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Congrats to Roy Marx, the first individual to successfully upload a tune on Intimate Audio's AUDIO UPLOAD page! For the curious, the song Roy uploaded is called “No Strings Attached,” and it's one of nine tracks featured on his brand new disc, Live Among Friends (recorded live at the Crooked Bar in Hollyweird, 9 February, 2002). In the artist's own words, the aforementioned song examines what happens “when coming to the crossroads of a relationship and the other person lets you go.” Answer? “You fall!” But before I elaborate any further on the recording, let me throw down a little background on the dood, as well as some of my personal perspective... Roy Marx, a former resident of De Kalb, Illinois and current Los Angeles inhabitant, could be referred to as an “Alternative Folkie”—a singer/songwriter who delivers rock-edged tunes predominantly on an acoustic axe, if you will. I first became aware of Roy when he enrolled at Musician's Institute last October and wound up in my music theory and ear training classes. Shortly thereafter, he began attending my Open Counseling (which focuses on “guitar for the vocalist”), where I was able to get a clearer picture of where his real interests lie: He's a freakin' songwriting machine! Show this cat a couple kooky chord voicings, he'll put his personal stamp on 'em, then come back with a full-length song (replete with a hell of a lot more chords of his own) in no time flat! Pretty cool growth period for this guy, I reckon. In a nutshell, here's what I like about Roy's disc, Live Among Friends: One of my all-time pet-peeves, when it comes to seeing/hearing singer/songwriters perform live, is having to suffer through an abundance of tunes based on rehashed chord changes and repetitive accompaniment approaches (e.g., the same strumming rhythm). Well, with Roy's live set, you get none of that. Varied rhythm patterns, clever chord work, interesting progressions, and variations in meter (3/4, 4/4, 6/8, and combinations thereof) abound! And none of the melodies are ultra-predictable toss-offs. Also, he addresses a diversity of topics with his lyrics (check 'em out on his site), as opposed to providing nine different slants on the same ol' thang. And, though occasionally the vocals get a littly pitchy (it is “live,” after all—and that, in no way, is a criticism of the cool songs themselves), overall, the 35 minutes worth of tunes on this disc is WELL worth the measley sum he's making it available for ($6.50, which includes shipping). I should also add that he created all the artwork for his CD, screened the discs, printed the CD inserts (on glossy card-stock), and assembled the package himself. DAMN impressive DIY job. Way to go, bro! |
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