This instrumental from 2006 is---as it were---the B Side to “St. Clair’s Defeat,” which seems to have played itself out already.
Although it is primarily an homage to the great and wise Chief, it is also a tip-of-the-hat to two of my favorite musicians from days gone by.
The lead guitar—especially in the solo section—is a deliberate nod to Jimi Hendrix.
The bass playing throughout is a nod to Felix Pappalardi, who was both the producer of the band Cream, and the bass player for the band Mountain.
R.I.P. brothers!
The original file stems were not properly preserved, and so a remix would be rather dicey. I chose instead to take the finished track—such as it is—and send it to Tom Hellstens to see if he could breathe some new life into it.
Once again, deep bows to Tom!
Hope you can enjoy this rather noisy tribute to another victim of manifest destiny…
Be well all!
Released:23-Apr-2024
Category:Rock
Application:Logic Pro
File type:mp3
File size:13.3 Mb
Plays:18
Downloads:2
Weekly plays:18
Weekly downloads:2
License:No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
Hey! It's an instrumental!
Lyrics would be superfluous. LOL
When I first recorded this late 2006, I burned it onto a CD and took it to a guy at a local music store to get his opinion on the piece. Well... for the next couple weeks he drove all over Salem with the tune blasting from his car. I think he liked it! LOL...
It's much nicer sounding now with Tom's magic touch on the remaster!
Weird thing is I had just got this new pedal with some 80 different settings. I stumbled on this particular effect and the tune practically wrote itself. I had the main melody within minutes. As our good friend Vic Holman once said: "Every new toy comes with a new song built right into it." LOL
LOL... I never made it to Woodstock I'm afraid. I think was hitch-hiking eastward from AZ to MN when I first heard about it. By then it was about over...
"Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" was the obvious inspiration for that solo though.