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Info for song: I want my Mac back

Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band

Link: https://mangobananas.com/music.php?songID=994

Download: I want my Mac back.mp3

This song was the Pick of the Week on 2017.07.30. Here's the story:

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Back in March 2010, I had to make a business trip to Germany and Belgium for two weeks, and I managed to arrange my flights so that I flew through London, and spent a weekend visiting my lifelong musical buddy Tim in his place in Kent, England. I brought along an M-Audio FastTrack Pro USB interface and two Audio-Technica AT2020 microphones, which we plugged into Tim's Mac mini and recorded using GarageBand. (The same gear would be used with my work-provided Dell and Ableton Live to record Stuttgart.)

Tim invited our mutual friend Paul to visit, and at one point we were reminiscing about the 6 months when Paul and his partner Bridget came to live with us in Ithaca in my parents house while they were on a sabbatical in Thailand, back in 1987-1988. The recordings from that visit are all on the Warren Road Studios album. I'd mentioned in this 2010 visit how I had all the original lyric sheets and studio notes from those crazy days, and I'd made some mention of coming across some incomplete lyrics of Paul's that had never been recorded, called "I want my Mac back". So, of course, at some point during our reunion jam, we were improvising and I made up these lyrics.

We'd done a hearty two-chord jam prior to this, the aptly named "funky B&E", and so we'd joked we needed to progress to three chords. We ended up being really psyched with the insanely catchy three-bar, three-chord progression. Tim's playing bass, I'm playing Tim's acoustic guitar, and Paul's playing my Martin Backpacker --unfortunately mostly drowned out by my playing and we were basically sharing a mic.

Good times! This and the rest of this weekend session from March 2010 are on the Tim & Andy Band album chimney cats.

Thanks for listening!

-Andy

I want my Mac back

I want my Mac back
gimme it
I want my Mac back
what is this 
piece of crap
that you have made me
do my work on

I want my Mac back
give me my
give me my Mac back
give me my
give me my Mac back

it was so easy, it was
so powerful, it was 
so hard to screw it up
I want my Mac back
I want my Mac back
gimme gimme gimme

what is this DOS box?
I cannot stand
what am I supposed to see
when I 
see the C: 
blinking at me?
I want my Mac back
I want my Mac back
I want my Mac back
I want my Mac back!

Windows 95 ?!?
Windows 98 ?!?
I want my Mac back
Windows 2000 ?!?
Windows ME ?!?
I want my Mac back
Windows XP ?!?
I want my Mac back
Windows Vista ?!?
I want my Mac back

you can put lipstick on a pig
it's still fuckin' DOS under there!
I want my Mac back
gimme my Mac back


lyrics improvised by Andy Wyatt on 5 March 2010
music improvised by Andy Wyatt, Tim Odell, and Paul Tuckey on 5 March 2010
©2010 by The Andy Band

Info for album: chimney cats (feat. Paul)

This album features special guests Tim Odell on bass and Paul Tuckey on guitar. It was recorded in Tim's house in Kent, England, UK. The first 9 songs were recorded live on Saturday night, 6 March 2010. The remaining 6 songs were recorded live on Sunday morning, 7 March 2010. Recorded with two AT2020 mics, one pointed towards Tim's bass amp, the other pointed toward Andy and Paul on acoustic guitars. Andy carried those mics and an M-Audio FastTrack Pro USB interface with him from Ithaca to Heathrow airport. The FastTrack was plugged into Tim's Apple Mac mini and recorded with GarageBand. Andy's playing Tim's acoustic guitar and Paul's playing Andy's Backpacker on all tracks except "kitty" and "sooty", when they swapped. Tim's playing bass through a small practice amp. "Sweet Thing" is a Van Morrison cover. "Jericho" and "what is it you need?" are two songs Paul wrote in 1987 and recorded with Andy and Tim (see Warren Road Studios). Another old tune, "gravity is getting me down" is an Andy band tune written while Andy lived in London with Paul in 1986. Apparently, "the burning desert sky" was an old, unfinished song of Paul's from ~20 years prior, too. The rest were improvised on the spot. Andy does most of the singing, but Tim and Paul jump in here and there. Tim and SherryAnn's cat really did crawl around the fireplace insert up into the chimney! Andy mixed the tracks down in Logic Pro back in mangobananas studios, Vermont.

Link: https://mangobananas.com/music.php?albumID=778

Album recording info:

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too quiet little jam Andy - acoustic guitar
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
Jericho Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

Written by Paul Tuckey in 1987. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by Paul Explosion and the Digitally Insane 2015.06.28
gravity is getting me down Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

Written by Andy Wyatt in 1986. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Andy Band
what is it you need? Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

Written by Paul Tuckey in 1987. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
funky B&E Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
I want my Mac back Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band ♥︎ 2017.07.30
the burning desert sky Andy - acoustic guitar
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals
Tim - bass guitar

Written by Paul Tuckey ~1991? Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by Paul Explosion and the Digitally Insane
gulf war blues Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by Paul Explosion and the Digitally Insane
baby (part 17) Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

Another episode in the long lineage of this Tim and Andy Band song from ~1982. Semi-improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band 2016.09.14
kitty Andy - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar
Tim - bass guitar

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
sooty Andy - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar
Tim - bass guitar

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
Sweet Thing Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

Song written by Van Morrison. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010.
fun rhyming vamp (alright, alright) Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
conversation in Kent Andy - acoustic guitar
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar

Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
get on down out that chimney Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker)
Tim - bass guitar, vocals

song	recording info	favorite / pick of the week
too quiet little jam	Andy - acoustic guitar Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
Jericho	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals Tim - bass guitar, vocals Written by Paul Tuckey in 1987. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by Paul Explosion and the Digitally Insane	2015.06.28
gravity is getting me down	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar, vocals Written by Andy Wyatt in 1986. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Andy Band
what is it you need?	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals Tim - bass guitar, vocals Written by Paul Tuckey in 1987. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
funky B&E	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals Tim - bass guitar, vocals Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
I want my Mac back	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band	♥︎ 2017.07.30
the burning desert sky	Andy - acoustic guitar Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals Tim - bass guitar Written by Paul Tuckey ~1991? Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by Paul Explosion and the Digitally Insane
gulf war blues	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by Paul Explosion and the Digitally Insane
baby (part 17)	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar, vocals Another episode in the long lineage of this Tim and Andy Band song from ~1982. Semi-improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 5, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band	2016.09.14
kitty	Andy - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals Paul - acoustic guitar Tim - bass guitar Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
sooty	Andy - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals Paul - acoustic guitar Tim - bass guitar Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
Sweet Thing	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker), vocals Tim - bass guitar, vocals Song written by Van Morrison. Recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010.
fun rhyming vamp (alright, alright)	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar, vocals Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
conversation in Kent	Andy - acoustic guitar Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band
get on down out that chimney	Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals Paul - acoustic guitar (Backpacker) Tim - bass guitar, vocals Improvised and recorded live in Tim's place in Kent, England, UK on March 6, 2010. ©2010 by The Tim & Andy Band	♥︎

Info for artist: The Tim & Andy Band

two dudes

Members:
Tim Odell - bass, drums, guitars, keyboards, vocals.
Andy Wyatt - guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals.

Years of Activity:
1981-present

These are recordings by Tim and Andy. It includes improvisation, jamming, and some crafted songs with studio multi-tracking. There are a few sessions with additional players such as Ayman Mobarak and Paul Tuckey.