From 2009 until 2013 or so, I would get together just about every Wednesday morning with my friends Peter on bass and Mark on guitar, to play some music. There were no rules. Mark and I would trade lead vocals and Peter would occasionally sing back up when he remembered. Our set list consisted of anything we could think of playing. Over the course of five years we had a repertoire that included songs by Merle Haggard, The Beatles and Stones, The Meters, Harry Nilsson, NRBQ, Steve Miller, The Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, Ian Hunter, Bob Dylan, Rodney Crowell and David Bowie, for starters.
Each session would begin exactly the same way. Mark & Peter would discuss their guitars, while I set up the drums. Then, one of us would start playing something hoping the other two would fall right in. Mark usually had a song prepared, but he'd never tell us what it was. He'd just start it up. When Peter & I kicked things off, it was usually a groove and then Mark would fall in.
We began as The Rock Straps, a name I thought of and loved, but one that didn't last long. We ended up as The Hard Copies.
Both Peter and I recorded hours of video and I was sure during one December jam, we played "The Christmas Song." But alas, I could not find any evidence of such. I did find this funky little number above, which was titled "Brick S**t House," obviously due to the impromptu session starter that resembled the Commodores groove.
It ain't half bad.
9 comments:
and a great way to start the week; thanks
Those guys are good.
Not half bad - awesome stuff!!!!!!!!
That was quite a groove. Channeling The Meters. Excellent. With the mic right there, I was hoping you'd break into some sort of vocal.
Rodney Crowell, I say!
You guys def had hit a groove!
Give the drummer some! Good jam! The Rock Straps was a great name, I'd go see them.
Loved it Sal, THAT was a groove! And I second M_Sharp…I’d go see the Rock Straps for sure.
Pretty damn good!!
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