Renman recording from 1988

[Robert]

Wow, you are in for a smile this time!

>> Renman & Åberg 1988

This is a recording I did on a 4-track Fostex as a teenager back in 1988. My friend Mattias found the recording and decided to email to me yesterday. He played some keyboards on it.

I was completely taken by surprise by getting this! It's really fun for me to get in touch with Mattias again, since I haven't talked to my old friend in probably 10 years or more.

The drums are HILARIOUS - please excuse the terrible drum programming by me

I used an Ibanez JEM - 777 back then (green, with monkey grip) and I think I used a little Zoom to go straight into the 4-track recorder.

Can you tell what kind of guitar players I listened to back then?

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Terrible? Sweeeeet to me Robert.. Well done.. you boyz was rock'n... you can't beat that teenage shred'ur if ya wanted to.. now go do an updated version..

 

[Katastrophe]

Listening to your music, I have learned a few things:

Sweden produces great guitarists. Maybe it's the water?
For 1988, the tones are incredible, and the drumming ain't that bad.

I need to practice more. Or throw my guitars in a wood chipper and give up, or something.

Good stuff, man! I love the harmonies.

 

[SuperSwede]

Wow, you are in for a smile this time!

Ok, the 777 gave me all the clues I needed... lol

Great recording, very good quality for a porta recording!

 

[6STRINGS 9LIVES]

Thats pretty wild Robert , i dig it ... gotta love 4 tracks , blasts from the past indeed .. 6S9L

 

[Mark]

Hey man that was gooten!!! I really like it.

 

[Tim]

Absolutely amazing Robert. Sounds like you had the beat back them to. Excellent playing and the recording sound very nice for being a “vintage 1988” Robert.

Yes in deed. Sweden does produce some very good guitar players. If it’s in the water … send me a case please.

 

[warren0728]

sounded good to me....i have to start finding time to play....

ww

 

[ted s]

Wow Robert, awsome.. put me down for 2 cases of Swede water please, I'll need one case to put out my gear after I set fire to it.

 

[tiefnig]

Nice one, cool to hear something of your wild rock n' roll years.
I'm gonna move to sweden, it isn't even that far away.

 

[jpfeifer]

Robert,

That was fantastic playing, and the composition and arranging are top notch as well. Great stuff. I like the harmonized leads. Did you play those with a harmonizer patch or did you double track those lines?

Great playing.

-- Jim

 

[Robert]

Thanks guys, it's weird and freaky to hear myself like that - I don't play much like that anymore!

I double tracked those lines - no harmonizer stuff used.

Glad to hear you guys liked that!R

 

[marnold]

You didn't harmonize them? Umm. Wow! (Matt sits in his office, dumbfounded)

 

[Robert]

Thank you guys for all your comments. Marnold, they are harmonized, but not by a harmonizer box - I recorded one guitar with the main harmony "melody", then recorded another guitar on a different channel with a different harmony, most often a 3rd up of the scale, I think. Been a long time... I was very inspired by Steve Vai back then...
It's cool you guys actually like it... I am mostly embarassed!

 

[marnold]

Yeah, I should have been more clear. I should have said, "You didn't use a harmonizer?" Since you were in such good time with yourself, I would have suspected a harmonizer. Nothing to be embarassed about there!

 

[Tinky-Winky]

Well, it certainly is 80's, but I'd be very pleased to play that like you did!

 

[ted s]

... I am mostly embarassed!

I wish I could be that embaraased..

 

[warren0728]

I wish I could be that embaraased..

i was thinking the same thing

 

[Spudman]

That was way cool! Nice to hear those influences. Steve Morse as well maybe?
Now I know why you want a tattoo.

 

[Robert]

Yes, some Steve Morse influences too... and Yngwie of course!

 

[SuperSwede]

Robert, did you also have the hair style that is associated with those kind of flaming licks?

 

[warren0728]

of course he did R ...

ww

 

[Tim]

I knew that one was coming back. Good things never die.

 

[warren0728]

hey...i held off until the question was asked!!

ww

 

[SuperSwede]

Wow! Is that the Brian May signature hairstyle?

 

[Robert]

Thanks guys, that hairdo is pretty close!

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Thanks Warren for the pic I was about to say this thread was almost useless without one.