Political Folk. About the sexual hangups and illnesses of our culture because we don’t know how to talk to each other and our kids about sex and agree on what’s right or wrong and where the lines should be drawn.
NO ONE’S BIZ'
Education…
HEAR MY FINAL SONG
Most were drinkin', four were playin' cards
Two were dancin', one he played guitar
He was singin' how she broke his heart
Some were smokin', smoke rings filled the air
One was flirtin', playin' with her hair
He was…
Pitchforks glow reflecting torches held in hand by the town’s folk
Eyeballs gleam beneath the balls of flame puffing out the stream of smoke
Rumors grow, they’re telling of the child who was flung in the lake
Gnashing teeth, they scream…
Lyrics by Adrienne Harvey. Music by Randy Nixon, Jr. and Gene Eric Mann. Vocals by Harvey. BG acoustic rhythm and acoustic bass guitar by Mann. Remaining guitars by Nixon.
Neat groove and some dark, I hear a kind of Jefferson Starship influence, perhaps it's in us all. Thanks very much for your several recent comments re my trax. There's no good way to thank someone other than post a comment for them and perhaps that's a good thing. Best with your muse Gene!
This is the bonus track for "The Best of GEM" playlist.
APATHY AND GREED
Apathy and greed is in the human seed
"I need more, to Hell with you" we say so well
How we live and play to get us through the day
Til we hear the bell that summons…
A May Day/Beltane dance song. You may like this if you’re Wicca, Pagan, Druid, or just like dancing about a May pole, but I wrote and recorded this for my soul-mate, Jennifer. Blessed be!
A fun little Blues jam. The BG rhythm/drums were generated with the Yamaha E313 KB. All other noises are my fault.
FIND YOUR WAY
You’re crying on my doorstep
Say you want to come inside
You’re lying through your teardrop
No one gets…
HEAR MY FINAL SONG
Most were drinkin', four were playin' cards
Two were dancin', one he played guitar
He was singin' how she broke his heart
Some were smokin', smoke rings filled the air
One was flirtin', playin' with her hair
He was…
Keyboards (bagpipes) performed by Starry Nightmoth. Lead guitar by George Harrison. Vocals and all other instruments performed by Gene Eric Mann. Thunder and rain by Mother Nature. Lyrics by John Lennon.
Pretty cool and imaginative bro. As i was listening I could imagine a break beat drum patch behind this with a little synth too. I dig the thunder at the end.
Keyboards (bagpipes) performed by Starry Nightmoth. Lead guitar by George Harrison. Vocals and all other instruments performed by Gene Eric Mann. Thunder and rain by Mother Nature. Lyrics by John Lennon.
Keyboards (bagpipes) performed by Starry Nightmoth. Lead guitar by George Harrison. Vocals and all other instruments performed by Gene Eric Mann. Thunder and rain by Mother Nature. Lyrics by John Lennon.
Keyboards (bagpipes) performed by Starry Nightmoth. Lead guitar by George Harrison. Vocals and all other instruments performed by Gene Eric Mann. Thunder and rain by Mother Nature. Lyrics by John Lennon.
Keyboards (bagpipes) performed by Starry Nightmoth. Lead guitar by George Harrison. Vocals and all other instruments performed by Gene Eric Mann. Thunder and rain by Mother Nature. Lyrics by John Lennon.
A Sea Shanty with a bit of Psychedelic seasoning. Guest artist Starry Nightmoth performs the “harmonica” on a Yamaha KB as the song fades out.
37 SAILS
Thirty-seven sails be a full rigged ship
Open up ye hatch and pour ye spirit down…
HEAR MY FINAL SONG
Most were drinkin', four were playin' cards
Two were dancin', one he played guitar
He was singin' how she broke his heart
Some were smokin', smoke rings filled the air
One was flirtin', playin' with her hair
He was…
Another Psychedelic Folk song from the Lore of Spring collection of my four MYTHOPOETICA demos. One of my earlier recordings, there are sound quality issues. Drums are via the Yamaha E313 KB.
(A Moment) IN THE AURA
Goddess Earth, I’ve come…
Have a problem with TV evangelists? You won’t have a problem with this number! This Psych Folk tune features Starry Nightmoth on church organ. The rhythm/drum track was generated using a Yamaha E313 KB, the rest is my fault.
COME UNTO ME…
HEAR MY FINAL SONG
Most were drinkin', four were playin' cards
Two were dancin', one he played guitar
He was singin' how she broke his heart
Some were smokin', smoke rings filled the air
One was flirtin', playin' with her hair
He was…
To me, as a songwriter, I have come to the "conclusion" that what I might say to explain a song is functionally THE BRIDGE. Your explanation adds so much to the song maybe it's bridge time.
HEAR MY FINAL SONG
Most were drinkin', four were playin' cards
Two were dancin', one he played guitar
He was singin' how she broke his heart
Some were smokin', smoke rings filled the air
One was flirtin', playin' with her hair
He was…
My idea for the song was, what if life was a bar, and all 7.5 billion earthlings were group into just a handful of characters that could fit into a bar -- what is everyone doing? What are they thinking?
HEAR MY FINAL SONG
Most were drinkin', four were playin' cards
Two were dancin', one he played guitar
He was singin' how she broke his heart
Some were smokin', smoke rings filled the air
One was flirtin', playin' with her hair
He was…
Makes me want to hear more of the story.
Thanks for commenting on TRUCK. It's something I wrote for DARK BLOOD, River Phoenix's last movie. It plays while the nuclear explosion takes place.
2112 part VI: Soliloquy
The protagonist returns to the cave and broods for "days". He imagines "what my life might be in a world like I have seen", and now considers life under the Federation "cold and empty", with his spirits "low in the depths of despair". He resolves that, in order to "pass into the world of my dream, and know peace at last", he must take his own life— his narrative ending as "my life blood spills over."
One of the most famous soliloquies in literature is Hamlet's where he contemplates suicide, saying "To sleep, perchance to dream". The title of the song movement indicates a similar struggle where the protagonist chooses the liberation of spirit "that with my death I may pass into the world of my dreams, and know peace at last".
Starry Nightmoth and I (Gene Eric Mann) labored a few days on this tricky number. We gave it our best shot, but mucho kudos to Del Shannon's keyboardist -- his break rift was amazing! We settled for sort of faking our way through, which was…
BTW, the Del Shannon version is in A minor/A -- we transposed our version to E minor/E simply because I can't "wa wa wa wa wonder" and "wai wai wai wia why" as high as teenage Del anymore.
Boston, Massachusetts is not just a college town. It's THE college town. I mean it. Seriously. There is a major university in just about every neighborhood, and there are institutions of higher learning on nearly every street corner. Add…
This is my arrangement of the classic organ piece attributed to Bach, for two pianos. It was done entirely by ear, so I changed many chords. It's part of my album, Analytic Continuation.
Here's me and the old Joanna live in the cellar for the John Lennon Jukebox ...i surprised myself on this one ....only a couple of fluffs on the piano..which with only three takes and reading the lyrics from the ipad is the surprise....hope you…
It was about time I got on with musical expression. This song is about our interconnectedness. Our identity. Serious mystic stuff eh? Yeah - wait until you hear it - haha.
Said the snail to the bird how's your flight?
If I had your wings I…
So 50/90 is an unnatural forcing of a crap ton of songs in a relatively short period of time. We're half way though and I've learned one thing. I've learned how easy it is to repeat something you've already done. This one sounds a LOT like…
I will have to disagree with the commenter below me -- I dig the vocals as they are in this one. Choice lead break, dude! Yeah, I'm into this, and appreciate the mix down and mastering job as is -- Rock on!
Slick and cool, gorgeous and haunting -- an excellent composition. Colorful (many shades of blue), bittersweet, interesting texture. An all around fabulous job -- Rock on!
Gene Eric Mann was kind enough to do noise removal for me. The hiss is all gone, which is awesome! The resulting track has an interesting ethereal quality. This might end up being rerecorded at some point, but this is an amazing improvement!
Re-check your e-mail -- there's yet another mix down of this song, with extra rhythm guitar, lead, bass, and BG vocals. I had fun adding myself to your very cool song. You ROCK. Rock on!
This is the rerecording of "I Lose Control." The first recording was using my computer's internal mic, just to get it down. I didn't want to wait until I got home, so I got a cheap $10 mic at a pawn shop with an adapter and ran it straight in…
This is the rerecording of "I Lose Control." The first recording was using my computer's internal mic, just to get it down. I didn't want to wait until I got home, so I got a cheap $10 mic at a pawn shop with an adapter and ran it straight in…
I've downloaded the file and have already removed the floor noise -- no problem. But I also discovered what is called "over peaking" in the file, and I'll fix that as well. I also noted that your file is mono, rather than in stereo. I'm going to fix that too, plus add some reverb. I'll send you the results shortly and I may also take you up on the invite to add tracks to a 2nd mix down of the file. Meanwhile, Keep on Rockin' in the Free World.
Comments on Gene Eric Mann's stuff
Ah yup.
You definitely achieved your goal. What a cool premise.
love the way the vocal repeats in the chorus
Neat groove and some dark, I hear a kind of Jefferson Starship influence, perhaps it's in us all. Thanks very much for your several recent comments re my trax. There's no good way to thank someone other than post a comment for them and perhaps that's a good thing. Best with your muse Gene!
Thank you. Very good and I will share..
Blessed be indeed! I dig the flute key / sample.
Bass is awesome!
Harmonica makes everything better, nice job. Vocals are good too......
Pretty cool and imaginative bro. As i was listening I could imagine a break beat drum patch behind this with a little synth too. I dig the thunder at the end.
great work. freaky but very easy on the ears. good listening in the head phones.
Very very interesting....brings back memories of the 60's and the "White Album" ...Great stuff... now where did I put that bong:-)
That took me a minute. Love it.
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." ~ John Lennon
I love it, what a fresh idea, great "outside the box" creating
About as good as it gets..........
The video for this, by Starry Nightmoth, is gorgeous -- come check it out, y'all!
Check out the video!
To me, as a songwriter, I have come to the "conclusion" that what I might say to explain a song is functionally THE BRIDGE. Your explanation adds so much to the song maybe it's bridge time.
My idea for the song was, what if life was a bar, and all 7.5 billion earthlings were group into just a handful of characters that could fit into a bar -- what is everyone doing? What are they thinking?
Makes me want to hear more of the story. Thanks for commenting on TRUCK. It's something I wrote for DARK BLOOD, River Phoenix's last movie. It plays while the nuclear explosion takes place.
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Excellent!
2112 part VI: Soliloquy The protagonist returns to the cave and broods for "days". He imagines "what my life might be in a world like I have seen", and now considers life under the Federation "cold and empty", with his spirits "low in the depths of despair". He resolves that, in order to "pass into the world of my dream, and know peace at last", he must take his own life— his narrative ending as "my life blood spills over." One of the most famous soliloquies in literature is Hamlet's where he contemplates suicide, saying "To sleep, perchance to dream". The title of the song movement indicates a similar struggle where the protagonist chooses the liberation of spirit "that with my death I may pass into the world of my dreams, and know peace at last".
BTW, the Del Shannon version is in A minor/A -- we transposed our version to E minor/E simply because I can't "wa wa wa wa wonder" and "wai wai wai wia why" as high as teenage Del anymore.
JAMMIN'! You sooo ROCK! Great job -- Rock on!
Gorgeous and sweet.
I dig your last 5 postings, but this one especially entertained me.
Amazing! Excellent job. You ROCK -- Rock on!
For a live recording, this came off especially fine -- really, a great job, y'all!
Of course you know I like it. but I do so hope others will enjoy our collaboration as well. It's a pretty song, nice lyrics, well sung.
VERY GROOVY, VERY COOL! Nice poetry, vocals, musical arrangement, and mix down/mastering job. Quite entertaining.
I will have to disagree with the commenter below me -- I dig the vocals as they are in this one. Choice lead break, dude! Yeah, I'm into this, and appreciate the mix down and mastering job as is -- Rock on!
Slick and cool, gorgeous and haunting -- an excellent composition. Colorful (many shades of blue), bittersweet, interesting texture. An all around fabulous job -- Rock on!
Some really nice things strung together here, with some great flavor, interesting colors, pleasant textures.
Enjoyed it. Nice mixing and mastering job. Good songwriting. Rock on!
Woks for me. A fine compilation, very intriguing.
I really got into this. You've strung together some great sounds and mixed and mastered them quite professionally -- great job.
Nice... and somewhat eerie-ish in places! A good compilation of sound. I got into it.
Re-check your e-mail -- there's yet another mix down of this song, with extra rhythm guitar, lead, bass, and BG vocals. I had fun adding myself to your very cool song. You ROCK. Rock on!
Check your e-mail -- I'm pleased with the results, and I'm sure you will be likewise pleased.
I've downloaded the file and have already removed the floor noise -- no problem. But I also discovered what is called "over peaking" in the file, and I'll fix that as well. I also noted that your file is mono, rather than in stereo. I'm going to fix that too, plus add some reverb. I'll send you the results shortly and I may also take you up on the invite to add tracks to a 2nd mix down of the file. Meanwhile, Keep on Rockin' in the Free World.