Practice session, Tues, April 24th was productive: The Rain Song is shaping up beautifully. Special Secret G tuning- Harp in C with lots of Synth Juice.
The Public is gonna Plotz. Ed's guitar work is Sterling!
Another Big discovery is Tull's Locomotive Breath- Seemed like an Automatic from the get-go Key: E/A. Should go through all the way a few more times- great song for shared vocals.
Ballad Of A Thin Man still seems like a worthy effort. This was actually requested at Rooster's Roadhouse.
Ed seems uneasy with vocals, but more listening/practicing will probably help. Key Bm/E
Forty-Thousand Headmen seems like a good bring-back especially for the "Old Head' crowd at Rooster's Roadhouse
Other songs for further cultivation/consideration are:
On The Road Again~ Canned Heat, but agreed that more authentic sound is required. Key E/A
BreakDown~Tom Petty. Sparse. Sultry. Smokey. If vocals are too challenging... I would be willing to try my hand (voice) Key Am/D
Waiting For The Bus/Jesus Left Chicago~Z.Z.Topp- Questions exist regarding the key changes between the songs. Ed said he'd try hatching it. Sit on it, Ed.
Some J. J. Cale tunes got brought up: Bringin' It Back from Mexico (Sliding E Chord_ I-III-IV progression), After Midnight,(Ed seems to prefer a hybrid version, melding Cale's original with Clapton's unplugged version ). I like what Ed likes in this case- what Ed came up with sounded great. They Call Me The Breeze was also mentioned.
A couple of Hooker (?)/Thorogood tunes came up : One Bourbon, One Scotch & One Beer, HouseRent Blues- Hey! Who's tune is "Hey Bartender"??? That might be a good one to try?
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please consider an occasional look back to previous notes- there are some ideas in old notes that might still be of value.
Ok, that's it for now- no gigs for (I think), a couple of weeks, but we'll benefit from Practice Sessions if convenient- Rain Song, Locomotive Breath, etc could use addt'l work. Keep On Keepin' On, Mack
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