Life has been crazy!
It's been a while since the last guitar cover I uploaded here on Hive. What can I say? Life has been really, really busy.
The fact that recording these videos involve two of my biggest priorities in life (music and Hive) shows how busy I was. I usually try to prioritize setting some time aside to play guitar and interact with the Hive blockchain, but lately, things have been so hectic that I couldn't do either of those things.
This week I had a little time to breathe, so here I am! Hopefully, I'll get back to my routine, but my life can sometimes be very unpredictable.
But enough about that. Let's get down to business!
Celebrity Skin by Hole
Let me start by saying that I didn't really know that band until very recently. I mean, I knew they existed and all that, but I never really bothered to check them out. I'm a bit ashamed to admit that this was primarily due to a "rivalry" that dates back to my teenage years. I was a huge Nirvana fan, and if you know what I'm talking about, you probably also know that Courtney Love, the lead singer of Hole is not exactly loved (pun intended) by most die-hard Nirvana fans out there, but that's a story for another post.
Let's say I've outgrown that whole story, and I was pleasantly surprised when my music streaming platform suggested the song "Celebrity Skin" by Hole. It immediately got to me!
The song is as simple as it can be, which is why I like it so much. The main riff is really catchy, and I like the way the band plays with pauses, question-and-answer dynamics, and, let's be honest, Courtney's voice fits the song very nicely.
I had never played this song before and learned it in a few minutes right before recording, and that's not to praise myself, but the song is actually straightforward, as I said. There are a few licks that I didn't bother to record, but other than that, it's pretty much the main riff, chorus and a sort of "bridge".
This thing I'm calling a "bridge" is softer on the guitar compared to the rest of the song, and I guess I could have used a pedal to make it easier to alternate between the harder parts and the softer bridge, but recently I've been trying to plug straight to the amp as often as I can because I love playing that way. It can also be a good exercise for dynamics because, in the absence of a footswitch to turn overdrive/distortion on and off, I had to do it using my guitar's volume knob and right-hand dynamics.
Speaking of guitar, in terms of gear, I used my custom shop Tele guitar, which is the one I feature the most on these videos, plugged straight into a Meteoro amp. The guitar is excellent; the amp, not so much, but I think I could still get a decent sound out of them.
Well, that's it for now! I have some other things planned for my following videos, and hopefully, it won't be too long before I can record and post them!
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