On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:42:24PM -0600, Josh Lawrence wrote:
I was brought up in a southern protestant church
(southern = bible
belt in the usa), and this is a hymn that we used to sing very
frequently called are you washed in the blood of the lamb. the only
difference between this and what I heard growing up is that we had no
instruments in our church - it was all 4-part acapella singing.
everything you hear is run through rakarrack into ardour (even the
vocals). honestly, my vocal tuning sucks and the mix sounds like
shit, though I kind of like the guitars. however, I can tell you that
bad tuning is nothing new when it comes to southern hymns :)
http://www.hardbop200.com/misc/washed-in-the-blood.ogg
someone said (it might have been johnny cash) that all you need is
three chords and the truth. this song takes me back to my youth. for
reasons I can't explain, I keep thinking dave phillips might like this
one too, but I don't know why.
Ah, yes, Texas. Where bible-thumper churches are like Starbucks are here in San Francisco:
three on every corner.
Nice rootsy mix, and good picking on the break. I like the low twanging
sounds-like-a-Telecaster run at the end of the verses. And the harmonics at the end are a
nice touch.
-ken