Lickety Split

[shortymack]

Caution, more mandolin content!

New up tempo acoustic duo tune. Hope ya enjoy and thanks for the time.


http://soundcloud.com/shortymack/lickety-split

[noledog]

Dude you blaze on this! Very cool bluegrassin' with a toe tappin' melody.



noledog

[Ranger1964]

Very cool Shorty. I don't know much about composition but to my ear, in the section from 1:00 - 1:45 there were 3 licks that seemed to repeat a few too many times. I would suggest mixing the 3 up in varying order to make a bit more varied in that section (hope that makes sense). Very cool song, sooooo you've playing that mando 10 years now??!!

[shortymack]

Originally Posted by noledog

Dude you blaze on this! Very cool bluegrassin' with a toe tappin' melody.



noledog

Thanks a lot Nole! Am glad ya enjoyed it some.

[shortymack]

Originally Posted by Ranger1964

Very cool Shorty. I don't know much about composition but to my ear, in the section from 1:00 - 1:45 there were 3 licks that seemed to repeat a few too many times. I would suggest mixing the 3 up in varying order to make a bit more varied in that section (hope that makes sense). Very cool song, sooooo you've playing that mando 10 years now??!!

Thanks Roy, yea Im a seasoned vet now, ten years going on two months . Thanks for the suggestions.

[gibbyguy]

I really enjoyed this pace. Your mandolin sounded great with nice rhythm of the guitar. Were there two guitars or just one? Love this, almost got up and did a little diddi!

[shortymack]

Originally Posted by gibbyguy

I really enjoyed this pace. Your mandolin sounded great with nice rhythm of the guitar. Were there two guitars or just one? Love this, almost got up and did a little diddi!

Thanks a bunch Gibby! That was just one guitar doing the rhythm, an Eastman E8D. Awesome to hear it almost moved ya to do a dance!!!

[Tele1111]

Originally Posted by shortymack

Thanks Roy, yea Im a seasoned vet now, ten years going on two months . Thanks for the suggestions.

I'm not sure how your reply here was intended. At first read, it seems ego centric. Perhaps it was tongue in cheek. Difficult at best to determine from a interenet forum. I'm only pointing it out as a matter for clarification. That's all.

I think the repetiveness of the melody, with little elaboration of the melody, is the glaring issue in this composition. Variations on the theme of the melody would bring a continuing interest to the listener.

It's a cool tune, played very nicely. But it is repetitive with, I think, too little variation. In other words, I believe it could be a great tune. It just needs a little more.

Very nice.

Mark

[Bob1131]

You are certainly getting that mando to cook! Nice picking, and sounds like heaps of fun.

[Ranger1964]

Originally Posted by Tele1111

I'm not sure how your reply here was intended. At first read, it seems ego centric. Perhaps it was tongue in cheek. Difficult at best to determine from a interenet forum. I'm only pointing it out as a matter for clarification. That's all.

I think the repetiveness of the melody, with little elaboration of the melody, is the glaring issue in this composition. Variations on the theme of the melody would bring a continuing interest to the listener.

It's a cool tune, played very nicely. But it is repetitive with, I think, too little variation. In other words, I believe it could be a great tune. It just needs a little more.

Very nice.

Mark

His comment was certainly tongue in cheek. Shorty is a fine and accomplished picker but has amazingly only been playing mando for 2 months!

[shortymack]

Originally Posted by Bob1131

You are certainly getting that mando to cook! Nice picking, and sounds like heaps of fun.

Thanks a lot Bob! Nothing but pure fun, the way it should it be.

[shortymack]

Originally Posted by Ranger1964

His comment was certainly tongue in cheek. Shorty is a fine and accomplished picker but has amazingly only been playing mando for 2 months!

Yes it was. I appreciate it Roy, thanks a bunch brother.

[SalFromChatham]

Seriously tight! Great sound, great recording, great playing!

[Tele1111]

Originally Posted by Ranger1964

His comment was certainly tongue in cheek. Shorty is a fine and accomplished picker but has amazingly only been playing mando for 2 months!

Well I hoped that was the case!

2 months? Wow Shorty, knowing that makes this even more special.

Mark

[shortymack]

Originally Posted by themissal

Seriously tight! Great sound, great recording, great playing!

Hi Sal and thanks a lot!