Tap


Man, I remember seeing Aerosmith do this one when they were just a warm up band. You guys did such a great version. Great playing and a really fine mix ...  Danny, I especially dug your leads and the organ is just plain perfect as are the horns. Going back for seconds ....

Thanks Tap. :) You know it's funny, I've never even heard the original until Phil pointed me in the right direction. As a matter of fact, I hadn't even heard of the Aerosmith version! Being into mostly 80's guitar stuff, this was the only version I ever knew. LOL!
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vImfWd4sykI&feature=related

Sounded great. Everything about it. Especially the guitar. Wish I could play that fast. Matter of taste here, but during the chorus I thought some fills would fit nicely there (when the singer is not singing). It's early morning and I can't turn it up very loud. But during the chorus, for me it seemed a little empty in that one spot. But overall, great!

@BrotherGrant - Thanks for the re-listen and the kudos
@ChasMcG - Thanks for the listen
@Straummy me old china - thanks for listening, I'm on a Countdown now....

Warren- Thanks, and yeah, didn't we all play this song on gigs and in jams. 

Bill- Supercala... (whatever) thanks to you, and, hey, did you notice you got your requested bass solo in this one?

Janet- Thank you, and thanks for the heads up on the site (apparently a Soundclick issue fixed now).  RAWK- Midwest pronunciation?

Rik- Thanks.  Yeah that Danny Boy can play, can't he?  There are rumors that his guitar neck was smoldering after that solo.

Shawn- Thanks for the listen and comments (on Rough Patch too)... appreciate it.

Dean- Thanks, glad you liked it.

James- Thanks for the listen and comments.  Yup, we all played it, but I never got sick of it.  And yes, I was in a different place on the first verse.  I was trying to lay it back to set up the big burst in verse 2, and I wound up doing it sounding like a 'doper.'  Everyone liked the approach, so I stayed with it.  In fact the entire vocal was one shot straight thru on the original scratch version, and I never changed it.
 

Great job,  always loved this song.

You guys just amaze me with these collaboration projects.
Stellar performance............:)

Tim

Wow, that's not at all what i was expecting!  Great combination of rock, blues, and electronic/ dance.

Great job!
I've listened many times and each time a different part grabs me keeps me tuned in...that's a great thing.
Sounds very good on my cans and on my monitors.

Hats off!

very sweet! love the horns in this, it's groovilicious, and of course Danny plays like a god...great vocals, they fit just right Phil. mix is excellent too...

Now that is a tasty witches brew of styles and genres...but you know what I really liked the best? The kick sound. That is awesome.

And Danny? You are pretty good!

Danny: told ya!

@thepogue - thanks for listening, I'm satisfied the way it came out
@Scoobie  - the rest of the guys amaze me too. you are not alone.
@CreatingNoise - Phil has this knack for blending styles. We fight but in the end we have to agree with him.
@Slug - Imagine being there the whole journey. I for one had fun.
@paulo - thanks for the kind words. 
@spacey - you just like it cuz the bass you made me is in 95% of the song, huh?  Thanks for commenting.
@geeare1- thanks for listening and mentioning the horns. My son did great IMO.
@mgh - see? My son is not just a metal head (he did the horns). thanks for the kudos all around.
@57Gregy - thanks for listening
@james - I admit that I auditioned many kicks and worked for over three hours on that kick sound. Thanks. Yeah, Danny is coming along, huh?
@Janet - thanks for warming Danny's heart.
@Danny - see? Phil was right. OK, you don't have to admit it. I will for you.

jamesyoyo

bapu


@james - I admit that I auditioned many kicks and worked for over three hours on that kick sound. Thanks. Yeah, Danny is coming along, huh?
So what did you use for the kick?

Superior Metal Foundry's 18x22 Tomas Haake Custom SQ2. Used Filter and Comp on Kick In channel and EQ ad Transient (Superior's) on the Kick Out channel. The whole kit (drums only) was then sent thru Magnetic and UAD's EMT 140. I kept the cymbals separate as I did not like MF's cymbals. I used Superior's Custom and Vintage cymbals independent of the Drum FX.

Great sounding stuff here.  I really like how the brass section compliments the arrangement.

It felt to me like the bass guitar needs a bit more definition.  It was there so it wouldn't need much just didn't feel like it had enough clarity within this great sounding mix.

Thanks for sharing,
Tom

Bob- Many, many thanks for those very generous comments. 

Tom- Thanks for the listen, and we're glad you liked it.

bapu

@Bub - good catch. I check the tracks and the toms in those spots were a bit winky. I will be posting a new mix by tomoroow

I just remembered I forgot to come back and comment after you fixed the drums.

Sounds dead on now.

Great recording by all involved in this.

Thanks,

Bub