Well sir, you smashed this challenge - and ended up with a stunning unplugged album. It's made me want to hear some of your established tracks with similar stripped-down arrangements, leading the listener to concentrate on the sheer artistry of your words and astonishingly soulful vocal. Next challenge for you is the 24 hours album. 24 minutes of original music in 24 hours. I believe it originated on alonetone. Off you go.

Glad you didn't bin it! Liking the driving feel - immediately hooky also.

A sweet almost-lullaby - glad this one found a home in your February. So very pretty.

Really love this melody and the breezy feel. Some gorgeous little acoustic guitar runs in there too.

Great song writing - loving the sentiment and your tender vox here. I love it when the FAWM and RPM parameters draw out his kind of track, any more of an arrangement would detract from the message - IMHO.

Woohoo! Logged in and back from Brighton. <3 Can now fave this utter classic.

Hauntingly sad and beautiful

Great tune Andrew. we held back on a few old ideas too. i'm glad you put it out there

Hehehe... there's LOTS of youthful angst is these Songs from the Shoebox... possibly an embarrassing amount... You wait... let's see if I'm brave enough to record the ones from 1978/9!!!

That's rather wonderful ...... a bit of youthful angst ??

You've been a writer / poet for so many years!!! How delightful to put these songs out. I'm glad you found the shoe box.

Another beautiful piece of storytelling through haunting voice and gentle music

You sing these words perfectly … I am just in awe of your story telling

So lyrical

Intrigued … who is this written for? Whoever it is is a lucky person … love this

I saw your comments on my site. Thanks. It sounds like you’ve got this recording process figured out. I’m still learning as I go. Thank God for YouTube. 😎

Another little gem ......

This is kick-ass! You have a great voice and I love your guitar playing. When you have great ingredients like that, you don’t need much more than good material, of which there is plenty here! I am very inspired listening to this. I appreciate you sharing it and I look forward to delving deeper -bjk

Good stuff. I'm always amazed at how versatile you are.

That's a good song. I like the "acoustic demo," but do you also envision this as a rocker (2 guitars, bass, and drums)? I think it'd kill.

Lovely stuff.

Oh yes. Big thumbs up from me. I don't often go too deep into lyrics... (except my own when I'm trying to get them right!) - I love these, though.

Like this... LOTS

Wooo - I like what you've got so far

HUGE SOUND!!! Love it.

I've always loved this song - not sure why, though... I don't actually really "like" it! lol This is a fine version. Nice one.

Back for another listen. This is a monstrously cool cover/tribute.

Ooh yeah, I'm with James on this - I can hear Paul Rodgers... Really nice vocal. I've got a feeling you can push it up a bit higher in the mix. Nice one.

Nice one.

WOW! Consider it digged...

Ya big pu*%y! Christina who? lol Don't know the original - but sounds like she or her producer/someone listened to The Beatles a fair bit... But you're right... fab chords. And I like what you've done with them.

Superb

Like it. Not sure I know the original - it rings bells, though.

Oh yes, mighty fine geetaring.

Not what I was expecting at all! Gorgeous picking.

WOOF! "Thru this together..." lololol Superb stuff

Oh this is the stuff. Damn fine... I know someone who occasionally "collects" poppy seeds for planting in her own garden, can you get 3 to 5 for that?

Great stuff. And that's a truly fabulous vocal sound you've captured there - the intro was rolling along nicely and then, when the vocal came in, I just went "YESSS"

Nice. You two will be very happy together.

Superb version of this. Well done guys. Love it.