The Werewolf Song, in Video

http://youtu.be/3CjWWo3qsIU

2013/10/21 10:48:28

batsbrew

this is a song i wrote almost 10 years ago...
this is a brand new version of it, new tracks, new arrangment.

geek stuff:
recorded in Sonar, using ADK mic, shure sm57 mic , A Designs preamps, DBX compression, Waves plugins, sansamp bass di, drums played on keys but triggered thru Toontracks Superior drummer, Maudio Audiophile 192 for conversion, Taylor 414, Carvin DC200K, Custom USACG strat, Mesa Boogie Mark2b head, Avatar closed back 1x12, Thai prayer bell, shaker, maracas, tamborine, there are 34 actual audio tracks total, 6 acoustic tracks, 8 electric tracks, 3 vocal tracks, 2 fx vocal tracks, 1 bass guitar track, percussion, shaker, bell, and tamborine percussion tracks, washing machine used as a bass drum track, kick, snare, 3 toms, hihat, room mic, 2 solo guitar tracks.

2013/10/21 10:50:05

batsbrew

"The Payment" - a classic horror story re-told

story:
it's a little ditty about 2 brothers and a lycanthrope.......
it's loosely based on the original wolfman movie, the one where larry talbot gets bitten by the werewolf, and he see's the pentagram in his hand; he knows he's phucked, so he goes to the old gypsy woman who knows about these things, to find a cure, and she basically tells him the only thing for him to do, is to kill himself......
what a bum deal.
anyway, these 2 brothers have been partying all night, drunk as skunks, and one of them staggers out into the moor, and proceeds to meets his maker.
the remaining brother wants revenge, but has sobered up now, and has figured out that he'd better get some kind of ammunition...
....so he goes to see the gypsy-witch, to get some aconite (wolfsbane) and a spell here and a prayer there, and believes that he's well prepared, and he goes out to the moor to get his revenge.
but that's not what he gets......

“The Payment”
Written by RF Gilliland

Nightime, on the moor
drank up all the mead
mist is in the air
full moon, did the deed.
never saw the evil...
that poor ole son of a b!!tch
felt the claws that gripped his throat
yeah, he was dead without a twitch.
"it's your brother down on the moor,
with his head down at his feet!"
drink the aconite, tonight
toast the witches curse
pray to whoever you believe in
to pass over you the worst
it's your brother on the moor,
with his head down at his feet
and the debt has not been paid in full
will you, your maker, meet?
run into the moor
and see the evil eye
upon you, cast a glance,
and the payment, it is nigh.

2013/10/21 13:55:15

Walt Collins

Nice! This is an actual story with real lyrics, with a really awesome song behind it too. Sure beats my halloween song. ;) Great stuff as usual! And yes... it does sound a bit like Yes (their later stuff).

2013/10/21 14:05:47

theguitarplayer

Well, I knew this would be awesome before I even clicked on the link and so I was right. Great instrumentation, textures voices, vocals and mix, as usual. Great jam!! Trick or treat!!

Peace and Blessings, John