Still having fun learning keyboard, and sticking to a determination to never write another sad song. This is just a practice ditty, but it's part of the angry phase of writing which might last a few decades. All of the noise is from the keyboard…
Nice. It's unique, though at the same time it reminds me of the early seventies post-VU New York scene. You're vocal has a Bowie-esque quality that gives the song a bit of gravity.
I'll be here if you decide to make a longer rendition.
(..also, thank you for the kind words on our silly music.)
The last couple of years have been soaked in sadness, numbness and loss, and it's not something I've tried to hide, even when making music. But I've come to realize that it's my own responsibility to lay forth the effort to find new happiness…
The last couple of years have been soaked in sadness, numbness and loss, and it's not something I've tried to hide, even when making music. But I've come to realize that it's my own responsibility to lay forth the effort to find new happiness…
The last couple of years have been soaked in sadness, numbness and loss, and it's not something I've tried to hide, even when making music. But I've come to realize that it's my own responsibility to lay forth the effort to find new happiness…
Yours was the soul
footsteps and breath and river all drone
memories lash
I trudge alone
trails turned foreign
paths unknown
since I don't have you
distant dog barking drifts by on the breeze
emptiness crushes
I fall to my knees…
This is a song my late-night self apparently left for my morning self to think about. I admit it just keeps gnawing at me, maybe not in a good way.
...
Nineteen, standing by the ocean for the first time
Gazing long at the sea feeling the…
There's a story behind this that's uninteresting to anyone but me. A short version is that my old, broken guitar (made semi-immortal with duct tape and instrumental willpower) needed to play this Dylan song before it is laid to rest.
Two nights ago I dreamed this sad version of Help!
Today I put it down just to see what it sounds like. One mic, one take, one guitar, and one very dry voice.
Not intending to be self-deprecating, but if anyone with actual musical talent…
If you find this, please take a listen to the version posted on this site by Andrew Russe from 2012.
Stunning. Goosebumps. His one-man-one-guitar interpretation is now the definitive version of this song for me.
So this isn't just a Procol…
This is a mighty cool version Mike. And thanks for the shout out!
I've always loved this song since I first heard it in the early 70s. In the early 80s we (a blues rock band) kept getting asked to play it. I cannot remember whether we actually gave in. But I learnt it the way I play it now in the 90s. I still play it regularly sat on the sofa (it's about the only song I know all the way through, including my own!!) - I sing it to my wife who looks on indulgently!! lol
There's a story behind this that's uninteresting to anyone but me. A short version is that my old, broken guitar (made semi-immortal with duct tape and instrumental willpower) needed to play this Dylan song before it is laid to rest.
There's a story behind this that's uninteresting to anyone but me. A short version is that my old, broken guitar (made semi-immortal with duct tape and instrumental willpower) needed to play this Dylan song before it is laid to rest.
One of my favourite songs off Blood On The Tracks and you have covered it so well. Cool expressive vocal and those banjo solos sort of add a poignancy. Good job mate.
There's a story behind this that's uninteresting to anyone but me. A short version is that my old, broken guitar (made semi-immortal with duct tape and instrumental willpower) needed to play this Dylan song before it is laid to rest.
Tear-stained skin weathers resting near as the sun is born
A sacrament to visions of sorrow and seasons of remorse
Butterflies disturb the light with dance
Flowers sway and gently bend
Beckoning with soul the wind
Life brings another chance…
WOW! That is one beautiful song. The lyrics are lovely poetry and the recording nice and clear. I like how you have panned the acoustic guitars and also the laid-back vocal performance. Great work.
every moment
each day
searching
for something
someone
to feel
know
care
every face
each friend
rejection
and its too much
too much
too much
to bear
it's been a long
long
time coming
it's a long
long
way home
every moment
each inch of time…
There's a story behind this that's uninteresting to anyone but me. A short version is that my old, broken guitar (made semi-immortal with duct tape and instrumental willpower) needed to play this Dylan song before it is laid to rest.
This is a silly song I wrote 35 years ago for a crush. For some reason today felt like the day to record it.
The way that mountains shape the horizon
The way that lightning lights the sky
The way that ice cream makes you shiver
The way…
If this sounds like it was recorded in a single take on a $7 USB microphone, and then cheesy audacity reverb thrown in, that's because it was.
The old guitar and its player are both on their last legs, but unpacking after a move it beckoned…
Thoughtless
w/m: Tharek & Geir
Guitars /Music : Tharek
Vocals/Lyrics: Geir
-Lyrics-
A simple mind
not evil or unkind
had lost it's sight
of anything but it's spot in the night
the words should have been unsaid
what they did can't be undone…
Faith is assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
When Faith goes to the market, it always takes a basket.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith and the beginning of faith is the end of anxiety. [George Mueller…
Kinda rough. I'm uploading this mainly to share a guitar technique I've been working on. I'm wearing a slide on my picking hand and using it to alter pitches in single line phrases. There's a lot more can be done with this technique that I've…
Awesome. I hadn't read the description and couldn't figure out what was going on here. Very David Gimour in both tone and quality. Would love to see a glimpse of what you're doing.
"The out of body experience of traveling alone".
When I first started to play Guitar in April 2009, Geir was there to help me create tracks...
This is one where I put down a an amature track and he made something from it...
A…
Great vocals and lyrics... made up on the spot, eh? The whole song gives me the feeling of traveling through a busy place unnoticed, slowly, inching along... great track.
I was just really bored, so I decided to record this truly epic song.
Actually, funny story about how I recorded this. You know those long, black, skinny, microphones you can buy at Wal-Mart, in the computer section? Yeah, I used that, and Cubase…
I was just really bored, so I decided to record this truly epic song.
Actually, funny story about how I recorded this. You know those long, black, skinny, microphones you can buy at Wal-Mart, in the computer section? Yeah, I used that, and Cubase…
I really like your playing and vocals, and the odd tone the microphone gives your vocal is really endearing. I could do without the background vocal, but everyone has their own thoughts, right? :) I like!
A Friend of mine (Dave Passourd) is a very talented song writer...
But he never records his stuff....
His songs rest with the memories of those that are lucky enough to get to hear his tunes.
Here is what I remember of a Song that he…
Thank you for the kind comments. I've come back to your catalogue again, and you have so much cool stuff here. I love this. Your playing is impeccable.
I have to admit ... a little strange on the mash ... but your playing is excellent and I love the vocals and tone. Going to have to keep an eye on you!
with some inspiration taken from an old movie "Days of Wine of Roses"
Lyrics:
To have and to hold
These aren't days of wine and roses
For better for worse
These aren't days of wine and roses
For richer for poorer
These aren't days of wine and…
This is a solo piano performance using an M-Audio 88es midi controller, Pianoteq, and a tuning I devised that is based on a harmonic series segment reduced to one octave.
Online play and download plus scala formatted tuning are here:
http…
Comments on Mike Denison (Lumberfork)'s stuff
Nice. It's unique, though at the same time it reminds me of the early seventies post-VU New York scene. You're vocal has a Bowie-esque quality that gives the song a bit of gravity. I'll be here if you decide to make a longer rendition. (..also, thank you for the kind words on our silly music.)
Hope things turn around sooner than later
like it , smart work ,......cheers tony cee
Terrific. It’s funny, how impactful and thought-provoking just a few words can be.
Your song reminds me its okay to not clean up too much a confusing end.. To let it be what it is to you ,despite outside urging..
There. Ruined it with drums.
Really nice acoustic work, and this is supposed to be a compliment, but your voice is perfect for Dylan.
Nice….y’know tat ol’ Lennon intended this to be slow. Nice rasp.
This is a mighty cool version Mike. And thanks for the shout out! I've always loved this song since I first heard it in the early 70s. In the early 80s we (a blues rock band) kept getting asked to play it. I cannot remember whether we actually gave in. But I learnt it the way I play it now in the 90s. I still play it regularly sat on the sofa (it's about the only song I know all the way through, including my own!!) - I sing it to my wife who looks on indulgently!! lol
This is the perfect nod to a beat up guitar. Thank you
One of my favourite songs off Blood On The Tracks and you have covered it so well. Cool expressive vocal and those banjo solos sort of add a poignancy. Good job mate.
excellent cover of a classic great vocal
WOW! That is one beautiful song. The lyrics are lovely poetry and the recording nice and clear. I like how you have panned the acoustic guitars and also the laid-back vocal performance. Great work.
I have an addiction in this song
sounds great mike , guitar sounds brill, love the vocal , great stuff ,more please ......cheers tony cee
great cover nice listen.....cheers tony cee
nice song love the vocals......cheers tony cee
And a nice 90 seconds it was too
Traffic lights, are they those lights that drivers are supposed to stop at when red ? Cool song, harp is a little Dylan/Young-like.
Nice. Liking that it's raw and real. Nice playing.
Comments made by Mike Denison (Lumberfork)
Fantastic tune. Took me right back to sitting in the dark last night with my scotch....
Improv or not, this is really awesome.
Haunting, but bold and jazzy. I really like this. Thanks for sharing.
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Awesome. I hadn't read the description and couldn't figure out what was going on here. Very David Gimour in both tone and quality. Would love to see a glimpse of what you're doing.
Unique rhythm, unique vocal, great biting harp. I love this stuff.
Oh my.
A little strange guys... strangely compelling. ;)
Great vocals and lyrics... made up on the spot, eh? The whole song gives me the feeling of traveling through a busy place unnoticed, slowly, inching along... great track.
Magic. Awesome.
On second listen, the backgrounds do add more than I thought at first, and I love your vocal tone. Thanks for posting!
I really like your playing and vocals, and the odd tone the microphone gives your vocal is really endearing. I could do without the background vocal, but everyone has their own thoughts, right? :) I like!
Cool take. Well done, even if it made me a bit depressed. ;)
Thank you for the kind comments. I've come back to your catalogue again, and you have so much cool stuff here. I love this. Your playing is impeccable.
Beautiful, emotional. Great one.
I have to admit ... a little strange on the mash ... but your playing is excellent and I love the vocals and tone. Going to have to keep an eye on you!
Relaxing take on insanity... ;) and well done. I like the vocals especially. Good one.
Oh my. That one stirs some emotions for sure.
AHhhhHhhhHHhhh!
I was thinking this sounded like lively Wallflowers song... then I read the description. Silly me. Good track.