My work/play for this weekend consisted of trying to get a good live acoustic/vocals sound, so I can start recording tunes live with minimal effort and still have them sound decent. I did a version of a two-chord song called “I am alive,” which has evolved (but not beyond two chords) over several recordings over the years. I like the live acoustic/vocal sound on this one, but I’ve already forgotten how I did it. I never write down knob settings and whatnot, out of sheer laziness and stupidity. I over-dubbed a little harmony and ambient guitar, then called it a day.
I am alive.mp3
The sun drops out of sight
and I am the night
Cool air on my skin
and I am the wind
I am the wind
Nothing’s quite as it seems
and I am the dream
Floating out on the lake
and I am awake
I am awake
Holding on to the day
and I am afraid
The sun one day will die
But I am alive
I am alive
