Anarch I: Steerpike in Anaheim
Al's left hand
i like this song as a song but i have NO DAMNED IDEA how to arrange, perform, or record it. acoustic it’s missing intensity. i can’t make it work with drums and bass. this version with electric gtr and kbds is barely listenable. if there’s one song i’ve ever written i’d love for someone else to play it’s this one.
reminds me of the mountain goats. perhaps it's perfect the way it is. The guitar has flourish and restraint. The lyrics are smart and the vocals play with vulnerability, though perhaps expanding on the emotion shown by the singer could give the whole song more of the depth you are looking for by adding instruments.
This has been intriguing so far - now I want to go read the original books. Vocally, it's reminding me a bit of Phideaux.