Excellent!! I mentioned before I've started a new job; part of my daily routine is biking to the train station, these are some pics I put together, strung into a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTHOD6QfUfM
Cheers
Richard
552 2019-04-17 02:08:56
Re: Heaven can wait (cover) Steinman (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
TIGLJK wrote:
Nice cover Richard.
I wish I could play and sing as well as you do.
I was amazed in reading how many songs Jim Steinman had written that were hits for so many huge groups/singers.
Thanks - this was a hard one to nail, and it took a few takes for this one.
Peatle Jville wrote:
Nice cover Neo
Thank you!
Tenement Funster wrote:
Great job on that one, Neo ... the song has an interesting chord structure, and you nailed it all 100%.
Thanks for that - the Eb is a hard chord to get to for the short time it's required ...
jgreen wrote:
Well done Neo!
Thank you ...
Apologies for not being around much lately; I've started a new job and it's about a 2 hour commute each way, and it leaves little time for anything ... so guitar and related activities are taking a bit of a back seat at the moment!!
Cheers
Richard
553 2019-04-14 10:53:50
Topic: Heaven can wait (cover) Steinman (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
A cover of the song "Heaven can wait", written by Jim Steinman, but probably best known for being sung by Meatloaf: https://youtu.be/pgx3lsNDA7o
Enjoy
Richard
554 2019-03-26 06:16:03
Re: The Grande Affaire (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Tenement Funster wrote:
Haha!! 
555 2019-03-26 06:13:31
Re: Promises (cover) Clapton (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks for the feedback; it wasn't a song I knew but my jam partners bought it out one night and I just gelled with the song ...
Cheers
Richard
556 2019-03-26 06:10:40
Re: Forever Young (cover) Alphaville (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
TIGLJK wrote:
Nice song Neo - sounds good.
I had not heard that song , although I have heard Dylan's and Neil Young's songs of the same title.Thanks for sharing it.
Jim
(and a great smile or two!
Thanks - yes, it was a synth song that was popular in Germany and Europe in the 80's, but it's a pretty good tune ...
I got the Wiki page wrong on the video, should be here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_Y … ille_song)
Cheers
Richard
557 2019-03-22 12:49:50
Topic: Promises (cover) Clapton (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Promises (cover) Clapton:
558 2019-03-21 06:19:52
Topic: Forever Young (cover) Alphaville (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Forever Young (cover) Alphaville:
" "Forever Young" is a song from German synthpop recording act Alphaville's 1984 debut album of the same name. The single was a strong hit in Scandinavia and in the European German-speaking countries in the same year.
Though the single achieved more success in the United States than in the United Kingdom, it was not the group's highest-charting European hit. It failed to reach the American top 40 despite 3 separate US single releases, "Forever Young" became one of the signature songs of the band and it has subsequently been covered by numerous artists. "
560 2019-03-12 02:38:46
Re: Im a rainbow fallen angel (20 replies, posted in My local band and me)
ctech wrote:
neophytte not to bad considering. I get lost and they are my own songs,haha!
Hahah - when it's your own, you "improvise"
561 2019-03-07 13:00:20
Re: Daniel (cover) John (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill Williams wrote:
Glad to be of help.
:thumbsup:
562 2019-03-07 04:44:35
Re: Daniel (cover) John (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
neophytte wrote:
Phill Williams wrote:Just one comment, I hope you don't mind me saying; maybe if you'd moved your capo up another semi tone? You seem to be struggling just a little with the low notes? It's great that you're performing all these songs and putting them up on YouTube, keep on please.
Thanks, I always enjoy constructive feedback, and I tried it last night one semi-tone up and you're right - it was easier ... I never know quite where to put the capo so sometimes just play when it feels right, but I've made a note on this song for capo on 4, not 3 ...
Tried it with capo on 4:
Cheers
Richard
563 2019-03-07 01:18:05
Re: Im a rainbow fallen angel (20 replies, posted in My local band and me)
ctech wrote:
Thanks for giving it a go, neophytte.
I love that song.
Hope I did it justice (besides getting lost a couple of times, and faking it ...)
Cheers
Richard
564 2019-03-06 06:21:49
Re: Im a rainbow fallen angel (20 replies, posted in My local band and me)
ctech wrote:
Id like to hear you do Leonard Cohen's Everybody knows.
I don't know it, but have an attempt here:
Cheers
Richard
565 2019-03-02 10:35:41
Re: Idea 11 (13 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill Williams wrote:
I once saw a thing on tv about the Eurythmics and how they wrote their songs. Well as you probably know they were a very electronic band? Dave Stuart used to noodle on acoustic guitar while Annie Lennox messed about with words and melody lines until they arrived at a song. They then took the bare bones into the studio and electrified it. So, writing words and a tune is just the beginning, the hit song is created by the arrangement and production and of course the performance.
I wish I could listen to my own advice.
I've got a funny story about the Eurythmics - back in the early days of jamming, we had a friend, named Porky, who was a bit of a talker; he managed to get himself backstage on a tour with the Eurythmics, and got his guitar signed, here are the pics:
Anyway, there was a dear old lady who ran a music store very close to the place where I lived, so he took it to her to sell, and she thought she'd get a better price if she cleaned it all off - poor guy was broken when she told him how well it cleaned up. These are the only photos in existence, and I went with him to one of the gigs and after party. It was less wild than I thought it would be ....
Cheers
Richard
566 2019-03-01 10:03:04
Re: The Grande Affaire (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill Williams wrote:
How many out takes? I do loads, never to be seen or heard...lol
I did 12 songs during that recording ... this was one of the songs I did twice (the other was The Rolling Stones 'Angie'), when I thunked the top strings on a random strum ... I sometimes go through a run through before recording - especially if it's like "Daniel", where there's that Ab that can catch you off guard ...
567 2019-03-01 06:22:53
Re: Idea 11 (13 replies, posted in My local band and me)
ctech wrote:
Thanks neophytte i have lots of ideas but i havent got the musical knowledge to finish them.
I would challenge that statement - sometimes it takes something different to finish a song, I don't think it's always based on musical knowledge; - do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
568 2019-02-28 15:31:03
Re: Songs About Places like Nashville. (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf wrote:
No idea on 500 Miles. It's a wonderful standard, though.
Proclaimers: https://www.chordie.com/song.php/songar … index.html
569 2019-02-28 14:26:37
Re: The Grande Affaire (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Tenement Funster wrote:
Duly noted about the "concentrating face", Neo ... got a chuckle out of this. Playing & singing simultaneously does take a fair bit of focus, and I think we all know that. My wife will sometimes ask me a question while I'm playing, and she gets a blank stare for a response until the piece is done ... kinda like your concentrating face.
Yep, do that too!! 
570 2019-02-28 14:25:31
Re: Idea 11 (13 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I hear the potential from a good song in there ...
571 2019-02-28 04:42:42
Re: Songs About Places like Nashville. (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill Williams wrote:
Neo, I laughed out loud at your comment.
Glad it had that effect!!
Peatle Jville wrote:
Love that photo Neo. Madame Tussauds is the closest I have got to alot of famous people.
Same here
Peatle Jville wrote:
when a bunch of school girls mobbed me mistaking me for being a member of Rod Stewarts band who was doing a concert in Japan at the time. I obliged by letting them have their photo taken with me and signing autographs. Maree and I never figured out who I was mistaken for.
Ha - now _that's_ a funny story!!!
Kylie was also smiling when I attempte to kiss her ...
572 2019-02-28 01:22:20
Re: DEALS AND OTHER STUFF (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Congrats! Waiting for pics
573 2019-02-27 01:56:22
Re: B PS1 L1 (1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Depending on the age of the unit, I'd be looking at the PSU and visually testing any electrolyte capacitors for 'unusual' leakage or bulging - depending on your usage (locations, time intervals, etc) the caps can get hot and have a shorter life than expected. If you have a local electronics shop, I'd be asking them to have a look at it - if it costs $50 for a quote and it's only going to cost a hundred or two to fix, it may be a cheaper option than both of you buying a brand new system.
Good luck, which ever route you choose ... pop over to the chat corner and introduce yourself ...
Cheers
Richard
574 2019-02-25 11:00:48
Re: The Grande Affaire (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
TIGLJK wrote:
That's a very nice rendition Neo.
I have to tell - I totally enjoy all of your recordings and I am quite envious of your talents - but I think you have got to smile sometimes - you always look so serious when you are playing
I don't know - maybe that's what musicians do (I certainly am not one) - I just think it would add to the fab productions you do.
Keep'em coming my friend.Jim
Cheers for the feedback; that's my "concentrating" face, but I'll try to get it to smile more 
Thanks
Richard
575 2019-02-25 09:43:09
Re: Daniel (cover) John (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill Williams wrote:
Just one comment, I hope you don't mind me saying; maybe if you'd moved your capo up another semi tone? You seem to be struggling just a little with the low notes? It's great that you're performing all these songs and putting them up on YouTube, keep on please.
Thanks, I always enjoy constructive feedback, and I tried it last night one semi-tone up and you're right - it was easier ... I never know quite where to put the capo so sometimes just play when it feels right, but I've made a note on this song for capo on 4, not 3 ...
Cheers
Richard