In the wake of such an epic last-post, this time around we go back to light and fun with a One Take cover of Eddie Cochrane's "C'mon Everybody"...
That's me on gitbox, bass, and vox... The bass was an overdub, but only one take, I swear!
Enjoy on the player to your right!
5.27.2009
5.17.2009
Crown of Cyruss
A new epic tale has been told... Listen on the player at your right
Crown of Cyruss
Conceived, written, and recorded over a period of 5 hours, Crown of Cyruss is a new prog rock masterpiece from Minions of Lebanon, a band with a long and storied past. Featuring former members of The Bathroom Beatles, Two Dollars for Nyquil, Psychosomatic Apricots, and The Juan Mayhall Brewstakers, Minons of Lebanon bursts onto the scene with this epic tale told in 4 movements.
Song Credits:
Pete Hemberger - "The Magistrate":
6 String Classical Guitar
Lead 6 String Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Synthesizers
Drum Programming
Auxillary Percussion Triggering
Mark Willard - "The Oracle":
6 String Rhythm Electric Guitar
6 String Acoustric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Synthesizers
Drum Programming
Auxillary Percussion Triggering
Vocals
Lyrics and Music: Hemberger/Willard
Guitar Leads: Hemberger
Engineered, Produced, and Recorded at Syrinx Studios
Pete Hemberger plays Les Paul guitars, Fender basses, and Fender and Marshall amplifiers exclusively
CROWN OF CYRUSS
i.
Priests and fools and magistrates all bowed before his grace
But all the kings of the world cannot outlive their fate
The bastard child of great King Cyruss was forced into the throne
When misfortune struck our peaceful land and the boy child was left alone
As dark clouds gathered in the sky
Abdicated and removed, the throne was left... bare
ii.
I did not ask for this
Crown upon my head
This burden I will not endure
Your needs remain unfed
Take this crown
I do not take this crown
I'll run into the woods
Make a world my own
I've heard tales of magic Men
Who have no need for thrones!
Take this crown
I do not take this crown
iii.
The magic Man
vi.
The magic Man has taught me much
I did not know before
I will commence my journey home
And reign forever more
Take this crown
I must embrace my crown
I was a fool for leaving you
To suffer all alone
I realize my destiny
To take this holy throne
Take this crown
Yes! This is my crown!
Take this crown
This crown!
Crown of Cyruss
Conceived, written, and recorded over a period of 5 hours, Crown of Cyruss is a new prog rock masterpiece from Minions of Lebanon, a band with a long and storied past. Featuring former members of The Bathroom Beatles, Two Dollars for Nyquil, Psychosomatic Apricots, and The Juan Mayhall Brewstakers, Minons of Lebanon bursts onto the scene with this epic tale told in 4 movements.
Song Credits:
Pete Hemberger - "The Magistrate":
6 String Classical Guitar
Lead 6 String Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Synthesizers
Drum Programming
Auxillary Percussion Triggering
Mark Willard - "The Oracle":
6 String Rhythm Electric Guitar
6 String Acoustric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Synthesizers
Drum Programming
Auxillary Percussion Triggering
Vocals
Lyrics and Music: Hemberger/Willard
Guitar Leads: Hemberger
Engineered, Produced, and Recorded at Syrinx Studios
Pete Hemberger plays Les Paul guitars, Fender basses, and Fender and Marshall amplifiers exclusively
CROWN OF CYRUSS
i.
Priests and fools and magistrates all bowed before his grace
But all the kings of the world cannot outlive their fate
The bastard child of great King Cyruss was forced into the throne
When misfortune struck our peaceful land and the boy child was left alone
As dark clouds gathered in the sky
Abdicated and removed, the throne was left... bare
ii.
I did not ask for this
Crown upon my head
This burden I will not endure
Your needs remain unfed
Take this crown
I do not take this crown
I'll run into the woods
Make a world my own
I've heard tales of magic Men
Who have no need for thrones!
Take this crown
I do not take this crown
iii.
The magic Man
vi.
The magic Man has taught me much
I did not know before
I will commence my journey home
And reign forever more
Take this crown
I must embrace my crown
I was a fool for leaving you
To suffer all alone
I realize my destiny
To take this holy throne
Take this crown
Yes! This is my crown!
Take this crown
This crown!
3.26.2009
Villa Gorilla...
Another One Taker from the iPhone...
This time I went for my new favorite song at the moment, "Gorilla, You're a Desperado" by Warren Zevon...
Yes, yes, yes, that makes 3 Zevon songs in a row... Third time's a charm... Trouble comes in threes... Three on a match is bad luck... Whatever. All I know is I like 'em. I have a couple songs in the vault that aren't Warren songs, but I'm saving those for a special occasion (i.e. I don't have time to record something for a while)
Enjoy on the player to your right!
This time I went for my new favorite song at the moment, "Gorilla, You're a Desperado" by Warren Zevon...
Yes, yes, yes, that makes 3 Zevon songs in a row... Third time's a charm... Trouble comes in threes... Three on a match is bad luck... Whatever. All I know is I like 'em. I have a couple songs in the vault that aren't Warren songs, but I'm saving those for a special occasion (i.e. I don't have time to record something for a while)
Enjoy on the player to your right!
3.03.2009
Request #1 - Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Check out the latest One Take Tune, "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," on the player to your right... Requested by the honorable Tom "Bones" Schutta... Two Zevon songs in a row, but where I come from, that's a good thing...
Spring Break!
Whenever I hear someone say or read the words "spring break," I automatically think of this.
Why a 10+ year-old Simpsons reference is still stuck in my head is something for scientists to figure out and marketing execs to try and tap into, but I think it has to do something with rote memorization...
Anyway, this week is spring break, and although it's not exactly springtime, it definitely is breaktime... I was in need of a break (I think the students were too) so it came at a perfect time... The school year has been flying by, especially compared to my first year of teaching. I remember praying for spring break to come my first year, and this year it was more, "Spring break is next week? Really? Alright..."
I have no grand plans for the week... It's Tuesday and I've already accomplished laundry, closet reorganization, and a whole lotta sittin', so I feel that's pretty good for now.
Why a 10+ year-old Simpsons reference is still stuck in my head is something for scientists to figure out and marketing execs to try and tap into, but I think it has to do something with rote memorization...
Anyway, this week is spring break, and although it's not exactly springtime, it definitely is breaktime... I was in need of a break (I think the students were too) so it came at a perfect time... The school year has been flying by, especially compared to my first year of teaching. I remember praying for spring break to come my first year, and this year it was more, "Spring break is next week? Really? Alright..."
I have no grand plans for the week... It's Tuesday and I've already accomplished laundry, closet reorganization, and a whole lotta sittin', so I feel that's pretty good for now.
2.26.2009
Disorder in the House!
It's time again for another one take iPhone recording!
This time it's Warren Zevon's "Disorder in the House" from his final album, "The Wind"...
Check it out on the player to the right! Only one take! I overdubbed the solo obviously, but that was one take too! And I suck at soloing!
In the meantime, it's almost spring break! If you have a song you want to hear covered in one take on an iPhone, let me know...
This time it's Warren Zevon's "Disorder in the House" from his final album, "The Wind"...
Check it out on the player to the right! Only one take! I overdubbed the solo obviously, but that was one take too! And I suck at soloing!
In the meantime, it's almost spring break! If you have a song you want to hear covered in one take on an iPhone, let me know...
2.18.2009
Rush in one take
Who has the balls (or audacity) to try and tackle a 5 minute nerd-rock masterpiece on only an acoustic guitar and in only one take?
This guy.
So, having recently figured out the chord progression to Rush's 1987 sweetness known as "Mission", I decided to give it a go using my iPhone as recording studio as I have done so oft in the past...
I left out the solo section, as I had no marimba to play, and I realize that Geddy Lee's vocal range and mine do not have that much overlap, but I gave it a shot, and it was fun... There are flubs, but again, IT'S DONE IN ONE TAKE SO BACK OFF!!! If I had more takes, I could butcher it so much better...
The song appears to your right as the first track in the player... Check out the other songs I've recorded with my iPhone... "Glad All Over" and "Soldier of Love"...
This guy.
So, having recently figured out the chord progression to Rush's 1987 sweetness known as "Mission", I decided to give it a go using my iPhone as recording studio as I have done so oft in the past...
I left out the solo section, as I had no marimba to play, and I realize that Geddy Lee's vocal range and mine do not have that much overlap, but I gave it a shot, and it was fun... There are flubs, but again, IT'S DONE IN ONE TAKE SO BACK OFF!!! If I had more takes, I could butcher it so much better...
The song appears to your right as the first track in the player... Check out the other songs I've recorded with my iPhone... "Glad All Over" and "Soldier of Love"...
2.02.2009
Weekend in Ames!
Recently, as in last weekend, Emma and I trekked down to Ames, Iowa to visit our friends Jake and Carrie... It was our first time visiting them, and it was a great time!
On Friday night we headed down to Des Moines to The Grand Piano Bistro and watched our friend Leeds play in a (friendly) dueling piano duet... It was a ton of fun! They played great stuff, and we took part in some audience participation, including singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the top of our lungs on the front of the stage...
Saturday we bummed around Ames shopping, had Thai take-out for dinner, played some Catch Phrase, and ended the night with a couple stops at the downtown bars...
Unfortunately our buddy Glenn slipped on a newly re-frozen sidewalk on the walk home from downtown and broke his leg! Yikes! We hope he's feeling better and that he heals quick! He was ridiculously calm throughout the ordeal.. just lying on the sidewalk calmly saying, "Yeah, it's broke... yeah... I heard it..."
Then Sunday we stopped in Tha Dub-ya Cee for brunch with the fam...
Tibial mishaps aside, it was a very fun weekend!
Check out some highlights here!
On Friday night we headed down to Des Moines to The Grand Piano Bistro and watched our friend Leeds play in a (friendly) dueling piano duet... It was a ton of fun! They played great stuff, and we took part in some audience participation, including singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the top of our lungs on the front of the stage...
Saturday we bummed around Ames shopping, had Thai take-out for dinner, played some Catch Phrase, and ended the night with a couple stops at the downtown bars...
Unfortunately our buddy Glenn slipped on a newly re-frozen sidewalk on the walk home from downtown and broke his leg! Yikes! We hope he's feeling better and that he heals quick! He was ridiculously calm throughout the ordeal.. just lying on the sidewalk calmly saying, "Yeah, it's broke... yeah... I heard it..."
Then Sunday we stopped in Tha Dub-ya Cee for brunch with the fam...
Tibial mishaps aside, it was a very fun weekend!
Check out some highlights here!
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