Carl Edlund Anderson
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Song Lyrics
Afterburner
(Carl Edlund Anderson)
Come on.
Step aboard
And make it fly.
We're running far
Too fast to die.
We're cutting loose
So many years
Push it back...
Song Information
This is straight-up space-rockin' and shamelessly derivative in a Hawkwind-meets-Kyuss-and-Monster-Magnet kind of way .... And so, quite good fun!
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Formed in 1971 Carl grew up on a musical diet of folk, jazz, and classical music, before succumbing to the heady glories of rock-and/or-roll in a teenage...
Carl grew up on a musical diet of folk, jazz, and classical music, before succumbing to the heady glories of rock-and/or-roll in a teenage daze. Since then, he's played various instruments (badly) in various bands in the US and UK. Now based in Colombia, South America, he continues mucking around in his (extremely rudimentary) home studio and looking for new opportunities to collaborate -- in person or online!
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hard drivin rock! love the way it works up to the crescendo at 4:15! wow! cool stuff.... how low is that guitar tuned? lol! hey some nice bass work in there too!
Thanks all! I appreciate the comments.
Funny you should make the Morrison comparison on the vox, as it's been made before when I sing in that register (a more comfortable space for my vocals than the octave I higher I go on, like, "Twa Corbies")! But it's true that the vocals are a _little_ low in the mix -- they're actually pushed as high as I could in GarageBand, but I think I pushed all the rest of the instruments higher in the search for that "wall o' guitars" vibe ... and then was too lazy to tweak everything else back down a couple of notches.
Those are the original vox from the old demo, though. As the synths are really just some old samples my synth-playing friend sent me, he's promised to do some purpose-played synths for the track. When I get those, I'll probably take the time to try to push things around to raise the vox in the mix, or even record new vox .... (For a song I played live so many times, this recording is really a Frankenstein! So it goes!
Wow, made me think of BTO with the heavy beat and then the lead coming in. I just wish your vocals were a little more up front. I could not make out the words clearly.
Drive them afterburners dude... solid and really gets charged from around 3:00 amd on... could feel the paint pealing off there coming back throught the atmosphere...!
PUNCH....POWER....and a TON of DRIVE and BASS to beat the band!! LOVE IT!!! The vocal addition is Jim Morrison haunting.....
Rob
Yeah...takeoff immediately. Then the afterburners kick in after the 3 min mark. The song is reminiscent of somewhere between Steppenwolf and Ten Years After...a really cool blend. Great job Carl..the song has plenty of interest and drive. I think you're vox could be brought upfront more. The instrumental interlude is very cool..love the progressions!! Great job. ~Blake
very cool!! love that bass and distorted guitar. vocals sit nicely. solid solo work. great ride!!
This does exactly what the title says, As for a Frankenstein, this aint a bad recording. Well done