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A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" #333701 01/27/16 06:15 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	A song about Band in a Box!! and that moment when you think you begin to understand it!! YAY Well you know what to do "your way" anyway, in midi and the realstuff. This is a tribute to the versatility of the programme and also a homage to all the talented posters in this forum. Thank you PG Music for an astounding program. I apologise for one naughty word in verse one but it described the learning process perfectly to me and I'm still learning after almost 20 years. It was written in one of those "late night early morning sessions" Crazy things I do I said hey do you know that its half past three and shouldn't we be gettin' off to sleep its gettin' up light I know I like being here just talkin' to you its just one of those many cr--azy things i do why do we always get outa our heads we're chasing those demons not chicks into bed I know I can't sit here with my head in my hand I'll put it up my [*****] and you'll all understand it seems in the making its set in the die cos who said rock and roll was going to die you always tell something you know if its real i know that its right We all now that it's right Rock and Roll's living in your heart tonight its taken control of your body and soul its never gonna relinquish that grip on your heart it started that day when you heard that first song cos its then that you started to breathe its then that you started to live that life i know i like being here just playing with you do one of those many cr--azy things you do why do we always jump up and down we're not in a rehearsal cos this times for real we know wot we like in a weird sorta way but we don't give a damn and who cares any way Rock and Roll's living in your heart tonight its taken control of your body and soul its never gonna relinguish that grip on your heart it started that day it started today Rock and Roll's living in your heart tonight its taken control of your body and soul its never gonna relinguish that grip on your heart it started that day it started today hey do you know that its half past three and shouldnt we be gettin off to sleep its gettin up light we know we like being here just being we two my turn to do one of those cr--azy things I do Rock and Roll's living in your heart tonight its taken control of your body and soul its never gonna relinguish that grip on your heart it started today RealTracks in style: ~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~1119:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 898:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming FolkRockWaltz Ev 150 RealTracks in song: 671:Organ, B3, Background Southern Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1008:Bass, Electric, ElecRock Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 581:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Blues Roadhouse Ev 120 ('A' only) RealTracks in song: 849:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryRockRiff Ev 120 (B:steady) RealTracks in song: ~~496:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm StoneZ Honky 1 Ev 120 RealDrums in Song: BossaBrushesPerc^1-a:Congas, No Kit , b:Congas, Shaker, Triangle, No Kit RealDrums in Song: NashvilleEven8^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride I deleted me on 12 string as it wasn't good enough!! but kept me on Heritage Les Paul at the end. Strings from chord track and a GM soundfont Vocals Rode NT2 and Line 6 UX2 backing vocals by the Flab Four. Enjoy Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333710 01/27/16 07:04 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 532 Chattanooga, TN SRP Journeyman
SRP Journeyman Joined: May 2015 Posts: 532 Chattanooga, TN	Hi Alyn, BIAB is certainly the best of the best and I find at times that it is very hard to walk away from when you have something in your head that you want to get out. Thanks for giving a tribute to what we all know is the best software of its kind. I enjoyed your song and I hope that you will get some rest!! Sonny

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333723 01/27/16 10:21 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Alyn Quirky inventive and very much in the vein of ...your style. Liked the harmonies, good ending, good fun. Keep 'em coming.

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333756 01/28/16 04:26 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Alan, Your songs always draw me in. I'm always looking around the next corner to see what surprises you've cooked up. It's always an adventure to take a trip inside Gibsonland! Although you have developed your own style , it is always filled with new and refreshing ideas. I liked it. Tom

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333769 01/28/16 06:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran
boehm Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Alyn, whatever you do it's always entertaining. Thanks for the tribute. I enjoyed it. Guenter http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" SRP #333778 01/28/16 07:53 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: SRP Hi Alyn, BIAB is certainly the best of the best and I find at times that it is very hard to walk away from when you have something in your head that you want to get out. Thanks for giving a tribute to what we all know is the best software of its kind. I enjoyed your song and I hope that you will get some rest!! Sonny I'm glad you suffer with the "just 5 more minutes" problem also Where would we be without PG? thanks for listening and commenting Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" PeterF #333779 01/28/16 07:56 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: PeterF Alyn Quirky inventive and very much in the vein of ...your style. Liked the harmonies, good ending, good fun. Keep 'em coming. BIAB is good fun if not addicitve! I had fun with the harmonies as I'd worked them out on a piano 1st and then tried to sing the notes So glad you enjoyed Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" tommyad #333780 01/28/16 08:02 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: tommyad Alan, Your songs always draw me in. I'm always looking around the next corner to see what surprises you've cooked up. It's always an adventure to take a trip inside Gibsonland! Although you have developed your own style , it is always filled with new and refreshing ideas. I liked it. Tom Gibsonland hmm that's a good idea for my website I am struggling with. Thanks for the compliments I have many moments when I think WOAH that's different, I'll use that. My "what if "scenario Thanks for visiting Gibsonland. Please call again Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" boehm #333781 01/28/16 08:04 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: boehm Hi Alyn, whatever you do it's always entertaining. Thanks for the tribute. I enjoyed it. Guenter Thanks Guenter and I too say whatever you do it's always entertaining. Glad you enjoyed it Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333787 01/28/16 08:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,122 Arizona toucher Expert
toucher Expert Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,122 Arizona	So many of us can identify with the sentiment of this tune....very creative... Rob Dang....This is addicting. http://www.reverbnation.com/roberttrippmusic

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333799 01/28/16 09:18 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	"its never gonna relinguish that grip on your heart" Ain't that the truth! Had to listen several times - just for the pure pleasure of it... it's like listen to a Talking Heads piece. Enjoyed it. Thoroughly. (Good mix! Cool rockin' at the end!) floyd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333886 01/28/16 09:34 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA	Another great tune by the ALWAYS creative, ALWAYS fun, and ALWAYS engaging "Gibson"!! Never fail to get a kick out of your stuff- funny, sad, crazy, or all at once, ALWAYS GREAT! Really enjoyed this tribute to the wonderful world of BIAB! Take care. Greg

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333941 01/29/16 09:49 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy Sergio Guarneri Expert
Sergio Guarneri Expert Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy	Very inventive song. I agree about band in a box, a program that surely has allowed many of us to express creativity in a different way. I like your sound. Great final too. Sergio Sergio

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #333963 01/29/16 11:07 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,647 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David Veteran
Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,647 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Hi Alyn ... I think you have your own genre: Gibson Folk-Rock-Head Music"! Everything you post is entertaining as heck. No exception here. Great stuff. And ain't we all been there??!! Nice! Alan & Di BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #334020 01/29/16 09:17 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 548 Japan HiroshiK Journeyman
HiroshiK Journeyman Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 548 Japan	Alyn, I like your style very much. I may call it 'gibson style'? I enjoyed the song. It recalled me White Album of the Beatles though I do not know why. Hiroshi

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #334021 01/29/16 09:23 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,579 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,579 Australia	Alyn, There's absolutely no-one I know who writes so well with such freedom that you do! I always learn when I listen to your creations. Loved it! Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #334040 01/30/16 03:12 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Cool tune - Excellent vocal and lyric Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #334068 01/30/16 04:33 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Nice inventive, fun song! Ah yes, this is so recognizable. Another song idea late at night, and you simply have to finish it, especially with all the possibilities in BIAB. I didn't detect any naughty words ;-) Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" gibson #334072 01/30/16 04:40 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Pretty daggoned funny man. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: A song for BIAB "Crazy things I do" toucher #334244 01/31/16 12:20 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: toucher So many of us can identify with the sentiment of this tune....very creative... Rob Thanks Rob, The song started as a sorta rock anthem but the words fitted seemed to explain/ give a reason for my addiction to BIAB glad you enjoyed and thanks for listening and commenting Alyn My showcase songs My story

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