Retracing my musical roots with Kenny Loggins' 2nd and 3rd solo albums, as well as the Doobie "thank-you-for-the-stolen-guitar-licks" Brothers
And Tony:
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Steve's On-The-Road Listening Picks
Last couple of days' on-the-road listening:
Retracing my musical roots with Kenny Loggins' 2nd and 3rd solo albums, as well as the Doobie "thank-you-for-the-stolen-guitar-licks" Brothers
And Tony:
Retracing my musical roots with Kenny Loggins' 2nd and 3rd solo albums, as well as the Doobie "thank-you-for-the-stolen-guitar-licks" Brothers
And Tony:
Friday, March 29, 2013
Get Your Window Seat! - Album Release Blog Party
Well, if someone actually reads this, that's a party in my mind! lol
Okay, time to make good once again on a promise (or threat!) from an earlier post about putting out into the cyber world my music for sale. The masterplan was three different musical collections.
Here's #2! "Window Seat"
Quote the album notes (I'm actually quoting myself since I wrote the darn things!):
"A retrospective glimpse into the early songwriting and recordings of Steve Probst....After Steve's first re-release EP, "a little unplugged", comes this collection of early self-written and self-produced Pop/Adult Contemporary tunes entitled "Window Seat". It features the Burt Bacharach/Hal David-inspired songs, 'Window Seat' and 'Yes, Love'."
"Window Seat" can be found by clicking on the album cover above or any of these online "record store" links below
.
Okay, time to make good once again on a promise (or threat!) from an earlier post about putting out into the cyber world my music for sale. The masterplan was three different musical collections.
Here's #2! "Window Seat"
Quote the album notes (I'm actually quoting myself since I wrote the darn things!):
"A retrospective glimpse into the early songwriting and recordings of Steve Probst....After Steve's first re-release EP, "a little unplugged", comes this collection of early self-written and self-produced Pop/Adult Contemporary tunes entitled "Window Seat". It features the Burt Bacharach/Hal David-inspired songs, 'Window Seat' and 'Yes, Love'."
"Window Seat" can be found by clicking on the album cover above or any of these online "record store" links below
.
GooglePlay iTunes Amazon Bandcamp
Next up down the road, album #3 of more recent tunes (which if I don't hurry it up, I'll be calling it "Classic Steve" as well!!) Either way, nice to hear some of you enjoying the music I'm putting out there, no matter where you find it. It's a blessing to share, that's why I write the the stuff, right?! ;)
Next up down the road, album #3 of more recent tunes (which if I don't hurry it up, I'll be calling it "Classic Steve" as well!!) Either way, nice to hear some of you enjoying the music I'm putting out there, no matter where you find it. It's a blessing to share, that's why I write the the stuff, right?! ;)
Thursday, March 28, 2013
One Nail At a Time
I am walking in the Arkansas woods. I pass 2 guys working on a house. The thought occurred to me, building a house is a big project. How do you do it? One nail at time.
Are you, or should you be, building something? Either literally or figuratively? Keep at it, 1 nail at a time. One day, you'll stand back, see your "house ", and you'll be glad you kept hammering. 1 nail at a time. I will too!
This blog brought to you mostly by dictating into Google Voice while walking. Lol
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Steve's Sings an Original Song at the Coach House!
With fear and trepidation I decided, instead of singing a cover song (such as a barn-stormer/screamer like "Roxanne" to guaranteed applause), to sing one of my original songs. And a ballad, at that.
I was asked by my good friend, Jay Nixon, to back him up on guitar and vocals for his set that opened up the Ambrosia show at the Coach House last Friday. And because it was close to my birthday, he offered me a solo slot during HIS solo slot to sing whatever I chose. I thought it was about time to do one of my own tunes!
I just never get around to doing one of them. I simply write the songs and move on to the next in my never-ending quest to write that great song that will get me through some music biz doors. I'm usually busy playing with Hotel California - I don't do my own shows. Takes a lot of work and time to put them together. So I just write and record and forget. (Except for the future releases on iTunes)
Let me say for the record, I was very blessed by the response from some audience members about the original song I sang! Nothing like really connecting with the crowd with a song of your own that YOU connect with because you wrote it. I had know idea - rehearsing it at home, no one's hearing it (except God of course, but He's biased! ;) ) - but sing and COMMUNICATE in front of an audience on a crystal-clear sound system? It was a great feeling!
Of course I've heard said, you can take a so-so song, and if you've got a voice people like, you can make a good song be a GREAT song. This song was written around 2006 or so; so, to me, there are "weaker spots" in it lyrically.
Made me want to do it again. :)
Oh! The song I sang?
"All It Takes"
I just never get around to doing one of them. I simply write the songs and move on to the next in my never-ending quest to write that great song that will get me through some music biz doors. I'm usually busy playing with Hotel California - I don't do my own shows. Takes a lot of work and time to put them together. So I just write and record and forget. (Except for the future releases on iTunes)
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| Photo by Donald McMullen |
Of course I've heard said, you can take a so-so song, and if you've got a voice people like, you can make a good song be a GREAT song. This song was written around 2006 or so; so, to me, there are "weaker spots" in it lyrically.
Made me want to do it again. :)
Oh! The song I sang?
"All It Takes"
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| Photo by Donald McMullen |
Thanks Jay!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Steve, Martin, and Stuff
Random "what's happening" thoughts....
Well, the band is off for 3 weeks or so, so getting back to some focused writing and recording back at the homestead. Almost finished with the first book of Pat Pattison's writing excercises. (You know, the strange examples from previous posts. Should I post more?) lol
Speaking of Pat Patison, signed up for a free online songwriting course he teaches at Berklee College of Music. It's very basic, but will help me keep on task.
(I found it, by the way, while watching live Twitter feeds of up-to-the-second updates from the "Jurupa Fire" that was close to our house. On another #songwriting Twitter stream were all these people tweeting, "I just signed up for a free songwriting class...!")
My favorite guitar is back from a total rehab. It actually sounds better than my Taylor when recording through my particular setup! Awesome work done by expert Taylor lutherie, Timothy Luranc.
Well, the band is off for 3 weeks or so, so getting back to some focused writing and recording back at the homestead. Almost finished with the first book of Pat Pattison's writing excercises. (You know, the strange examples from previous posts. Should I post more?) lol
Speaking of Pat Patison, signed up for a free online songwriting course he teaches at Berklee College of Music. It's very basic, but will help me keep on task.
(I found it, by the way, while watching live Twitter feeds of up-to-the-second updates from the "Jurupa Fire" that was close to our house. On another #songwriting Twitter stream were all these people tweeting, "I just signed up for a free songwriting class...!")
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| 1991 Martin HD-28 |
My favorite guitar is back from a total rehab. It actually sounds better than my Taylor when recording through my particular setup! Awesome work done by expert Taylor lutherie, Timothy Luranc.
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