Mind Games by John Lennon (Beatles Fest)

[BerryPatch]

A great, classic song from Lennon. This one is another one I started making on the Micro BR in late 2017 I believe. I took it to the 1200 and added drums, bass, extra keys, vocals, and a bit of guitar. I went on a little too long in the second verse so I put some random soloing. Enjoy...

Roland E Kit
Epiphone Viola Bass
Fender Stratocaster (only for main line and little fill in second bridge)
Epiphone Sheraton (completely buried , just strumming away)
Gibson Les Paul (for solo, verse fingerpicking and rhythm guitar in bridge)
Korg Piano
Mellotron App
GarageBand Organ and add on Piano
Sm 58 mic
Mixed on Micro BR and BR 1200

[Ray Brookes]

Cool. You've covered this song very well (way outside my vocal ability) Instrumentation is nicely done and you've captured the Lennon vibe just right. Good job.

[Hilary]

Crikey you sure can put a track together.

Take a bow Keith.

[des0free]

Very nicely done.  Vocals are especially great and the guitar solo is cool.  And great E drum playing (and quite realistic sounds from that kit!).

[Greeny (No longer active)]

Very fond of this song, and my goodness, you've absolutely nailed it. The performance and production are top notch. Such a lovely attention to detail, and I can feel the love for the source material. I have nothing but respect for your amazing talent and musical choices! Heavenly stuff.

[Ted]

A very gutsy choice! And WOW!

[cuthbert]

Fabtastic!

Stunning job on this, Keith - such great attention paid to all the fine details, and you added your own stamp to it.

The Mellotron and pianos are spot-on, as well as your vocal intensity Plus I know firsthand that this song isn't an easy one to sing, either - I discovered that when I did a version for the Beatles "Black Album" Fest ...gasp... five years ago.

[TPB]

Smoking cover from the vocals to the playing everything is spot on well done
Bravo Tim

[StephenM]

one of my favorites by Lennon...I was never a big Lennon fan but I loved this one..

fantastic job man...  really like the drums on this and the bass...

of course the vocals are stellar...fantastic mix and producing as well

[kenny mac]

Love the instrumentation on this.
Youve also got a great raspy vocal on there.
A great performance.
Well done.