PROJECT: BAD CASE OF LOVE – MY COVID RECORDING
I took the cue from @DaveDore’, and did a remake of Memphis song. Bad Case Of Love by BB King is one of my favorites. This is a take on his best version from the Blues On The Bayou album. It is not exact, but is not meant to be. I painfully played all the instruments….all the notes.
I played drums on a set of Roland TD-30KV E-Drums, furnished by a good friend.
I used Acoustic Samples B5 for the Hammond, mainly because it has some great Gospel tones, and just fit the project perfectly.
The horns slowed me down since I haven’t played Trumpet and Trombone in a few years. Sax was only slightly rusty.
Bass and Harmonica was no problem.
I think the last time I played a gig was March 13th. I started this project around June 20th. It amazed me how my skills declined in that time. Guitar and keys took awhile to feel a little comfortable again. I tried to lay down the vocal in mid August after 5 months no singing. Big mistake, but after a few days, it somewhat crawled back to 60%.
Thanks for the challenge Dave, it got me out of my funk, and back to what I love doing. Don’t ever want to get that rusty again.