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Alright, I'll just come out an say it.  I love this one!  Again, like all others... it's not finished.  At the moment it is just a rhythm track (no leads, no vocals).  But, it is a pretty groovy rhythm.  If Shu is ever to record new music again (and we may), this will be a Shu song.  If not... well then, it's mine dammit!  LOL DOWNLOAD HERE The tune... I gave myself a two hour deadline on this one.  10:30 PM to 12:30 AM.  That's from the time I started writing to the time I mastered the rough mix.  I wrote a bassline on acoustic guitar and recorded it.  I then built the other tracks around it.  Eventually I added a real bass, but I liked the way it sounded with the acoustic double so I kept both.  There is an acoustic rhythm guitar, a couple of drums loops, and three keyboard tracks.  A real keyboard player would only have needed one, but (as it has been established in previous blog posts) I am no keyboard player.  But gosh darn it, don't I keep trying?  The chorus has a neat analog keyboard doubling the bass.  I usually fade the unfinished instrumentals out after about a minute.  But I just like this groove so I kept it going for most of the 4 minutes it occupies on my hard drive. Anyway... hope you dig it.  I do.  Thanks for coming out to the Kit Cat Club.  I'll be here all week.  Tip your bartender.
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By Bob Smith