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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 03:24:10
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Hey that's pretty good... going from "What's this time signature?" to "Here's my cover" in a week. Good work, man. I'll have to give it a detailed listen, and get back to you.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 08:21:02
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Why didn't you tell me you were an AA fan??!!!
I have all their CDs and they were one of the best LIVE acts I've seen. I saw them when Nick Webb was still alive. They also had an electric player with them so it was 3 guitars plus the band and they were smokin' hot!
Nice job here friend. Ironically I was listening to AA all day yesterday here at work.
Very cool. Covered very well!
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 12:24:50
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brundlefly
Hey that's pretty good... going from "What's this time signature?" to "Here's my cover" in a week. Good work, man. I'll have to give it a detailed listen, and get back to you.
Thanks brundlefly. It would have been quicker but I also went out of town for dad's funeral during the week too.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 12:27:29
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darylcrowley
Why didn't you tell me you were an AA fan??!!!
I have all their CDs and they were one of the best LIVE acts I've seen. I saw them when Nick Webb was still alive. They also had an electric player with them so it was 3 guitars plus the band and they were smokin' hot!
Nice job here friend. Ironically I was listening to AA all day yesterday here at work.
Very cool. Covered very well!
Daryl
Thanks Daryl. To be honest, I'm not familiar with most of their work. Most of what I've heard is a bit too easy-listening for me. But I had this tape years ago and always loved this song.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 12:51:33
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I also went out of town for dad's funeral during the week too. Yeah. I saw your other thread on that, Mark. Sorry to hear it. You have my condolences.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 13:31:31
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You need to listen to some of their stuff - a lot of it is pretty hot.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 13:40:18
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Remarkable recording. Well done Mark.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 14:21:00
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Not a band I'm familiar with but this is just simply beautiful  Fantastic work!
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 17:51:04
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Thanks Brundlefly, I appreciate that.
Daryl, maybe you can make a recommendation for me.
Thanks Shad.
Thanks hairyjamie.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 18:27:55
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Good grief--no wonder you couldn't figure out the time signature! That's crazy! Sounds like you nailed it, though, whatever it is. lol Very nice playing, as usual, and great recording. I'd never heard the song, but I like this. :-)
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 19:41:26
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 20:21:49
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Haha, in the time it took everyone to argue out the time signature, you went ahead & finished the whole song. And you did a killer job, man. I don't know how to put it in technical terms, but your version sounds 'cleaner' to me. Your mix seems heavier on guitars, lighter on percussion etc... I like the way you did it since the song strikes me as a solo guitar piece.
P.S. What time signature did you end up going with??
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 21:28:44
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Hey Mark,
This is a cool song. I've never heard Acoustic Alchemy before. Anyway, forget about them. You did a killer job on this. The guitars, performance and overall mix sound great. Very nice.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 21:56:57
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Thanks Janet. This kept my mind occupied this last week.
Thanks Jimmyman.
Thanks Spaceduck. The only way I could get my percussion loops to work was to setup the project at 280 bpm and set my measures 3/4,3/4,3/4,3/4,4/4 with an occasional 5/4 to even things out.
Thanks geeare1. Appreciate the comments.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/09 22:53:27
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Good way to keep your mind occupied. :-)
And I didn't think that sounded like 4/4. Sounds like you figured it out--whatever it was. :-)
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/10 09:23:21
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Mark,
Long time no see...glad your still banging away...realluy enjoyed this tune..nice recording and great playing as always!!
be well!
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/10 17:37:40
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Hey Marcos,
Really nice job man! You did that really quick too...you're a recording machine :-P
Anyways, just wanted to let you know that you could've done the same by setting the tempo to 140 bpm with a 16/8 time signature for the most part (since this song changes time signatures constantly). The advantage of your method is that it outlines the accents on the guitar parts. But I guess it all boils down to what works best for ya. Again, good job my friend!
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/10 18:13:11
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Tom, thanks for the listen. Yep, still banging.
Thanks Jose. I agree I could have set it up differently, but this seemed to work best with the percussion loops I had available.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/11 08:22:11
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Hi Mark , that is some real nice clean guitar playing you are doing on this song Kenny
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/11 11:27:41
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kennywtelejazz
Hi Mark ,
that is some real nice clean guitar playing you are doing on this song
Kenny
Thanks Kenny. It's one thing to play it, I just wish I could write a song as good as this.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/11 12:15:00
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Great playing Mark! Recording is very nice. Thanks, I needed that! 
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/12 14:09:05
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Thanks Warren, glad I could help.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/12 22:37:44
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I love this tune - you did it really well Mark.
I've seen AA at least a half a dozen times - great group of players.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/13 20:14:34
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Very tasty Mark. Nice clean mix also. Good work pal.
Randy
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/15 01:40:23
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Thanks Mark, I've never seen them live, but i bet it's good stuff.
Thanks big randy. We'll need to do something together again soon. Do you know any singers?
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/15 20:42:32
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Mmm-hmm, nice, Mark. Playing sounds well done and the recording sounds nice.
I'm not familiar with the original track, and I missed the thread on the time signature argument (I would have called it 4/4, myself, but I get what you did with it, too).
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/15 20:59:49
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Mmm-hmm, nice, Mark. Playing sounds well done and the recording sounds nice.
I'm not familiar with the original track, and I missed the thread on the time signature argument (I would have called it 4/4, myself, but I get what you did with it, too).
Why, thank you M. I'm not doubting you on 4/4, but I can't feel it myself. Gotta go for what you know.
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/17 12:18:43
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This is excellent... My favorite of yours...
so far...
I love it...
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Re:Cover: The Alchemist
2009/10/18 15:23:47
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Nice performance/recording Mark.
Did you use your guitar pickups to record or did you use a mic... or both?
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