A little Soul Music

I am entertained. in a good way. don't you love all the takes it takes?
ya mon. it not too reggae. I don't mind. nice job!

Yeah, it does take a bunch of takes. I never knew, and I'm still barely skimming the top off of recording. Long ways to go. I did get the mix a wee bit better this time around. You and Ignar, I think, were talking about mic position in a thread a couple of months ago, so I found the optimum combination of position and amp volume. The next thing I'll try will be multi-tracking. <gulp> At least that way I'll be able to guitar straight in and only mic the vocals.

Then again, maybe not. It was just a single guitar song with one guy singing. Hardly gets more true than what I posted. More takes.......and get used to recording so I don't tense up.

Thanks for listening and the comments guys!

Sounds good, I love that song! You've got a good tone on the acoustic.

side note: I got to see Stephen Marley, one of the many children of Bob, play that song live at Bonnaroo. Incredible.

DUDE! You sang! I loved it!
Much better than listening to just the rhythm. I was singing along with you! :D I love that song.
Not so easy singing and playing eh??? This was awsome man. Keep em coming!

Edit: I'm still listening...you have to get a bunch of back up singers from Jamaica to make the song complete. :lol:

Cool stuff, Roy. 8)
Bringing your own soul to it is what it's all about.
:)

Thanks guys! It is a fun tune to play. One of my all time favorites. Well, the live version on Legend, specifically. The title I used was inspired by my son who called it "No No Cry" when he was under 2 years old. He also sang along to a Nirvana song called "Rape Me" once at about that age. That got turned off quick before mama heard it.

Dogbite mentioned in a thread just recently about how not totally tieing lyrics to chords is somewhat, oh what was the word he used, liberating? Sure, there's the 4 chords in the song and not a whole lot to it, but Marley really belted out the vocals at will for this song. It really de-emphasized the instruments on the live track he did on the Legend CD. That was the missing link for me and this song. I have a longggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg way to go, but it's a start.

I actually got into a really good groove Friday and nailed this a lot better than today, but that was downstairs on a tube amp with no-one in ear shot and really let loose. Did a really good Tangerine later on too. One of those good days.....

Music is fun.

ire rparker. its true about the headroom the lyrics get when the rhythm is set apart. Marley sings it so soulful.
the emotion comes out off the beat. and such. ya . it is liberating as a player. I love playing rhythm. it drives the song.
the lead player can then play one note or fifty dozen. it all works because that rhythm is going.
same true with the singer. with the song driven by rhythm you then sing the words. the words are the soul of the song.
a whole different thing is happening then. :note2:

Randy, great description of that. That's inspired me some more now. I did that song a bit ago called Sing Me back Home that's also on the SoundClick page. I didn't add vocals to the recording, but I couldn't feel them (or sing 'em worth a hoot). I can feel them now. I was just playing it now, but couldn't do a whole lot as the house is sleeping. What I did, I liked. Woke the dog up <insert long story here> woke mama up. I'm gonna have to work on this some more and put out a version with vocals.

Darn it. Every time I start to mess with playing some lead, I get distracted by new rhythm stuff. MUST.......FOCUS......

Also working on The Nearness Of You at about the same speed. Long way off on that one. Between that one and The Girl From Ipanema, I'm learning about 15 new chords. Life used to be so simple. :lol:

Ya mon...Bob would be proud 8) Good Job!!

Edit: I'm still listening...you have to get a bunch of back up singers from Jamaica to make the song complete. :lol:

Add in some ganja, then the song will be complete!

Edit: I'm still listening...you have to get a bunch of back up singers from Jamaica to make the song complete. :lol:

Add in some ganja, then the song will be complete!

Jeff, one of the BEST times I ever had was on my honeymoon in Jamaica. We rented a motorcycle and went into the countryside. Although the poverty was horrific, the country was beautiful. Anyways, we stopped off near these little shacks were the locals had carvings and hand made items. We hung out with the guy that lived there and his friends came over after a bit. Well, the music started, we all started dancing and then...I saw the biggest..um...cigarrette, I've ever seen in my life. We danced and laughed for hours. It was awesome!

So ya mon. REspect. We need the ganja for this song.

Edit: I'm still listening...you have to get a bunch of back up singers from Jamaica to make the song complete. :lol:

Add in some ganja, then the song will be complete!

Afterwards, we can chow down on some of my very famous (and worlds greatest) Jamaican Jerk chicken.

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And then royboy, would make jerk chicken
of which he share with youuuuu (bg singers kick in) YOUUUUUUU!
.........
:note2:

and then we all get neked. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Isn't it funny how all of these stories end that way?!!

The chicken and ganja sound good, not too sure on the gettin' nekkid part :D