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fave it Acoustic | Power-folk
10 tracks | 46 minutes
Released Oct 2002
on Scottish McMillan
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:15 Natural lyrics BUY MP3 04:15 Natural lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:15 Natural
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 Wolf Whistle lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 Wolf Whistle lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 Wolf Whistle
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Yeah, Whatever lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 Yeah, Whatever lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Yeah, Whatever
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:19 Don't Listen to Me lyrics BUY MP3 04:19 Don't Listen to Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:19 Don't Listen to Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:29 It Stays lyrics BUY MP3 05:29 It Stays lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:29 It Stays
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:26 Born Into Money lyrics BUY MP3 05:26 Born Into Money lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:26 Born Into Money
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:28 Somewhere In Between lyrics BUY MP3 05:28 Somewhere In Between lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:28 Somewhere In Between
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:45 Get Some Sun lyrics BUY MP3 04:45 Get Some Sun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:45 Get Some Sun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:43 Whatever Remains lyrics BUY MP3 04:43 Whatever Remains lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:43 Whatever Remains
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 I'm Going to Lose It All lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 I'm Going to Lose It All lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 I'm Going to Lose It All
Acoustic/electric guitar, bass, and percussion featured on this eclectic blend of funk, folk and "old-school" progressive rock that rolls naked on broken glass and bleeds a rainbow of fruit flavors.
Bio / Background
"I had the chance to see [Scottish McMillan] play recently, and he just, uh...it's one of these things where you watch someone and you think 'oh, my God, I'm watching something truly remarkable.' This guy, he can play guitar. He is amazing. I'm not even sure he approaches his guitar like an instrument -- it's like a weapon of destruction, the way he goes after this thing. After seeing the show, I had to have [his CD, "Vice Verses"]."
- James Van Osdol, DJ, "The Local Zone show," 94.7, WZZN, Chicago's "The Zone".
"...very impressive! Your guitar playing is clearly outstanding, and [you've got a] strong, kick ass voice, too. Really, you've got some serious ammo in that body. I wanted to tell you I thought it was great..."
- Stuart Davis, songwriter extraodinaire and hardcore yogi, to Scottish, regarding "Vice Verses" (www.StuartDavis.com).
He's good. Plays good guitar.
- (The late) Wesley Willis,legendary Chicago-based performing artist.
↓ more ↓Scottish McMillan has been playing guitar for over twenty years, gigging around Chicago and the near Midwest for ten years, and has played great Saturday night shows at popular Chicago clubs like the House of Blues, the Cubby Bear, and the Double Door.
On his critically-acclaimed debut CD, called "Vice Verses," Scottish wrote all the songs, played all the instruments -- guitars, bass, hand percussion, and sang all the parts. The record is a patchwork quilt made of little pictures of his influences, and is a sure Q-Tip for ears clogged with the sticky goo of conventional 'rawk'. Half of the ten songs on "Vice Verses" have seen FM airplay on the local shows of all but one of the major Chicago and Kenosha, WI radio stations who have such shows. College radio has taken kindly to Scottish as well, and he looks forward to playing many healthy shows around college campuses everywhere, as his experience has shown him that kids dig the stuff. Must be his child-like enthusiasm....
Many performers say their style is widely varied. In Scottish's case, that's an understatement. From heavy metal-like distortion and rage to light, jazzy ballads, literally everything is covered. Scottish uses a "looping" pedal to sample his playing and take the occasional solo or to layer guitar harmonies.
In addition to being an accomplished guitarist/singer songwriter, Scottish has the advantage of having been a live sound engineer for over 7 years. He runs his sound from the stage (in the US) through a small rack of equipment that is set exclusively for Scottish's unique sound requirements. He hands the sound man 2 cables - one for the house mains, and one for the monitors, and controls everything himself. It might sound sketchy, but even the most discriminating sound engineers have commended Scottish on his ability to make his shows sound like a studio recording.
Just before releasing his entirely self-written and self-performed CD in 2002, he played some bristling solo acoustic showcases at the Midwest Music Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana (and again in 2003), earning some fine appreciation there, a town which has become a regular stop on the road.
Scottish's career then moved to the next stage - international touring! Scottish toured the UK in September, 2003 with the Chicago Music Explosion. Over the course of 3 1/2 weeks, he played 17 shows all over England, Scotland and Wales. He went back again in Fall, 2004 for another month and had a blast, playing some of the same places but also a lot of new ones, meeting lots of wonderful folks along the way!
After he recovers completely from the devastating robbery of all of his musical equipment in late 2005 (about $11,000 worth), he will begin planning the next european tour - potentially with a band...
When you get the chance, check out Scottish's "So-Low Acoustic Show" for an experience that will totally renew your enthusiasm for seeing a solo acoustic show!
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