SEEKING
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Background Singer, Other, Mandolin.ABOUT
At Paulthomasmusic you can hear cds/songs of guitar work with videos. I play a lot of slide guitar too. Playing my whole life, can't stop. Recorded a lot of stuff, my own as well as a little studio work on others' projects.
My ideal band would be something on the line of original Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green / Kiln House days) and/or early ZZTop / Clapton / Jeff Beck, with a good dash of Pink Floyd style stuff thrown in. Also ok for Celtic/acoustic/bluegrass. An electrified bluegrass set would be dynamite (see Influences).
In spite of being one of the "wise" I want to play with guys that still have some energy and can get up some speed. Ring or write and let's talk.
- Screen name:
- Paul Thomas Music
- Member since:
- Nov 15 2013
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 40
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
All the blues greats, and people like Jerry Reed (for fingerstyle) and Tony Rice, all the big blues rock guys, and eerie stuff like Pink Floyd etc. I also have a strong Celtic/bluegrass side and am probably a 7 out of 10 mandolin player. Love playing that stuff, plugged or unplugged.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Other:
- Advanced
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Eight or ten guitars, two guitar amps, bass amp, nice 6-piece Ludwig drum kit, three mandolins, Yamaha electric piano/synth.
MUSIC
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Earl Gray (instrumental)
Earl Gray (instrumental) Track number: 1 Year: 2013 Album: Songs from Winterfearon Genre: Classic Rock
This is a (licensed) cover of the old Fleetwood Mac instrumental from their Kiln House album, written by Danny Kirwan. My humble tribute.
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Soldier On (instrumental)
Soldier On (instrumental) Track number: 2 Year: 2013 Album: Songs from Winterfearon Genre: Electronic
One track from my mainly keyboard-oriented all-instrumental album. This song and all the others were recorded as a sort of therapy while I was gutting it out through combo treatment for HCV.
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Know You Rider (vocals)
Know You Rider (vocals) Track number: 3 Year: 2012 Album: not released Genre: Cover/Tribute
my "spacey blues" cover of the trad tune done by Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, and others. I've never been accused of being a singer, but I give it a go on this.
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Blueline (vocals)
Blueline (vocals) Track number: 4 Year: 2006 Album: The Wierd, The War, and The Blues Genre: Rock
mid-heavy blues-rock tune based on experience riding the L.A. Metrolink during the horrible Bush years haha...this tune got "Song of the Day" award on Garageband.com back then...a lot of good reviews
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Scotland the Brave (instrumental)
Scotland the Brave (instrumental) Track number: 5 Year: 2006 Album: The Wierd, The War, and The Blues Genre: Rock
mid-heavy electrified version of the old Scottish anthem...this tune was employed for awhile as intro music on a little independent Scottish TV station...I was flattered to hell
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Bored to Tears (instrumental)
Bored to Tears (instrumental) Track number: 6 Year: 2008 Album: not released Genre: Metal
I guess this could be a "metal" song...just a heavy-guitar stretchout...music to meditate by
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Lake County Twangin' (instrumental)
Lake County Twangin' (instrumental) Track number: 7 Year: 2013 Album: not released Genre: Country
This ain't exactly a "country" song, more like electric bluegrass I hope, but with an edge...the result of various flatpicker influences.
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My Valentine 2010 (instrumental)
My Valentine 2010 (instrumental) Track number: 8 Year: 2010 Album: not released Genre: Bluegrass
Banged this little instrumental out on Valentine's Day 2010 hence the name...got some great sounds out of my Ibanez elec/acousitic via Logic software. More bluegrass influences.
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March of the Choctaw Hogs (Video)
March of the Choctaw Hogs (Video)jPLV3xqFSew