Cut My Grass Blues
''Some good stuff in there, but those 2nd position licks don't work at all in 1st position. Tone is definitely improving.''
   --Mark Wilson

Cut My Grass Blues
''Some good stuff in there, but those 2nd position licks don't work at all in 1st position. Tone is definitely improving.''
   --Mark Wilson

Cut My Grass Blues
''Good attitude. Some moore groove and and more control in bends and it will be very good.''
   --Frosty

Cut My Grass Blues
''Some really fun soundin' grit and wail Mike. Great to hear you back. 1st position may have had you overmatched some.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Cut My Grass Blues
''lots of creative ideas made for very bluesy track, real nice''
   --dmb

Cut My Grass Blues
''Very nice and bluesy acoustic harp sound. You may have to study the blues scale in first position to get the notes right.''
   --Ed

Cut My Grass Blues
''good hurting though too splitting it on %guad vibfrationxs ju t lij r yhe manmifsaastsat ion''
   --floppy lips

Cut My Grass Blues
'' Your good spacing and phrasing complemented the BT.''
   --Barry B

Cut My Grass Blues
''Glad to see you back. You've got that classic reverb tamed. First postion? Couldn't tell by me.''
   --Ringer

Cut My Grass Blues
''you really put a 1 time a voice down, just for fun!@!!this goes well with it ! need a lil more to income si its best to suck it a over and over LO(L''
   --floppy lips

Cut My Grass Blues
''Yup....first position is only my friend with minor harps for some reason. Glad the hand is good enough for you to be jamming again Michael.''
   --Lips Angelo

Cut My Grass Blues
''I love first position playing Michael! A lot and it is more complicated than it seems in that kind of song.''
   --Bluesie

Cut My Grass Blues
''good to hear your stuff again Mike - how's the hand now?? - pretty cool 1st position playing - cool acoustic tone - hope you get more time soon!!''
   --htrain

Cut My Grass Blues
''Not bad Mc7...not bad at all. Managed to creat a cool tone with some creative mixing. Needed to watch some of the bends. Did you try a different harp key?''
   --P-J

Nothing on My Mind
''Yeah...some of it didn't seem to fit, but you made up for it with lots of feeling and a big fat sound Michael. Left the saxman some room too.''
   --Lips Angelo

Nothing on My Mind
''Good amped sound, and good tone on individual notes. Many off-key notes''
   --Eric Stahl

Nothing on My Mind
''Very nice outer space kind of sound. I think it would have worked better had there not been a sax solo which was missing a similar effect.''
   --justjoe

Nothing on My Mind
''Like the sound and playing style. Quite a few notes clashed with the bt.''
   --BlueInGreen

Nothing on My Mind
''Nicely done Mc7.... mega-tone calling in the tribe. Bags of feelings and a bunch of feel-good-factor. Nice post''
   --P-J

Nothing on My Mind
''nice full tone and vibrato, pretty melody interpretation; extra reverb took some getting used to but sounded pretty nice after a couple listens''
   --dmb

Nothing on My Mind
''Good to see the finger has recovered. Good for you on the experimentation. I'm just not really into over the top FX for the most part.''
   --Ringer

Nothing on My Mind
''interesting tone with lots of potential - definite blues feel to this one - liked the comping with the sax - 2:25 on was solid!!''
   --htrain

Nothing on My Mind
''Pignose and Reverb would be a fun title to a song! Love the sound. Thought it took a while to find the groove. Last 3rd had some nice work with the other instruments.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Nothing on My Mind
''Big sound and lots of feeling here Michael. Harp is a bit muddy in the mix (maybe too much reverb) and low volume in some spots. I like the anthemic feel to this - nice job overall - good vibrato and note shaping.''
   --Brett

Body Language Blues
''Nice work. I like the tonality of the beginning (right after the intro)''
   --Phogi

Body Language Blues
''Acoustic tone is real nice Mike. You had a good groove. Nice switch up to the high end to break things up a bit. I would have liked the warbles to be more crisp, but that's just me.''
   --MoCheeks

Body Language Blues
''Nice warbles and tone.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Body Language Blues
''Mistakes and all? Sounded fine to me.''
   --justjoe

Body Language Blues
''good fit this bluessong long time no heard!''
   --floppy lips

Body Language Blues
''A good hand workout Michael...keep it up. harpphysio!''
   --Lips Angelo

Body Language Blues
''Nice one Mc7!!! one of your best!''
   --Harpn4fun

Body Language Blues
''real nice bounce, sweet acoustic tone, hand seems to be working well''
   --dmb

Body Language Blues
''This sounds good Mike, especially once you get going with the groove. In that intro, you are too timid. If you are going play those accent notes, do it with authority.The acoustic tone is coming in great.''
   --BlueInGreen

Body Language Blues
''Ow wow you were havin' fun. You played with her body nicely.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Body Language Blues
''so good to hear you again!! yeah maybe intro a bit stiff but started to flow as it went on - liked the variation in rhythm patterns - nice tone - warbles working well - glad to hear hand is getting better!!!''
   --htrain

Body Language Blues
''Done in the good direction , fine use off body!!''
   --floppy lips

Body Language Blues
''Thanks Frosty, I felt the same way about the rhythm. I get aggravated sometimes trying to get it but as you stated, guess i just need to give it time and practice.''
   --Mc7

Body Language Blues
''Nice acoustic sound and some good vibratos. A bit stiff in rhythm. Needs more groove, which comes only by practise.''
   --Frosty

Body Language Blues
''Way to go! Sounds mighty fine to me, bum paw and all, keep up the harp hand therapy.''
   --Brett

DeeBloos
''Love that low tone you get sounds good!''
   --Bro.Bob

DeeBloos
''Classic MC Pignose fun!''
   --Brown Ale Guy

DeeBloos
''Nice sound with that amp setup. keep it coming.''
   --Kingobad

DeeBloos
''Getting a great relaxed and big sound! Fit well with the bt.''
   --BlueInGreen

DeeBloos
''Big sound! You are getting better and better Michael, nice swing here. Vibrato very good too.''
   --Brett

DeeBloos
''Good one Mike''
   --htrain

DeeBloos
''Suzuki Harpmaster? Hmmm thought you were a Big River guy? You hit some nice notes in this.''
   --Lonesome Harpman

DeeBloos
''Liked that honking horn tone Michael. Getting bluesy by the minute sir.''
   --Lips Angelo

DeeBloos
''Nice tone your got there Mc. Nice mix and you fit the bt well. At times I wanted more variety but overall well done.''
   --MoCheeks

DeeBloos
''You the man Michael!! You got all the elements working for you. More importantly you've work yourself out of some of that same old stuff and took it down the road!!''
   --Ringer

DeeBloos
''Oh yes! Where did that great honkin tone come from? And man, the playing is top notch. Hire that guy for the band!''
   --Rick

DeeBloos
''Like how you move with bt great sound!!''
   --floppy lips

DeeBloos
''Very heavy tone.''
   --justjoe

DeeBloos
''Nice tone you get from your setup. Kept a bouncy pace but a couple of notes sounded a bit off or didn't fit around 2:10. You are getting pretty good on that harp.''
   --Marks Harp

DeeBloos
''Nice tone you get from your setup. Kept a bouncy pace but a couple of notes sounded a bit off or didn't fit around 2:10. You are getting pretty good on that harp.''
   --Marks Harp

DeeBloos
''solid steady playing, good melodic approach, stayed with bt, would like to hear you push comfort zone limits more such as runs or upper end''
   --dmb

DeeBloos
''With your progress, I can hear you gaining the confidence to explore new stuff on the harp. This isn't up to your last few, IMHO, but it's great to hear you searching for your own chops.''
   --BeelzeBob

Take It Down A Little
''Like the Pignose sound. Thought that this one got better as it went along i.e. more in the groove, better tone...''
   --Eric Stahl

Take It Down A Little
''Very nice, you nailed this BT 100%.''
   --Lonesome Harpman

Take It Down A Little
''Loved the amp/mic sound. Doing nice work with harmonics etc. niceley done.''
   --Kingobad

Take It Down A Little
''Nice mellow approach.Maybe just a little too much space without interceding dynamics or accenting.Watch those bends to land/hold them at a good pitch.''
   --BlueInGreen

Take It Down A Little
''Hey Mike, this was some of your best. I loved how you didn't overplay it. Real nice licks, tone and mix were great. Solid take.''
   --MoCheeks

Take It Down A Little
''Seemed as cold as ice. Fine playing. Very layed back.''
   --Marks Harp

Take It Down A Little
''I can hear the tongue blocking because you are getting a huge tone! Great work!''
   --Rick

Take It Down A Little
''Some of your best bluesy playing Michael. Way to take your time brother.''
   --Lips Angelo

Total Makeover
''Nice sound and very smooth.''
   --Larry Genius

Take It Down A Little
''Good one Mc7! Nice feel and tone. Might of missed on a couple of bends but overall a good listen!''
   --Downhome Dave

Take It Down A Little
''Leaves one hanging and wanting more. That's the way to get the listeners attention. Nicely done, FX and all.''
   --Ringer

Take It Down A Little
''your just drifting withe the btrak thats cool i usally overrule that but it was a very good timing and clean notes right one!!''
   --floppy lips

Take It Down A Little
''smooth tone and accurate playing, liked the approach a bit different from all the others on this bt''
   --dmb

Take It Down A Little
''Your getting better every time I hear you play. You have improved so much over the months that I have been listening to your posts.''
   --Harplayer

Take It Down A Little
''Very hot mix there Mc.... need to be extra careful not to overdo it. Coming on leaps and bounds. liked it''
   --P-J

Take It Down A Little
''mysterious intro with sweet tone!! got that tb stuff down Mike!!! - nice articulation and vibrato - keep those settings for tone man!! - melody lines work well!!''
   --htrain

Take It Down A Little
''I wasn't up for hearing this BT again, but you drew me in. Almost too delicate at first, but I like the approach and I like this direction for you. From 3:35 on, a few slips, but not bad. This might be the best I've heard from you.''
   --BeelzeBob

Total Makeover
''good stuff. nice tone you are getting out of that RP 50''
   --shadoe42

Total Makeover
''Loved the use of FX's. Should be on the Main Jam. Nicely done Mc7.... workd well with the B/T specially the Guitar breaks.''
   --P-J

Total Makeover
''interesting upper end runs''
   --dmb

Total Makeover
''smooth tone''
   --dmb

Total Makeover
''stretchy notes , good inlay ! mybe alil way back but its taste for me, send some more!''
   --floppy lips

Total Makeover
''wicked tone MIke! - nice laid back approach really works - liked the 'shuffle' rhythms near start - guitar comping very classy!! - high end tone interesting (in a good way) man, for a quick fun one, this is one of your better ones!! good on yah!''
   --htrain

Total Makeover
''Nice and easy...smooth... like it.''
   --shadoe42

Tangereen
''smooth and sweet. That is a really good sound from that set up.''
   --shadoe42

Tangereen
''Variety and improvement in your posts''
   --Eric Stahl

Tangereen
''Nice job, in my opinion this is one of your best posts''
   --Lonesome Harpman

Tangereen
''Great playing Mc. Great acoustic sound and nice big sound. Good riffs to boot. One of your best that I've heard.''
   --MoCheeks

Tangereen
''you have come along in leaps and bounds mick keep it going this is a good job cobs''
   --matt the welder

Tangereen
''rigty in ggroovo, heads off!@''
   --floppy lips

Tangereen
''Good for you on the TB. Can't quite do it myself. I think this would have been one of your better posts with or without it. It seemed to have more "gel" holding it together.''
   --Ringer

Tangereen
''Big time playin' there Michael. Very impressive T_B action. Good handiwork too!''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Tangereen
''mc, sounded great, don't be averse to letting it go , use lower octave a bit more and don't forget about upper for accentuation, some very nice riffs in there,smooth, long bt to blow to,''
   --riffster

Tangereen
''What's not to like-the tb sounds real good! Can tell you are over major hurdles.Just keep doing it.To speed up process:Practice 1st octave of blues scale in 2nd pos. up and down.Work bends all way down and up slowly on 2 & 3 draw.''
   --BlueInGreen

Tangereen
''Where did that come from Mc7? Tyat wood shed must have seen a bit of you recently......shows in this post to perfection (plus, this ain't no easy stroll in the park)''
   --P-J

Tangereen
''good job with the tb, it's obvious you've put a lot into it''
   --dmb

Tangereen
''You did very well for someone who doesn't like TB. Personally I question how much better the tone is TB'd than pucker. A debate for another day though. Your tone on this is very good by the way. TBing has a lot of great uses though and its good to have.''
   --Downhome Dave

Tangereen
''Michael, I had my friend who is a canadian pro, play in full tb yesterday at my house. It sounded so big!!! Man, I cannot do it very well but, stick on it, you feel it well and will get better quite fast.''
   --Bluesie

Tangereen
''Good take Mc ...not easy and I now it, espacially the bends with tongblock...keep on tongblocking, i have to do more also!!!''
   --RonDutch

Tangereen
''Yes sir, good stuff here! To bravely tongue block where thou has not blocked before. Melodic work is good, but not great. A few off notes here and there. But it certainly is an enjoyable upload and I sure enjoyed listening to it. Rock on''
   --Rick

Tangereen
''Woodshed is paying off Michael. Stick with TB - you will come to see it as indispensable I think, not just for tone, but moving around the harp and achieving different effects and note combos like octaves.''
   --Brett

Tangereen
''Good job on the TB, tough to do for sure.''
   --Phogi

Tangereen
''Oh yeah!!! - great job with the TB and you sure got the big tone with it - haven't heard a post from you for a while and this tells me you been working big time - keep this stuff going Mike - serious stuff going on!!''
   --htrain

Tangereen
''This is one of your better posts. Nice tone. I liked the melodic development. Geat job. You should definely tongue block more often you will learn to like it.''
   --Harplayer

Expired Tags Blues
''Very good take...''
   --Marsh

Expired Tags Blues
''liked the first part, the high end last part would cut through a loud band and keep the crowd stomping''
   --dmb

Expired Tags Blues
''would have to agree with appleman on this one Mike...but that fresh 520 is sounding real good when your in your groove at the start''
   --moablues

Expired Tags Blues
''I like the first part very much, but you got of control during the high and playing.''
   --Ed

Blues-E Blues
''I thought the first part was very nice. Good tone and feel. High notes are a little more difficult to control. we tend to just go for it and hope something happens. Nice work''
   --Blueshiner

Blues-E Blues
''Great tone. A few more flowing riffs, up and down the blues scale would have added some great flavour. Good vibrato and accompanyment.''
   --MoCheeks

Blues-E Blues
''Some good harping there Mc7. Nice mix!''
   --Harpn4fun

Expired Tags Blues
''Nice sound, good high end stuff. I think your playing would bennefit from a little more syncopation. Rhythmically you stick to the rhythm section a lot, play around and against them.''
   --TK

Blues-E Blues
''Good acoustic playing and use of hand effects.''
   --Brett

Blues-E Blues
''Acoustic tone is good and the Wah wah's fit well. Could have developed your riffs just a little more.''
   --Ringer

Expired Tags Blues
''Nice job interesting composition.''
   --Harplayer

Blues-E Blues
''BTW, your acoustic tone is sounding really good.''
   --BlueInGreen

Blues-E Blues
''Very good work. I would just suggest trying to augment the guitar rhythm a little more along with your melodic pieces and maybe reinforce the turnarounds more''
   --BlueInGreen

Expired Tags Blues
''Started out sweet and swinging and then lost it with the initial high stuff at 1:40 area. Came back around and finished just fine. High stuff around 4:20 fit fine. Could use a little more cohesion to tie it all together. Long BT to keep playing with!''
   --Ringer

Blues-E Blues
''I do like the accoustic version better. nice job.''
   --Kingobad

Expired Tags Blues
''He, he, he, listening to it again, I should have just cut off the first minute and a half and kept the rest. That first minute or so was rough! LOL.''
   --Mc7

Expired Tags Blues
''I totally agree with ya Hank. I desperately need to work on scales and creating better flow in my work.''
   --Mc7

Blues-E Blues
''This is great youve got a good ear and control beautifull!!''
   --floppy lips

Expired Tags Blues
''solid rhythms going on - liked the tone you got outta that rig!! - maybe more melody variation ???? - nice control on bends and high end - worked well with the bt!!!''
   --htrain

Blues-E Blues
''nice acoustic work - not better or 'worser' just different - liked what you did - wah wahs and warbles effective - going good bro!!!''
   --htrain

Blues-E Blues
''Solid tone. I would have like some longer riffs to compliment the guitar, but well played. Good feel, and nice vocals.''
   --MoCheeks

Blues-E Blues
''Hey MC, you got a great tone from no big equipment. Well chosen notes and good feel overall. Cool!''
   --Bluesie

Blues-E Blues
''See Michael...less can be much more. Cool hard tone outta that rig man...you're getting it dialed in.''
   --Lips Angelo

Blues-E Blues
''@Lonesome Harpman---- I have a cheap Superlux ECO88 vocal mic sitting about 1 1/2 foot away from the pig at a slight angle to get some room acoustics, which is then run into a cheap Radio Shack mixer, then to the line in of a Audigy 2 ZS sound card.''
   --Mc7

Blues-E Blues
''Nothing wrong with the harp playing. Got to take the marbles out of your mouth. Had a Leon Redbone tinge to the vox.''
   --Ringer

Blues-E Blues
''GOOD AMBIANCE!''
   --floppy lips

Blues-E Blues
''The pig sounds great, I have a pignose 20, I like the tone you got, wish I could get the recording down like yours.''
   --Lonesome Harpman

Blues-E Blues
''Big tone out of that little pig. You have inspired me to fix my pig up and try it again.''
   --Harplayer

Blues-E Blues
''I think you'd be better with acoustic harp to fit w/this bt and jell with the guitar rythm and tone.''
   --BlueInGreen

Blues-E Blues
''cool tone and wailing sound - sustained notes effective with nice vibrato - maybe vox a little too muffled FL like? ;-) - like the ideas here!''
   --htrain

Blues-E Blues
''I like the sound you're getting out of that Pignose. Playing started good. A little out of key here and there e.g. at 2:15''
   --Eric Stahl