Written mostly as a writing exercise to involve some chords I avoid playing!  I ended up with two lyrical hooks 'caught out on love' and 'I don't even feel love any more' - I wasn't going to stick with them until someone at an open mic said the whole song made a lot of sense to them personally - so I decided not to change a thing.  Because I'm a prog rock fan I decided to end with a prog style code.

Caught Out On Love

Gentle rock ballad influenced heavily by 'Afterglow' by Genesis and not unlike 'Shipwrecked' off Calling All Stations (which my song predates!).

Song written by Neil Haigh - Mike Lockett - Dave Lockett
Mike Lockett - vocals and keyboard
Dave Lockett - all guitars

All That's Left To Say

Burt Bacharach inspired pop song written for Dusty Springfield - it features a neat bond-esque instrumental section.   Its all about dreaming your way through life waiting for a luck break.

Swept Away EP

Lottery of Life

Outskirts is a ballad co-written with guitarist Simon Davis and is about the state of the world and all the conflicts raging across this planet.   The closest style reference for this song (in my heart anyway) is Genesis circa Wind & Wuthering where my ideal is to get as close as possible to anthemic closing section of the song 'Afterglow' 

Outskirts

Written for George Benson.  By Richard Hoddinott and Neil Haigh

More Than Love For You

Blurring the line between progressive rock and bossa nova , the song Swept Away finds Tony Banks of Genesis in soundtrack mode wondering whether a song like 'Windmills of Your Mind' could fit onto the 'And Then There Were Three' album.  Meanwhile Michel Legrand is working in the opposite direction....  Written in 1996 by Neil Haigh.  Arranged and recorded by Mike Lockett (vocals and keyboards) and Dave Lockett (guitars and basses).

Swept Away

Pop/RnB style song written as a response to 'Dilemma' by Nelly & Kelly and using my own particular chord flavouring! The key to the song is in the close-out harmony section - I had lots of fun singing that.  The drums are arranged in Phil Collins style circa 1980s - very dynamic and 'heavy' although I actually prefer a lighter fusion style in the drums - I'd like to rework the song in the fusion genre if only I could!   That needs real chops!


Found Out (Your Dilemma)

This is an alternative version of Swept Away arranged for piano and trying to get into the Claus Ogerman zone.  I used a Phil Collins style approach to the drum arrangement, normally I prefer his fusion style playing rather than the 'hard style' he used from the 80s onwards.  I think Phil Collins always wanted to work with Claus Ogerman - so in my head I joined them in the studio to see what might be done.  Dream on - always.

Frozen Wave

Wishing Well combines a guitar instrumental from Simon Davis with a vocal/lyric  in the tail section that expresses an important sentiment I carry with me.  That sentiment is inspired by the writing of Genesis (especially Tony Banks) circa Wind & Wuthering era.

Wishing Well Video - Blueside

a romantic ballad and torch song written for the actress Jeanne Moreau and played on a 12-string.   jazzy chords borrowed from the bossa nova school.  If this was Style Council then we would be a paris

Not The Same (demo)

Blueside - independent songwriter musician and sometime rock concert promoter.   Blueside play adult rock passed through a contemporary filter featuring cool chords, 12 string guitars and guitar atmospherics. Its a slightly indie take on classic rock and influenced by jazz samba (boss nova chords).


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