Name: Cast The Heroes - Why? by Alternative Weston
Duration: 5 min 32 s
Description: Why? was a stand-out track in Cast The Heroes set from the very earliest days at The Three Queens. There's an older version on this page as well, but this version, padded out with strings, a new arrangement and better production, is from the Forever And A Day cassette.

‘Music is like time travel’ my wife once said to me.
She’s absolutely correct - and it gave me an idea for a song ‘Radio Time Machine’
I felt it had something missing, and had ‘Beatle-esque’ chord sequence hanging round, so I added some lyrics and kind of ‘glued’ it into the middle of the song.
Let me know what you think - constructive criticism always gratefully received 😊🙏

Radio Time Machine

Written during the first lockdown. It was obvious that no generation had ever experienced what we were all going through - so I need to write about it.
'It's not like we’d ever choose…….’
Wasn't sure where the song was going, so decided to build up the ending to EPIC proportions with 'Moog Taurus' bass pedals, Mellotron choirs, strings, brass and the kitchen sink!
Helped immensely by the very talented Mr Rob Rowles (aka ’Badger’) on piano, strings and brass sections, and the equally talented Alex Pearson who played the double bass.

Listen with headphones and turn up LOUD to fully appreciate this progathon!

Not Like

Here’s a song I wrote a few years ago now - it’s about the innocence of youth, and how becoming an adult shatters that innocence.
This was written on piano (I’m no pianist, so please excuse the basic playing!), but transposes nicely to guitar for when I play it live.
Enjoy!

When We Were Young

This song is about the ‘link’ between dreams and ‘deja vous’ (probably in my head but I seem to recall hearing it somewhere)……

Strange Dreams

Cables

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Pauls psychotropic perculator

Why? was a stand-out track in Cast The Heroes set from the very earliest days at The Three Queens. There's an older version on this page as well, but this version, padded out with strings, a new arrangement and better production, is from the Forever And A Day cassette.

Cast The Heroes - Why?

This page features music from Weston super Mare's alternative scene, between 1979 and 1984. Eventually, the aim is to have a mix of studio, rehearsal and live recordings on here to form a record of a very special time down Wessun. If your music fits with that, let me know and I'll pop it on the page. Please bear in mind that this music has been hanging around on tapes in attics for about 30 years so the sound quality isn't going to be perfect, even though the music is...

Cast The Heroes - Why?

Alternative Weston

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