"I've Done the Math" - original by Ted - Live in the Grand Canyon

[taffsdad]

really like this, the whole process the images the explanation and the song all compliment each other......I like the ending also....

[ODH]

That's a great story, great pictures and a great song at the end of it.  You have a lovely voice for this music.

Twenty years ago I was in Phoenix with Land Rover North America.  On one of the weekends they took us up to Flagstaff and then back down on tracks through Sedona in a Range Rover.  It's a beautiful part of the world and that trip is one of the highlights of my life so far.  Like to see the Grand Canyon some day.

[thetworegs]

A beauty of a song and an excellent place to record it ...you did a great job!! With an excellent idea...I think it would make a great fest....the great outdoors you have to write and record a song out in the open and take pics to prove it ..

[steelguitar]

 

A beauty of a song and an excellent place to record it ...you did a great job!! With an excellent idea...I think it would make a great fest....the great outdoors you have to write and record a song out in the open and take pics to prove it ..

You are agree with me about a "Great Outdoors Fest" as you call it or a  "Live In A Great Natural Place" as I named it!!!
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Jean-Sébastien

[Hook]

Excellent song brother, everything about is super cool but without a doubt the ending is the coolest of cool. Like Greeny said that's a great line!!!! Having been to that spot a few years ago, I'm super jealous that you got a recording!! Had the family there a few years ago & we went to the church service & I managed to mooch a guitar for about 20 mins & got o play in that setting & I'll never forget it.
I also have a backpacker, I did a thru-hike of the Appalachian trail 18 years ago  and took one along, great guitar. After getting seriously abused over the 6 month trek I hung it on the wall for years
, strung it up last year & it played great. I've never been a fan of Martin guitars but they make quality.
Great song, great performance & great recording!
Rock On!

[henwrench]

Man, I'm lost for words here. The package as a whole, with the pics and all, is masterly. Love it...

                                                          henwrench

[henwrench]

Does 'intrigued' count as a superlative? You got me here Ted. Do you live near the canyon? Or is it miles and miles away?

                                                               henwrench

[Tangled Wires]

This is a beauty (the song and the surroundings), liking them languid chord progressions and the simple bass additions fill out the sound nicely.

That vocal just flys, and the wind noise adds to the great ambience of it.

I lived in California for a couple of years when I was 11-13 and it took me ages to figure out that you Yanks referred to Maths as "Math"...I figured that you were just mispronouncing it each time.

[kenny mac]

This is not only a great song but a great story of the journey you took to get it.
This is so interesting and I do hear neil young in there.
The place looks amazing and it's great that you shared your experience with us.
Well done Ted.

[Ted]

Do you live near the canyon? Or is it miles and miles away?

The park entrance is about 80 miles away. Does that count as near? I might not be living here much longer but the Grand Canyon has meant "home" to me for many years, even when I lived in Africa and Washington DC.

I lived in California for a couple of years when I was 11-13 and it took me ages to figure out that you Yanks referred to Maths as "Math"...I figured that you were just mispronouncing it each time.

When i lived in Africa, Anglophone Cameroonians said "maths," and I always thought it was a mispronunciation by people who spoke English as a second language.

This is not only a great song but a great story of the journey you took to get it.
This is so interesting and I do hear neil young in there.

I may do it again someday soon. Next time I'll bring headphones and try to do a multitrack recording of a song written the same day. I might need an overnight trip to make that happen. I understand the trick is to get to the park really early and pick up on a no-show reservation at the campground.

The Neil Young comparison comes up occasionally. I can't say that I count him as an influence. But if you mean it in a good way, I'll take it.