The Proods

This song was written after I had watched a documentary about Jonestown, which featured music from their choir. They were very talented and I couldn’t help wondering if any of them had survived. I’d like to think that there were a couple of ‘em that grabbed their guitars and said, “Let’s get…read more

Once in a nightmare
I knew you then
I think we were related,
I’m not sure
maybe we were strangers.
We’d look in windows and climb
the trees that grew,
and if it’d rained outside
we’d take off our shoes.
And when I’d see you
I would pretend I was a friend
although I knew…
we were…read more

“Castaway of Love” is a song by Brian, one of our guitar players who until now has been shy about sharing his talent. When he told me the title of this song I was expecting a 1920’s style megaphone crooner melody, but was happily surprised by what he came up with.

Another tune about an inappropriate school teacher

Miles Away is a very simple guitar riff and lyrics that match, but it’s a song that came from the heart of one of the band’s members. It’s kind of a tune about a newly married couple…like most Prood songs it was recorded after one or two rehearsals. The banter at the beginning was The Proods…read more

by Jeremy Messersmith

Quite a bit different from the original.

roland td30k v-drums into reason 9

Inspired by a large stone I saw in the Ortspark in Munich, which somebody had carefully engraved with the name Mabel.
No loops used this time, all virtual instruments played by me. Cymbal, guitar, acoustic guitar, violin.

by Jeremy Messersmith

Quite a bit different from the original.

roland td30k v-drums into reason 9

Inspired by a large stone I saw in the Ortspark in Munich, which somebody had carefully engraved with the name Mabel.
No loops used this time, all virtual instruments played by me. Cymbal, guitar, acoustic guitar, violin.

Lyrics to this tune are purposefully ignorant, although I’d be lying if I told you that there isn’t real life emotions in this one.

Lyrics to this tune are purposefully ignorant, although I’d be lying if I told you that there isn’t real life emotions in this one.

Miles Away is a very simple guitar riff and lyrics that match, but it’s a song that came from the heart of one of the band’s members. It’s kind of a tune about a newly married couple…like most Prood songs it was recorded after one or two rehearsals. The banter at the beginning was The Proods…read more

This song was written after I had watched a documentary about Jonestown, which featured music from their choir. They were very talented and I couldn’t help wondering if any of them had survived. I’d like to think that there were a couple of ‘em that grabbed their guitars and said, “Let’s get…read more

This song was written after I had watched a documentary about Jonestown, which featured music from their choir. They were very talented and I couldn’t help wondering if any of them had survived. I’d like to think that there were a couple of ‘em that grabbed their guitars and said, “Let’s get…read more