A further march down the road in acl's evolution - and one of the many directions we've been dying to get to... it's, ummm, water-y. (And this song is especially dedicated to J Wentz.)
I sent the tracks for this tune to a friend of mine who owns a professional studio. I gave him no instructions on how to mix it, as I wanted someone else's take on the music. He created a very dry, intimate mix, focusing more on the acoustic guitars…
She just a panic standin in that ring of fire
Say hey maybe Janet baby ya took it just a little far?
Maybe ya said somethin ya ought to take back?
Said she don't need to be forgiven for nothin
She the one they run into this shot gun shack
And…
what was the reason for that lie
not that she really cares or wants to know why
she just wanted to hear you deny it
n now that she has she goin down to the river quiet
(break)
now i wasn't lookin swear i was turned the other way
when she walked…
skin is a rock track, written and recorded by ourselves. we have a self built studio! where we meet every Friday night to write and record our own slant on rock music.
I composed this waltz for my niece Joana. She started playing piano this year so I just wanted to give her a goal :) I don't expect her to play this in the next years but hopefully she will be able to play it.
The song title translates to Ladybird…
The band had all gone home, and I was left mixing what we had accumulated over the last few months of work on what is to be our "final" album. Things felt over. it seemed like we had reached a saturation point, where we had driven the car as far…
Something I'm working on. I'm a sucker for 5/4 time these days.
The biggest issue is the vocals which are sort of a placeholder right now until I re-write and re-record them, or maybe even find someone who can actually sing to lay something down!
The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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Excell - lant - tay Love it LG
Yeah, I hear Grace Slick also... Like from the crown of creation album. Cool stuff LG
I'm getting a Grace Slick / Jefferson Airplane feel off of this.... Awesome! LG
What a silly, fun song... I love this one... LG
Love it! Love it! LG
One of my favs here, or anywhere!!! LG
I enjoyed this humourous romp... LG
Still GREAT!!
Well, this is lovely!
That bass is awesome! Great build!
dig the guitars and the vocals! cool song KC
cool, psychedelic piece like it a lot! KC
Man, I like your music a lot great dreamy piece I'm floating :-) KC
great song! love the vibe here Excellent vocals top stuff! KC
I'm old but this made me feel young again, hehehe :-) great song! KC
In the great tradition of Bowie crossed with the commentary of David Byrne. Well done.
I just got a post I shared 6 years ago. I'm listening to you now..... it still makes me weep. Still <3 you. Lynn Garrison-Illescas
Great fun!
Still one of the best tracks on Alonetone!
Thank you!
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Holy Crap - what a KILLER track! Kudos to you! w;-)
Oh Doug - this is just SOOOO beautiful!
Again - where have I been? Again - Beautiful! w;-)
I certainly have not been living on this planet lately - I missed this one too! Soooo WONDERFUL! w;-)
How did I miss this? Shame on me :( BEAUTIFUL! w;-)
Like yeah - kicks ass! LOVE the vocals! w;-)
One of my favorite pieces of all times. It moves my heart and always brings tears to my eyes. What a wonderful job Colin... w;-)
You just put a smile on my face :) w;-)
This track put me away! Cool, VERY cool! w;-)
Beautiful! Kudos to the flautist! w;-)
Okay - how on earth did I miss this track? Lovin' it! w;-)
Ah - from calm to funk! Funk - one of my favs.! w;-)
Love the flow of this track :) It calms the soul. w;-)
Another kick ass rocker! w;-)
Holy Crap! This just flat out ROCKS! EXCELLENT! w;-)
I love the lyrics! If that's not whistling, I'm more can't than you :) w;-)
Pretty! w;-)
Nice build to this one! If you're going away, this makes us VERY SAD :( w;-)
I LOVE 5/4! FANTASTIC TRACK! AWESOME TRACK! COOL TRACK! etc... w:-)
Oh my, oh my - this is absolutely AWESOME! Wow Doug - you just blew me away! w;-)