Recent content by Fromthenorthwest

All those combos must drive a guy crazy at first. I'd love to have one of those for a couple weeks!

Same boat, I've played C6 lap steel a decade or so, and have at times wanted to make the jump to pedal steel, but the prohibitive cost combined with the time investment just seemed like too much. Although I do wonder being relatively experienced on the steel guitar, I would think the learning...

Wow that really was quite a performance, can't imagine what it would have been like to see that in person, as a brand new song!

I agree that in many aspects Neil was very average. However the thing that Neil did possess, which arguably is the most important in all of songwriting, is the ability to create memorable hooks. 'Old Man' or 'Keep on Rockin in the free World,' while vastly overplayed on the radio, are good...

Is this done? I've been running in circles trying to keep the vocals out front without burying the other instruments. Any feedback is appreciated! Listen to So-Long Lonesome by Pete Ruble on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/SF1dk

Like others mentioned a couple little guitar playing hiccups but overall it sounds nice, you have a nice voice. Do you have a plate reverb at home?

Ha! You're right, that's a very merchant sounding name..especially for chocolate. Yes, it seems like growing up in the church may produce a type of 'religion fatigue' for some individuals.

I've always liked Bob Dylan's Isis.

Why did you read it twice, and what did you think about it the second time? I've really enjoyed a chunk of this book, but some of the extended monologues are mind-numbing. Somebody told me Crime and Punishment was supposed to be an easier read than Brothers, not the case in your experience?

Just wrapping up the Brothers Karamazov. Great read but sometimes it feels like a bit of a chore! Also recently read most of Kurt Vonnegut's short stories, really enjoyed his style.

That Greg Boyd book sounds interesting. I enjoy books on religion from time to time. Having grown up in the church but not participated much in the last twenty odd years, they're helpful in revisiting and reexamning my own views on religion and the 'big picture' in general.

Didn't hear anything wrong with your vocals.. Nice song selection too. I was always surprised Marcy Playground didn't get more airplay aside from Sex and candy, that whole record was a sleeper 90s classic.

Nice sounding tracks! Drum and bass sound real warm.

Nicely done Monkey, that third line 'on down the hill...' really pops with the chord change. Mix-wise all the instruments seem to sit nicely in their own space, at least on my JBL bluetooth speaker.

I think you're being way too hard on yourself. I'm sure if you went back and listened to the very first thing you've ever recorded, the stuff you're doing now would be leaps and bounds above it. I know when I do that with my stuff it really puts things in perspective. And from a songwriting...