Revenge Of The Library (Instrumental)
Challenge: PERSONAL SOUNDTRACKLiner Notes
#instrumental #blues #national #slide Ages ago, I wrote a bunch of library music for a couple of different production companies. It was really fun, but of course, it's not my music any more, not really. The most fun I had was making a collection of blues instrumentals. They sounded a lot better than this one, because I actually composed them before I started recording them, and I did more than one take of each track.
In this case, I put on a click (ha! like it made a difference) and freestyled the National track, then played electric bass (apologies to all real bassists out there – #fearlessflight, I'm looking at you –), then did the two electric tracks on basically the same rig, and then "played the drums," i.e., pretended I know how to play the drums.
It was, however, wicked good fun, and all I have time for today. But once I listened back to it a couple times, I realized this also TOTALLY qualifies as my personal soundtrack, as per the Week 4 Challenge!
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I love your bass playing. You have nailed that loping slow groove which would strike fear into most serious players, such a BIG pocket to lose yourself in! This just feels great!!!
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I am glad to hear you break out the slide once again. This sounds great. You can Book it! Has that Swampy juke joint feel.
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At first I thought you meant, like, a books library and was wondering what kind of music would fit in a space so renowned for quiet! Anyways, this is a great laid back unrushed sweaty blues. Could definitely be a soundtrack, which it sounds like you have plenty of life experience creating!
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Must have been the classiest collection of library music EVER. There's a really trashy show called Justified that I burned through last year, and I'm now pretty confident some of your stuff must have been used. Awesome playing. Listening again...
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Man, I sure enjoyed this SWAMPY blues. Nice one! Great vibe
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Yes! Love that slinky slide-y swampy blues and the additional of drums and bass make it feel like a real jam in old tucked away drinking establishment in a small town in Louisiana. 🎶
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What's not to like about this. It has a little bit of everything I love. This is actually my forth time listening through. I listened through a few times while I was doing chores. I couldn't fully focus but was dig'n it. The bass and drum rolls and hits sets the groove for the smooooooth slide, trills, and chicken pick'n, bends and vibratos. I'm feeling like a pig in sonic sh$t. Couldn't be happier....
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It is also wicked good fun to listen to. Love the title, even without knowing the backstory.
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This is a tasty sonic gumbo, oh my! The slide just takes us places we can't go any other way. And the song really transported me. Over too soon!