Avery Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hey guys, I did a cover of this wonderful song on my J-15. I always think of this song when it's really cold outside and the wind is stinging you in the eyes...This song really put me in a winter mood. As always, some rough patches scattered throughout. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPKB8oAPDHg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbpicker Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Very nicely done... One of my favs from S/G. Nice voice, and that J15 sounds terrific. Rb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker201 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Very well done Avery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerohead Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I like it! Nice job! Guitar sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Very Nice! Good job Avery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Thanks guys! Really appreciate you all listening and the comments. You know, so many singer-songwriters today write songs that are really abstract. Songs that are kind of about everything but also nothing. This song just tells a straightforward story in a really poetic way. I love it for that. Also, when S&G do this live, those harmonies are incredible. I can listen to them over and over, trying to wrap my brain around some of the harmonies they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nicely done Avery. Are we going to get more S&G? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Avery you found your sweet spot. Its hard to do the steady rhythmic picking in this song... i Know. I gave up :) My hands are too old and have been through too much. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Excelente! Couldn't be better. And, although I've A/B'd some J15s at GC - I had No Idea they could sound so great. Must have had something to do with the differences in the nut behind the keyboard !!! And, yes - all one of my favorite S&G songs - Good Job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Good job, Avery. You do a nice rendition of a "not that easy to play" song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 You know, so many singer-songwriters today write songs that are really abstract. Songs that are kind of about everything but also nothing. This song just tells a straightforward story in a really poetic way. I love it for that. Beautifully done!! I also agree with what you said above. I appreciate "story songs", and I have never understood the point of writing lyrics that no one will comprehend. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardycreek1 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Beautiful! Love the J-15. Mine is now 11 months old and seems to have suddenly opened up in an articulate manner that gives a fuller, awesome sound. Really amazing, I like the sound better than any of the other Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdto Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Very nice. That J-15 sounds great and you played the song very well. I am tempted by the J-15, but afraid of what my wife would do to me if it happened to follow me home :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Thanks guys! Really appreciate you all listening and the comments. You know, so many singer-songwriters today write songs that are really abstract. Songs that are kind of about everything but also nothing. This song just tells a straightforward story in a really poetic way. I love it for that. Also, when S&G do this live, those harmonies are incredible. I can listen to them over and over, trying to wrap my brain around some of the harmonies they do. Nice job Avery!I can appreciate your comment on songwriting too.I like both when done well...story or abstract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Thank you very much for the kind words, guys. Mr. Fourtyyearspikcn: I had the nut, saddle and pins on this guitar swapped out for all bone (got some pretty pins from Bob Colosi with some abalone to match the rosette. Also, there was this brown residue on the inside of the tusq nut that was driving me crazy). I think it's the saddle that really improved the guitar. I tried the bone pins and bone nut with the tusq saddle and there wasn't much of a difference. But with the bone saddle: much more sustain; bass is much stronger; guitar is just louder...at least to my ears. Not that there was anything wrong to begin with, it was great too. I was kind of scared of losing the original sound. But I feel like each note is articulated much more clearly when I pick now. Sal, I've heard you do some travis-picking before...sounded just fine. I've been going through the patterns in this song for a whole bunch of months now...when I first started I was painfully slow. Also, having really long nails makes it a lot easier. I grow my nails out pretty long. I know James Taylor and I believe Paul Simon get these fake (acrylic?) nails put on. I won't go there yet, but maybe someday. And FB, I'm totally with you. I like abstract songs just as much as stories. As you said...when done well. I've been watching too many indie movies where they've got these pretty songs in the background...and I wonder...what do the words in these songs mean. Are they even supposed to mean anything...But a good abstract song is great...really gets you thinking. And Mick, it is the rare S&G song that I can sing along with...at least in its original key. I've got a pretty limited range. I think I'm a baritone, which is kind of why I gravitate towards a lot of James Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I did a cover of this wonderful song on my J-15.... That really is a wonderful song, and that was really well done! Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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