Busking Moody Blues

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Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:06 pm

Chris, I almost missed this and just happened to stumble on it and I am sure glad that I did. Wow, that 12 string sounds just great and you nailed this tune. Your playing ans singing on this were just super my friend. Thanks for a great listen on this,

Bud


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Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:39 am

Thanks for tuning in Marc, Bob and Buddy! Much appreciated the comments.


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Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:41 am

Chris,
I was not familiar with this tune, so thank you for introduce me to a new song.
The riff, the singing, the playing, both sound perfect like you always do.
You showed beauty in its simplicity.
Thanks for sharing,
Abilio


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Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:02 pm

Many thanks for tuning in and for your kind comments Abliog!


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Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:42 am

I guess I'm exceptionally late, almost missed this. Awesome singing and playing mate, that riff is cool and done pickless .


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Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:58 pm

Simple Game.
One of the Moody Blues early hits from 1968 also released by The Four Tops in 1972... which is the version I heard first.
This may well be the song which pointed me to the MB way back then. Anyway, It's one I have always loved but as you will see, its not necessarily that simple to cover live on an acoustic. So I've been putting bits together for a while during spare moments. I've always struggled to find some way to represent the guitar part as the rhythm is deceptive...well, for me anyway!
If you have any tips on how I could do the guitar bits better... or any other suggestions, please let me know... there's only so much you can do alone without coming to dead end.

Just audio, no video... for me the whole thing is still under construction. Sunday 5th March 2012



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Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:13 pm

Chris, I am dumbfounded ... and very impressed !
So many artistic and technical aspects are mastered here. How many boy scout badges can a person earn in one swoop ?
This is a real showpiece.

Wow.
Pierre


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Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:36 pm

Chris,

Like Pierre I am dumbfounded....but unlike him that is simply my natural state of being.

That was a great job and I have no tips other than continue to work on this, it's terrific. Who are these Moody Blues you speak of? ;)


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Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:50 pm

Chris,

Very impressive job on this song. I can't imagine how hard the editing must have been! The whole thing was so rich and complex-sounding.

Suzi


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Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:02 pm

Thanks for listening and commenting Tony, Pierre and Suzi.
This is a song that got under my skin in a big way when I first heard it when I was all alone in England at school doing my A-Levels with my parents and family stationed in Germany. I know its a complex song in its original make up but its all those wonderful parts which captivated me. Its a great adventure trying to piece it together. This is 37 years later and it still fills my soul.

Suzi, I seem to have learned just as much about recording and mixing as I have about playing in the past couple of years. And I have to thank my friend Bill Haoli for the recording gear he so generously gave me which has given me a real leg-up on things. Some people are so incredibly kind. I've been putting it to good use and can now very quickly do restoration work on a track (removing hiss or noise) and reverb, edit, cut and paste and mix so that part of things now is routine. In the final mix the placing and volume of the backing of the vocals will get sorted... still need to refine and add some parts. This has been sitting around for a few months and I've just been adding bits as I go... its not really busking... more like construction.


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