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#728097 08/18/22 12:09 PM
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Busting A Move

I drank a bottle of Geritol then had a couple of cups of coffee and came up with this little ditty....just kidding!

Just me having some fun. Note that I couldn't come up with a title for this song so I just borrowed the styles' name!

BiaB style = Bust A Move MIDI Classic Funk
Tempo = 110 BPM

I only kept the bass, drums, and percussion from this style. I did modify these tracks slightly to better the song.
Bass - Ample Bass - JazzII
Drums - Steven Slate's SSD - Funk 2 kit
Percussion - various Kontakt patches
Hand Claps - UVI Workstation - GM - standard drum kit
Me - Keyboard - Swam Alto sax and UVI Workstation - B5II (B3 organ)
Me - rhythm and lead guitars

A number of effects where also used in this song.

PS - After I posted this a saw that it need more.......guess what!


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I had to go to Google to find out what Geritol was. Apparently it's for geriatrics so it might be tad too strong for you, Mario. Nevertheless, it seems to have worked on this occasion and you 'ditty' works well on all fronts (sax could be a little more up-front though).


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That woke me up. I need some of that Geritol!

Mario,
Catchy stuff. Nice work on the sax and lead! Excellent arrangement and mix. 2 spins, listens very well!
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

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Originally Posted By: Ghostgum
I had to go to Google to find out what Geritol was. Apparently it's for geriatrics so it might be tad too strong for you, Mario. Nevertheless, it seems to have worked on this occasion and you 'ditty' works well on all fronts (sax could be a little more up-front though).


Me too. Interesting way to get inspired ;-)

I really like the set in of the electric guitar at 1:06.

I also detect a Wah-wah pedal. Is that an RT or are you playing it yourself?

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Funky!! Well done! Love the bass part.

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Yeah, Mario busting a move. Gotta hear that!! FUN-KEY. You always do a terrific job of getting all the right players to present your tunes in such a polished way. Geritol! Haha. The ads always reminded me of Traveling Joe's Magic Elixir that cures everything. WC Fields claimed, "It cures hoarseness. Well, this song will cure many things, especially ailments of mood. A cool funky sound, Mario.


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Keep having fun, Geritlol or not. Heckuva tune!

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Keep having fun, Geritlol or not. Heckuva tune!

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Originally Posted By: Ghostgum
I had to go to Google to find out what Geritol was. Apparently it's for geriatrics so it might be tad too strong for you, Mario. Nevertheless, it seems to have worked on this occasion and you 'ditty' works well on all fronts (sax could be a little more up-front though).


Thanx so much for listening and commenting.

I'm not in the Geritol jet set yet!


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Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
That woke me up. I need some of that Geritol!

Mario,
Catchy stuff. Nice work on the sax and lead! Excellent arrangement and mix. 2 spins, listens very well!
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.


Thanx so much Misha.

You are way to young for Geritol!


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Originally Posted By: RnAM


Me too. Interesting way to get inspired ;-)

I really like the set in of the electric guitar at 1:06.

I also detect a Wah-wah pedal. Is that an RT or are you playing it yourself?

Rob


Thanx Rob for commenting.

Yes that is my on the wah-wah. Actually I am using Amplitube 5 amp sym that I added a wah-wah to it. I am controlling the pedal with the same X-15 foot board that I use with my MIDI sounds.


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Originally Posted By: Chimble
Funky!! Well done! Love the bass part.


Thanx so much for listening and commenting.

Originally Posted By: cubanpete
Keep having fun, Geritlol or not. Heckuva tune!

Mike B.


Thanx Mike.


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Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
Yeah, Mario busting a move. Gotta hear that!! FUN-KEY. You always do a terrific job of getting all the right players to present your tunes in such a polished way. Geritol! Haha. The ads always reminded me of Traveling Joe's Magic Elixir that cures everything. WC Fields claimed, "It cures hoarseness. Well, this song will cure many things, especially ailments of mood. A cool funky sound, Mario.


Thanx so much for this wonderful review.

WC Fields was a classic comic wasn't he!


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You didn't come up with the title, but it fits. smile

Bass works especially well. Fun listen.


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Hi Mario love it great job always look forward to your tunes thanks for sharing Eric


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Originally Posted By: dcuny
You didn't come up with the title, but it fits. smile

Bass works especially well. Fun listen.



Thanx David. The bass is straight from BiaB, I only modified the ending.

Originally Posted By: F.M.M.
Hi Mario love it great job always look forward to your tunes thanks for sharing Eric


Thanx so much Eric!


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Fun funk tune that got my toes tapping. Nice work as usual on the solo instruments. Love that Swam tone!


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Funky!

Man! that Bass sounds good!

Well mixed.

(had to google Geritol - to see if they still sell it - haven't heard mention of it in a long time...Of course, I haven't watch The Lawrence Welk Show in a long time, either smile )

Gotta go take a nap now.

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Originally Posted By: TuneMonger
Fun funk tune that got my toes tapping. Nice work as usual on the solo instruments. Love that Swam tone!


Thanx so much!


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Funky!

Man! that Bass sounds good!

Well mixed.

(had to google Geritol - to see if they still sell it - haven't heard mention of it in a long time...Of course, I haven't watch The Lawrence Welk Show in a long time, either smile )

Gotta go take a nap now.

fj


Thanx Floyd. That bass is straight from BiaB and all I modified was the ending.

So they still sell Geritol? I have no idea!

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