Holster - odh original

[ODH]

Twelve days ago - the Wednesday before last - I was looking after my DD.  She had her face pressed up against the television screen watching Bing and I took the opportunity to check out the pedal steel on ThumbJam that Hook has been using so effectively lately.  I guess in my head somewhere I thought I'd have a go at a Country and Western song using it.  Litterally the first thing I played on it was the opening riff on this song.

It developed into a song about the peculiarly American pastime of mass killing, the story told from the POV of the perp.  I had the title of Holster knocking around for ages, according the dictionary it's only used for a holder of guns.

It developed in a different direction and became more of a rocker, so I'm not putting it forward for the fest.

Tracks are
Pedal Steel Guitar - ThumbJam
Guitar (x2) - Tokai Breezysound into GB amp sim
Organ & bass - GB
Drums and guns - DM-1 Drum machine
Vocal - onboard mic (iPhone5)

Now I don't really know much about the subject I confess, beyond what I read in the press, so I have to apologise to anyone that might be offended by my blundering insensitivity here.

File is a smidge too big to upload here, so had to alonetone it.

Holster

w/m Nick odh

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[Redler]

TJ steel guitar riff is very addictive! Catchy vocal melodies, too!

Creative stuff indeed...the machine gun solo works with the subject.

You've put all things well together! I like this!

[Hook]

 That's an intense listen brother. I really dig all the elements, that riff is really hypnotic. Powerful stuff.
Rock on!

[Groundy]

wOw Nick, this is so good...
What a sound you have produced....
and the vox just makes it.....
love the machine gun........
So-Pro.
well done.........

Alex

[ODH]

I've done a version at 160kbps as opposed to 192, which is what the one on the end of the link above is, so I can upload here.  Apart from that it's the same thing.

[Oldrottenhead]

nice one nick. reminiscent of flaming lips at times. braw! any chance of posting lyrics.

[chapperz66]

Good song.  The plaintive vocals work really well.

[Hook]

Back again with earbuds!
Rock on!

[SE]

That's cool stuff and current too, lots to keep it all interesting , great job.

[IanR]

I love this.

The pedal steel riff is cool.

I think your singing voice is perfect for the song.

Its a rather unusual middle 8 but very effective.

Great song.

Ian