I really liked your singing style on this recording. This song seems like a good follow up to vAMpiReBLUEeS. These are both so laid back southern, I feel like I need to swat some flies. I hope you're still checkin in here at alonetone. I'd like to talk more.
enjoyed the groove and the natural vibe.
felt like i was sitting in on a jam on some porch down south, surrounded by some swamps.
the whispered backup was very intriguing.
thanks for the little trip. :)
coffee shop song...
kenya time
hear the cracklin' paper
as you test the basil mayo
when you pull apart the cheese
and tip your brown beer bottle
smell the grinding coffee beans
set by tatooed arms to motion
near the burlap-bag topped…
the girl with her piano
this land she's in
clothed in unfamiliarity
these colors blend, fade
and run out of hue
all light has changed
and turned into greyscale
tinted with every shade of blue
this room she's in
suddenly fills with…
The song starts like a train from a station...
and then...that bluesy harp, takes you away!
Into the night...is it a dream?
No!...it's a GREAT song!!
Very well done Michael!
Do you see that girl? Do you see that boy?
Walking hand in hand? They're on top of the world.
Can you see that boy? Can you see that girl?
Kissing in the park. They're on top of the world.
I can see that girl. I can see that boy.
Walking…
Everyone has had one of those special nights . . .
(The strings are not a sample.)
UPDATED AUDIO 1-20-12
LYRICS:
Sneak out and slip into the night
Shotgun we're going for a ride
Forget your curfew
Everything will be all right…
This song is about that moment that you, as an adult, stop trying to live up to everyone's expectations of you..whether it be a girl/boyfriend, family member, society, etc.
I had this house I had been working on and I had all my movie making stuff in it. It burned down. That's sort of like this song but not...
WASTING OF YEARS by James Michael Taylor
I have a brain that I must keep busy
I have a heart with…
This is a song I wrote that actually came true. I wrote it several years ago. The girl I wrote it about I had not seen in nearly 20 years. I just wrote the song as a 'what if"... A short time after I first posted it, I was suddenly emailed after…
February
t boudreau
I'm stuck inside of February
With little chance of escape
And all you bar-stool visionaries
giving me advice that you'd never take
Wanna seat on a slow boat heading
South down a stream that seems to never end
Or…
You are very quickly becoming one of my favorite musicians...yes, the muse indeed...in fact, our neighbors collie passed last night...our sheltie, Emmitt, is in his last days...heartfelt kirk...merci
An improv in a found tuning. E and A strings tuned WAY down so they're slapping the neck:
A(low) E(low) C# E A C#
Super full moon tonight! (View More for video)
This was my very first attempt at recording , done on two tracks , me picking and vox , AK rhythm , then me adding a harmony vocal , a bit basic but a Traffic song i've allways loved
An unusual traditional tune from the first Scartaglen album way back in 1984. Going through stuff the other day and ran across the LP and couldn't even remember the tune or having recorded it. I played guitar on this track
This track is from the 1986 Scartaglen album "The Middle Path". The first tune "Jezaig" was composed by Breton musician Gilles Le Bigot. The second tune is one of the "Cantigas de Santa Maria" and is attributed to King Alfonso X of Spain
Roger…
Original Jazz instrumental. Written, arranged and performed by John Bowen. Made using Garritan Jazz & Big Band ver.3 Mixed and sequenced in Samplitude 2008.
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I really liked your singing style on this recording. This song seems like a good follow up to vAMpiReBLUEeS. These are both so laid back southern, I feel like I need to swat some flies. I hope you're still checkin in here at alonetone. I'd like to talk more.
enjoyed the groove and the natural vibe. felt like i was sitting in on a jam on some porch down south, surrounded by some swamps. the whispered backup was very intriguing. thanks for the little trip. :)
Hidden gem, very nice.
Beautiful. I think I'm going to go upstairs and look out the window again.... see what the sunrise looks like.
Wow, great find! Yes, this truly is gorgeous!
Gorgeous!
ah..loves me some neil young...great job
Awesome Michael... great recording!
Very cool song ... great vocal & really spot-on as to subject matter. Nice!
Oh, nice intro, an attention grabber for me. Great song, sooo cool! Love the echo's in the right ear only, ha clever!
Loved it you've nailed the vocal
Nicely done cool
Love the harp man. First class tune.
Classic!
Magic LG
This is fabulous, extremely inspiring, I'm reaching for my guitar now... Thanks for this one.
a lovely organic sound you have here and a fab tune to boot.
The song starts like a train from a station... and then...that bluesy harp, takes you away! Into the night...is it a dream? No!...it's a GREAT song!! Very well done Michael!
Cool tune.
nice song.
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Joyous!Like the trumpet....an announcment...
got a great offbeat flavor...like it
Love Your Voice and the phrasing of the song...sweet
tender...
heartfelt...happy endings i like...and You sing it so well! michael
workingman's song...great writing
joyous...looking all around
yes i do...great musing...love the sound
You are very quickly becoming one of my favorite musicians...yes, the muse indeed...in fact, our neighbors collie passed last night...our sheltie, Emmitt, is in his last days...heartfelt kirk...merci
dynamo....got a secret agent vibe...Great Voice...
has a beautiful tragic feel...yet, hope is there
like the mood...great Voice!
agree with Kirk....looking forward to hearing more ... great sound!
wonderful vocals...lovely simple guitar...exquisite
this is soul music....longlistening
lovely from the start...love the celtic feel...the pipes the pipes...I love Your music Michael
excellent layers! Joyous!
very smooth.....very nice
time to make it...yes
wow!....love this too....harmonysweet