Rory meets AC/DC?

Tsukiyomi · 05-26-2010, 06:31 PM

It's been ages since I've written a song with a live feel and after the mellowness that was my last offering, wanted something a bit more raucous. I've been a huge Rory Gallagher fan for many many years (since meeting him as a little boy) and started putting this track together with a Rory feel in mind (note that doesn't mean I think I can play anything like the great man!). But I also love songs with driving basslines - I think they force people to tap their feet even if they don't particularly want to - and the bassline here takes this song to an almost AC/DC 'Let There Be Rock' era.

Overall I'm pretty pleased with it. I've got a vocal line in my head and that would be more bluesy/Rory-ish but as usual don't have a way (or voice) to put it down yet. If it sounds a bit 'rough and ready' it's deliberate for that live vibe

Mixed for cans:
Riding The Storm

Oh, everything except drums is on the Squier Strat. Drums are Addictive Drums (thanks for being a pain in the arse to work with on this song, AD)

edandis · 05-26-2010, 06:51 PM

Very good, seems that there's also a southern rock influence there.

Tsukiyomi · 05-26-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by edandis

Very good, seems that there's also a southern rock influence there.

Thanks, I never thought of that and it's not usually my style but listening again I can see what you mean

pictoratus · 05-26-2010, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by edandis

Very good, seems that there's also a southern rock influence there.

Yeah, I think I caught a little bit of a Allman Bros. feel. Maybe the slide part?

Tsukiyomi · 05-26-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pictoratus

Yeah, I think I caught a little bit of a Allman Bros. feel. Maybe the slide part?

That's probably it - and don't throw stones but they're a band I've never listened to

it's really the live Rory vibe/energy I was trying to get. Still, it's hardly an insult so thanks!

pictoratus · 05-26-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsukiyomi

That's probably it - and don't throw stones but they're a band I've never listened to

it's really the live Rory vibe/energy I was trying to get. Still, it's hardly an insult so thanks!

Some people may scoff but I think there are some similarities between Rory's earlier work and Duane Allman's style.

Maybe they both listened to the same old blues records when they were young!

Tsukiyomi · 05-26-2010, 10:44 PM

Well you've definitely given me food for thought - I think it's about time I did a bit of catching up

gouacats · 05-26-2010, 11:43 PM

Very good...I like it a lot!

How do you do the bass line on the strat?

Tsukiyomi · 05-27-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by gouacats

Very good...I like it a lot!

How do you do the bass line on the strat?

Thanks! I've got the Bass Expansion pack for my XTLive. As I haven't owned a bass in over 10 years (I'll get around to fixing that one day, lol), I made a patch that basically drops the note by an octave and runs it through a modelled bass rig and lets my Strat sound bass-like. It sounds best with the E and A but it does the job for me

That probably sounds more complicated than it actually is. Basically I made a Line6 patch

dman · 05-27-2010, 02:26 PM

Very nice! I could see Rory doing his manic, 1-legged hopping thing to your track!

Tsukiyomi · 05-27-2010, 02:38 PM

Thanks dman! That could be one of the best compliments I've ever had!

Hoss · 05-28-2010, 10:58 PM

Very nicely done! Looks like it rode pretty high on the charts too!

Tsukiyomi · 05-29-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoss

Very nicely done! Looks like it rode pretty high on the charts too!

Thanks Hoss - yeah I'm pleasantly surprised that it did so well