This one is unusual for me in that I kinda like the melody but the riff is kind of a throw away. It’s almost always the other way around… or more likely I just hate it all. This is noteworthy for this year’s RPM Challenge in that it was the last…

This one seems okay. I’m really tired tonight so I think I might listen tomorrow and find the mix is a disaster. Wait and see, I guess. Most of the guitar parts were worked out in January and then worked into a song in February. The lyrics are…

I had the guitar parts for the three main sections of this one demoed out back in January so it doesn’t qualify for this year’s FAWM, but it does qualify for the RPM Challenge album. The lyrics are embarrassingly crappy, but someone I care about…

I think I might like this one. It’s almost funky but not quite. It was sort of a throw away at first. I wanted to have x number of songs in progress by y date and this one was thrown together to make my deadline. As it progressed though, I started…

My favorite part of this song is the D major 7 chord at 0:30, bar 19. I just wanted to share that. Robbie does not like the fascist in the white house at all. The sound of his voice makes Robbie want to vomit and the actual words fill Robbie…

The first mix for the 2019 RPM Challenge. I’m pretty sure I am going to re-record the lead guitars before the month is over. The lyrics were inspired by an @_floridaman article about a guy who drove a Ferrari into the ocean because god told…

Something about this song. I think I might really, really like this song. This is the reason why I allowed myself to use music written prior to February 1st this year. I bought a new guitar back in May and at some point during the early summer…

The 2018 RPM Challenge is underway! One song down with only four days left! This one is overly political, and like most of my favorite RPM songs from the past, it’s in an odd time signature. The guitars are all Les Paul. The rhythm used a Vox…

I liked this one a lot more while working on it than I do now as I listen to a mix. Urgh. The lyrics were written while sitting in an emergency room waiting area. I actually managed to write two song lyrics while sitting there that day. It’s been…

I think the lyrics unconsciously mirror how I feel right now. This was the last song to get lead guitars and it sounds it. This was the last song mixed and it totally sounds it. I’m tired and I wanna go to bed. The guitars are all Les Paul…