After weeks of work, Jim Fusco has completed his new website at http://jimfusco.com! This new site features all of Jim’s albums, new and old, plus his biography, videos, and much more!
The new site focuses on Jim’s music throughout the years and has a great new look- his signature counts as his new logo, plus there’s a great new set of photos that grace every page. Plus, there’s some cool interactive features, as each time you load a page, a random different photo appears, and a different quote about Jim shows-up in the header bar. You’ll also see links to Jim’s new Facebook fan page and his popular YouTube channel.
Updates were also made accordingly to the Masters of the Universe tribute page at http://jimfusco.com/albums.html. You’ll notice that there is no longer a formal store, but a simple PayPal shopping cart. Jim hopes this new design will make his site more appealing to new fans and ones that have loved his music for the past nine years.
Now that this project is complete, Jim is moving-on to songwriting again, so expect some great announcements about a new album in the coming months!
Welcome, everyone, to another new edition of the Laptop Sessions with me, Jim Fusco! I’m sorry the post is a bit later today- I was busy yesterday training for an upcoming 5k race with my Traveling Acai Berries member, Steve. It’s tough motivating myself to run every other day, but I know it’s healthy for me to do so, and I’m using that as extra motivation.
The other day, I was searching online for Beatles covers and Beatles cover songs, but The Laptop Sessions page didn’t come up in my searches! Well, that has to change. I’m going to make it a personal goal of mine to get the Beatles category page up in the search engine rankings!
Tonight, I bring you a Beatles song that Ringo got to sing. All the members of the Beatles (especially George and Ringo) were big Carl Perkins fans. So, they took this song, “Honey Don’t”, and gave it the Beatles treatment. I’m glad they let Ringo sing it, as his voice is perfectly suited for it. Something about the chords on the verses gets me every time. This song is pretty easy to play, but it’s got such a great tune. And hearing Ringo sing it in a way only Ringo Starr can, it makes for a great combination.
Apparently, Carl Perkin’s brother even initially refused to play the song, citing its odd chord progression (for a blues song) in the verses. I’m glad he finally came around! The song has such a driving beat, too- I’d love to play this live with a band someday. One of my favorite parts is the guitar solo. I actually got to play it pretty spot-on even though it’s a solo acoustic version. The guitar solo in the Beatles version is basically the E and C chords played as barre chords higher on the neck. I never get to solo during these videos- it was fun!
I’ve wanted to play this song for the Laptop Sessions ever since I heard Ringo singing the song during his concert at the Mohegan Sun this past June. He sounds exactly the same and they do such a good job of reproducing the energy and the sound of the recording live. Actually, if I had my way about it, this would be “The Ringo Sessions with Jim Fusco”- I can’t exactly explain it, but I LOVE Ringo’s music. I especially like his solo albums starting with 1992’s “Time Takes Time”, but there’s something about Ringo’s songs in general that really resonate with me. Heck, he even makes “Honey Don’t”, a sad song when you think about it, into a jolly good time. 🙂
I hope you enjoy tonight’s video and stay-tuned next week for a very, very special Jim Fusco announcement! I think you’re going to love it, but you’ll have to keep checking back to see what it is. See you then!
It’s my honor to present my first original, non-yuletide tune for today’s edition of the Laptop Sessions. At first, I wasn’t sure what song I should play, as “Original Wednesday” comes but once every three weeks. I chose “Marissa,” a song from my 2003 album Something They Thought It Should Be, since it has always been one of my favorite songs to play on guitar. For over a year, it was instinctively the first song I would play whenever I picked up the guitar. Now, I’m playing it for you and hoping you’ll enjoy it!
Hello everyone and welcome to another new edition of the Laptop Sessions with Jim Fusco! Glad to be back for my regularly-scheduled Thursday timeslot. Remember- check back every two weeks for a brand-new video!
I went into a bit of a Jack Johnson phase recently because I ordered his new album, “To the Sea” on vinyl. I was home cleaning or working one Saturday morning and decided to fire-up the record player. I instantly liked the album and decided to add it to my car rotation. However, I still hadn’t listened to Johnson’s previous album, “Sleep Through the Static”, from a couple of years ago. I even bought it on the first day it came out, but was in another phase at the time (can’t remember what band). My brother Mike didn’t give “Sleep Through the Static” great reviews, so I thought others should come first. And there the album sat. First at the condo, then in my car, and finally in my new house.
So, I listened to “Sleep Through the Static”. It’s not a bad album. But, it’s not a great album, either. I mean, the songs are fine- I really have yet to find a Jack Johnson song I don’t like. But, and I’m being completely honest here, there’s not too many Jack Johnson songs I truly “LOVE”. “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” is probably the closest. But, all of Johnson’s songs have that same vibe and are semi-simple, for the most part. Now, if you know anything about my musical tastes, you’ll know that those two traits are things I like in music. But, on “Sleep Through the Static”, the music is very low-key. There’s a lot of slow songs and nothing too catchy.
But on “To The Sea”, you start with “You and Your Heart”, which (in my opinion) is the catchiest, most single-worthy song since “Upside Down” off of the Curious George soundtrack. And since this isn’t a kids’ song, it should get a bit more respect. Mike doesn’t like the way Johnson sings the verses to “You and Your Heart”, so I hope I did a “better” job with that. 🙂
The song, as I mentioned earlier, is pretty simple to play. If I had accompaniment, I would’ve played the riff the whole way through, though it’s very difficult to do while singing lead. I chose to do rhythm guitar for most of the song because it sounds better on a solo performance and helps me keep time better. It took quite a few takes to get this one right- those fast-paced words during the verses are very tricky. The first line starts with, “Watch you when you say what you…” That’s three “you”s in the first seven words of the song! But, Jack Johnson’s alliteration has always been his strong point, lyrically.
I hope you enjoy tonight’s video. I’ve got the next three videos planned-out already and they’re sure to please. A quick note on my musical ambitions: The new website is coming along nicely after a tedious start (coding!) and I’ve started creating a new Facebook page just for me and my music. Also, please remember to follow me on Twitter @jimfuscomusic! You’ll get up-to-the-minute news and will always be notified of new videos and blog posts.
I’ll be back sooner if I can get the new website done first, but if not, I’ll see you in two weeks. For now, enjoy, “You and Your Heart”!
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The Laptop Sessions music video blog is a great combination of acoustic cover songs and original music. This website features cover songs from many of rock music's greatest bands, including the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan. The blog is updated every day with another acoustic cover video, how-to video, or article about music. We only play the best cover songs from the best rock bands of all time.
Here at the Laptop Sessions, we don't just sit down and do a bunch of cover songs- we make them our own. Yes, each cover will sound like the original, but it will also have a new, fresh sound to it. One of our specialties is taking a song from say the eighties and stripping-away the production. Then, we're left with just the song- simple (and most times, much better). We then record an acoustic version of that song and put it on this music video blog for all music fans to watch.
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