Wrote this one after some dreams regarding world news, old regrets, and some nagging medical issues. Pressing on regardless!  After writing the music and lyrics, I had A.I. develop the instrumental and vocal.  Vocal worked out nice but the instrumental part was  not what i expected.

Not All Bad Dreams Come True - Thomas Peasley

Promise is a song written and performed by Serge Tiagnyriadno and ZAMZA
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Zamza Feat S. Tiagnyriadno - Promise

Originally released by the Jazz Crusaders, this was recorded at the Wagon Wheel Saloon, Troy, Michigan in 1978. Desserts does this tune with the help of Larry Terry on sax.
There is quite a bit of crowd noise on this track and it's one of the problems with recording in a "live" venue-especially at a place that serves lots of alcohol. Other than that I think it turned out pretty well.Desserts was a Detroit-area band which existed in the late 70s. All these guys were in their 20s when this was recorded and they were formed from several musicians from ASTIGAFA which broke up after Marshall Crenshaw left for other projects. They largely played in the SE Michigan area but would occasionally tour away from the Berkley/Royal Oak area where they were based. Made up of Gary Sussman and Gary Rosenberg-guitars and vocals; Dan Logan, bass and vocals; Dick Coulson, drums and vocals; and Art Vartanian, keyboards. Live mix and initial recording on these by Eric Peasley, who handled the board and sound reinforcement.  Hope you enjoy.

Spiral-Desserts

Recorded by Donny Henderson in 1973. Thanks Donny and thanks members of ASTIGAFA. Showcases what made them one of the best local bands of the early 70's.

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You might wake up some mornin'
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
You'll catch a fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow
Out on the new horizon
You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

You might have heard my footsteps
Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind
I might have even called your name
As I ran searching after something to believe in
You might have seen me runnin'
Through the long-abandoned ruins of the dreams you left behind
If you remember something there
That glided past you followed close by heavy breathin'

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

[Instrumental Interlude]

Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

Ebum Shoobum Shoobum

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Elusive Butterfly

It's always an honor when someone covers a song you wrote-so this was an honor! I also got to be in the band-yay! Dixon's version of "Skinny"......:-) Me and Jim Brock in tow....

The Nu-Look

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Skinny

Hoover and Lloyd come together as one on Paparazzi, the duo’s first album together after a long history of co-writes. The boys play the two-sides-of-a-coin approach so well that it is sometimes hard to tell who is singing lead, or how much input either had into any given song. It’s that seamless. Any music fan would do well to add this album to his collection. You pop neophytes without a CD collection to call your own: start here and build from there.
In partnership with the great Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken (a more knowledgeable music guy cannot possibly exist), Hoover and Lloyd pull off the unimaginable: a perfect pop album that’s going to be hard to surpass in this or any year. The classy love letter to sixties pop, “Show & Tell the World,” is a hit single if ever I heard one; the vibes and tympani accents alone allow this song to soar to previously unreached heights.
The softer side of Hoover and Lloyd can be heard on the gorgeous ballad “As You Were.” Lloyd’s vocal, somewhat understated, is one for the ages. There is no mistaking the Partridge Family (or is that Jellyfish channeling the Partridge Family?) influence in the spirited “Still Not Over You.” The could’ve-been-should’ve-been sentiment of the jangly “It Could Have Been You” is similarly infectious.
So there you are: two great performers, performing at the peak of their powers together and on their own (and don’t forget Diken’s drumming on Paparazzi, which only takes the enterprise to another, higher level).
Hopefully, the three albums under discussion here will see wide distribution and win the artists untold new fans. Genre distribution being what it is, the limitations forced on even the greatest records unfairly keep them from having what are often referred to as legs. That’s where you, the music fan, comes in: Don’t hesitate to spread the word on these great albums to everyone you know, from the classic rock fan to the classical enthusiast; from folk aficionados to just plain folk who love simply great music. Encourage your local record stores, no matter how large or small, to stock them and other great albums that suffer the curse of many a great record: little or no radio play or print coverage. Photocopy this review and stick it under the doors of every apartment in every apartment building in your neighborhood. Cut the grass of people you don’t know if they’ll just listen to these records. Call people blindly by picking their names out of the phone book; in this election year, they’ll be happy to be getting a call from someone other than a politician or a pollster. I can just hear it now…”You want to recommend the latest albums by Jamie Hoover and Bill Lloyd…?”

Paparazzi

Show And Tell The World

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Show and Tell the World

Another Star - David Eversole, Charlie Springer Jam Band Live at the Wagon Wheel

Former player, avid listener, and, specifically, an enjoyer of life in general.

Not All Bad Dreams Come True - Thomas Peasley

a groove

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