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Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Good job Ned- looks like you're boxed in!

Sounds gone on my camera so it looks like I'm out of the picture for SOTM for a while, probably that drum machine that did for it!

Is this tune basically the same as Petite Ou la Gros?
Spent some time on that one with the key change.

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

AJ, those boxes contain my wife's collection of Christmas decorations, the volume of which prevents our cars being parked in the garage.

Les Flammes d'Enfer is the lament of a doomed sinner. Petite Ou La Grosse is a commentary on the one-price-fits-all policy of Madame Edouard's brothel. One might conclude that the chief characters are smililarly hell-bound, thus common theme as well as melody.

Modulating these songs to the 3rd position requires more skill than I can summon. Poorly executed modulation should be cause for the perfomer's irreconcilable ****ation. (Same goes for triplets.)

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Ned, I especially appreciate the transition you make from the repeated phrase throughout the song into the following different phrases. I find a hesitancy when I play it and my rhythm isn’t there in the A part. Yours is relaxed. The deeper sound is interesting too. I’ve been looking at as many youtube videos that I can find on Les Flammes and see there are many different ways to play it. One I particularly like is by Andrew Carriere accompanied by a violin and guitar. This was a good choice for SOTM.

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Don, if you're having trouble making a clean transition out of the repeated phrase, you might try this: Instead of ending the repeated phrase with the double G (5 key or 5-8 octave), substitute an 8-5 bounce. I find that the 8-5 bounce sequence can sometimes give a smoother flow than the wood-pecker ending, making the next button(s) easier to grab.

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Thanks Ned for keeping me informed and entertained.

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Also worth looking is a version from Ervin Frey and Braylin Daigle at the Liberty theater in Eunice.
The guys are very good

See Link#2

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Well done Ned. I'm finally getting hot on this song. It's been just a stupid busy month for me, so I've not had a chance to work on it much.

The next song of the month will get posted here in a day or two.

John in Oregon

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Ned, first thing I don't believe its a good idea to keep your wife in a Home Depot box. Possibly you have stepped outside the local guidelines in this regard. For me I find that constant repetitive refrain annoying. Thank you all those who have alternative versions. Nonetheless a noble effort as always.

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Guy, my myopic friend, one must think outside the box. If I let her out would she be happy, or would she whip my arse? I fear the latter, thus she remains contained, listening to hours of music on her favorite instrument. What greater love?

Re: Song of Last Month - Les Flammes d'Enfer

Guy,

An interesting statement from one who chided me for my "Calipso Version" of the Midland Two-Step.

All music is a personal interpretation. There is no "The Way" to play music. That is the realm of recordings.

John in Oregon



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