I didn't plan on having this (mostly) percussion free. It was just that when it came time to work out a drum part I... you know... didn't. The electric guitar is my ES-335. I can see everything I can see how things go I can know…

Not sure what to make of this one. I like the mellowy groove, but I don't particularly care for the lyrics. Especially given that they are pretty much about writing lyrics. Sometimes I just run out of ideas, you know? The electric guitar…

Song three of (probably) 10 for NaSoAlMo. I'm still going with the plan of longer(ish) songs that feature at least a little bit of 12-string guitar. So far so good. I sort of like the chorus on this one, but the verses aren't all that hot…

Another longish song that has a 12-string guitar part written and recorded for NaSoAlMo. The lyrics are sort of me being a sore loser after the mid-term elections. The electric guitars are all Stratocaster. all aboard the train its…

Song #1 for the 2014 National Solo Album Month. It's November again, so it's time for another NaSoAlMo. This year I am thinking of trying to write longish songs, and I would like to find a way to get my 12-string into every song somehow…

Less than an hour after declaring my bluesy October project at an end I came up with this. It's almost like I don't even listen to myself. The guitars are all Stratocaster and the lyrics are about raking leaves. No, seriously.

I thought of making October's music 10 12-bar blues riffs. I made it to three. This is the first (and probably best) of the three. The guitars are all ES-335. I have no idea what the lyrics are about.

October Music Continues with a second song with a bit of a swing to it. The guitars are all Stratocaster and the lyrics were written off the top of my head in about 3 minutes. I think this one is a tad too long, but otherwise I don't loathe it.

50/90 is over. What do I do now? The plan was to do the same thing I did after RPM and FAWM ended... just start another album in a month project. Well I started it, but it's going really slow. There are only five songs in the works, and…

Unless my math skills have failed me, this is song #50 and 50/90 is complete! WOOHOO! This song broke my one 50/90 rule... sort of. The rule was that all ideas get used immediately. Nothing gets dropped and everything I try stays. The idea…

Another song that is entirely in 7/8. I like this one a little bit even though the riff seems a bit forced. The guitars are all Les Paul. I won’t try to hold you back I won’t try to keep you down I just want to build you up I just want…

This one is pretty sad. Sad as in, it's not very good, not sad as in it's a sad song. I spent one afternoon working exclusively in 7/8. This was the third thing I came up with. It's the worst of the three. I still sort of like the groove…

This is the 47th 50/90 song posted, but it was the 49th idea. I figured one last head banger before I was done. The lyrics are supposed to be political without really trying to pick a side. Eh. The guitars are all ES-335 how do we handle…

Not quite sure what I was going for musically with this one. It was just a couple of off the top of the head ideas. Not a lot of thought or planning. The lyrics are an Florida Man story about a guy who called 9-1-1 to ask for a ride to the…

This is the 45th song posted for 50/90, but it is really the 50th song to be worked on. Somehow it seems fitting to close off the festivities with a sappy love song that swings a bit. Of all the crap I've written this summer, this is the…

The verse and the chorus are pretty much the same thing except the chorus is louder and heavier. I consider that a gimmick and a bit of a cheat, but I very often really like the way it works out. Shoot me. The lyrics are about being afraid…

Something tells me I'll be mixing this one again soon. The lyrics here are specifically about 9/11, but I guess it would apply to any major event. I was just listening to the accounts of people who were there at the time and comparing their…

The verse is a 12-bar blues phrase, but the rest of the song isn't. Clever? Probably not. The lyrics are kind of about work stress, but maybe not completely. I can't really tell anymore. The guitars are all Stratocaster. Mixed up confused…

I thought going into 50/90 that I would need to do some quick recordings of really simple arrangements. Maybe just acoustic guitar and voice. Nope, not really. This isn't meant as filler. This idea is something I noodle on almost every…

I had planned for more pieces for this song but it was late and I was tired so I quit while I was ahead. The next day i stitched together the few riffs I had into a song structure and decided it was set. Then as I was recording the leads I decided…