So, this song started out maybe a good year or more back.... David Snyder and I attempted to put together a party in the woods kind of song. It didn't really get going as I was trying to copy a style from a certain band that ...well, .... it didn't work and the song collected dust. Recently, I was digging through the older folders and came across it and decided to finish it and not worry so much about the style but simply make this a rocker of the finest degree. I kept the concept, and many of the words. A few changes here and there.

If you are offended by walls of amplifiers and overdriven smoking tube Mesa Boogies powered by humbuckers....oh well....welcome to the wonderfully guitar driven world I live in.

The band: essentially 6 tracks and could have been 5.

Bass: 1522
Drums: Blues rock with a serious 4 on the floor.
Guitars: Guitarhacker aka Herb
Vox: ditto


This is a raw, bare bones, rock and roll band. only 2 guitars and yep.... no overdubs, no studio magic, no pitch corrected vox either. The only thing I did was go for a live concert kind of feel. It's not how I would mix it for my normal work. But it was fun.

Feel free to share your thoughts.

Born In The Country


Best served hot and loud. JMHO.... sounds really good in cans.


a few more hours till the daylight's gone
we're gonna rock this town from dusk to dawn
we'll all meet down at the watering hole
find some girls and we're ready to roll
skin tight, truck lights
might have to light a fire tonight.

Get it up, get tight Make out yeah that's alright
a little rough, good enough, pour a little shine in my dixie cup
We live in the woods standup for what's right,
born in the country and we're gonna get tight

solo

we're just good old boys, having our fun
don't call the cops we'll let you know when we're done
Lawd have mercy never seen such a sight
Who's that girl dancing in the moonlight
skin tight, truck lights
We have one hell of a fire tonight.

Get it up, get tight Make out yeah that's alright
a little rough, good enough, pour more shine in my dixie cup
We live in the woods standup for what's right ,
born in the country and we're gonna get tight


Copyright 2019: Hartley & Snyder

If it were Neil Young he'd play that between lines riff on single notes over the top- That'd match this really well.
You hit the Live Crazy Horse vibe well.

Sounds like something Z.Z. Top might have done back in the day.

Good stuff, Herb, love hearing the live guitars in there and your vocal is right on the money.

Enjoyed!

Love this Herb. Very cool driving beat and the just loved the guitars. Super vocal. Cool collaboration. Well done.

I'd have never pegged it as Crazy Horse but I'm glad you liked it.

IIRC, the style is Texas Butane which is very ZZ'ish in nature. I dropped the guitar tracks from BB because they had harmonics in them like BG tends to drop in the playing.

Thanks for listening

I loved the driving beat too. Those guitars are not nearly as loud as they sound in the tracks. Mesa with a master on almost 2 ..... in the lead mode..... and humbuckers.... nice combo. I opted to go with my mic'd boogie over the POD2 on this one. I really need to do more Boogie and less Pod.... I love the sound of the tubes.

Thanks for listening and commenting.

Nicely done - love the beat behind this one, I have no doubt this would sound amazing live. It has a strong driving force and really packs a bunch, which I liked. Definitely picking up the ZZ Top vibes like others mentioned above.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks for your time. That driving beat is interesting. In BB and RB ... there's a techno kick on quarters.... But when its rendered, the techno track refused to be copied out to a wave. So I had to roll my own with a synth in sonar.

Yeah, no doubt, this one rocks.

Thanks

I get the ZZ Top sound as well in the Southern Rock guitar kind of way.... I hear Neil Young more in your vocal phrasing not necessarily in your voice itself. Definitely a good rocker and you ended up with an awesome kick sound. Thanks for describing how you got that.

Keep up the good work Herb!

Sounded great, I enjoyed it. My favorite line was "more shine in my dixie cup." Nice.

Firing on all cylinders. Great tune. Love you guitar tone. Smoking.

Herb
Enjoyed that. The guitars sound excellent as does the band.

Nice work.

Peter

Herb, you had me by the first measure. Good old kick @ss ZZ Top loud blasting blues. Perfectly mixed by the way.

What else can I say, LOVED IT!

This song definitely has an impact, and I think you did a really great job with this song and got a fantastic finished product. Well done!

Hi Guitarhacker,

c'om who the heck could ever be offended by a cranked up Mesa Boogie...?

Great butt-kicking stuff !

Cheers,

Stefan

Hey... glad you enjoyed this. Yep the style was a texas kind of style.

Yep... one can always use "more shine"..... Glad you liked the song.

Thanks

Man I hear you..... there's just something about a humbucker cranked through a smoking tube output.... I've always been partial to that kind of sound. My guitar of choice these days is a modern tele which happens to have a bridge mounted humbucker. And I think I will be using the Mesa more often from this point forward. Takes a bit more to set it up and mic placement is critical but it's certainly worth the time to get the sound.

Great rocker, there's always room for smoking super sounding guitars, in the spirit of Sharp Dressed Man and some Gimme all your lovin'. Excellent mix and vocals.

Janne

Great song Herb. Glad you dusted it off.
"We're just good old boys, having our fun
don't call the cops we'll let you know when we're done".
These lines pretty well sum up the vibe and drive of this good ol' macho rock'n'roll song.
Love the Neil Young-style vocals.
Cheers,
Mike

Herb,

I thought I posted on this already! Ooops.

Anyway, great man. Killer job. I am glad you finished this. Excellent!

Guitarhacker (and David);

Very rocking tune . . . the guitars totally shine on this—really well put together. Nice to hear a BIAB harder rock song—almost makes me think of what a tune might sound like if AC/DC went country—if that makes any sense, lol! This was a cool listen—great job!

All the best,

Deej

A good driving beat. The ZZ guitars hold together well with the bass and drums. Mixed well. (some harmonies would give it a little sparkle).

Thanks for listening and commenting

Had you at the first measure...... that's a good compliment. Glad you loved this

Ember, thanks for dropping in and listening.

Well, you have a good point there, but you never know. Glad you like it

Thanks.... ZZ has been a favorite band sine the first time I heard them.... rocking on down the road of life... they are an influence on me to this day.

One of my first major rock influences was Neil Young. I loved the early stuff he was doing....country rock and folk stuff.... try as I might, his influence always seems to sneak into my vocal phrasing. Another singer that you might hear in there is Willie Nelson from time to time..... really loved how he phrases his lyrics.

Thanks for listening.

My co-conspirator and compadre in the music business..... You sent a great idea that we eventually morphed into a song of sorts.

A BIG thank you for the lyrics and the ideas.

I'm glad you heard the AC/DC influence in this. I was actually thinking as I was working on this that it did have the simplicity and driving bass/drums that are in many songs by Angus and the boys. No frills, straight ahead hard rock played simply.

Thanks for listening and hearing that in there.

I always appreciate your viewpoint on my tunes. I had considered harmony but opted not to include them in this mix. In fact, I normally layer the vox tracks 3 deep however, this is but one simple, lonely vox track. My mission or goal on this was to do this song with as few tracks as possible. There were 5 basic tracks..... bass, drums, two guitars, and one vocal..... and then for that extra thump in the chest, I added a deep, powerful, 4 on the floor synth kick. Yep 6 tracks..... A lot of my mixes end up with 12 or more tracks but this was an exercise to keep that number as low as possible and to do it without a lot of punch-in and overdubs.... When I screwed up, I would delete the entire track and start over. The purpose of that was to keep this feeling organic, fresh, and a feeling that it was "live" vs being studio perfect.

I appreciate the comments. Thanks.

Wow, I agree with everyone else, I definitely hear the ZZ Top sound in there. Awsome song, makes you hear it in your head, after it's finished!!

All I can add to all these wonderful comments you've received is this...
I love it...
Great song guys!

Great drivin' guitar/drum sound Herb with a strong vocal! Kind of got a ZZ Top vibe to it! Thanks, Torrey

Solid track, Herb. Thanks for putting it up.

Herb,

Great song! Hard hitting beat and it really swings!

Great full mix. Loved it!

Bob

An ear worm... I like that. Isn't that what songs are supposed to do? Stick with you.....

Thanks for listening

Thanks Jim for taking the time to comment.... Glad you like it

THanks for listening. Glad you like this tune of ours.

Cool song!! Great energy, great attitude!! Guitars sound great Herb! Enjoyed this A LOT!! Take care. Greg

No problem..... we're just glad you took the time to listen

Thanks.... glad you like it

Thanks for all the kind words.

Good stuff - I like the song and the words fit perfectly and really bring it home.

Ed Z

Thanks for listening and commenting.... nothing but some rowdy boys round here.

Bro country meets ZZ Top...

Rock on!

J&B

Very Well Done!

I like it too.... even though it's only rock and roll.... thank you

Thank you

Now that's a fun little rocker! Being from Houston, I've always been a fan of that little old rock band from Texas. (We almost had ZZ play at our senior prom, but then LaGrange took off, and they got too big for us.)

Love the "raw" mix, live feel to it. Great job!

Steve