Strange Combinations

Posted on March 2, 2016March 31, 2016 by Bernie Landry

Unusual friends, unlikely possibility and how unlikely = “No one saw that one coming”

Some things just don’t seem to make sense, but when they are used in some form of sync… magic!

Think of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” opera meets rock. Or Bob Dylan preforming folk with an electric guitar. The Bee Gees signature voices sweeping the world, using disco grooves. (Surprise in the early 70’s).

So to use this idea, here are a couple of old pieces I recorded back in the mid 80’s for a variety of corporate and broadcast videos.

And I added some Chapman Stick and mixed it together… What do you think?

Where Do You Get The Inspiration?

Posted on February 11, 2015September 8, 2017 by Bernie Landry

Sometimes it’s hard to move forward and I find myself relying on old licks and grooves.

But pushing when you don’t feel like it, can be frustrating.

I was thinking about Jack Bruce who passed away last October Cream Bassist Jack Bruce Dies

A very unique bass sound in ’67 when I first heard Sunshine of Your Love.

And the bass melodies and grooves he created were more than the boring Tonic and 5th licks that seemed to dominate the air waves of rock in the day.

One journalist referred to hios bass sound as “elastic”, but it was much more…

So uninspired, I listened to Disraeli Gears and jammed away on “Tales of Brave Ulysses”. (On the stick the bass is cool and I put the WahWah on the treble)

Jamming with the best is always inspiring.