Reece , thanks for the listen buddy. Wondering what volume level you listened at? I did a slight nudge of the kick and snare at the last minute, and checked it on several systems. Turn it up good and loud and let me know if you still think the drums need another nudge. Maybe its the color of your room. :)

Freddy, appreciate the comments.

Janet, This crew live? For real? Actually the idea for this project was due to some housecleaning after the move into the new house last year. I found an old set list from around 1987. I hadn't heard this song in about that long, but remembered we used to start the 4th set of the night with this around that time. I found an old copy on cassette, and that jogged the memory as to why we played it. I've been playing it for months and finally decided to try a version closer to how we played it back then, which was loud and powerful. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, this version is the only time I may have played this when I wasn't partaking in some sort of self abuse of some sort or another. As for Jonbouy, well I can't speak for him.

Michael, Yeah, Larry's bass (Fender P Bass) just has a great tone of fullness to it. I didn't really need to do much to his track. He and Jonbouy laid down such a great foundation, that I really just tried not to screw it up.

Philip- Wow, that's some pretty good stuff. Thanks so much. I'm not sure about leading the rabble rousing.....okay....ya got me there. These guys made it pretty easy with the performances they put out. I've said it before, when I bring players of this caliber on board for a project, it puts a good kind of pressure on to me to perform at a higher level than I probably would if I were doing this on my own.

Thanks
Randy

Ha ha...got a laugh out of that one.
Good job guys...When did this dude join your band?

Damnit! Why can't I post a picture?

Whats there to say just around of applause to you all well done gents and lady take a bow.

Wow that was great! Definitely had a "band" feel to it. Nice performances and mix!!

That was a ton of fun, guys.  Perhaps a tiny bit bright, but solid playing and musicianship through out.  Loved the intro! Question though: Other than the bgvox, why didn't you guys mix it like it was live, with crowd noise, or at least people leaving? That would have been the cherry on the top!

Jonbouy


Hi Randy

It seems that I can't get my stick held these days for love nor money...

This was real fun to work on and I really enjoyed doing my bit, and I know you've wanted to re-create this one for a long time so it's a real privilege to have been asked to take part as well.  I know I added to the delay in getting this done as well as being a PITA with the mix.

Like James this is the first time I've heard it all put together and you've done a great job with all the final polishing, you already know my views on all the great performances on this but I've got to mention again that James completely blew me away with his input here.

This has all that out and out 'on the road' appeal that made gigging so much fun for me.

A complete blast to be part of and listen to.

Well thank 'ee Maister Jon!

Thanks everyone for the great comments!!

This was a fun tune to do ( Randy was relentless, disgusting, and completely without morals..Now I know why I like the dude) and a privilege to play along side these gents, tho they did leave me with a hefty bar tab....

Jon - I found your stick on the chair while leaving last nite..would you like me to mail it back to you?? :)

ha... what fun... I jus found this one...

you guys be so crazy... Loved it... 

Herb, thanks for checking this out and for the nice comments.

Bob, I thought you might like this one. Thanks.

RLD, glad you got a chuckle out the intro. I laughed the whole time I was putting it together. None of the guys knew what the others had sent me, so the wife and I got a kick out of how it came out.

Dave, that band feel was exactly what I was going for with the mix. Getting the guitars to sound "live amped" and keeping the vocals from sounding too clean was a challenge for me. I learned a ton on this project. Thanks for listening buddy. Go Chiefs!

Jamesyoyo, mixing this with crowd noise did cross my mind, but in the end, I didn't want it to mess with what finally turned out to be a decent mix. If you listen to the very end, as the guitars are ringing out, you can hear what happened to the crowd.

Wookie, consider yourself bowed to.

Thanks
Randy

James, Larry and Jonbouy.

A special thanks to you guys and for all your help and humor on this project. It turned out even better than I had imagined. Through Larry's lightning strike, and me getting a nasty cold right before time to cut the lead vocals, I'm sure you guys starting wondering if this thing would ever get done. It was all your help and patience during the mixing that made it happen. Thanks again. You guys are champs in my book.

Randy