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April 2021 C.R. – 3 cubed is 27 – Bobby Ut

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    • April 23, 2021 at 5:13 am #247387
      Bob Utberg
      Participant

        Hello AMers! TGIF. My Call & Response I “borrowed” from one of the Founding Fathers of The Blues – Robert Johnson’s Sweet Home Chicago done in the style of some guy named Eric. I laid down a drum track from GB. The rest is some goofy dude from da ‘burgh doing Bass (upper left), rhythm (upper right), vocals and fills/responses/solos. So the vocals are my “Call” and lower left box lead work are my “Responses”. Thanks for watching as I will watch every single one of Yinz!
        Peace & Health to you all! Bobby Ut

        Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

      • April 23, 2021 at 5:20 am #247389
        charjo
        Moderator

          Man, the Yinzers are multiplyin’ but what a good looking group of talented performers. Thanks, Bob, that was a great show.
          John

        • April 23, 2021 at 5:23 am #247390
          Steve Millward
          Participant

            Very nice, I’ve never been much of a critique, so my responses will always be short and to the point.
            Absolutely loved the lead guitar, fantastic. And all done with a great sense of fun!

            Steve M

          • April 23, 2021 at 5:38 am #247393
            Guido
            Participant

              The four Bobs set up a great show! Very nice solo and overall performance!
              This Robert Johnson’s song (or may be a traditional blues with many performers?) brings me back at the times I was 13 and I felt in love for the blues thanks to the great Blues Brothers Movie (John Belushi at the beginning of the song says “Dedicated to The Magic Sam”, referred to Samuel Gene Maghett, who made one of the countless versions of the song)!

              Guido

            • April 23, 2021 at 6:10 am #247398
              Dieter
              Participant

                Fantastic performance – great playing.

                Dieter

              • April 23, 2021 at 6:14 am #247399
                John H
                Participant

                  Is this Bobby and the Tricuspid Band? It’s 7 am and I almost popped open an Iron City. This was fun, well played and tightly woven together. Your vocals really shine. Great overall performance Overall ya bro. Add this one to the list

                • April 23, 2021 at 6:32 am #247406
                  Mark T
                  Participant

                    Always great fun on your vids, Bob – love watching them! Nicely played, sung and mixed – like the board notices too 😂

                  • April 23, 2021 at 7:31 am #247418
                    Matt Pasley
                    Participant

                      Love the mad skills here!

                    • April 23, 2021 at 8:02 am #247423
                      Bob Utberg
                      Participant

                        Thank you Gents! Was fun to do – especially playing “bass” on me Tele. And Charjo John, congrats early on your May 31st retirement! Definitely need to “road trip” to da ‘burgh for a Jam Session!
                        Ut

                        Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                      • April 23, 2021 at 8:52 am #247445
                        David K
                        Participant

                          I always look forward to your performances Bob. Amazing job again!

                        • April 23, 2021 at 9:08 am #247454
                          sciencefiction
                          Participant

                            You da Man, Bobby!!!!
                            SF

                          • April 23, 2021 at 9:33 am #247470
                            Phil B
                            Participant

                              Hey Bobby that was like watching a video of the Osmonds towards the end of their recording life! Where is Marie by the way? This is one of my favourite tracks from Eric’s Robert Jonhson sessions album. You never fail to surprise and delight with your performances Bob. Keep on truckin’ brutha’. Down and dirty right to the end!!

                            • April 23, 2021 at 9:44 am #247476
                              James B
                              Participant

                                Bobby U Rock! Great tune. Love your lead playing. Vocals are good but only coming through one channel. Keep working on those GarageBand tutorials.

                                James

                              • April 23, 2021 at 9:54 am #247486
                                Juan
                                Participant

                                  Absolutely fantastic! so much fun to watch and so many skills you have!!

                                • April 23, 2021 at 10:43 am #247509
                                  Lights
                                  Participant

                                    Really great performance, your singing is really awesome. Enjoyed every note in there.
                                    Lights.

                                  • April 23, 2021 at 11:15 am #247528
                                    Bob Utberg
                                    Participant

                                      You guys are way to kind! Thank you. James, how do I get my vocals through both sides, ugh!! I’ll keep searching for the answer – any advice? Thanks all and I look forward to seeing everyone else play. Bob

                                      Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                    • April 23, 2021 at 12:04 pm #247569
                                      Mike D
                                      Participant

                                        This could be your best! At least in the 4 man version..great job very enjoyable to listen too and the fact different outfits in there too! Excellente!

                                        Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

                                      • April 23, 2021 at 1:59 pm #247603
                                        Bob Utberg
                                        Participant

                                          Thanks Mike! I value your opinion greatly! Ut

                                          Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                        • April 23, 2021 at 2:40 pm #247631
                                          Enrico
                                          Participant

                                            Great performance Bob, very well played and what a fantastic quartet! 😉

                                          • April 23, 2021 at 3:46 pm #247676
                                            Sebastian
                                            Participant

                                              Well that’s performing!!! I hope you all four kept the right distance (1,5 m) 🤓.
                                              It’s always a great pleasure to watch your submissions. This one is also very entertaining.

                                              Tip for everyone: listen to this at least twice: first time watching, second time focussing on Bobs great guitar playing. Awesome!

                                            • April 23, 2021 at 3:53 pm #247683
                                              Ralph P.
                                              Participant

                                                Great job Bob. Probably my favorite blues song ever. Did you know that was the last song SRV ever played? Good band, good video, good vibes. Keep On Rockin’ It Our Favorite Tooth Mechanic N’@.
                                                Ralph

                                                Ralph P.

                                              • April 23, 2021 at 3:57 pm #247688
                                                Richard S
                                                Participant

                                                  Great performance all around Bob. Lining up the videos alone is impressive.

                                                • April 23, 2021 at 4:00 pm #247691
                                                  Bob Utberg
                                                  Participant

                                                    Thank you E & S! Sabastian, I stay away from that dude at least 1000km!! LOL. And thank you for watching more than once! The lower left was the “Challenge” for sure! Cheers! Bob

                                                    Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                  • April 23, 2021 at 4:20 pm #247706
                                                    sunjamr
                                                    Participant

                                                      Well, this is your crowing performance, as far as I’m concerned. I know it took you a lot of time and effort just to sync it all, let alone work out the arrangement. I loved it!

                                                      Sunjamr Steve

                                                    • April 23, 2021 at 4:51 pm #247728
                                                      David H
                                                      Participant

                                                        You are having way too much fun!

                                                      • April 23, 2021 at 5:05 pm #247733
                                                        Alan K
                                                        Participant

                                                          Great performance from the Bob’s. I especially was grooving with lead Bob. Cool take on this classic.

                                                        • April 23, 2021 at 5:10 pm #247736
                                                          Bob Utberg
                                                          Participant

                                                            Thanks Steve, Alan and David! You are right about this vid techie stuff! I jus’ wanna play me gitfiddle!

                                                            Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                          • April 23, 2021 at 6:16 pm #247754
                                                            Don Patton jr
                                                            Participant

                                                              Bob
                                                              Very nice guitar leads and vocals !
                                                              Interesting video with 4 screens breakdown. You put your spin on this iconic tune..good job!

                                                              Don P

                                                              Don P

                                                            • April 23, 2021 at 6:24 pm #247761
                                                              Craig S
                                                              Participant

                                                                Man that was absolutely awesome, such fun and pro!

                                                                Wish You Were Here

                                                              • April 23, 2021 at 11:03 pm #247832
                                                                Andy N
                                                                Participant

                                                                  That was crackerjack Bob! You met all my expectations for this great track 🙂. Sweet lead lines with that “rolled back” tone on the Tele (how did you get that?). And the vocals sounded kinda of harmonised did you have an effect there or double track it? That must have taken some hard yakka (Aussie term 🙃) to put together but it worked really well.
                                                                  P.S. I had to watch again on a laptop screen to read the whiteboards 🤣

                                                                • April 23, 2021 at 11:36 pm #247843
                                                                  Liam Innes
                                                                  Participant

                                                                    Bob!

                                                                    I was grinning like an idiot from start to finish you absolutely crushed that performance my friend!

                                                                    I loved everything about it excellent playing and hugely entertaining it’s hard to pick a favourite but Yankee Doodle Dandy just pips it for me I think it was the hat and sleeveless shirt that won it for him haha.

                                                                    Good to see you’re getting better with the multi tracking also.

                                                                    Keep rocking buddy!

                                                                    Liam.

                                                                    “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. “

                                                                  • April 24, 2021 at 1:17 am #247860
                                                                    Garry
                                                                    Participant

                                                                      Bob, you always come up with the goods! Massively entertaining, you’re a very skilled group of musicians. The only problem now is that with 4 of you I’m going to have to multiply my cut by 4 as your manager. Oh, hold on, I remember now: I know 3 cubed is 27 but 4 x 0 is zero! Keep Rockin’. All the best!

                                                                    • April 24, 2021 at 2:11 am #247884
                                                                      Martin W
                                                                      Participant

                                                                        Four bobs eh , well each one played there part perfectly, very creative with this composition you’ve certainly raised the bar , the complete entertainer and a very enjoyable listen . Great stuff .

                                                                        Martin

                                                                      • April 24, 2021 at 9:06 am #248076
                                                                        Juxi
                                                                        Participant

                                                                          Hi Bob, awesome performance. I particularly liked the solos, well played and perfect for the tune. Of course, the singing was great, too. And: Singers get laid, guitarist get paid? 😂 I wonder if you are already old enough to play the guitar … ? 🤣
                                                                          Nice one!

                                                                          Bluesige Grüße
                                                                          Juxi

                                                                        • April 24, 2021 at 9:51 am #248115
                                                                          Michael B
                                                                          Participant

                                                                            Ha ha, so much fun! way to ply Bobby Ut! That was classic. You got yourself a 10 cubed on that one!
                                                                            It takes me forever to sync 1 vieo with music, so you must have spent some happy hours putting this together!
                                                                            Well done!
                                                                            Take care and keep on rockin’!
                                                                            Michael

                                                                          • April 24, 2021 at 10:06 am #248134
                                                                            Hide (ひで)
                                                                            Participant

                                                                              Did Eric Clapton visit your home? You sound exactly like him (seriously). Great performance (and entertainment)!

                                                                              Hidetada Shimizu

                                                                            • April 24, 2021 at 11:20 am #248193
                                                                              Bob Utberg
                                                                              Participant

                                                                                Thank you Gentlemen! Had a blast making it. To answer some of the goods: Yes, I sang it twice and played one track at say 70% and the other at 30%. The tone? Neck position, all four pick ups, full tone dial and 50% volume dial. That is how I ‘ATTEMPT” to get my Eric Clapton “woman” tone. Juxi, I started playing gitfiddle in 2005, so my getting chics because I play gitfiddle are far behind me! I’m just blessed to have Lilia in my life and she digs my gitfiddle playing. Yes Garry, 3 cubed is 27, 2 to the 4th is 8 and I don’t wanna be late! LOL. 4 x 0 is still zero:). Thank you Liam for teaching me how to do multiple screens. Rock On everyone and peace! Bobby Ut

                                                                                Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                                              • April 24, 2021 at 12:16 pm #248227
                                                                                Denise
                                                                                Participant

                                                                                  Your lead playing and guitar sound are absolutely top!! Great rhythm and singing, too. And I like these vibratos. Super video production. You have made a huge improvent in lead playing and singing Bob. Amazing. Your best submission..apart from our collab in February.
                                                                                  Denise

                                                                                  More Blues!

                                                                                • April 24, 2021 at 1:03 pm #248259
                                                                                  Scott M
                                                                                  Participant

                                                                                    Oh ya Bobby Ute fantastic take on this RJ classic! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

                                                                                    Scott

                                                                                  • April 24, 2021 at 1:07 pm #248264
                                                                                    Bob Utberg
                                                                                    Participant

                                                                                      Thank you Denise & Scott! D, dat was fun! Feb sub!

                                                                                      Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                                                    • April 24, 2021 at 1:16 pm #248275
                                                                                      Phil67
                                                                                      Participant

                                                                                        Back to the roots, so good.
                                                                                        Thumb up for your solo,..two thumbs.

                                                                                        Where does the white go when snow melts?

                                                                                      • April 24, 2021 at 1:31 pm #248293
                                                                                        JoLa
                                                                                        Participant

                                                                                          Whoa, Yinzer Blues King, Bob! This is an absolute blast, my friend – I can’t even – WHO are you??? I think this is your best so far, the vocals were FANTASTIC and so were the rest of the band members, each one of them had his own character, haha! Your gitfiddle (as you call it) skills are monstrous, you remind me of my music buddy, Ray, who can just play ANYTHING like he was born with it. What is it about the Yinzers being so damn gifted, huh?

                                                                                          🎸JoLa

                                                                                        • April 24, 2021 at 2:24 pm #248355
                                                                                          Pat
                                                                                          Participant

                                                                                            Yeah, nice production and playing and singing. Enjoyed it!

                                                                                          • April 24, 2021 at 5:46 pm #248545
                                                                                            JFL
                                                                                            Participant

                                                                                              Woah nice job Bobs! Nice to see you all having fun! You’re getting better and better with these audio visual productions. A lot of time and effort goes into these. Kudos to you!

                                                                                              JFL

                                                                                            • April 24, 2021 at 6:14 pm #248564
                                                                                              Tony (Antone) S
                                                                                              Participant

                                                                                                Good job buddy all the way around! Top ! Tee!

                                                                                              • April 24, 2021 at 6:14 pm #248565
                                                                                                Treblemaker
                                                                                                Participant

                                                                                                  Bravo. You and John need to live together so you play all the time.

                                                                                                • April 24, 2021 at 10:28 pm #248651
                                                                                                  Laurel C
                                                                                                  Moderator

                                                                                                    Favourite vocal performance of yours thus far. Applause for an encore. Watched all 4 of you and you all did well and worked together nicely. The band is a keeper. Top notch playing and collating this into a video. It takes time and effort, so glad you had a blast doing it because it was fun and inspiring to watch.

                                                                                                  • April 25, 2021 at 12:35 am #248696
                                                                                                    AndréM
                                                                                                    Participant

                                                                                                      Bobby you nailed it.
                                                                                                      Great performance.

                                                                                                      AndréM

                                                                                                      AndréM

                                                                                                    • April 25, 2021 at 4:02 am #248812
                                                                                                      Wim
                                                                                                      Participant

                                                                                                        Great dialog between you and your guitar, Bob.
                                                                                                        I enjoyed the performance of this quartet!

                                                                                                        Wim.

                                                                                                        Wim

                                                                                                      • April 25, 2021 at 10:43 am #249009
                                                                                                        Pap
                                                                                                        Participant

                                                                                                          Bobby, wow! No stone left unturned. My only question is how do you top that? It’s only April man! That was absolutely fantastic. You nailed that. I really enjoyed it. Love the subliminal humor too. Cheers. Pap

                                                                                                        • April 25, 2021 at 10:49 am #249014
                                                                                                          Dave K
                                                                                                          Participant

                                                                                                            You have me dancing on this one, Bobby! You have my kids dancing too… Excellent my friend! Love the multiple yinzer video as well. Yinz rock!!

                                                                                                          • April 25, 2021 at 11:40 am #249079
                                                                                                            WBlues
                                                                                                            Participant

                                                                                                              How awesome is that, Bobby … Just a really great performance. So now there is the Bobby group. You have to live with that now, my friend. What a pleasure. Great composition.

                                                                                                              Play guitar just like you live; don't get bogged down in theory, it's just a tool without feeling.

                                                                                                              Wilfried

                                                                                                            • April 25, 2021 at 2:04 pm #249282
                                                                                                              Eric C
                                                                                                              Participant

                                                                                                                Well Bobby, your a great entertainer! Love your submissions. Well done in every way!

                                                                                                                Eric

                                                                                                              • April 25, 2021 at 2:27 pm #249319
                                                                                                                Tom D
                                                                                                                Participant

                                                                                                                  Hey Bob:

                                                                                                                  Great song choice and great performance. Your bends were right on! I dig it.

                                                                                                                  Cheers, Tom

                                                                                                                • April 25, 2021 at 3:17 pm #249412
                                                                                                                  Mike W
                                                                                                                  Participant

                                                                                                                    What a line-up – what a performance. If you guys ever go on the road I’m coming to see you. Between the four of you you’ve got all bases covered as far as the singer’s notice board is concerned. Great stuff.

                                                                                                                  • April 26, 2021 at 3:44 am #249819
                                                                                                                    Livio M
                                                                                                                    Participant

                                                                                                                      Hi friendi
                                                                                                                      Immortal piece that you made in a truly engaging way.
                                                                                                                      You are such a big band.
                                                                                                                      Take care
                                                                                                                      ciao. Livio

                                                                                                                    • April 26, 2021 at 12:00 pm #250032
                                                                                                                      scubatan
                                                                                                                      Participant

                                                                                                                        To the band leader: helluva band! That guitar lead guy is a keeper! Love the fills and solos! Your energy is infectious, put a smile on my face 🙂 Way to go!

                                                                                                                        A Blues Dude From North Georgia, US

                                                                                                                      • April 26, 2021 at 1:27 pm #250040
                                                                                                                        Bob Utberg
                                                                                                                        Participant

                                                                                                                          Thank you, THANK YOU everyone! AM is a great bunch o’ peeps! Yinz motivate me to do me best every time! Have a great week and Rock ‘n Blues on my friends! Bobby Ut

                                                                                                                          Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                                                                                        • April 26, 2021 at 8:43 pm #250183
                                                                                                                          FergalT
                                                                                                                          Participant

                                                                                                                            Great stuff Bobby Ut !
                                                                                                                            Hey – what you paying those guys, they’re real good !

                                                                                                                          • April 27, 2021 at 10:02 am #250270
                                                                                                                            Bob Utberg
                                                                                                                            Participant

                                                                                                                              Thanks Fergal! Well, they all get paid in IPA beers! The bass player a six pack because of the cool hat, the rhythm dude got a six pack plus a 32 oz growler for he wore a nice collared shirt. The lead guitarist got sacked zero for not dressing up and the singer of course got a bunch of bras and undies thrown at him from the crowd! That “crowd” of course being my Sweetheart Lilia!! Thanks for watching! Bobby Ut

                                                                                                                              Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                                                                                            • April 28, 2021 at 1:07 am #250343
                                                                                                                              Bruce D
                                                                                                                              Participant

                                                                                                                                Bobby Ut!
                                                                                                                                Get ahtta here!
                                                                                                                                You are getting better all the time, Bob. Thanks for posting one of everybody’s favorites.

                                                                                                                                Bruce

                                                                                                                                Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

                                                                                                                              • April 28, 2021 at 6:07 am #250364
                                                                                                                                Bob Utberg
                                                                                                                                Participant

                                                                                                                                  Hey Bruce, Yin ain’t jaggin’ me izzya??? Thank you my friend. I love all the posts and peeps here. Have a great day!
                                                                                                                                  Ut

                                                                                                                                  Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                                                                                                • May 1, 2021 at 11:08 am #250699
                                                                                                                                  Carpa
                                                                                                                                  Participant

                                                                                                                                    A musical quadruple, and what kind of.
                                                                                                                                    Multi talent

                                                                                                                                  • May 1, 2021 at 11:14 pm #250778
                                                                                                                                    DaveW
                                                                                                                                    Participant

                                                                                                                                      Great job Bob. I can’t imagine how much time that took to put together but it certainly looked like you were having a great time. I had a hard time trying to decide which “you” to watch!

                                                                                                                                      DaveW

                                                                                                                                    • May 3, 2021 at 1:32 pm #250908
                                                                                                                                      Bob Utberg
                                                                                                                                      Participant

                                                                                                                                        Hi Dave & Carpa! Thank you. Watch the lower left box. That goofy dude is playing all the lead and Response stuff!
                                                                                                                                        Ut

                                                                                                                                        Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

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