Just finished a three-song Rubber Souldiers demo, with engineer Jeremy Goody at his Megasonic studio in Piedmont CA.
It Won’t Please Me Long
Norwegian Boy
Here Comes the Sun
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Here comes the sun……COOL!!! ;oD
Very inventive and sounds great! Norwegian Boy is my fave, love how the songs swirl.
IWPML really worked for me. The juxtapositions felt natural in the same way that they do in the Love soundtrack remixes do. It can be hard for us to hear these songs in a new way but this is a pleasant journey.
Norwegian Boy worked better for me live. I think the percussion was a little jarring and distracted from the rest of the work, especially in the first third of the tune. The embellishments there didn’t seem to flow and contributed to a disjointed feel that the other two songs don’t have. Maybe putting it lower in the mix would help. As it is the extraneous sounds make the transitions between songs seem forced in a way that they don’t in the other two numbers.
Sun is a revelation. The familiar work gets a wholly new treatment that is fresh and welcome. I’d never want to not know the original but this version stands on its own. There is something exciting going on here that could catch fire with lots of traditional Beatles fans.
This is wonderful work. Thanks for sharing it.
Wow. Really incredible harmonies!
It took me a minute to realize about the first song…..great effect and a
nice surprise. I thought that Norwegian Boy was even more of a surprise,
because I thought going in it would be the same, but it wasn’t. And again,
the harmonies. Here Comes the Sun has always been a fave of mine and I
love the treatment you all gave it. Really nice all around!
Long and winding admixtures of song and experimentation. Beautiful work.
Great stuff. My first time listening to the Rubber Souldiers. It would be great to have an L.A. show. Norwegian Boy was my favorite but they were all a lot of fun.
Marvelous interpretations. The harmonies and instrumentation are wonderfully sung and played. The flow between songs is fascinating. The improvisations and origingal material approach seamlessness. I’d love to hear more of this.
Very creative and fun, and I say that as someone who isn’t all that into the Beatles. Looking forward to a full album!
Excellent! Fun and beautifully done. I love your voices and the creative flow from one song to another. I know how fun it is to dance to Rubber Souldiers and I hope there will be many opportunities to do so.
Beautiful warm flowing vocals and instruments.. Great fun surprising mixes. I bet the Fab Four would approve!
That was great, David. I have to say that Please Please Me is my all-time favorite Beatle song, and the RS mashup of it with It Won’t Be Long was truly inspired. And Here Comes the Sun was fab. When the record comes out, you have a sale. And do come to the East Coast some time!
Really enjoyed these recordings while suffering paperwork misery. A great lift. I’d like them on an album so I can keep them in the regular rotation, please!
Great stuff as always from the Rubber Souldiers. I especially liked the vocal nod to Here Comes Sunshine in Here Comes the Sun. These guys really should be part of the festivities at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park this October. If you agree, contact them at the following address and suggest that they book the lads.
questions@hardlystrictlybluegrass.com
I listened to the demos last week and have been meaning to comment that I think the vocal harmonies and instrumental interplay really comes through crisply in these demos.
I’ve enjoyed the live recordings for their spontaneity and the flow of songs from one to another, but the little nuances are all captured in these studio recordings.
Nice job and I will also be looking forward to the full album!
Really great interpretations on this material, guys! Great harmonies, smooth transitions, wonderful melodic flow. Keep it coming!!
lovely… brought chills to my spine
David, Lorin & Chris – stupendous and just beautiful…I am sure that Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr & Garcia would be proud!
Thanks for filling the airwaves with such beautiful music and extending the legacy of the four lads (and yourselves!).
Brian: Thank you for listening, and thank you for your kind words!