2025 RPM Challenge song idea number six becomes finished song number 12. I like this one. I thought about naming it "Hyperactive Zany" but thought better of it. The GarageBand drummer would have worked up quite a sweat if it were a real person…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number five becomes finished song number 11. I didn't even realize that song idea number five (literally the song's working title) was in 5/4 time. What a coincidence! Too bad the song wasn't better. It's kinda…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number 14 becomes finished song number 10. This isn't so bad. I used the just-loop-the-bass gimmick and while that sometimes works for me, this time it just feels super repetitive. Not bad, just not very good…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number 16 becomes finished song number nine. This one is decent. I wanted a little bit of a head banger on acoustic guitar. It works on that level. Rhythm guitars are a Takamine F-400 S 12-string into a Shure…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number three becomes finished song number eight. I had this idea of having a shortish instrumental as the opening song of the album. Sort of like a prelude. I wish I had thought better because this "song" absolutely…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number 11 becomes finished song number seven. This one is okay, I think. I like the chorus at least. Not terrible. Rhythm guitars are a Takamine F-400 S 12-string into a Shure SM57. The lead guitar is a Gibson…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number 10 becomes finished song number six. Mmmmmm'okay? I guess? The rhythm guitar in your left speaker is a Gibson Les Paul Custom. The rhythm guitar in your right speaker is a Gibson Les Paul Standard '50…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number 12 becomes finished song number five. This is quite the sloppy mess, I think. Rhythm guitars are a Takamine F-400 S 12-string into a Shure SM57. Leads are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Mooer E-Lady into…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number two becomes finished song number four. You know, I was a music major in my past. 1989-1991 I attended the University of Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts (it changed its name to UMass Lowell during my last…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number one becomes finish song number three. Dumb rocker with a not-so-terrible chorus, I guess. The rhythm guitars are a Gibson Les Paul Custom coming out of your left speaker and a Gibson Les Paul Standard…