So I think I got a little messed up regarding what shows we are doing coming up and what songs I need to make. This one is pretty generic but I fit the lyrics to match with the book 52 which I believe is the Ep 170 TPB.
I have always wanted to do a Talking Heads song for one of these promos and never thought of this one until I stumbled across it. “Take me to the River” is a natural fit for the lyrics “Bat Books for Beginners . Kind of.
I found the Talking Heads version beautiful and rich. The song does lend itself to being broken down to very bluesy elements which I did here. And then of course I am forced, against all that is good, to sing.
Anyway.
This is my usual setup. HiWay One Strat using the Vintage neck pickup. And the vocals through the SM58. All through the mixer into Audacity.
I am pretty sure the guitar was the first take straight through. I think the guitar volume is still too high in the mix. I need to pull it down more.
The chorus and verse vocals were recorded separately. I wanted to make sure I could do the Bat Books for Beginners chorus part of the vocal that I recorded it before I wrote the verse. It is raw and could stand some production tweaks, but I probably won’t do much, here it is.
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