Drive my guitar

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

It must be in some Disneyland ?

Outside the big guitarstore.

http://amisimms.com/matrtote.html

But, those balls?

Hmm, Wall Street....it´s BALL STREET !

Friday, February 22, 2008

Why keeping in shape ?

Must guitarplayers do it too? Isn´t it enough lifting a hamburger?

Yes, once I laughed when I saw the pianoplayer´s struggles.

Not any more. They are principly right, as always.

Look at Yngwie, he´s ready for Beach Watch.

I´m sorry I don´t know this source, or any names, it´s only a photo-copy.

Good luck Jerry Lee, by the way.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Once again. TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE

The famous film "The Deer Hunter" included some good PR for the guitar. Not everybody knew about the recording of the theme. Mostly classical guitar freaks thought that it was purely sologuitar...

Guitar Player Magazine told the truth.

This is already many years ago, but I still say; The future for the accoustic/classical is at it´s best, in a duo....

It´s entertaining.

Sunday, January 06, 2008

RECYCLING THROUGH RE-MASTERING

project Almeida Club 1998

Just before christmas I happily had the possibility to remaster some takes digitally. First of all I got up the output level, and besides that the dynamics appeared better. I heard directly that details and intensions in my own playing is more "visible".

Project "Bonnajazz"
1 My Baby Left Me
2 Georgia Railroad
3 Bloodhound Blues
4 Over the Waterfall
5 Bricks in my pillow
6 Two hundred meters (more)
7 Blues ain´t dry
8 I serve a worthy lady
9 Going to jail
10 Nine pound hammer
11 To Glastonbury (-96?)
12 Brainstormville
13 Rollin in my sweet baby´s arms
14 Reckless blues
15 Sugar foot blues
16 Which side are you on?
17 502-blues (-92)
18 502-blues (-84)
19 Utan slut (-84)
20 Något Afrikanskt? (-84)

Most recordings in this project were originally made around 2000-2001, except those with other years mentioned.
Routine of practical work at sessions: 35 % coffedrinking, and shit-talking, 20% rest, 1% hard exercise.
(Wages earned: Zero)

Staff:
Mikael Mallat
spanish nylon/or twelvestring accoustic guitars,
and arrangements, so far there were any
Lars Isebring
steelstring accoustic guitar
Stefan Isebring
maccaroni packet drums

Project

"ALMEIDA CLUB"
1 She´s a Woo-man
2 Autumn in Rio
3 Recado
4 La ultima noche
5 Aqua de beber
6 Samba dees days
7 Invitation
8 Desafinado
9 Manha do carneval
10 Brazil
11 Vem viver a meu lado
12 O´Cangaceiro
13 Quien sera
14 How insensitive

This is the Latinpot ...Originally recorded in june 1998, the last takes on the same day, which gave mig big headache. This is a low-budget miracle, the backgrounds (during the live recording session on usual cassette-tape!) work surprisingly well after digital re-mastering (dec. 2007).

Staff, (on picture, 1998);
Mikael Mallat
guitars, keyboard, rhythm programming,
arrangements
Anders Kovac
Fender bass
Mats Himmelvid
bongodrums

About these two particular projects, for me; it was worth it then, but even more today.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

What?

Friday, November 02, 2007

Peace Sign ...

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Sunday, October 07, 2007

Bad Sign....

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Spain: BOLERO GOYESCO

The scale here is worth it..., is it Spain or.... maybe Greece?

Turkey? Depends of the background.

More folkmusictabs on my dear neighbour

http://drtaboola.blogspot.com/

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Why visit Hylte?

...

http://hvemsida.blogspot.com/

(Laholm)

http://zagolandet.blogspot.com/

(Oskarström)

Monday, July 16, 2007

Sketch of...(6)

Summertime Blues (Cochran&Capeheart 1958)

This key is not the most popular among guitarplayers, "begin with an B major chord please...". "No thank you".

But it can have interesting solutions in the upper melodyline. In this case it gives room to play both melody and bass properly at the same time..., still with some realistic connection to the original.

But, of course, this punky rock´n roll classic is at it´s best in the band. This is not the typical twelve bar boogie/blues, it have other ingredients too.

Sketch of...(5)

Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker 1962)

This piece have, to be one of his tunes, relatively much movement in the bass. Often John Lee Hooker on his early recordings went back to an more primitive bluestradition. Almost directly talkin to the listener, while foot tappin on the floor and it could be planted on using only one chord or bassriff (vamp)

When I saw my sketch completed, it visually, without the real close-up, reminded me of, the many times typical structure in a piece of the great Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). Two voices move around, it´s often enough..., for anything.

From John Lee´s lyrics;

Boom, boom,boom, --

gonna shot you right down,--

Take you in my arms, --

I´m in love with you, --

I like the way walk, --

I like the way you talk, --

When you walk that walk, --

And you talk that talk, --

You knock me out, --

Right off my feet

Sketch of...(4)

Little Queenie (Chuck Berry 1959)

He was called the "big big daddy of them all" , in the speakers presentation before the live concert recording at Fillmore East, San Fransisco (?), already nearly forty years ago... As a mother of fact, specially, many of the Rolling Stones´ covers didn´t reduce the boogie. Shortly, in the lyrics of Little Queenie I find;

"There she is again,

standin´over the record machine, ---

lookin´like a model

on the the cover of a magazine, ---

She´s too cute

to be a minute over seventeen"

For sure, these were not chosen words by Bing Crosby.

Sketch of...(3)

Reckless Blues (Bessie Smith 1925)

A few years ago I did some testing, writing in suitable computer programmes. The possibilities are amazing, but these days I´m back writing with an ordinary ball-point pen,,,I like it too, ...but those who overcome shall see.

One problem was that computers spread the information to many pages, which often is unpractical. Specially if tablature also is in demand.I don´t really like books or magazines when the simplest musical idea need four pages.

If you work in computerprogramme it also takes time to do the adjustments, so far they are possible.

If you more and more go directly to the computerprogrammes own sounds, ...you have a new instrument

Of course it depends of what kind of music. and in what function, you work with BUT : It´s worth to remember that basically music in all traditions have survived without computers. What´s the secret? Maybe the human being?

In this sketch the vocal melody line is afterwards marked with colour. Originally the sketch was written by hand.

Sketch of...(2)

So Glad You´re Mine (Arthur Crudup 1958)

Many times I first heard ElvisPresley´s coverversion, from some of his early LP:s. My fast food sketch is probably from the 1990:ties.

Sketch of...(1)

Cold and Lonesome ( Jimmy Reed 1963)

Most of Jimmy´s recordings have the typical (often rather slow) boogie-bumpin. According to one early interview with the Rolling Stones some of the guys "collected Jimmy Reed- records."

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Attention! Her Master´s Voice.

Modern times, midsummer 2007. Raining all the day.

Observe the bowling equipment in the window.

No. It´s not my kid behind the glass.

It´s not my dog either.

Not even the guitar.

But it was a memorable moment for the audience.

Her Master´s voice...

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Summer´s web(e)scape

Picture from:

http://www.islandsound.net/THEMEPARTIES.html
All around the world they are ; the locally world-famous- happy - partybands!

http://guitarist4u.blogspot.com/
Guitar lessons, tricks...info about great players.
From Pogunda, Ubonratchathani : Thailand !
Much guitar in those archives.

http://thelawreview.blogspot.com/
Some Bob Dylan…Bruce Springsteen on You Tube.

I don´t know how the law comes in.