:-) Thanks guys, I agree with some of the comments here and put in a msg to Mr. 999 to push that kick a weence, and "swallows hard..." Pull my vox back a bit, OH THE HUMANITY!

geeare1


Hi Mark & Robby,

What a great song! Haven't heard this in years and love your rendition of it.

Always liked Badfinger...one of the saddest stories in rock, though.

Gary is right, it is one of the saddest stories in rock :-( They had some great hits though? And a classic sound..

"Three days before his 28th birthday, on 24 April 1975, Ham committed suicide by hanging himself, leaving a note that included damning comments about Polley." Pete was really the lead singer, and wrote many of their hits with Tom Evans." "The Ham/Evans-penned Badfinger song, "Without You, became a Billboard number one hit for Harry Nilsson"

I can't live, if living is without you. Janet and I actually covered this one?   

"Evans reportedly never got over his friend's suicide, and was quoted as saying in darker moments, "I wanna be where he is" On 19 November 1983, Evans also took his own life by hanging."  
 
Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badfinger

 Wookiee -  Thanks for the listen.    This song came out in 1972 so it is quite old.   You probably know that BadFinger were expected to be the next Beatles, their first hit (Come and Get It) was written by Paul McCartney and they were signed to the Beatles label (Apple)

I remember Badfinger just by 1972 my music listening had moved away from chart stuff and into some progressive and underground head music as we called it back then.

Ain't a darn thing wrong with this...everything sounds great, guys.

I think your version of the song was better than the original. The vocals fit pretty well.

One of my favs . . .  and you guys didn't let me down.  KUDOS!


Kev

Sounds Great!  All around - drums sound awesome - fills, snare tone.  All the Guitar tones are spot on and sound terrific - really good tube sound.  Robby - your vocals are excellent - nice job.  great harmonies too.  The mix is great too. 

:-) We're a dynamic duo! But he has to stop using me for my pipes and let me play some bass and keys! Actually, Mark did this one for me (which I really appreciate as it's one of my all time favorites.) Most of my favorite music is from the 60s and 70s. Some from the 80s, after that? Not so much.

Lynn - Thanks for the comment.     We may never know if we can do it "live".    I don't do much of that anymore.....too busy with work et, al....
 
Janet-Thanks, glad you liked it.  Was a fun song.
 
Mark-Thanks, much appreciated.
 
Wookie-I think a lot of us did the same, I am finding I like to go back to some of that simple, pop stuff I missed back in the day though...   Probably would have appreciated it more at the time if we knew what was coming at the turn of the century;)
 
James-Thanks.  I may push the kick a bit.  I just picked up the new Waves Redd Console (Abbey Road) that I may try on this track too.  Unfortunately I leave for a 10 day trip to Asia so won't get to it anytime soon.
 
Pete-Thanks for the listen and comment.  
 
Kev-Thanks, glad we didn't wreck one of your favs for you;)   Appreciate it.
 
Geno-Thanks for the listen, appreciate it.   I have to admit after I heard your Song for America I almost hung it up;)  What a masterpiece that was.
 
Thanks everyone for taking the time to listen and the feedback, much appreciated.
 
Regards     

When this song came out my wife and I were living in Toronto.  It seemed like this number got airplay about every 4th or 5th song.  Excellent cover on this classic.  Kudos to you both.  Mark -- have a great and safe trip to China.