Here are the titles to some songs I've been working on:
Out Of My Dreams (Very melodic pop song with an infectious chorus) This Is How The World Ends(Dark rock song being stripped down. It'll sound interesting on acoustic) Dizzy Me Up(Another infectious pop song) Sitting By The Sea(Quiet, low key ballad in the Style of Kenny Chesney's islandy songs) Everybody's Feelin' Alright(Islandy reggae sound) Rise and Fall(mid tempo rocker with a bit of blues mixed in) Hey, Little Girl(Acoustic rocker. This song is the oldest of the set. I would guess it's maybe 5 years old and has seen many transformations)
"Out of My Dreams" will be the first song released from the set. I currently have it recorded in demo form and as soon as I transfer the programs over from my old computer I'll be uploading it to the blog-tastic. It's the first straight up love song although it's a mid tempo tune in 6/8 time.
I just bought a djembe which is an african hand drum. Soon I will begin working on a solo acoustic record of new stuff, some old stuff stripped down and maybe a cover or two. It'll be as basic and stripped as possible. Acoustic guitar, vocals, piano, djembe and maybe some bass for good measure. We're talking Rick Rubin style.
The show went very well. I wanted to write and thank everyone that came out and supported us on the 4th. We had a few technical difficulties (every guitar I touched crapped out haha) but we powered through it and rocked out. I'll be posting video, audio and photographs shortly. For now here is the setlist:
Carnival Hero Marblehead Festival of Arts - Crocker Park July 4th, 2009
Single Ladies - God Bless America, Roadhouse Blues snippet Warnings In The Sky Three Little Birds - Hakuna Matata snippet Help On The Run Get On Your Boots In The End I Want You Back - Man in the Mirror, Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) snippet Stand Horizons City Lights Hello Amy I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
If any of you have been out for karaoke with Dylan and Me you may have heard us own the shit out of this tune. We decided since it's such a hit at Fantasy Island that we'd cover it. Here is our first attempt.
On the day the world found out we lost Michael Jackson, one of the strangest albeit most talented entertainers ever seen, we tackled "I Want You Back." We tackled it a few time and struggled with the structure. Here is an early take of us running through the Jackson 5 classic. My mic needs to be turned up clearly haha.