Popular Post MarlaHooch Posted November 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) *Posted in main section with permission from RussTCB* Hi fellow GN’R fans, I’m a longtime MyGNR member, mostly lurker, and have been a member of the other forums since their inception. Back when I was a kid, I used to be a part of the AOL message board community. Perhaps some of you were as well. Anyhoo, I’m a lifelong musician/songwriter and also work as an attorney in California. A couple of years ago, I had a pretty serious health scare involving six months or so of some pretty intense hospital treatment. I’m alright now, but it definitely made me re-evaluate my life and my priorities. As a result, and with the help of coming into a finite amount of money that I wasn’t expecting, I decided to quit my law job for all of 2018 to live off my savings and get my entire catalog of music recorded that I’d written throughout my adult life and never really had the chance to pursue properly due to always working and/or being in school. It’s multiple albums’ worth of material, and the first batch is being released today. I also recorded several tribute covers to the bands who inspired me the most as a musician. Guns N’ Roses are obviously very high on that list. I chose to cover “Locomotive” in part to show how much I love the band, and also because I’ve long considered it to be the great white whale fan favorite that perhaps never got its due. I of course had no idea they’d start playing it live again a few weeks back. In fact, I heard my final mastered version for the first time at the exact moment they played it for the first time in Kansas. I got my completed mastered album delivered to me that weekend, listened to it for the first time that Monday night, logged onto the internets right after, and lo and behold, they played it! You just can’t make this stuff up. I wanted to share this with you guys since this is the place I’ve gone for a decade or longer at this point to hear from GN’R fans who are just as passionate about the band as I am. Whether it was posting a dingy garage-recorded cover of “Pretty Tied Up” in 2007, the Axl chats in 2008, or being at opening night of NITL in Vegas and posting a review, I have a lot of fond memories of this place. The album and these tributes were recorded without any sort of expectation of money or fame or anything like that. My music is just that important to me, and getting it done really turned out to be good for my well-being. I’ve never been happier. It’s safe to say that life’s a lot easier to go through without a head full of unfinished business. With that, I hope you guys get a kick out of this! Cheers. Youtube: Spotify (Entire album + GN’R & Pantera tributes): (Search for artist Marla Hooch) The album can be found at most other streaming sites including iTunes under Marla Hooch. And for all you downloading motherfuckers, album can be downloaded here: https://marlahooch.bandcamp.com/ Edited January 22, 2021 by MarlaHooch 22 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrcoma Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Brilliant mate great job !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimisbatman Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Awesome bro, great cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzagbigbag Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 You’re I‘m Broken cover is awesome, too. This tune is one of my all time favs by one of my all time favorite bands. Great choice :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Great job! Are you playing every instrument? Incredible if so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default_ Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Instrumental sounds great! Vocals sounds more like something you'd see in a Green Day like band, but congrats for the effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlaHooch Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Dean said: Great job! Are you playing every instrument? Incredible if so! Yep, thank you! And regarding the above post, I’ll totally own the Green Day vocal comparison. As an unwise person once said, you go to war with the army you have, and over many years of hearing GN’R covers I’ve learned that a great way to mangle a GN’R tune is to go out of your way to try to sound like Axl. He is one of a kind and you can both hurt yourself and sound terrible trying! Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Mate, this is awesome, and I really liked your vocals, maybe just because you didnt commit it, you know what I mean Groove and instruments are perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 You sound almost like Axl sound, awesome!! 👍✌ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 For anyone who doesn’t play an instrument, it takes a lot to play everything on a track and still get the distance to hear it. You sir have gone a great Job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azifwekare Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 A genuinely good Guns tribute, which is rare. And it's made even better by the fact that you didn't try an Axl impersonation, which is where most of the others go wrong. Awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateRadio Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Fucking fantastic!! Way to put yourself out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Awesome, great job. Really liked the guitars. I just posted a Better cover on YouTube, but I'm kinda afraid to share it here because you know... but I didnt see anyone even attempting to play the Buckethead parts in this song, so I tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 This is a bitch of a song to play, so nice going! really well played! I like your vocal approach too! You're drumming has an Adler vibe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlaHooch Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 12 hours ago, Tom2112 said: You're drumming has an Adler vibe! This makes me smile. I sped it up juuuust a little bit hoping to get a combo of Steven and Matt's styles going. I'm super happy that you guys seem to be enjoying this so far. Sincere thanks to everyone who's taking the time to check it out, leaving your take on it, etc., and cheers to RussTCB and the mods for letting me do this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giblet Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hey, Great cover, really nice! I was wondering if you would release a version without Lead Guitar for a backing track for practicing to? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlaHooch Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 10:45 AM, Giblet said: Hey, Great cover, really nice! I was wondering if you would release a version without Lead Guitar for a backing track for practicing to? (Thank you!) This would be a bit of a lift. I live about 400 miles from the studio and don’t plan to be back until early next year to finish up the next album. I’m currently on a road trip but when I get back I’ll see if I have an early unmastered mix lying around from before the solos were put on. If I don’t, I’d recommend maybe just taking the four bars from before the first verse vocals start and loop it a few times in GarageBand? Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasmusGuns Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrw80 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Really impressive man. Excellent cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Very nice job with the cover version! I really dig the reference and name of the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkarmy Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 fucking ace dude! you fucking nailed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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