It's been a long time since I posted a song here.
With this one I'm celebrating a few firsts.
First X3 project to near completion.
First song with my new Epiphone Riviera P93.
First song since the pit bull got ahold of my pickin' hand. I feel really good about that.
First vocal track from me. Sorry 'bout that, but it needed the words.
The inspiration for this tune was the backwater areas around Azle, Texas that I travel in my day job as a cable technician.
I love that area, and the people there are much more relaxed than what I find in Fort Worth.
It still needs a little work, but here ya go:
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12886000

The slide playing sounds really good.
 
I like it....words and all... great story there... I'll cut that grass, next week..... maybe....right now.... I'll set on the porch and play this guitar.
 
Gotta love those rednecks

I love it!! I'm a big fan of rocking blues/slide guitar/train beats and you've got a very good thing going here Bob....a very "live" feel to it. It'll really fill up the space once you put a bass track to it. Glad to see you've recovered from the dog bite.......now, we get hear the bite in the dog!!!

Cool slide playing. I like the story and the feel - nice work.  

Thanks, guys.
Yeah, Herb, you gotta love 'em. it's such a classic picture, but I have to laugh when I pull up to a place and they really have mowed around the cars in the yard. No HOA's around here.
Good people, though. They appreciate that I give them my all, and routinely send me home with fresh eggs, home-made sausage, or a standing invite to stop by for coffee.
 
Mesh, one of my co-workers plays bass, and we have been trying to get together for a while now. We both work crazy hours, so it has been challenging. He's not set up for recording, so it's a matter of getting him here. I agree that will add a lot.
I'm also a big fan of train beats, and my biggest problem with this project has been that I slide into the groove and forget to hit the record button.
 
Ruben, glad you liked it. I was extremely reluctant to do that vocal part, but I just had to suck it up and do it because it was a key element in this song.
 
Thanks again for checking this out.

Well a new Robert B tune certainly merits a listen! Good groove Bob, easy to tell you enjoyed yourself here. To make this shine I think you need to place the vocal out of the way of the slide guitar, or duck the guitar under when voice is present, they clash occasionally. Oh, and get some bass in there.

Nice, I'd say you hit it like a redneck wife in a trailer park BAM! Bring me another beer!

LOL, Robby. Thanks.
James, yes I was indeed having fun. I've been working on my slide technique quite a bit. The action on the Riviera is set fairly low. I just kiss the strings with my favorite stubby Pyrex slide. Any pressure at all, and you are bumping the frets.
I'm leaning toward your second suggestion, backing the guitar down some in those passages. Maybe even let the bass do some walking through there when we get it added in. I'm looking forward to making that session happen.

You know what it needs so say so ain't got no point
 
Nice groove

Excellent tune!  I like every thing about it.  It makes me want to hunt for my slide...