Cut Lunch (cowbell groove #1)

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UncleSamwich

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One takes. Raw. Dirty. Lovin' every galldang minute of it. Me jammin' with me, myself and I.
Telecaster slide. Electric harmonica.
Played over "launchpad arrangment coutesy GB j'pack 1+3 loops, and a Squier P-bass.

This is my first master. Just a jam session in the honycomb hideout. Me on bass, tele and harp. The rest is moderately teased loops.

Can you hear the cowbell?

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Like much of my music, (get use to it) this is an instrumental.

Song Stats

Hits: 5172
Comments: 43
Fans: 9
Plays: 561
Downloads: 164
Votes: 17
Uploaded: Feb 21, 2005 - 02:03:46 AM
Last Updated: Feb 20, 2005 - 07:54:09 PM Last Played: Jan 07, 2013 - 10:11:10 PM

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Hardware:

Imac17"g4. (i go direct analog in through the 1/8" jack on the side) Ok, and for the gear junkies out there I used:
Fender Tele-Lee Oskar E major-chinese squier pbass-tech 21 trademark 10 amp (with speaker unplugged, direct via xlr mic cable)-Eurorack 8 channel mixer-ART two channel tube preamp for the harp-sony headphones mdr7506's-other various things i suppose too, but come on- lets just drop it ok?

Software:

GB J'packs 1+3. i Toons.

Comments

ronnielong	ronnielong said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Killer... But nowhere near "Heavy Metal"...Slick tune anywayzzz.... ;) Check out my latest song called Learning from the Best

ronnielong	ronnielong said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Killer... ps. KICK ASS song art --- George W. Bush is an ANUS. Check out my latest song called Learning from the Best

UncleSamwich

UncleSamwich said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)

Killer...
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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Did I say that outloud?

Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Killer... Song art = Hollywood Samwich by Alimar ©2005 all rights reserved. --- Did I say that outloud? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

ronnielong	ronnielong said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Killer... hahahahahahahaha....anus --- George W. Bush is an ANUS. Check out my latest song called Learning from the Best

aclarke	aclarke said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Blues Samwich with a side of cowbell. 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. Check out my latest song called By Your Window

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Blues Samwich with a side of cowbell. 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. --- Did I say that outloud? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Blues Samwich with a side of cowbell. 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. --- Did I say that outloud? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

	said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Tasty I like blues jam with my cow bell.

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Tasty 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------- --- Did I say that outloud? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

	said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	65 MPH on a dusty back road Yeah!

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	65 MPH on a dusty back road (with the wheels shot out by the cops) Thanks. --- Did I say that outloud? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

Syncopatient	Syncopatient said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	My baby left me and I'm on my way 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. Check out my latest song called Jazz Praise

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3016 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	My baby left me and I'm on my way 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. --- Did I say that outloud? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

Z293	Z293 said 3015 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Nice Jam 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? Check out my latest song called La Pavillon

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3015 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	Nice Jam boo? --- Did I say that outloud? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

oldlibmike	oldlibmike said 3015 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	bluesy I think... 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? :) Check out my latest song called Manz

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3015 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	bluesy I think... "...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. --- You gonna eat that? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

	JC039 said 3015 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	yo This is blues rock. Cool harmonica. You have bongos for what? The drumming got boring need some fills. Cool guitar playing. Check out my latest song called Thank You

UncleSamwich

UncleSamwich said 3015 days ago (February 22nd, 2005)

yo
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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You gonna eat that?

Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

JC039 said 3014 days ago (February 22nd, 2005)

yo
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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The beginning of the end......

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UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3014 days ago (February 22nd, 2005)
	yo 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...... --- You gonna eat that? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

frml said 3013 days ago (February 23rd, 2005)

sick
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.

Check out my latest song called in the shack out back

UncleSamwich

UncleSamwich said 3013 days ago (February 23rd, 2005)

sick..prey...the hunted. The hunter.
"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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You gonna eat that?

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_nderscore

_nderscore said 3013 days ago (February 23rd, 2005)

groovin'
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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UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3013 days ago (February 24th, 2005)
	groovin' 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) --- You gonna eat that? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

	said 3013 days ago (February 24th, 2005)
	Mean track 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.

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3012 days ago (February 24th, 2005)
	Mean track Great to hear from you. Glad to help....thanks alot. --- You gonna eat that? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

fairy beth	fairy beth said 3009 days ago (February 28th, 2005)
	coolio not what id usually listen to, but cant deny it kicks ass. you have serious talent. Check out my latest song called Message No.1 - David Gwynne

algabatz	algabatz said 3008 days ago (March 1st, 2005)
	Stand-fur ...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 Check out my latest song called Hunting down luck

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3007 days ago (March 1st, 2005)
	Stand-fur 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. --- Who's scruffy looking? Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

chikoppi

chikoppi said 3007 days ago (March 1st, 2005)

For want of nothing
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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UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3007 days ago (March 1st, 2005)
	For want of nothing 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.. --- I want YOU for lunch! Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

Mystified	Mystified said 3003 days ago (March 6th, 2005)
	Jammin' How'd I miss this? What a great tune :) Yay, Sammy! My ears be happy :) Check out my latest song called the snowflake dances

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 3003 days ago (March 6th, 2005)
	Jammin' All it takes is a little cowbell sis... Thanks for the note. --- There is no free lunch. Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

alanfraser	alanfraser said 2983 days ago (March 26th, 2005)
	You Give Some Great Cowbell 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. Check out my latest song called Too Much or Not Enough - Live at 20th Century

UncleSamwich	UncleSamwich said 2983 days ago (March 26th, 2005)
	You Give Some Great Cowbell Possibly the realest, coolest comment......ever. Thanks. Made my day. --- Pull my finger. I dare you. Check out my latest song called Five Pound Samwitch

	thethirdperson said 2980 days ago (March 28th, 2005)
	COWBELL! 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! Check out my latest song called Padded walls (maniac or machine)

DigItDirty	DigItDirty said 2948 days ago (April 30th, 2005)
	Nice Harp! 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. Check out my latest song called Back To My Roots

spacekev	spacekev said 2767 days ago (October 27th, 2005)
	I need my bandana This is way cool. It reminds me of my brother, he is a big Allman Brothers fan. I absolutely love the percussion. Check out my latest song called Let Go

Feter	Feter said 1899 days ago (March 13th, 2008)
	Cut Lunch this is just cool groovin my friend !! loved the harp ... !!! Check out my latest song called Roll with it

davisamerica	davisamerica said 1160 days ago (March 22nd, 2010)
	2005 was a very good year Check out my latest song called 12

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Name: Uncle Sam Witch

My life story began at the tender age of 0. I picked up a harmonica once. I now own a room full of wizzbangs and have a pile of crap I make noise with. I share it with you...enjoy. There is no free lunch.... [see more]

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