bats brew

thanks! appreciate the comment, it will push me thru to the next level!! heh

welcome! anytime

Nobody's into Halloween this year. Bought a bunch if candy, and nobody came. Wtf

happy halloween, to all you creatures out there Werewolf Song Nightime, on the moor drank up all the mead mist is in the air full moon, did the deed. never saw the evil... that poor ole ***** felt the claws that gripped his throat yeah, he was dead without a twitch. "it's your brother down on the moor, with his head down at his feet!" drink the aconite, tonight toast the witches curse pray to whoever you believe in to pass o'r you the worst it's your brother on the moor, with his head down at his feet and the debt has not been paid in full will you, your maker, meet? run into the moor and see the evil eye upon you, cast a glance, and the payment, it is nigh.

thanks daryl i appreciate the sentiment. this was written about one of those wonderful days past, i hope i have some in the future, right now it's a tough road. but i'm still working on new projects, and am almost ready to release another album on Bandcamp, so i'm stayin' as busy as i can cram it in.

that direct drive is awesome. it can do tube screamer type duty, and a whole lot more. i can even be 'anti' tube screamer. it's british sounding, and marries with my boogie well. i bought it right after hurricane katrina. but that particular model, is the SUPER SPORT. on barber's web page, they do the new version of the direct drive by incorporating all the different version into one. a super deal. https://www.barberelectronics.com/gain_changer-4

hey bmarlowe! thanks for listening to my thing here... yes, those guitars, are the same guitars, but different amp /cab / mic setups. plus, i've got two different drive pedals i used, to get those different sounding rhythms and solos left and right. often times i'll hard pan them, but depending on the drum track, and how wide that gets mixed, i might bring those left/right elements in tighter. i try to do a headphone mix, and a monitor mix, and split the difference in the panning between them. some things in headphones just sound downright weird hard panned.

hmmm... nobody's listened yet. well, this is a cool song, that i used a custom strat build for, in fact, it was the 1st song i used the guitar to record with!

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/first-tracks from the album "Stay" thinkin' about the 1st powder day to come.... "First Tracks" Sun is shining through the trees, Diamond dust is everywhere Cold air tastes just like a breeze In the desert solitaire Now I’m standing at the edge, Pulling down like gravity Champagne powder and the butterflies, Falling so happily First Tracks, Cold Thrill, Wind and Tree Big Grin, Addict’s mind, Follow me. Suddenly I can see Wide open fields below, Speed is my friend Where I want to go Straight down the sun will shine, It will carry me Down the spine, Stone Free. Pillow drift and butterflies, Champagne on ice Cold smoke can dry your eyes, Knee deep is so nice.

devo.... seriously underrated, under appreciated. mothersbaugh has done well. Mothersbaugh has developed a successful career writing musical scores for film and television. In film, he has worked frequently with filmmaker Wes Anderson, scoring four of his feature films: Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).[18] He composed for The Lego Movie (2014)[19] and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). and that's just alittle bit!

EXCELLENT, that 1st vid... such a big album back then, cool to see the process. thanks

ask prince (i.e. when doves cry)

"Under my Wheels" was my introduction to alice. loved alice from "love it to death" to 'muscle of love", the ezrin years. i was also a big fan of the live album that lou reed had done, so 'welcome to my nightmare', coupled with my favorite dual guitar combo was a no brainer.

i've always loved this album. the video has a lot of info i never knew about, very inlightening, thanks for posting!

it's a new week, it's a new bump!

Weekend bumpin'

HI SUBVIBE! yea, festival tune, i could see that.. it's got that rollicking groove, a bit hypnotic (that's my road trip groove) thanks for the comments

ah, the tequila mo jo.... yes, i do not imbibe much any more, but my choice would be a good anejo, Tapatio Tequila Anejo is good enough for me. LOL i think i'd rather have 'other' voices to blend with mine, but sometimes i'm just stuck in the studio ready to go, and i run with my own voice. i don't hear it as 'lush', but i like the idea of that!

hey mark!! thanks for breaking the ice on this one the harmonies are fun on this one, they are easy, and just kind of go along for the ride, so to speak. new mix on this one, i'm getting so close....

alright kevin! thanks for breaking the ice, so to speak... thanks for the comments, i appreciate the support. "Head East", interesting name drop there... i always loved the way danny piper played the rhythm guitars on that one song of there, never had any reason... my vocal approach: you know, my setup is so basic... i've got 3 good mics, and a couple of 57's.. i usually use a Shure KSM44 on the vox, thru my RME Babyface Pro interface, set flat, and i record a few passes just to learn the song, and play it back to hear what i like, and what i hate (i hate most of it) and then i just stand and go for it. i always record dry, so i'm not influenced by false sustain of delays or reverbs, i can hear the pitch better that way. boring and dry. then i add the 'jape' later. if i get the whole pass, great, but if i have to punch in at the to of each verse or chorus, i'll do it. then i go back and do the harmonies. harmonies are the easiest thing for me to write, but hardest to sing (well). other than that, the approach is really to be mentally ready to do it. which means having everything setup, levels done, all i have to do is go into a session and just sing. a shot of tequila and a puff is not mandatory, but also not discouraged. LOL