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Since we all have an eclectic taste in music, I thought I’d share some stuff I did years ago (10 to be exact). Here are a few MP3s of some things that I like and don’t like that I did.

http://slacklove.com/russ/audio/ShackBlack.mp3
This something that was recorded live (on a tascam 4-track) at a practice we had. I wrote the song, sang, played guitar. There was also a second guitar player on this one (he plays the second solo).

http://slacklove.com/russ/audio/Spoken.mp3
This was a fun one. I recorded it in a studio in college. The “samples” you hear are actually a hand-held tape recorder, and was put to tape in one pass. (In 94, there was no way in hell I could afford a sampler). I wrote the song, recorded it, manipulated the mini-tape, and played guitar.

http://slacklove.com/russ/audio/Fully.mp3
This was one that was recorded live at Woodland studios in Nashville. I later overdubbed the vocal and a second guitar at MTSU. It was supposed to be your basic “pop song”. I never was a big fan of the drummer’s stuff (he always seemed to want to get to flashy - while I was a 4/4 guy). I played guitar and did the vocals.

http://slacklove.com/russ/audio/27.mp3
Lastly, this one was also recorded at Woodland studios in Nashville. It is completely live - no overdubs. Once again you can see that this one was mainly driven by my drummer at the time, but I did actually like it. I played guitar and co-wrote it.

Most of this stuff seems pretty out dated. But I had a great time doing it. Remember, this was circa 93 - 95.

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Hey Slacklove,

I’m not much of a connaisseur of that type of music, but I have to say that it sounds really well composed! Very professional (the melodies, the elaborate drumming, etc.) Definitely not the three-chord-wonder type of stuff that makes it on MTV these days.

Oh, how I wish I had my own band! It would basically be a boy version of LADYTRON! hehehe

splinterhead8

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thanks splinterhead8,

i had a lot of fun doing it, and i’ve got hours of this stuff. i more favor the first group of players than the ladder 3. the drumming on the other gets a bit much (for me). we never used samplers, click tracks, or keyboards so i can understand why its a bit of a departure from what most of us enjoy. then again what most people play isn’t what they listen to.

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Shack black sounds very Dead Kennedy’s the music For sure not so much the vocals. I could see myself listening to this 10 years ago. Didn’t have time to listen to the other stuff
not a bad job
Late,
grmpysmrf

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By the way, is that you in the picture, Slacklove?

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that’s [font “Arial”]Ogre…lol[/font]

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that’s [font “Arial”]Ogre…lol[/font]
I thought so, but are those kitty ears?

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I THOUGHT that might be Ogre! At the same time, I thought it might be someone else. I wonder what Ogre looks like now…