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king of the chug

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Mon, 11/01/2010 - 17:30
jbooth12
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ok im having difficulty not sounding like others nd making it original i wanted to do a fox chase stlye rythem with some train stuff as well but the stuff i have studied mainly through youtube and deford of course makes it sound as them with some of my own twist i guess its a combo between joe filisko, richard sleigh, deford bailey, palmer mcabee and some shorty medlocke train stuff but im afraid it wont be looked at as original so do i scrap it or submitt it anyway and just let others listen and yall scrap it. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!

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Tue, 11/02/2010 - 00:35
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David Barrett
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It's up to you. It's common for all of us players to have "our version" of a classic rhythm pattern such as the Fox Chase/Lost John. Though not as "original," if you play it very well, then it may be the best choice?

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