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Beware! Do not enter if you hate the blues Video: VULTURE (All PD images edited by us) Audio only: VultureHere’s you some "down south" and "down under" blues. Down under? Peter, our Australian friend and frequent collaborator played all the guitar parts. Our hearts are in the blues so this is the grittier vocal side of Janice. The write pays homage to the 1920's Delta classics with a more modern blues groove and chord choice. While arranging it we heard an Otis Rush tune with no intro (unusual for blues) so we decided to try it - we liked it but your results may vary As always we most welcome your time to listen and comment - hard blues fan or not! For those inclined toward the tech stuff: Janice’s vocal: Rodes NT1 via Scarlett 212 USB interface to Logic Pro X / Ozone "Vintage" compression and tape saturation / EMT 140 plate reverb sim All guitar tracks: Peter and whatever he does to them Drums: RealDrums Blues Rock Shuffle / tag comped from Logic Pro X kit sounds / Neutron/EMT 140 plate reverb sim Bass: RealTracks / Neutron / comped from three tracks Piano: RealTracks / Logic Pro X Direction Mixer / Neutron / EMT 140 plate reverb sim / Organ: RealTracks / Logic Pro X Direction Mixer / tweaked Neutron “Dirty B” preset” / EMT 140 plate reverb sim Mix: Logic Pro X Mastering: Izotope Ozone 7 Advanced with emphasis on slight post eq, added imaging and light limiting. Vulture © 2017 Janice and Bud Merritt saw a vulture on my footboard i cried oh my lord oh my lord ain't headin' to my reward i've sold my soul 'n my body never listened to anybody didn't ever say I was sorry the tb done put me in bed got me talking outa my head my heart's filled with dread saw a vulture on my footboard i cried oh my lord oh my lord i ain't headin’ to my reward Thanks to Peter and PG Music.
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Hi J&B + Peter:
Magnificent production and music collaboration. Moving music, need I say more. Thanks for sharing and I would be remiss if I did not mention J's remarkable vocal delivery... and I suspect Bud is the "engine that powers this bus" so very well. Enjoyed just the SoundCloud version for starters and will now witness the video. ----Dave
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Hello J & B, WOW, what a nice sound you got going on. I can sure appreciate what you're doing. Calvin http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart
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Wonderful sound! It's all about the music and the vocal in this one, and you do it beautifully.
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You team are good at this style. Be proud.
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Hi J&B + Peter:
Magnificent production and music collaboration. Moving music, need I say more. Thanks for sharing and I would be remiss if I did not mention J's remarkable vocal delivery... and I suspect Bud is the "engine that powers this bus" so very well. Enjoyed just the SoundCloud version for starters and will now witness the video. ----Dave We appreciate that Dave. Janice is really in her wheelhouse with the blues and Peter always works his riffs well with her vocals (like what he plays while she’s singing “talkin’ outa my head”). But, hey, I’m obviously biased! Nice of you to mention the “bus” as it was fun mix and master this project. Thanks again for such a supportive review! Bud
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""saw a vulture on my footboard i cried oh my lord oh my lord i ain't headin’ to my reward"" Haven't listened yet, but really enjoyed this. Tidy lyrics all the way. Enjoyed the video. Nice groove. ps..Thanks for the rundown of the techy stuff. 90 percent of it was over my head..but I read it all with interest.
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SMOKIN This is another excellent production Bud. Janice’s vocal and Peter’s guitar performances are stellar and play off each other wonderfully.
My hat’s off
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Awesome and authentic feel all through this. Excellent work, Bud and Janice! Don't know if it's just at my end but the lyrics on the video were not scrolling with the vocal and just stopped towards the end.
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Listened earlier to this and needed to get back to it . Great collab, love this music. A1 all the way Travis
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Wonderful sound! It's all about the music and the vocal in this one, and you do it beautifully. Thank you very much. We do love the blues. J&B
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Everything y'all do is "as good as it gets".
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Lovely dirty blues sound, would love to hear this live! Great stuff, Kevin
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You team are good at this style. Be proud.
Vic Thanks Vic. I've been through a lot of phases and stages in my music listening but the blues have always been part of where ever I was. We appreciate it. J&B
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""saw a vulture on my footboard i cried oh my lord oh my lord i ain't headin’ to my reward"" Haven't listened yet, but really enjoyed this. Tidy lyrics all the way. Enjoyed the video. Nice groove. ps..Thanks for the rundown of the techy stuff. 90 percent of it was over my head..but I read it all with interest. Glad you liked it. And thanks for mentioning the lyrics. We tried to capture the old delta blues themes. Hey, the techie stuff is not as intimidating as it initially seems. If this ole dog can learn new tricks it bodes well for about anybody! J&B
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This is so good,paints a cool picture. Mike
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SMOKIN This is another excellent production Bud. Janice’s vocal and Peter’s guitar performances are stellar and play off each other wonderfully.
My hat’s off
Thanks! We appreciate you mentioning the interplay with the vocal and guitar. Peter is very good with that and it makes it all the more fun. J&B
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I have been away for two years. Janice and Bud are still the superstars of JPF. Terrific stuff guys...as always. KUDOS for a great production!!!!!!!!!
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Awesome and authentic feel all through this. Excellent work, Bud and Janice! Don't know if it's just at my end but the lyrics on the video were not scrolling with the vocal and just stopped towards the end.
Ricki That's gotta be on youtube's end of things. The video has been up since last fall with no issues. Hopefully they haven't corrupted the file. Glad you liked it. Not for everybody but we enjoyed putting it together. Thanks! J&B Listened earlier to this and needed to get back to it . Great collab, love this music. A1 all the way Travis We appreciate that Travis! J&B
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Well it seems to be working just fine today so...nevermind...
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The song itself seems like something Alan Lomax would have picked up somewhere - which is to say it sounds very authentic. And that is an awesome vocal Scott
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Everything y'all do is "as good as it gets". Thank you mr jane! J&B Lovely dirty blues sound, would love to hear this live! Great stuff, Kevin Wish we could do it live...but unfortunately Peter is 9,000 miles away! We appreciate the comment and, yep, we were looking for that sound. J&B
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What a great production on this! Love that instrumental and listen to you sing girl!! A wonderful vocal on this, very bluesy opposite that guitar...love it!!
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This is so good,paints a cool picture. Mike Thanks Mike. Nice to hear from you. J&B
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I have been away for two years. Janice and Bud are still the superstars of JPF. Terrific stuff guys...as always. KUDOS for a great production!!!!!!!!!
malin (the dif) Thanks! We’ve just returned after 18 months. You are too kind. There is some great material here and we’re happy to throw in a few of our efforts. Thanks for mentioning the production - that means a lot. J&B
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J & B,
Crazy good Blues song! I was really feeling this one. Janice, you the lady!
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Well it seems to be working just fine today so...nevermind... Glad it worked for you! J&B
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The song itself seems like something Alan Lomax would have picked up somewhere - which is to say it sounds very authentic. And that is an awesome vocal Scott Scott, you could not have offered a better description of what we were trying to accomplish. We are delighted it gave you that impression and thanks for mentioning the vocal also. We most appreciate it! J&B
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What a great production on this! Love that instrumental and listen to you sing girl!! A wonderful vocal on this, very bluesy opposite that guitar...love it!!
Tammy Thanks Tammy. We really loved that guitar Peter played! We appreciate your support and nice words. J&B J & B,
Crazy good Blues song! I was really feeling this one. Janice, you the lady!
steady-eddie Thanks Eddie. We do love the blues!! J&B
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This is real good. Love the production. Janice, your voice is great. I also have to say that Peter's guitar parts were fantastic.
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This is real good. Love the production. Janice, your voice is great. I also have to say that Peter's guitar parts were fantastic.
Germain Thank you and, yep, we agree that Peter absolutely nailed the feel. Particularly on the response to the line "talkin' outa my head." We appreciate you listening. J&B
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