But nowhere near "Heavy Metal"...Slick tune anywayzzz....

;)

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ps. KICK ASS song art

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Hey.... glad a fellow rocker likes it. It's Hard Rock, not metal.

Kinda quiet on my ibook here. Gotta bust out the woofers for this one,
and the 1/16" of an inch speakers in this ibook sound like a mouse
farting in the woods.

And an anus is far more useful of a thing than you give it credit for.


Thanks for the keystrokes.

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Song art = Hollywood Samwich by Alimar ©2005 all rights reserved.

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hahahahahahahaha....anus

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Samwich- nice song here! Groovy bass line, biting guitar
and the harp just cuts right to the bone! Great mix!

Heavy Metal? Must be a reference to the cowbell.

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It's only heavy metal if you tried to carry all that gear to the car.


It's hard rock, if your a blues purist I s'pose. Thanks for letting it do that
thing that it did to your eardrums. And thatks for taking the time to
keystroke me. Rock on brother man.

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Oh yeah, and you guessed it, It's my blues samwich special.

cutlunch:' noun' (definition) a meal made with a piece of meat and a
couple slices of bread.

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I like blues jam with my cow bell.

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Don't get any on you.

Wind up the cowbell and watch him go.

(I hope this song is sounding better on other people speakers this
morning) ----- i feel a remaster coming on-------

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Yeah!

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(with the wheels shot out by the cops)

Thanks.

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Cruisin down those back roads in Alabama. Diggin this
tune Sammy. This is well done. Great harmonica and
guitar. The congas add a nice touch....and oh,
COWBELL....fits perfectly. Balanced mix. Great job.
Enjoyed this tune...was waiting for the train crossing
though (heh)..ding ding ding.

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I almost called it "ODE TO COWBELL GROOVE #1".

I had to make sure that loop was in there, unsullied, unpenciled and just
like it is on 10 million macs around the world.

Thanks for takin a ride with the Samwich.

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All the way around, guitar, harp and of course cowbell. But
I've got to admit you scare me sometimes, is that Nick
Nolte's mugshot?

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boo?

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This is great - has a very live feel to it. Makes me wish I
could play a guitar instead of synthin them! Might be
worth tweaking the mix a bit but don't do too much to it!
Once you overprocess a jam..well it isn't any more. Never
heard of an electric harmonica before...if you spit too
much does it zap you? :)

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"...if you spit too
much does it zap you?"

You bet. It's highly juiced up. I barely have to blow or suck to make any
sound. Can you hear breathing?

Thanks for the pointer. I appreciate the note.

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This is blues rock. Cool harmonica. You have bongos for
what? The drumming got boring need some fills. Cool
guitar playing.

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Hey-
Great criticsms.These are the kinda things i like to hear. I think I get
what you're saying.

You're basically likin the blues edge to stay bluesy, and want to trim
down to pure blues to make this song more appealing. Bongos on a
blues song? (bad taste?) Well I guess that's why I didn't call it blues
myself in spite of the feeling it imparts.

I can admit to taking about 10 minutes to make that drum track, yes. It's
fairly unmodified GB loops. I just plotted out 12 bars, and looped it 20
times for the most part. I did a similar thing with the bass. I just pulled
string on the bass a couple of twelve bars, and looped it out. The hand
drums (bongo and conga blend) were added for exactly the point you
make, the drums are boring and the rythym never goes anywhere. I was
going for the 'hotsauce on anything tastes better" effect, by adding the
bongos.
Now that I know you're paying attention to my speedily arranged diddler,
and you're willing to say something honestly.....I think it would be sweet
if you
would say whether the general portions of this song would be worth
boiling down and fine tuning. Specifically, what would you keep, what
would you throw away. I'd even send you the .band file if you wanta take
a stab at slicing it up and mixing it down, and changing the drums
around. Have at it if you're down.

As is, the tune is more or less just a guy fearlessly noodling around in
his basement to a lunchpad track he built in an hour, just so he'd have
something to upload on Sunday. (Lot's of fun, but perhaps deserving of
a 4 for song writing content, and originality).

Thanks for the critcal ears and keystrokes.

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Well I suck at doing drum tracks. I know why you added the bongos to add that flava, but the bongos just kinda stuck out making the drum track seem boring. When I do drum tracks, which I just started doing cuz Im a GB newbie, I try to just put some fills in where I would play them. The tune is cool and I totally dig the harp playing, if you keep this just totally bluesy I think it will rock. Maybe you can get some John Bonham loops for drums!!!

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I'd go gonzo if I could get some bonzo. I would love to do a cover of
Bron yr aur stomp.... so many tunes so little time......

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nice juicy sounds unc. love the slide harp
interplay.hope to hear more slide in future. very
soulful and passionate. I can tell your playin' with
your gut. feelin it , workin' it, the flow, it's there,
surounding you, that's right , the flow, we can't
explain it , but we can hear it , feel it , oh yeah, The
guitar=the hunting wolf. the harp= the squealing
prey getting hunted down. painfully good sounds.

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"nice juicy flow,.... we can't
explain it ....., but we can feel it , oh yeah..... the harp.... the
squealing....
prey getting hunted down.....".

heh. Your gonna hurt my hernia. Thanks man.
What we have here is a fine specimen of a compliment! (in thick
australian accent)

I will slay you a new song soon....fresh meat on the way. (Couple of Five
Pound Hams that is) "the turkey's in the pumpkin patch!"

Thanks again 'Boom Boom'

ROFL...HMB...bmhb (bustin my hernia belt)

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dat harmanica thingy izza da bombz! nice bluesy guitar,
too. don't know if i'm just confused, but this sounds more
like blues than rock to me. either way, i'm diggin it. okay,
so i'm at this party last night & i get to play a LIVE frikkin
cowbell with a fat handled wooden spoon (don't ask-lots
of wine involved).. man, that shit is harder than you think!
major props from me

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I think there's a Berkley class for that....BIG COWBELL WITH KITCHEN
IMPLEMENTS 101.

Check it out.

Thanks for the blurbs. (passing the scotch)

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Ah.. makes me wana hit the road. Very moody mean number.. makes one feel good about oneself (varies with personality).

Got serious cool. Got kick.

Respect & Cheers.

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Great to hear from you. Glad to help....thanks alot.

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not what id usually listen to, but cant deny it kicks ass.
you have serious talent.

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...is a Swedish expression for hairs standing on end. That
harmonica really cuts deep in your being. Yowsa. Metal?
Hmm not in my book either, but the greatest blues piece
I've digested this month. Ur well up there with the
greatest. Thieleman beware!

/Algabatz

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hey thanks man....I didn't ever hear of toots, until i googled the name
just now....intriguing guy. Thanks for turning me on to him.

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There isn't a lot of structure in this song, but I don't think there needs to be. Its really about the improvisation and interplay between the harp and guitar. Its a jam session captured between two musicians who are both great at their instrument, except that you're both musicians.

I don't know that "shorter" would result in "better." You could always try adding a hook, but the playing is strong enough that you don't need it.

There are some terrific moments of synchronicity between the instruments. Points at which two separate phrases change up to compliment or combine with each other. I think the strength of that interplay is enough without having to add any further dynamics.

Regarding the drums, yeah, a live drummer who brought as much expression to the piece as is evident in the harp and guitar would be killer. Short of that I don't know what you could do with loops to improve it. It isn't as though the percussion is static. There are plenty of fills and punctuations and rythmic changes already. You could always write a custom drum part using midi, but that's a lot of work and I think the drums make an interesting backing as they are if not a stand-out performance.

Waiting for groove #2. I'll be making a blues mix with you and Gudkarma!

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Hey that made my night to read that. Hope to return the favor. Powerful
points. Thanks alot C.

Sounds fun by the way. Gud intrigues me so much, that I've been at a
loss as to waht I'd leave him as a comment first. heh..

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How'd I miss this?

What a great tune :)
Yay, Sammy! My ears be happy :)



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All it takes is a little cowbell sis...

Thanks for the note.

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Finest kind of jams here. I'm guessing it would be
monster big fun jamming live with you. Very, very cool
stuff here.

Raw...dirty = real

There's so much pasteurized cheese out here that it was
really good to hear this.

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Possibly the realest, coolest comment......ever.

Thanks. Made my day.

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I have a fever, and the only way to cure it is.... MORE
COWBELL!

MORE!

and when you're done adding more.......

yup, you guessed it...... add more!

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Great Mix On this one. Different than a lot of the work you
hear on macjams. I just had to give you Props on the Harp
though. It is a Damn underrated Instrument! Hope to hear
more from you.

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This is way cool. It reminds me of my brother, he is a big Allman
Brothers fan. I absolutely love the percussion.

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this is just cool groovin my friend !!
loved the harp ... !!!


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