A song I wrote about learning to forgive and make amends. Something I need to improve at. Music by GPOP, lyrics by GPOP and Sandra Swan.

NIGHT FALLS AWAY

Beautiful lyrics by Hande Sarikayali, vocals by Adrienne Catuara, and nylon string and electric guitars by Sean Johnson. Enjoy!

RAIN

I wrote this in 2008 while living in Brookings Oregon....Ironically, we moved back to SoCal 3 years later. Now, me and my wonderful wife Leigh are moving again out of SoCal to upstate New York in a few months. Why? Because.....listen to the song!

SO OVER SOCAL

Excellent vocal performance by the late Adrienne Catuara. Amazing lyrics by Hande Sarikayali. I'm quite proud of this collaboration.

PLASTIC HIGHWAY

One of my favorite collaborations with Martin Debourge, who wrote the lyrics and vocal melodies and provided excellent lead and backing vocals. Sean Johnson performed the guitar solos in the middle of the song and during the song's coda. I programmed the drums and played acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, and some backing vocals.

DIGITAL WATERFALL

A wonderful collaboration with Hande Sarikayali, who wrote the lyrics and sang the song beautifully. Music written and performed by yours truly.

TRUST

MORE THAN LIFE

The melody in the verses of this song came to me in a dream. Anne Lennox was singing the melody, but I don't remember the words she was singing. When I awoke, I pounded it out on the piano with the chorus and rest of the "bits" added over the next day or two. 

LOVE IS YOU AND ME

Greylock is the tallest mountain in Massachusetts, majestically towering over the Berkshires at just over 3400 feet above sea level! Atop this mighty hill is a lighthouse with a breathtaking view of 5 states. Every time we visit the Berkshires (my birthplace), it is in the Autumn. No trip is complete without visiting Greylock.

AUTUMN JOURNEY TO GREYLOCK

Back in the 80s, I was so broke I could not pay attention. As an aspiring keyboardist, I lusted after the magical new synthesizers of that era. I watched with envy as my favorite bands appeared with them on MTV. The two synths I wanted most were the Yamaha DX7 and the Roland Jupiter 8. I now have software renditions of both, and they comprise all of the sounds on this track. This is what I looked like back in '84.

JUPITER X7

The choirs that appear in the second verse and throughout the rest of the song originate mostly from the Mellotron, a prominent keyboard of the 60s and 70s. Under each key was a tape machine that would play a note when triggered. So the voices on this track were actually recorded one note at a time sometime in the early 1960s. I used G-Force's software rendition, the M-Tron.

MAKIN' THAT DREAMWERK

As a kid growing up in the Berkshires, I heard nightmare inducing tales of the horrors awaiting anyone who dared to climb October Mountain. As it turns out, it is a popular state park and former sight of a boy/girl scout camp. But don't let reality get in the way of a good fright tale, right? 

OCTOBER MOUNTAIN

I am a huge fan of Trent Reznor, as is obvious here. All sounds on this song come from various software renditions of the Arp Odyssey and 2600, two early 70s synths used by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Edgar Winter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Banks, and many more.

TRENT'S ODYSSEY CIRCA 2600

The "acoustic" guitar is actually a beautiful sample from my Yamaha MOX8. I came up with the main riff using a piano sound, but decided it would sound more interesting using the acoustic guitar sound instead. I have since tried to learn to play it on my actual acoustic guitar. Let's just say my Travis picking techniques need work.

DUST IN THE BITS

Who doesn't look good in pleather, right? Originally conceived as a power ballad in the early 1990s after a breakup, I recently reworked it to be more upbeat after reading that one of my favorite songs by Depeche Mode (Enjoy the Silence) was also originally a ballad.

YOU LOOK SO GOOD IN PLEATHER

This is the opening song for the CD. All sounds come from my Yamaha MOX8, Yamaha SY77, and the many software synths on my computer that have become my newest obsession.

FAR BEYOND THE SPEED LIMIT

Inspired by true events. A tale of jealousy and envy

MAN WHORE

Words by Sandra Swan, music by Gerald Patrick O'Neil. 
Drum programming, bass, keyboards, acoustic guitars: GPOP
Electric guitars: Sean Johnson
Saxophone: Joseph Andrew Wilson
Vocals: Adrienne Catuara

BLUE AS A MOOD

I am a nursing professor by day......musician by......well, when time allows these days!

The GPOP (The Gerald Patrick O'Neil Project)

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