"First and Last (Abridged)" - Original by Ted

[Ted]

First and Last
(c) 1985, 2013 Ted Johnson

All instruments and voices: Ted
MIDI Stuff: Garageband
Analog Stuff: Micro BR

This song tells the story of my high school band, The Nutrients. I wrote this back in 1985, and the original version was almost 10 minutes long. Since The Nutrients are back together occasionally, I thought I'd make an abridged, catchier version of the song for us to perform live without boring people with the epic version.

The first verse is a reference to Dechromium Cob.

[Hook]

Love that verse riff, very cool! Reminds me of my high school band...good times, good tune!
Rock On!

[Greeny]

Hey! A new Ted song. Cool! And it's a mighty fine one. Lots of very interesting levels to this one, and the performance is impeccable. What a brilliant chorus too. I can hear a lot of thought (and time) has gone into the arrangement and detail of the ingredients here. Loving the 'walking' guitar riff, and that last little bass nod to Daytripper!

Superb stuff!

[Ted]

Also: The first verse also refers to the story I told in this post:

"Underage Drinking" or "How I Became a Musician"

... and that last little bass nod to Daytripper!

Woah! I can absolutely hear that now, but I promise you that it never occurred to me until you mentioned it.

Maybe I should have mentioned above that this is just a demo -- I know there are rough edges. I've sung better in my life. The guitar solo is just a place holder: Insert Real Guitar Solo Here.

[Greeny]

Also: The first verse also refers to the story I told in this post:

"Underage Drinking" or "How I Became a Musician"

... and that last little bass nod to Daytripper!

Woah! I can absolutely hear that now, but I promise you that it never occurred to me until you mentioned it

I really thought you'd meant it. It's the kind of song a high school band would play. It works!!!

[Ted]

I really thought you'd meant it. It's the kind of song a high school band would play. It works!!!

Not to mention there's sort of a Beatles reference in the second verse: "Fake Beatles bass for a hundred fifteen." My first bass was a cheap imitation of a Hofner violin bass. It was the only bass I could afford -- and barely.

[Flash Harry]

Wow what a great hook. The guitar and drums. Harmonies and breaks into jangly stuff - fantastically crafted.

Nice - yeah nice.

[Gu Djin]

Jangly!  Couldn't have put it better.  - Great melody and sound.  If this is the demo - can't wait for the final version

Good stuff.

Leigh

[Ferryman_1957]

Ah a Ted song! Good to see you here as I have not been around for a long time. I was listening to Dechromium Cob (still one of my all time faves) on my flight to the US last week so your wacky creativity is fresh in my mind. This is great and I love the whole Nutrients story. Very catchy and infectious, I love the beat and the change of the guitars on the chorus (great sound there). As for the guitar solo, I'd be happy if I'd played that and I think it fits the song pretty well. I like this a lot as it is but if there is another version to follow I am looking forward to it already....

Cheers,

Nigel 

[Jarle]

Great song. The bass is really cool, and i love the chorus.