June 2024 Challenge Response – Pap

[Pap]

Hello fellow AM’rs,
This is a call and response composition. I enjoyed playing around with some ideas and then putting it together. I probably spent an equal amount of time putting video slideshow together. Not sure how YT picks the header pic. Weird….they always seem to be random. Anyone know how to control that? Just curious. Hope everyone is well. Cheers. Pap

[Garry]

Cool and hard driven Call and Response Pap. Sounding great on your acoustic. Re: Header Pic. YouTube seems to have changed their system. You used to get 3 options, now you don’t. I’ve just discovered Canva.com. You can take a photo, add a heading etc and then save it, then upload the photo to go at the front of your video. All the best! 😎🎸😎

[MrO]

Lots of fun stuff there Pap. Liked that a whole real lot 🙂

[Pap]

Thanks Garry. I’ll check out canva.com

[Liam Innes]

Sounds great Pap.

It definitely reminds me of something tho 🤔

Cool visuals also.

Well done.

Liam.

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

[Werner]

Thank you for this one. The music is just great but also your impressive slideshow. We, camerawoman and me, enjoy it very much as it reminds us of our travels in 2015. Again thank you

Werner

[Guido]

Brilliant rendition on your acoustic and beautiful pics! Just refreshing and enjoyable to listen to and to watch it: great submission, Pap!

Guido

[Richard G]

Certainly an energetic call and response Pap, I think if I tried that sequence I would certainly need a few scoops of Ben & Jerry’s afterwards. Glad the trip was successful, complete with some stunning scenery.

Richard

[Don Patton jr]

Great rythum and strum pattern Pap ! Quick tempo and good command of the fret board. Love your video scenery pics..well done Pap 🎧🎶🙂

Don P

[JoeD1]

That blew me away Pap! Excellent hard rockin’ blues c & r.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[John H]

Pap,
This could be your best submission. You improvement/development as a strong rhythm player is noticeable. Congrats. Nicely choreographed but more importantly, your smoothness and consistency both shine. This was nice.

You can control the slide thing… if you go to edit, you will see the opportunity to decide which slide you want first. Or, you can upload one to the video and use it. Just follow the prompts. If you have questions PM me.

John

[Lights]

Hello Pap!
Great stuff, my friend, your music and video as well! Nice blended rhythm and solo parts, powerful approach.
Lights.

[Alan L]

Peppy and lively, with lots of great licks- well done!

[James B]

Nicely done, Pap. Your making smoother chord changes and keeping a steady rhythm even at this fast tempo. It’s amazing how much of the country you covered on your trip. Great pictures.

James

[AndréM]

Awesome call & response.
I think one of your best so far.
At 0:55 i heard a George Thorogood kind of rhythm.
Well done my friend.

AndréM

AndréM

[sciencefiction]

Oh, wow, Paps, you killed this. One of your best!! This really rocks. First class all the way and great video shots!
Bravo!!
Larry

[Bob Utberg]

Pap! Who doesn’t LOVE Ben & Jerry’s!!!!???? The leaves in New England in the fall are incredible! Great playing and vid my friend! Trip of a lifetime for sure. Your guitar playing has vaulted to a new level!! Well done Pap!

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[Paul S.]

That was spritely and a wonderful counterpoint to the slides. You were in some of my favorite spots in New England, including the Vermont Country Store, Ben & Jerry’s in Stowe and perhaps Northwoods Maine. (Niagara Falls itself was great. The Canadian ticky tacky town, I could live without.) Anyway, this was one of your best pieces recently and very well done. The chord changes were all quick and solid and the strumming was powerful.

[Martin W]

Hi pap , very energetic and spirited composition, backed up by some superb images from your trip , as mentioned this has to be one of your best to date .
Very well played.
Enjoyed it 👌

Martin

[Andy N]

That was soooo good Pap. Full of energy but smoothly paid. Great composition which has to be one of your best yet.
Thoroughly enjoyed the slide show too! My, you were blessed with some fine weather on those trips!

[sunjamr]

Great playing, great video, Pap! I can tell you’ve been practicing a lot. I remember when you first joined AM and were kind of unsure about your playing skills, but those days are long gone. You play like a real pro now.

Sunjamr Steve

[Pap]

Oh Steve, I will never forget that 1st submission. But on a positive note, in addition to Brian’s fantastic lessons, I have been able to continue because of the help and positive support from this forum.

[Alan K]

Great music to enjoy pictures of your trip Pap. The northeast sure looks beautiful. Got to put this on list of places to see. Great composition also.

[Bill]

Nice video Pap! Looks like a stellar trip.

[Manfred M]

Thanks that you take us with you on your journey again, Pap. I had a lot of fun with it. And wow, what a powerful composition and you play it full of energy and so good. What a super fine package!

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
The next Meetup will be July
There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum
I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[Denise]

Great rhythm playing. I like the vamping, groove and theme that’s going on.
Wonderful pictures of your trip. Vermont is so beautiful. Your wife looks very happy.
Thanks for sharing.
Denise

More Blues!

[Serena C]

Great video, great piece, so well played! I’ve especially enjoyed the groove, well done!

If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)

[Michael L]

Hi Pap, great composition! You’ve got a driving groove all the way through, and some powerful, melodic, licks and strums. I enjoyed it a lot. I can tell you’ve been practicing, the results are there in your musicality and your playing.

[charjo]

Awesome composition, Pap, and you played it so well. Definitely include it in your busking set!
You were pretty close to my neck of the woods at Niagara Falls.
John

[Tom D]

What an exciting post Pap! Musically you composed a beautiful song. It has such a great groove with a strong and energetic strum pattern, and complementary melodic lines. And visually your travel pics are a lot of fun. Thanks for bringing the NA NE to the forum. Tom

[Livio M]

Amazing Pap, you articulated the ideas very effectively with an engaging rhythm and intensity. Since appearing on AM you have made tremendous progress.

ciao. Livio

[Mike W]

Terrific stuff Pap – I think you covered many musical genres there. It all sounded excellent and was done at a fast tempo – it made it really exciting. Really well done.

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