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Aleck Rand: 12-string guitar, piano, bass, MIDI vibes
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.................MISSION IMPOSSIBLE


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Alek,

Very nice arrangement. Kept my interest throughout the song.


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Dean,

Always loved this song except when performed by U2.
This version is up to your extremely high standards, I thoroughly enjoyed the few listens.

But I just hoped that my computer would not self destruct in 5 seconds after I had chosen to listen!!!

Good to hear you back

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I really like your work on this. Outstanding.


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Hi Dean,

nice arrangement and virtuosic playing.
Nice to have you back.

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Dean, great to have you back! Haven't heard from you in a while and I was concerned. What a return!! You took this tune to an amazing place. Incredible playing and arrangement!! Welcome back. Take care. Greg

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Just great. Rhythmically this must
have been a beast to create. A LOT
of work I'd imagine.

Very cool engaging listen that is
WELL worth repeat listens.

Kudos!

J&B

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Hi Aleck, good to hear you back. Not an impossible mission if you're playing it. Good stuff.

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Dean, I listened several times last night. Great playing and arrangement. The mix sits really nicely. Super enjoyable. Tom

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Hey Jim,

I'm glad you liked it. It's good to be back.

Dean

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Hey Tommy,

I just got through listening to you and Martin Jones on Conundrum. Holy Whatnot, man! I haven't put my SC comment in yet, but your knife-edged blues playing had me feeling around the carpet for my eye balls. Very good B3 and bass there. That can't RealBand, gotta be a Real Band!

Oh yeah, I'm glad you liked Mission Impossible.

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Alyn,

First, thank you for your kind welcome. This is not a lie: The computer DID self-destruct ... however, as much as I'd like to think it was overpowered by my guitar playing, it turned out to be a complete coincidence. That's one of the reasons I've been away so long: trying to get the blasted thing repaired and, ultimately, having to replace it. Hard drives, like any mechanical device, eventually wear out and three years of relentless pushing was more than enough.

Oh yes, I'm glad you enjoyed Mission Impossible.

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Charlie - are you and Jim related? Man, I hope I didn't get my replies confused, but in any case, thank you for the kind words.

Dean

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Greg,

Thank you so much my friend. I was really touched by the mention of your concern and I want to assure you and all the Forum members that I'm in as good a shape as ever. As I mentioned, the same is not true for my computer, which had been sadistically toying with me during its death throes. If I suffered anything, it was the Mother of All Headaches.

I'm just getting used to my new one, except for one thing: It came with Windows 8 !! Just when I thought I didn't need the aspirin bottle anymore. Where's Gates? Lemme at 'im !!

Oh, and thanks for the kind words about Mission Impossible.

Dean

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Hi Guenter,

Thank you for your kind welcome. It's good to be back, but I won't be submitting that much in the future because of a certain word I've heard more than once applied to me. Maybe now is the time for someone, perhaps you, to explain what a "dumper" is. Whatever it is, it doesn't sound good and my first guess was that it was someone who gluts up the Forum with too many submissions. Am I right on that? I'll freely admit that I'm not the best Forum member if all the criteria are applied. I never should have won that BIAB contest and I was flabbergasted that Dani did not win.

Anyway, I'm glad you like Mission Impossible.

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Hi you nice folks,

That was a beautiful compliment you paid me and I thank you for it. It's good to be back.

Dean

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Hey Mike,

Now there's a humbling compliment. Thank you, my friend - and it's good to be back after fighting a battle to the death with my previous computer. I'm not sure who won. Can you be poisoned by too many hours on the phone with Sweetwater Tech Support?

Dean

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Aleck,
Great playing and arrangement! Well done!


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Originally Posted By: aleck rand
Hey Tommy,

I just got through listening to you and Martin Jones on Conundrum. Holy Whatnot, man! I haven't put my SC comment in yet, but your knife-edged blues playing had me feeling around the carpet for my eye balls. Very good B3 and bass there. That can't RealBand, gotta be a Real Band!

Oh yeah, I'm glad you liked Mission Impossible.

Dean
Hey Dean, I am sorry to report that that is a different blues playing Tom Adams. He's great, however I am the real Tom Adams! Keep posting, we missed you. Tom

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Dean

What more can I say than "sensational".

Loved your playing on all instruments: 'Versatile Virtuoso'

If only you added drums you wouldn't have needed the band!

Thanks a million, enjoyed it to the very last note

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Hi Alec,
You're an artist!
Loved every note!

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Cool, Dean. Nicely done. Nice vibes! -fj

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If they ever assemble a BIAB All-Star Band, you will surely be on the front row. Thanks for posting another totally enjoyable song for us.

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Charlie,

Such extravagant praise! You are more than kind, my friend.

Dean

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Fred,

This is about as profound a compliment as I could hope for. So glad you liked that one.

Dean

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Floyd,

Thank you - and what about that amazing coincidence with Tom Adams. What are the chances that there could be two blues guitar playing Tom Adams's, in a playing-ability photo finish. I like to boast that I can identify any player inside of ten notes - not true, of course - but in this case I was completely fooled. I know our Tom Adams' sound pretty well and as far as blues guitar playing goes, he's very tough to beat. It's a kudo to the other Tom that he could confound me like that!

Dean

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Peter,

Thank you kindly. I noticed you got some real heavyweights to do RealTracks, but I must tell you that Pat Martino, Kenny Barron and Ron Carter - of all the people - did a disappointing job. I was wondering if you'd be interested in some RealTracks from ... me! You can get them at the highly discounted price of ... FREE! My approach would be progession-based. As you know, there are two iconic progression in jazz: the blues, and rhythm changes. I would do these at various tempos and levels of complexity with varying instrumentation. At the outer limits, the blues can take advantage of every chord in the your "chord builder."

You may find this interesting: During my time away, I thought I had a solution to the 3x+1 conjecture (n -> n/2 if n even, n -> (3n+1)/2 if n odd - iterating, every 3x+1 sequence reaches 1). Yes, what every CS student gets as a programming exercise still remains unresolved. I know what a proof should look like, but the devil's in the details, as they say.

Let me know about those RealTracks.

Dean Clark (aka Aleck Rand)
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Hi Dean,
Originally Posted By: aleck rand

Maybe now is the time for someone, perhaps you, to explain what a "dumper" is.

A dumper is someone who comes to the forum only to place his songs and doesn't care about the submissions of other people.
You can choose if you are one or not. But I would appreciate it if you came here more often.

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Hi Dean. Jim and I are brothers. I may have confused you by posting twice as well.


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Hallo Günter,

Vielen Dank, dass Sie erklären, was ist ein "dumper". Es ist nicht meine Absicht, eine schlechte Forum Mitglied sein. Aber im Wettbewerb um die Zeit ich noch habe ist ein weiterer Beruf. Als Arzt in den Ruhestand bedeutet nicht, er ist nicht mehr ein Arzt. Es ist das gleiche mit Mathematikern, die sich mit der Fortsetzung ihrer Forschung besessen sind. Aber ich schätze Ihre Ehrlichkeit und ich werde versuchen, härter, meine Teilnahme zu verbessern.

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Dean, from me, there's nothing you've contributed that ever had me concerned, unless it was when you were not around enough wink


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Trevor,

You know, every so often, someone will make a comment that I especially appreciate, that gets a message to me in just a few words. You did it here, my friend. Everything's cool cool . Thanks Trevor.

Dean

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