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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/04/29 14:13:01
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wow, you really upped the ante on this one Mark! i'm gonna have to get some practice in to compete! ;-)
awesome opening tapping riff, re the timing anomaly mentioned above, the guitar is just slightly behind the bass at that point, a little nudge of a few cents should work fine.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/04/29 21:14:57
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I like the tone you got on this... fat..... !
On the opening...I was thinking.... man he musta had the double expresso from SB before he sat down to record this.
nice playing from you bro.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/04/30 11:35:49
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Show off  . Wow, Mark, just amazing playing on this catchy tune. Outstanding guitar work.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/04/30 18:07:31
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Starise
This is great guitar playing man! I am a new guitar player and I am wondering if I should just quit now
Thanks Tim! Nah man, I wouldn't quit. Give it another couple weeks.
mgh
wow, you really upped the ante on this one Mark! i'm gonna have to get some practice in to compete! ;-)
awesome opening tapping riff, re the timing anomaly mentioned above, the guitar is just slightly behind the bass at that point, a little nudge of a few cents should work fine.
Thanks Mark, I appreciate the comments and will look at that nudge.
Guitarhacker
I like the tone you got on this... fat..... !
On the opening...I was thinking.... man he musta had the double expresso from SB before he sat down to record this.
nice playing from you bro.
Hey Herb, thanks for coming by to listen. I appreciate your comments. Take care.
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Show off .
Wow, Mark, just amazing playing on this catchy tune. Outstanding guitar work.
Hey Phil, thanks for the compliment. I really appreciate it.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/02 19:49:13
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wow... great arrangement, touch and tone... well done Mark... 
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/02 22:13:39
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Marc: love the tune, the tones, great feel always a good hook in your stuff which to me is super important for instrumental stuff. 2 little things if I may...
1. I love the tapped beginning, but for some reason I can't seem to feel/find the timing of it. I'm not saying it's out of time, I'm just not feeling it no matter how hard I try...but I love the lick!! When it comes back in again, it hits me that same way...like the timing just isn't sitting well with me. I'm sure it's probably me though as I sometimes frustrate myself over odd timings.
2. I felt the drums could have been a bit louder. At times they just seemed to be a bit in the background. Always audible of course, just a bit lower than they should be in my opinion.
Really nice use of effects that enhance your guitar tone. Always love listening to your stuff...thanks for sharing this, it's an awesome track!
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/02 22:42:59
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Great guitar solo sir (the little I got through)!!!! (I encountered a server error so I'll have to re-listen later).
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/03 03:41:02
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Really liked this tune Marc! Your playing/tones are very good....I liked it so much that looked for more tunes by you but couldn't find any :(...
I'd like to hear more!!
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/03 09:24:43
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Frank - Thanks for listening buddy. Glad you liked it. Danny - Nice to see you. Per the timing thing, I'll look at it again. It sits well with me, but that doesn't mean it might not be a bit off. I agree about the drums, I just haven't gone back into the project to do any adjustments yet. Mesh - Glad you like it. All my songs can be found in the link in my sig... My Music
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/03 15:01:44
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It was late last night (early this AM) that I was listening and was pretty tired, so I must've totally missed it.....(I did listen to some of your firends tracks though......lol). I'll check it out again tonight.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/03 18:47:39
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Hi Marc, nice to see/hear you too man. I'm glad I didn't upset you with my post...thanks for not killing me. LOL! Nah if it feels right to you...and no one else but me has said anything, I'd say it's me. I have 2 weird hang-ups in myself that I have been trying to get over for years. One is certain timing things that I hear and the other is accepting things that aren't as diatonic. You know when ya listen to jazz and some of that out there stuff just seems like it could be wrong notes, yet it's not? Some of that just strikes me as wrong even though it's completely theoretically correct. But on the timing thing, I'm a drummer as my first instrument and have played just about every style, so I'm decent at timings...but some things that are actually correct, still hit me as "a bit off" if that makes any sense? So it very well could be me man. At any rate, this is an awesome tune....fat guitar tones, great licks and you always give the listener the almighty hook regardless of how much technique you throw at them...and to me, that's what makes a great instrumentalist. Well done. :)
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/03 21:11:31
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Danny Danzi
Hi Marc, nice to see/hear you too man. I'm glad I didn't upset you with my post...thanks for not killing me. LOL! Nah if it feels right to you...and no one else but me has said anything, I'd say it's me. I have 2 weird hang-ups in myself that I have been trying to get over for years. One is certain timing things that I hear and the other is accepting things that aren't as diatonic. You know when ya listen to jazz and some of that out there stuff just seems like it could be wrong notes, yet it's not? Some of that just strikes me as wrong even though it's completely theoretically correct. But on the timing thing, I'm a drummer as my first instrument and have played just about every style, so I'm decent at timings...but some things that are actually correct, still hit me as "a bit off" if that makes any sense? So it very well could be me man. At any rate, this is an awesome tune....fat guitar tones, great licks and you always give the listener the almighty hook regardless of how much technique you throw at them...and to me, that's what makes a great instrumentalist. Well done. :)
Hey Danny, no way I'd be angry. I love getting feedback, especially from someone as talented and knowledgeable as yourself. I know what you mean about the Jazz stuff. A majority of it I can truly appreciate, but frankly some of it just sounds like someone screwing around with their instruments. The tapping timing thing might be me favoring my right hand. I used both hands over the top of the fretboard and this is the first time I have tried this. So the left hand is kinda weak still in this technique. I'm sure the notes are timed right but the emphasis may be on the right hand notes which don't necessarily fall on the main beat.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/04 01:32:27
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Yup!! What else is there to say?
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/04 01:46:47
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Hi Mark, Great song and some REALLY great playing going on there ! Loved the opening riff and I'm with Rik when saying that I loved how it came back in the song as well. Danny pointed out that you don't venture off too far from the hook (bringing it back when appropriate), excellent job as I'm a "hook man" myself! Loved the crunch guitar, bass and drum combo as well. Did notice a few small things, but not really worth mentioning as the strength of composition made up for them. A great song to be riding down a dusty road with. May have to take the pickup off road sometime soon.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/04 07:56:35
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Some fierce flying fingers fretting on the fretboard, my friend.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/04 14:04:08
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Hey John - good to see you again. thanks for listening.
Mr. Grant - thanks for the comments, glad you liked it. I like getting off-road myself whenever I get a chance.
James - thanks for listening.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/04 14:56:49
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Yeah - I have to echo James... "Fierce" came to mind.... "Shred" as well. That bass line is fabulous. I really love it.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/04 20:46:01
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Hi Mark, Cool tune and amazing playing...the tapping part doesn't really sound like tapping to me, it just sounds great Personally, I like the "timing anomalies"...and everything else.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/04 22:16:39
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Great song, and rocks. Thought it might use a little more bass-drum though???
(could be my speakers though also.)
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/05 21:36:15
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julibee
Yeah - I have to echo James... "Fierce" came to mind.... "Shred" as well. That bass line is fabulous. I really love it.
Hi Juli, thanks for the compliments. I really like the bass line too, but it's 1000 miles away from where I started. Nice how things develop when you're writing. geeare1
Hi Mark,
Cool tune and amazing playing...the tapping part doesn't really sound like tapping to me, it just sounds great
Personally, I like the "timing anomalies"...and everything else.
Hey thanks for the listen. I'm glad you like it.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/07 00:14:43
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very nice instrumental guitar tune Mark I like some of that atonal stuff cool playing there the lyrical playing is also very nice ...reminds me of Al D... Kenny
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/07 08:12:31
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very nice instrumental guitar tune Mark
I like some of that atonal stuff cool playing there
the lyrical playing is also very nice ...reminds me of Al D...
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Hey Kenny, great to see you again. Thanks for the comments.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/10 18:11:31
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Awesome stuff Mark - top quality tone and technique  Man, you are good
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/10 21:17:54
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Thank you Strummeister. Them's some nice compliments.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/11 02:44:00
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Wow, that's some really hot playing, I've always wished I could solo like that. You keep it interesting all the way thru and have some really cool chops in there, great job!
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/11 22:17:26
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That's one really healthy riff to start out with!!! You've got the chops and the finesse!!! Great mix as well! Great stuff!!!!!! So this is what you get when you cross Jeff Beck with Al Di Meola!
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/11 22:30:00
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Mark - you are a monster on that guitar.
Fabulous.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/16 23:20:00
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Dan - thanks for the compliments.
Tap - thank you very much.
Mark - thanks for the listen.
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/17 11:57:24
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Cool Mark , this tune of your got my blood pumping for sure , great guitar work my friend !
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Re:New Rock Instrumental - The Last Outpost
2011/05/17 20:09:07
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Nice, nice, nice. What a mess of riffs you put together on this thing. Nice juxtaposition on the jazzy riff with the rocking tune. Very cool stuff!
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