An electronica rework of my song "The Path You Chose." Looking for a female vocalist to sing to this one (the version with vocals, to straight guitar, is on my page).
This track dates back to 2012, when I was in the process of recording my 2nd album, "The Only Way to Build is to Tear Down," in a super run down shack, while seriously broke. On the other hand, that was the last album I really did multitracking…
This track dates back to 2012, when I was in the process of recording my 2nd album, "The Only Way to Build is to Tear Down," in a super run down shack, while seriously broke. On the other hand, that was the last album I really did multitracking…
New song. Wrote the guitar part first, lyrics came later. This is one of the first songs I've done more than one track on in quite a while, and also one that isn't dark (unusual for me). Anyway, enjoy!
just spent an absolutely lovely 15 or so minutes in the comfort of your songwriting. truly brilliant. in my humble opinion. especially liked lyrics of the last 2
The guitar part and part of the words came first- the song was not easily written. I had to force it a little, and finished it today after having fragments kick around in my head for over a month. I hope the words and performance live up to the…
New song. Wrote the guitar part first, lyrics came later. This is one of the first songs I've done more than one track on in quite a while, and also one that isn't dark (unusual for me). Anyway, enjoy!
New song. Wrote the guitar part first, lyrics came later. This is one of the first songs I've done more than one track on in quite a while, and also one that isn't dark (unusual for me). Anyway, enjoy!
This is a new song I wrote about two weeks back, and am FINALLY able to perform (I wrote the guitar part first, and it was too hard initially to sing and play. Even now, the timing is off in a few spots- that'll change as I perform it more). I…
This is a new song I wrote about two weeks back, and am FINALLY able to perform (I wrote the guitar part first, and it was too hard initially to sing and play. Even now, the timing is off in a few spots- that'll change as I perform it more). I…
This is a song written about a week ago, maybe two, but at the time I couldn't play it and sing at the same time because of the difficulty of the guitar part. It's a bit of a scratch version, I think the vocal timing will improve and change some…
A friend of mine is a director/scriptwriter, and asked me to do a version of "John Barleycorn Must Die" for his documentary on the Appalachian Trail. Instead of doing a cover of Traffic's version, I came up with my own version based on the original…
Dark little number. I just finished rereading "The Stand." That probably influenced the imagery of this song a little, though the message is actually pretty positive. It's about pushing through adversity.
This is a scratch version of a song I just wrote. It's basically a homage to a certain group of people who were strongly influential in changing me and making me who I am.
This is a scratch version of a song I just wrote. It's basically a homage to a certain group of people who were strongly influential in changing me and making me who I am.
This is a scratch version of a song I just wrote. It's basically a homage to a certain group of people who were strongly influential in changing me and making me who I am.
This is a song I just recorded. I wrote the music for it a while ago, and may have even posted it up here as an instrumental. I decided it was time to write lyrics. It went slow, I got fragments, and it was looking like it was going to be a totally…
nothing worth hoping for. Great line/title. Something of Johnny Cash in the vocal delivery for me. No bad think. The guitar tracks really nice too. Nice rugged feel
I just acquired a five string banjo. It was broken and I did a lot of work to it. It is now playable, though I'm waiting on some parts (the 5th string tuner is no good so it only has 4 strings, and I have to tune of of those 4 using vise grips…
Thanks, I am glad you dig it! Re: banjo... go for it, you can't go wrong! Do a six string if you want the sound but don't want to learn a new instrument- five string if you want something weird that'll challenge you musically... I think you would do awesomely with something like that!
Next in the little pile of songs from the shoe-box. This one has the date 27th January 1994 written on it, but it's describing an episode from many years earlier when I was, I'm guessing, something like 12 or 13 years old.
I had to go to a…
RPM 2013 feat. Gary Fox instrumentation collab
time trickles in
defenses wear thin
these holes in our armor
grow larger each day
steel-edged chills
come in close for the kill
the line in the sand
has been trampled away
it's so wrong…
yes...actually vocals on this one. My buddy Dave laid down some vocals to the lyrics I wrote back in 1994...original arrangement from '91 to be uploaded later...this recording was pulled from a cassette tape and not mixed...sorry for quality…
A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family
and made my way out west
i lost my job at the steel mill
im a hoping for the best
in this life
for my kids and wife
just outside of Davenport…
Arrangement by Jana Persson (Strummindude)
Accompanying vocals by Andrea Szirbik
CIVIL WAR
Holding down the borders
What's mine is yours
Folding down the corners
Of pages meaning more
Walking on the wire
Never thought to look for…
This is one of the things I was fiddling with when I sang Me and Bobby McGee as a distraction last week.
I'm working on finding out how to get acoustic stuff down consistently and effectively within the confines of what I've got here - I wasn…
An old riff plus a late working shift combined to allow this to happen
Premise: Rock Impresario admonishes a small boy about the 'heaviness of rock!' the small boy reciprocates about the 'lightness of life' Rock may beat scissors, but it doesn…
Comments on Songs From Nowhere Project's stuff
:) very kraftwerk
this needs work, but it has got serious potential! Personally for me, the guitar and the vocals fall flat. But the entire idea is brilliant.
and again. genius. need more time on alonetone if this is anything to go by
just spent an absolutely lovely 15 or so minutes in the comfort of your songwriting. truly brilliant. in my humble opinion. especially liked lyrics of the last 2
Yeah, Peter, you did good. Very nice track!
Nice one! I liked the words a lot. Hope we can do some recording soon. - Michael
good vocALS oriented
Yep, I much prefer this version. I think it's a pretty good one too!
I prefer this one, and it's different, which is a good thing :)
:)
Unique picking/strumming/sliding style, interesting lyrics, bluesy vocals -- You get the all around ROCK ON!
Totally dig! Great track! And thank you for your kind comments! w;-)
Nice one.
Here's hoping!!!......let me know if you succeed.........
Aww, this is a fabulous acoustic slide blues.
I hear cowboys in this song, nice.
so simple...so good
nice :)
an intimate tale......
nothing worth hoping for. Great line/title. Something of Johnny Cash in the vocal delivery for me. No bad think. The guitar tracks really nice too. Nice rugged feel
Comments made by Songs From Nowhere Project
This is a great song! Really like it! Well done!
Awesome song!
That's great! Well done!
Thanks, I am glad you dig it! Re: banjo... go for it, you can't go wrong! Do a six string if you want the sound but don't want to learn a new instrument- five string if you want something weird that'll challenge you musically... I think you would do awesomely with something like that!
Great song! Well done sir! Lyrics, vocals, guitar- all spot on. Good job!
That's pretty awesome! My favorite of yours is still "Metal vs Helium"- but this song is pretty awesome! Well done!
This is awesome!
I like it! It is hard not to think of the character from Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" though... again, cool song!
Damn, your voice is so awesome! Well written too! Great song!
Great song!
Really like the guitar melody line! Well done!
Good song... really like the groove!
Well done, sir! Well done!
This is really good! Well done!
This one is also quite beautiful! Have you considered putting words to it? I think it could be done!
This is great!
This is beautiful!
Levity. We all need it. Well done, sir!
This is hilarious! And awesome!
This is great!