Blues for After the Rain (Original)

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BLUES FOR AFTER THE RAIN
Instrumental Guitar Composition by
Robert Len Stallard -- Guitarist-Composer
(c) Copyright 2007 - All rights reserved. Derechos reservados.
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I recorded this video on 18-Aug-07 during another creative night of insomnia. In this video, I perform my original instrumental guitar composition "Blues for after the Rain". This is one of the tunes I most enjoy performing.


ABOUT THE TECHNIQUES
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The guitar tuning for this song is DADFAD (D minor) and I use some of my usual "self-derived" techniques that define my guitar playing style. The only effects I use for the guitar are EQ and reverb recorded in stereo. I'm playing my trusty Ibanez Talman TCY20VV small-bodied acoustic-electric guitar.


ABOUT THE COMPOSITION
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This tune reveals my influences from blues and progressive rock music such as that from Pink Floyd, Yes and others. Though it is a bit long, the tune presents several variations throughout so it's like several songs in one. Hence, I categorize it as "progressive-symphonic" blues.

I composed this tune between January and September 2005. My inspiration came from two events: A night without electricity after a severe thunder storm and evacuating with my family from Houston to Oklahoma during hurricane Rita. Fortunately, the hurricane missed Houston by about 100 miles, but unfortunately it did produce some tragic effects.

Because of the circumstances that inspired this composition, I dedicate it to the victims of natural disasters worldwide and as a prayer for the survivors, hoping that they have put their lives back together or soon will do so.


ABOUT THE VIDEO
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In addition to my performance, you will see in the background actual time-lapsed video of cloud formations in movement and hear real sounds of stormy weather. I experiment with various video filter effects and accelerate the speed of cloud motion.

The source of the photos and background videos are from various online public domain repositories, and the storm audio files are royalty-free sound effects (waves) I purchased online from the authors. Here are the main sources

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.noaa.gov/

Internet Archive - Moving Images - Open Source Movies
http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_movies

Sound-effect.com
http://www.sound-effect.com/

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Please rate, comment, and share. I hope you like it.

God bless,
- Robert


ROBERT LEN STALLARD
Progressive Acoustic Instrumental Guitar
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• acoustic
• guitar
• fingerstyle
• instrumental
• progressive
• rock
• blues
• Christian
• healing
• rain
• original

[donottawaguitar]

i love this sound bro

[jeffclarkemusic]

great tone from that guitar i must say.. very floyd like mellowness.. great trak sir!

[aaronbergAPB]

This is so ethereal and seemingly from another realm. Great piece! I could listen to this type of music all day. Keep it up,  apb

[LaiYouttitham]

I keep coming back for this one brother! sound so good on my stereo system.

Have a nice weekend.

Lai.

[warsalorg]

You have good skills of improvisation men...Peace music and energic at the same time; Very positive and deep, reminds me of " On Every Street" of Straits and some musics of Clapton. the sonority is similar! Força Salut

[pMLbAnD1994]

This is awesome` i love this piece of creation of yours

[ProgMom67]

Wow...this is incredible. Adding to my favorites.

[HOOKAMONKY]

@wizardeal hey man! how are ya bro..yea RLSguitar is amazing he makes me feel the same way..like a total amateur!

[JennyGirlztwo]

Old friend, may God Bless you always. Thank you, thank you, for inspiring me over the years. You are my guitar hero - forever......

Jenny

[wizardeal]

I always feel like an amatuer when I listen to this one, you got it bro, you got it