Recording: '11th floor jam'
Recording:
Stef's bedroom - afternoon - Present: Dude, Stef. P: Dude.
I'd just met Stef at the time, and this is our first recording together. Everything here is improvised. This may sound out-there but to me it has a special flavour because I'd never used samplers and drum machines before, and because it was all experimentation. Note how the acoustic instruments fits perfectly in the stereo field: the electric stuffs went through Stef’s hi-fi and were sent to two speakers, each in front of one mike of the cassette-recorder. The acoustics were played live BEHIND the speakers, so you get the impression of depth and the nice surround effect you can hear.
SUNDAY 4th FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Ace's high'
Recording:
Recording: 'For whom the bell tolls'
Recording:
MJC, Richemont - afternoon - Present: Dude, Hervé F., Frédéric W. P: Dude.
RAINBOW WARRIOR' is the name of my very first band, which was born circa 1987, but was 'put to life' in this rehearsal. What you can hear is an aspect of how we used to sound at the very beggining of our 'professional band career'. Hervé was a very good friend of mine and Fred is actually my cousin. In this recording, he was playing the drums since less than 6 months. This took place in Richemont, at the MJC. After one year and six months of fun the band broke up for several reasons. Here is the list of the songs performed during the recording:
-Aces high by Iron Maiden, written by Steve Harris.
-For whom the bell tolls by Metallica, written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Burton.
Not recorded, but also played during that period are other Maiden tracks such as: Sanctuary, Wasted years, The rime of the ancient mariner, Total eclipse...
Recording:
Recording: 'For whom the bell tolls'
Recording:
MJC, Richemont - afternoon - Present: Dude, Hervé F., Frédéric W. P: Dude.
RAINBOW WARRIOR' is the name of my very first band, which was born circa 1987, but was 'put to life' in this rehearsal. What you can hear is an aspect of how we used to sound at the very beggining of our 'professional band career'. Hervé was a very good friend of mine and Fred is actually my cousin. In this recording, he was playing the drums since less than 6 months. This took place in Richemont, at the MJC. After one year and six months of fun the band broke up for several reasons. Here is the list of the songs performed during the recording:
-Aces high by Iron Maiden, written by Steve Harris.
-For whom the bell tolls by Metallica, written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Burton.
Not recorded, but also played during that period are other Maiden tracks such as: Sanctuary, Wasted years, The rime of the ancient mariner, Total eclipse...
Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Keeping it dark'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This half-improvisation is based upon a musical motif from the Genesis track ‘Keep it dark’. Hence the title.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This half-improvisation is based upon a musical motif from the Genesis track ‘Keep it dark’. Hence the title.
Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Jugband blues'
Recording:
Recording: 'White queen (as it began)'
Recording:
Recording: 'Soul brother'
Recording:
Recording: 'Why don't you write me ?'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
I've always enjoyed singing songs that I loved with nothing but an acoustic guitar. These are just some of those many covers I do all the time. Simple, direct, badly sang and played, but sooooo... pleasant to do. Note that 'WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME' is actually 'TELL ME YOU LOVE ME' but the lyrics were adapted just because I was feeling angry about a person I was expecting a letter from.
Recording:
Recording: 'White queen (as it began)'
Recording:
Recording: 'Soul brother'
Recording:
Recording: 'Why don't you write me ?'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
I've always enjoyed singing songs that I loved with nothing but an acoustic guitar. These are just some of those many covers I do all the time. Simple, direct, badly sang and played, but sooooo... pleasant to do. Note that 'WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME' is actually 'TELL ME YOU LOVE ME' but the lyrics were adapted just because I was feeling angry about a person I was expecting a letter from.
Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Slides on the ice'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This is one of the very first songs I've ever written. At the time I was figuring to be George Harrison. The lyrics were written after my first 'broken heart’ affair.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This is one of the very first songs I've ever written. At the time I was figuring to be George Harrison. The lyrics were written after my first 'broken heart’ affair.
Sometimes in JANUARY 1990
Recording: 'Penguin ballet'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This cute little number is strongly inspired by pieces by Joe Satriani such as ‘Midnight’ or ‘Days at the beach’. It requires a two-handed tapping technique. The great thing with this kind of playing is that you can perform both the backing rhythm and the melody at the same time.(I’m quit certain that Joe himself stole this technique to somebody else, anyway). The picture above is a cute drawing by Elissa, inspired by the song.
Sometimes in JANUARY 1990
Recording: 'The lost melody'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
As you may guess, this tune once had a melody attached to it, but the final tape seems to have disappeared forever. All I could find was this edit piece featuring rhythm guitar and bass. It is certainly the first recording I’ve ever made featuring bass guitar, that’s why it is included here.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
As you may guess, this tune once had a melody attached to it, but the final tape seems to have disappeared forever. All I could find was this edit piece featuring rhythm guitar and bass. It is certainly the first recording I’ve ever made featuring bass guitar, that’s why it is included here.
Sometimes in JANUARY 1990
Recording: 'Various guitar works'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This section opens with a piece written by Joe Satriani, called 'Midnight', which requires some two-handed tapping techniques, followed by a home-overdubbed intro of 'Paradise city', from Guns' first LP. At this point, I must explain what 'home-overdubbing' is, since a large portion of tracks from these early times are done with the use of this technique:
Home-overdubbing consists of using two small cassette recorders, one playing a previously recorded tape, the other recording both the cassette player and the additional performed live signal. (Tricky, isn't it?).
Then, there is a suite of solos and riffs from various songs I was studying at the time.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This section opens with a piece written by Joe Satriani, called 'Midnight', which requires some two-handed tapping techniques, followed by a home-overdubbed intro of 'Paradise city', from Guns' first LP. At this point, I must explain what 'home-overdubbing' is, since a large portion of tracks from these early times are done with the use of this technique:
Home-overdubbing consists of using two small cassette recorders, one playing a previously recorded tape, the other recording both the cassette player and the additional performed live signal. (Tricky, isn't it?).
Then, there is a suite of solos and riffs from various songs I was studying at the time.
Sometimes in Summer 1989
Recording: 'You like me too much'
Recording:
Recording: 'What goes on'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
'You like me too much' and 'What goes on' are two Beatles track I did with home-overdubbed voices. I used to do this a lot. Now I must explain what 'home-overdubbing' is:
Home-overdubbing consists of using two small cassette recorders, one playing a previously recorded tape, the other recording both the cassette player and the performed live signal (tricky, isn't it?).
These two recordings have been released in 1997 in Dude Remembers - volume 1.
Recording:
Recording: 'What goes on'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
'You like me too much' and 'What goes on' are two Beatles track I did with home-overdubbed voices. I used to do this a lot. Now I must explain what 'home-overdubbing' is:
Home-overdubbing consists of using two small cassette recorders, one playing a previously recorded tape, the other recording both the cassette player and the performed live signal (tricky, isn't it?).
These two recordings have been released in 1997 in Dude Remembers - volume 1.
Sometimes in 1988
Recording: 'French fly'
Recording:
Recording: 'Mr Crowley'
Recording:
Recording: 'Melissa'
Recording:
Recording: 'Cadavre exquis' (version 1 & 2)
One-eyed Jack - P: Dude.
Inspired by Van Halen’s ‘Spanish fly’, 'French fly' is just a silly tapping acoustic piece. Nothing serious is intended here. I’m always keen on doing covers of tunes I like that a lot, and the two following tracks are no exception. On the Mercyful Fate's ‘Melissa', I home-overdubbed the guitar solo and also added a bit of vocal. And, as I said elsewhere, King Diamond’s vocals were, and still are, a wonder to my ears. This recording has been released in 1998 in Dude Remembers - volume 3.
As for 'Cadavre exquis', the title of this track explains it all. As you all know, a cadavre exquis is a method used by the french surréalistes in the beginning of the 20th century to compose poetry. It required at least two people. On a piece of paper, the first participant writes down a sentence, anything he wants. He then folds the top of the sheet so that the next person cannot see what has been written. He then passes the paper to the next person, telling him the last word he used, the next person then writes a second sentence which rime with the last word of the first person. He folds the sheet again and passes it to the next participant. At the end, the sheet is deployed, and a totally unexpected poem appear. Botl and I used to do this a lot in school, during English lessons. This track is based on one of these texts. I didn’t write any music for it. I only improvised chords and melody on the fly. This recording has been released in 1997 in Dude Remembers - volume 2.
Recording:
Recording: 'Mr Crowley'
Recording:
Recording: 'Melissa'
Recording:
Recording: 'Cadavre exquis' (version 1 & 2)
One-eyed Jack - P: Dude.
Inspired by Van Halen’s ‘Spanish fly’, 'French fly' is just a silly tapping acoustic piece. Nothing serious is intended here. I’m always keen on doing covers of tunes I like that a lot, and the two following tracks are no exception. On the Mercyful Fate's ‘Melissa', I home-overdubbed the guitar solo and also added a bit of vocal. And, as I said elsewhere, King Diamond’s vocals were, and still are, a wonder to my ears. This recording has been released in 1998 in Dude Remembers - volume 3.
As for 'Cadavre exquis', the title of this track explains it all. As you all know, a cadavre exquis is a method used by the french surréalistes in the beginning of the 20th century to compose poetry. It required at least two people. On a piece of paper, the first participant writes down a sentence, anything he wants. He then folds the top of the sheet so that the next person cannot see what has been written. He then passes the paper to the next person, telling him the last word he used, the next person then writes a second sentence which rime with the last word of the first person. He folds the sheet again and passes it to the next participant. At the end, the sheet is deployed, and a totally unexpected poem appear. Botl and I used to do this a lot in school, during English lessons. This track is based on one of these texts. I didn’t write any music for it. I only improvised chords and melody on the fly. This recording has been released in 1997 in Dude Remembers - volume 2.
Sometimes in AUGUST 1988
Recording: 'Black funeral'
Recording:
Recording: 'A dangerous meeting'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's living room - afternoon - P: Dude.
My parents were on vacation so I had the whole house free for two weeks. I brought downstairs all the sound equipement and my records and started to play out these raw tracks, with full amp volume and high saturation. My first attempt was to recreate the wonderful high vocal harmonies of King Diamond within home-overdubbing. Eventually, I did the guitar and the synth notes too.
Recording:
Recording: 'A dangerous meeting'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's living room - afternoon - P: Dude.
My parents were on vacation so I had the whole house free for two weeks. I brought downstairs all the sound equipement and my records and started to play out these raw tracks, with full amp volume and high saturation. My first attempt was to recreate the wonderful high vocal harmonies of King Diamond within home-overdubbing. Eventually, I did the guitar and the synth notes too.
Sometimes in JULY 1988
Recording: 'Early noises'
Recording:
Hervé's parents garage - Present: Dude, Hervé F. P: Dude.
This is deep in the foundations of 'RAINBOW WARRIOR', where wrong notes and horrible singing were even more present. This took place in Hervé's garage, in summer. You probably won't recognise them, but three songs are embodied into this track:
-Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols
-A tale that wasn't right by Helloween
-For whom the bell tolls by Metallica
Recording:
Hervé's parents garage - Present: Dude, Hervé F. P: Dude.
This is deep in the foundations of 'RAINBOW WARRIOR', where wrong notes and horrible singing were even more present. This took place in Hervé's garage, in summer. You probably won't recognise them, but three songs are embodied into this track:
-Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols
-A tale that wasn't right by Helloween
-For whom the bell tolls by Metallica
Sometimes in JULY 1988
Recording: 'This, a blues?'
Recording:
Pierre's room - Present: Dude, Pierre B. P: Dude.
This was recorded in Pierre's room, and is just pure spontaneity.
Recording:
Pierre's room - Present: Dude, Pierre B. P: Dude.
This was recorded in Pierre's room, and is just pure spontaneity.
Sometimes in JULY 1987
Recording: 'He tried Marillion'
One-eyed Jack - P: Dude.
Just another collection of acoustic bad renditions of classic songs. Included are: 'Sugar mice', 'He knows you know', 'The web', 'Jigsaw', 'Incubus', 'Fugazi', 'Heart of Lothian', 'Blind curve', 'Warm wet circles', and 'That time of the night'.
One-eyed Jack - P: Dude.
Just another collection of acoustic bad renditions of classic songs. Included are: 'Sugar mice', 'He knows you know', 'The web', 'Jigsaw', 'Incubus', 'Fugazi', 'Heart of Lothian', 'Blind curve', 'Warm wet circles', and 'That time of the night'.
Sometimes in Early 1987
Recording: 'Am I evil ?'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's upper room - Present: Dude, Hervé F. P: Dude.
This is probably the most ancient recording that I have. This is deep in the origins of Rainbow Warrior: two bad guitarists trying to play Metallica, and sounding horrible.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's upper room - Present: Dude, Hervé F. P: Dude.
This is probably the most ancient recording that I have. This is deep in the origins of Rainbow Warrior: two bad guitarists trying to play Metallica, and sounding horrible.
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