What’s been going on? Not a lot. It’s been hot and a little bit unpleasant at Chez Lock. While I like the warm weather, the muggy evenings are a drag and it is hard to get a decent night’s sleep.
The recent idea bugging me is playing live. I have about 30+ minutes of material that I can play to my own satisfaction, but I am wondering who would want to hear a fourth-rate guitarist playing over his own backing? You see, I’ve made up some backing tracks with the main solos stripped out so I can play along. This seems a bit of a swizz to me, but how else can I play without a proper band behind me (and I am too long in the tooth to mess around with bands. I want to play my music my way and without having to worry whether or not the drummer is going to turn up sober).
So this is it. Here are two tracks I’ve worked on. I’m presented the solos stripped out version, so you can hear them “naked” and the “live” version with me noodling over the top. If my solitary reader enjoys this, let me know because I am in the dark here without feedback.
Without the solo
With the solo
Without the solo
With the solo
Or am I just wasting my time???
In the post: claim form to claim back the £94 MemoryStick that the Royal Mail lost.