Heart Full of Soul

Somebody just sent me this link... it's from about 20 years ago, on the Tonight Show, with my old band.

I was using a really early gtr-to-midi pickup on my strat, The Cellos and Choir are coming of an Ensonq Mirage sampler (!).

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Too cool! I remember seeing that. Awesome remake of a great, classic tune. Your tone and phrasing are as inspiring today as they were 20 years ago!

Thank you for that. Very nice.

Very cool. I've always though Chris Isasc had a great voice, and a pretty good sense of humor. Your work on that was slick. How long did you play with Chris? I'm assuming, by your handle, you were playing on Wicked Game.

Jimmy... I loved that whole album... I wish you'd make a long thread or post an article on recording those songs... I still think "Lie To Me" is just an awesome study in developing tension and release.. you wailed on that song!

I'd love to hear details, tips and tricks... My brother and I saw you with Chris probably 5-8 times... Just a great, great recording and live band.

man, that gave me a kick in the brain! yeah baby!

awesome jimmy... between you, johnny marr, poison ivy, jimmie vaughan and the reid brothers the 80s wasn't a complete wasteland for hip guitar... tj

Awwww cool :mrgreen:

Hey, Thanks everyone-

I wish you'd make a long thread or post an article on recording those songs... I still think "Lie To Me" is just an awesome study in developing tension and release..

I haven't listened to that in a long time- but what I remember is that, like a lot of his songs, the whole thing, intro, verse chorus, bridge, etc, followed the same chord pattern all the way through.... The challenge was always to make it sound like distinctly different parts, to make the chorus sound different that the verse, the second verse to have some development from the first verse. etc. Most of the songs on that album were like that. Wicked Game was like that too.

That being said...the guitar part on Lie to Me' is pretty much based on the same riff all the way through- it's just played slight differently to counterpoint what the voice is doing, and to make a 'verse', 'chorus' etc.

The song was in g minor, and I used a capo so I could play it as if in e minor and have some 'open' strings to use. That also forced me to invert the second chord in the pattern- going up instead of down, and I think that's where the basic riff came from, if that makes sense.

Thanks again- Jw

I have that CD and always really liked that cover and your playing on it.

In fact this (crappy) surf instrumental version of it I did a couple years ago was basically nicked from your version.

Edit: removed...since I didn't pay ASCAP or BMI.

PM me if you want to hear it. :oops:

Cool version (I heard it before you took it down), never thought of it as an instrumental, but it works- thanks-

Really nice cover, except they got the chord changes wrong in the chorus.

Thanks WG.

it's from about 20 years ago, on the Tonight Show, with my old band.



Love that. My "old band."


That's like my favorite quote from George Harrison during the T Wilburys days.

"I like being able to write songs with other people. I didn't get to do that with my previous band."

Really George. What band would that have been?


Love Isaak and all his band members. Saw him two years ago at Wolf Trap. Very nice show.

Thanks for the video, went to Amazon at bought your CD" El Dorado" love your subtle style, less is more !