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I promised I was never going to post another version of this song. Sorry, I lied. I have always felt that this was my best composition, i am not a good composer. But this song, I enjoy to play as much as the other well known sad sounding guitar instrumentals that people love to hear. Our live show always has either Europa by Santana, Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny or Ended as Lovers by sir jeff...those songs are awesome to play live, and I enjoy to play this one just as much. People seem to lock into the feeling of loss the song attempts to convey.
I have been experimenting with a lot of the bands recorded output, basically trying to figure out how to make Fran Bishops drums sound like Fran Bishop's drums. His live tone is so exquisite, that i have come to realize that it shouldn't be messed with, just CAPTURED. I dont think I have it yet, but I wanted to get new presets for our next batch of sessions...so I was using this song as a learning tool....I had no intention of re-doing the guitars cuz, they were ok before...but then some serious loss came into my life.
My beautiful nephew Ryan, only 24 years old was killed in a freak accident on his job. The feeling of loss is overpowering.
It should be a universal absolute, that you NEVER go to the funeral of someone whose diaper you changed.
So I found myself re- interpreting the whole darn song...all the guitars, (except the acoustic) were re-recorded during the days just after Ryan's death. This version, I believe is the best version I have recorded...i really am happy with the fatness of the sound, the beauty of the band's performance (drums bass were recorded live), which I think i brought forward in this mix and master. I can't speak to the lead guitar at all...it is the only take i did, and i have worked on the mix enough so that I can't hear it anymore, if you know what i mean. But during the recording i was transported, and it was an intimate moment with my grief. So this is the solo no o'dubs or fixes.
This version is lovingly dedicated to my niece, Bree, and her mother Donna. Donna was grace personified through the ordeal of the services. My heart aches for her in a way that is impossible to say.
This version will be up on the NIMBIT, and if you enjoy it, you will be able to load it from there.
I am interested in your feelings about the mix...how does it sound thru your gear? There are so many new techniques and trials in this, I am very curious as to how it sounds to you. So thanks in advance for the listen, and let me know what ya think.
The artwork is the wall mural my daughter created as a senior project, and permanent piece of art. The quote is Gibran.
Soar on, Ryan.
I have been experimenting with a lot of the bands recorded output, basically trying to figure out how to make Fran Bishops drums sound like Fran Bishop's drums. His live tone is so exquisite, that i have come to realize that it shouldn't be messed with, just CAPTURED. I dont think I have it yet, but I wanted to get new presets for our next batch of sessions...so I was using this song as a learning tool....I had no intention of re-doing the guitars cuz, they were ok before...but then some serious loss came into my life.
My beautiful nephew Ryan, only 24 years old was killed in a freak accident on his job. The feeling of loss is overpowering.
It should be a universal absolute, that you NEVER go to the funeral of someone whose diaper you changed.
So I found myself re- interpreting the whole darn song...all the guitars, (except the acoustic) were re-recorded during the days just after Ryan's death. This version, I believe is the best version I have recorded...i really am happy with the fatness of the sound, the beauty of the band's performance (drums bass were recorded live), which I think i brought forward in this mix and master. I can't speak to the lead guitar at all...it is the only take i did, and i have worked on the mix enough so that I can't hear it anymore, if you know what i mean. But during the recording i was transported, and it was an intimate moment with my grief. So this is the solo no o'dubs or fixes.
This version is lovingly dedicated to my niece, Bree, and her mother Donna. Donna was grace personified through the ordeal of the services. My heart aches for her in a way that is impossible to say.
This version will be up on the NIMBIT, and if you enjoy it, you will be able to load it from there.
I am interested in your feelings about the mix...how does it sound thru your gear? There are so many new techniques and trials in this, I am very curious as to how it sounds to you. So thanks in advance for the listen, and let me know what ya think.
The artwork is the wall mural my daughter created as a senior project, and permanent piece of art. The quote is Gibran.
Soar on, Ryan.
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PaulaMunk
Fran. Sorry to hear about this. It is intimate and brings you to your knees. Very sad, indeed.
The mural is lovely. Thank you.