Great track.
Really worked well with all the components.
Loved the vocals and the guitar
Diviner
in the track. Very good lyrics as well, very insightful and introspective. Cool track, well composed and produced.
Tiny_Man_Inside
The contrast in sounds in this song is incredible. Love the heaviness, the guitar is *unfocused* with a purpose, if that makes any sense.
Like a brick to the head.
Love the lyrics, I think I get where you're going with this one.
Mason
Tiny_Man_Inside
oh yeah,,,, and btw I am a HUGE fan of Durer. Dude was a genius.
The perfect piece of art to complement this music. I also love St. Michael's Fight Against the Dragon and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Tiny_Man_Inside
oh yeah,,,, and btw I am a HUGE fan of Durer. Dude was a genius.
The perfect piece of art to complement this music. I also love St. Michael's Fight Against the Dragon and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Lennon714
the contrasts work extremely well and your delivery is the centerpiece of it all. Very well done.
ageofthedeathtree
as always, and i mean ALWAYS, you've amazed me! awesome tune...i especially enjoy the explosion of emotion and rage portrayed in the music...i've been there many, many times and have felt exactly how i believe the character in this fine song feels (at least to the best of my interpretation). thank you for sharing yet another gold nugget...i never tire of listening to your masterfully crafted tunes!
sincerely,
age
Scott Carmichael
twisted and demented undercurrent... then it washes over you.... great theatre
TobinMueller
This song reminded me of FRIENDS from LED ZEPPELIN III, a moment of pure genius. I know you are going for simple lines in this, but I feel like it is missing an element, a chord change, or some other sort of development. But then again I make everything I do way too complex and I dig your approach. So, maybe don't listen to me on this... It just feels like an opening idea instead of a finished one. Could be a cool track on an album playlist. Love the pounding parts.