Mangrove Sally (Swamp Blues)

Final Report from Freddy J’s delusional daydream:  THE REVELATION.
 
Well, finally, reality hit hard and I had to rouse myself from my cranially incarcerated excursion (read-- daydream).  As I went through my tasks of the day, I thought a lot about my virtual cerebral fantasy.  What did it mean?  Who were the “Freds” and why were they so doggone familiar?  Why did their collective tastes in music match my collective interests so completely?  Then it hit me.  The imaginary “Freds” were simply a manifestation of all the kinds of music that I have heard and loved, and that have been such an influence on my feeble attempts at making music. 
 
By way of acknowledgement to these influences they are: Tampa Fred --- the Blues man -- with his love of Blues, old style R & B, 1950’s rock ‘n roll, rockabilly, jump Blues, and dowop;  Bald Head Fred --- the wild child -- with his love of cool jazz, beatnik bop, raunchy rock, hard driving rock ‘n roll, hard rock, the more rocking new Blues, and even some metal;  Freddy Jim  --- the steady one -- with his more moderate preferences of country, western swing, big band, alternative pop, and Americana;  and most recently Freddy Younger – the kid -- with his love of alternative everything, electronica (thanks to some of the Song Forum members), and all the new stuff that is breaking rules and coming on down the line.
 
I was watching a TV show on the history of the Blues on cable TV and the discussion turned to how it seemed as if a lot of the early Blues guys were stealing material from each other.  I don’t remember who said it but they said something like “…that’s the way the Blues is.  You hear things that you like and that sound gets incorporated into what your music is.” (this is a fairly close paraphrase)  I guess that that is true of all of us and is true for all music. 
 
Anyway, that is it.  That is the revelation.  Thanks for your patience and for tolerating my story.
 
The “Freds” have one more collaboration (Mangrove Sally), which I hope you get a giggle out of.  It is musically more in the style of “swamp Blues” but the lyrics and story follow more in line with some of the Coasters’ songs or songs such as “Love Potion #9” by the Clovers. This one is just for fun.
 
Mangrove Sally
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Freddy J

This is more the Freddy I know. You just continue to put out really great blues music - I love your voice Freddy - fantastic.

Love the vibe, cool performances. Your voice is perfect for this genre. Nice balanced mix. Very well done!

Watch that #9 love potion Freddy...it'll hook ya every time.

Grungy,swamp slime vibe that makes me smile.

Everything went hand-n-hand on this tune..from the geetar right down to the vocals.

I think Mangrove Sally hangs out with the gators, so, watch where you walk son... :)

This was a great listen!

Larry

Terrific drum track, got my attention right away. Solid storytelling. I thought the guitar lick was too upfront, kind of drowns out the rhythm and even lead tracks and vocal too. That's really the only problem from my humble perspective. Bring that track down and everything else will stand out better. But overall a great tune.
Mark

and quite the coincidence that I just put up Love Potion #9 yesterday!

Freddy, you B the real deal.  This is great blues.  Love the whole vibe.  Your mental excursions were a very enjoyable education and sad to see it end.

Sensation opening, had me hooked from the off.

Loved the grungy, dirty feel this had.

Vocals sound ing good as usual, but would still like to hear it with a little less reverb.

You sound like you're in your element here Freddy cause you're firing on all cylinders.

Excellent.

Hi Mark.  Thanks a bunch for your comments.  I originally had that lick pushed back too much and a friend suggested that I bring it up front some.  As usual, I overcompensated.  You're right about the coincidence!
 
Thank you Jimmy.  I appreciate your kind words.  Being in my second childhood, I have been trying to develop my new identity  --- maybe I have hit upon it musically (LOL).
 
Hey Rick.  I am really glad you liked it and thank you.  Yea --- the journey is over but the Fred's are still with me and I'm sure will have their influence.
 
Thanks for taking the time to listen and the kind comments, Tom.
 
Hey John.  Thanks for the kind comments.  Reverb --- my nemesis.  I missed my Delay Abusers Anonymous (DAA) meeting the week that I did this song  --- must have fallen off the wagon (lol). Thanks again.
 
Hi Warren.  Yup the Fred's are all back to one but unfortunately my head never has and probably never will be all back together (lol).  I appreciate your encouragement buddy.  Thanks.
 
Freddy J

hey, freddy!  cool blues stuff!

your drums are really thin sounding and your vox are very dry, things don't seem to "gel" together in the mix.

just my opinion.

Astonishing swampy blues here ... just as you forewarned!

I love the guitars, vox, swampiness, and vexations in this solid ballad.

^

Hey Freddy,

Great job on this. You always sound right at home in this genre.

I like the way all the different guitar parts fit together...very nice!

Hey, Freddy,
 
Very cool and super smoooooooothe blues number!   I just knew I was going to love this from that first sustained chord.
 
Dynamite vocals and great playing, and I think the contrasting guitar tones sound absolutely perfect during those sweet blues jam solos.
 
You've also got a really authentic vintage blues style mix that fits the song like a glove.  I'm on my third listen, definitely one of my favorites from you, excellent work, buddy!
 
Bob

This sounds like a fun jam. The vocals and all inst. sound GREAT! I love the lyrics too. Keep on trackin'!