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Without YouI wrote this in 2011 and originally posted it here 7 or 8 years ago. I did a little shaping in Audacity recently and reposted it on Soundcloud. I'm aware there are some artifacts in several places - a "creaky" sound, such as at the 0:43 marker. It's indigenous to the track - couldn't make it go away. I think I "slurred" the very first "without you" a little too much. Also, the vocal pitch is a little flat on the higher notes of the chorus. Like that's a big surprise! Hope you enjoy it. Key=Am , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=2:12 Style is _BTGSHUF.STY (Baritone Guitar Blues Shuffle) RealTracks in style: 1546:Bass, Electric, CountrySwing Sw 085 673: Organ, B3, Background Blues BB Ev 085 2624:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesShuffleBassAndLicks Sw 085 2686:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BluesSlow12-8BrentSimple Sw 065 571:Harmonica, Background Blues Monday Sw 065 2730:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm BluesSlowSwingMike Sw 085 RealDrums in style: BluesRockShuffle^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Open HiHat Without You © 2011 Alan D. David, BMI V1 Without you, the stars no longer shine And every night I go right out of my mind Without you, the sky’s always gray And it rains in my heart almost every day Red tears flowing from a heart broke right in two I can’t live, no I can’t live without you V2 Without you, I don’t have a thing The sun doesn’t rise, the birds no longer sing Without you, my nights are so cold Arms reaching out, with no one to hold I cry all day, and I cry all night too I can’t live, no I can’t live without you Chorus You were my destiny, you were the best part of me You were the life that breathed in me I just can’t live without you, baby why can’t you see I just can’t live without you Two Instrumental Verses V3 Without you, my soul is so bare Just pain and sorrow, hurt everywhere Without you, my heart doesn’t beat I can’t stand, on my own two feet None of my dreams will ever come true How can I live, how can I live without you Chorus You were my destiny, you were the best part of me You were the life that breathed in me I just can’t live without you, baby why can’t you see I just can’t live without you
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Alan, really nice tune and love your vocal performance! Never struck me before how much you sound like Leon Russell. You cats can really sing! Didn't find the artifacts distracting whatsoever, this sounds great to me. Another worthy re-issue from you archives!
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Nice tone of voice Al.
Good use of BIAB on the tracks.
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Alan,
This is a great slow bluesy song. I agree with Ron, you do have that Leon Russell vibe here - very nice.
Love the mix and of course that great vocal!
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Alan,
First off, that vocal works really really well. Perfect gravelly blues tone to capture mood and atmosphere of the song. The rest of the song is stellar—love the harmonica sitting under that bridge and in the solo. Great mixand production choices. Outstanding!
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We are, no surprise, blues fans and of the genre shuffles are our fav ... so, hello, we love this!
Glad you brought it back and the resonance in your vocal is perfecto for the vibe.
As are the BiaB session guys and the good mix.
Enjoyed it!
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Alan...a very classic sounding blues trip...all of the "Without you's" are the same line and melody...why not just cut and paste the best one to cover the one you don't like? (unless of coarse you recorded on tape...do people still do that?)... you sounded right at home in this genre and it was a great performance...very cool!
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Hi Alan,
This is my kinda music!
I think the vocals are very well done and suit the song perfectly. Reaching for those higher notes - no problem at all.
Also like the harp and guitar breaks.
Only suggestions:
1. Maybe take a little off the bottom end of the vocals - they are a touch boomy.
2. Harp and particularly the guitar solos could be a little louder and less reverb to match the vocals.
Top song - really enjoyable,
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A really relaxing, moody blues song. I hope you don't mind me saying, but your vocal reminded me of Bob Dylan (not everyone is a fan).
The band sounds great and I particular liked the blues harp. Nicely done Al.
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Al this is a very good blues song.
Great vocal
Super instrumentation
Great mix
I really liked this one.
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Alan, really nice tune and love your vocal performance! Never struck me before how much you sound like Leon Russell. You cats can really sing! Didn't find the artifacts distracting whatsoever, this sounds great to me. Another worthy re-issue from you archives! Hi Ron, Leon Russell, huh? Well, that's a first. But I'm good with it! Did you know he once put out an album under the name Hank Wilson? I'm most delighted you enjoyed the song. I was happy with the way it turned out, for the most part. It was one 0f those songs that just showed up and said, "Here I am. Go for it!". So I did. Thanks a bunch, Ron, for all those nice things you said. Merry Christmas Alan & Di
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Nice tone of voice Al.
Good use of BIAB on the tracks.
Vic Hello Vic, Glad you liked that gravel in my voice. Just a silly little thing I decided to do. I appreciate the kind words. Merry Christmas, Alan & Di
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Alan,
This is a great slow bluesy song. I agree with Ron, you do have that Leon Russell vibe here - very nice.
Love the mix and of course that great vocal!
Bob Hi Bob, Well, vote #2 for Leon Russell. Hmmm ... maybe I should do that all the time! You are always very kind to my music. I appreciate that very much. Glad you liked this one! Wishing you & yours a wonderful Christmas. Alan & Di
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Alan,
First off, that vocal works really really well. Perfect gravelly blues tone to capture mood and atmosphere of the song. The rest of the song is stellar—love the harmonica sitting under that bridge and in the solo. Great mixand production choices. Outstanding!
Deej HI Deej, Thanks for dropping in for a listen. As I mentioned to Bob, maybe I should do all my vocals like this ... it just takes a little effort. i wish you folks could hear my vocals before I had a serious accident that messed up my vocal cords. I had a baritone voice then. And yeah, that harmonica and lead guitar were great finds. Thanks again for your very nice comments. I seriously appreciate them. Hoping you and yours have a terrific Christmas. Alan & Di
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For some unknown reason, I didn't expect your voice to sound like it sounds, but I like it.
Fits this genre perfectly.
And don't worry too much about the little imperfections you mentioned... Blues was never meant to sound clean.
It's all about the mood!
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Great write and presentation, Alan. "Like that's a big surprise!" Love these Blues and you do them so well. That harmonica was behind the vocal and just dying to get at the mic, and sounded great when he did. Then that guitar solo --wow. Brent?
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Superb, but you knew I'd love this one. Like that's a big surprise!
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Nice, Alan. Enjoyed it (in spite of your announced warts  ) A nice Blue write. The guitar solo is especially nice. I don't hear the "heavy bottom" that Nigel alludes to. On my system, I'd say the vocal highs could be tamed a bit. Goes to show you've got to take all of these comments with a grain of salt. fj
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Hi Alan excellent work love the vocal great use of biab
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Great song. The hamonica-to-guitar solo works nicely, too.
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Loved this tune Alan. Awesome vocal and the backtrack was perfect. Loved the groove. Harp was excellent...
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