MorrisrownSal Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Bruce cover... hope you like it. I am re-doing my basement, and I thought the empty gutted space would make for a good recording. Hope you like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBgvZUDmxM I guess I forgot how to embed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Nice one Sal. Its the harmony that really makes this song, isnt it ? Is this going to be your mancave ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker201 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I enjoyed that tune Sal. Nicely played sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks Keith and Euro... Euro - it will be like a family room... with an area for me to rehearse too. Should be nice. The expensive part is the bathroom. Yikes.... And regarding the harmony, I agree with you. And I am weird in that I like .. almost more than playing guitar... getting or finding a harmony. I love it recording, and I love it playing live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Ah sal That's amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livemusic Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I think it's outstanding, Sal. On a side note, that song always disappointed me from a songwriting standpoint. I really like the song except for something pretty important -- the hook. I may be the only person in the world who would think this, lol. I always felt that the cadence of "searchin for the ghost of Tom Joad" or "waitin on the ghost of Tom Joad" is just not Grade-A. Something about it that always bugged me. It's like a major letdown at the crucial ending of the chorus, like, dang it, why didn't he make this fit better! Always wished he would change either the cadence or the syllable count or the entire melody, it just doesn't please my ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 The song is a lyrical/mystical/allegorical reference to the Tom Joad character in John Steinbeck’s book, The Grapes of Wrath. Not sure if you read the book or not. (It’s a classic.) Its Tom Joad hook line needs to be listened to in the context of John Steinbeck’s character in the book. Otherwise, I can see how it might not seem to work as it could seem random, undeveloped, misplaced. Just a thought. QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Good song, your guitar playing is always good, but you're getting your vocal chops to a point where I think of Simon and Garfunkel through some of those harmonies. When you make it big, remember us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks for listening fellas Yes tom is a character in Grapes of Wrath. He becomes "woke" into realizing the world is bigger than he... and we have a responsibility bigger than to just ourselves. There is a Speech in the movie "I'll be there"... Like the movie ( and of course the book) , where tom undertakes a journey toward being woke, Bruce attempts the same in this song. From waiting on the ghost of old Tom Joad to With the ghost of old Tom Joad. Written in the very prosperous Clinton era, a reminder that some get left behind. It's more true today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Davis Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Good job!! If that doesn't make one want to pull their Gibson out of the case, nothing will. Think I'll do that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 That was simply awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Most excellent, in every way. Good acoustics in that naked space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I'm in Dan's camp: excellent in every way. It just sounds so damned terrific. Red 333 Although, would it kill you to move the camera further back so we could see your face, lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Lovely! Great song and great performance. The added harmony really makes the song. Good luck with the basement! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I listened to the original and actually much more prefer your version Sal than the mumbly Bruce version. And the harmonies really add a distinct touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Thanks again fellas. Enjoy your week. Time to make the donuts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Excellent. I love the new room. Leave it like that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 OK Sal ... group confrontation time ... why on earth you just put the J-50 up for sale on the AGF ?? I thought this was your No1 ? Does that mean you will no longer have ...gulp ...any Gibsons in the stable and youve moved across to the other side ? Talk him out of it girls n boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 He's got a bathroom to pay for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 OK Sal ... group confrontation time ... why on earth you just put the J-50 up for sale on the AGF ?? I thought this was your No1 ? Does that mean you will no longer have ...gulp ...any Gibsons in the stable and youve moved across to the other side ? Talk him out of it girls n boys. Sal, didn't you sell this J-50 before, and the buy it back? I cycle through the guitars I play when I get tired of one. But I don't sell it unless I find over time that I really don't enjoy it or want to play it. Keep the J-50. It suits you well. Goes perfectly with your voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Keep the J-50. It suits you well. Goes perfectly with your voice. I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Euro... If I ever make it to Prague you are getting a beer on your head.... I feel like mom and dad found my Marlboro smokes behind the encyclopedias... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Euro... If I ever make it to Prague you are getting a beer on your head.... I feel like mom and dad found my Marlboro smokes behind the encyclopedias... Sal, there are no secrets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oc6yodT4oY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Euro... If I ever make it to Prague you are getting a beer on your head.... I feel like mom and dad found my Marlboro smokes behind the encyclopedias... or the porno stash ..... I admit Sal was unlucky, I venture to AGF about once a month these days, and looks like for Sal it was the wrong day ....then again, maybe it was meant to be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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