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DEVIL'S GONNA GIT YOU

It might seem odd to follow up our last tune “Wonderment” with this 😀 … but it’s all in fun. Published over 100 years ago and recorded by the queen of blues Bessie Smith it is public domain worldwide. So a century later we give it a blues rock treatment! We had fun with it and perhaps some blues rock aficionados might recognize Peter’s guitar tribute. Thanks to Peter and PG Music for making it all possible. Your time to listen and perhaps comment is most welcome.

© 2024 trad arr J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham

Janice: vocals, mix and arrangement
Peter: all guitar tracks (solos, rhythm and fills), mix and arrangement
Bud: mix, mastering, arrangement and photo

Vocals: Rodes NT1 mic, Izotope Nectar (Being in her way upper range Janice said her high part on the BGVs sounded like one of the chipmunks so we generated the part).

Bass (multiple comps): RealTracks 4242 BluesShuffle > Neutron > Waves Bass Rider

Drums: RealDrums BluesRockShuffle > Waves CLA Drums > Ozone Imager

Snare (From RD kit) > Waves Magma BB T > Logic Pro ChromaVerb

Kick (From RD kit) > Neutron

Crash cymbal (From RD kit) > EMT 140 Plate sim reverb

Piano (multiple comps): MidiSuperTrack 3001 Rhythm FolkBluesRockShuffle > Logic Pro Upright > Neutron > EMT 140 Plate sim reverb > Logic Pro Stereo Spread

Mastering: Logic Pro EQ > Waves LinMB > Ozone Imager > Ozone Maximizer > Ozone Tonal Balancer > Logic Pro Loudness Meter

J&B and Peter:

Awesome! That's just a lot of fun . . . Love those call back BGVs, not only for the harmonies but the tone you got out of them, distinct from the lead vocal, sounding like a very realistic group of back up singers. Janice sings out of her soul on this one. Killer guitar work as usual (hmmm, didn't quite recognize the tribute--you got me curious). Really catchy to boot. Excellent, excellent work!!!

Deej

Well. What Deej said.
Vic

Brilliantessimo with brilliantessima lead and backing vocals. And excellent PF guitar at the end. I want to take this song back in time and buy a B&J vinyl album with this on it.

As usual you three produces another outstanding masterpiece.
Great vocal and guitar!
Great mix
I love the blues and you more than did the blues justice with this one.

Thank you for the great comments Deej regarding the vocals and guitar. And especially for mentioning the BGVs. A realistic trio is EXACTLY what we hoped to achieve. Hugely appreciated!

J&B

Nice work.

Everything sounds good. Those drums sound good and reading the op you obviously put some thought and time into them.

I like how you take those old songs and make them new again.

Janice & Bud and Peter

It's the coolest blues rock.
It's hard to believe that this song was made over 100 years ago.
Peter's guitar is really great.
Of course, Janice's vocals too.
The girls' chorus created by Waves Harmony is wonderful.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

I wrote a comment hours ago...it's gone walkies.
FAB song, fab interpretation...love everything about it & the watchtower blues lights a match under the whole thing to get it extra hot.
FAB.

Deej
Thanks for the positive comments.
When we worked out the chords we noticed that, Dylan used the same ones in All Along The Watchtower, so I borrowed the first few notes of Hendrix's intro to Dylans' song.
Peter

Wow! Fabulous musicianship and style choices by all involved. BGVs sound cool and fit right in this context. Loved it!

It's pretty cool what's in the public domain these days, unfortunately not much in my genre.
You 3 never cease to amaze me, I don't remember what the original sounded like back then, but your rendition certainly does it justice.
And that guitar solo is one of the best I've heard in a long time. Tasteful shredding.
Top work from all of you.
Keep it coming...

Great start on guitar and vocals always well done. King of the blues!
Laurent

Thanks Vic

J&B


We appreciate that and, hmmmm, where did I store our turntable? 😁

J&B

Loved this all the way through - twice now, and more to come! Cool production, man what a sound. Really fun guitar to listen to and with Janice's vocals, this just couldn't miss. Killer!

Brad

Thanks blues man!

J&B

Thanks Vic

Peter

WOW!! Love the strong guitar opening. Peter!! Dang, I love this!! Those BGVs are super addition, and Janice, you vocals are so fine --so so fine. SO much fun in there and it's mixed to perfection. Yep, my favorite band --well them and Blue Attitude. Wouldn't it be cool to interview Bessie for her opinion. She ain't rollin' over --she's sitting up and dancing. I love how you folks do thiese PD songs.

Janice, Bud & Peter,

This one smokes and rocks! Wow! Outstanding vocal by Janice - love the BGVs. So good!

Peter sounds terrific - what a driving sound. Production is pro all the way.

Can't get enough of this one!

Bob

Bud, Janice, and Peter,

He ain't gonna get me...but I appreciate the warning, nonetheless! No need to say the obvious...but I will anyway. Awesome production, vocals (and harmony vox), mix, BIAB choices, and guitar styling by Peter!

Also, thank you for including all the details of Mastering the final mix!

Dewey

Thank you Herb and the drum comment is much appreciated as, yes, it does take some effort. But for us tweaking an RD to work with a specific tune is enjoyable.

J&B

Thank you Shigeki!
Good to hear from you and we look forward to your productions this year.

J&B

You three make some fabulous music! Great arrangement and delivery. Of course, Peter's guitar work just shines. And what can be said about Janice's vocals that hasn't already been said? She just knows how to sing - and we get the immense pleasure of listening to it!

Everything is spot on. Music doesn't get any better than this!

Take care,

Alan

Peter's guitar Sings. On fire. Some of his Best work.

Janice is at her typical Outta-This-World Good.
The girls are killin' it.

A Stunning Mix. You don't even think about it as it plays. It's just Right.

Nice album cover.

This is as good as anything you have ever done.
That's saying a Lot.

So. Good.

Thanks Ray for your comments and continued support over the years. And we are sure Peter is, as we are, delighted that you caught the Hendrix vibe.

J&B

Cool!

This is your wheelhouse - find an old song, and breathe life into it by throwing Janice at the vocals.

Of course, Peter's not slacker, either! That's some impressive guitar playing!

I wasn't sold on the BGVs being realistic because they were a bit too parallel... But I was sold on them being exactly the sound the song called for. It brought to mind some of those 1920's cartoon, and I had the image of a chorus of inanimate objects singing out the BGVs while some Betty Boop-esque character chides the audience with her Janice's voice.

Love it!

I thought for sure you were going to break into All Along the Watchtower after that intro!

Wonderful vocal! And smokin' hot guitar solo, I could hear shades of Jimi during the solo too.

Love the ending with that held note!

This sounds great you three, I love the way you take these old classics and put your own spin on them.

PB&J,You've done it again! Terrific performances from Janice and Peter. Chops galore. The mix is perfecto. The rhythm section is kicking. The drum sound is big and powerful and together with the bass moves some air. Great arrangement, great vocals and great guitar work! Among your best work, Tom

Such an awesome write, performance, production and mix. Enjoyed my listen. Excellent work.

1,001 degrees Fahrenheit all around: guitar, vocal, production (mix and mastering sound impeccable).
I concur with all the other comments. This is one exceptional performance and recording. I think my headphones melted.

Thank you!

J&B

Man, I love this song, the vocals are really good, I really enjoy the background vocal harmony!!

Thanks man! And we agree that Peter took it to another level for sure.

J&B

Really nice! And a great mix!

Love the pounding sounding drums on this one.

Thank you very much!

J&B

I made a mistake of listening to the original song first thinking you can't top that.... But you made the song totally your own (although I wished that you had used similar instrument shots in the "I don't want no two-time stuff..." section).

What a great blues rock shuffle, really hot arrangement with punchy drums and hotter than hell guitar solo by Peter, probably the best shredding heard on this forum. And Janice's singing is so powerful and fiery that I can see even the devil himself dancing and crowd-surfing in the audience, those harmonies are also pleasantly evil

Janne

J&B and Peter,
Super rendition. "A" class vocals, fun fx BGVs! One hell of a solo by Peter! Lots of good energy. Production and mix is very PRO. Listens very well, no complaints. Fun picture too
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Thank you! Glad you liked it and great to hear from you.

J&B

Nice bluesy song. Like the vocals very much, its sounds like Bette Midler song especially on the BGVs parts. Great overall production. This one works on every level: Song, Lyrics, Vocals, Production, guitar tones and groove. Very nice listen.

Thanks a bunch Marty! You are a blues man and that makes us even more appreciative of your kind and supportive comments.

J&B

Thanks for all the nice comments about my part in the song. It was indeed quite a fun project.
Peter

Thanks Bob and, man, have you been on a roll. One great one after another!

J&B

Glad he ain’t gonna git ya 😜
Thanks for the nice review!
And for mentioning the mastering chain.

J&B

Al, you are way too generous with those great comments… but, hey, we’ll take it. 😀

Thank you!

J&B

Yes!!! What else to say? I've already said that Janice gets better with each song, and I'm not about to change my mind on that at all, after this. Clear tone, perfect bluesy sound, the harmonies make me smile ... the inflection on "dirty two-timer" made me really grin ... this is top-notch, from first to last. That guitar playing, too!!! Well done, all - it's a privilege to listen to that which you create!

That is hugely appreciated floyd. We had a lot of fun with this project and thanks for the mention of the photo - it was fun also.

Nice to have such a great review for our first tune of the year!

J&B

Thank you! That BGV harmony, which includes Janice’s part of course, is what in our bluegrass years we called “car horn harmony” 😀 because yes it is tight. Janice sang in bluegrass trios for years and it was expected that all syllables, no matter how short, be perfect in harmony and phrasing. Indeed parallel was the objective.

J&B

PS: On the other hand Janice loves cartoons and music from that period.

Hi Janice, Bud and Peter,

Yes, I know I'm late at the party, but I think you don't mind.
You had a lot of work answering everyone else here, and now just me! (well, almost).

I loved the song, the title of course, and that delicious swing. Very, very good song!
Even my wife was swinging on it! She never does that on my songs, ah.. 1 or 2 times.
But most of all I enjoyed Janice! Her vocal really shine when she treatens with that devil and what he is going to do with you!
This old song (almost a hundred years old, you said) by that lady Bessie has really been reborn (again) through your treatment.
I think she must be thrilled to her bones (...) when she hears you singing her song. I think she would have loved to sing it with you, but maybe God or that devil...
Ok, I leave that for what it is. You all did a good job, but Bud, Janice is right; the BG still sound a tiny bit like chipmunks (you started...).

Cheers,
Hans

We appreciate that Dave. Couldn’t ask from more … especially from a great blues man!

J&B


Thanks Tom for all you wrote! And your mix comments are very meaningful as your mixes are as good as it gets.

J&B

Hello Janice, Peter & Bud
You have created an absolute TOP song
Janice. You really sing the song brilliantly. That's exactly how it should be.
Bud. The sound is absolutely top class.
And now to Peter. WOW - that's a guitar solo you can't get enough of. For me it's the best solo I've heard on the forum so far.
Congratulations to you all
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

J&B...you guys sure know how to update these classic blues tunes...Janice...love those background parts...just a super track!

J&B,

Very high quality treatment of the old PD song! The key chosen really seems to suit Janice's vocal treatment well and the background vocal repeats really make the song for me! Nice guitar!

Thanks, TB

Thanks Charlie. Good to hear from you.

J&B


Sorry about the headphones 😀 but we much appreciate your comments!

J&B

Thanks Ronnie,

J&B


Thank you and we appreciate the mix and drum comments. RealDrums are a lot of fun to work with.

J&B

Boy does Peter ever do an awesome intro to the song. Very cool. Awesome vocal and harmonies Janice. Just loved the backing band. Such a cool groove. Loved the production Bud. Perfect mix and master. Sorry for the late reply. Took quite awhile for me to work back up to the first page of the forum. Lots of awesome music showing up here..

Wow! is very easy for me to listen kind of late because support and agree to everything that has been said which is all good.
Cheers

Mike B.

That's just insane - my ears still don't quite believe it!

Janne, thank you so much. You mentioned all our objectives and we three could not hope for a better response than yours. This a review to share with family and friends!

J&B

And thank you for the positive and supportive comments!

Glad to liked the photo also.

J&B

Thanks for the comments Elliot. We are happy it worked for you!

J&B

That generous review is much appreciated by the three of us. Glad you like the harmonies and thanks for mentioning the “two timer” bit! 😀

J&B

Hans, your time to listen and write those positive, supportive and humorous comments are both enjoyed and appreciated by us three.

And it was cool to know your wife was swinging!

We always look forward to both your song posts and your comments on ours.

Thank you!

J&B

Hi J&B, a pleasure doing it (both listening and commenting on your songs).
I enjoy them and I enjoy when you do the same to my songs.
But... of course I'm more funny ;-)

Hans

Andi, those remarks are very kind and meaningful to us.
We appreciate the vocal and mix comments and yes Peter went all out on this one!
Thank you very much,

J&B



Thank you! We love dividing into the domain 😀

J&B


Thank you! Glad you liked the key. It was up a bit for her but we thought it worked.

J&B

Thanks Scott! Glad you liked it all. It was a ton of fun.

J&B


Thanks for listening and commenting Mike!
Good to hear from you.

J&B