This is a song about the consequences of choosing the wrong influences in life. One of my best choices was to join this forum, and thrive on the influences here. Thank you all. Comments & Criticism of any kind is happily accepted.

Bad Advice on YouYube
Bad Advice On Soundcloud

Style is _BTGSHUF.STY (Baritone Guitar Blues Shuffle)
RealTracks in style: ~673:Organ, B3, Background Blues BB Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 2624:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesShuffleBassAndLicks Sw 085
RealTracks in song: 1923:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasBluesRockSlow12-8Brent Sw 060
Loop in Song: Metronome\Rock - love_drums90_verse_snares7 ev8.wav
RealDrums in style:BluesRockShuffle^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Open HiHat
Dave Bell of Blue Attitude played guitars, and I played bass, then sang.

Bad Advice

Looking out your window seeing your neighbor's lawn,
the grass seems so much greener on his side, and that unfairly seems so wrong.
Your friend tells you destroy it with any evil device,
but you know if you employ it, you'll be acting on bad advice.

Someone stole your woman as if right from your bed.
They took with her your feelings and your pride, and left you wishing they were dead.
You walk into the gun shop Your friend says, "That one is nice."
But you know that if you use it, you'll regret his bad advice.

BR: Acting with some bad advice could eas'ly land you right in jail,
but using what you have inside you'll never fail. SOLO - BR

END: Listen to your heart, and don't think twice.
"Two wrongs will make it right" is bad advice.

Man, this is grimly intense. That beat... I feel like I'm hiking on hot asphalt. Primary blues with a vastly expanded chord vocabulary. Good stuff.

Hi Marty,

Very lovely Blues, with a splendid solo! Your vocals -as often- are always very pleasant to listen to and always with a humorous twist in them, regardless of the theme. I like that, as I often told you!

The lyrics are moralistic in a way, but it's a good advise to listen to. I agree on that.
I only think that the line "Listen to your heart, and don't thnk twice" needs to be altered in "do think twice".
Not thinking twice usually causes huge problems. See this as my 'good advise' ;-)

As you might have guessed, I really enjoyed your song!
Hans

Yes, I really enjoyed this too... Very cool song & video...
Marty and Dave... You guys are da Bomb...
My question is... which is worse..? to give, or to take Bad Advice?
I'd advise against answering that... grin;-)

Cool song, vocal, mix, and super guitar from Dave.
I like your voice Marty and your vocal chain sounds really good on this.
Sorry, I must confess the faces on the video
were too distracting for me. I can't even watch those on AFV....so nothing personal.
Enjoyed my listen very much.
Great job.

Josie

But it seems like such a good idea at the time!


I gott a real chuckle out of this.

Hi Marty,

Great blues tune - I enjoyed the whole song.

Well done
Best Regards
Nigel

Marty...you slay me with your videos...that was hilarious!...honestly first time through I didn't even hear the song I was so busy laughing...but needless to say...great song!...you ad Dave are magic together...you guys can really nail a blues riff and your lyrics are always smart and full of wit and in this case "good advice"...I'm a big fan of your music, musicianship, use of the tool (BiaB) and your light heart!

Man what a blues song, really enjoyed the listen, the guitar solo is spot on!!

I listened on Soundcloud first and got a chuckle ... Then I saw the video and was laughing out loud! It's hard to type when your eyes are watering like this. That was great. I've never made a video, but if I ever do I'll be coming to you for some Good Advice!

Marty,
listening, not watching, so I can focus.
My 1st impression was that I could hear this on a 78 with Lady Day singing.
It's the sort of "done me wrong" song that women do oh, so well.

That said, your performance - slow, calm, not overselling the punch line, is REALLY cool.
Dave's guitar is icing on the cake - as usual.

Fabulous.

Man you guys nailed these blues

Everything is so good that it ought to be in the Alligator Records catalog.

Outstanding in everything

PS - I'm glad that I listened this song on Soundcloud before I saw the video otherwise I would have missed a lot of the song due to my L-ing O L!

As I mentioned in my response to the YouTube video:

EXCELLENT! The video is really entertaining too!

A lot of (hidden) craftsmanship went into this for sure!

Rob

Haha, Thanks, Mark. Robert Cray insists it's not just 1-4-5 anymore.


Thanks, Hans. When you talk like that I don't mind you repeating yourself. hehe Yeah, it's kinda preachy with the morals and all. Each of the verses talks about one commandment or another. Usually if I think twice, the second thought is more selfish. Wait, On second thought...


AH, the old Would I rather be taken care of by a caregiver or a caretaker? question. Thanks, bloc-head.


Thanks, Josie. Yeah, sometimes I think those faces in the video are there to distract from the vocal quality, so thanks for saying you like the vocal.

Thanks to the couple of people that mentioned my guitar work in this song, and thanks to Marty for the invite!

Man, such a great song, was a blast to be involved. And then the video, must have watched it 20 times I think!

Perfect tempo for a really 'blue song' about the blues.

Clever lyrics and an ideal choice of instruments for the style.

"Listen to your heart, and don't think twice.
'Two wrongs will make it right' is bad advice."

Amen bro and only if more folks recognized that.

You have the whole package going here ... cool write, great vocal and bass performance.
Oh yeah, and that guitar man is smokin' with that dark vibe. Seems like we've heard of him.

Great arrangement and mix indeed ... got sort of a swing/shuffle hybrid going.

And the video? Funny and immensely creative!

Two fine productions.

J&B

Marty

Loved it and the video was great.

Excellent vocal, great lyric and wonderful guitar playing by Dave.

Superb work by both of you.

Peter

Nice dark blues with a clear message. The hilarious video shows the story also from the humorous angle.
Cool vocal delivery is perfect for the blues. Enjoyed the melancholy chord progression and the nice bassline.
Dave just gets better like old wine

Janne

Marty,

Killer guitar work right out the gate, given this a chill blues feel (lead and bass). Love the video . . . really compliments the tune. The vocal is great, the mix stellar. Impressive effort!

Stay well—

Deej

Good blues! I enjoyed the vocals, lyrics, and the guitar solo.

Fun video, but some of those digital funhouse mirror faces were... freaky!

Nicely done Marty.
Love the video btw.

Vic

Haha. I can take this a lot of different ways, Bryon, and I like them all. Thank you.


Thanks, Nigel. You seem like such a fun guy to have n a band.


HAHA. Thanks, Mark. Dave is so much fun to work with --er, I mean play with. You are so kind with such words. I blush with a huge smile.


Thanks, Ronnie. Dave is the best.

Marty,

Some great rock-blues here. A really great vocal and awesome production.

Excellent!

Bob

HAHA. Anytime, Brad. I'd be happy to help.


Yeah, I hear what you mean, Ray. About the icing on the cake, I mean. Haha. No, you're right, this is a lamenting plea from one blue woman to another. That's my inner anima.


Thanks, Mario. Man, I can only imagine the video you'd make for your newest song, Math Quiz.


Thanks, Rob. That sounds extra special coming from such a talented fellow.

Haha. What a humble use of the word "Couple," Dave. A Babu song without you in it just ain't a song, man. Thanks for being there in so many ways.


Thanks so much for the listen and comment, AT! I really like that "'blue song' about the blues."


Thanks, J&B. A HUGE compliment from such an accomplished duo.


Thanks, Peter. Man, only on a forum like this can someone get such kindness from someone I'm such a fan of.

Marty,

KILLER Blues.

Love that opening. Dave is "sangin'" - beautifully musical. And OOOOOHHH, that BASS!!

Cool song. Good write. Awesome vocals (your best!, I think).

Excellent solo, Dave! Love that tone!!

MIX is excellent.

Had to go watch the video after reading a few comments. Your Best! Now I have to read the rest of the comments to see if you talk about how you did that (I've never seen those effects before - SO entertaining...)

GOOD music!!!!

fj

Thanks, Janne. Such kind words make me feel just terrific.


Thanks, Deej. BiaB sets the table and Dave delivers the main course.


Thanks, David. I know what you mean. My wife, who hides under a blanket when the baseball game gets too tense, can't even look at some of those faces.


Thanks for giving it a spin, Vic.

Hey Marty & Dave ...

What a hoot of a video to along with a super song! Your videos are always so darn good! Mt grandfather once told me that advice is something you give away because you don't want to use it yourself. H e was a pretty smart old guy with a 3rd grade education. H e was my hero growing up.

Loved everything about this - pure pleasure all the way!

Alan

Hi, Marty and Dave !

Absolutely superb tune is this !
and I think it is really Bad Advice
not to listen to this wonderful blues !

Congrats to you both !

Cheers
Dani

Thanks, Bob! Very encouraging.


Thanks for all of that, Floyd. I used an app called Snapchat that my granddaughter started me using. She's 7 and I want to grow up to be just like her.


Thanks so much, Alan. I missed your comments almost as much as the music you post. Keep 'em coming!!


Thanks so much for the listen and comment, Dani.

Hi Marty and Dave
What a cool song
Great sung Marty
And again great guitar work from Dave
BUT: What a mega video !!!
This is for me your best video
In any case
Both together is simply an experience
Congratulations
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

That might be bad advice but seriously, who hasn't contemplated those revenges?

Cool song.