Have A Christmas Party

This two and a half minute excursion into rockabilly takes “the current situation” into account lyrically. We are appreciative of your time to listen and comments are most welcome. Have a great holiday and be safe!

No reverb was added to the tracks including the vocal but vintage plate reverb and slap back delay are on the master bus to help with the 50’s rockabilly vibe. Although Bud played bass lack of finger calluses prevented a good slap sound (the "chicka") so Janice provided that on the cajon. Janice and Bud aka Chicka and Boom.

This is a complete remake (all new tracks) of a tune we posted several years ago. Lyrics on SC.

Janice: Vocal/cajon/arrangement/melody
Bud: Upright bass/arrangement/lyrics/tech stuff
Peter: Solo guitar

Vocal: Rodes NT1 > Scarlett 212 > Nectar 3
Bass: Dusty Old Kay > Rodes NT1 > Scarlett > Waves Bass Rider > Neutron 2
RealDrums: BoomchickaEv16 > Waves CLA Drums
Snare: Doubled from above > Neutron 3
Cajon: Neutron 3
Piano: MIDI SuperTrack 2470 Acoustic, Rhythm RockabillyBoomChickaKevin Ev 100 > Logic Pro X Grand Steinway
Rhythm Guitar: RT 2423 Electric, Rhythm RockabillyBoomChickaBrent Ev 100

Mixed and mastered in Logic Pro X >
Logic EQ > Logic Space Designer > Waves J37 > Ozone Maximizer > Ozone Tonal Balance > Logic Loudness meter

Had the feet tapping from bad one. Great song guys. Great vocals as always Janice, and superb guitar work Peter

Should be illegal for three people to have so much talent... but I'm delighted it's not! If there was a little crowd noise I'd swear I was in one of the St. Louis local venues around 1956.

Besides being terrific musicians/vocalists, you folks are serious entertainers. Love the song and Janice's voice is o perfect for it. Peter knows his way around those strings and 20 some-odd frets. And who turns knobs better than Bud?

You guys put a big smile on my face ... thanks. Wishing all of you a fabulous Christmas and a fantastic 2021. Take care and be safe.

Alan

YES!!! Superb.

I knew Janice's lyrical side up to now, but here she is in virtuoso mode ... fabulous. Superb singing.

The rest - well, you're all pros, gentlemen, and boy it shows once more. Guitar playing, RealTrack selection, production ... the usual high standard we've come to expect from you and from which you never deviate.

Dare I say that I think this is one of your best? :-)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!!!

No better way to get into the spirit of the season than by jumping on the BIAB User Showcase and listening to all the choice tunes. This one had me moving around pretty good with its rockabilly rhythm. Terrific job, folks. Yep, many are celebrating only in ones or twos this year. I have a huge family that loves to get together but I won't be seeing any of them this year. So it's nice to have the Showcase family for some festive music. Thanks again, folks!

What a fun song! Of course, everything was what it needed to be. The guitar solo was way cool And Janice's little vocal ad libs so added to the realism. Bass player was solid. It just bounced right a long in a jolly way.
Good spirit!

I did NOT see that ending coming. What a great way to end a song. Leave it to you to come up with that. I really like it.

Mixing and production had exactly what I was hoping for. This club is becoming a favorite stop for me!

So in closing, if you could pull the synths back a bit, and maybe take off the auto-tune entirely, you may have something here! This is just one of those great REAL sounding songs. Love it.

Thanks for the fun and merriment! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all as well.

Feet tapping is good ... thanks!

J&B

Hello Janice,Bud and Peter,

It is a very pleasant composition to celebrate a Merry Christmas. In Europe, this year, it will be discreet because we are limited in the number of participants for this family's party. But thank you very much for this melody that warms our hearts.

Kindly regards

Derochette
alias JaniJackFlash

Thanks Al. Smiles are always a good thing. Best to y’all.

J&B

Oh yeah, I do love a little rockabilly and Janice, you sing it so well. The usual great production and playing from Bud (or should I say Boom) and a lovely little flourish from Peter to sign it off. Very best wishes to you all at the close of this extraordinary year.
Regards,
Leon

In this period of heavy energy on the planet this song is such a bowl of fresh air! Fun, light, uplifting, great vocals and arrangement. I loved the ending on the guitar! Great job!

Thanks! Glad you liked the vocals ... that style isn’t heard much nowadays. Perhaps the Stray Cats were the last.

J&B

Perfection.

No surprise there. Always.

Great everything. Guitar. Bass. Vocal. Mix.

Awesome.

Merry (distanced) Christmas to you all!!

Ho. Ho. Ho.

fj

Thanks for the kind remarks. Same with us this Christmas. Janice has a large family but we will be at home.

Take care,

J&B

This song gave me a wonderful early Buddy Holly vibe – partly because Buddy & Bob did a lot of this sort of thing and Janice has included some VERY cool hiccough/percussive vocal parts.
I think you did the bass really well.
I enjoyed the entire package.
WELL DONE – it’s a cracker of a song.

Cool song. You got it going on. Nice job to everyone

I read your description about just putting the reverb and slap on the master before I listened, man, what a great sound! You have some serious chops behind the board, Bud!

Nice to hear you on the bass again too.

Love the little opening guitar part from Peter, cool solo too.

And Janice was obviously having fun with this one Fabulous!

Great stuff you three, very much enjoyed.

Thanks a LOT. Reviews like this offer so much encouragement -- especially when we are venturing out. It was nice of you to note her vocal dancing and my bass. Yeah we'll remix it w/o the synths but I tried auto-tune on Janice and it crashed after she did her first "singing around the note."

J&B

ALWAYS a joy to listen to a tune by you guys, and ALWAYS a treat to hear Janice sing and Peter play some licks!! Fun little tune here!! Merry Xmas! Take care. Greg

Very cool live feel to this tune. I got a Buddy Holly vibe as well. Super vocal and backtrack. Peters guitar was excellent. Box had the treble pinned on the amp and guitar. Perfect for the song. Super production Bud.

A super cut! Wonderful. You three cook together. The band rocks too. Excellent work to all of you. Very cool ending.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too.

Thanks! And as mentioned in the lyric we will have a party of two. Just us. So we are self limiting! Have a great holiday and be safe.

J&B

Wow! This is an incredible amount of fun. I was grinnin' ear to ear y'all.

Happy Holidays!

Hi Janice, Bud & Peter,

well, finger calluses is definitely the only thing lacking with this uplifting and toe-tapping tune. Ever since I got to know Brian Setzer I dig rockabilly a lot.

And besides the fact that it was a wonderful idea to add some Christmas greetings and that 'thank you' for PGMusic the tune is a very enjoyable listen.

Okay, Janice, is there any style you can't sing like 'd invented it? Bud, despite the lacking finger calluses the bass sounds just great (is it miked or has it got P/Us?). (I think I will copy and paste this in the future:) Awesome sound, Bud.

Peter, as usual a wonderful job on the guitar.

Thank you, you hot threesome, for so many great productions in the course of this otherwise mean and ugly year - you made my day more than once.

Happy holidays to you all and all the best for 2021 - most of all: stay safe!!!

Take care,

Stefan

PS: Has anybody heard anything about Jim? His last post was in March and he doesn't even react to a PM...

[quote=Leon1]

Thanks Leon! We’ve much appreciated your support and our collaborations over the year.

Chicka & Boom

That just about takes the cake. Great job!

Sexiest Christmas song since "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claude"...I mean CLAUSE! Santa CLAUSE! Sounds wonderful and so much fun. Peter's tone is killer.

Enjoy yours. Ours will pass without too much hoopla, but that's the way we like it anyway.

Thanks for writing that about the bowl of fresh air. It means a lot to us. Glad you liked the ending!

Be safe.


J&B

Well if that don’t get everybody dancing around the Christmas tree nothing will! Great idea to add the cajon along with the bass track. It worked well. The bass really drives the whole thing and Bud you certainly have a great feel for the pocket. Superb vocal and some nice tasty guitar touches round out a dilly of a rockabilly holiday treat. Nice job and Happy Holidays to all of you, Tom

Thanks mr jane! Y’all have a great distanced Christmas. Our first one sans family in our lifetimes.

J&B

Thanks for the comments on my small part in this fun project.

Loved what Janice did with the vocal - she is a real chameleon and can turn her hand to almost any vocal genre.
Also enjoy it when Bud dusts off the bass - he just needs to work on those callouses.

Hope everyone has a safe Christmas (party).

Peter

Thanks man. That Holly vibe was EXACTLY what we were hoping to achieve. And thanks for the bass mention!

J&B

Thanks Herb!

J&B

Hi, Bud & Janice !


What a PARTY !
I´d loved to be there
too, but am stuck over
here in the darkness
without snow ! Sigh !

There´s nothing
beatin´Janice & Co in
a good country blues !

A Merry Christmas to all
of you too !

Cheers
Dani

Thanks Dave. It’s always fun to pretend I know what I’m doing. We did have fun with this and are glad you liked it. Happy Holidays!

J&B

Janice, Bud and Peter:

Another great offering—like the choice of going rockabilly with this Christmas tune. Peter adds some really cool licks throughout and Janice’s vocal is great—particularly like those little bits of scatting in the breaks between lines. Fun and foot-tapping stuff!

Have a Merry Christmas!

Deej

Hi Janice and Bud.
This is an absolute jolly and rollicking joy from start to finish. At the end it is interesting to hear your (Janice) delightfully captivating spoken word accent which is very charming. Looking forward to hearing more of your exemplary music in the new year.
p.s. Thank you for all your moral support that is so important and appreciated by this newbie.

Thanks Greg!

J&B

Thank you Scott. Enjoy the holidays!

J&B

Great fun! Thanks J, B, and Peter!

What a ball of foot stompin' fun! Everything sounds good--vocals, Peter's hot licks, and productions. You guys are on fire.

Thank you very much!

J&B

Thanks David

J&B

Hot dang, you guys are good. Chicka, your voice is always superb with feeling. And, Boom, keep it up, man. You're calluses are coming back. Sounds so much better with you IN the mix as well as INTO it. Chicka, Boom and Bender. That makes you the string-bending cat that brings that extra excitement to the stage, Peter. Great guitar stuff as always, man. Another great song from one of my favorite bands. Merry Christmas!!!

Thank you Stefan for ALL your support of our music during this difficult year. We are excited you liked this this rockabilly effort! You put a big smile on Janice’s face when she read this. Regarding the bass I used a mic wrapped in foam rubber and pressed behind the bridge. It gets decent sustain and eliminates most ambient noise.

Best to you both!

J&B

Chicka & Boom + Peter,
Fun uplifting tune! Cool live vibe! You should definitely do more tunes in this manner. Nice teamwork on bass Vocals A+ Peter's guitar adds a nice vintage flavor. I was just reading about plates reverb on M.bus, fine example of that. Thank you for sharing and happy holidays!

Misha.

Thanks Ed.



Thanks! That’s the way we like Christmas also!

J&B

Thanks Tom for the great comments! "Dilly of a rockabilly" most cool

Hope you two are having a fun Holiday season.

J&B

Thanks Dani!

J&B



Thanks Deej --- Janice was happing you liked the rockabilly scats!

J&B

Thank you Gary. Your are more than welcome...we look forward to more from you.

"This is an absolute jolly and rollicking joy from start to finish."
That says it all to us as that was our objective. Much appreciated.

Glad you liked Janice's most southern accent. It is 100% genuine!

J&B

And a thanks back to you!

J&B




Thanks. It was a lotta fun. Happy new year!

J&B



Chicka, Boom and Bender ... hahahaha!

A special thanks for the bass support.

Have a great new year and a big thank you for all you said.

J&B



Thanks for all Misha. And glad you like the reverb!

Happy new year.

J&B

Great song with a beautiful female vocals

Happy New Year everyone

You three are definitely dynamite together! I have run out of adjectives to say about your songs. Every song you do is so much better than today's radio.

I love rock-a-billy and you three kick it out of the park.

I hope y'all had a very Merry Christmas and I hope you have a safe and happy 2021.

PS - Chicka and Boom sounds like a it might be a new fast food chicken sandwich place

Thank you and welcome to the forum!

Happy New Year to you.

J&B




Thanks, glad you like rockabilly! Fast food franchise...that was funny.

Happy New Year to you and yours.

J&B

This sounds super good! Not one thing out of place! Such a clean sound with great performances on it! Have a great 2021! T

Thanks Torrey and same to you!

J&B

Cool!

I was away for a few weeks with computer problems.
Wish I hear this before Xmas.

Cool vibe!
Janice's vocal interpretation is great!

Nice one guys!