Darlin'! (KickAss Rockabilly)

by **cStu** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:55 am

QT link here

Downloads in the Jamroom as per usual for you connoiseurs :lol:

This came about from a (quip?) comment by Kilroy about lofi Punk and Rockabilly for his Blues Radio

There isn't a Genre for Rockabilly so I don't know where it's all hiding. This one is a Love Song in the Fifties "I love you coz you can dance and it means we can get out from my parents house and hang out with the gang, even though that's what we always do, let's share a Soda" kind of way.

I've been working on it for three weeks, but it really happened last night with new lyrics, and a proper 'cobbled together and editd' software Bass.
And singing into my guitar :shock:

(There are three other whole songs yet to emerge from this project) :roll:

Enough! It Rocks! Go Listen. Better yet, Go Dance!

PS There is a vacancy for Lead guitar on this track (in this band, truth be known :wink:

)

PPS I should say that this version was uploaded at 10.30am forum time and has the proper vocal on it - last night in a haze I uploaded the prelim vcl (sheesh).
this version has also been Audaciously optimised and panned better.

Apart from that it was a good Haze :wink:

by **davajonah** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:19 am

Aaah! Takes me back to my dad's youth! Why is it called Rocka"billy"? Does anyone know?

Good stuff Stuart! Look forward to the others - rockin' in DavaMansions!

by **cStu** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:26 am

davajonah wrote:Aaah! Takes me back to my dad's youth! Why is it called Rocka"billy"? Does anyone know?

Good stuff Stuart! Look forward to the others - rockin' in DavaMansions!

Thank you Sir. Glad to know you get a decent tea break at that income provider of yours.

I think the Genre (ahem) Rockabilly comes from the Music being a more Hick version of Rock'n'roll, with more emphasis on the Hillbilly roots. More of an amalgamation of Western Swing and Blues, than the standard Country/Blues mix. But then Bill Haley came out of Western Swing so I could be way off.

Enjoy the floorboards there

by **kilroydegeek** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:30 am

Rockabilly? - It's hillbilly rock: a little country, a little unsophisticated, but definitely music for the neck, down (dancing!)

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Whoo - hooo! Dang I love that shi-at kickin' musak

Nice work, dude!

by **clanger** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:31 am

Kinda skiffley too. Good solid R&B song with that special Gumbo duo sound.
Reminds me too of ma yoof. A friend showed me how to make a tea chest bass. Sounded ok too.

by **cStu** » Mon May 30, 2005 2:58 pm

Glad you liked it, guys.

Takes me back as well. I went into Rockabilly and RnR instead of Punk, and my first concert was Carl Perkins and Bo Diddley in 1978 when they were old men in their 40's :shock:

It's been a long time :lol:

I'm thinking skiffle was like GarageBand in the 50's . That sudden "we can do this" buzz. Loads of great bands started in Skiffle. Did you ever record any of that Tea chest, Paul?

by **Boris** » Mon May 30, 2005 9:15 pm

this is one genre that macidol could use a lot more of! this song was a lot of fun and reminded me of the old school music my dad and i used to listen to. he edumacated me on the genre very well, and i still love it!

as for the origins, well, from what i recall it is primarily American and started in the south. it's an energetic fusion of hillbilly boogie, country, blues, and bluegrass styles. full of rebellion against the mainstream pop of the mid-50s.

it's become a favorite of most retro bands, and even extends globally to places like Japan where bands like Shonen Knife and The 5.6.7.8's (who were featured in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill) echo the tradesmith work of Dick Dale, Bill Haley, and yeah, Carl Perkins. of course, nobody does it better nowadays than Brian Setzer, in my humble opinion!

nice and fun on this one! thanks!!

by **maggieo** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:30 pm

Robert Gordon and Link Wray would be proud, stu!

Great track!!!

Boogie-woogie, anyone?

by **rcandrews** » Tue May 31, 2005 12:27 pm

just gettin to this... very happy kilroy made ya do it

very fun tunage indeed. y'all did a great job with this

the topic ya chose to sang with this fits very well too.

i did however expect to hear a walk down scale at the very end. but still worked what ya did :wink:

good stuff brotha

by **Fosco** » Tue May 31, 2005 12:50 pm

For some odd reason I believe it'z been over a month that a Fosco Toe Tapper award haz gone out.... You sir, just got one! I likez the way ya spread out the muZak between rightn left speakerz - all very clean n clear ta hear... Yeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaa

by **cStu** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:37 pm

Hey all these hep cats hangin' at the Macdol pad. Craazy!

Fosco

"almost a month", you have a good memory, Sir. One of the highlights of my career

thank you.
Toe Tappers - good name for an album

Rob - A "walk down scale" hhmm? Qu'est que c'est?? You got an example? It's a great genre for forgettin' about the serious stuff, alright.

Maggie and Boris

I really should watch Kill Bill, huh! I know Charlie Feathers is on there somewhere, too. Brian Sezer is/was pretty cool. You can hear me shouting on Drink that Bottle Down (live single version) if you listen carefully (well you can pretend you can - I was there and shouting!) Early Stray Cats were excellent, stepping out of the box, Link Wray too he had a great sound - pretty raw.
I need a telecaster too. it's mad trying to do lead work on an acoustic.

by **clanger** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:10 pm

cStu wrote:I need a telecaster too. it's mad trying to do lead work on an acoustic.

GET ONE !!! I would be totally buggered without mine... erm I mean lost.

by **maggieo** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:15 pm

Kill Bill and Telecasters both r00l!!!! Get 'em!!!

by **cStu** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:02 pm

clanger wrote:Reminds me too of ma yoof. A friend showed me how to make a tea chest bass. Sounded ok too.

There are are some pretty mad basses at Knotafish.com

But the bass to end tham all is the Octobass

PS I ordered Kill Bill but the telecaster will have to wait :cry:

by **cStu** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:49 pm

this one is pretty cool too ...

looks like it is actually half a barrel

Darlin'! (KickAss Rockabilly)

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