Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/16 14:36:38 (permalink)
Randy,

Cool track.  Vocals are outstanding.  Paul's arrangement is lush and well executed.  Ed's sax is brilliant also.
Good stuff!!

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/17 10:47:16 (permalink)
Dave, thanks buddy.

Herb, I think this mix is kinda genre and time period specific. It's not really meant to sound like a modern mix so to speak. I appreciate the close listen pal.

Bub, Thanks for your ears and the listen and comments.

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/17 10:50:55 (permalink)
Oh so funky, great job by all. Ear candy all the way

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/17 15:22:10 (permalink)
Hi Randy. This sure is a rare cut. I'm a fan of 70's funk/soul and though I've heard this before I don't even know where or when. With the tempo and sparce arrangement of this tune I think that wide and fat bass tone is perfect. It has to fill up a lot of space and if it had more definition and boingyness it would thin the whole tune out. All instrument tones and performance sound great and the vox are dynamite for the tune.
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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/18 23:50:33 (permalink)
Great job on this, guys.  Killer groove.  The vocals were great as was the sax solo.
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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/19 19:44:49 (permalink)
Bub, thanks for stopping by and giving this a close listen.

Severed, those aren't vocal clips, its just me strangling on some tough notes. :0

Squashman, yep I loves me some funky R&B too. Thanks!

Rick, Very much appreciate your comments pal.

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/21 11:57:57 (permalink)
Nicely done gentlemen!! You're in top form on this Randy!! Love that little 'growl' on your vox! Everything about this tune shines.


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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/21 18:46:11 (permalink)
Great cover,  Been along........ long time since I heard that one.
Loved your vocal on this............. :)

There has been some killer tunes posted since I've been gone,
Nice job.  Has that vintage vibe going on.   I like it !

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/21 18:57:09 (permalink)
Great job, guys.  The production is A-1.  I always expect good music whenever I hear that Paul Russel is involved, and I'm not disappointed.  Keep it going.

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/22 18:04:14 (permalink)
Grant, thanks old buddy.

Rhyno, so nice to see you caught the vibe as Paul intended.

Philz, Appreciate your comments man.
 
Tim, Very kind of you. Thanks. 

Larry, I was hoping you'd catch this one. Really great to see you around here again. Now fix that hole in your house and lets do something.

Lynn, We don't get to hear Paul around here as much as we'd like. He's a busy dude, and it was so cool of him to ask me to do this. Still kinda awed by this.

I hope I thanked everybody. Happy Holidays!

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/24 09:08:32 (permalink)
Thank you all for listening and commenting. It's good to get a note from different people with different systems and I'll take them all into account on the next mix. 

Once again, thanks to Randy for being on Point for this. He did a heroic job, IMHO. 

Cheers and happy xmas to all.

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/24 10:05:26 (permalink)
oh yeah... I love this... great arrangement & production...
Great work guys...
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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/25 00:47:55 (permalink)
Nice. Good to hear all of you guys.
Randy was a good call for the vox, the bass is in the pocket, and that horn section is classic.
I also liked that little bit with the dirty keys. Would have liked to hear more of that, but that's just me. I have a weakness for that sort of thing.
Good job all around.

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/25 07:42:41 (permalink)
Man this is kickin'!  I don't know the original, but this was a great version!  loved the whole thing, mix sounds great!

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/26 08:46:04 (permalink)
Nice!  I'd forgotten about this song.

It reminds me of the Talking Heads, but if David Byrne had been autotuned down an octave...

Great mix, great arrangement, great recording!

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2011/12/26 09:25:35 (permalink)
Really great job on this one guys. I loved the mix and the performance. I would have to side with Herb and Bub on their thoughts about "air" as I felt the exact same way while listening. None of it is muddy or anything...it's perfect for the genre/time period. I'd just add a bit of air just so it pops a little harder. Basically, you got an analog sounding mix here in my opinion which is awesome. Just a little more presence though or a curb on the lows for me so it's not quite as dark.

Horns were incredible....good drum sounds, Paul smokes, Randy rocks on vox, it's just a great tune all across the board. Thanks for sharing guys...really enjoyed this. :)

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/01/18 06:19:34 (permalink)
Came back to this after a year away and remixed it to test my new audio interface. Sonar X2 this time, with some nice UAD plugins from the Apollo. Tighter and lighter, I think. 

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/01/18 13:01:01 (permalink)
Nice to see you Paul.

Sounds great turned down low, and even better cranked up. Good stuff.


btw, did you do a follow-up to Monjour?

 
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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/01/18 20:20:20 (permalink)
Yes, James, we did. It's called Analog Universe and it's been playing on smooth jazz and ambient stations all over USA and Europe for a couple of months. It was also in the Echoes top ten last month. 

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/01/18 22:14:27 (permalink)
Pretty cool.  Drums tone and mix are killer.   I love the vocal, great feel.  I kept waiting for the chick backup singers.  Great tune.

Sadowski bass?  Cool.  Works for Tal..

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/01/19 03:00:21 (permalink)
The Sadowski is nice, and it's freed up my Fender Jazz Pro which is currently being converted to fretless by a local luthier. 

But you'd like my latest toy. It's a custom Gene Parsons Fender Tele, which I got Gene to convert when we visited him in Mendocino, California. In the film in the front page of his site there's a couple of glimpses of it. 

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/01/19 09:08:22 (permalink)
Nice job on the tune guys!!!

It kept me locked in listening

Cant comment on the mix though


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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/01/19 14:44:39 (permalink)
This is way better then the original I like it a lot ;-)
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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/03/11 02:42:21 (permalink)
Sorry, last post on this track, I promise.

Something made me come back to it and get a bit more inventive. And the mix got a whole lot better. 

Last revision, I promise. 

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/03/14 20:25:39 (permalink)
SMOKIN cowbell!  Loved it . . . mix sounds perfect on my end. KUDOS GENTS!


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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/03/14 22:13:39 (permalink)
hey, thx, Kev. We got Will Farrell in to play that part. 

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/03/14 22:28:43 (permalink)
I was not familiar with this, but I did enjoy it. Love the bass :-)

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Re:Why Did You Do It..collab w/ Paul Russell, Ed McG 2013/03/15 00:29:05 (permalink)
Wow, talk about a song that grabs you right from the start. Love it. Mix is fantastic. Clear and tight. Well done. (bahahaha cow bell)

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