"Cleanup Man" by Ted (featuring Tony W)

[Ted]

Lovely fretless-ish sound. The production is fabulous, love the vox and the Cuisinart on Tony's guitar, which fits really well, you did a great job. It's a great song as well, really excellent feel and hooky little vox, and nice and different. You're in Henwrench territory here, it sounds a bit like Wilco meets the Kinks.

BTW, do check out Wilco, I took Dave's advice and really enjoyed them.

Good to see you back posting such stellar music, although it's a slight pity there are no screaming nine year old girls.

The bass is my Michael Kelly 5-string, fretless, acoustic plugged straight into the MBR with the Bass Cln effect.

The production was pretty simple.  I recorded the acoustic guitar part two times in stereo. The playing is almost identical on each take. Take one was through the pickup (and preamp) into a stereo chorus stomp box. Those two tracks are panned left and center.  Take two was using the GTR+MIC setting, with the mic also on the guitar. They are blended together on the right, with the farty pezio sound more center, and the mic more on the right. I have a couple of other acoustic songs where I think I'll use this technique.

As for "Henwrench territory"... That's intimidating. I don't want to be held to that standard. And by "that standard" I mean "down by men in white coats."

My screaming 9-year-old is now a screaming 11-year-old. I'm not sure we've heard the last of her here.

Listened again. I really don't like you.

What's scary is that that's a manner in which I might also express appreciation.

As for the waiting list for my album: Be sure to will your place in the queue to your heirs.

Thanks again for the feedback.

Today was special day: I was on  "On This Day" as well as "Latest Songs." That might not happen again, or it may happen as rarely as when oldrottenhead is on neither.

Since nobody has said it, I will: I think Tony sounds like David Gilmour on this. The effect I used on the guitar was Pan+Dly, which combined with Tony's tone, and his style, I was reminded of the solo on Money. I get chills after the crescendo in the middle of the solo.

[Ted]

Digression: lectric: That wouldn't be a late '70s Gold Wing would it?

[Gary F]

Killer tune!!! Love the vox Ted!!!
Tony your guitar work is icing on the cake!!!
Great collab!!!
Gary

[lectric]

77 GL 1000

[Ted]

77 GL 1000

Nice! I had a '78. Gutsy and smooth. Didn't like unleaded gas much.

I high-sided it on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1994, and had to sell it cheap to a rabbi in Silver Spring, MD.  I needed the money. Haven't owned a motorcycle since--but I think about it a lot.

[AndyR]

This is fantastic.

Unusually, I read the lyrics first before I pressed play. I don't often get grabbed by lyrics on their own - but these I did. Then I restrained myself from reading any comments while I listened...

It's just... just... really good!

Glad you could hear that swell coming out of the chorus - it's perfect, just what it wanted. I love the gap there and how "I'm the clean up man" takes us back again.

Interesting how you don't relate to the lyrics - I don't relate to the lyrics of the last one I did either. But I love singing them. It almost feels like I'm freer because they're not me or the usual way I do it - hard to explain, but I have a feeling you know what I mean

[Gritter]

I love this!

Awesome song and the playing and production is absolutely sweet! And the vox rule! Tasty, tasty, tasty Ted and Tony!

I high-sided it on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1994, and had to sell it cheap to a rabbi in Silver Spring, MD.  I needed the money. Haven't owned a motorcycle since--but I think about it a lot.

...I think you got the start of a great song there, " Silver Spring Rabbi Rides Again" !

[Ted]

Interesting how you don't relate to the lyrics - I don't relate to the lyrics of the last one I did either. But I love singing them. It almost feels like I'm freer because they're not me or the usual way I do it - hard to explain, but I have a feeling you know what I mean

The end of the first verse originally went:

   I take my turn on my terms
   'Cause I'm a prick.

I thought about it and decided that this guy doesn't realize he's a prick, but I do.  So I tried to see the world from an prick's point of view.  This was inspired by a guy I barely know, so it's not really about him. It's more about my visceral reaction to him the two or three times I've been around him--and my trying to take a more empathetic view. But he really did go on and on about his HOA once, to a group of people for whom it could not have been less relevant. Taking out "prick" committed me to temporarily share his blind spot.

[Tony W]

My favorite line is

I could make this long story short but..... you've got all day.

That describes nearly Every prick I know.

[Jim1970]

Some Ted with a Splash of Tony!!
What a Great cocktale and what a Cool tune.
Love the Tip Toeing GROOOOVE!!!

Jim from Jersey