So it has been a while since my last RPM. I felt this song was the best was to reintroduce myself with the insane process that is the RPM Challenge....

This is a last minute bit of guitar goofiness. I own three Gibson guitars and have been wanting to write a silly instrumental that includes all of them. This is it. The rhythm guitar is my '79 ES 335 Pro, the lead on the left is my '18 SG Standard…

Sweet Christmas, this puppy is a mess.... ....and I LOVE it! There is actually two mixes going on at once here. I set everything for the beginning and end sections without even listening to the middle. Once I had the two mixed where I could…

This is the band mix of this song: https://alonetone.com/robertjames1971/playlists/rpm2020---finished-mixes,-so-far/good-people-(coffee-shoppe-mix) The only note worth making is that unlike almost every other song I worked on this year, the…

RPM 2020

Garys instrumental, guitars, bass Chris drums

Toms tune, lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, mando, Chris drum / back vocal John Otto - Penny Whistle / great keys/ Spirit Ummmerica.... Well my girl n me got a front row seat To the next world war We stood in line for quite some time Its…

Tom and Chris’s tune, Toms lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, mando, banjo, harp and some keys Chris drums - Johnny Keys Poor Mans Paradise I was born in a thunderstorm Rolling down highway one With the poor mans tax upon my back Before…

Garys tune, lyrics, vocals, guitar Toms bass Chris drums Johnny Keys WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT GIRL I USED TO KNOW AS SPARKLING FRESH AS NEWLY FALLEN SNOW A HEART TURNED TO STONE SO SYNICLE AND ALL ALONE TIME WONT HEAL THE PAIN ONLY EMPTYNESS…

Chris’s tune, lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar, bass Toms Mandolin Johnnys keys Grey Matters Pale grey.. my blanket of birth... For what it’s worth No one can say Frozen hue.. bequeathed to me.. The powers that be But what colors…

Garys tune, lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass Chris Drums Johnny Keys Why’d You Have To Go BEEN AROUND FOR MANY YEARS WASHED AWAY SOME PAINFUL TEARS MET SOME FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY SOME STUCK AROUND SOME WENT AWAY BUT I STILL THINK…

Chris’s tune lyrics, vocals drums, bass and acoustic guitar, Toms electric guitar, Johnnys Keys Vibe Fix me baby, give me a fix Open up your bag of tricks Build it up now, lay the bricks Sugar on top, then stir the mix All that rhythm…

Garys tune and lyrics, vocals guitars, Tom Bass, Johnny Keys YOU GO IN CIRCLES TO GET WHAT YOU NEED YOU LIKE TO CUT THEM DEEP THEN WATCH THEM BLEED A MEAN MISTREATER ALWAYS A ACE UP YOUR SLEEVE YOU NEVER LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY YOU…

Sheehan did this

Brennan proposed the title of the song while looking at a bottle of Dust Off by the computer.

Noble did the keys on this tune.

Hasan original guitar track

Jessie kindly contributed her voice to this recording

Gilronan made this up to sing this to his girls as they played dress-up with cold weather accessories.

Sometimes people make it weird

This would be cool with piano, right? And maybe Bruno Mars singing it instead or something?

Not quite a rap "battle," but definitely inspired by Brennan's interest in such things.

Hasan made up the title

What's it gonna be?

Hasan original guitar track

Well I did try and get an RPM challenge done after last years fail, but I'm still lacking enthusiasm or creativity. Hence the uninspiring title of 'The Fifth', as this was the 5th track I was working on and the only one that came close to completion…

Me on my Squier Strat and Peavey T-20 bass, both going through Amplitube 4 in Reaper. Drums courtesy of the Superior Drummer 3 plugin. It's a little long without words, but still puts me in a pleasant mood. Hence the name. :)