robert johnson cover ...love in vain

[chrisnickey64]

lemme know what you all think this is my first  upload here at songcrafters. it is a cover of Robert Johnson's Love in vain. i recorded it in true MONOPHONIC sound on a Korg D1600MKII using an Oscar Schmidt resonator guitar, an old cheap shure"bullet"type mic  , i touch of brite/tile room reverb and a whole lot of 78 RPM scratchy effect . i was going for that hauntingly resonant "kansas city hotel room" sound that is present on all 20 or so tracks that johnson recorded ...i think i got as close as possible in the digital realm . i love to hear your comments. cheers all   chris

[Gritter]

This is awesome, outstanding and just plain brilliant...what talent you have! great vocal, slide and you nailed the production nuances!

Hell of a first post my man!

[Bluesberry]

What do I think?!!!! Holy sh*t man, this is giving me tingles all over.  I haven't heard something this authentic and beautiful sounding in a while.  I'm in awe, I simply love this track Chris.  You have made my night, and my whole week with this track.  I think it sounds perfect the way it is, no tweaking needed.  Sweeeeeet.  My favorite song from the festival so far.

[Wiley]

Holy Crap!! Now this is some good blues, singing and picken  and slide playing  and I bet you didn't get your finger stuck in a slide !!  to great  Yooo Hoooo!!!

[s.w.goatlips]

Ha, .....I was just listening to Claptons "Mr Johnson" album last night. Love this song. You have done a really good job.

[Nelson]

Great job Chris. Your vocals are perfect and the slide is smok'n. A lot of attention to detail..
Also great stuff on your myspace page.
Keep it up.
-Nelson

[launched]

Oh yeah, Chris. I agree with everyone else - Fabulous job! Really authentic sounding, but still professional. The guitar and vox were awesome.

The only thing missing was the sound of the bus traffic on the street! 

Sweeet!!!!

Mark

[lg]

Welcome aboard Chris!
Top-notch stuff Dude!
This went straight to my mp3 player...

LG

[cuthbert]

Hello Chris, Old Scratch here...I've come to collect on our agreement.

Seriously, great job here; it sounds very authentic and your playing and singing are superb!

[Mach]

Very nice! I agree with the others you have spent some time getting that authentic blues sound. Our old band use to do a more modernized version of this with a jazzy, blues piano. You have captured a great feel & warmth to an awesome song.