Has it really been a week?
Cuz I’ve been recording and/or engineering nevery day.
I first heard this song in the 70s, the hard rock version by Nazareth with the blistering vocal and powerful guitar solo. It was years later that I discovered the original, gentle Everly Brothers version with their high harmony, and then the Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris version with the oddly optimistic guitar solo, and the Roy Orbison vocal-forward version. Each reveals a different facet to the simple lyrics by Boudleaux Bryant.
So here’s my contribution to the canon. I tried to capture a bit of each (well, except Orbison, perhaps.)
I’m afraid it’s a little noisy– there’s some ground hum & distortion noise that I didn’t hear during the recording, and haven’t quite figured out how to EQ out. Learning on the job here, folks.
Eureka! After posting, I found the obscure setting I needed for a High Pass Filter deep in the bowels of GarageBand. Not perfect, but sounds quite a bit better.
TRACK 8: Scars, Wounds, Mars
Instruments used in this recording:
- Rhythm ukulele: Luna concert ukulele with distortion effect
- Lead ukulele: Luna concert ukulele
- Guitar solo: Homemade 3-string cigar box guitar w/brass slide