"The River" ...A tale all too familiar to so many a young couple. We let Bruce Springsteen's poignant lyrics say it best: 
"Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember
N’ Mary acts like she don't care." 
We recorded this in the late Fall 2015, per usual, on an iPhone Voice Memo App in the garage given the natural, subdued reverb that the space delivers. It's one voice, one guitar (an Epiphone J-160E) all un-amplified and, this is the second take.) (The first take was not recorded.) Yes, John Lennon's long lost version of this iconic Epiphone guitar recently emerged from its disappearance a half century ago and sold at auction for $2.4 million. 
No matter, the melody to "The River" here is not dead-on per Bruce's seminal style. As with all the covers on The Buffalo Calamari Sessions, this track is all about the story: nothing more, nothing less. If it resonates with you for the emotion, its simplicity, or, the off-the-cuff performance, we'd rightly appreciate a shout out, a follow, a share and a post to your social media channels. This chestnut deserves all the lives it can get. And—another life in an alternate form. A million thanks to Bruce, again, for allowing this cover for "educational purposes only." Then again, the Boss is like that. He get's it.
In June of 2016 we remixed the boss’ gem and mastered if via eMastered.com. And, there you have it: The River. That’s your Auntie Fannie and Uncle Bob...and, off you go.


The River - ReMix - Michael Delgorio - eMastered

Everyone loves a good story. We've enjoyed telling them in words, pictures and music. 

Please follow MichaeldelAard here and on twitter @MichaeldelAard. We've long been moved by the rough cuts, bootlegs and demos by storied artists both past and present because they show pure emotion, high creativity unfettered by auto-tune and over-production. The elimination of anything that could remotely resemble anything but a perfect track is not part of this stream. This project is more about spontaneity. You'll find perfectly human imperfections and, spare (lean and mean)demo productions throughout. On occasion, though all tracks were recorded ultra-simply on an iPhone's voice memo app, we would pull a track into GarageBand to add a track or sound effects (as in several of the originals, herein)...but all in all these are low-fat productions that reflect our most basic love for music and storytelling. Nothing more than that. Should a track tickle your ear, we'd be most grateful to here about it. Thanks for the opportunity to share with you. Follows, comments and shares are welcome.