"Following Light", original hard rock waltz

"Following Light", original hard rock waltz

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Following Light, is a hard rock waltz. 
story:
it's nice when you are lost in a world of hurt, someone comes along and offers a helping hand. 

Guitars used: Carvin DC200K, USACG strat, Williams Strat Hybrid
amp: mesa boogie mark IIB, combination of close miced and palmer pdi-09
cab: avatar vintage 1x12, celestion heritage g12H-55
guitar effects: Barber Direct Drive SS, Tone Press, ISP Decimator, yamaha DG stomp (short tape delay in FX loop)
bass: Carvin LB70 into sansamp bass DI, split thru to mesa guitar amp setup for midrange bass tone and blended with SABDI
vox: ADK Hamburg, into A Designs Audio MP-1, DBX MC-6 compressor
acoustics: Taylor 414, Seagull Artist Mosiac,  each miced with single AT4033
Drums: created in ACID

What a coincidence, I just put up a rock waltz the other day.  This must be the season for 3/4 time.  I love this tune; it sounds so unique yet familiar.  Like some of your other songs, it could have come from Revolver.  It's all good here.  Congratulations.

Hey, Rob,

Another dynamite production for your repertoire!

Killer playing, amazing vocals and a stellar mix, as always.  I agree with James about the Jon Anderson reference, I've always thought that about a lot of your vocal and harmony work.

Truly a class act, buddy, excellent stuff! 
Bob

That's nice. Plenty of guitar ear candy. Yes, there is a lot going on here, but it moves so well, and everything is cleanly separated. I love the rolling motion of 3/4, 6/8.
Definite Anderson sound on the vox.
Interplay of the electric and acoustic guitars is quite artistically done. Tasty.
I tend to agree with jamesyoyo, and would like to hear the drums a little more proud.
All in all, a wonderful piece.

bob oister
thank you for checking this one.
this started out as a bit of a HEAVY instrumental, and wound up as something altogether different....
i thought it might appeal to the heavier hitters in the crowd.
i'm gonna put on some old YES now, and start practicing.
LOL


rimshot
thanks rimshot, for listening and commenting.
snare....... man, snare is so hard to just nail every time. it really is.
with my superior drummer program, i spend WAY TOO MUCH TIME.... f'kin with all my snare choices.
and i'm such a snare freak.....
and i like so many completely different snare sounds, it's hard to weed it all down to just one that i could call my own (as if i was a real drummer).

this was a case of being 'locked in' to the drum track.
it's a situation of certain frequencies, plus level.
i just had to leave it where it was, i was working off of a stereo file of the entire kit already mixed down  (Sony acid)
so i couldn't make changes, other than multiband processing and eq.....
i did a bit of that, but only took it so far, it started messing with the overall vibe if i pushed it too hard.
 i don't know about all the old classic rock stuff, maybe a bit of rush in there? heheh, could be anything from anything i've ever heard.....

 
robertB
glad you dig it.
yes, the 3/4, 6/8 kind of overlays on each other from section to section....
appreciate it!

 

thanks rimshot!

Great as always, Rob.  I haven't gotten off my butt to get the new CD yet but I will.  I still would love to have The Shaman Song.  This tune is so well done.  All of yours are so I never expect less.  I thought the guitars fit well on my monitors.  I do like loud prominent guitars, though.  Drums sound really tight.