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This is my first of the year so a Happy new year to all and thanks Norm for the beat .....hope you enjoy.
Stories of ghosts and the devil abound in Puerto Rican folktales. In the southern part of the island, it is said that most of these stories…
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Down the cellar this evening we were having a bit of fun with this old Elvis Classic ....he didn't seem to mind.....but Dr Nick had been in earlier.........with the one armed Banjo band backing...
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original written and performed by Iron and Wine
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The insecurity of criticism to the nowhere man ......... I didn't have time this evening to put any music to this so i've put an old instrumental (The Turkish Lout) to it.....hope you enjoy my little drama about that nowhere man....(Be Warned…
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Lyrics and Chords:
Winter Solstice
Written by Greg Connor
When the G days are short, and the C evening’s so D long
And the C wind is D shaking the G trees
When the cold snow crunches C beneath your D feet
And your C cheeks are D…
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Reg managed to get this one going in the Cellar last night before the children went to bed so he didn't wake them with his wailing....hope you enjoy it was a lot of fun to do although the songs a sad one...................
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Jango and Louis got to it this afternoon after watching the Wizard Of Oz on the Tv after a hefty lunch down the cellar and brought a tear to everyones eye.....................after Norm said about the dark side of the Rainbow i decided to check…
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This is my favourite Elvis song and it's took me over a week to get the piano as good as it can be although i do intend to give it another go but for now it will have to do.....plinky plonky as it is.........the vocal needs recording better as…
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Music written and performed by corryhully lyrics written and sung by oldrottenhead
Time
i have your picture in my wallet
i keep it so you're always near
when i'm away i look at it
it's somethingthat i like to see
it's getting worn i should…
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After the damp squib of a start to the party it eventually got started and what a party it was........you should have been there....the whisky started to flow......it must have been the most debauched night down the cellar yet…
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Ab mil ke saaare aish kare
Yeh pyaar ki daulat cash kare
Ab mil ke saaare aish kare
Yeh pyaar ki daulat cash kare
Maan mein jo aye wohi paaye
Is dil ki sunte hum
Jeeye apni marzi se
Piye Jaam khushi wale
O kal ki koi baat nahi
Aaj hi khushi…
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I want stop this rendezvous
and start again without a word;
I think you must know the true
I´m a fish man blind falling...
For many years I breath the blue
trying to save me from the fang
always one step behind...
I scape every time…
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Reg is in the cellar, it's early morning he is back in what seems the inevitable empty bar. To the Barman Reg sings his sad song ........................
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That one song from Passager that nobody liked! Death of a Salesman... from hell! Another day in the life of those 'Stopadvertising' folks.
I have always set a little bit
off to the side to help the family
though I currently have five of…
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Reg just had to Reg this old classic up........
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Reg has been doing a bit of thinking about life and the way he's going to live what he has left.......
IT’S THE STORIES THAT LAST FOREVER
Life’s like a dream it will soon disappear
When you die it has gone forever
If you think about…
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The Stones piled into the cellar last and Mick and Reg got exchanging ideas and they came up with this one . Sung by Reg with Keith playing the Cello and Mick on the piano but he had had a far bit to drink so.......................
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Reg found himself wandering around the cellar, thinking and he come to realize that he spends most of his life drifting from one idea to another,drifting.........
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Reg has been philosophising about life tonight and this is his conclusion............
LIFE IS LIKE A WAVE
The body is the sea and life is the wave
Life is just like a wave
Life is just like a wave
Life is like a wave gaining power
Life is like…
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Dioses:
Voy a confiar
En la remota esperanza
De abrirte a verdades
Tomadas de un sol arcano y sus hijos
(del sol y sus hijos)
Transita entre eras
Guiado por fuerzas distantes
Los ciclos le esperan, abre la puerta.
Abre tu mente y…
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Evidencias:
He viajado desde el fin
traigo líneas nuevas sobre mi rostro
evidencio que las sombras me ataron
espero que ahora veas lo que he aprendido.
esta noche va a salir el sol
He reunido aquí las voces de mis sueños
cargo m…
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spanish version, over the vocal melody created by Bethan Mathis :)
"Náufrago"
El barco "Vidas" ya zarpó, me alejó de la costa
llamada "Libertad" por otros.
En olas me acerqué a vagos horizontes
Mudando piel y corazón.
Pero el mundo…
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"Cumbre"
Abrí mis ojos; la luz me cegó
un viejo temor despertó,
me obligó a volver
dentro de la tormenta.
un sueño llamó,
con magia me habló
de un mundo frente a mí
viviendo en mentiras
pero algo me dijo se fuerte
ya despert…
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Poor old Reg he cant figure it out!! ........ since he's been listening to his self help tapes to stop drinking he has never got any money and he just doesn't understand it, he keeps working coming home relaxing to the tape........... then when…
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Reg was surfing the web looking for some entertainment and it was on ebay he saw an advertisement offering a free DVD of an Elvis impersonator When he received it the film was of a chap dressed as Elvis in a bright red jump suit and sunglasses…
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I heard a blues song underneath the Beatles polish.
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I haven't tried the vox pipes in a few months. I've been sickly and singing was out of the question. After 24 days of instrumental RPM, I started getting back to 99%.
Might as well sing right? Better yet , let me trash the greatest song of…
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Sloane did me a favor & played an electric guitar part on this one. I had hoped to work with her more on this project, but she wound up leaving town to help take care for a recovering family member.
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Seventeen thousand…
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rpm 2011
You asked me where these rumors start.
"I don't know," I said and crossed my heart.
But I told you I did not hope to die.
You said you can't trust no more.
Why start now? You never did before.
Now I just have to pause and wonder…
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rpm 2011
As night falls, a cold wind blows
Together we shall strive
Hold me now before I fall apart
and come undone in pieces
and fall to the earth the like rain
Hold on through the dark
Hold on climbing together
Hold on to me as…
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I've been all around
I've been up and down
I said I've traveled in all directions
Now
The world is new
If you've seen what I've seen
And you've been where I've been
I guess you know what I mean
Now
The world is new
RPM 2011
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This is me live....
No frills....
I Play a classical because my fingers are too big... Lol!!
Sorry if it is a bit rough...
was a tough night...
30/12/10
I like it though...
Peace
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The year is 1790 and the place is French Guiana and the subject is the slave trade.....................
This is a collab with Norm.
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I remember weekends thinking we could last forever
I remember everything that you said was so clever
I remember our hearts fading like a burning ember
I remember wishing that our ties would soon be severed
I remember why I left you
This…
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I love playing bass with Norm's beats. This is a one take jam with Stealing Pumpkins.
Warmin' up for RPM........
Enjoy!
Thanks Norm. More Cowbells!!!!
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This one has been sitting around for awhile.
I wanted to get some mix time in before RPM gets rolling.
Trying out some new mixing techniques.
Enjoy!
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Independent production conducted by Anderson Luizaga partnership with Daniel Agabiti created, recorded and mixed in exactly two months, for a presentation of ballet at the Teatro Alpha-Sao Paulo-Brazil. A rereading of the famous dramatic ballet…
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an acoustic version of and old track (y en español jajaja)
My friend Mauro Toro played guitar
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Drive Cleaning.........
I found this gem floating around. One of my first home recordings trying to play all the instruments in a 5 piece band.
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I had been in the hospital for many days and when I came home I just had to jam. This the result of that joy
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Drive cleaning time!!
Found this arrangement left over from RPM. The drum track was already mixed from my old kit. I cut it and mashed it up trying to fix it when I mix it.
Then I added some vintage synth sounds, some guitars, and some reptilian…
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From the concept album The Tower of Rust. In this song, the main character has become aware that he has become one with many past lives. "And now I'm someone else".
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Track is from our concept album "The Tower of Rust".
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Ring of Fire - lyrics by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash -1963. Slightly modified.
This wasn't meant to be Ring of Fire but that's how it wound up.
I have been wanting to trash Ring of Fire and the words just seem to fit this simple 1-4-5…
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(Bowers, Rainbowtruth) from the LP "Over the Counter and Through the Woods" circa 1997.
Barnett: Lead vocal/guitar
Osborne: Drums/backing vocal
Bowers: Bass/spoken vocal
Duff: Guitar
One of my favorites. Don't be fooled, the sampled snare…
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This is a long version of the track "THE GIRLS AND ME" A beautiful collaboration with the great BETHAN MATHIS. Here at http://alonetone.com/bethanmathis you can listen The girls and me"
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Hybrid analog/digital rock and roll. I'm trying out some new guitar FX and amp sims in Pro Tools.
They are not so bad all distorted and fuuzzzzed
up.
I tried to sing it, but hey, you know, I give it hell though right?
It's a Goddess of War…
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Two-part tune. The first part is "Untitled," and the second part (based on the last bit of "Untitled") is "Sugar." We went for the slow version for the record. We also play "Punk Sugar" and have messed around with "Country Sugar" and "Reggae…
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Check out the quasi-reggae breakdown right in the middle. The chorus is in 7/8 with the exception of the last measure, which is 8/8. Mike does the backup vox.
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I know, you think I've completely lost it. This is actually a cover tune. Originally done by Wall of Voodoo around 1979. I did it from memory and ear, so I'm not sure if I got the notes or the Key right. It don't matter though, It was fun.
I…
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“Road”:
How can I believe in you my friend
I don´t know now what - you want from me
Please give me a reason to stay
How could you think I will change my way
to look at you, my friend
If you never show me what you feel.
I tried to explain…
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“December rock”:
I told you, I don´t took a shower the last week; I stayed in route.
You think because you care I must be worry about this things
I try to explain I only care about to be on my trip
You think because you want I will change…
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I guess I knew this would happen. Talk about creating one's own reality Sheeeeesh. End of the month and my pen has been re-fueled and I added some vox to this one, plus some lead guitar, and a bit of synth strings. I also took a shot at some…
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Just a guitar instrumental at this point. I don't know where it's going. I can hear some lyrics, but my pen is on hiatus for now.
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Filler track just in case. This too, will be shorter in the final mix. If it makes it at all.
All Synth.
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Au Naturale! A song a friend of mine wrote. Performed by me, of course. All recorded on the Boss Micro BR. It's a song about sharing. Very rough, raw and unplugged. Kind of embarrassed to "share" it - Please excuse the mistakes and hacks! One…
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What we are is mostly water
On our way back to the sea
I have made this trip so many times
I'm just glad you're here with me
Fall alone or fall together
Either way we will be one
You and me, we will reach the sea
And have need for names no more…
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"Miss She" is another step in my late-blooming evolution as a student of music. It's more ambitious in terms of attempting to create an atmosphere of sound, and less ambitious in that I "wrote" the words while standing at the mic. (The next song…
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Wasting away another weekend with some scales and mode practice on the synthesizers.
all the percussion is from the Juno drum patches and my fingers.
For you folks out there who enjoy the mode stuff this is Phrygian in A
A,Bb(A#),C,D,E,F,G,(A)
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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Song recorded July 2009. Song originally by Santana.
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Kinda cornball but what the hell. I gotta do one for the wifey every now and then.
I think my drumming hiccuped somewhere around 2:40.
Lyrics:
just a day
or maybe for a life time
taken away
by a women in disguise
wrapped on a…
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Seems to be that one song everyone likes.
Lyrics:
Stary night, the highway fades
a hundred miles and I'm on my way
I got up late
Lazy days and even crazier nights
there she was, on her way
she stuck her thumb out for me to see…
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Inspired by RFK's Mindless Menace of Violence Speech
Lyrics
Perhaps we can remember
if only for a time
that violence stops for no man
being rich and poor,and black or white
we share the same old dreams
a captive moment in our lives…
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This is the 'single'. Its short, punchy and dead simple. Like 1 chord simple but it builds like a mix of Foo Fighters and NIN. I had lots of fun with the midi, you can get some great sounds out of. I'm rather proud of this one... as you can tell…
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Originally this was a Van Halen-ish tune. Now... Well, listen for your self. This kicked things off for me. I really took inspiration from Mike Patton in Tomahawk. Very experimental with the voice hope you like it.
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Witness Protection
by Jack Merlot
copyright 2009 some rights reserved
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Can I get a witness?
Cuz I've been a stranger
and I know you don't recall my face at all
But you were my sister,
before you were famous,
but now you think…
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This is the finished version of Iris Florentine. The acoustic version is still up, though...
Iris Florentina
by Jack Merlot
copyright 2009 all rights reserved
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young and lovely, with a wise patina
tapping her toe like Degas' ballerinas…
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The mysterious planet of the machines from Dune. Features a 9-note scale.
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The first beat I ever made, first song I produced :) Please forgive the ill advised symbol.
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The flute on this piece is done by a very gifted flute player by the name of Melinda Eckels. You will hear Melinda on any of the songs where I use flute. Her abilities have spoiled me so, that I can never use keyboard or my limited flute skills…
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Here is something I just thought was funny, and then I added a bit of Buckethead's "..." for good measure. Vox by Throatrake.
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Track originally by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.
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6. Underachievers Anonymous
More nonsense lyrics. I quite like the tune though and the vocals are also acceptable for a change.
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Session fragment May 5, 2025. Roland J-6, Roland S-1, Bastl Kastle FX Wizard, Zoia, and a couple other pedals.
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14/02/25:
https://ditto.fm/my-infernal-world-ode-to-lina-and-paw-the-remixes
'My Infernal World (Ode to Lina & Paw) -The Remixes MEGAMIX' reached the Top 55 on the Spinnin' Records Talent Pool prior to release:
https://spinninrecords…
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