(*Credit to Andrew Rooney for the drum track via youtube.)
I never listened to Alan Parsons... I knew he was a sound engineer or something like that for Pink Floyd & that he had his own project as well, but that's about it. Then I got off work one night & this song was playing on the radio in my truck. I knew right away I was gonna cover it. I think my style translated rather well. Guitars instead of the keyboard, a bit heavier edge... I'm actually pretty happy with this cover! I had a lot of problems getting the vocals down though... my voice just doesn't want to SING. I have to force it to cooperate. It was the same way doing the 2 NIN covers recently. I hope this passes, but I am a guitar player after all... not a singer.

Eye In The Sky (w Sirius Intro) (Alan Parsons Project Cover)

This is most likely the very 1st QOTSA song I ever heard. Mainly because it's the 1st track on their self titled debut album from 1998. I love that 1st album... it's raw, lo-fi, hard groove stoner rock & I wish Queens had stayed the course a bit more than they have. This album was HUGE to us back then. I was just joining a band in Akron, finding myself musically & Josh Homme was a master at writing riffs that I dig. This song is a great example, although I will say that I have always had a slight distaste for that whining steel guitar noise at the very beginning of this song. I dig it when it comes back in later on, but not at the very beginning. However, I left it in my version because if you don't have it at the start, it really comes outta nowhere later & doesn't fit. Anyway, I hope ya dig my cover. I'm gonna do another early Queens again soon... (*I used youtuber Dan Van Nard's drum track in this recording. It was spot on and sounds great so thanks for the upload!)

Regular John (QOTSA Cover 2023)

My grunged out cover of Voices Carry... the classic 80's song from Til Tuesday. Aimee Mann recently performed this song again with the O.G. members of the band & it made me want to re-visit my cover from 2023. It didn't need much done to it, but I did some vocal separation, added a new vocal track & did some other mixing like bringing the bass up a bit in the mix. I have always enjoyed this take... I feel it's one of my better efforts at a cover song done differently than the original. Enjoy!

Voices Carry (Til Tuesday Cover 2025)

One of my favorite covers I have done over the past few years. This song really does translate well into a punk/grunge style cover tune! I re-mixed a few things & added a couple vocal trax to fill it out a bit. Enjoy!!!

A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Procol Harum Cover 2024)

One of my favorite cover tunes I have ever done! This one here & "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" are 2 glorious Beatles covers I have done that I am super proud of! Give them a listen & see how well the Fab Four can translate into punk/grunge. (I also really dig my cover of "Yesterday"...)

Help! (Beatles Cover 2023) Re-mix 2025

Another Beatles cover that I am very proud of! I hope you dig my punk/grunge take on this awesome Beatles tune!

While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Beatles Cover 2023) Re-mix 2025

An original punk song I wrote that utilizes other punk greats' song titles, band names & noticeable lyrics as the lyrics in my song! It's pretty cleverly written if I do say so myself. You will find references to the Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, NOFX, Misfits, Black Flag, Nirvana, Social Distortion... even Ministry & Metallica among others. I dig the riffs, guitar work & the bass sound as well. For this version I lowered the overall volume, brought up the bass & little guitar solo & added the lyrical refrain at the end (I always regretted not doing this for the original mix that's been posted for over a year now). Enjoy!!!

A Good Old Fashioned Punk Song (2024) Re-mix 2025

My 3rd Beatles cover that I am very proud of! "Yesterday" done ala punk/grunge at 100 mph. For this remix I did some EQ on the bass & brought it out more in the mix, I increased the volume of the lead guitars, and lastly... I added an isolated vocal track of Sir Paul McCartney to sing along with me on the final refrain at the end. He also does the little humming thing at the very end. We'll see if Soundcloud allows it... as always, I hope you enjoy my super-fast punk cover of "Yesterday" by the Beatles!

Yesterday (Beatles Cover 2024) Re-mix 2025

4th test mix of my new unfinished song... I just added some distortion guitars at both chorus parts & the ending. I also fiddled with the drums a bit. I used the H.P. Ibanez & the LTD H-200 for the guitar parts. Rhythm parts were ran through the Vox Cambridge & the "leads" were ran through the Line 6 amp. Both used the Keeley Parallax Spatial Generator pedal. Bass used was my LTD bass ran through the Positive Grid Spark amp.

Another Sad Lullaby (2025) 4th Mix

*2nd Mix. I did a cover of this song around 4 years ago or so. Back then I was ecstatic that I learned it & made a decent recording of it... or so I thought. It actually sounded pretty shitty. So, I decided to give it another go! The music turned out great. The vocals??? I guess that's for you to decide. I'm not a singer. I will say this new version sounds miles better than the old one in that regard. It's such a great song & it's a blast to play. Guitars used were my Jackson Monarkh & my ESP/LTD EC1000 ran through the Line 6. I used the Keeley Parallax guitar pedal sparingly. For bass I ran my LTD bass through the Spark amp. Drums are the original isolated drum tracks. I added a little hand clap during the bridge, but otherwise I kept the same composition as the OG song. Enjoy!!!

Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears Cover 2025) 2nd Mix

My cover of the theme music (originally by John Murphy) for the movie "28 Days Later". All guitars, bass & piano by me. I "borrowed" the drums from a youtube percussionist, Franky Costanza. A while back a buddy of mine suggested this song to me & now that Halloween is almost here I figured it's the perfect time to get 'er done. There are a few great covers of this on youtube & of course the original is hauntingly beautiful. Enjoy!

In the House, In a Heartbeat (28 Days Later Theme Song Cover)

I have played guitar since the age of 14 (around 1990 give or take) & I still play to this day... only now instead of playing live or seeking to be in a band, I record my own music at home! I use Audacity software (free!) & basically use a mic to record my guitars, bass & vocals through my various guitar amps. Drums I "program" by downloading tracks from youtube & chopping them up to suit my needs. I write my own music as well as record covers. I'm not a singer & all of my vocals are achieved by doing multiple vocal tracks to create a harmony that is otherwise lacking. Sometimes the results are ok, sometimes it sucks. Either way, making music & taking care of my cats are the 2 main reasons I am on this Earth. I hope you enjoy some of my stuff!

Regular John (QOTSA Cover 2023)

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