I ain't your monkey

[thetworegs]

I based this one on "Hats of to Roy Harper" a song of Zep 3 i've always wanted to play slide by my ability is zero so i thought i'd put my big boy pants on a give it the old college try and came up with this my first recorded attempt at it. The Gibson tuned in alternative C tuning and using a glass slide. I recorded the vocal using a crunch preset for the guitar then messed with parameters a little with a clean vocal central. Now this was an experiment its either a lot of niose or it almost works i'll let you be the judge.....Thanks for listening

I want your love yeah
I want your love yeah
I want your need
I want your love
I want your need

But I ain't your monkey
No I ain't your monkey
I ain't your monkey
I ain't climbing no tree

I can't love you if you don't want me
No I can't love you if you don't want me
Cause I ain't your monkey
I ain't climbing no tree

I tell you I love you
But I tell you
I ain't climbing no tree

I want to your  love I want it bad
but you just make sad
I want your love
Oh I want your love
I want you I need you but
I ain't no monkey
I ain't no monkey
no monkey
no monkey
I ain't climbing no tree
I ain't no monkey
I ain't no monkey
I ain't climbing no tree
I ain't no monkey
I ain't no monkey
I ain't climbing no tree

[DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee]

I've never heard the original led zep song this is based on ( will have to check it out now) but this has a nice bluesy style and your vocals sound great for blues type songs like this. I like the effect on the guitar and vocals.

[BerryPatch]

Awesome sound. The way you can change your vocal style from track to track is very cool. Definitely get a Hats Off To Roy Harper vibe you were talking about but it also reminds me a bit of Beefheart

[StephenM]

what I find ironic is that the one about your monkey friend funeral getting bumped and this one kind of getting missed... personally I like this one better, at least the music...I like the experimentation with the voice...has a spring reverb feel to it...cool stuff as always T...

[Ferryman_1957]

I don't know the original either but there's an intriguing sound here with great vocal work as always. I too got a bit of Beefheart coming through, but perhaps that's because I know his stuff more then Led Zep. As always, it's a real pleasure to listen to your vocal work and you always make the guitar backing interesting and a bit different. I think this worked well.....

[SE]

Delta blues style, you,ve got the slide down too and crunchy vocal works too, cool stuff!

[Greeny]

Highly enjoyable and effective. The lo-fi distortion on the vocal seems perfectly in keeping with the dirty delta blues of it. Sounds like you're managing just fine with that slide technique! I prefer a glass slide too.

Nice one!

[kenny mac]

Youve got that Robert plant vibe fown to a T.
Always have done.
An excellent trac Trev,how you manage to find the time ill never know with all your stuff going on.
Your recording in a building site lol.
Hat off to you.

[cuthbert]

Great, raw blues sound (are you playing slide on an acoustic? It's got lots of "air"). Vocals fit great with that crunch effect.

I think your experiment is a success!

[thetworegs]

t yes its on my acoustic i had to play it on my lap as i still can't get the hang of playing it normally