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Decaffeinated Blues (MJ Coffee House Challenge)
by rsorensen

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Submitted on: Jun 03, 2008 - 11:26:45 PM
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Keywords I really need a coffee (1)
Description I've been trying to cut back on the caffeine intake, and it gives me the blues.

Only spent an hour on this tonight, so it's by no means perfect, but hey, it's the blues so whaddya gonna do?
Hardware Taylor Big Baby, Epiphone Resonator, Lee Oskar Harp in the key of E, Snowball USB Mic
Software: GB
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Feter said 172 days ago
Decaffeinated Blues
right into the chore down under man you ROCK !!
what a harp work here ...the resonator is just
great the whole mood there ..perfect perfect one
of the truset blues songs ever heard here ...
man !!!!!! Deep Bow !!!!!

rsorensen said 172 days ago
:)
wow thanks feter! blues is my first love, so I may do a few more like this. thanks a bunch for the rave review

Nick_Flash said 172 days ago
Nice one
A couple more cups of coffee and you're back to the heavy stuff huh? Sounds great. I would love to be able to do more of this type of work. I'm still stuck in the Alt rock genre. Must - break - free.
Great song though, the best thing about blues is that it's just what comes out.
Bravo.

rsorensen said 172 days ago
coffee
hah yeah. seriously man, I'm getting headaches and everything. I had no idea I was so dependent on the stuff. this whole coffee house challenge isn't helping either! a constant reminder of what I'm missing! Oh well. Thanks for checking this out, Nick. Always look forward to your posts no matter what genre you choose.

Birdman Wayne said 172 days ago
1 ho...
..ur??? WHAT???... Man, this is completely blew me away. Great playing, great production and a very neat work as usual from you my friend.... THIS IS EXCELLENT!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

rsorensen said 172 days ago

thanks again for checking out my stuff, yeman. this one was much fun.

magnatone said 172 days ago
Decaff Blues
Oh YEAH Ridd! You are unPLUGGED and HOT! This is really great - you're kidding about only spending on hour on it, right? Clearly, you could make a habit of hanging around in this genre my friend! Wonderful sound, well done!

rsorensen said 172 days ago

yah I only had an hour alone with the mic so I had to rush it. but i think perhaps the hastiness lent itself to the authenticity of it? thanks for checking it out karen. Definitely more blues to come!

lavalamp said 172 days ago
Mo' perfect blues
Great effort. Really dig this soulful sound. Actually a great production, it sounds live.
Little know secret: I love the blues!

Great going Ridd,

LL



rsorensen said 172 days ago
blues
thanks dave. glad you like it, and the blues too!

Shadowofnine said 172 days ago
Gezz
soon I'll be drinking orange juice, the traditional style is a killer I just dig this so much, brings back memories of my coffee house days in Boston....

rsorensen said 172 days ago
coffee house days
hah tell me about it! when I did the coffee house thing this kinda stuff is all we ever played. good times indeed. thanks for listening.

guygrooves said 172 days ago
Great blues number!!!!
Really well done for only an hour. It really has a cool vibe to it. What is this thing you speak of?? decaffeinated?? What is that???

rsorensen said 172 days ago
decaffeinated
thanks guy. decaffeinated = depression

ronnielong said 172 days ago
"Unplugged"
Freaking sweet man...

A lot of this reminded me of Claptons "Walkin' Blues"- more specifically the solo riffs and slide bits...

Damn good for only an hour my friend...

Tip. Don't drink coffee, drink beer and Whiskey- of course its less "work place friendly" hahahahaha

Cheers

rsorensen said 172 days ago
slide
thanks ronnie. yeah that slide solo clapton did in 'Walkin' Blues' has been around since the 30s. Robert Johnson did it first and since then most dobro players have played a variation of it one time or another.

ronnielong said 167 days ago
:)
Indeed....

Walkin' Blues was just the first tune that came to mind...


Wicked man...

I learned how to play by pickin' the blues... and I can tell its one of yer favs too...

Again, good job...

Now I'm REALLY interested to see how our METAL collab comes out! Haha..

rsorensen said 166 days ago
metal
hah yeah. just waiting for something to happen that makes me REALLY ANGRY so I can nail the attitude... should be soon ;)

FlatRock2 said 172 days ago
a fine roasted bean
great blues. love the resonator and the harp.
pour me a cup o them blues!

rsorensen said 169 days ago
resonator
thanks flatrock. i shopped around a long time for a (affordable) reso that sounded good and found the epi to be the best for the buck. of course I wanted a National Delphi. but I ain't made of money unfortunately!

DWL said 172 days ago
An hour?
I'd still be tuning up

Fine playing sir.

Cheers

Dick

rsorensen said 169 days ago
tuning
thanks dick. i dont waste time tuning when I gots the blues!

Micheal_Wark said 172 days ago
Down N' Dirty!
Great job Ridd! Really authentic sound you've achieved here man.

I'm cutting back on the caffeine myself these days. This tune is helping me as I go through the withdrawals!

Be well!

rsorensen said 169 days ago
caff
haha glad I could help. Thanks for listening Micheal.

splinter said 172 days ago
Light and Sweet
like my decaf latte - saves me from the jitters and the heebie jeebies too - spares my wife and children the wrath of Buzzin' Bud. Very nice.

rsorensen said 169 days ago
thanks
tried decaf and it's like playing a guitar with no strings! no thanks ;)

Peter Bauckham said 172 days ago
Well
I can't say that I'm a big blues fan but I thought this sounding great - can't believe you put this together so quickly! I too have been trying to cut down on the caffeine - but it's hard...

Peter

rsorensen said 169 days ago
well
thanks for listening even though you're not a fan. I appreciate it!

drakonis said 171 days ago
oh yah, chug it! (Water, that is...)
This is cool, clean refreshing Slooooow blues... gawd this is so slow and good it aches to the bone! Anything you CAN'T do? Great guitar & harmonica work, excellent mixing except for two things... you forgot to un-mute those two GB tracks at the bottom before you bounced it... no, not those, scroll down... there, the ones marked "porch squeak" and "dog yowl"... yah, you forgot those!

Sorry about the withdrawal symptoms, I found that the only way to get over coffee withdrawals is to drink some coffee, can't help you man.

ttfn,
Drakonis

rsorensen said 169 days ago
coffee
hah no dogs on this one. thanks for checking it out. and you're right about the withdrawal symptom - I tried it and it works!

dajama said 169 days ago
Very cool
Love the sound of the harp, and the guitars sounds very cool. Can't believe you put this together that quickly! Lovely blues. Nicely done. Peace.

rsorensen said 169 days ago
harp
thanks dajama. i've had that harp for like 15 years. it's so broken in and loose now that it's not hard to get a good sound outta it.

lengold said 169 days ago
I love the blues
Therefore I love this - very authentic sounding and full of talent.
Cheers
Len

rsorensen said 169 days ago
blues
thanks len. i think we have a lot of closet blues lovers here.

Vic Holman said 169 days ago
seems to me
you gots yur mojo a werkin!

a resonator & harp.... can't get more real then that.

rsorensen said 169 days ago
mojo
yeah reso and harp together sound like home! thanks for checking this out

SystematicFailure said 169 days ago
wow!
this is REAL BLUES! i love it . sounds of muddy and robert and sonny terry jamming. GREAT. i dint know you were a MASter of this too. more pls!

rsorensen said 169 days ago
SF
Thanks man. Sonny and Brownie are my faves. Thanks for the kind words

Komrade K said 169 days ago
Lots of sugar...
... this sure is sweet. Like this a lot and as I had my fiddle out I had a jam a long - it sites nicely on fiddle btw. When I have a bit more time I would be tempted to record some fiddle on it - would you be up for that?

KK

rsorensen said 169 days ago
thanks!
Yeah for sure. Please do!

Alannah said 168 days ago
Ah yes the Caffeine Blues ......
.. I know them well ... had to have some tests done recently which required me to go without caffeine for 24 hours for two days .... thought I was gonna lose my mind ...... I agree with drak .. I think I woulda liked to hear a little dawg howl in here somewhere .. and oh yeah .. I would love to hear you SING on this ...... it would be tres kewl !

richardhowardjones said 167 days ago
.
Down home-just the way I like my coffee (with a dash of moonshine).

stratcat said 167 days ago
Very cool
Love the harp and the resonator. Excellent harp licks. You sure can play that harp. Great.

VicDiesel said 166 days ago
The "way past midnight" blues
The audience has left, and the musicians are playing only for themselves. It's past closing time, so the only drinks to be had are what they carry in their paper bags. The fire in their music is no longer burning bright, just glowing gently. But I still need to get this one solo out! Gimme a couple of chorusses here, and then maybe a song after this. Just one.



Bob Rodgers said 165 days ago
I
love the blues and of course I love this too!

Just perfect and very well played!

Thanks!

Heightened said 157 days ago
Solid blues
Can anyone ask for more?

Roxylee said 142 days ago
only an hour??
I feel so much like a wannabe after reading that. Great blues number; goes great with the morning caffeine I gave up last year, but took back. I like the art, too. Those women of the 50's were always smiling as they served coffee and scrubbed the house. But I digress.. this was cool. :-)

Soundhound said 129 days ago
That's what it is......
You truly have this style down to a T....
Bone.... that is, nice licks, nasty slide...



I.........LIKE IT..........

BlueRatStudios said 122 days ago
Great tune!
I just returned to MJ's today with a new appreciation for the "blues" and I'm not disappointed at my first listen back here. It has the feeling of the "delta" on this one for sure.

Impressive playing and control. I like the tones on the guitars. Authentic!

Thanks for the D/L!


Chris








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