the way you smiled
Info for song: the way you smiled
Guitar tuning is standard capo 4 Improvised and recorded on November 7, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
This song was the Pick of the Week on 2014.10.05.
Here's the story:
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from a long dog walk behind my house outside of Ithaca, NY (in Danby -pic from Nov 1994). The improvised lyrics start out recapping the walk, but then mention how "I really loved the way you smiled tonight" and the eternal song theme of Love, or at least a tantalizing hint of it, appears at the end. The original recording here is pretty short, so when playing it live I milk the ending quite a bit, repeating "the way you smiled" and really ramping up the energy and joy --often with congas and electric guitar adding to the climax.
Info for album: the right tool
This a CD made from digitizing some of the best of The Andy Band improv tapes, volumes 24 & 25. These tunes were all improvised on the spot. Andy was experimenting with open tunings and finger picking a lot in these years. The following songs are non-standard (tunings low-to-high): "woods/junior"=CGCGBbD, "originality"=CGCGCEb capo 4, "turkey sandwich"=CGCGBbE, "the way you smiled"=standard capo 4, "morning snow"=EGDGBD, "dumb&numb"=FGDGBbD capo 4, "earth"=CGCGBbEb, "treat yourself right"=DADGBE.
Recorded with 2 mics to cassette, then digitized with Deck II.
Recorded with 2 mics to cassette, then digitized with Deck II.
Album recording info:
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| song | recording info | favorite / pick of the week |
|---|---|---|
| woods / junior | Guitar tuned CGCGBbD Improvised and recorded on May 1, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | |
| it's great | Improvised and recorded on October 2, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | 2016.10.23 |
| originality | Guitar tuned CGCGCEb capo 4 Improvised and recorded on October 20, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | ♥︎ |
| naked shiva dancing | Improvised and recorded on October 20, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | |
| turkey sandwich | Guitar tuned CGCGBbE Improvised and recorded on November 7, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | ♥︎ 2014.11.30 |
| the way you smiled | Guitar tuning is standard capo 4 Improvised and recorded on November 7, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | ♥︎ 2014.10.05 |
| the right tool | Improvised and recorded on November 7, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | ♥︎ 2014.11.09 |
| colonization | Improvised and recorded on November 20, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | |
| startup screen | Improvised and recorded on November 22, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | |
| morning snow | Guitar tuned EGDGBD Improvised and recorded on November 23, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | 2016.12.05 |
| dumb & numb | Guitar tuned FGDGBbD capo 4. Improvised and recorded on November 23, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | |
| shit and glass | Improvised and recorded in 1994 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | |
| earth | Guitar tuned CGCGBbEb Improvised and recorded on November 25, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. | |
| treat yourself right | Guitar tuned DADGBE Improvised and recorded on November 25, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. |
Info for artist: The Andy Band
eclectic acoustics
Members: Andy Wyatt - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, mandolin, ukulele, studio. Guest musicians have included co-conspirators from other projects/bands including: Jon Morse, Tim Odell, Pete Downes, Ayman Mobarak, Paul Tuckey, Tommy Whittle, Pete Bosanko, and Eric Krivitzky Years of Activity: 1978-present Overview: There are cassette tapes by "The Andy Band" dating back to 1979, when Andy was 14 years old, and he is still an avid recording musician. Sometimes The Andy Band is all about "hit record and go" improvisation, other times it's all about one-man-band multi-tracking in the studio. Since 2010, Andy has been playing some of these songs live near his new home in Vermont at open mics. He relishes the thrill of improvising with an audience, as well as singing three-part harmonies and playing bass with players there. But he also loves building up a song with layers and layers of Andys, singing and playing everything.
