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KYUSS still rules. end of.

cause i want some puuuuuuussssssssssssssssssssaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyayyyayayayayayaayayayayay.............from a bad bitch................on a big bike yeaaaaaahh

i mean, cmon - its epic

just saw this too... 'Murica

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Okay, I have a bit of video and a bunch of tracks I will be uploading to the web tonight and will provide links. Sad to say no one from the forum made it, but it was still a great time and we will do it a couple times next summer as well, so people who maybe wanted to make it couldn't, will have more opportunities.

I have to say, there is something special about musicians who get together for the first time coming from all genres and states to make music up on the spot. A couple tracks are pretty damn cool. Then there are a few covers that were ran through, which will sound like crap compared to the originals, but again, people who don't know each other coming together and saying, lets play this! and it happens, is way cool in my book. :)
 
Okay. massive delays as life s game is played. ;)

https://soundcloud.com/user-676004734


That link is for all the audio. There are 20 some odd tracks, so I will break them down a bit for you.

First, they are in chronological order of the day.
Each track has the individuals participating... or thought to have participated, listed in the first comment of each track. :)

For those that like cover songs, the following tracks are rough attempts:
2, 5, 17, 18, 19, (1, 2, 3 These are at the bottom of the page) Some Beatles, Neil Young, CCC I think... all rough versions.

Quality Improv Jams:
6(Santanaish), 7(Poppy), 8(Heavier), 9(Jazz Loungish), 10(Acid Jazzish?), 11(Jazz Jam), 13(Heavier), 15 (Smoothish Jazz), 4(The very last track) umm funky jazz jam>?

Of these Jams, I recommend the following , as they are my favs:

Track 3, heavy, but the guitar work at about 28 seconds in. I love Johns Loop effect to keep his rhythm going while he solos over the top. Not two guitars, both are John!!(John being my musical mentor and the only person to share my first live performance with when we were roommates in Co.
Track 8 at about the 3 minute mark. Gets really smooth with the keys and guitar work walking down for a good 30-45 seconds
Track 11, 2:45 mark on.
Track 13... fuck my guitar, its all about that damned bass!!!
Track 15.. again.. that bass! from about 3 minutes on Bryan is phenomenal... him and I were in Hookmeisters together many years ago. (www.reverbnation.com/hookmeisters)
Track 17...Elanor Rigby

Then as the night wound down and the sun set, we found ourselves out by the pool with the acoustics and a friend whipped out their camera phone ( Turned the lightbulb on that when I run a conduit and electric out to the backside of the pool, I need to run a couple of mic lines to plug mics in when out by the pool.;) Little out of tune, and the lighting sucks, and the beers had more than kicked in by then, lol..




We had some superb bass players in the house, but were lacking a bit in the drums and vocals. My throat was trashed form an extended rehearsal the night before and the only true drummer was Swil's drummer who could only stay a couple hours. I did what I could to fill in on drums, but I am not a drummer. With that said, I think I held my own and kept it going for everyone. :)

This was a big success and so next year we will be trying to have a couple. At least one once the pool is opened back up and then another in the fall. Depending on life's schedule, we might try for one or two more in the middle of the summer.

On the side. You know what I think would be awesome? Is if the musicians of this board got together and we hash out the new Blazers theme. Id be happy to supply my studio and time working with people on this if there are enough people who would like to attempt this.

Hopefully a few of you get a little jealous at the vids and tracks and feel more compelled to join in next time. We would love to have ya!
 
HOLY CRAP!!! Im away for about a week and 4 pages of threads!!! I cant read all of that!!! lol. Anyone wanna lead me to the right threads that are a good read vs the ones that I should skip for irrelevance? lol
 
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Read every single post or else turn in your ripcitytwo premium membership card. Your dues are non-refundable.

Damn, Im trying.!!! Cant I have some sort of honorary thing or something? Cause Im an old vet that can demand and all...

Ive made it through three threads so far....90% of it had nothing to do with the thread topic. Love it!!! HA (Not doggin, just observing. :)
 
HOLY CRAP!!! Im away for about a week and 4 pages of threads!!! I cant read all of that!!! lol. Anyone wanna lead me to the right threads that are a good read vs the ones that I should skip for irrelevance? lol
If nothing else, take the time to read the Taylor Danforth thread. Some seriously funny shit. Best thread in a while. A great lead in to basketball season....have a bucket next to you in case you laugh so hard you have to puke.....
 
"My Kyuss Vacation"

Two young men in room filled with smoke in a reddened haze and a PC with a visual graphics plug-in running..... (song Freedom Run playing the background)

"Dude. What's a FREEDOM RUN?"

You don't know what a Freedom Run is, Bruh!!!!! It's when you need to fight against the powers of apathy and sloth, to feel the wind at your heels and (bong hit) blah blah blah....

Did that sh-t for about four years before and it just got cliche and redundant!
 
Awesome coverage Orion. I listened to all the audio/video and really enjoyed it. As I was listening to just track 1 (which is awesome), I immediately busted out some beer I was saving for another day and started soaking it in (pun intended). This is some really organic stuff and I'm definitely jealous. Big ups again for the whole idea and follow-through. Is that you on most of the vocals?
 
I had no choice. My father was a musician in bar bands in the 30's and then was inducted into a Navy band in WW2. He played clarinet and Tenor sax. When I was about 8 he introduced me to an accordian. I remember 8 because of the Cuban missle crisis year. Polish tradition dictated one had to exist in the family. I soon tried drums and he stopped that after a week of relentless practice.
Then the epiphomy! I heard John Entwhisle, Jack Cassidy and further appreciated Paul McCartney. At age 13 the journey began. I am a bassist. Guitar soon followed but bass is the instrument I always enjoyed. I played in a number of local bands. Once I learned the CAGED chords and numerous scales, guitar became a highlight and continues on along with the bass.
Trumpet was a long stay right through high school. I was dedicated as its' hard to play trumpet in a marching band with braces. I had to use bees wax. I actually could play second trumpet parts along with Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass recoprds. I played the Tenor sax my father used and still do.

Unfortunately I never picked up a cowbell. The best cowbell song ever is Low Rider by War. Probably Sly got the lead on that tune
 
Awesome coverage Orion. I listened to all the audio/video and really enjoyed it. As I was listening to just track 1 (which is awesome), I immediately busted out some beer I was saving for another day and started soaking it in (pun intended). This is some really organic stuff and I'm definitely jealous. Big ups again for the whole idea and follow-through. Is that you on most of the vocals?

Thanks man, its fun for me and at the same time I get to hone in on my engineering skills. I had no Idea how complicated it would be to try to build a room that is can be set for recording decent track, but also be able to be a live practice pad and get decent live captures as well. Still very much a work in progress. I just rearranged the room yesterday to help with sound wave flow... or lack of. Also installing a 4x8 baffle on the ceiling above the drums. After that is working on baffling up the corners and random wall placements.
Hopefully next time ill have more notice and some people can make it. We sure could have used another drummer, ;)
At any rate, skill level is not a factor, as we want it to be fun for all. I don't know if you notice, but a few of the later tracks, my buddy John was teaching Cree how to play bass by using numbers for frets and singing the numbers for changes while they played. She had never picked an instrument up before. She had a blast. But then there's some quality jams with some talented folks as well... so point is, room and time for all, no one discouraged. :)
And yeah, that's me on most of the vocals, but it was a rough day. We had an extended rehearsal with my band the night before and I had gone all out belting it out for almost 4 hours, so my throat was thrashed. John Wise, my buddy and musical mentor is the other main vocalist.
 
Thanks man, its fun for me and at the same time I get to hone in on my engineering skills. I had no Idea how complicated it would be to try to build a room that is can be set for recording decent track, but also be able to be a live practice pad and get decent live captures as well. Still very much a work in progress. I just rearranged the room yesterday to help with sound wave flow... or lack of. Also installing a 4x8 baffle on the ceiling above the drums. After that is working on baffling up the corners and random wall placements.
Sounds like a challenge, but a fun challenge. Hope it turns out how you want.

Hopefully next time ill have more notice and some people can make it. We sure could have used another drummer. ;) At any rate, skill level is not a factor, as we want it to be fun for all.
It's a long shot, but it's feasible for me to make a northwest visit next summer and I do have relatives in Salem. Yes, music should always be about fun above all!

I don't know if you notice, but a few of the later tracks, my buddy John was teaching Cree how to play bass by using numbers for frets and singing the numbers for changes while they played. She had never picked an instrument up before. She had a blast. But then there's some quality jams with some talented folks as well... so point is, room and time for all, no one discouraged.:)
Awesome.

And yeah, that's me on most of the vocals, but it was a rough day. We had an extended rehearsal with my band the night before and I had gone all out belting it out for almost 4 hours, so my throat was thrashed. John Wise, my buddy and musical mentor is the other main vocalist.
Still sounded great, man!
 
First the robots started taking our jobs, now they're going for our music! :smiley-195517897341

That is neato.
I want it.
Keith Richards discovered and loved open G.
This device is excellent for those "bad" days.
 
I have pretty much completed mixing down most of Swil's new album and have posted new recordings of old songs plus a couple new songs. I'm leaving a few songs offline for now until I'm happier with their mixes. (I don't know if I will ever be happy/content...)

I'd love to hear some feedback from anyone/everyone before we hit the mastering phase.

This is my first real attempt at doing this by myself and my only schooling was playing the trombone all through school. So I don't know what I'm doing really other than what my ears tell me. Also, reformatting to MP3 to post online has deteriorated the tracks a bit I have noticed. Not quite as full and one big sound. A little thinner and more segregated, but maybe mastering helps with that.

All instruments were recorded by me with exception to the lead guitars. The lead guitar player also sings lead on a couple tracks and backing on a few more. Other than that I did everything else and I programmed all the drums.

I know there are some serious musicians that are also Zeros on this board. A lot more than I would have thought honestly based on most of my musician friends not giving a shit about sports. :)

Anyhow, love some feed back good or bad. Just please provide content if so. I don't mind hearing it sucks, but would like to know why. :)

Thanks in advance. :)

https://www.reverbnation.com/swilnation/songs
 
I have pretty much completed mixing down most of Swil's new album and have posted new recordings of old songs plus a couple new songs. I'm leaving a few songs offline for now until I'm happier with their mixes. (I don't know if I will ever be happy/content...)

I'd love to hear some feedback from anyone/everyone before we hit the mastering phase.

This is my first real attempt at doing this by myself and my only schooling was playing the trombone all through school. So I don't know what I'm doing really other than what my ears tell me. Also, reformatting to MP3 to post online has deteriorated the tracks a bit I have noticed. Not quite as full and one big sound. A little thinner and more segregated, but maybe mastering helps with that.

All instruments were recorded by me with exception to the lead guitars. The lead guitar player also sings lead on a couple tracks and backing on a few more. Other than that I did everything else and I programmed all the drums.

I know there are some serious musicians that are also Zeros on this board. A lot more than I would have thought honestly based on most of my musician friends not giving a shit about sports. :)

Anyhow, love some feed back good or bad. Just please provide content if so. I don't mind hearing it sucks, but would like to know why. :)

Thanks in advance. :)

https://www.reverbnation.com/swilnation/songs
Thanks for sharing you music OB ...I listened to the first song and my advice is to lower the drum and rhythm guitar volumes and crank the bass and vocals...I have the hardest time getting a good vocal mix and bass mix on my home demos...to my ears, drum and guitar tracks should frame the vocals and never be louder than them. Dust off a copy of the Pretenders first album and check the mix out...it's a great recording.
 
Played guitar pretty decently until I fell and fucked up my hand royally. Don't feel bad. If there's one thing the world doesn't need it's another frustrated guitar player riffing the opening lines to Whole Lotta Love.

(Don't let this discourage from picking one up. It's a lot of fun.)
 
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I was the bass player in a band in 6th grade. Our name was "Escape from Nowhere," we had two terrible songs and we were all emo and shit. I didn't actually know how to play bass (or any instrument) so I'm pretty sure we just copied a couple Fall Out Boy songs and made up our own lyrics for them. But we had a MySpace page so you know we were legit.
 
I was the bass player in a band in 6th grade. Our name was "Escape from Nowhere," we had two terrible songs and we were all emo and shit. I didn't actually know how to play bass (or any instrument) so I'm pretty sure we just copied a couple Fall Out Boy songs and made up our own lyrics for them. But we had a MySpace page so you know we were legit.
Escape From Nowhere sounds REALLY familiar... When was this?
 
Okay, some notes:

  • Your vocals are about 3db too low; crank that shit up a bit!
  • Don't be afraid of mid tones (like 700-1000Hz); the whole mix sounds really scooped, which can sound powerless.
  • On the bass guitar, don't try to focus on the super-low frequencies; focus on 300-500Hz instead... that's where the body of the bass is.
  • You've got some weird phasing issues with your guitars; don't try to use weird plug-ins to "place them" in a mix. Just pan that shit left and right like a grown-up.
  • Record two rhythm tracks and let the lead sit in the center.
  • The drum can be more in front in the mix, but don't compress them too much; their impacts can and should be loud, because they aren't sustained sounds. Kick, snare, and cymbal hits should be about the same loudness. Don't focus on super low kick drum sounds on a rock track; 80-100Hz is where it's at for a classic sound.
I'd love a lossless file of a track to get into the nitty gritty more. PM me?
 
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I couldn't get sound on any other songs I tried to listen to...could've just been Windows 10 updating or some shit..will try again later.
 

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