"MAYBE I'M AMAZED" (McCartney)
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- Опубликовано: 1 мар 2021
- Here’s a recent collaboration I’ve been really looking forward to sharing. Brought together & overseen by @arionsalazar (bass) with @maiyasykes (vox) @victoriatheodoremusic (keys), @bigbaddaveyt (drums + recording, mixing) @jjjschroeder (gtr) & yours truly (gtr).
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A few thoughts:
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I’m a massive Beatles fan, from before I even started playing guitar ‘till now (or in other words, from “yesterday” to today). Yet somehow, I’ve never before recorded a Beatles tune with a full band (this turned out to be a really good band!). Ok, it’s a “McCartney” track (solo debut), but still, given the time period and style, it feels very “Beatles."
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This video was created for the virtual Beatles convention: @fab4conjam which took place the weekend before last & included panels and Q&As with some close associates of The Beatles. Our performance immediately followed a live panel that included one of their audio engineers, Alan Parsons (who’d later work on a little album called “Dark Side of The Moon” for Pink Floyd).
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This is a unique combination of musicians with various different associations (including Smashing Pumpkins, Beyoncé, Third Eye Blind and of course, Testament - Imagine that lineup on a festival? 🤪). A few of us are friends who go way back, 90s Bay Area.
Vocalist Maiya and I hadn’t heard each other while tracking, hadn’t worked out our parts beforehand or even met (I look forward!), yet it somehow sounds like we’re playing off each other in the same room.
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That iconic guitar melody is so memorable and easy to sing along to, but it’s harder to play than you might think. There are some clever subtle details as played by the one & only Sir Paul (along with every other instrument on the album - a mad genius). Finding the right tone required auditioning many of my guitars. The winner was my most recent one, this unofficial hand built “old” Strat (but really from 2013) that holds its own next to those on the wall from late 50s & early 60s when I first tried it (at RetroFret during taping of previous video in Jan
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Hope you enjoy as much as we did making it. AS
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#thebeatles #fab4 #fab4con #beatles #mccartney #paulmccartney #classicrock 
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Love it... Now to "Practice what i preach"
Stunningly beautiful performances filled with passion and heart. Brought me to tears the first half dozen times I watched.
Thank you all!
Wonderful comment. Thank you 🙏🏼
All great musicians are back to the Beatles finally..
What an wonderful rendition, great playing by all! Thanks for sharing Alex.
Beautifully done. I expected nothing less than pure greatness...
I love this so much!!! Great fuzz tone on that gorgeous Strat.
I like everyone the most 👍😀❤️
Absolutely fantastic.
Thanks for sharing !
Woooooowww
Hey thanks again to everyone who played and sang here. It sounded so different singing from the female perspective, excellent!!!! Love Kris IL
You all made me happy tonight. Thank you :)
Damn, this is really well done. Excellently played and sung (seriously, that phrasing).
Awesome performance. Can’t wait to see you when Testament tours after the pandemic!!!!!
That's amazing, thank you guys!
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Amen Alex! Thank you for being YOU Sir!🙏🏻✌🏻❤️ Great song to remake!❤️
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I love this song, you guys did a great job. Sounded killer!
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Thank you All!!! Looking forward to shows hopefully this summer🙏🤞 if this pandemics been good for anything its these Awesome collaborations all you artists have done throughout!!! 🤘🤘🤘
That was a fucking beautiful cover of a fav McCartney song.
Wow Alex on a Strat!
right?? 😄
Beautiful, thank you for sharing.
Maravilloso ❤
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Wonderful interpretation, congratulations to all
AWESOME, keep up the good work
Great job!
Everything is well-timed. I like the piano lady most.
Sounds awesome.. especially you Alex💥
Sweet strat! different look for you and you rocked it.
Agreed, love this guitar but yes, still getting used to the look 🤷
that lead guitarist might be someone to keep an eye on
hell ALLof them might be worth keeping an eye on!!