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ALBUM RELEASED: 2012

Something a little more simple than my previous albums. 

RICK'S NOTES:

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10 Miles Over (Live)

My song from the Take It Away album played at my first open stage since 1992.

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96 Years

Why 96? Because the main riff was first recorded way back in 1996 on a cassette. It languished for years while I wrote dozens of more songs. I was finally able to do something with it in 2012, and it was worth the wait.

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All Right

A bit of old-time blues, as if played in a juke joint. This isn't a live recording, but I took some liberties by implanting crowd noise and giving it a live feel. The slide guitar was key here, and the lyrics, while a bit raunchy, are entertaining.

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Finally Trois

This was something I had played around with for close to a decade, but it took a while to figure it out how to make it worthy of a full song. It stays fairly mellow throughout, but I managed to keep it interesting.

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Old Willie and the Hellbound Train

This is an old J.R. Comics song from 1992, co-written by John Biggs. He was writing pretty interesting stuff even back in high school, and this is a good little story. I recorded it in 2012 and was pleased with the result, though John would have been better on harmonica.

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Ones

Using a new Martin acoustic I had just purchased, I played each track one string at a time. There is not a strum to be found, hence the name of the song.

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Pittsville Blues

Written by myself and John Biggs in Brooklyn, this is as simple as they get, but has been very popular when I play it live. It's the blues, but it won't make you sad.

 

When I’m Gone

My daughter helped with vocal harmonies here. This has a country feel, but there are other elements as well.