Long Way Home

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PLAY LOUD!!! - this is mastered a little low.
An attempt to get back to basic rock after a jazz experimental excursion. Created in GB1 on the pokey G3 iBook - neccessitating 4 track style bouncedowns to avoid crashes. Can't-go-back fun like the old days. Drums looped - all else played.
Trying for a Jesus and Mary Chain vocal thing.

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Lyrics

Love is still waiting
She took the long way home
I'm gonna be there when she gets there
I'm gonna be there when she's home

Song Stats

Hits: 1369
Comments: 39
Fans: 15
Plays: 208
Downloads: 86
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Uploaded: Apr 13, 2007 - 10:47:37 PM
Last Updated: Apr 14, 2007 - 03:08:57 PM Last Played: Nov 04, 2009 - 02:04:59 PM

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Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Hardware:

iBook G3
Ibanez bass
Danelectro guitar
Oxygen8 midi keyboard
Samson USB Mic

Software:

Comments

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 958 days ago (April 13th, 2007)
	i've been expecting.. a rock tune from you after your rock project. cool psychedic drenchiness. just rolls right through@ Check out my latest song called November

bud	bud said 957 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	You're so often the first in Vic - you win a toaster! Actually thanks for checking in and lifting me from the void. For a return to rock this sounds pretty tame as I'm hearing it now. Hey - I just listen to the little voice in my computer. Check out my latest song called try not to think

8piscean8	8piscean8 said 958 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	Drifter I really like how the lyrics drift to different sides of the stereo spectrum. Your Danelectro sounds pretty nice! It gives your song a nice nostalgic feel to it. Great job creating this on the G3. I don't think I would have the patience. My G4 sometimes gives me a headache so I no it must have been a b!^ch. Check out my latest song called The End

bud	bud said 957 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	Thanks for commenting - the drifting vocals is simply using the ambient vocals setting. The same can be achieved on any track by using tremolo and auto panning. Cheap trick - but fun. The Danalectro is really fun to play. I bought it used for $125 and fell in love. Check out my latest song called try not to think

michael2	michael2 said 957 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	great song bud this is great, it's making me think of a jazzy spacemen 3. perfect piece of psych-pop. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

bud	bud said 957 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	I've been looking for the psych-pop button for a while - they hide these things really well. Thanks for the SPMN3 comparison - I'm flattered. Check out my latest song called try not to think

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	oops sorry about that. i seem to have been speaking in riddles lately! before 1980, there was no CNN. that time, for me, is the approximate dividing line between traditional rock, and the following explosion of musical styles that emerged afterwards. i thought your song captured that feeling of the rock of the seventies very well. Check out my latest song called One For Me

bud	bud said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Oh - I was trying to wrap my head around Crosby, Nash and Nash. True- CNN is a time splitter - that's when I was doing all my 4 track stuff. Funny thing is I never went midi. Well briefly with a program called EZ Viz and a Korg M1 in the early nineties. Check out my latest song called try not to think

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 957 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	pre CNN a nice mix of rock - plus a little electronica snuck in there - groove - flowing waters - sitting back and taking it ALL IN - this is pre-CNN dude! thank you Bud Check out my latest song called One For Me

bud	bud said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Pre CNN? I don't get it - what are you referring to? Check out my latest song called try not to think

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	. on top of that, my comment got hooked up to the previous one! Check out my latest song called One For Me

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 957 days ago (April 14th, 2007)

When I got my Boss BR-8...
...years ago...I loved that it was digitial, and I grew to love how I had to think in order to bounce tracks and make something with only 8 tracks...I was never THAT enamored of 4-track cassette bouncing, but bouncing when hiss didn't build up and the tracks didn't creep out of tune was neat... I think sometimes a lot of us do our best work when we're pressing up against a limitation...

I like the whole feel of this, from the bass and drum intro bit into the electric guitar stuff and then the vocals... Really simple individual bits that together add up to feeling like a full song... I like the changes in the drumming... I really like the Joy-Division-meets-surf feel of some of the guitar leads...

Heading straight for the iPod...

Ed

Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

bud

bud said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)

I spent a lot of time on a
Tascam cassette 4 track - and really got into the science of the bounce. Keeping the hiss down without the dolby squash was a real challenge - but I loved the whole alchemy of 4 track composition.
GarageBand has been an amazing revelation in control and options - but there's something fun about limitations.
Thanks for your comments Ed - you're always very thoughtful and considerate.

Check out my latest song called try not to think

	said 957 days ago (April 14th, 2007)
	Feel it!! MAn right on, the changes, the vocals, the bass, guitar everything moves with a completeness. LIke the background synths and play on notes almost oriental in some parts. Then back to the basics with the driving vocals. I think this is new ground time to walk straight ahead!!!!!!!

bud	bud said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Thanks Tim! You took a direct route with "Little Fly" to great effect. Glad you enjoyed this. Check out my latest song called try not to think

willnlf	willnlf said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Thumbs up, bro... ...nice layering starting with the drums and bass. I like the minimalist lyrics and the various guitar sounds. Has a bit of the surfy, Tarantino sound track vibe. Good vocals, top notch all the way around. Check out my latest song called Dream Song

bud	bud said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Nice of you to stop by - It's a song of few words. I'm gearing up to another collab. Check out my latest song called try not to think

jiguma	jiguma said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	What's not to like?! Excellent combination of sounds - like Ed said, love the surf music touches. The way you've mixed this seems totally appropriate (and successful) for the song - simplification can often bring out different nuances. Very enjoyable piece of work. Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

bud	bud said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Thanks Neil - Surf's up! Glad you stopped by and thanks for commenting. Check out my latest song called try not to think

willnlf	willnlf said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Collab Which lyrics do you have in mind? Check out my latest song called Dream Song

bud	bud said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	Honestly I'm not sure till I get started. Maybe the zen poem - coming out of minimal lyrics. I think I'll leave the timeline blues for you to tackle as your first posting with your new guitar. Check out my latest song called try not to think

echoroom

echoroom said 955 days ago (April 16th, 2007)

Groovy
Hey Bud - this is one groovy little mother. fantastic guitar and instrumentation, it just keeps movin' along with a great sense of rhythm. The vocals sound a bit more like Joy Division than the JAMC (god, I haven't played Psychocandy in ages), but I get what you mean - I like the panning on the vox - neat effect, without being tricksy.

Nice work, as per.

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

bud	bud said 955 days ago (April 16th, 2007)
	Glad you stopped by - and thanks for taking the time to comment. You're right about the vocals. TJAMC were a great band - they may have had one trick - but I really liked it. Besides - how would we have gotten to My Bloody Valentine without them? Check out my latest song called try not to think

guitapick	guitapick said 955 days ago (April 16th, 2007)
	- ...really like the way the tune opens up after the first verse. Moves into a more current feel while it keeps the original theme/feel going. Let's see...is it Blue Cheer I'm thinking of here? Not sure. Subtle shades of something I was really into...? Nice, bud. Thanks for the moment(s). Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

bud

bud said 955 days ago (April 17th, 2007)

I'm not sure -
what that dark break sounds like. When I added a second guitar I played the wrong chord and the sound got twisted and in one of those aha moments I went with it. Actually - this piece was originally played in a different arrangement and one of the sections was a complete afterthought. I found myself treating what I played as loops and building the song from them. Thanks for stopping by - glad you enjoyed it.

Check out my latest song called try not to think

racerat	racerat said 955 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	BJTM Bud, This has kind of a funky but more modern Brian Jonestown massacre type of psychedelic vibe to it. Nice drum groove and the bass is killer. I spent about 15 years on a Yamaha 4 Track and I know your pain....and bliss. Philip Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

bud	bud said 955 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	Thanks for the comment - Dig is one of my favorite films. Check out my latest song called try not to think

smokey bacon jnr	smokey bacon jnr said 954 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	Nice... Reminded me of the Doors and the Stone Roses, and I mean that as a compliment! Very trippy. I like the off kilter chords the centre of the song, really drive it along. Check out my latest song called Hum

bud	bud said 954 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	Thanks for the compliment - I recently heard a Stone Roses tune and was surprised how trippy it was - I wasn't a fan - but I may have to reevalute my position. Any suggestions? Check out my latest song called try not to think

smokey bacon jnr	smokey bacon jnr said 954 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	ravey The album "The Stone Roses" is the one to get. It kickstarted the madchester rave scene in britain! --- Smokey Bacon Jnr - useless like his father Check out my latest song called Hum

bud	bud said 954 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	Thanks I'll check it out. Check out my latest song called try not to think

ktb	ktb said 954 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	rock on Controlled drive. Love the grinding riffs and infectious hooks. There's a lot of cool production things you did. Took some surprising turns. I like that. Check out my latest song called Texas stump

bud	bud said 954 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	OOps - I didn't mean to fave myself - I meant to download at work and hit the wrong button. Honest. Check out my latest song called try not to think

JOAN	JOAN said 954 days ago (April 18th, 2007)
	!!! you may love yourself..... you are excellent!!!! Check out my latest song called MUD

lavalamp	lavalamp said 949 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)
	Hey bud Forgot to comment the other day. But, I remember this one and thought it was well-done. Nice trippy feel. Like the keyboard and guitar work. Bravo LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

bud	bud said 948 days ago (April 23rd, 2007)
	Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Check out my latest song called try not to think

Estella	Estella said 921 days ago (May 21st, 2007)
	bud I like this one a lot. Just letting you know I downloaded! Check out my latest song called Este Momento

bud	bud said 920 days ago (May 21st, 2007)
	Thanks for stopping by I'm flattered you liked it enough to download. --- <a href="http://www.loopitorloseit.com/current.html"><img src="http://www.macjams.com/images/banners/474-chikoppi_banner.gif"/></a> Check out my latest song called try not to think

Heightened	Heightened said 699 days ago (December 28th, 2007)
	Love the singing and lyrics. I also love the beat. In fact I love the who bloody thing. Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

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Born in Philly and living in Brooklyn, NY. My home studio work predates digital and my gigging experience was mostly in the early eighties. Lately I play out from time to time with Airport Seven and try to keep up with what's going on around here. Th... [see more]

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