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TVvoodoo said:
Here's "Big Boss" my RiffMasters Main Event "Dirty Dirt" Ch. 3 entry

Has all three elements for the bonus points, I believe. Hard rock, rap, country themes AND I slid my slidey-slide in there too. This ditty was inspired by the ruthless, near-legendary way @Thatbastarddon oversees his work crews, like... a... Big Boss!

Single coil paisley tele on slide, tremolo & lead bits. Hamer DC on plexi duty. Washburn acoustic hammerin' away in the back. Shortscale bass. Volume/panning automation. Bass seems boomy in final mix on my speakers here, sounds ok in headphones though.

Just went with it, I fretted about this mix/master way too much. Spent two hours micro-sliding faders, did I get anything better or worse in the end? Have no idea. I watched too many youtube mixing tutorials LOL! I could be the ideal case for an AI mastering plugins - blame it on the software but at least be done in mere minutes.

In contrast to more thoughtful / meaningful themes offered so far this round, "Big Boss" reeks of lyrical cheeze. In my defense this is more true to the genre. Turn it up to annoy all within earshot!



Big Boss

It's time to go to work, boys!
In the mornin', feeling pretty nice
Honey's in the kitchen, 'cause I treated her right
Just like a Big Boss
She's a smoke show... long, long legs,
Can't stay away from her bacon & eggs
She calls me Big Boss

Hell Yeah! You know it! I told ya!
Lookie here now...

Climb into my ride, tall, dark 'n heavy
Duramax growl, she's a frickin' diesel Chevy
You know how it goes.... ride like a Big Boss!
Slow roll the jobsite, all hands on deck
My crew busts ass, or they don't get cheques
'Cause I'm the Big Boss... Yeah, the Big Boss

Hell Yeah! I Tell you whut! Listen here now..
... hand me that microphone!
Rap Breakdown
Look you in the eye, got big, big swagger
Super hardcore, no lollygagger
Raised up Texas, conquered Alabama
Straight-up, crew-cut, tailgate slammer
Don't be messin' ...full respect
Tree trunk arms'll get you rek'd
Ladies dream on gettin' a chance
I ain't got time for bad romance

That's just not how Big Bosses work... ya gotta keep it clean...
Like a Big Boss

All you greenhorns try'n to work harder
I'm three steps ahead, 'cause I work smarter
I'm a decent man, far as I can tell,
But when I die, probably run Hell,
Like a Big Boss, just like a Big Boss
J. Fogerty influenced guitar solo (may actually be full-on stolen property LOL!)

Like a big boss, Like a big boss, etc... repeat out
(construction site chatter outtro)

iu
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Stellar!! Loved all the little layers and stereo separation of parts!!
Sounds like good ol' Zed Zed!!
Fun and extremely well done!!
 
BFT Gibson said:
Nice TV !! Sounding great & enjoyed it !!
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Glad you did! Thank you!
LiveeviL2000 said:
That was great. You hit that like a Boss!
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Well I sure tried. I was a boss once, not like this tho LOL!
C-Grin said:
That was kewl :dood:
I’m gonna need that slide whistle to keep in this round:ROFLMAO:. You know it’s bad when you are rabbit holing you tube vids on how to make a slide whistle:celebrate2:
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Dollar store toy section! Probably find googly eyes there too... thank me later!
Jethro Rocker said:
Stellar!! Loved all the little layers and stereo separation of parts!!
Sounds like good ol' Zed Zed!!
Fun and extremely well done!!
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That I can't live up to, but feels nice to hear it,, Very kind to say
Mitch Pearrow SJMP said:
Excellent work Brad
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Can't wait to hear how yours comes out mitch!

Everybody thanks for the listens. Big Boss is considering generous pay raises for all of you
 
TVvoodoo said:
Here's "Big Boss" my RiffMasters Main Event "Dirty Dirt" Ch. 3 entry

Has all three elements for the bonus points, I believe. Hard rock, rap, country themes AND I slid my slidey-slide in there too. This ditty was inspired by the ruthless, near-legendary way @Thatbastarddon oversees his work crews, like... a... Big Boss!

Single coil paisley tele on slide, tremolo & lead bits. Hamer DC on plexi duty. Washburn acoustic hammerin' away in the back. Shortscale bass. Volume/panning automation. Bass seems boomy in final mix on my speakers here, sounds ok in headphones though.

Just went with it, I fretted about this mix/master way too much. Spent two hours micro-sliding faders, did I get anything better or worse in the end? Have no idea. I watched too many youtube mixing tutorials LOL! I could be the ideal case for an AI mastering plugins - blame it on the software but at least be done in mere minutes.

In contrast to more thoughtful / meaningful themes offered so far this round, "Big Boss" reeks of lyrical cheeze. In my defense this is more true to the genre. Turn it up to annoy all within earshot!



Big Boss

It's time to go to work, boys!
In the mornin', feeling pretty nice
Honey's in the kitchen, 'cause I treated her right
Just like a Big Boss
She's a smoke show... long, long legs,
Can't stay away from her bacon & eggs
She calls me Big Boss

Hell Yeah! You know it! I told ya!
Lookie here now...

Climb into my ride, tall, dark 'n heavy
Duramax growl, she's a frickin' diesel Chevy
You know how it goes.... ride like a Big Boss!
Slow roll the jobsite, all hands on deck
My crew busts ass, or they don't get cheques
'Cause I'm the Big Boss... Yeah, the Big Boss

Hell Yeah! I Tell you whut! Listen here now..
... hand me that microphone!
Rap Breakdown
Look you in the eye, got big, big swagger
Super hardcore, no lollygagger
Raised up Texas, conquered Alabama
Straight-up, crew-cut, tailgate slammer
Don't be messin' ...full respect
Tree trunk arms'll get you rek'd
Ladies dream on gettin' a chance
I ain't got time for bad romance

That's just not how Big Bosses work... ya gotta keep it clean...
Like a Big Boss

All you greenhorns try'n to work harder
I'm three steps ahead, 'cause I work smarter
I'm a decent man, far as I can tell,
But when I die, probably run Hell,
Like a Big Boss, just like a Big Boss
J. Fogerty influenced guitar solo (may actually be full-on stolen property LOL!)

Like a big boss, Like a big boss, etc... repeat out
(construction site chatter outtro)

iu
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Damn straight! Straight up amazeballs!
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TVvoodoo said:
Here's "Big Boss" my RiffMasters Main Event "Dirty Dirt" Ch. 3 entry

Has all three elements for the bonus points, I believe. Hard rock, rap, country themes AND I slid my slidey-slide in there too. This ditty was inspired by the ruthless, near-legendary way @Thatbastarddon oversees his work crews, like... a... Big Boss!

Single coil paisley tele on slide, tremolo & lead bits. Hamer DC on plexi duty. Washburn acoustic hammerin' away in the back. Shortscale bass. Volume/panning automation. Bass seems boomy in final mix on my speakers here, sounds ok in headphones though.

Just went with it, I fretted about this mix/master way too much. Spent two hours micro-sliding faders, did I get anything better or worse in the end? Have no idea. I watched too many youtube mixing tutorials LOL! I could be the ideal case for an AI mastering plugins - blame it on the software but at least be done in mere minutes.

In contrast to more thoughtful / meaningful themes offered so far this round, "Big Boss" reeks of lyrical cheeze. In my defense this is more true to the genre. Turn it up to annoy all within earshot!



Big Boss

It's time to go to work, boys!
In the mornin', feeling pretty nice
Honey's in the kitchen, 'cause I treated her right
Just like a Big Boss
She's a smoke show... long, long legs,
Can't stay away from her bacon & eggs
She calls me Big Boss

Hell Yeah! You know it! I told ya!
Lookie here now...

Climb into my ride, tall, dark 'n heavy
Duramax growl, she's a frickin' diesel Chevy
You know how it goes.... ride like a Big Boss!
Slow roll the jobsite, all hands on deck
My crew busts ass, or they don't get cheques
'Cause I'm the Big Boss... Yeah, the Big Boss

Hell Yeah! I Tell you whut! Listen here now..
... hand me that microphone!
Rap Breakdown
Look you in the eye, got big, big swagger
Super hardcore, no lollygagger
Raised up Texas, conquered Alabama
Straight-up, crew-cut, tailgate slammer
Don't be messin' ...full respect
Tree trunk arms'll get you rek'd
Ladies dream on gettin' a chance
I ain't got time for bad romance

That's just not how Big Bosses work... ya gotta keep it clean...
Like a Big Boss

All you greenhorns try'n to work harder
I'm three steps ahead, 'cause I work smarter
I'm a decent man, far as I can tell,
But when I die, probably run Hell,
Like a Big Boss, just like a Big Boss
J. Fogerty influenced guitar solo (may actually be full-on stolen property LOL!)

Like a big boss, Like a big boss, etc... repeat out
(construction site chatter outtro)

iu
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You just blew that song UP UP UP!! Man I have to tell you Brad, that is some EXCELLENT work there! The lyrics the video, the sliden was top knotch! Its over the top!!!!!!!!!! WELL done sir!!!
 
TVvoodoo said:
Thank you @Session 5 and @Thatbastarddon I found the mixing part excruciating. Took all the fun out of the song for me... taking it way too serious probably... competition too crazy strong! And still lots more skill yet to come!
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Yeah don't sweat it too much. Sounded excellent and I'm sure was not much different 2 hrs earlier in the mix process....
 
BFT Gibson said:
MY Country-Rap-Metal Redneck Trilogy submission

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dbftd-821374834%252Fredneck-trilogy%3Btrack_id%3D1740610674
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TVvoodoo said:
Here's "Big Boss" my RiffMasters Main Event "Dirty Dirt" Ch. 3 entry

Has all three elements for the bonus points, I believe. Hard rock, rap, country themes AND I slid my slidey-slide in there too. This ditty was inspired by the ruthless, near-legendary way @Thatbastarddon oversees his work crews, like... a... Big Boss!

Single coil paisley tele on slide, tremolo & lead bits. Hamer DC on plexi duty. Washburn acoustic hammerin' away in the back. Shortscale bass. Volume/panning automation. Bass seems boomy in final mix on my speakers here, sounds ok in headphones though.

Just went with it, I fretted about this mix/master way too much. Spent two hours micro-sliding faders, did I get anything better or worse in the end? Have no idea. I watched too many youtube mixing tutorials LOL! I could be the ideal case for an AI mastering plugins - blame it on the software but at least be done in mere minutes.

In contrast to more thoughtful / meaningful themes offered so far this round, "Big Boss" reeks of lyrical cheeze. In my defense this is more true to the genre. Turn it up to annoy all within earshot!



Big Boss

It's time to go to work, boys!
In the mornin', feeling pretty nice
Honey's in the kitchen, 'cause I treated her right
Just like a Big Boss
She's a smoke show... long, long legs,
Can't stay away from her bacon & eggs
She calls me Big Boss

Hell Yeah! You know it! I told ya!
Lookie here now...

Climb into my ride, tall, dark 'n heavy
Duramax growl, she's a frickin' diesel Chevy
You know how it goes.... ride like a Big Boss!
Slow roll the jobsite, all hands on deck
My crew busts ass, or they don't get cheques
'Cause I'm the Big Boss... Yeah, the Big Boss

Hell Yeah! I Tell you whut! Listen here now..
... hand me that microphone!
Rap Breakdown
Look you in the eye, got big, big swagger
Super hardcore, no lollygagger
Raised up Texas, conquered Alabama
Straight-up, crew-cut, tailgate slammer
Don't be messin' ...full respect
Tree trunk arms'll get you rek'd
Ladies dream on gettin' a chance
I ain't got time for bad romance

That's just not how Big Bosses work... ya gotta keep it clean...
Like a Big Boss

All you greenhorns try'n to work harder
I'm three steps ahead, 'cause I work smarter
I'm a decent man, far as I can tell,
But when I die, probably run Hell,
Like a Big Boss, just like a Big Boss
J. Fogerty influenced guitar solo (may actually be full-on stolen property LOL!)

Like a big boss, Like a big boss, etc... repeat out
(construction site chatter outtro)

iu
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Damn , drop the mic !
 
Fellas, my wife Robin and I celebrate 30 years of marital bliss this month (mostly a testament to her patience and tolerance), so we are jetting off for a sun & sand getaway here shortly, something we haven't done for, well... thirty years. I believe the joint has wifi and all that. But I'm not much a traveler, so rather unwise in the modern ways of this. I do hope to be able to
keep in touch, but obviously I will be trying to stay "in the moment' with the love of my life, rubbing the lotion on her skin,
chasing off pesky timeshare salespeople etc.

RiffMasters cheerleading, maintenance etc. will be now left in the trusty, capable hands of co-pilot LiveeviL2000, for updates to scores, who done what, and trying to keeping all you funky monkeys from chucking to much stinky poo at each other, etc. LOL!!

HOWEVER, to distract you from trouble, I wanted to leave you guys with something super fun to chew on musically, while you picture me relaxing under a swaying palm tree enjoying a cool cerveza or two near a beckoning surf.

The bonus challenge lined up for this round worth is worth another two, or three points, depending on how you go it. I was going to drop this when I got back, but I figure more time is better for everyone. This round's side hustle is again
designed to stretch your musical and rhythmic muscles just a little bit further! May seem simplistic, but it's not at all as easy as you might think. In fact, I'll bet only half of you dare to try this one, I hope you prove me wrong.

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This side quest demands ally you bredren faithfully cover any traditional or modern Reggae tune, for de two points.
If you be ambitious to try for all dem TREE points, you must create your OWN reggae tune from de scratch, or, cover any
NON-Reggae tune of dat you wish, mon... but somehow be it you to convert dat one in full reggae style, which to show big respect and muchly tanks to Jah Jah.

There is a two minute submission minimum (2:00) on this one, and your entry has to be in before Main Event
Chapter 3 voting is over, only one extra entry allowed. No voting on this. Just do it faithfully, for the points.
 
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