thetworegs

My heart goes out to all those people who lost loved ones in the fire last night that played out the terrible scenes on the TV this morning. I watched with my mouth open at the horror of it all and wished i was dreaming……

Small town Blues have you got them?

The Band chose this one …..

Take 3

Thats all i’m trying to do…….

Desirea is playing with Regs head again….

another for the one chord song club…..
WHITE LINE FEVER
coming up like a speeding train
as the powder hits my brain
i can taste every grain as the brain begins to stain
begins to stain

Got the white line fever

i’m set alight like butane
Burning brighter than a star
as my mind…read more

Yesterday i was a dreamer
Today am i just a fool
got nothing to give you in this life i’m just your tool
i feel like someones mule
i feel like someones mule
Pull this gun from fingers
Take this anger out from my soul
let it go

Your too loud when you whisper
Your to quiet when…read more

messing around jamming and came up with this

i want to start to feel real
This old heart mine has had nothing but bad times
Every time i think i got it made
By christ it all goes wrong again
yeah Everything goes wrong and i’m left singing this sad song
i want to feel some love
running right through my soul
i don’t want the same…read more

Gary the drummer sent the lyrics and chords over and im guitlty og the rest. I must add it sounds nothing like it will finish up but hey i’ve just got my computer back and can record again so who cares!!!

My computer decided to give up the ghost so while its being fixed I dragged out an old laptop and recorded this through the inbuilt mic adding a little lead after …

Having a bit of Recording Feb for the RPM and thought i’d add this one into the mix

A 1st mix

This is the start of an idea for the band, i googled three words to describe President Trump and the result gave me the idea for the lyrics not sure if it works or not but hey it’s an idea…..
Idea for Lumbering beast

he’s gross and disturbing, calculating, self serving, opportunist, determined…read more

With Rat a tat ta t’s drums from the other side …Thanks Tod

Live in the Cellar………..

another for the RPM the seeker the psychic the depressed turn to to put there life back on track…..
THE SEEKER
so your the seeker, who can unfold the dreams
can you tell me whats waiting out there in the foreseen
can you see in to my minds eye behind my frown
that disguises my mind…read more

A demo for the band

Heres another from the collaboration list on the other-side another excellent backer by Kari Thanks for letting me play with it….
TRY TO LOVE ME
why are you so scared of things that, you can not change
Why do you spend your time worrying about yesterday
why do you cry each time i say i…read more

Kari had this backer on the collaborations list on the other side and i couldn’t resist giving it a go. Hope you enjoy Thanks for listening.
IT WAS A MADNESS
I met this women she said she was,
the women of my dreams, full of lust
cause she knew who she was,
and knew just what it was…read more

I’ve taken up Kens Challenge to work on this backer with him.I hope no one is offended by this too much. Its just an opinion , i’ve tried to describe the conflict in American politics and the world to the new President Trumps and his attitudes to the world around him as i have seen it through…read more

An outline for another for the RPM ….
PASSWORD
I can fly for miles and miles with the money i spend
I can go back through time, with the deal i’ve signed
i know the secrets you told your, very best friend
i was winning the race, till the very en

I can see through the darkness…read more

One for the RPM…
THAT WOMEN

A E D
I tell you this women she got no soul
she gotta heart made of stone
That makes her blood runs cold
She’ll take a young man with all that love in his heart
When she leaves him he’ll have nothing left at all
she’ll fill you up with her promises and…read more

This is a song written by a new friend Reg met , while walking Monty the dog in the woods at the top of the hill, Sherlock the dog and Smed where walking too and they started to make conversation and the conversation turned to music. Reg told Smed he sang in a band and they were looking for…read more

Been busy revising….but hey!! i passed…..

JUST LIKE THE 70’S
Everybody knows that the 70‘s rocked man
That rock stars where made of gold
 Everybody knows everyone was plugged in
the music played with everyones soul
Everyone knows everything went crazy
everyone knows that there were…read more

Feeling in love Grin no better feeling …. Tried drums bass rhythm guitar and even a bit of lead oh ! and not forgetting the organ….but jumped in a bit too early at the start but hey!! i’m trying…Thanks for listening

it’s last train out of memphis
it’s time i lay this love to rest
it’s time to look to future
stop being obsessed

she doesn’t want to know me
she doesn’t want me near
she wants me to leave her alone
it’s become clear
it’s become so clear

Yesterdays love has gone
all is now lost…read more

live in the celler..Hope you Enjoy…Thanks for listening..

A bit of a musical kinda song…..
I DID WRONG
Counting on my fingers, counting on my toes, the years go by, but life is so slow
where life leads, to where it goes ,where it’s heading, no one really knows

But a small mistake a wrong place a wrong time suddenly your life is at stake…read more

A bit of a blue one live from the cellar…..
Time Please Fly Away
time has that way of healing pain
it can can turn a madman back to sane
long ago a dream was made
but like my thoughts that dream has strayed

now i’m lost on a dark and lonely road

a voice inside tries to claw back…read more

Ken sent me over this AC/DC kinda backer and asked if i was interested in doing something with it and i sure was ….Heres’ what we came up with Thanks Ken for letting me warble on this…..SHE SER MY BLOOD ON FIRE
six foot one with those dark Green eyes
How was i to tell she was the devil…read more

Johnny sent me over this backer of the theme song for the old TV series Auf Weidersein Pet …..

Just back from a lovely two week holiday in Cornwall and Gene sent me the finished version while i was away….another excellent backer by gene …hope you enjoy our take on a Stevie wonder classic ……

Reworked by the band into this demo…
LET EM FLY
Easy money is an easy life
An easy woman wont make a good wife
we’re all enjoying the ride
while know no one gets out aliv
so I say, Let them cards fall
let them fly

some people say that love is life
cause life isn’t worth much without…read more

i had a visit this morning when i got to the door there were a couple of Jehovah witness’s sprouting the gospel i explained i was an Atheist but he was a nice chap ao we had a little chat about the state of the world and what was to be done when God came to sort it all out as the time was coming…read more

Another from live in the cellar….
WE’RE ALL ON OUR OWN
You can write a thousand songs about Heart ache
you can hold your heart open to the world
but no one gives a damn about your heartache
there’s too many broke hearts already in this world

you can write a thousand songs about loneliness…read more

a little live in the cellar song …
Nobody Knows
well i’m sat here watching the waves go back and fourth
Eating away at this here shore
Like years on a life always wanting that little bit more
then time comes along like a demon and takes even more

Nobody knows where it’s all leads too…read more

A little disgusted at our former Prime minister…
to say the least…
HE’S THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE
we have travelled down the road
from what yesterday was to be
i switched on the TV and guest who i see

i saw Blairs dishonest eyes looking at me
they spoke to me one word
guilty
but inside…read more

A Regged version of this classic by Free…Hope you enjoy………

a demo for the band..gave the Blues harp ago on this one ..a little bit of politics
So everybody’s spoken
so theres nothing more to say
they seem to know where we’re going
it’s to the other side today
so lets get going while the the sun’s still shining
before the clouds remember tit’s…read more

Thanks Rob for the idea…..
well Nigel he’s full of mouth
he seems to tell us all he knows what its about
but i’m afraid Nigel will always be a twat

A face of rubber and fat
That Nigek farrow is such a twat
he really suit athat kkk hat

He’s mislead million fools
to a future of nothing…read more

For the 48%……

this is the only reality we know
we can touch it feel it we’re the one who take the blows
but we can’t stop this world spinning
never ending it’s turning all the time
i’m getting lost in this whirlpool
swimming in my mind
in my mind
i’m but one of many
that feel…read more

The raven fly’s high with those big black wings
High in the sky it can see everything
Down on the ground is little Louise
Dead in the bushes her soul in the breeze
Her father rings his hands and starts to cry
Her mother can’t believe it and asks the lord why
The world watches the news…read more

another demo for the band……..
LET THE CARDS FALL
Easy money
easy life
easy woman wont make a wife
but we’re all trying to enjoy this ride
while knowing full well no one gets out of here alive

so I say, Let the cards fall
let them fly, let them land, where they will

some people…read more

a demo for a band song with badly played guitar but hey i’m trying …..
you lie to my face
you treat me with disgrace
you can’t speak to me right your always in a rage
come on, look me in the eye and tell me you don’t love me
Yeah! Look me in the eye and tell me you don’t love me

everything…read more

Another great backer by Speed Demon Gene …

and another for the 50’s fest on the otherside….

One for the 50’s rock n roll fest on the other side……….

For some reason i jumped straight in, i was rushing it as time is short but why ??? your guess is as good as mine. Anyway it was a lot of fun Hope you enjoy…….

My 1000th Upload in 6 years…Thanks for listening it’s been quite a journey from my first tentative step into this new world of making music.I couldn’t have done it without you THANKS!!…..Here’s a live in the cellar production…..

THE DREAM
EM B7 (Verse)
Am Em X2 Am Em B7 Em (Chorus…read more

well it is. Isn’t it?
Truth Is Such A Slut
stained sheets on a hotels bed
bloodstains left from the living dead
ash from a smoked cigarette

burns the soul from the tangled head
the sailor fills his pockets with earth
trying to get that dollars worth

he’s awake with both eyes shut…read more

A bit of a mess around on an old Elvis song….

Gene has made an excellent backer here’s a first mix the finished one is to come..i know i’m like a puppy dog i should wait….Thanks Gene

Another attempt at playing the drums mmmm maybe i should have left them off…
THE HURRICANES COMING

the storm clouds start gather and surround
the rain comes pouring down
The hurricanes coming
run for cover
get out of the way
get out of the way
The hurricanes coming
get out of the…read more

Another quick one while escaping the madness of the house in the cellar…it’s Saturday which means the children have their friends over which is great don’t get me wrong but we take it in turns to escape for a couple of hours and this is what i did with my time in hiding…Hope you enjoy! Now…read more

Haven’t been about for a while…been busy doing nothing but i had some time this morning to have a strum and this is what i came up with after a bit of pondering…..Thanks for listening
One and one makes two
two in turn makes one
everyone
were all wanting
were all wanting that one…read more

Kari was lookin for a collaborator and after listening to the track i jumped at the chance of working with him…Thanks Kari
BURN
I hear your voice
through the darkness
i hear your words and they
Burn
i see your look
i feel you be
i just want to stop bleeding
Bleeding out my love
Just…read more

A Tom Waits cover live in the cellar…….

Parker sent me over this great backer to add some lyrics to…and i came up with this

WAR OF WORDS
life has become a war of words
all my meanings are being misheard
i know you can’t take no more
i don’t want us to fight anymore
i just need you to understand
i’m just man who loves,who…read more

For my contribution to the RPM this year i thought i’d tell a little story……

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For those of us who think it impossible to stop these full throttle hands.

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(STRANGE DAYS) Thetworegs

The Blue sky in my dreams suddenly turned Pink. Sunlight was trying to…read more

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10.(II BELIEVE IN BELIEF) Thetworegs

Finally the plane lands in Geneva safe and sound, My fears have not, they haven’t you know materialized at all, i’m still here , I have not been smothered by the Bulk who just sat quietly next to me stinking and sweating through out…read more

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17.(I BEGAN TO FALL) Thetworegs

This voice carried on lecturing me “You really have no idea do you” ‘The shit that you have put people close to you through’ “ all this crap you about i can stop if i want to, i’ve just got to want to, i’m not a alcoholic” look Reg it’s time…read more

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31.(A MAN LIKE ME) Thetworegs

Thirty minutes or so had passed and fuck all had happened i was starting to think he’d given me a fucking placebo when the little Red light from the stereo, jumped and started flickering up and down the metal work of the shelves, it was darting…read more

43.(A PIANO RUMBLE) Thetworegs

I carried on walking i must have walked for miles. Thinking, cursing him, persuading myself, to forget about him, the fucking no good, and carry on with a newer cleaner life and possibly put everything back to how it should be, and go and try to apologies to…read more

Had a lot of fun with this one

This is an old one i found on my Hard Drive a collab with Chris Vaisvil it seems an age ago….

.using my old Acoustic with my Chrimbo Prezzie woody Seymore Duncan pickup on….This one started as live in the Cellar…… i’ve just added some backing here and there as it seemed a bit sparse so i’m still classing it as a kind off LiTC….[song=Ashes to Ashes ]Bowie[/song]

Here’s my Bowie tribute….finally..Like a dog with a bone i carried on with this trying to play and sing hopefully i haven’t chewed it up too much…..All recorded on the one track live in the cellar….so no going back….

One for the Peace Fest on the other side….it has a touch of the Irish about it i think…..
Bugger the fighting and bugger the wars
make an end to maiming and being parliaments whore
lets put a stop to the fighting once more
cause nobody wins when there a governments whore
lets put hands…read more

I was looking through my Doors music book and this one reared it’s head and i thoughti’ll try the one scale i know and try some lead ..so i dived in………

I found a new chord shape on my acoustic while trying out a new Chrimbo prezzie a Seymore Duncan Woody pickup for my old acoustic so of course i wrote a song around it….

I’ve got this feeling deep inside
that makes me want to cry
I’ve got a feeling deep inside

that makes me want…read more

Here’s a demo i’m offering up for the band i’m in the Big Bad Dog…Jon is on Guitar i may add a lot better player than myself the first demo i think was Em all the way through that i played him luckly he can see what i’m trying to put across anyway here it is it’s nobodies fault but mine…read more

There’s a producer Fest over at Songcrafters and Hook (Eric) from Miami took this song on and i think did a great job… What your thoughts?

The old hippie in me has tried to write a Christmas peace song ….I had a couple of hours today with Seb at pre-school so i just got on with it…i think the sentiment is there but the verses do need a polish but hey! ive ran out of time so this is what it is folks….Merry Christmas….Peace…read more

I ‘ve watching and reading the news this last week with interest and i feel they have got it wrong on the fight with IS but then i am only one voice and others have different opinions but i don’t know how you can bomb to stop an idea…is it all about oil? Are they really worried for our saftey…read more

Practicing for a gig i have coming up down the local football club in a couple of weeks supporting a local band for there Christmas do….Here.s my attempt at the Who’s Magic Bus…using my new line6 pod and the voicelive for the vocal…not the best of recordings but it’s live in the cellar…read more

Gene sent me over this great backer and i tried to fill the vocalists shoes……this is one of two different mix’s the other is over on Songcrafters ……..Thanks Gene

another sad one from me…i seem to be stuck in the groove….
F Am F Am
G Am G E7
Yesterday I had a dream I became one
I was Watching the waves play around with the sun
While dancing to the sweet vibe of that sunshine
I suddenly felt the peace of being one

Chorus
This ride I was…read more

a song from the Nashville series….

Chris sent me over this track and i got to wondering what i could do to add to it. The tragedy of the Russian plane flying back from Egypt came to mind …..
CHAOS
The chaos of our time
rules our minds
The crazy
trust in chaos
Chaos will feed the mind
Chaos will feed the mind
Feed the…read more

This one is still in progress, Jon the guitarist sent me a riff which i stuck together to get a kinda structure…so this is take 1….
I’m gonna kill a Mockingbird
That mockingbird mocks me with your name
I’m still not over you and it’s causing me pain
Its me that’s left out here,standing…read more

A collab on lyrics from the other-side……
Before i stumble and fall
Falling back through memories
I don’t expect a soft landing
I’m staring at the tumbleweeds
remembering it all
i’m remembering it all
before I stumble and fall

remembering it all
before I stumble and fall

just…read more

another sad one…Will she?
Blue Skies Fillinf with Rain
F D D7 Gm C C7
F D D7 Gm C C7
Bb C C7 F

She’s smelling the last rose of summer
The stem stands high in her hand
Looking at its colour
Can this really be the day, summer ends

While the Blue skies filling with rain
will…read more

another sad song from Reg……..
I don’t know
sometimes i don’t know how its gonna go
i don’t know how its gonna be to live without you
I’m so twisted up in regret
My mind won’t stop thinking of you
my heart bleeds cause it knows all it needs is you
my heart bleeds cause it knows all…read more

i’m just a twisted guy whose fallen from paradises sky
i’m curled into a ball
of fury and fire
cause i want
your love

give me give me your love

i’m demanding your love

i’m twisting and turning baby
i cant let it out

i need you to let this thing out of me
your the only one…read more

John and i are in the process of trying to write a blues album and here is our first attempt to throw at your ears. Hope you enjoy! Johns musicianship is Bloody excellent i just hope i can keep up…

a little noodle that became a doodle……..

Another live in the cellar….with a little borrowing from Zep…Stairway a song about a beautiful lady who gets old…

Stairway
I’ve been told the long legged women ain’t got no soul
but that ain’t gonna stop her finding her goal
She’s living hard to find that stairway to heaven

She…read more

A love song for the heart break fest on the otherside…..
I DON’T KNOW
Baby don’t leave
Don’t leave me cold
The nights still young but it’s starting to feel old
The day we met still burns bright in my mind
But I know that deep inside you want to wipe it out from time
I don’t know what…read more