it must be a nice time to be american with a new president and all. other side of the coin is the same as us this side of the pond, with all our depressions at losing our jobs and stuff.

nicely worded my friend... it would also be nice to hear it and your other stuff too.

if there's any thing i can do, just call

phill

hi folks, thanks for all your kind comments, i've been really bizzy of late and haven't had a chance to call in and look properly.

1. hi ken recieved you friend request and i welcome it, i'm a big fan of your work too

2. hi kenny, throw back? i just write what comes into my head dear friend and play it the way it feels...thanks to you too

3. hi lena, and marc for directing you...glad you both like it

4. hello jeff, nice to hear from you, what another throw back...now i do feel old lol

5. hi ark, my dad was in the navy as a gunner, he would never talk about it, and when i asked if he'd ever killed any one he just said "well i pointed my gun, but i can't say..." thats how the older generation is i guess.

6. hi russ, haven't heard from you for a while either, how are the sessions coming? i like that word "poignant"... tell me how does 6/4 go any way? thanks mate and thanks to you all, as a pat on the back from you guys means the world to me

phill

What difference does colour make, would it so terrible if he was green or purple, he's a man with a mission, let's not forget, he used to be a Muslim [or his family were] so what difference does that make? you Americans voted for the man, not his colour or his religion.

Give him a chance

Phill

Yep, some things you cant forget, some things you wish you could forget...but cant...some things you forgot, you shouldnt have...anniversaries?

thanks for bringing this subject up, if my wife sees it she'll just give me more grief...just kidding, great song, you must have got one in a million like me...wife that is, keep on rocking

phill

Dm's not a note, it's a chord, A is a note [or D] my particular favourite is Eb

I thought you weren't allowed to break wind before women, in case it's their turn, [and they could be bursting!]

I never used to do a lot of things before I got married, I never spent any time on the internet, cos I never had a computer then...so it's her own fault...yeah! I'll have to use that argument next time...see Chordie does have it's uses

Phill

uhhuh, i would like to draw your attention to the "sticky" at the top of the site page [GUIDLINES FOR ENJOYING THE FORUM]...please read it

phill

at a guess, some of you out there have professional equipment, which can add FX in the mix. there are one or two of us less fortunate ones out here that can't afford such gear. all the recordings i produce are for demo purposes, not professional, as russ says "it gets done professionally, by professionals in the studio...that's why they get the big bucks...maan" [not exactly what he said, but that's the inference i got]

i also like to have some reverb on my mike during recording...but not on my bass guitar!

phill

so deep and heartfelt,

  hi alan

i pity obama, as it seems the eyes of the world are upon him. the first black president, why make the distinction? lets hope in a years time we [and i mean...the world] can say "the first world leader of the 21st century to mean what he said and to do what he said he would"
remember thatcher [spits] we all said "the first woman prime minister" also the last...i wonder why?  [cause she was crap!!!]
lets hope he can fulfill his promise, he can't right the wrongs of the last presidency, and it may take years to get the world back on track, and of-course it all depends on his supporters and helpers, no one person however powerful can do it all them-self.

oh...[climes down from the soap box] nice work mate, encapsulates the hopes, dreams and wishes of the world

phill

it's funny people seem to be looking but not commenting. it's nice to get a bit of feedback and even get a conversation going.

choo choo fer noo

phill

funnily enough, when i saw the programme, i assumed that paul had shared credits with the band as it was plainly stated in the prog that he had no concept or pre-written material before the sessions in south africa, and that he listened, cut and messed about with the tracks before writing words and melodies. it was a retrospective and there seemed to be no animosity between them.
i think it was a bit off of mr simon not to give credit to the guys as a jam session includes everyone, as everyone contributes to it, maybe he has compensated them since?

back to the original subject...

the use of FX during a session can be counter-productive, as once they're on they're on...
but surely FX like sustain or fuzz helps with the feel of the song during recording? i can't imagine "smoke on the water" recorded "dry" or the solo at the end of "romeo and juliet" [dire straits] with-out the echo.
as for bass...definitely in the mix

i like this discussion...i'm learning so much

phill

In case you didn't get it, this is about a busker, actually it's about me singing in pubs and clubs, it's all masked and double meaninged...[no such word?]

phill

should mai, buttie?

yeah i'm with you here, when they played back the track [obviously it was recorded 20? years ago] the reverb was there, it could have been recorded on but i doubt that as they normally like to add FX later in the mix, and it was on tape. any way if you've got sky have a look at anytime player, it should still be on there...

phill