This week I picked the infamous “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, because, you know, I play it so much better than he does!  lol  Or not.  Anyway, we have the same initials … that works right?

Ok so I learned this song long ago … probably one of the first more complex guitar songs I learned, back in my finger picking phase.  Then I was playing live one night, and someone requested a James Taylor song, and this is the only one I recalled.  I got a lot of compliments on it, so I thought I would try it here.

I think it’s a fair version … there are a few mistakes/weak spots, but I’m not gonna tell you where if they’re not blatantly obvious (which they are!)  And … I think I’m going to stick to my new way of recording, even though it does kind of make the videos seem lip sync’d.

So let me know what you think!

Direct link to podcast video on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elNQjXWlwzw

This week’s song is the ever-popular “Endless Rain” from my “Heaven” album.

Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj5XqGVs8EQ

This week’s podcast is another of my originals: “Endless Rain” off my album “Heaven.”

podcast.0012-Jeremy Tharp-Endless Rain

As usual: me on my acoustic, in my studio, no editing, recorded on Sony ICD-SX700, blah, blah, blah …

Download the songs here: http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/

Remember, these will get deleted after we practice next week.

This week we practiced sets 2 and 3, and they are as follows (the original artist is in parentheses):

Set 2:

• Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
• Something To Hold Onto (Jeff Healy Band)
• Whiskey Rock And Roller (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Rain (Town Crier)
• Careless Whisper (George Michael, Seether)
• Don’t Tear Me Up (Mick Jagger)
• All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix)
• Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Help Me Up (Eric Clapton)
• Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)

Set 3:

• The Man (Town Crier)
• Why Me (Delbert McClinton)
• Smokin’ Gun (Robert Cray Band)
• I’ll Be (Edwin McCain)
• Ride Captain Ride (The Blues Image)
• Higher (Creed)
• Homesick (The Atlanta Rhythm Section)
• One (U2)
• Bad Boy (Beatles)

(These are even less polished than usual … mostly because I was sick, but there is definitely some good stuff in here!)

Download the songs here: http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/

Remember, these will get deleted after we practice next week.

This week we recorded two sets, and they are as follows (the original artist is in parentheses):

Set 1:

• Boney Maronie (The Who)
• Running Down A Dream (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
• Unsigned Letter (Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines)
• Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Hot Number (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• Angel Eyes (Jeff Healy Band)
• What If I Came Knockin (John Mellencamp)
• Just Got Paid (ZZ Top)
• Mr. Jones (Counting Crows)

Set 2:

• Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
• Something To Hold Onto (Jeff Healy Band)
• Whiskey Rock And Roller (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Rain (Town Crier)
• Careless Whisper (George Michael, Seether)
• Don’t Tear Me Up (Mick Jagger)
• All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix)
• Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Help Me Up (Eric Clapton)
• Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)

(Remember, of course, that these are practice recordings — works in progress!)

Anyway, hopefully this will whet your appetite. I do hope to record soon, but honestly given where I am living currently and how things are set up I just don’t feel the necessary comfortableness I usually need when I record. Everything doesn’t feel intuitive, just very forced. But here I am, hoping. Wish me luck or something that means all will go well for me.