“rat race”

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-=*INTRO*=-

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*.SOUNDCLOUDS.*

AUDIO

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*CLIPS*

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*CHORDS*

21st CENTURY LIBERTARIAN MAN (GATTI)

Utopian Vision

12-bar blues in G:

4 measures G G6 G7 G6 G

2 measures C C6 C7 C6 C

2 measures G G6 G7 G6 G

1 measure D D6 D7 D6 D

1 measure C C6 C7 C6 C

2 measures G G6 G7 G6 G

1st time:

G blues pull off pattern

2nd time:

“Cinnamon Toast Crunch” riff G F G Bb G x 3    G F G C Bb x 1

3rd time:

Tick-tock hammer-on riff with chromatic ascension ending

Solo guitar blues descending riff in G

Modal lead guitar motif in G x 2 (GC#GFD#DGC#GFG#):

G G C G D# D G G C G F#

G (bend C# to D)     EF over lead guitar riffs

(Em G A Bbsus4 Bsus4) x 6

(F#   G     A E B Bb A      G) x 4

Back to 12-bar blues in G with blazing guitar solo (G Bb C G pattern)

coda:

G F E A

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*LYRICS*

(instrumental)

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DEVELOPMENT

(written + recorded in fall 2006)

(after the ‘finest hour’ sessions)

(a consolidation of a myriad of guitar patterns shown to me by don juan)
(as well as some 12-bar guitar riffing to begin the instrumental)

(got me back into ‘recording mode’)

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♞ENSEMBLE♘

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PRODUCTION

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PERFORMANCE

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*STORYLINES*

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*REVIEWS*

(originally released on 2009 album ‘dinosaurs’)

(malchow thought it was my ‘best recording to date’)
(after the ‘finest hour’ sessions)

(alison golkin dug the guitar intro)
(reminded her of ‘johnny b goode’ performance in ‘back to the future’)

(cheryl lynn dug the track)

(according to british blogger:)

“rat race” kicks in with early Beach Boys harmonies and rockin’ Lyndsay Buckingham guitar. It’s not as good, but it’s okay – turns into the B52s at the end, which is always nice…

(bandcamp page:)
(‘ministry of illusion’ album)

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-=*OUTRO*=-

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☜*“DINOSAURS”* ☞
*OUR 2009 CD*

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* *TABLE OF CONTENTS* *

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*we won the war*