The Great 2015 Re-Recording Project Reference Tracks
by Robert James
- 01. Illuminate 2:20
- 02. Illuminate (2020 Version) 2:56
- 03. Blind Eye 2:03
- 04. Blind Eye (2020 Version) 2:04
- 05. Should Have Been Mine (redux) 4:12
- 06. Should Have Been Mine (2020 Version) 3:48
- 07. Hurricane Time Again 3:45
- 08. Hurricane Time Again (2020 Version) 3:48
- 09. Killer 3:41
- 10. Killer (2020 Version) 3:43
- 11. So Frustrating 3:09
- 12. So Frustrating (2020 Version) 3:01
- 13. Like a Brat 6:01
- 14. Like a Brat (2020 Version) 5:58
- 15. PA Highway Blues 4:05
- 16. Pennsylvania Highway Blues (2020 Version) 4:28
- 17. Overreaction 4:20
- 18. Overreaction (2020 Version) 4:25
- 19. Sun and Moon 5:23
- 20. Sun and Moon (2020 Version #2) 5:37
- 21. Did I Offend You? 4:05
- 22. Did I Offend You (2020 Version) 4:05
- 23. We're Coming for You 5:03
- 24. We're Coming for You (2020 Version #2) 5:10
- 25. The Day it all Went to Pieces 3:27
- 26. The Day it All Went to Pieces (2020 Version) 3:31
- 27. Seems a Breeze 3:01
- 28. Seems a Breeze (2020 Version) 3:04
- 29. Feeling It 3:37
- 30. Feeling It (2020 Version) 3:28
- 31. Go West Young Man 4:57
- 32. Go West Young Man (2020 Version) 4:57
- 33. She has Arrived 2:08
- 34. She Has Arrived (2020 Version) 2:31
- 35. Feels Like Something's Coming 3:06
- 36. Feels Like Something's Coming (2020 Version) 3:05
- 37. Also Ran 3:59
- 38. Also Ran (2020 Version 2.0) 3:50
- 39. The Flat Earth Rebuttal 4:29
- 40. The Flat Earth Rebuttal (2020 Version) 3:54
- 41. Hurricane Irene Blues 4:28
- 42. Hurricane Irene Blues (2020 Version) 4:20
- 43. You Lie Like Sam Hyde 2:00
- 44. You Lie Like Sam Hyde (2020 Version) 2:21
- 45. Two Steps Behind 4:11
- 46. Two Steps Behind (2020 Version) 3:48
- 47. Good Morning Sunshine 4:33
- 48. Good Morning Sunshine (2020 Version) 4:39
- 49. Hindsight 3:53
- 50. Hindsight (2020 Version) 3:53
- 51. The Price (Mac Mix) 4:03
- 52. The Price (2020 Version) 4:03
- 53. Welcome to the Routine (Mac Mix) 4:48
- 54. Welcome to the Routine (2020 Version) 4:09
- 55. Defiant 3:14
- 56. Defiant (2021 Version) 3:29
- 57. Mediocre Savior (redux) 3:53
- 58. Mediocre Savior (2021 Version) 3:41
- 59. I Only Believe in Truth (Bar Band Mix) 3:11
- 60. I Only Believe in Truth (2021 Version) 2:53
- 61. Oh, Won't You Tell Me Where the Time Goes 3:24
- 62. Oh, Won't You Tell Me Where the Time Goes (2021 Version) 3:33
- 63. Flat Earth Society Blues 4:08
- 64. The Treason and Sedition Blues (2021 Version of The Flat Earth Blues) 3:56
- 65. Is it Me? (Mac Mix) 3:39
- 66. Is it Me (2021 Version) 3:44
- 67. Bad Guy 4:02
- 68. Bad Guy (2021 Version) 3:30
- 69. Believe:Deceive 5:56
- 70. Believe:Deceive (2021 Version) 5:00
- 71. Small 4:03
- 72. Small (2021 Version) 3:39
- 73. Calling 3:01
- 74. Calling (Version 2.0) 3:01
- 75. It's the End of the Way it Was 2:16
- 76. It's the End of the Way it Was (Version 2.0) 2:13
- 77. Run Away Together 3:29
- 78. Run Away Together (Version 2.0) 3:28
- 79. Too Late Too Little 2:49
- 80. Too Late Too Little (Version 2.0) 2:43
- 81. Weight 2:41
- 82. Weight (Version 2.0) 2:34
- 83. Glorious View 4:24
- 84. Glorious View (Version 2.0) 4:24
- 85. Mathematical Proof 4:48
- 86. Mathematical Proof (Version 2.0) 4:34
- 87. Untitled Volume 4:21
- 88. Untitled Volume (Version 2.0) 3:28
- 89. Don't Think About It 3:57
- 90. Don't Think About It (Version 2.0) 3:47
- 91. Goodnight Hold Tight 5:40
- 92. Goodnight Hold Tight (Version 2.0) 5:26
- 93. Watch Me Ruin Everything 5:15
- 94. Watch Me Ruin Everything (2022 Version) 4:54
- 95. The First Day - Redux 2:49
- 96. The First Day (2021 Version) 2:53
- 97. Underground 3:29
- 98. Underground (2021 Version) 3:23
- 99. Sucker 3:13
- 100. Sucker (2022 Version) 3:36
- 101. Ice (Redux) 4:11
- 102. Ice (2021 Version) 3:32
- 103. Sky is Falling (Redux) 3:04
- 104. Sky is Falling (2022 Version) 3:05
- 105. Overkill 3:33
- 106. Overkill (2022 Version) 3:33
- 107. Back on Track 3:40
- 108. Back on Track (2022 Version) 3:51
- 109. Dogfight 2:53
- 110. Say Goodbye (2022 Version) 2:53
- 111. No Skin Off My Back Bro 3:42
- 112. No Skin Off My Back Bro (2022 Version) 3:18
- 113. The Thing You Fear The Most 6:38
- 114. The Thing You Fear the Most (2022 Version) 5:46
- 115. I'm Never Sure What I Should Do 2:18
- 116. I'm Never Sure What I Should Do (Version 2.1) 2:44
- 117. That's All That's Left to Me Now 3:26
- 118. That's All That's Left to Me Now - (Version 2.1) 3:05
- 119. All There Is 5:16
- 120. All There Is (2024 Version) 4:30
- 121. Can't Go Home Again 6:29
- 122. Can't Go Home Again (2024 Version) 4:18
- 123. I'm Here to Give You the Bad News 3:10
- 124. I'm Here to Give You the Bad News (2024 Version) 3:05
- 125. Guilt Machine 3:38
- 126. Guilt Machine (2024 Version) 3:36
- 127. Repeat 4:23
- 128. Repeat - (2024 Version) 4:00
- 129. Blame 4:00
- 130. Blame (2024 Version) 3:28
- 131. Dry Your Eyes 3:25
- 132. Dry Your Eyes (2024 Version) 3:20
- 133. No Chance for Me (Part 1) 2:50
- 134. No Chance for Me (Part 2) 3:45
- 135. Forbidden Language 6:56
- 136. Sell You Something 2:34
- 137. Not Over Yet 4:23
- 138. Here Comes Round Two 3:05
- 139. Somehow it Holds Together 3:19
- 140. Can You Imagine 3:35
- 141. Not Up for Debate 2:41
- 142. No Deeper Meaning 2:52
- 143. Nothing Like This Anywhere 2:46
- 144. We Still Could Make it Through 3:04
- 145. Guess You Just Had to Be There 2:52
- 146. No Disguise 2:59
You Lie Like Sam Hyde
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The music was written in a hotel room in upstate New York. How rock and roll is that? I occasionally find myself very inclined to throw electric pianos at everything. This comes from such a phase. The part in question here was recorded using GarageBand for iPad. If you use GarageBand for iPad one of the first things you learn is that the velocity functions SUCK SUCK SUCK. Keyboards suffer from the affliction the most. I really should have re-recorded the electric piano part using a real keyboard and my Mac, but I just didn’t have the energy to try and figure out what I’d done on the iPad. I’m not a keyboard player. The struggle is too much to worry about.
The lyrics are my second use of a website that collects old folk stories, specifically stories from Massachusetts. This one is about a guy, Sam Hyde, who was notorious for telling unbelievable tall tales, and for drinking a lot of cider. It’s sort of a cute story.
Here’s the link:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/sam_hyde.html
You lie like Sam Hyde
one lie for each truth
he’ll not be denied
anything for his use
there is the meadow
there is the tree
there is the river
nothing else there to see
One glass of cider
shiny half crown
a lie in the truth
I’m the talk of the town
Give me the money
and a little bit more
I gave mostly truth
when I came to your door
Justin Otter Guy
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I can't believe no one commented or faved this awesome jam before me. I love the poetry and the vocals and the music. You truly ROCK, my friend. Rock on!