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This was an RPM track back in the day, and I've been playing it various ways to find a setting for it within the band repertoire. This doesn't sound much like our band would do it but it came out nicely, so i thought i'd share it.
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I struggled to get this thing completed. I've been sat on it for weeks, finished, debating whether I was really prepared to let it go.
I loved the song when I wrote it, inspired by a wonderful week at the end of September. But the recording…
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Just another obscure saint. Not much known about him. Probably much more important and significant than any of us will ever realize.
Oh, yeah, and then there is Saint Simon. Same thing for him.
RIP Alex.
3 Congas, Vintage Bass Cocktail…
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This was a good challenge for me. I had bits and pieces of songs half done and I needed to finish this project to round it out.
Who Knew ©2015 Jeff Cole
Just leave a number
I have gone for a drive
Electric reflections
on a 3x5
I gotta…
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A demonstration of the "glissando" technique of dragging a finger across a conga head.
(Original Lynch song: "Stranger Than Friction")
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This is a rough cut, but I like it. Here are the lyrics:
TOMORROW WILL BE YOU
It’s been a long time since I saw you
I’m at a loss for words
But when I heard the news
I went straight to your room
There’s no point in looking…
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Songwriting Sessions at "Crisis Skylight" (Homeless Charity: London) today.
Theme was "A Place"... I Chose home... Or what I understand of it...
Concrete Ocean
Tharek Ali Mokbul 2015
-Lyrics-
Home is where I fell down
It's where…
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Friends...an offering from the not-real album "Dr. Pepsi's Death Cult Glee Club". The song was inspired by t.v. commercials featuring actor William Devane, who has spent the last few years trying to convince Americans to buy gold.
The sentiments…
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I uploaded this one earlier in the month with a rough track. Colin W. and Greg Connor helped me improve the arrangement and we recorded it at Winterland Studios this past week with some amazing equipment and awesome sound mixing support from…
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11/12/15
Felt like loosening up and making something simple and pleasant.
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and you, again
a WAV format version of the album is available on soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/brett-warren
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Wrote this song yesterday after another long week of crummy news in the world and had the good fortune of the Minnesota song writers in my living room tonight to help me bring it to life. Greg Connor - on the cigar beat box, Colin Walterson on…
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Cover of a Baroness song March to the Sea. I decided to drop the vocals for now until I can sing them better :) Enjoy!
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It's not really a finished, polished recording, but isn't that the point of this website? Hope you like it.
sunshine and all the dust
faded colors up above
memories of the one I loved
coulda been the one
the desert she don’t forgive ya…
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The guitar tracks were recorded by Soqrates in Jordan, the bass and vocals were recorded by Billy and Naomi in the UK.
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The old hippie in me has tried to write a Christmas peace song ....I had a couple of hours today with Seb at pre-school so i just got on with it...i think the sentiment is there but the verses do need a polish but hey! ive ran out of time so this…
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Here's my contribution to the "Who Knew" songwriting challenge. Also my first 12 bar blues song which was a challenge I added for myself, so hope you like it!
Who Knew
© 2015 Colleen Dillon
Verse 1:
You’re soft in your heart
But rough…
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some fun messing around with a cool tuning of DADDAD
Spaghettification ©2015 Words & Music Jeff Cole
She works the phones for all the green eyes
She lives alone under the metro shade
Sunday tries to hand the peace prize
Evening wine…
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Recently I read Greg Renoff's excellent book "Van Halen Rising" and learned a ton about Eddie, one of my early guitar heroes.
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There's a producer Fest over at Songcrafters and Hook (Eric) from Miami took this song on and i think did a great job... What your thoughts?
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Featuring Lena Panfilova, Vocals
Night Cafe by Pasha is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
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Been reading Yngwie's memoir Relentless and although there are many untruths it is still entertaining and inspiring.
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Heard this chord progression on the movie Rudderless and wanted to improvise on it.
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So. Been out of music for a while, what with death and stress and worry and doubt. So it goes. Back on the horse, so here's some music. Enjoy.
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this was something i threw together last year after RPM 2k14, but i never finished it.
i love the original!
http://alonetone.com/wng801/tracks/world-1
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The best music is always created in a burst of emotion, when the passion is still hot and your heart burns with fire. I finished this song in just one night, in my frantic attempt to capture the emotions I felt then.
"The only shelter I had…
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Here's the second one we did at the Winterland Studios. You'll hear Greg Connor on guitar and vocals, Colin W. on bass and vocals and Randy C. on piano. This was a blast! I think this is definitely the best version yet of this song.
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The final part of the story - our protagonist has her at his side, burns the place to the ground - only now does he begin to contemplate that maybe this wasn't the best solution
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a one-off, unrehearsed piano version of "Creep" in memory of Scott....click "about" and "view more" for the video...
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Having fun (finally) playing around with the riff for this tune by Howling Wolf, which is based on a song by Charley Patton and another by the Mississippi Sheiks and another by Tommy Johnson and so on ...
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Final version
Day 28
Anyone else still writing songs?
this is the result of trying to listen to too many mixes in one day. Sometimes it's just easier to record something else.
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"Man, UnderTale's got such great music. I should try to make a track like that!"
2 hours later
"Never mind!"
Haha, yeah, so this didn't really turn out that great, but I still like it. UnderTale's music is just... Man, it's excellent…
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Piano song concept for title screen of a videogame or other scene within.
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A mashup with
Roger Sundström Objects,Homemade Instruments, Soundscapes, Mix
Benjamin Smith (Ben.improv.Dec.10.2015)
Jim Goodin (Michael John)
Steve Layton (Gloria)
Tom O'Neill (Tensone)
Paul Mimlitsch ("twix n tween")
Norbert Oldani (The…
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a.k.a. "The Ballad of Big Celine"
What ever happened to ballads - stories told in song? The internet and TV have reduced attention spans, and long songs a la Don McLean, Harry Chapin, and Gordon Lightfoot have fallen by the wayside. If you…
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This was part of the 'who knew' song challenge, recorded live at Colleen Dillon's on 12-09-15, with Greg Connor on guitar. Love his part, didn't edit out anything, even left the comments on the beginning and end.
(This is a story about Chilean…
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an impression for processed sound, brass and percussion in adaptive just intonation is a piece inspired by the first successful test of a large scale stellarator fusion reactor. Click on the graphic for more information. NOTE: this piece has a…
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RPM 2k15
extra guitars Jeff Treese
i’m tired of waiting for
the mail to come today
it’s obvious your letter’s
not on its way, but i still stay
i’m staring blankly up
into the cloudless sky
don’t ask me why, i’m going blind
staring at…
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RPM 2k15
extra guitars Brent Nolan
for every choice I've made
another path unfolds
this is but one of many ways
the story could go
we're waiting for the train
but we've been here before
once on you're sped away
while you watch yourself…
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RPM 2k15
vocals by Nikki Goodson
i'd like to live among the bees
fly from hive to flower
and do my honey dance
for all the fellas
no senseless purpose
no one doubts my resolve
no one pushes me around
we're all the same after all
i…
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RPM 2k15
vocals by Gregg Todt
extra guitars Jeff Treese
you come to me
and i’ll take your hand
and you take my heart
it’s just a start
and i’ll come to you
and our love will soar
up to the stars
that’s pretty far
away, you’re safe…
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RPM 2k15
vocals by Jeff Treese
it was your eyes
that saw into my soul
the me that nobody knows about
and magic kisses
that make you float up
so high, i am, so high
and i fault your dreams
they’re not the same as mine
but now you…
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RPM 2k15
vocal by Colin Garvey
extra guitars Brent Nolan
he’s hiding in plain sight
sends a message, don’t bother
drive away, refuse to fight
and try to be the father
left alone with the radio
and wipe away my tears
weakness reveals…
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RPM 2k15
vocal by Gregg Todt
is it the medication
that makes her stare off into space?
those little pills in the bottle
grab your collar
smack you in the face
i want to make an appointment to see
that drug, so he will give her back to…
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RPM 2k15
vocals by Ashley Reynolds
this whole place
going down the drain
and i’m going along for the ride
nobody forced my hand
nobody made me this way
nobody tried to stop me either
it’s not what i say, what i do
it’s everything all…
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RPM 2k15
vocals by David George
you said it a thousand times before
i know, i know, i know
as if you thought i wasn’t listening
anymore
if i could i would ease your sorrow and your pain
so you won’t ever have to say these things again…
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RPM 2k15
vocal by Madeline Koestner
she tries to push me away
nothing that i can do
so hard just to maintain
and keep my mind focused
to not let my eyes betray
i’m watching her slide away
into the abyss, call it nothing
call it nothing…
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This is the first demo [Sister Savage](http://alonetone.com/sistersavage) and I have made for our RPM 2011 album.
Although I've uploaded a copy here we'd be really grateful if you would listen to the [version uploaded by Sister](http://alonetone…
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watching swirling winds and blowing snow in front of the fireplace, feb 2013
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Lyrics:
How much will it cost to mail this fruitcake?
The one that I have baked with so much care.
Tell me, what’s the postal rate, and how long will it take,
And will it still be fresh when it gets there?
I stayed up all night just…
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Inspired by and in collaboration with [My First Dictionary](http://myfirstdictionary.blogspot.com), the [VUArtists](http://veryusartists.com/vuartists) bid farewell, fond wishes, and vague threats to all you kiddies who joined us on the musical…
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A little improv on my Zither Music Company zither acoustic.
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True life story of a creepy humanities teacher that hit on our high school girl friend....slept with another, lost his job.
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I can communicate more then ever thru technology and social media yet still feel so isolated and anxious at times.
Telethon ©2015 Words & Music by Jeff Cole
Someday all my planes up in the air
What I am invading no one really cares…
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A great title for an okay song. Some day we'll do a great song using this GREAT title.
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I had to perform my original composition live on 12-2-15 for my semester-end concert. It was a nerve-wracking experience for me, I've only resumed playing the violin hardcore over the last three months.
I thought I made a ton of mistakes. They…
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I 've watching and reading the news this last week with interest and i feel they have got it wrong on the fight with IS but then i am only one voice and others have different opinions but i don't know how you can bomb to stop an idea...is it all…
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My final project for this semester. Done!!!!
We had to write a short piece for 2-5 players. I chose violin and piano.
The piece also had to represent what we hope to learn and what kind composer we hope to be in four years. (I almost called…
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In case you are in the mood today to kick some ass with Mike and me.
Congas, Vintage Bass Cocktail Drum, Bongos, and (of course) Cowbell.
Concept=>Drive=>Plan=>Engagement.
6/8
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And here another version of another classic... Based on the original Julie London, sweet, incredible recording.
I hope you like and/or enjoy this one.
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The Boogieman
tboudreau
I just might be hiding behind your bedroom door
you might find me lying under your bed, down on the floor
You swear you hear the creekin' coming up the stairs
you got your eye on the peep-hole and nobody's there…
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i went more for a metal/rock guitar tone using my walnut carvin bolt 6 into my mesa triple recto into mycrate celestion cab.then recorded bass and drums.
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this is a song about how humans,in general,are idiots.i played all the parts.
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"Love Me Somehow" is a track off my latest EP "Birds and Squirrels".
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Venus In Furs - Velvet Underground COVERed live by The Solutionists at The Woolly Mammoth on South Street, Philadelphia PA
11-28-2015
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Here is my contribution to the latest song writing challenge posted in the Alonetone Forum.
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Who Knew when I first met you
That all your troubles would be mine
And you’d be coming around again…
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This is a recent live recording of an old song. "Can't Do Right" is an upbeat, country folk song about a man who can't seem to stay on the straight and narrow but ultimately wants to be loved as much as anyone.
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