Love and Paragraphs

Chris Standring - Love and Paragraphs

Love and Paragraphs
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Artist: Chris Standring
Brand: STANDRING,CHRIS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-04-22
Music Label: Ultimate Vibe Recordings
Soundtracks:
  1. Qwertyuiop
  2. Love & Paragraphs
  3. As Luck Would Have It
  4. Have Your Cake And Eat It
  5. Liquid Soul
  6. Ooh Bop
  7. C.S. In The Sunshine
  8. That's What I Thought You Said
  9. Qu'est-ce Que Tu Fais?
  10. Reflection

Free Music Notes for Love and Paragraphs

Free Music Review: Serious Cool
Hit: 5 Stars

Several folks have said "once again", so I may as well too. "Once again", Chris delivers the goods, this time with some serious cool. We're talking a Sunday drive/bar-b-que in back groove. (Not in the back of your car folks, LOL) Tight funky sounds and laid back chill are what's happening here, so your enjoyment starts from the opening number, "Qwertyuiop", and continues as you weave your way through a set that I'm very proud to own. So! By the time that combination doubles up and hits ya on the truly superb "Liquid Soul", you're left with no alternative but to acknowledge that within the genre of smooth jazz, this is one heck of a CD, though there's still five more top quality sounds waiting to bend your ear. Show him some love.

Love and Paragraphs Poster

About Love & Paragraphs.

Although I always make a point of replying to emails, I have been accused in the past of not being particularly 'lengthy in conversation'. If someone writes to me and has a series of questions, for instance, I might address each question with just maybe one short sentence. Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day! One such person said to me at a show recently; 'You owe me more paragraphs!' So I signed her CD 'with Love & Paragraphs - Chris' And of course I promised I would be better in future. We'll see.

So I got to thinking that this might be a nice title for the album and a spark of an idea for a musical concept. The idea of perhaps a romantic yet distant communication between two people. And so it came to be.Love & Paragraphs.

From a personal stand point, this was an interesting album to make. For the first time, I recorded 70% of an album in my own studio. This has now become quite a luxury for me where I can receive a spark of inspiration and record almost immediately. It also gave me the opportunity to try out different guitar sounds and ways of recording them. I found out that the best solo guitar sound I could get was with my amp miked in the bathroom! Who knew?

I also wanted to try a slightly different approach to playing on this album. My trusty archtop Benedetto is still featured, but I wanted to dig in a little more and get more bluesy on some tracks, just like the old days. To do this I played two Fender Strats. (not at the same time!) Playing a jazz guitar and then switching to a Strat is a little like playing a Violin and then picking up a Cello so I had to figure out a new approach so there wouldn't be quite so much of a head trip. I strung up the Strats with heavy strings (11-49) and played through a Boss ME-50 distorton box, but with my guitar volume backed off to 4. This enabled me to articulate notes as I would a jazz player, but get a little sustain in there if I wanted to dig in a little. The result was a much more expressive clean sound and feel. I wouldn't be surprised if I play the Strat a little more in the future. It's nice to go back to my Rock 'n Roll roots but still be able to play the bop phrases when I need to.

So thanks so much for picking up the CD. I certainly hope you enjoy it as much as I had fun making it. Do send a note, I will reply, just don't expect a ton of paragraphs!

Much love
Chris

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