Beware! Do not enter if you hate the blues cool

Video: VULTURE (All PD images edited by us)
Audio only: Vulture

Here’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 smile

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.

Last edited by Janice & Bud; 03/01/18 10:15 AM.
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