Robert James's listening history
Welcome to the 2020 National Solo Album Month. Yet another album in a month project for ol' Robbie.
Nothing particularly noteworthy about this one. I like it. I like the three part harmonies on the last chorus. The riff is okay, the stop…
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Another song, another faux trippy ending. I should change the name of the album to Faux Trippy Endings. What do you think?
Lyrically I think this song is just about the last year.
When I recorded the rhythm guitars I was pretty stoked…
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Written and recorded for the Record Every Month Challenge in March 2023. I'm thinking of trying to record a single each month this year. This would be the A side for March.
The idea started bubbling up in my head at the tail end of the RPM…
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I am hoping to finish the month of June 2023 with 10 new songs. Only one can be my submission for the Record Every Month Challenge. There are two candidates on the short list. This is one. I like this. There isn't much to it, I just like…
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This is the first idea I came up with for the 2021 RPM Challenge/FAWM and it very much sets the tone for most of what will follow. It's too long, it is pretty much just an Eminor and a Dmajor... everything is going to sound the same this year…
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The third song finished for this year's RPM Challenge is the 13th song started. As with everything this year it's too long. The vocals are a bit too pitchy, but I think I can live with it today. Ask me again tomorrow and I might have a different…
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This is the result of a stunning lack of rehearsing.
I write these little songs as I am recording them and as a result there is no actual rehearsing of anything involved. I do it all on the spot. I really enjoy that process but sometimes…
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The RPM Challenge site's Record Every Month Challenge has an entry for June. This one started out in May but it was just the chords from the chorus in the little music memo file on my iPhone. It didn't actually become a song until June. It…
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The fifth song started for the RPM Challenge is the fourth finished, and it's the title song for the album (assuming I don't change my mind in the next five days).
Lyrically this is a write what you know kind of song. The Guilt Machine in…
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2022 RPM Challenge song number 18.
I still have two more songs to mix but as of right now this is hands down my favorite of the batch (spoiler alert, I think I might be saying that about the two songs that are left as well). Usually when I…
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