Borrow Some Love

So, let's try this. I wrote this song in 1992, I think, for a student vocalist, can't remember which one, but I never thought it was much of a song, anyway, so I never expected a superb performance of such a mediocre song. In 1995 I made this recording, and though the song still isn't anything special, I've always been very pleased with how the horns came out. The reverb on them is real, that of our downstairs studio, which was about 60 feet long and 30 feet wide with 12' ceilings. The only sound-absorbing materials were at the extreme front and extreme rear, maybe 20 feet worth of carpeting altogether. So the place sounded almost like a Catholic church with nothing but hard surfaces for the sound to bounce around in; glass windows, hard wood floor, plastered walls and mirrors, all contributing to a long reverberation time. It was great fun recording those tracks, too. The whole recording (despite the hand-played electronic drums) came out much to my liking, and as it was recorded just a couple of weeks after I purchased the ALESIS ADAT 8-track digital VHS recorder, the cleanliness of the sound and the ability to mix things so meticulously impressed me, perhaps more than what was warranted. A couple of days ago I posted a minute-long clip of me playing a little improvisation a day before, just piano and electric guitar. It got a GREAT response, which shocked the hell out of me, because I didn't think it was any big deal. Similarly, I humbly submit this simple recording (accompanied by a still shot of me taken in earlier days) The alto sax solo was meant to take the place of, or perhaps be a guide track for, a potential vocal. The groove and the horn section have always reminded me of The Rascals around 1967-1968. I loved The Rascals. They were in my Top 5 bands back then, to wit; 1. Beatles, 2) Rolling Stones, 3) Lovin' Spoonful, 4) Jimi Hendrix Experience, 5) Rascals. This recording may be as close to traditional, conventional, easily-assimilated pop Music as I ever got, so if nobody likes this, I've lived all these years in vain! Joke. I'm fine.