The Home Made Hit Show

Dave returns !!!!Discussion of plugins and tools:Songs fromThe Actor - Les Cotton and Pete Rand MusicWon't Ever Run - David Cooper MusicHome - Dave Criddle MusicHome - Grandma Melonhead  MusicI Got the Sun Shining Down on Me - Dave King  MusicSome LinksHome Recording WeeklySampletron - Mellotron SamplerElektrostuio Free Arp SynthFree Arppe2600va Arp SynthSeymour Duncan Phat Cat replacement PickupRondo Isis GuitarPlease note that all the songs played so far were sent prior to the recent request. If you've sent something in then please be patient.

Click on the title above to play the show, right click to download.We're back.  Tony was bullied into it by Zoetrope.  Dave will return next week.Lots of chit/chat,, feel free to FF, and some great home recorded songs.Dave King - Whatcha Gonna Do  davekingmusic.comThe Cracks - Be My Friend Tonight  SoundclickBluster - Let it Go www.blusterband.comAndrew Richardson - Uhura  https://soundcloud.com/fabkebabThe forum to discuss the show can be found here Home Made Hit Show Forumemail your songs to homemadehitshow@gmail.com

I'm all alone this week so it's time for an old-school songwriting and home recording show.   There is a very little discussion this week, just musicYou Are - David Cooper (and Ralph)Samba - Stranger Than Fiction- Randall Hill and Lee Faith Axis of Awesome - Four ChordsWithout You - Daren SirboughWait - James McDaniel - ExtrapedestrianYou can download the Extrapedestrian album here http://www.archive.org/details/Extrapedestrian-ExitStageWestThe Axis of Awesome videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw3eYsnl31c

Balance the budget by listening to this excellent songwriting and home recording podcast with your power broking hosts Tony Butterworth and Dave Criddle.This weeks discussions and "stuff"Making home music videosWe need inspirationGetting the Pro SoundTape SaturationDoes listening to commercial songs help or hinder ?Songs:Andrew Spicer - Artificial LoveGrandma Melonhead - MaisySteven "Kern" Ramsdell - Kicking It Forever  http://www.homerecordingweekly.blogspot.com/Visit www.humblefly.net  for a copy of Andrew's album. and here's the videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-o2j5bHWZ4&feature=player_embedded

This week Tony Butterworth and Dave Criddle narcissistically play their own songs.  7 tunes out of last months 20 created for the RPM Challenge www.rpmchallenge.com. Even more confusingly this is one without them being in the same "studio" since they can no longer bare to be in each others presence.  Give it a list and you'll understand.To find more.  http://thetones.bandcamp.com/album/the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-strummerhttp://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=723841&content=musicThe songs:Dave - RichTony - Dressed In BlackDave - PunkTony - I'm AfraidDave - Let's GoTony - Never Let Me GoDave - NuWave

Dave & Tony return to discuss many interesting home songwriting and recording subjects.This weeks topics include"Borrow" a chord progression from an existing songRecording with a click track drum then replacing with hand percussionPlaying drums is really hard http://zoomforum.us/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16278Laptops or Desktops for recordingRon SexsmithWalk The Moon http://walkthemoon.bandcamp.com/Why do pro recordings sound betterRychie Floyd's songwriting philosophy.Chordbot http://chordbot.com/Lots of Lyrics discussionThis weeks songsIan Holtaway - Colour WhiteMike Anderson - I'm Still Taller Than YouRychie Floyd - Everybody Wants To Drink Your WaterAndrew Richardson - Mary Cries (words by Alan Gentle)Edward Wainwright - If You Don't Want MeThere are a bunch of videos below related to the show this weekWalk The Moonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW7f54tVRmQRon Sexsmith - See It To Believe Ithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFww3fLhjl8Justin Currie - No So Sentimental Nowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEYxkaTZo0Justin Currie - I Guess I Didn't Love You makes Chris Difford from Squeeze Cryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xS1WkJdKk&feature=relatedA search for the BBC Songwriters Circle stuff on youtube.http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Songwriter+Circle+BBC&aq=fFran Healy Buttercups (not Daffodils as I said on the show)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRpATc0lz0

More mysterious and deep discussion of songwriting and home recording from your master - Dave Criddle - and slave - Tony Butterworth.This weeks discussionsA charity CD ??Home Made Soundbooth (from John Poulton)Covering your own songs in a different styleRevisiting TunesMore structure helps DaveHaving a strong theme helps DaveThis weeks tunes.Back To The Beginning - Ronnie MarlerPeoria - Frank CanonicaWindwalkers - Richie FloydWave - The Experiments