I DONT WANT TO KNOW (about evil) JOHN MARTYN cover

[abuelaisa]

So i wandering over your Songs and leave here one comment

Your Voice is amazing , most of the Songs i do not know :-)

this Song is great and i like the Video you put on it.take care Michaela

[electricragtime]

@abuelaisa Thank you Michaela for your very kind comments and yes I do tend to play some quiet obscure stuff

[tanglewoodtw400n]

back for some mare man, when you fly oot kev,

[electricragtime]

@Robbyd91 Thank you ... its a song I have always liked .... but I thought I would venture from the backslap technique.....for me it works better like this.....Kev

[electricragtime]

@Robbyd91 Thank you my friend.... I have always liked this song .... a bit off key in a couple of places but it worked reasonably well........thanks...Kev

[bedsitsongbird33]

thats going right on my fav thats some version man sounds great

[electricragtime]

@bedsitsongbird33 Thank you very much.....its an easy version to do live so it works for me.....I,m basically a very lazy geezer and the simpler the arrangement the better I like it.....so no fancy tunings...everything flatpicked ... just my kinda song...although I,m sure all the JM fans would disagree with me....Kev

[tanglewoodtw400n]

a hear ya man, theres nay point in the note for note stuff a think, as long as your melodys there thats enough a think, a bluff the shit out of everything and try and bend stuff to what a know and comfortable way, the easier you can make somethin the better, just ma thoughts on it, cheers again man

[tanglewoodtw400n]

Quality man.  Love your take on this Cheers kev

[electricragtime]

@tanglewoodtw400n Thanks Kev...I knew I didn,t want to do a direct JM note for note cover so I just played it as I wanted to hear it really....I do that a lot (mostly cos my guitar playing is limited and I,m aware of my limitations) ...I,m a bass player really....Kev

[Speedpig001]

Excellent Kev.. RIP John a fitting tribute to amuch underplayed artist.

[electricragtime]

@Speedpig001 Thanks Patrick,....its not a direct copy/cover but I played it the way I wanted to hear it.....Kev

[onewomanandsomesongs]

Hello, Kev, you SURE can play and sing, ain't no doubt about it! What a wonderful cover. A feast for the ears! :) Janet

[electricragtime]

@onewomanandsomesongs Thanks Janet your very kind......my playing is OK ......but my singing leaves a lot to be desired.....(but I try...it keeps me out of trouble)......all the best Kev

[electricragtime]

Thanks Gus.....this is just my interpretation of the song as I hear it in my mind....there will be thousands of John Martyn fans who think its not a true interpretations (but that misses the point I think)...All the best my friend....Kev

[longlostgus]

Real cool interpretation both guitar and vocals (nice harmonies) congrats, and also the vid is cool , thumbs up and yes hard knowing about evil : )

y friend gus : )

[LiteGauge]

Great stuff, Kev - lovely to hear a take on this fine song that doesn't try to keep to John's version.

[electricragtime]

@LiteGauge Cheers John. much appreciated..its a song that I,ve been meaning to work up a version of for years I just never got around to it...and as much as I like JM,s slapping technique ...I played bass in a funk band for a couple of years and just got fed up of the thumbslap (as you can probably imagine)......Kev

[electricragtime]

@StrawberryField78 Thank you Tina.....I have liked this song since the first time I heard it ...but just never got around to learning it ...its not exactly a John Martyn version but I like it....Kev

[Lansdownekid]

Nice one Kev! :-)

[electricragtime]

@Lansdownekid Cheers Harry... I always liked the song just never got around to playing it before

[DamianNixon]

Good one Kev.

[electricragtime]

@DamianNixon Thanks Damian...its another one of those songs that I kept promising myself I would eventually learn but it takes my forever just to get my butt into gear...kev

[Bidyyy]

* * * VERY NICE !! * * *

[electricragtime]

@Bidyyy Thank you...its a song I,ve liked for years and never got around to playing until now....Kev

[ianmcgeachy]

That *atmosphere*..top notch stuff old bean. I love this version. And yes the video is strange- reminds me of those cartoons on the OGWT @'72 they used put to music...I used to like them tho'. And the recommendation btw....if u looked a bit more like one o' Pans people (ie Ruth) I would offer u a nice big kiss...[in truth, Im a bit humbled by words like this, from such as thee]. It's all about the sound int it? This has it I reckon, and the final product..guitar tone and vocals-very tasty.

[electricragtime]

@ianmcgeachy This is praise indeed coming from you my friend... Do I have to wear the pink suit to receive the big wet kiss....This is the song as "I hear it"...as you know I rarely even try to do note for note covers (mostly cos I know my limitations) ...I was actually going to do an electric cover originally and I may still get around to it but I just didn,t have the heart to rake out all the "toys" so I just plugged a mic straight into the A/D converter and went for it...

[williheckaslike]

Excellent Kev ~ Great Guitar picking, and singing ....... Weird video ! ...... ha, ha...... but very colourful ~ how do you monitor the track, and record another at the same time ...... do you do it on reaper ? ~ Well done Kev....... Take care my friend ~ Geoff

[electricragtime]

@williheckaslike Thanks Geoff...the video is a little bit strange but I liked it (does that say something about me I wonder?? ) ...and yeah you can record as many tracks as your computer will allow in reaper...its a wonderful bit of kit

[reprac9]

Great video Kev ,, was captivated by the visuals right to the very last dot ,, 5 ****** :))

[electricragtime]

@reprac9 Cheers Dave....I have had the video on the computer for weeks and was waiting for something that it might just sit well with....The guitar I used was the tanglewood that I was telling you about.......Kev

[raffaport]

Hey, Kev. A great earphone/head-filling sound you've created here. Cracking stuff. And ... you can go high went you want to! ( lights, hiding, bushel etc). Spot on battling vocals in the second half, mate. Thumbs and regards.

[electricragtime]

@raffaport Cheers Graham.... I was wearing my tight skiddies while I sang the high bits (well tight for an old geezer anyway).....Kev

[mvo5720]

Very nice, lots of atmosphere, and a great sound. Well done Kev.

[electricragtime]

@mvo5720 Thanks Mike...not exactly JM but I enjoyed doing it and when your getting on a bit thats all that counts.....Kev

[karlake2]

Great version! Nice singing and guitar picking! The sound of the guitar is great! You got a good voice, Kevin! The video fits into the song in a strange way! I like this approach to the song! Al Sithee, my friend! -karl

[electricragtime]

@karlake2 Thanks Karl... I am finally starting to get the guitar sound that I have been looking for (this computer recording lark isn,t exactly my thing but I,m getting there) ... I just wanted to do the song a little different...Thanks mate...Kev

[DerSekundenfaenger]

One of my all time favourites. Great performance and approach. :) Interesting video too. Thank you for sharing! You made it your own. A real treat.

all the best

[electricragtime]

@DerSekundenfaenger Thank you....its one of my favourite songs also....but I never bothered learning it before so this was a somewhat impromtu thing...its just one of those simple songs that everyone seems to do well (everyone except me that is)....Ha Ha.......Kev

[umbrielmoon]

This is incredible... music and video, matching so well... pure art!

[electricragtime]

@umbrielmoon Thank you... I have recently been enjoying playing around with video editing and it gives me something to add an audio track to.......Thanks again...Kev

[TheJohnmartynfan]

This is good, you should have used the voice from memphis in winter, I like the harmony at the end, so why not the backslap if it was good enough for John etc. No seriously this is very good I could happily do a duet with you on this. Chris

[electricragtime]

@TheJohnmartynfan Thanks Chris, and I agree the vocals could do to be a bit grittier ...but the memphis thing was a bit unnatural for me really....and everyone and his uncle do the backslap on JM stuff so I thought I would have a change......and I would love to do a duet...Kev