<glacius:metadata>

    <title>Days of the New - Touch, Peel and Stand - Solo</title>

    <description>

        My recording of the solo from Days of the New's "Touch, Peel and Stand"

    </description>

    <category>Music</category>

    <category>Music recording</category>

    <category>Guitar</category>

    <category>Acoustic guitar</category>

    <series order="39">2022 music project</series>

</glacius:metadata>

<p>

    I wrote briefly about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_the_New">Days

    of the New</a> as part of the background of my 

    <glacius:link page="music/projects/astounded-solo">solo for Tantric's 

    <em>Astounded</em></glacius:link>. I finally broke down and bought a <em>Days of the New</em>

    tab book on eBay, and the solo from their most famous song 

    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch%2C_Peel_and_Stand"><em>Touch, Peel and Stand</em></a>

    is pretty fantastic. I'm not sure if Travis Meeks or Todd Whitener wrote it, but

    Todd Whitener performed it.

</p>

<p>

    Travis Meeks apparently praises the cymbal work of the drummer in this song, but

    in my opinon the bass really carries it. And the vocals. The guitars are actually

    pretty uninspired in this song, except the solo is quite bitchin'.

</p>

<glacius:figure glacius:src="touch-peel-and-stand-solo-book.jpeg" type="image">

    <caption>

        Transcription of the <em>Touch, Peel and Stand</em> solo from the 1997 

        album <em>Days of the New</em>

    </caption>

</glacius:figure>

<h2>Recording</h2>

<p>

    I'm chewing gum in this, by the way. So that's why my mouth is moving during the

    strumming part when I no longer had to concentrate. I'm not a mental patient.

    Also, I think this is the third video to feature this sweatshirt…

</p>

<p>

    And note that I'm playing this on a

    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought_(guitar_type)">Dreadnought</a> on a 

    20-year-old $400 guitar with a two-inch action. So, you know, I did my best. 

    You can watch Todd Whitener play this live in 1998

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkrNETAJepA">here</a> and be more impressed.

</p>

<glacius:figure 

    glacius:src="touch-peel-and-stand-solo-480p.mp4" 

    glacius:thumbnail="touch-peel-and-stand-solo-poster.jpeg" 

    type="video">

    <caption>

        Cover of Todd Whitener's solo from <em>Touch, Peel and Stand</em>

    </caption>

</glacius:figure>

<hr />

<p>

    This was my first recording using updated versions of Ardour and Hydrogen,

    as well as on the new (to me) <a href="https://ubuntustudio.org/">Ubuntu Studio</a>

    operating system, which is pretty neat.

</p>

<glacius:figure 

    glacius:src="touch-peel-stand-ardour.png"

    glacius:thumbnail="touch-peel-stand-ardour-thumb.jpeg" 

    type="image">

    <caption>

        Screenshot of my 

        <a href="https://ardour.org/">Ardour</a>/<a href="http://hydrogen-music.org/">Hydrogen</a> 

        setup

    </caption>

</glacius:figure>