A funky blues tune this time up, always fun to do: High Pass
The band:
RealTracks in song: 2622:Organ, Rhythm FunkSwing16 Sw16 085
Drums: EZDrummer2
Bass: Marty Straub Guitars: Dave Bell Vocals: Chris Spruit
Mixed with Reaper, mastered with Ozone 9
High Pass (2020, Christiane Spruit)
Now that we are cruising the sun is on the way Taking the roads wherever they will lead us we are on a high pass soon we'll be down by the sea
Time to cross borders change the state, space and time down to the beat in lust for life we are alive soon we'll be down by the sea
Nothing could be better forever and for ever we leave the known behind whatever we will find forget about the weather we are drifting, we are feathers we are rain and we are sunshine not matter what we find right by your side we are on the highpass flying by
We are on a high pass
forget about the weather we are drifting, we are feathers we are rain and we are sunshine not matter what we'll find soon we'll be down we're on a high pass
Chris also did a video:
I'll get it uploaded to soundcloud in a day or two.
Simple, uncluttered hard-blues with a solid vocal performance; I especially liked the little stop that you put in at the end of the chorus, and the unison bass/guitar notes coming out of the chorus. Enjoyed it!
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Well, ya'll have certainly put an HPF on the mood with this one! Chris sounds spectacular. I maybe haven't been listening as long as some, but to my ears she is really finding her zone behind the mic. Love that Marty groove...intentional and song-based. Really NICE! The solo is everything I've come to expect from Dave, emotional and on purpose. The arrangement is solid. Love the little breaks and the production in the bridge and the guitar/bass unison section.
The only thing I might have wished for in the mix was more presence in the funky rhythm guitar...especially in the beginning. "It" felt a bit like the most under-appreciated member of this hard-working BA band.
Lovely impressionistic lyrics (we are drifting, we are feathers, we are rain and we are sunshine), an excellent vocal from Chris (also love that 'down') and great playing from Dave and Marty. Another really impressive production, folks, much enjoyed. Regards, Leon
Yeah! That is excellent funky cookin! Very good vibe and strong artistic bond, especially considering looooong miles between you. EVERYBODY sounds great! Thank you for sharing.
Misha.
P.S. I do wish rhythm guitar, especially before first solo would be a hint louder. It equals out on the second half.
Yep another lovely blues performance - with great all round performances. As usual some wonderful guitar playing, excellent bass and Chris sound fantastic.
A great all round group production (even liked the organ player - whose name escaped me).
Simple, uncluttered hard-blues with a solid vocal performance; I especially liked the little stop that you put in at the end of the chorus, and the unison bass/guitar notes coming out of the chorus. Enjoyed it!
Very cool tune Dave and Chris. Martys bass line gave the song the old bar vibe. Took me back to my earlier years. Super vocal and as such a cool tone on your guitar. Smooth with a little touch of nasty. Well done....
Well, ya'll have certainly put an HPF on the mood with this one! Chris sounds spectacular. I maybe haven't been listening as long as some, but to my ears she is really finding her zone behind the mic. Love that Marty groove...intentional and song-based. Really NICE! The solo is everything I've come to expect from Dave, emotional and on purpose. The arrangement is solid. Love the little breaks and the production in the bridge and the guitar/bass unison section.
The only thing I might have wished for in the mix was more presence in the funky rhythm guitar...especially in the beginning. "It" felt a bit like the most under-appreciated member of this hard-working BA band.
What a great listen! My favorite BA tune so far.
I agree about that guitar. That particular part was a last minute thing, I recorded it after I had already sent the bed off to Chris so she could do her final vocal. After a couple of days away from the mix I can hear now that it should be a little more upfront. And I’ll do that at some point, but already started working on the next song.
"forget about the weather we are drifting, we are feathers we are rain and we are sunshine not matter what we'll find soon we'll be down we're on a high pass"
Love that!
This is great. The write and arrangement are tops.
Chris's vocals are soul filled and have the perfect amount of edge to them.
Dave's guitar is soaring...Clapton like.
And, that bass guy got all funky on us! Cool. Janice was scat singing the bass line
We most enjoyed it and the vid scenery was great.
J&B
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That's a cool Blues you made here! It's always a pleasure listening to your songs and this one is no exeption at all. I thought you told us Chris will be on a vacation, so I had accepted that this would mean no songs from your hand for a long time... But luckily that is not the case! This is a Blues mixed with soul I would say. I can agree with what J&B say about the 'soul filled' voice of Chris. I liked that solo from the leadguitar. Very well done. Again!
Dave, your band sounds awesome! Everything here is really good! Your guitars are always at the top level tone and playing! Marty's bass sounds so good! I can never compliment Chris's vocals enough...they are always spot on! Great!! T
Lovely impressionistic lyrics (we are drifting, we are feathers, we are rain and we are sunshine), an excellent vocal from Chris (also love that 'down') and great playing from Dave and Marty. Another really impressive production, folks, much enjoyed. Regards, Leon
Yeah! That is excellent funky cookin! Very good vibe and strong artistic bond, especially considering looooong miles between you. EVERYBODY sounds great! Thank you for sharing.
Misha.
P.S. I do wish rhythm guitar, especially before first solo would be a hint louder. It equals out on the second half.
Thanks, Misha!
I agree about that guitar part. I'll fix when it comes time to remix this one
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