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Nope....it was the Pretty Things The Beatles sang "Gloves, gloves, gloves"..... They were against mittens.

Yeah, anyone can..... But to be honest with you, I don't like the lyrics. They come across as someone trying to write what they think an AI songwriting tool would probably sound like. It could work wonders as an advert for IFIM college, though.

Experiment. If the chords are being played on the guitar, use the piano to part complement, part shadow and part counter-melody what you hear in the chord progression. I don't know if you find this, but when I put together a run of chords on guitar, little melodies and counter-melodies nearly...

I've done that on a couple of songs. It's an acquired taste but definitely worth it for the songs I did it on. It's not something I'd ever do regularly. On the two songs I tried it on, it was for contrast. On one of them, I did it on the 6 and 12-string. Actually, I think I did that on both...

Your friend is wise. (y)

Yeah. I've been using it for over 10 years and I think it's a brilliant piece of gear. I don't just go for one bass guitar sound, I go for a whole variety. I'll use DI, mic'd amp, mic'd guitar amp, DI from the bass amp or guitar amp, a three-way split between mic'd amp, DI and AUX out then...

Yeah, go on eBay. There are loads of headbands and earpads for your phones, and they're all cheap.

I only change my guitar strings when they break. I used to repair them depending on where they broke and some of those repaired strings lasted for ages. I've always mixed brands and gauges, both on my 6 and 12-strings. I've never noticed any discrepancies between string sounds. Ditto with the...

Ha ha, welcome to my world ! Or rather, welcome to the world of the multitracker. I think you'll find that songwriting is like the malaria virus. It never truly leaves you and can strike just when you least expect it.....I had it in '77, '78......and '90 !

This is really where I'm at. I'm still in the dark fully about compression. But I use it for sound shaping. For example, I might put the bass through the compressor for a little oomph {although most of the time I won't} or I might put some on the snare for a little difference in its sound....but...

I'd bet your life he'd want real drums. But I wouldn't bet mine in case I'm wrong !

Well, I've come up with lyrics for songs where I have done exactly that. Not particularly often, but in sufficient numbers to know it can be done.

I like the songs on this collection. I like that they take a journey through the different types of reggae that developed in its heyday. I particularly like no.7, "Oh Ja Joh ?" and the one that follows it, "Egostrelers." The stop-starts towards the end are right up my street ! I love those crazy...

I've liked reggae since the late 60s/early 70s, when it was mutating from ska into what it became. It was long felt that unless it was being played by Jamaicans, it was somehow inauthentic. In a nuanced kind of way, there was some truth to that, although I don't think "inauthentic" is the 'cuss'...

It's just my savage sense of humour, but that would make a great title for an instrumental or even an EP. But not a whole album ! :cautious: This is entirely a personal preference thing. When I first began recording, I had no reverb unit so I used to put the bass drum in front of the mic and...

There is so much you can do with this track. Firstly, let me just say that it isn't actually boring. It is a little generic, but I'm a sucker for a cute 4 chord sequence. I think the drums are a bit obvious and prominent, but they will be at this stage of development. You can think of...

That's not what was reported in your High School Prom report....:geek:

I'm kind of glad that you said that. I know you were looking for something more specific and you've received some good replies that offer much food for thought. However, ultimately, I refuse to believe that a room, any room, can actually impede a person from making enjoyable recordings. There's...

Yep, this is it in a nutshell. Some years ago, Pete Townshend said there was too much talking in rock'n'roll. I feel home recording can be in danger of going that way too, at the expense of making enjoyable music.

I suspect that if you asked 100 bagpipe players if they've ever heard of Montrose they'd slap you ??and tell you, "Of course Mon ! It's in Bonny Scotland !!" ⛄️?????????? It's a pretty good song that comes from what I've long considered to be an overrated album.