This song is about George Washington, and how politicians in the *cough* future world this album inhabits *cough* could perhaps use a bit of his character.
This song is about George Washington, and how politicians in the *cough* future world this album inhabits *cough* could perhaps use a bit of his character.
This is a cover of a song by Sister Savage, from her kickin' 2010 RPM Challenge album, Juped 2k10. It also introduces the genre of acoustic crossdressed spacecheese (these damn kids today with their flying cars and their hyperspecialized genres…
New version of my cover of A Beautiful Scene's You're So Comfortable and I'm Not. Now with lots more instruments. Some parts are still kinda rough but I think I'm done with it.
This is a cover of a song by Sister Savage, from her kickin' 2010 RPM Challenge album, Juped 2k10. It also introduces the genre of acoustic crossdressed spacecheese (these damn kids today with their flying cars and their hyperspecialized genres…
This is a cover of a song by Sister Savage, from her kickin' 2010 RPM Challenge album, Juped 2k10. It also introduces the genre of acoustic crossdressed spacecheese (these damn kids today with their flying cars and their hyperspecialized genres…
It's funny you should say that; I realized during recording that I subconsciously ripped the main motif from "In Limbo". Most of the melodies are based on 12-tone contrapuntal transformations of the first 4 notes, and I think that's also how most of the melodies in "In Limbo" were developed, so a bunch of fragments in this song end up matching fragments in that one...
For some reason I remembered this song saying "on your side" and not "online", and wanted to cover it in really bombastic (maybe sort of Weezer-esque) fashion if I ever (magically) became competent at guitar and drums (without practicing).
This song came to mind upon hearing about the extremely small Christian population in Japan. In a recent poll, only 30 percent of the Japanese population claim a religious affiliation, and only one percent, Christian.
Just a simple mix, and the…
Reg has left re-hab but now he has to fill those sober hours with something, so he has taken to people watching, but like everything in his life he has become addicted to it, listening in on there private conversation as he follows them, watching…
A few years back (when I lived it Texas), I drove out to an open field to watch the Geminids meteor shower... I really need to remember to look up at the night sky more often.
The Showers of December
Lying flat on my back
Looking…
1. Chicago's L announcement guy is the best, the Minneapolis chick is just average.
3. Do they do crazy things on the Hiawatha line like on the L? I mean, like, decorated trains for the holidays (they have a whole "Santa's Sleigh" train, which is awesome). Also, drivers that say weird creepy stuff over the intercom on Valentine's Day (that one may not have been an officially sanctioned program).
2. Cool song, nice groove.
(is your username a dark tower reference or is cuthbert your name or something?) the transition into the non-beat-y section of this feels really familiar, i don't know why. anyhow, it sounds really nice!
Random thoughts on your album.
1. For a while I kept reading the title of this album/song as "tunesight" and I thought "that sounds like it might be full of synths and drum machines", and I didn't listen to it for a while, sort of because I was busy but also sort of because of the title, which wasn't actually its title.
2. When I picture you making music I picture you in a room with at least one whole side and maybe part of the ceiling made of window, with sun pouring in, but somehow there isn't glare anywhere and you don't have to wear sunglasses inside, because, seriously. Anyway, my point is that this room is warm, and not because the heater is on. And you pull down a trusty sun-faded uke from the wall and start playing into an invisible microphone connected to an invisible MacBook running Linux. Or maybe BSD. NetBSD. *Invisible* NetBSD.
3. So it's natural, then, that you're in LA. Is it cheating to do a February music challenge in LA?
Ha, I just faved three straight tracks on your album. This one because I like the tune, and it somehow sounds like a cross between lots of bands I like.
Comments on Al's left hand's stuff
seriously one of my favorite songs of all time in any genre, any level of production. This song(and most of the others on the album) RADIATES.
GW was an amazing man....those days are long long gone......
still great
some people are just so hard to reach
i think i'm hooked on your sound. . ! I'll be back for repeated visits!
this song is so incredibly funny. in a manic tone, juuust keeping his cool.
yyour work is especially meaningful
holy chute steve this is sage, bard, railroad car, tis incredible actually.
This tune is gorgeous. The guitar is proud and strong. I love when the rythym guitar is so good that you don't notice there are no drums.
sweet!
I really like your songs city + lights .
Epic. Seems a bit VU as well.
Very nice Neil Young-style tune.
nice tune
Here come those Crazy Horses!
Wow-acoustic crossdressed spacecheese! Talk about having your own niche market!
OH MY! This is SO MUCH FUN! You took a great song and put a tremendous spin on it. Well done!
Completely uplifting album (despite the often dark lyrics) - enjoyed!
Wonderful vocals! The spoken word stuff sounds great and the chorus layers are fab! (Love that laugh around 21 seconds, haha!)
Very cool! Love how you're mixing it up on this album!
Comments made by Al's left hand
@fudgetusk Sort of -- I imagine we got to the weirdness similar ways (i.e. naturally by being weird people).
Widow/kiddo is the best rhyme I've heard in an RPM album this year and it's not close.
Vocal sound is flat-out badass!
I heard the first couple bars of this and thought, "What dark magic is this?" Then hit the "about" tab. Harmonic minor harmonica! Brilliant!
I want to write an arrangement of this for the choir at my church. Are those diminished chords near the end?
It's funny you should say that; I realized during recording that I subconsciously ripped the main motif from "In Limbo". Most of the melodies are based on 12-tone contrapuntal transformations of the first 4 notes, and I think that's also how most of the melodies in "In Limbo" were developed, so a bunch of fragments in this song end up matching fragments in that one...
At the beginning I thought, "The over-indulgence really isn't as grotesque as all that." Then the middle came.
For some reason I remembered this song saying "on your side" and not "online", and wanted to cover it in really bombastic (maybe sort of Weezer-esque) fashion if I ever (magically) became competent at guitar and drums (without practicing).
Regarding this song's description -- If we only look for what is missing, we will often miss what is.
The sound and words and playing and singing style all work together really well here.
This is hi-larious.
hehe.
Nice guitar playing, keeps the beat going without being simplistic, and some really great moments vocally!
1. Chicago's L announcement guy is the best, the Minneapolis chick is just average. 3. Do they do crazy things on the Hiawatha line like on the L? I mean, like, decorated trains for the holidays (they have a whole "Santa's Sleigh" train, which is awesome). Also, drivers that say weird creepy stuff over the intercom on Valentine's Day (that one may not have been an officially sanctioned program). 2. Cool song, nice groove.
Yay, some single-reeds! Also, you did more singing than usual (on the album generally)! Cool!
(is your username a dark tower reference or is cuthbert your name or something?) the transition into the non-beat-y section of this feels really familiar, i don't know why. anyhow, it sounds really nice!
Moar like SEXUAL congress time is sexy time, amirite?
Random thoughts on your album. 1. For a while I kept reading the title of this album/song as "tunesight" and I thought "that sounds like it might be full of synths and drum machines", and I didn't listen to it for a while, sort of because I was busy but also sort of because of the title, which wasn't actually its title. 2. When I picture you making music I picture you in a room with at least one whole side and maybe part of the ceiling made of window, with sun pouring in, but somehow there isn't glare anywhere and you don't have to wear sunglasses inside, because, seriously. Anyway, my point is that this room is warm, and not because the heater is on. And you pull down a trusty sun-faded uke from the wall and start playing into an invisible microphone connected to an invisible MacBook running Linux. Or maybe BSD. NetBSD. *Invisible* NetBSD. 3. So it's natural, then, that you're in LA. Is it cheating to do a February music challenge in LA?
This would be perfect music for a Brad Neely short, in every way.
Ha, I just faved three straight tracks on your album. This one because I like the tune, and it somehow sounds like a cross between lots of bands I like.