There must come a point where you’ve got so much on your mind that some things slip your mind. I was out smackin some balls with my friends Donovan and George yesterday. At the end of the round I realized I had misplaced one of my clubs. Which is something that never happens. But between Donovan having an off day and me wondering why I had mishit a few, and a cue that I was working on for a trailer, I think I must have had a swirl of things going on in my head. It happens.
However this morning, I was out for an audition. It was for a gig singing and playing guitar. Everyone was really cordial and I’m pretty sure it went well. We’ll see if my agent gets the callback for me. Of course, I was so amped from having just rocked out a little too early in the morning, that I had forgotten my sunglasses as I walked out. One of the people in the room said, “hey, don’t let your eyes burn.” Doh, now that’s two things I had set down and walked away from in two days.
It probably means I’ve been running around like a madman for too many days in a row.
Good thing today shouldn’t be nearly as pressing. I have a few phone calls to make. A couple of errands to run. A song to continue writing on. Then I’ll be hanging out with a couple of friends tonight for a BBQ and a few drinks. Ah, the end of a week and time to take a breather for a moment.
Thus I’m looking at continuing that mellower vibe today. Which is what brings me to today’s choice in Mr. Big and Green-Tinted Sixties Mind. It was written by the guitar player Paul Gilbert. One thing you can tell about the song is that the guitar is one of the primary focuses in the song. Mostly because of the lick that happens in the chorus. It is not a standard lick at all. Mostly hammer-ons and pull-offs with some slides. I know that I geeked out on it the first time I heard it while I was learning to play guitar.
Lyrically I haven’t any real good clue as to what a green-tinted sixties mind would represent. But in this case, I’m bridging some of my guitar geekdom with my need to be a bit more mellow today. This song fits that bill. Once the song kicks in the groove is nice and mellow. Eric Martin’s voice slides in over the top and provides a solid front to work around that guitar part.
I know I liked that guitar part so much that I transcribed it. I probably still have that transcription lying around in my stacks of music school info. Either way, I’m sure I could pick up a guitar and have that lick back under my fingers in a matter of minutes.
Mr. Big has gone the way of the dodo bird, but I’m sure that you would still like the music if you like hopped up guitar geek rock. Don’t have it? Go get it!