The Gig Driver Blues
https://youtu.be/7ftIkpG0H5E?si=UqeUwQWh9FXDvX2e
THE GIG DRIVER BLUES
Well he’s a rollin’
On the road again
He’s rolling
On the road again
He’s gotta swing
By the airport
For a carload of friends
And he’s rolling
On the road again
Eating lunch
At a stoplight
While the motor runs
He’s trying
To pay for the good life
But he’s never had
Time for one
‘Cause he’s rolling
Rolling
On the Road again
He’s rolling
On the road again
He gotta swing by
The warehouse
To get your odds and ends
And he’s rolling
On the road again
The smell of
French fries and pizza
Filling up his car
He’s trying to catch him a good life
But he hasn’t got very far
And he’s rolling
Rolling
Livin’ on the road
He’s rolling
With a heavy load
2 kids
And an ex wife
In an unhappy home
And he’s rolling
With a heavy load
Nobody ever bothers
To ask him how he feels
It’s kinda hard to catch a good life
From behind the wheel
And he’s rolling, still rolling
He was rolling
Through the Great Divide
He was rolling
On the day that he died
Now he makes
His deliveries
Faster the speed of light
And he’s rolling
Through the Great Divide
Rolling.
Comments
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A well trodden path, but this bought a real smile to my face. Proper rock n roll and I love it. I'd love to have a couple of beers in a bar and enjoy this played by a full band. I'd be on my feet. Great guitar playing and cool vocals. Good bass playing too. I love it Pete.😀
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Thanks Chris. It doesn’t sound like it but I had to put a lot of work into this one to get the instruments not to walk all over each other. I’m finally doing a little research on how to EQ vocals so that you can crank them up along with the bass and they don’t drown each other out.
The lead/solo guitar with the tweed breakup tone was meant to be a place saver proof of concept that I wound up keeping. It’s all one take/first take. I recently went to a stones concert and noticed that Ron and Keith pretty much stepped in and out the whole time throughout songs and the mixer was pushing up and down guitars during the song. That’s how I handled that track on this song.
I recently acquired a pair of old Mackie HR824’s that have helped immensely in getting the balance right for the car0 -
I can well believe that it took you some time to create space for everything in the mix. This kind of music can sound deceptively simple, but to get it right you have to understand the dynamics, and it's not always easy to get that right in a home studio environment. I know because a lot of what I create has a similar background. I grew up listening to likes of The Stones, plus a few late 60's/early 70's American rock bands, and it's all about feel. For me, Ron Wood & Keith Richards are great rock n roll guitarists so I'm definitely onboard! You've done a great job Pete.😀
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That's foot stomping music! Thoroughly enjoyable Pete!
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That's real good , ole school rock , nice job
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This is a really great track. That chorus (he's rollin', on the road again) is great.
I might tighten this up into a 3:20 length song - I love the guitar solos at end but it detracts from the really great pop chorus - think of it as the single version lol
I like finishing up "faster than the speed of light" - maybe some sort of Steve Miller-Threshhold type effect to pause on then take off into the guitar solo section.
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Damn good lyrics with good rhythm all the way through not to mention a well deserved tribute to all the truckers keeping the delivery on schedule.
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