Re: [LAU] Music Made With Linux: Are You Washed In The Blood?

From: Ken Restivo <ken@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Jan 15 2011 - 13:20:06 EET

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:42:24PM -0600, Josh Lawrence wrote:
> I was brought up in a southern protestant church (southern = bible
> belt in the usa), and this is a hymn that we used to sing very
> frequently called are you washed in the blood of the lamb. the only
> difference between this and what I heard growing up is that we had no
> instruments in our church - it was all 4-part acapella singing.
>
> everything you hear is run through rakarrack into ardour (even the
> vocals). honestly, my vocal tuning sucks and the mix sounds like
> shit, though I kind of like the guitars. however, I can tell you that
> bad tuning is nothing new when it comes to southern hymns :)
>
> http://www.hardbop200.com/misc/washed-in-the-blood.ogg
>
> someone said (it might have been johnny cash) that all you need is
> three chords and the truth. this song takes me back to my youth. for
> reasons I can't explain, I keep thinking dave phillips might like this
> one too, but I don't know why.
>

Ah, yes, Texas. Where bible-thumper churches are like Starbucks are here in San Francisco: three on every corner.

Nice rootsy mix, and good picking on the break. I like the low twanging sounds-like-a-Telecaster run at the end of the verses. And the harmonics at the end are a nice touch.

-ken
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