Slow Motion Blues

Howdy all - and Merry Christmas.
 
I did this tune as kind of a study in minimalism - less is better. (which I actually found fairly difficult - I found myself always trying to mentally speed my playing up) This is one of the first tunes in years in which I've played everything.
 
I named this one "Slow Motion Blues".
 
Thanks in advance for all who take the time to listen - I sure appreciate.
 
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Good stuff here Mark......I lurve da blues and you did a excellent job on this......mix and all. Not sure if it's intentional or not, but the rhythm guitar? seemed to buzz a bit on certain notes (listening on H-headphones).....it may very well be the distortion on the guitar that slight came across a little harsh......not a biggie.
 
Great tones on the leads and very nice melodic slow blues!!

Hi Freddy - good to see you again. I'm practicing hard on the slide thing - it's not that easy for me to play - but I'm starting to get it. Have a great Christmas my friend - and thanks for listening - take care.

Thanks Warren - it means a lot.
 
That bass is my Ibanez SDGR. I finally got it adjusted so that the strings don't rattle anymore - raised them a bit - who'da thought?  ;-D  I just played it through some patch on my POD XTLive and then eq'd the crap out of it and limited it a bit. It doesn't sound bad - but nothing like your bass - and your bass playing - can't beat that.
 
Thanks again. Now get me that vocal track to Oct. 24.  ;-D

gotta tell you mark, that first riff hooked me.
the first measure or two,
that's a good sign.

sounds watery, flowing....nice technique.

inspires me to try to write a slow blues, something like this.

i like the slide sound.... it's ringing on the strings,
makes it sound like a metal slide....?

the sound of the snare..
it's too bright.
takes away from the cool metallic sound of the slide guitar,
or rather, is too similar
 
i'd try a much darker snare tone,
something very woody, without as much head attack,
and fairly dry.

cool tune

Sixfinger - I'm a real fan of yours - so thanks - means a lot coming from you.
 
Mesh - yea, thanks - yea - the rhythm guitars had a bit of "fuzz"  on it. It's the first time I've tried a slow blues instrumental thing like this - still trying to get the slide guitar thing down.
 
Freddy - thanks again.
 
Warren, thanks partner.
 
daryl - yea - it's strange trying to play a slow tune - I kept unconsciencely trying to speed up - fun to do though. Thanks for taking a listen.
 
gonzo - thanks again - I did change out the snare.
 
beagle - thanks for taking a listen. Yea, I'm sure the mix isn't perfect. But, realistically - I never get more than about 10 or 15 people to listen to one of my tunes - so, it is what it is. Thanks for taking a listen. Take care.
 

I like this. Nice and bluesy. Minimalism, as it pertains to music, is something entirely different though.
 
Great tune!

 This is the kind of thing I would like to play after a hard job at work in the evening to relax. Excellent work!
 

Dats da stuph Mark.
 
Drum break was kinda odd. I expected a feel change from it but that's ok.
 
The amp noise in the fade was cool.

The biggest compliment I can offer is to echo Batsbrew - this makes me want to do a slow blues tune.   And I don't do many slow songs.