I had to setup my laptop for a recording session next saturday. While doing so, I grabbed my notebook with songlyrics and decided to do a ‘lo-fi’ recording of a song I wrote, Troebel Water, back in 2015. The recording was intended as a “test” of the setup (AKG mic, DI for the guitar, mixer, …
Live Acoustic recording from the livingroom “By The Hand Of Men”. An Easter Song. He’s Alive! Happy Easter! It’s not easy to write an original song about the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The resurrection of Christ is sung about in many songs. These words came to me a few days ago. There was no …
Help the Refugees from the Ukraine! All sales proceeds to Ukrainian Refugees! Download from BandCamp at https://barkingaunts.bandcamp.com/album/stone-blind Ukrainian refugees Ukrainian refugees need help. That’s why proceeds of the sale of the latest Solid Rock Blues Band album on March 4, 2022 will be donated to “Giro 555” (national refugee help in the Netherlands). BandCamp wil …
The long awaited release of the Solid Rock Blues Band’s latest album Stone-Blind is here! Today the album including eleven original rock, blues, country and folk songs was released after over a year of writing and recording. Stone-Blind is the 20th release of singer-songwriter & composer Rudy’s studio band projects! The album is available trough …
Herman (Drums) & Rudy (Guitar, vocals) got together last summer and recorded three cover songs: Shotgun Angel by Daniel Amos, Dancing Barefoot by Patti Smith and 40 by U2. A fun unrehearsed session. The songs are now available at Drooble and SoundCloud. The last song that was mixed and finished was Shotgun Angel by Daniel …
Too Fat to Share the Bed? The Fat Man’s Blues “Hey Baby!” is out now! The Fat Man’s Blues “Hey Baby!” now available on Drooble, SoundCloud and BandCamp (download available for €0.75 at BandCamp). They say every instrument has it’s own song and we can’t agree more. After buying a new, budget but great sounding, …
Raw Studio Footage “Dancing Barefoot” (cover) (no shredding here, only good old fashioned acoustic guitars 🙂 ) Yesterday someone I got to know trough Facebook, Herman, and I came together in my home studio to record the basic tracks for a set of cover songs we both like. Including this one, by Patti Smith’s “Dancing …
Stones for Bread is a new rocking blues song by the Solid Rock Blues Band from the Netherlands. The song has been pre-released on SoundCloud and in HQ Audio (CD quality) at BandCamp (check this link). While trying to complete a few songs for a new album this song was written together with songwriter James …
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author and visual artist. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning nearly 60 years (Wikipedia). Bob Dylan has been a huge influence on my songwriting …
Mountain High (Valley Below) is an uptempo song, countryrock and bluesrock influenced, by the Solid Rock Blues Band project. Inspired by a short holiday trip to the Harz region in Germany. While on holiday this song was written by Rudy and it took a few months before the melody and music were composed. After that …
