Can't You See (Black Stone Cherry) - cover

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Hello people!
Some time ago, our mutual friend @TheMadman_tobyjenner performed a song by this band on an Open Mic. And then I discovered Black Stone Cherry for myself. I wonder why I didn’t know them before :crazy_face:
Thank you, Toby for expanding my horizons :handshake:
I did this cover without acoustics, keys, synths and all that. Just good old Ibanez and the bass. In the second verse, I used my ancient Weeping Demon wah pedal from Ibanez - it’s still alive! :wink:
I tried to steer the heavy dense south rock sound in the mix, but I wasn’t too happy with it :thinking:
This confirms the axiom that it is impossible to achieve such a sound at home, which is made by professionals in studios worth hundreds of thousands of dollars :laughing:
Well, okay, I did what I could…
Keep on rocking,
Leo
Here it is:
Stream Can’t You See (Black Stone Cherry) - cover by crocodile1 | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
I gonna take a freight train
Down at the station
And I don’t care where it goes
Gonna climb a mountain
The highest mountain, Lord
Gonna jump off, and nobody gonna know

[Chorus]
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me

[Verse 2]
I’m gonna find me
A hole in the wall
I’ll crawl inside and die
‘Cause my lady
A mean ol’ woman, Lord
She never told me goodbye

[Chorus]
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
I’m gonna take a southbound
Down to Georgia, now
I ain’t never coming back
I’m gonna buy me a ticket, Lord
And go as far as I can
Till that train run out of track

[Chorus]
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me

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Leonid

The best of your recordings I’ve heard so far. The balance between voice and guitars is far better and your singing benefits from a slightly less aggressive delivery than that on some of your other tracks. The production on this is great. I’d listen to it again.

Brian

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This is way above my level to comment on your playing / production, I simply don’t hear those details you mentioned. Every song you posted sounds like professional level song to me. This is no exception, it is simply amazing. :blush:

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Another great recording Leo, one to add to your ever growing archive of goodies. :slight_smile:

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Good energy! Really enjoyed, thanks for posting!.. :guitar:

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Hi Leo,
Great song and great rendition of it by you!. Vox is really nice on the harmonies and doubling. Good guitar work, like the lead runs! Just a nice toe tapper all around mate!

Keep up the good vibe and work!
LBro

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Nice!

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Hi Leo,

wow, great rendition! Way beyond my playgrade to offer anything but applause. Playing and singing sounded great, you definitely rock! :metal: :clap:
To me, you really caught the vibe. Excellent production. :smiley:

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@beejay56, @Boris1565, @Richard_close2u, @browan377, @LBro, @southofpegasus, @Lisa_S
Thanks, guys for responding! :blush:
This song is really quite simple, with just a few chords. But there is drive and energy there, however, as in all Black Stone Cherry songs :sunglasses:
Keep on rocking,
Leo

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Hey ,
Another nice cover. Well done.
As I don’t see it mentioned here, I was just wondering… do you know this song is actually written by The Marshall Tucker Band ? it’s a classic “country rock” song, (explaining the only 3 chords of the song)
I think the original song could suit you very well too Leo. Maybe one day you’ll do also another version of this one ?? haha. I know I’d like to hear it too :wink:

Anyway, great job on that one !!! Nice recordings and nice mixing skills !!! that rocked

Kev

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MTB’s original is a staple Jam song at most jams. Everyone can take turns soloing over it and everyone knows the lyrics. Great tune

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Chalk full of thump, grind and fuzzy distorted goodness. Nice share and fun listen. The forum is on blues overload right now, I think I can go a full six months without any more of it to be honest – so thanks for the pure rock joy.

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@Cagn, @stitch,
Thanks, guys for new information for me. I didn’t know…
The original original is very high! It would be very interesting to make such a cover. It’s just a pity that the vocalist sings too high for me.
Well, maybe I’ll figure something out.

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@CT
Hi, Clint! Thank you, glad to hear from you.
And I didn’t know I wasn’t trending :laughing:

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There’s a big difference in singing in Key and singing to pitch. If you can sing Sweet Home Alabama you can sing Can’t you See. Same chords

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Well, it all depends on the range of my vox.
Btw, when I sang Sweet Home Alabama, I had to lower the key by one or one and a half tones. I don’t remember exactly, it’s been a while :confused:

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Well played Leonid, haven’t heard this cover before, and you did a great job with it … :clap:

Being “old school” I like the MTB original production too, but it’s always good hear other arrangements.

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That would be news to me as well. Take on Mars when you are done hanging the moon. LOL