Aw is irr
by A Bit More Better Productions
- 01. Eyes Wide Rosa Mae 3:34
- 02. Last Words 4:36
- 03. Tell Me Your Secret (RPM) 3:40
- 04. Bagging Up Product 4:27
- 05. They Gather In Caves 3:55
- 06. It's All Relative (RPM) 2:44
- 07. Pull The Plug (RPM) 2:15
- 08. Everyone Says I Can't Sing (RPM) 1:55
- 09. Erratic Rita (RPM) 2:47
- 10. Confession 3:26
- 11. Half A Life 2:56
- 12. Song For Archie 4:21
- 13. Having Gone Too Far 3:36
- 14. No End In Sight 2:55
- 15. Here It Isnt 2:38
- 16. The Corner Of My Page 3:26
- 17. More Than Words (RPM) 3:43
- 18. You Wont Be Gone Feat. Gary Essex (RPM) 4:08
- 19. Sion Feat. Gary Essex (RPM) 4:55
- 20. Left It By The Riverbank 4:08
- 21. The Ballad Of Herbie Jones (RPM) 3:28
- 22. Happy As (RPM) 4:00
- 23. Trying To Be More Pt 1 (RPM) 3:12
- 24. Trying To Be More Pt 2 (RPM) feat. Gary Essex 4:00
- 25. She's Amazing (RPM) feat. Gary Essex 3:42
- 26. No Words (RPM) feat. Gary Essex 2:04
- 27. Secluded Room (RPM) 1:02
- 28. Only Hope (RPM) 1:31
- 29. Cross Swords 3:55
- 30. When You Least Expect It (Feat. additional vocals by Colin Garvey & Helen Sventitsky) 4:34
- 31. Taking It Away 1:56
- 32. Sherborne Road 4:21
- 33. Story About You 3:23
- 34. Caligraphy 3:13
- 35. Beautiful Chords 3:35
- 36. The Light 4:29
- 37. Piggy In The Middle 4:51
- 38. Universe City 3:05
- 39. Marry Me (Da da da) 4:00
- 40. Basin Blues 3:26
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The Ballad Of Herbie Jones (RPM)
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A folksy number inspired by the stories my nan told me many moons ago about her uncle Herbie..
Herein lies the story, of a man named Herbie Jones.
Not a million miles away from a man you might have known.
A miner in the twenties, blue scars filled with coal,
Hit the City in the thirties, and in the forties war explodes.
Herbie and his miner friends, return to their Terraced homes,
Their wives scrub their black skin, to reveal the flesh below.
Rivulets descending, little mue in tow,
Watching, recording, for future stories told.
A night class here some time there, soon the great escape,
Freedom from the coaldust, where the countryside was raised,
Megan’s pickled onion turned out to be a girl,
And for Herbie now Herbert, a new entire world.
From the dark coalfields,
To the home cooked meals,
Throw your hat down in the street,
These cards will not be beat,
A man amongst Welshmen,
In the land of the midnight sun,
Is not where you belong,
Its not where you belong.
Up and out to Newport, and a job above the ground
Working for an HP company in the centre of the town,
Happy now and carefree, soon to be disturbed,
By the Devil’s invasion, and the ugliest of words.
Later on a policeman, with a number for a name
Never thought he’d find himself, in a job he hated again.
Later on to Oslo, in a mission for the war
Never thought he’d find himself in a job he hated more.
James Michael Taylor
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Like your sound. Maybe a tad less f/x on your voice. I want to understand your words. What are you recording on? (jamesmichaeltaylor@jamesmichaeltaylor.com)
Guest
said
nice mixture of cool tone and breaths. vocals are sublime.
Guest
said
sup bud?
Guest
said
This one is SO cool! On the iPod! Thanks!
Guest
said
Hey Alex, how are things?
Guest
said
The more I listen...just keeps gettin' better! I agree with Kirk, great writing!
Guest
said
You have such a great style!! Great song!
dAb
said
Was there a female vocalist in there? Give her more space. Otherwise I really enjoyed this. :)
launched
said
Those vox are money, Alex. I love the gated sound - I want to do that. Great songwriting. Brilliant lyrics, just awesome, man!!!
Guest
said
Fabulous!
Guest
said
Wow, what a tribute. Kinda Neil Young vibe. (I always fancied that scrubbing by the fire thing, but was several decades too late.) "Very well put together," says Husband. And he doesn't mean me.