I wrote this last year about being in a band in the 1970's.
The "fighting of chicks" bit, however, is from the early 2000's as we were driving home from a gig through little welsh villages and narrow country roads in 2 cars, I was second with the drummer Kev, then suddenly this drunk super sized lady was dancing down the middle of the road, so we slowed right down.
She fell on the lead car's bonnet, and started stripping!! Steve the passenger got out, he was luckily a drug and alcohol counsellor! and she then tried to get in the car and held onto Lloyd the driver with Steve trying to pull her out. Once Kev and I could see through our tears of laughter, we leapt out to help him.
We got her out and she really started fighting so we pushed her into roadside bushes and got out of there fast....And no-one ever believed us.
We always wondered what she thought when she woke with one hell of a hangover, half naked in a bush in a country lane. HAHAHA

Times were wild


I'm right back in the old days when were young and some say mad
I was superficiusly thinking 'bout the rockin and the boppin and the drinking and the dancing and the lies we were sold
just trying to make a buck, not having much luck just waitin for the man to come
we were in the right place at the wrong time
man those times were wild

living in the back of a hearse we converted I was sleeping on the top of my amp
fighting of the chicks as we were trying to get to famous noone wanting what we could so easily provide
remember that dude with the jacket like a drug store passing that stuff around
now in the wrong place at the wrong time
man those times were wild

I can still see you at every date we played dancing in front of the band
scooting round the floor you didnt keep still as you were
catching my eye with the moves that you made
making damn certain I would never ever notice your face, which somehow I did

SOLO

I can still see you at every date we played dancing in front of the band
scooting round the floor you didnt keep still as you were
catching my eye with the moves that you made
making damn certain I would neverever notice your face

I'm right back in the old days when were young and some say mad
I was superficiusly thinking 'bout the rockin and the boppin and the drinking and the dancing and the lies we were sold
just trying to make a buck, not having much luck just waitin for the man to come
never in the right place at the right time
man those times were wild


Key=D , Tempo 70, Length (m:s)=2:54
2 bar intro, 45 bar chorus, from bar 3 to bar 47. Repeat x1 chorus

RealTracks in song: ~585:Guitar, Resophonic, Rhythm Blues Muddy Sw 120
RealTracks in song: 1012:Bass, Electric, BluesRock Sw 140
RealTracks in style: 1412:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm CelticHornpipe Sw16 070
RealTracks in song: ~966:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBoogieGrittyMuted Sw 140
RealDrums in song: BodhranCelticHornpipe^2-a,b:Brushes

RealTracks in song: 529:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 065

Crash is POP American Crash sample,
Extra snare hits are a Bossa snare, and Kick is from a Rock RT. All programmed in FLoops. And a claps loop or two.

enjoy

Alyn

Hey Alyn.

Nostalgia seems to be in fashion on the Showcase at the moment! Fabulous background story to this one.

I looked at the RT list and thought - Celtic Hornpipe? Bodhran? - what's this all about? Well I tried dancing a hornpipe to it without a great deal of success, so I had to settle for listening.

This sounds more like the Steve Gibbons Band - a great rocking blues which kicked off my Saturday morning in style. Make's me wonder how we ever survived those days.

Great stuff, Alyn. More please.

ROG.

Alyn,

Absolutely great lyrics on this song, totally impressed so well put together and a great story behind them, has to be my favourite of yours to date, knew that I was going to enjoy it just by reading the lyrics alone.

Wasn't disappointed either, great write and production.
I think this is a song that could go far, but maybe then it wouldn't sound the same without the Gibson voice behind it.
Lyric writing as good as it gets here.
Keep em coming Alyn,

Musiclover

Another awesome tune that brought back memories of younger days. Last couple years of high school could not wait for Friday. We would pack up the trailer, hook it up to one of our parents car and hit the road. Would be back Sunday the worse for wear after hitting rural Manitoba for Friday and Saturday night gigs. Some crazy days. :-)

Loved the tune

Well done Alyn,

Great capture of that 60s 70s rock 'n' roll feel!
Original, as only you can produce.
Nostalgia all around indeed, most forum members seem to be at least 40 years or older.
Well, we are older than 40 ;-)

Rob & Anne-Marie

Awesome song, Alyn. I'm also loving all the nostalgic stories flying around here at the moment!

Hi Alyn,

Great story and song! Would never have thought of those RTs and they sound so good together.

Favourite points:
- Overall vibe and rhythm
- Love the vocal, lyrics and the vocal echo sound.
- That guitar solo is sweet.
- Like how you made the drums start softly and then come in louder in verse 2
- "Waitin for the man" harmony

Another great Gibson song.

Cheers,
Rec

Great song Alyn!!! Love this line:

remember that dude with the jacket like a drug store passing that stuff around

Can't do it any better than that! This is so well done. I love the fast flying lyrics and great live vibe. Reminded me of John and George's songs in the early 70's. Great vocal. Great mix. Loved the end with the one guitar playing-sounded like something that might have happened in the studio with "the dude in the jacket passing that stuff around". I'm loving this old days week. I still try to tell the young people how great that era was. Loved it!! Take care. Greg

Alyn,

Keep those memories coming - if they have a beat like this you won`t just be singing for us oldsters.
This is the catchiest song I`ve heard by you - the boogie style is a great fit for the band on the road theme.
I can hear some Lennon in your vocal.
Sure hope the Welsh bonnet dancer made it home!

Robert

I like your song Alyn. your best for me.
Very enjoyable.

Sergio

"I was superficiusly thinking 'bout the rockin and the boppin and the drinking and the dancing and the lies we were sold..."

The freedom in your writing makes it special.

Your signature vocal makes it more so.

Great story!

Excellent sound - you put together so many good "bands"!

(I am so pleased you are back...)

floyd

WOW what a great song. Your backing tracks were perfect as was your vocals. Your lyrics not only were top shelf but they also brought back a ton of memories!

Your "I can still see you at every date we played dancing in front of the band scooting round the floor you didnt keep still as you were
catching my eye with the moves that you made" reminded me of my girlfriend, now my wife. First as a girl friend making sure that I did catch her eye and then as my wife making sure I didn't catch anyone else's eye

"I'm right back in the old days when were young and some say mad
I was superficiusly thinking 'bout the rockin and the boppin and the drinking and the dancing" is a fantastic line! Change mad to freaking crazy, add smoking and drag racing and you have my history

This is your best to date and it's a keeper.

Great song Gibson, you took me down memory lane. Really liked the vocal effects. Take care, Torrey.

Alyn,

Great story, great lyric, great delivery, great song.

Peter

Gibson, This is a great 60's rocking sound. The Reso surprised me but fit like a glove. I like what floyd said about the freedom in your writing. I never know what to expect but I know I'm going to like it. I remember those days quite well. Luckily the drummer had a drivers license because we were too young to drive. Another great nostalgic tune. Tom

Hello, Alyn

Like others said, you have the unique sensibility and the extraordinary stuff.
I cannot understand the English lyrics so well, but the rhythm of these lyrics is very interesting.
The feeling of 60's Rock'nRoll is so well expressed.
I can hear Lennon in this song too.
Great tune. Very enjoyable.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

ROG,

I wanted to write a song with the bodhran so double timed the rest! It needs a lot of beers to dance the hornpipe correctly to this.

Steve Gibbons Band. NOW what a band. saw them live a lot of times in London in the 1970's.

Good times then and it is now time for payback as we get old

hope all is OK up North!

Alyn

Alyn

You are a one man band and raconteur. As I have said before I would pay just to hear some of your early life tales, even your more recent ones. But the fact that you are so able to express them in song also you are a true born showman. I enjoyed this one no end

Paddy G

Musiclover,

thanks a lot.

Maybe I might be in the right place at the right time, eventually Altho' with that comment of yours I will promote it a bit more!!

I'll give you a shout for a beer if it works!!!

Alyn

Everybody sure is getting nostalgic! Another great addition to the collection! Really liked it!!

Yeh they were great times, and I sometimes wonder how we surviVed

glad you enjoyed

Alyn

Thanks Rob and Anne-Marie

Hahah 40 was quite a few years ago for me!

Glad you enjoyed my trip down memory lane! Although your songs take me back also to a great time for music the '80's...keep 'em coming!!

Alyn

Thanks Will,

trouble is nostalgia isn't what it used to be

thanks for listening and commenting

Alyn

Cheers Jez or Rec :>)
Thanks you for your favourite points!
Yeh, that reso guitar solo was perfect ith a bit of overdrive. I had tried a gibbo solo myself but it distracted from the vibe.

Thanks for listening
keep on producing your masterpieces!!

Alyn

Once we had stopped laughing about her, we were worried and hoped also that she got home. Would love to hear her story tho'

Thanks for the compliments and for listening

take care

Alyn

That dude with the jacket was a GREAT banjo player and a British Army deserter!! just released from Prison we later discovered, when he appeared on the north London scene at one of our Hospital dances. Initially he tried to form a Bluegrass band but then the drugs appeared from pockets sewn into his Parka Jacket and we all went NO NO NO! Eventually the Drug Squad appeared, in disguise, and he ended back in jail, we believe. Scary interviews for us though in the local station

It was a good time as you say!!

thanks for listening

take care Greg

Alyn

Thank you Sergio, So glad you enjoyed

Alyn

very kind floyd!
The line you quoted was my mini homage to the Rolling Stones and their song " The spider and the fly "

My voice used to, and still does to some extent, annoys me so I am glad it has become my signature.
There was a great book shop in London Foyles in Charing Cross Road and I managed to be allowed to sit for an hour or two each available Saturday, on the top floor where I could read the full Music scores of all genres when available: Classical, and the great songs from the 20's, 30's and 40's. A great period when I learnt that rules do not exist in music

Glad you enjoy the gibson persona

I learn from you, and many others, now

take care

Alyn

Yeh Mario, that line was for the girl that became my wife also!!

Glad it evoked some good memories!!

take care

Alyn

Thanks a lot Torrey, Glad you stopped by to listen

Thanks for your last song

All the best
Alyn

Thank you Peter,
Great review

Alyn

That Reso certainly did the job with a bit of overdrive! Took a while to find it tho'
They were great times, glad we all survived
Thanks for the nice comments
really enjoying the music you produce

Alyn

Shigeki,

Thanks for listening,
this is a story of my memories of the 1970's and how I enjoyed playing guitar in a Rock Band and seeing my future wife dancing in front of me!

Your English is excellent, I feel embarrassed that I speak no other language

Thank you for listening, it is always good to hear from you

All the best

Alyn

RACONTEUR!! Yes THAT is a wonderful description

Are you writing about me, Paddy? Thank you SOO much.
I have written poems/ songs since a young teenager, almost daily at one stage and many have turned into songs, thanks to BIAB.
I even have a sort of "song" about taking teeth out as I was a Dentist, and have sadly lost the sample of my Air-Turbine drill that I used to use as a solo instrument via MIDI back in the day.

Glad you enjoyed,

I also look forward to your masterpieces

take care, Sir.

Alyn

Thanks a lot David!

As I wrote previously "sadly nostalgia isn't what it used to be"

all the best

Alyn

Alyn,


Nice trip down memory lane. One of my old bands had a hearse as well (and " that dude with the jacket like a drug store passing that stuff around")!

Enjoyed it. Hope you are well.


Regards,

Bob

Hi, Alyn !


What a super rocker !
I dig that style of music
and you really do it justice !!:))

Cheers
Dani

hi Alyn,
I listened to this right after listening to Floyd's 1972... wow... a two-way trip down memory lane! well done! Obviously you were there because nobody could make this stuff up!

Like others have already said, I really liked the reso solo... I might not have considered the instrument selection that works so well in this song... but I'm glad you did!

reading through the comments people have made in response to this song and Floyd's, I think we need a separate thread for 70's survivor tales. There seems to be a large untapped pool of material.... ;-)

Thanks Bob,
We didn't have the hearse long as it spent more time in pieces than on the road, so we bought a little van
Yeh, those dudes were everywhere

Thanks for asking, I'm sorta OK!
take care

Alyn

Good to hear from you Dani, and glad you liked it.

take care

Alyn

Thanks Pat,
Great times and I loved the story from floyd about you two being in the same place at the same time, and 40 years ago, amazingly small world.


BRILLIANT idea

good to hear from you

Alyn

Alyn,

That was great! You've got a wonderful knack for story telling and for fitting it to music. floyd's right. There's definitely a freedom in your writing that makes your songs special. No-one does it like you do! (I mean that as huge compliment.)

All the best,
Noel

Holy $#%*@$, this is so good. I think floyd mentioned the freedom in your writing and, man, does it shine here.
Your cool vocal just carries the song so well.

And then the band. We sound like the proverbial broken record here but your remarkable use of disparate RT's is second
to none. We love to flip through the RT's and cherry pick tracks sans styles...but you own this methodology.

This is awesome...a word we try to avoid until something is, well, awesome.

Thanks for sharing!

J&B

Nice work Alyn, the lyrics and strong backbeat rhythm make for a hypnotic saga! And the 'dangly'ending makes total sense! Good stuff.

John

Cheers Noel, Paddy suggested I was a raconteur and I LOVE that description, IN my non-musical life I always told stories, over a beer of 3, of the funny things that always seemed to happen to me. Suppose I learnt from my Dad who could talk a hind leg of a pot.

Thank you for the GINORMOUS compliment

I look forward to, and learn from, YOUR next masterpiece

take care down under

Alyn

Look here stop $#%*@$ing swearing
re RTs I just go "what if" and about 3 days later I find something I want to use, really want to use an RT triple time but failing at the moment.

Awesome eh?!? thank you so so much, all I want now is to do awesome vocals like a certain Janice. You may know who I mean

thanks both, so much

Alyn

Thanks John,
The bands I was in could never all finish at the same time so had to end like that!

glad you enjoyed

Alyn

Alyn,

Such a cool song and another great production number. You really have such an original sound - no one has your touch & feel for this kind of music. Loved it!

Bob

Sweet poppin' tune! I love you instrument choices especially the resophonic guitar.


And what's up with that outro? Is that acoustic guitar ending in a different key? I has a very sort of mysterious and compelling vibe to it.

I listened to it again. It's that Celtic acoustic and he hits some kind of augmented chord - wonderful.

hi alyn great use of biab on tracks for everything fit together very nicely thanks eric

What can I say?
Great praise from an expert like you
Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane

All the best

Alyn

Lawrence,
It took a while to decide on those RTs and the Celtic acoustic did all the right/wrong(?) things and the ending was perfect, almost as if he wasn't paying attention, or didn't really want to be there LOL

glad you enjoyed the vibe, man.

Alyn

Cheers Eric,

good to hear from you and thanks for listening
Hope all is OK where you are

Alyn

Had me thinking of the Quo - lyrically and musically.
Hope you take this as it is intended Alyn - a compliment.