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  1. On 7/19/2023 at 9:10 PM, LucSulla said:

    Seeing them Saturday and listening to your podcast led to a serious deep dive. I know the basic story and have been a casual fan for decades, but I've never spent a ton of time looking through their stuff. I know they are "the best band who never fully made it," but I never really got why they are as adored as they are.

    Saw this last night, and DP's speech in the middle of this is about the rawest thing I've ever seen someone do on a stage this big, particularly after knowing more of his story now. Kinda subverts the whole feel of the song from when it first came out.

    I think I get it now.

     

    Wow - I watched this with my wife and we both just about lost it there in the middle.... One of the most amazing moments I've ever seen on stage. Thanks Luc.

    It's totally official - this will be our most streamed episode for sure - it's almost there already after just 8 days post release. And it's not like we've been doing unknown bands and albums - we tackled a lot of the big heavy hitters and big albums already -- but man oh man - this fan base loves its King's X!

  2. For our S2Ep.6 of our concept album themed podcast "Sonic Ventures", we discussed King's X and "Gretchen Goes to Nebraska". It is now live and streaming on all your favorite podcast streaming platforms (including apple and spotify). There's a brief discussion about Dug's use of the Hamer 12 string bass on this album as well as a few twists and turns as we have a fairly open conversation about the things we've really found ourselves drawn to over the years as we've returned to this album. If you can't get enough of middle aged white guys talking about music - then this podcast is for you.

     

    https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s2-ep-6-kings-x-gretchen-goes-to-nebraska/id1595524959?i=1000621209096

     

     

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  3. Just a heads up: I actually had a rendering error that rendered my drums out of sync on the file I submitted to Kiz - I have since corrected that (and replaced the drums and tweaked the mix further). Anyone who wants a copy of this is free to download here: https://dogsoverlava.bandcamp.com/track/so-the-story-goes I'll keep it free till February. I did give Kiz the tracks as well but I'm not sure if he's doing updates or not.

    I also released it last week. Anyway - thanks again for listening - I think you'll see this mix is what it should have been in the first place.

     

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  4. 6 hours ago, diablo175 said:

    Yours was among several standouts in an all over solid collection IMO. The vocals, the arrangement, the melodies and the guitar tones were really strong! Just a real great tune. It prolly didn't hurt that you did on a Cali, too ;) 

    Thank you so much for the kind words. Cali-brothers we are! I'm just very pleased to have been able to contribute and participate with you guys who have all been instrumental as an audience encouraging me to make music again. Very grateful.

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  5. 3 hours ago, zenmindbeginner said:

    Really really good compilation. Like has been said before, all songs kick ass. I enjoyed each and every one.

    Any chance the artists on the compilation could detail what they performed on each track, how it was recorded, what Hamers/gear was used and maybe a songfact or two?

    I’d also like to know who had real recorded drums and who used samples... and if drum samples were used, which samples were they.

    I’m dying to know the stories behind the tunes... EVERYONE should chime in.

    Special thanks to Mike, he did a great thing with this compilation... it is seriously probably the best compilation any fan club has ever made. I am just so blown away by the level of talent here... seriously... there was ZERO dogs and even the members that aren’t confident about their playing should be proud and bold since they all ripped and shredded their guitars like pros!!!

    I wrote and recorded my song (So the Story Goes) specifically for the project. As such I made sure that I used only my Hamer Cali with the J.O'C graphic. Recorded using NI's Guitar Rig Pro 5 through my M-Audio Profire 610 interface into Reaper.  I've recently re-floated my Floyd Rose after having it blocked with the Tremol-No for years so I knew there would be some whammy bar action. I wanted a deep groove with some sex appeal  and played a lot of diads and triads instead of full chords trying to capture a really early 80's rock sound and vibe. The main guitar part (left side) is a single continuous take as is the bass. Solo was improvised and a comp of two takes - I kept the lines strongly melodic but put a little speedy run in there to let you know I could, and used the whammy in a very traditional early 80's way as a nod to EVH.

    Bass was my Fender P - also through GR5 Pro

    Drums were going to be real but ended up being Superior Drummer 3.... but I'll talk about them later

    Vocals all triple and quadruple tracked and slightly thickened with an Eventide plugin via micro-pitch detuning - only one vocal harmony part in the pre-chorus section to allow the guitars to dominate that section (3 guitar parts in that section where you first hear the wha and it gets super full...

    Wha was my Dunlop Crybaby -- slightly modded with extra shielding to help with noise

    Keyboards were all done on my Arturia mini-lab using various keyboards from the Arturia V collection and other soft synths. Used them more as sound effects and as pads to add some depth to the mix again keeping with an early 80's rock style.

    Since I mixed this and released it here I've continued to tweak a few things -- removed one keyboard part on the instrumental verse sections before the second verse and after the solo before the 3rd verse., It stopped sounding good to me... basically at lower volumes that part (which is slightly detuned as a patch) doesn't sound right - it sounds better cranked, but the ear hears it differently at lower volume so I 86'd it on later revisions.

    Drums: I really wanted to work with a real drummer for this as I am starting to feel more confident in my playing and production to allow myself to surface a bit in my music community after being AWOL for almost 30 years. In my past I was fortunate to work with world class drummers so my first call was to my friend Zoltan - probably the best technical drummer I ever played with (Jazz and Rock)  - a total straight edge dude who turned his back on the rock star calling in the 90's despite being heavily recruited by Canadian Rock royalty for years..... I was too late -- found out Zoltan had passed away suddenly 2 years ago from a heart attack at the age of 49/50. Huge shock. He was an amazing guy and a totally healthy straight living guy.... that was a gut punch. My second choice (If Zoltan wasn't to be available) was going to be is another drummer friend I used to play with who did play and tour for years with some A list Canadian recording acts.... I knew he had a studio and did regular session work -- but COVID had forced him to give up his studio this summer so he just wasn't available to take the gig and there was no time to book sessions anywhere...... So I went with plan C in the end -- Superior Drummer.

    Song Theme: Boy meets girl - open question about life and timing and will they last - love perseveres.... a Universal theme slightly based on real life. Hopefully Universal enough - innocent in keeping with the early 80's rock theme of my adolescence.

    I really wanted the guitar to shine here in keeping with the Hamer theme - so I hope I accomplished that. I still struggle with the Musician I used to be vs the one I am today --- but I love music and I am tickled to death to be able to record like this in my bedroom. It was you guys here at the HFC that inspired me to try to play again - and it was sharing stuff here that helped me overcome my fears of being judged as less than I used to be -- you guys were such a great audience and your encouragement really drove me forward to finding a creative outlet where I could call myself a musician again. I am eternally grateful for that kindness and was happy to contribute to the project - it was an honour and privilege to do so.

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  6. I walked out of my house today and was almost immediately approached by a guy on the street... my first though was "Wow - the HFC has a long reach - this guy must want my autograph." but it tuns out he was just looking for his missing cat. But in that brief moment before he asked about his cat I knew what it was to be a Hamer Rock God.

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