Darker Shade of Blue (Electric version)
May 31, 2010 2:01 PM
Amped up version of a song I posted a few days ago. Gnarly guitars, Hammond organ, sweet harmonies, in a Television / Big Star / Matthew Sweet frame of mind.
Rummaging thru some old demos, I found an acoustic version of this which I posted a few days ago.
This was very much not how it was written though: the original was an electric version with a bunch of guitar solos. I couldn't track down the original demo, so I thought I'd re-record it. Turned out pretty well -- guitars by Amplitube and Guitar Rig -- although my singing hasn't improved much... if at all.
Is three guitar solos too many? Probably, but they were all so different I decided to keep 'em all. First one is sort of Richard Lloyd/Tom Verlaine... second is, I dunno, me I guess, third is pretty much everything I know about blues crammed into eight bars with a crowbar.
Rummaging thru some old demos, I found an acoustic version of this which I posted a few days ago.
This was very much not how it was written though: the original was an electric version with a bunch of guitar solos. I couldn't track down the original demo, so I thought I'd re-record it. Turned out pretty well -- guitars by Amplitube and Guitar Rig -- although my singing hasn't improved much... if at all.
Is three guitar solos too many? Probably, but they were all so different I decided to keep 'em all. First one is sort of Richard Lloyd/Tom Verlaine... second is, I dunno, me I guess, third is pretty much everything I know about blues crammed into eight bars with a crowbar.
posted by unSane (2 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
Love the crisp guitars (and the little deedlee-doo lick) in this version. The singing sounds more confident to me, too.
posted by fleacircus at 7:01 AM on June 19, 2010
posted by fleacircus at 7:01 AM on June 19, 2010
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posted by MaiaMadness at 2:49 PM on June 1, 2010