Blues you can use

[mixmkr]

Ha ... the main argument being is that the musician who played it (who you know) and myself ... don't hear it wrong ... nor does most.

And if there is a note mistake, who cares? We're human. I personally don't want it perfect, I want it felt.

Error only makes any work performed definitely by humans.

I am more and more agreeing with Jeff, for a sake of continuing trival conversation.

If there IS a "mistake" you ought to care. The fact that Jeff's ears caught it ought to give rise that maybe "lesser" trained didn't. And yes, I realize you don't NEED training to listen and enjoy music. That's preaching to the choir with that comment.
But his point was a suggestion to take what is (to a degree ) a kinda important area and make it better with a note change. No different than bumping up a kick drum in a mix in my opinion. Like he says, this aint live, it's a documentation and quite frankly, people that don't give a ___T about their recordings only suffer themselves.

Maybe his note may "feel" better too, and be the "perfect" choice

This bunk about pefection and feeling... that's chapter 1... we all know that.

 

[mixmkr]

oh.... and I don't give "rep"... as they do around here.

But I love ya all!!

 

[K-dub]

The Amish actually build imperfection into their works because they believe that only God is perfect, and therefore nothing man creates should attempt to challenge God.

Me? I'm totally human and forgive myself for being human ... and the random errors that happen in performance.

I think it's fine ... and like Jeff notes, I've purpose to what I do and I've made my decisions ... and YET, I TOTALLY appreciate the notice ... because of the fact that I HAD become accustomed to the performance and needed to have an odd moment pointed out to me.

Still ... even hearing it, it's fine as is. It's not "mistake" if it doesn't bother my tenth sense. Heck, as the good Lt. pointed out, it's close enough for blues ... never mind jazz. Not a big deal to me ... or I suspect, even Jeff ... or most importantly, the non-musical listener. I don't want blues too sanitized for anyone's protection. I must have some Amish in me.

... and I, like MM ... appreciate you all on a very close level and have no clue how to give rep.

Kev-

 

[Lt. Bob]

I assumed, I guess, wrongly that, because it was posted, that a 'fresh ears' critique was implied. Nowhere in the OP does it invite one. My bad.

I don't think anyone thinks a critique isn't ok ..... I sure don't ...... but we don't have to agree with you either. What, because you dissected it and don't like something that's it? End of discussion? And if someone else hears it different then they're not allowing you to critique? I'm sure that's not your intent.

It's simply not true that in music, especially a genre like blues, that there's only one 'right' way.
Your opinion is valid and you have a point but it's still an opinion of what you think you would prefer.

It sounds fine as it is. Yep. It could be made better with a 30-seconds-of-work copy/paste edit in the right place. Yep.

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I don't agree ...... I listened very carefully to the spot you pointed out and I felt it had the perfect amount of looseness that blues should have. When you take blues and make it perfect then it sounds like white people playing the blues.
I think if you changed that spot it would sound worse ...... that's a neat part of the tunage to my ears.

 

[mixmkr]

and actually that way of thinking (if it is the Amish) is totally wack-o, because I sure don't know a god that wants me to do less than my best. Where would you draw the line then?

but realize this... now you are "choosing" (or picking) a note because it isn't "perfect"... or you're possibly learning (via theory or whatever...[trained ears??] ..). So maybe in thought, you're purposely picking the perfect note to not be perfect

so...what's wrong with "perfect" blues anywayzz ... oh..
white boy blues... ha! I guess the negro folk are the only ones that can "feel" that way.

crack me up!

 

[Lt. Bob]

and actually that way of thinking (if it is the Amish) is totally wack-o, because I sure don't know a god that wants me to do less than my best. Where would you draw the line then?

but realize this... now you are "choosing" (or picking) a note because it isn't "perfect"... or you're possibly learning (via theory or whatever...[trained ears??] ..). So maybe in thought, you're purposely picking the perfect note to not be perfect

so...what's wrong with "perfect" blues anywayzz

all this talk of perfect blues or perfect any kind of music tries to boil it all down to a set of rules and it always has to follow those rules exactly or it's not perfect.
That's just not the case ........ listen to any or all of the great bluesman ..... any of them you personally like ...... they don't have perfection anywhere on their records and they would mostly reject that as something undesirable.

 

[mixmkr]

wait a minute... Kev... you got any white folks playing on this tune

 

[mixmkr]

Lt. I'm funnin' with ya. I know zacto what you mean. I'm your age too...

but white!!!

we all know what we're all talking about. If we were sitting around together, we'd go... a...."duh" no kiddin' lol!

 

[Lt. Bob]

I know ........ me too.

 

[K-dub]

Um, what's my last name?





We've a beautiful Amish quilt we bought years back that has a fan pattern to it. The craftsmanship in it is exquisite, but it's got an odd quirk in one of the fans ... the pattern of the quilt ... consistent in every other fan ... is reversed.

We questioned why that was so, and the Amish person we bought it from provided the answer mentioned above.

Which is why the Shakers make better furniture. Amish furniture keeps tipping over because they purposefully make one leg shorter.

 

[heatmiser]

This sounds big and full and struck me as one of the more straightforward songs I've heard from you - which is a nice change of pace. I liked the vocal melody and loved the subtle guitar soloing. Little hammer-ons (or offs?) or something mixed in nicely with the slide.

A little smoother and more polished than blues I'm used to hearing, but that is not necessarily a bad thing as, although I am no blues expert or anything, I know it can take on many, many forms. Good job dude .

 

[K-dub]

Thanks P! I consider Sweet Marguerita to be straight blues pop, if you will ... not really traditional.

OTOH, blues is fun to fool with because it's more a feel than a rule. The tune below is also a blues-esque tune, but again ... more chopped up blues shuffle than straight forward blues.

Feeling Low