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The only Internet-only
album you didn't know you were waiting for. Everyone’s
favourite Agent (Koval, Gregg Koval) is called away from
his much needed vacation with the disturbing news of a
series of terrible events.
The cause of these
incidents is still relatively unknown and one can only
guess. Only one person could bring about these
diabolical events, yet this entity of evil is still
safely behind bars. Our hero, using his razor-sharp wit,
sweet-talking charm and plain old deduction, not only
discovers that it is his Nemesis’ twin – it’s a clone of
the twin!
Shocked, our favourite
Agent is back on the case for this thrilling installment
in a deadly struggle to find out who’s who’s and who in
this exciting action-adventure-soundtrack.
Starring: Les Paul
Goldtop, SG Classic, Fender Jazz Bass and Korg S3
Also Starring: Les Paul Junior, Taylor 310, Epiphone
Biscuit
Original Notes:
The story starts out when I’m on vacation (I’ll tell
this as the first person), indulging in some vacation
and recreation. So while I’m on this exotic
locale, I’m Enjoying the View or pretty much everything
I’m seeing.
Well, indulgence is usually the opposite of exercise.
Usually. This is what happened the next morning when I
realise that “old grey mare ain’t what he used to be”.
Yup, I’m either out of practice or Out Of Shape.
OK, so now the story kicks in. About time.
While at headquarters and getting briefed, I’m watching
a security camera recording of the latest crime.
Lo and behold, it looks almost like my old nemesis.
Looks like I’m Seeing Double. Of course, I can’t
be too sure – one never can. So I have to get on
the case but money doesn't grow on trees, and I need
some. Money. So I went to our Swiss Banker and she
gave me a
Line of Credit.
It was a long day. My trusty secretary and I
stayed late trying to find clues of the whereabouts of
my Nemesis. At 2 in the morning, most of the
restaurants are closed and she was hungry. Then I
remembered that I had something in my drawers that could
tie her over. That would be my
Nuts*.
Well, after my hotel room was ransacked, my car blown
up (good thing it was a company car), and guitar strings
broken, I begin to suspect that maybe this is a little
personal. Which is weird because my Nemesis is
still behind bars. Yup, you guess it, it’s a clone
of a twin! That’s even weirder since I never met
the clone, let alone its twin. Somebody’s got it
Out For Me. Well, I’m not just going to sit there
and take it. So I tracked her down to my Nemesis’
old lair since she’s not using it behind bars.
With my cunning approach, I snuck in to the fortress
(using the front door) and wound up in the wine cellar.
Trap door. Anyways, after getting back in shape, I was
ready for a good tussle. Shots were fired, bottles
we’re thrown. The place was trashed. In the
end, I was the last one standing.
Now it might sound corny, but a good guy needs an
opposite or, well, he can’t be good. He’s just
kinda nothing. So without crime, you can’t have a
crime fighter. So, even though evil is vanquished
and all wrongs righted...it’s a little lonely.
That’s what this is about when You're Gone.
Now after being a spy for all these years and
everything is back to normal, I’m thinking of hanging up
the holster and retiring. But I think like that
after any mission, so why not Stick It Out and see what
happens. That could be another story.
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After fixing up
The Spy Is The Limit,
with the extra overdubs and stuff, I thought I might as
well do this one too. I didn't have to spend too
much time on this one since I like how it originally
turned out. Also, I think I might have a
tambourine fetish.
Another thing too is that since I started combining
"albums" to sell them, I thought I could better this one
and I did. I used to have an "album" called Stick
It Out that was recorded before this one, and I thought
Line of Credit, Stick It Out and Things Work Out were
worth keeping. It just so happens that Line Of
Credit and Stick It Out could fit well on this one (I
put Things Work Out on
Landing Strip), but I had to get
rid of the song called Seeing Double, which pretty much
explains the whole "clone/plot" thing.
All in all, a fine sequel.
Track 1 - Enjoying the View
This starts of with basically a Tommy Bolin riff - more
of a nod than a ripoff. I had the hardest time coming up
with a bass line that would fit since I wanted it a
little funky (remember, I'm pretty white). The "I'm
enjoying the view" was a complete accident that I later
kept and I tried to keep everything 3-piece but I
couldn't, so yes, there is an organ in the right ear
too.
Guitars: The SG Classic (with a Boss Octave) starts it
off. I love that sound - probably why I overuse it. And
the GoldTop gets the left ear and the solo. Overdubs:
Shakers; tambourine; plenty of percussion, so much, that
I made a little homage to another hero (being Joe
Walsh). I think this is one of the ones that turned out
best.
Track 2 - Out Of Shape
I guess I had a hard time picking out to see if this was
going to be electric or acoustic Not having recorded my
then-new resonator was probably the key.
Guitars: my Epiphone Biscuit resonator (all chrome) and
my big Talyor are pretty much it. The SG Classic gets
the fade-out solo and I'm not sure what I used for the
talkbox/Jews Harp. Is that PC to say?
Overdubs: Just the percussion in each ear that's pulled
right back in the mix. Barely audible, but you'd
notice if it wasn't there.
Track 3 -
Line of Credit
Not originally part of the original song list, but I had
to keep it.
Guitars: The SG Classic with the front pickup is the
main guitar. The Junior, for slide, is in the left ear
and my GoldTop is over in the right.
Overdubs: None.
Track 4 -
Nuts*
I like doing these kinds of songs and not because of the
words either. Also, the solo is a nod to Joe Walsh, the
the echo and all. He's still my hero that hasn't gotten
any worse.
Guitars: Both guitars are the SG Classic.
Overdubs: I had to redo the shakers - for my nuts. Also,
I did 2 backups for each ear.
Track 5 - Out For Me
I thought this turned out better than I thought it
would. That's a lot of thinking.
Guitars: The main guitar is the Junior through the
Octave pedal (see - I told you). I still remember
counting "one, two....one, two, three...one, two...".
The slide solo is the Junior again since my Les Paul
Special decided to pop a string minutes before) and the
second and end solo is the GoldTop through the wah-wah.
The intro is a total homage to Zero The Hero.
Overdubs: I could never get a good band mix - the snare
would always get lost, so did a track of just a separate
snare then added effects.
Track 6 - You're Gone
Look, I know; you know; we all know that when it comes
to singing, well, I'm no Lindsey Buckingham. But I
love doing it. Anyways, that explains the heavy
phasing on the vocals. Anyways, I love doing
Country parodies.
Guitars: The Taylor stands out nice on this one and the
"Elvis" guitar is the GoldTop.
Overdubs: The drums, believe it or not. Hard to do
when there's no click track. Also, before I went
and got this mastered, I redid the vocals. The
first sentence still applies but it was a vast
improvement.
Track 7 - Stick It Out
The original last song was called Over and Out, but the
topic was basically the same as Stick It Out, so it fit
with the story pretty neat.
Guitars: I'm not sure what I used originally. The
basic track actually had the in-direct pilot-guitar.
The solo is the GoldTop.
Overdubs: The panned guitars; both were my Les Paul
Studio. Also there's an organ track and an
tambourine track.
So again, you can go back and make something better.
Also, as a side-note, since this should be available at
CDBaby, this was the first time I made an actual CD
cover for this. I guess I originally made one for
the site only.
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