I'm so proud that I could burst (come hear my band's twang)

chrispscott · July 3rd, 2009, 05:19 PM

My band has finally finished our record! Well, we've still got mastering but once that's done we'll be good to go.

I guess I'll start at the beginning.

l to r: Colin, Kirk, Jacob, Chris (me), Andrew (yeah we're kind of weird)
We're called Yardsale and we're probably the 4th or 5th variation of the band to have that name. We mostly play roots rock and alt-country types of things. One guy described as Gram Parsons fronting the Heartbreakers and I would say that is a fairly accurate description. We're all in our early-mid 20s and most of the records in our collections are older than we are.

The only constant has been Kirk our bass player and one of two of the primary songwriters. The band was founded by Jacob (rhythm guitar) and Kirk as an outlet for some of the songs they had been working on. Jacob quit for a while and I was taken on as his replacement's replacement. After the lead guitar/pedal steel player quit I took over lead guitar duties. Once Colin (drums) and Andrew (keys) joined the band we finally coalesced into something resembling a real rock n' roll band.

We've been writing and rehearsing for over a year and finally went into the studio way back at the beginning of March. We took two days at Downtown Recording in Louisville (great studio) and did most of the backing tracks.

There was a lot of drama to follow. The guy that was engineering our album decided was completely unreliable. We were going to do vocal fixes and overdubs over at his place but he would disappear for days at a time and we would be unable to contact him. He would break appointments and then when we tried to get our tracks from him so that we could go elsewhere he gave us the runaround. Finally we got our tracks and were able to finish up with a friend of ours.

I'm very proud of our work here. This truly was a collaborative effort on all of our parts to make this as good as we possibly could. Almost all of the backing tracks were recorded live in studio. The only fixes and overdubs are usually vocals and things like the pedal steel or organ.

Anyhoo here's a handful of tracks to give you an idea of what we sound like. Keep in mind these are not mastered yet:

This is our attempt at a classy album cover

Click here to listen to Yardsale - Album 4 Final Mixes - 07 - Fencepost.mp3 - This one features Neil Hulsewede on pedal steel guitar and the ever-amazing Sandpaper Dolls on backing vocals

Click here to listen to Yardsale - Album 4 Final Mixes - 05 - The Bullet That You Dodge.mp3
Featuring the Huckleberry Horns and Sandpaper Dolls

Click here to listen to Yardsale - Album 4 Final Mixes - 11 - Dream of Amarillo.mp3This song is a tribute to Ms. Emmylou Harris w/ Neil on pedal steel

Hope you like it and let me know what you guys think. Mods if this is in the wrong place then mea culpa and move it as you see fit.

Togman · July 3rd, 2009, 05:39 PM

Very good. I liked all 3 tracks equally. I wish you all the best of luck with this.

MickM · July 3rd, 2009, 05:39 PM

Sounds good to me! I like the mix on the last 2 tracks better than the first but that's just a matter of taste. Let 10 people sit behind the board and you'll get 10 different sounding songs.

Jackson Jackson · July 3rd, 2009, 06:37 PM

Fantastic work sir!

The Bullet That You Dodge is my favorite, but they're all headed for my ipod!

Keep us posted!

Strat62 · July 3rd, 2009, 07:11 PM

That's good stuff! Two thumbs up!!

ole AZ · July 3rd, 2009, 07:27 PM

Very well done! I'll buy an album when it comes out.

Kebmel · July 4th, 2009, 02:07 AM

Nice tunes! I like the 3rd one best but theys all good.

That house on your album cover is so cool.

Nash · July 4th, 2009, 02:39 AM

That's some great stuff, real good chops on lead guitar too. Don't forget to let us know when the CD's out.

Eric Karonen · July 4th, 2009, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kebmel

Nice tunes! I like the 3rd one best but theys all good.

That house on your album cover is so cool.

Man, Kebmel, that is one uglieeee avatar! It always freaks me out! And I agree, that's a brilliant house.

Chrispscott: Keep up the good work. Sounds good to me!

And geez, I love pedal steel ...

Agarn · July 4th, 2009, 09:13 AM

Good stuff! Reminds of "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" era Byrds.

LOVE the album cover.

udister · July 4th, 2009, 09:28 AM

Great stuff!
I love it!

What gear did you use for the album?

PS
Let us know when the album is out. I'd love to get me a copy.

spacey · July 4th, 2009, 09:44 AM

good job ! the third track has a great feel ....
good luck with the cd !!

Ignatius · July 4th, 2009, 09:55 AM

Nice job!

I *love* the album cover!

I envy you that you live in a part of the country where a band like that can thrive. I live in upstate NY and there's no music scene to speak of. Cover bands (of which I am a guilty member of) and metal. A band like yours, I'm sorry to say, wouldn't make it far around here. I can think of maybe one or two venues in a fifty mile radius that would have a band like that.

Keep up the good work!

chrispscott · July 4th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agarn

Good stuff! Reminds of "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" era Byrds.

LOVE the album cover.

That's a big influence on us. I know for me personally Sweetheart-era Byrds and The Flying Burrito Bros were my introduction to country music (via reading about Gram Parsons hanging out with the Stones.)

I'm glad you guys like the album cover so much. That's actually a public domain photo we found in the Library of Congress photo archive. It's Houston, TX circa 1940 or so. It kinda reminded of the cover of Taj Majal's first album.

chrispscott · July 4th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by udister

Great stuff!
I love it!

What gear did you use for the album?

PS
Let us know when the album is out. I'd love to get me a copy.

Here's my guitararsenal for the album

On the left is my partscaster which is my #1. Everything else was my Tele. Ash body with a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster in the bridge and at the time a Bigsby and GFS Dream 90 in the neck. Now it's a Micawber ripoff

I used the Gibson ES-197 and Xaviere XV-900 on one song.

Jacob used a G&L ASAT Classic with Fender Noiseless pickups. He plays the first solo on Bullet so you get a good idea of how the axe sounds.

Amps were Fender Hot Rod Deluxes running a couple tube screamers out front. I also used a Dan-Echo and Vox Distortion Booster on a few songs.

Once the album comes out I'll post an update in this thread and PM anyone who expressed interest. Thanks again for all of your kind words. There are some monster players on this board so your support means a lot to me. I'll post a few shots from the studio that I took a little later on today (I'm a photo nerd too.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ignatius

Nice job!

I *love* the album cover!

I envy you that you live in a part of the country where a band like that can thrive. I live in upstate NY and there's no music scene to speak of. Cover bands (of which I am a guilty member of) and metal. A band like yours, I'm sorry to say, wouldn't make it far around here. I can think of maybe one or two venues in a fifty mile radius that would have a band like that.

Keep up the good work!

Being in the south helps out a little bit. My Morning Jacket is from here and a lot of venues keep that in mind when booking bands. We have our fair share of horrid metal bands but there are a handful of young vibrant rock & roll and country bands.

Check out Neil Hulsewede who played pedal steel for us. His solo stuff is amazing Neil's Myspace

Kebmel · July 4th, 2009, 03:51 PM

I like your lead playing Chris, nice chops.

I'd love to be in a band such as yours but as Ignatius says, I'm stuck in a covers band,
and I can't stretch my time/energy into any more.

I hope you guys find success. Your sound kinda reminds me
a little of the David Crowder Band, I love that 'Americana' sound.

fezz parka · July 4th, 2009, 04:40 PM

Cool stuff!

chrispscott · July 18th, 2009, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kebmel

I like your lead playing Chris, nice chops.

I'd love to be in a band such as yours but as Ignatius says, I'm stuck in a covers band,
and I can't stretch my time/energy into any more.

I hope you guys find success. Your sound kinda reminds me
a little of the David Crowder Band, I love that 'Americana' sound.

Thanks I really appreciate that. Yeah I did the cover band thing for a little bit and it was a lot of fun but it's really nice to be able to stretch out a bit and be creative.

I'll have to check out David Crowder Band I'm a big roots rock fan (obviously.)

Gareth John · July 18th, 2009, 02:26 PM

Sounds really good, I like it alot. Love the album cover, how did you do it?

Stuco · July 18th, 2009, 02:37 PM

Wow, very impressive.

casterway · July 18th, 2009, 04:25 PM

The album cover alone would make me check this album out!!!!

chrispscott · July 18th, 2009, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth John

Sounds really good, I like it alot. Love the album cover, how did you do it?

We went through a bunch of old photo archives looking for public domain photos. We found that one on the Library of Congress' flickr page. We just added the title and photoshopped it a bit and voila.

Quote:

The album cover alone would make me check this album out!!!!

Awesome that's the idea!

doster · July 18th, 2009, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackson Jackson

Fantastic work sir!

The Bullet That You Dodge is my favorite, but they're all headed for my ipod!

Keep us posted!

+1 Except I don't have an Ipod.

PapaBeef · July 20th, 2009, 02:17 PM

I like it.
I'll be looking forward to the chance to get my hands on the finished product.
Thanks for the info on your gear too.

casterway · July 20th, 2009, 04:16 PM

You guys could have your own beer to sell at gigs. Call it Yard's Ale.

Please pm me when the cd's finished and ready to purchase.

Chris Clemens · July 20th, 2009, 04:24 PM

Verry Nice! Sounds good even on the pc!

Charlie Bernstein · July 20th, 2009, 05:57 PM

[quote=Agarn;1921735]Reminds of "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" era Byrds.
/QUOTE]

And THAT is the ultimate compliment! The album cover alone will sell a million. Best of luck! Let us know when they're available for sale.

Charlie Bernstein · July 20th, 2009, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrispscott

Hey! That's exactly what my Tele looks like! So you have excellent taste, too.

=O]

Tdub · July 20th, 2009, 06:14 PM

Sounds good. The album cover rocks, really.

chrispscott · July 29th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Just a quick update for those that are interested. We've got a label interested in us now that is fairly well known in our area. He just wants to see us live before he extends an offer but from what I hear he digs us quite a bit. Hopefully I'll have some more news to report back in the next few weeks. His label distributes through Sony Music. I'm not going to get my hopes up but this sounds like something might come of it. If we sell enough to make our money back from recording and we can get the record out on vinyl I'll be happy.

We also added four new songs to our myspace (click here!) from the album.

And last but not least we played a few days last week one of which was at the local ballpark for the whole Budweiser Dollar Beer night thing and we took some pics. We also made fun of Budweiser, a local weatherman who is an institution around here and the Fox Morning Show all while on mic. I don't think anybody minded though.

I'll post photos from that show shortly.

TxTeleMan · July 29th, 2009, 05:56 PM

Nice work, Chris. You should be proud of it.

Well put together, well played.

Y'all have a good sound; a good thing going.

pmcghen · July 29th, 2009, 06:29 PM

Sign me up for a copy of the cd (or preferably the LP, if it materializes) when it's all finished.

wademp · September 19th, 2009, 09:24 PM

That is some good stuff. I like the first and the third songs alot. Where do you all play at in Louisville?

July 3rd, 2009, 05:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
chrispscott Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 25 Posts: 204	I'm so proud that I could burst (come hear my band's twang) My band has finally finished our record! Well, we've still got mastering but once that's done we'll be good to go. I guess I'll start at the beginning. l to r: Colin, Kirk, Jacob, Chris (me), Andrew (yeah we're kind of weird) We're called Yardsale and we're probably the 4th or 5th variation of the band to have that name. We mostly play roots rock and alt-country types of things. One guy described as Gram Parsons fronting the Heartbreakers and I would say that is a fairly accurate description. We're all in our early-mid 20s and most of the records in our collections are older than we are. The only constant has been Kirk our bass player and one of two of the primary songwriters. The band was founded by Jacob (rhythm guitar) and Kirk as an outlet for some of the songs they had been working on. Jacob quit for a while and I was taken on as his replacement's replacement. After the lead guitar/pedal steel player quit I took over lead guitar duties. Once Colin (drums) and Andrew (keys) joined the band we finally coalesced into something resembling a real rock n' roll band. We've been writing and rehearsing for over a year and finally went into the studio way back at the beginning of March. We took two days at Downtown Recording in Louisville (great studio) and did most of the backing tracks. There was a lot of drama to follow. The guy that was engineering our album decided was completely unreliable. We were going to do vocal fixes and overdubs over at his place but he would disappear for days at a time and we would be unable to contact him. He would break appointments and then when we tried to get our tracks from him so that we could go elsewhere he gave us the runaround. Finally we got our tracks and were able to finish up with a friend of ours. I'm very proud of our work here. This truly was a collaborative effort on all of our parts to make this as good as we possibly could. Almost all of the backing tracks were recorded live in studio. The only fixes and overdubs are usually vocals and things like the pedal steel or organ. Anyhoo here's a handful of tracks to give you an idea of what we sound like. Keep in mind these are not mastered yet: This is our attempt at a classy album cover Click here to listen to Yardsale - Album 4 Final Mixes - 07 - Fencepost.mp3 - This one features Neil Hulsewede on pedal steel guitar and the ever-amazing Sandpaper Dolls on backing vocals Click here to listen to Yardsale - Album 4 Final Mixes - 05 - The Bullet That You Dodge.mp3 Featuring the Huckleberry Horns and Sandpaper Dolls Click here to listen to Yardsale - Album 4 Final Mixes - 11 - Dream of Amarillo.mp3This song is a tribute to Ms. Emmylou Harris w/ Neil on pedal steel Hope you like it and let me know what you guys think. Mods if this is in the wrong place then mea culpa and move it as you see fit.

July 3rd, 2009, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Togman Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cambridgshire, UK Age: 49 Posts: 427 35 Photos	Very good. I liked all 3 tracks equally. I wish you all the best of luck with this. __________________ Well it ain't the best Guitar i've ever heard, but it sounds just like it....

July 3rd, 2009, 06:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jackson Jackson Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 820	Fantastic work sir! The Bullet That You Dodge is my favorite, but they're all headed for my ipod! Keep us posted! __________________ myspace.com/jacksonBjackson itunes cdbaby

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Strat62 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge Vt. Age: 58 Posts: 1,031	That's good stuff! Two thumbs up!! __________________ http://soundclick.com/MarkGates http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=429473735 http://www.reverbnation.com/markgates

July 3rd, 2009, 07:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
ole AZ Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Verde Valley, Arizona Age: 22 Posts: 1,033	Very well done! I'll buy an album when it comes out. __________________ "I could listen to Mike Campbell play me the phone book." - Yoni

July 3rd, 2009, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
MickM Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hbg. PA Age: 52 Posts: 822	Sounds good to me! I like the mix on the last 2 tracks better than the first but that's just a matter of taste. Let 10 people sit behind the board and you'll get 10 different sounding songs.

July 4th, 2009, 02:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kebmel Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NZ Age: 49 Posts: 210	Nice tunes! I like the 3rd one best but theys all good. That house on your album cover is so cool.

July 4th, 2009, 02:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nash Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA Age: 18 Posts: 497 9 Photos	That's some great stuff, real good chops on lead guitar too. Don't forget to let us know when the CD's out. __________________ The answer I'm looking for always seems to be in my other pair of pants.

July 4th, 2009, 09:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Agarn Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: travelers rest, sc Posts: 352	Good stuff! Reminds of "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" era Byrds. LOVE the album cover.

July 4th, 2009, 09:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
udister Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tel-Aviv Posts: 225 6 Photos	Great stuff! I love it! What gear did you use for the album? PS Let us know when the album is out. I'd love to get me a copy.

July 4th, 2009, 09:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
spacey Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: centeral ohio Age: 55 Posts: 102	good job ! the third track has a great feel .... good luck with the cd !!

July 4th, 2009, 09:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
Ignatius Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,098 1 Photos	Nice job! I love the album cover! I envy you that you live in a part of the country where a band like that can thrive. I live in upstate NY and there's no music scene to speak of. Cover bands (of which I am a guilty member of) and metal. A band like yours, I'm sorry to say, wouldn't make it far around here. I can think of maybe one or two venues in a fifty mile radius that would have a band like that. Keep up the good work! __________________ This right here is my signature.

July 4th, 2009, 03:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
Kebmel Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NZ Age: 49 Posts: 210	I like your lead playing Chris, nice chops. I'd love to be in a band such as yours but as Ignatius says, I'm stuck in a covers band, and I can't stretch my time/energy into any more. I hope you guys find success. Your sound kinda reminds me a little of the David Crowder Band, I love that 'Americana' sound.

July 4th, 2009, 04:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
fezz parka Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: A town south of Bakersfield... Posts: 1,633 47 Photos	Cool stuff!

July 18th, 2009, 02:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
Gareth John Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England Age: 24 Posts: 832 8 Photos	Sounds really good, I like it alot. Love the album cover, how did you do it?

July 18th, 2009, 02:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 4,168	Wow, very impressive. __________________ -"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do" J. Garcia

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casterway Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aldergrove, British Columbia,Canada Age: 41 Posts: 4,092	The album cover alone would make me check this album out!!!! __________________ If Meg White can call herself a musician, then so can I.

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PapaBeef Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: EN JAY Posts: 1,858	I like it. I'll be looking forward to the chance to get my hands on the finished product. Thanks for the info on your gear too. __________________ What I mean is, sometimes I just don't know what I mean. Ya know what I mean?

July 20th, 2009, 04:16 PM	#25 (permalink)
casterway Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aldergrove, British Columbia,Canada Age: 41 Posts: 4,092	You guys could have your own beer to sell at gigs. Call it Yard's Ale. Please pm me when the cd's finished and ready to purchase. __________________ If Meg White can call herself a musician, then so can I.

July 20th, 2009, 04:24 PM	#26 (permalink)
Chris Clemens Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Aalsmeer (West-coast Delta of Holland) Age: 32 Posts: 408 7 Photos	Verry Nice! Sounds good even on the pc! __________________ Hello, can somebody flick the talent switch for me please? www.bloodsweatandkiers.nl www.chrisCclemens.nl

July 20th, 2009, 05:57 PM	#27 (permalink)
Charlie Bernstein Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Augusta, Maine Posts: 4,102	[quote=Agarn;1921735]Reminds of "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" era Byrds. /QUOTE] And THAT is the ultimate compliment! The album cover alone will sell a million. Best of luck! Let us know when they're available for sale.

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Tdub Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 494 1 Photos	Sounds good. The album cover rocks, really. __________________ www.trymungous.com

July 29th, 2009, 05:32 PM	#30 (permalink)
chrispscott Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 25 Posts: 204	Just a quick update for those that are interested. We've got a label interested in us now that is fairly well known in our area. He just wants to see us live before he extends an offer but from what I hear he digs us quite a bit. Hopefully I'll have some more news to report back in the next few weeks. His label distributes through Sony Music. I'm not going to get my hopes up but this sounds like something might come of it. If we sell enough to make our money back from recording and we can get the record out on vinyl I'll be happy. We also added four new songs to our myspace (click here!) from the album. And last but not least we played a few days last week one of which was at the local ballpark for the whole Budweiser Dollar Beer night thing and we took some pics. We also made fun of Budweiser, a local weatherman who is an institution around here and the Fox Morning Show all while on mic. I don't think anybody minded though. I'll post photos from that show shortly.

July 29th, 2009, 05:56 PM	#31 (permalink)
TxTeleMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 54 Posts: 341 21 Photos	Nice work, Chris. You should be proud of it. Well put together, well played. Y'all have a good sound; a good thing going. __________________ "Every musician adds something to a song; some when they play, and some when the don't." -G. R. Storey

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pmcghen Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 28 Posts: 101	Sign me up for a copy of the cd (or preferably the LP, if it materializes) when it's all finished. __________________ last.fm \| the shutouts on myspace \| the shutouts on youtube

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September 19th, 2009, 09:24 PM	#33 (permalink)
wademp TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky Posts: 68	That is some good stuff. I like the first and the third songs alot. Where do you all play at in Louisville?

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