Here`s a song to wake up dead people! ;D Our second song together. It`s been on hiatus for a while (My fault :()
It`s Rata-tat-tat, Launched And I. We`ve decided to call our cross the continent wide virtual band
.... Stepping Stone. Yeah i know there`s another band of that name but i came up with it in the early 90`s when i wrote this tune so i`m gonna take the bragging rights ;D LO
Well anyway listen in and sorry about my vox. All i could do was try.
This so totally, of the chain, out of this world, baby's on fire, world gone mad, spontaneously combustible rock as it should be. What power, what groove, the bass and drums are so tight and awesome & that solo brother is from a different stratosphere! Great vocals Gnasty, I mean Great vocals, and that...and those... and when you... this is so incredible!!!!!!!!
Rock on, as if you 3 could do anything else!
Wow! What an incredibly tight, energetic rocker. Everything's top-notch. Vocals, guitar, bass, and drums are all amazing and you guys are so in-sync with each other that it sounds like you've been playing together for years.
Well done!
Is Stepping Stone just a casual collaboration, or is this the second virtual band to be spawned by Songcrafters? I hope we can look forward to a few albums worth of material from you guys.
Can't say anything more... Great piece of total rock!!!!! WOW!!
Kari
So brilliantly done - like total chaos restrained on a very tight leash. Absolute control and mastery all the way. F*ck me - that solo is scorching, and your vocal is out of this world. What an ending too.
Outstanding work - and I'm already onto my 2nd listen.
To Shape such a formidable sound is very impressive!
All the parts Gel perfectly !!
Sooo Good!!!
Love the Little Middle section with the soliloquy!!
The Drums! That Bass!!! The Voice!!!!
And that Lead!!!! Tooo Awesome!!
Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm listening and can not believe you were not playing together in a studio! WOW WOW WOW
I have downloaded it and playing to my friends right now!!!!! They are also very impressed!
Evrything sounds pro!! Every single note, drum, vocals! And the soo, lol, I have tried doing licks like this in the past and failed miserably :-[ You guys rock!!!!!
This F$%ker Rocks guys......Wow what a smoker! You sound tight, like you've been in this band for years. Loved it all, especially that fiery lead solo. I bow to you Gnasty, Launched, and Rata-tat-tat!
Farrell
My adrenaline got the best of me last night, and I fired this song up on the laptop that is connected to my TV. I gave it a listen, and immediately realized that you guys deserved better from me.
Today I got into my office, and fired it up on cans. Fuck me running with a pair of scissors! Mind blowingly good. Awesome collab from three awesome musicians!
Wow! Incredibly tight and organic sounding - loved the little breakouts, the interlocked vocals and all that shredding.
Stunning bit of work, gents!
Fan-rocking-tastic...energised excellence what a great rocking vocal...with a hell of sound backing it....loved it ...Bravo
Hey guys... this one was a real pleasure... a tad over my skill level... but I managed. Also there is a bit of celebrety on this track. I had a friend of mine who is a pro soccer player who last year played for the LA Blues (Semi Pro)... He was is originally from Cuba and moved to the states to persue his dream and is having a rough go of it. He has played with the best to include Beckham...and I understand he is a household name in Cuba... His name is Yeniel and he's a hell of a guy. I was laying the drum track down and he showed up at the man cave to talk and blow off some steam. I asked him if he would like to help me throw down some back up Vox and he gladly accepted... It made his day. He is gonna be floor'd when he here's this...even though he had no idea what he was singing. So this collab has a little Cuba influence in it also.
Thanks guys for all the great comments....Eric... your a real pro... and always make me strive to do better... I'm greatful for that. It's always a pleasure to work with you and Mark... so yes Stepping Stone is alive and well. Can't wait till the next one.
One more thing... I will be checking this thread often untill I see a post from BB... I can't wait for that. >>>>......>>>>>.....$$$$$@@@@@@ there will be a lot of that I'm sure. LOL.... Luv ya Dave.
wow wow WOW !!!!!
This is just off the chart good !!!!
I've already made a Stepping Stone folder so you guys better come up with some more songs !!!!
FANBLOODYTASTIC !!!!!!
Hey thanks everyone. This was the hardest for me to put together so far. More because i was trying
a little interface software for the leads that threw my wannabe producing skills off. I spent too much
time on it. I liked the last production better.
But it`s on to the next one!
Quote from: 64Guitars on January 31, 2012, 10:06:03 PMIs Stepping Stone just a casual collaboration, or is this the second virtual band to be spawned by Songcrafters? I hope we can look forward to a few albums worth of material from you guys.
YES you can! But don`t expect my fave virtual band, Jemima`s Kite speed and accuracy on our tunes! :)
Quote from: Tony W on February 01, 2012, 07:39:43 AMFuck me running with a pair of scissors!
LMAO! I`ll have to remember that and use it!
Quote from: Geir on February 01, 2012, 10:59:54 AMI've already made a Stepping Stone folder so you guys better come up with some more songs !!!!
Geir ,i always tell everyone you can do everything and anything and now i know it`s true.
You can fold a stepping stone. ;D
Excellent tune, bro - Glad I could be a part of it. You did a helluva job and everything sounds awesome!!
When's the next one!
WOW!!! THIS IS SOME SERIOUS ROCK!!!
You guys sound FANTASTIC!!!
Congrats to the group .... MORE MORE MORE!!!
I'm slow on the draw......damn work dominating my life lately...........$#@!%^&*...thats what I say..........holy sh&t Gnasty solo action just came on . . . I am going to put on my dirty jean jacket...yeah I know its only -15c out there, but damn guys....the one with the puke stains and rock&roll pins on, yeah I still got it......the Mrs wanted to throw it out many times.....but today is the day....going into work and laying a beating on the first guy who pisses me off....thats how good I feel after listening to this one.......and I haven't even had any coffee yet this morn.......so watch out world.....Stepping Stone has done and got me all fired up proper like. Your drumming is out of site Rata man, thats a great use of ride there, you just dont hear ride being used properly anymore, I love that sound, really drives the groove. And Mark laying the deepest groove on bass........like two gloves on OJ Simpson.....tight. Sounds live guys, seriously good recording. And Eric.....Gnasty......man.....what a song, what a performance, what a solo. I will be listening to this one all day.........in my puke stained jean jacket.......just try to get in my way today......anbody......I dare ya.............................HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Back for more. A good old Friday rock-out!
A heart-pounding, mind-blowing, ultra-nice, down-and-dirty rocker!
It kicks ass, too.
I'll bet your guitar was bleeding from the neck by the time the solo ended.
This is really good guys!
Gnasty's vox are superb!
Great guitar work!
Just simply everything on this really is excellent!
Piepod
LG
This is Superb Guys!
Everything is simply excellent...
Piepod
Gnasty - love your vox in this....
LG
Good grief I am blown away! Was about to comment in Hooks cover, when realised I'd missed this, and thought I should take a ganders...my ears are bleeding!!! This is amazing fellas, bloody wonderful playing and vox, asolutely love you guitar work Eric, I could not play like that with 10 years intense practice!
Bloody excellent! Bravo
andy
Ahhhh a shameless OTD bump... I love this song.
Christ all fucking mighty!!!!
Missed this first time round, bump justified!! All I can say is...Christ all fucking mighty!!!!
henwrench
Wow ,way to go guys ,this is a stellar production.
Holy Smokes
I missed this one.
Instant classic guys.
I had a feeling Stepping Stone would kick some serious ass.
This rocks from start to finish. I think the instrumentation and production is pretty damn good.
Todd great story about your bud, I was hoping you didn't end the story, with he played the drums on the track. :)
You burned them up.
The 3 amigos strikes again.
A justified bump if I ever heard one, outstanding piece of work from all involved, glad I got to hear this one.
So glad this was bumped. FANTASTIC.
JOA
WOW- love a big sounding mix like this- Eye popping-
Holy crap, OTD bump.....my ears have shut down....
andy
Probably my favorite song on the site, so rocktastically good my brothers!
Stone on!
Never heard this one before!
Makes me feel like this inside:
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It's an odd feeling for me. I like it. I just don't have the hair for it.
This sure is a brillaint peice and good collaboration. sounded
very metal like. and for the vox. fitted very well. u were concerned
about it . well dont worry sounded great my freind..its nice to
hear a great driving beat like this now and then . congrats wish
u the best NEIL.!
OTD to the max! Might be my most important bump ever!
Rock On!
OTD, favorite tune bump. Miss you brother.
Rock On!
Best song ever!! Miss my brothers, hope you are all well.
Rock on!
I listen to this and hear an awesome musician and the most elegant guitarist I have ever known. A class human being as well. There are more here but he is definitely one of my Songrafters heros!
Quote from: launched on February 15, 2020, 07:01:16 PMI listen to this and hear an awesome musician and the most elegant guitarist I have ever known. A class human being as well. There are more here but he is definitely one of my Songrafters heros!
Absolutely.
Nuts! How do you all play like that?!
It's just so good.
Come back!
By the way, the vocals are wayyy better than Vince Neil.
you're a real powerful trio, and the guitar, what can I say, really shines ... bravissimi!
Obviously this will be my Mister 9000 - Stepping Stone Rules! I can die happy now really!
Excellent bump !
Wow, this is awesome. What a rock song. It's an adrenaline ride all the way through. The guitars are so good, it's all produced so well,professional sounding. Those guitar solos are amazing, fingers like lightning..
Great drums, great bass, fantastic vocals. Love it
Darren
Just as stunning as it was the first time I heard it. Hope you guys can make some more music together someday!
Quote from: Gnasty on January 31, 2012, 09:25:28 PMHere`s a song to wake up dead people!
I sat in every now & then on keys in a Christian Alt/Rock group called "Wake The Dead"...
You'd of fit right in....