No Self Control (Country Version) Feat. String Jammer, Danny Danzi, Bapu & Some New Guys

First off, I'd like to thank The Beagle (Reece Bain) whose idea it was to do a country version of this tune.  So, I replaced the synths with a banjo and pedal steel, and the electric guitars with acoustics... other than Danny's part which supplies the drive... came up with a new drum track and remixed a bunch of times.  This is what we came up with:
 https://soundcloud.com/phil-doyle-292979186/no-self-control-country-version
The players (other than myself) are:
Gregg Bolger- Vocals
Ed (Bapu) Kocol)- Bass
Danny Danzi- Rhythm Guitar
Scott (String Jammer) Campbell- Fiddle
Johnny Butten- Banjo
Bruce Hoffman- Pedal Steel
 
All comments welcome naturally, though favorable ones should come to me and unfavorable one should go to The Beagle 

HA!  blame the beagle!  it's ok!  I'm an old dog but I can take it!
 
Phil and friends, this is an EXCELLENT version!  love it!  I'm not a big country fan myself, but when I heard this song I thought a country version would be perfect for it!
 
great job everyone!

Well, you guys are really multi-talented - this is a great country tune. You guys are too much - love what you do.

I went to your Soundcloud page. Was there a song there?    :)
 
I though the intro violin snippit could be louder. The song makes country just fine. Nice to write something that translates to another genre!
 
So you have "country" as a target, and this song hits the bullseye - at perhaps the cost of uniqueness. This sounds like a mainstream hit, which is waaaay cool, but another take might be a little more sloppy/roadhouse/Black Crowes southern rocky type feel. Perhaps that would be genre #3!!!  As an experiment, you might mute the banjo. Does that bring it a little farther south than Nashville?
 
That said, I'm more of a Dale Watson country aficionado, and I have never written a good country anything, so what the hell do I know?
 
cheers Phil, a very solid effort indeed. Radio-ready, as they say!
 
-Tom

Sounds like country to me but what would I know.  Thanks for sharing chaps.

synkrotron
Ha! That was awesome

Can't remember the last time I listened to a Country & Western song but I'm glad I listened to this. It works really well.

No nits or crits from me. Perfect in every way

Thanks, Andy, I'll hang on to those nice words for a while.

Thanks Jesse! Glad you liked my fiddle part!

Great version, Phil! Where did you find these banjo and pedal steel guys? The arrangement sounds really good. Great fiddle fills as usual from Scott, its mandatory for a nice country song as this. Didn't hear the first version but this sounds very right!

The genre-switch works very well. Along with the instrument changes, I suppose you'd have to get into a CW mind set as well, which could be a lot of fun. I enjoyed listening to this version. I also kind of liked the photo on your Soundcloud page.

Dean- Thanks.  Yes, this was originally a rocker, and some of those elements still remain.  I love mixing genres.
John- Thanks, yeah it's mostly country.
David- Thanks for the listen and the kind words on the production.
Jesse- Thanks, for the kudos.  Sad to say I don't know the gals, but I would like to.

I enjoyed listening to this one transformed into a tantalizing toe-tapper very much. I'm a fan of good country and the bunch of you definitely play some good country. I'd love to hear more; I think a live set recorded in some seedy bar with good acoustics might be just the thing! :)
LJ

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! REAL MUSICIANS PLAYING ACTUAL REAL MUSIC!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
 
Real country music no doubt, with a little bit of bayou sound. 
 
This could be a track that would be perfect for a new "Smokey & The Bandit" movie, as an intro. that is. 
Anyway, sorry but I have visions when I hear music and that's how I hear and see it. 

Enjoyed hearing this one very much! Thanks for sharing!