This is my cover of Stone Temple Pilot's "Interstate Love Song." This song has  always been a crowd pleaser, and a favourite of mine.

I've re-touched the arrangement slightly, the feel I was going for was 'unplugged' without sounding unplugged, fairly bare-bones arrangement. Hope the audio proves worthwhile in its own right.

Interstate Love Song

An instrumental piece written for piano. Pan flute, acoustic guitar, and strings were arranged after the piece was completed. I'd initially the piano sounded full enough in both depth and melody to stand alone. As a side note, the inspiration and techniqes came about during my first attempt at teaching myself "Fur Elise". Both versions were recorded and mixed, this is the take with full orchestration included. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
James Judd

Unsettled

Just an acoustic cover of one of my favorite songs, originally performed by Guns n' Roses. 2 versions of the song were released one on the "Use Your Illusions 1" album, the other on "Use Your Illusions 2" 

The first version had been penned by Axl Rose prior to their debut, the second came about while recording the first, to be known as "Don't Cry" (Alt. Lyrics)

My cover is quite simplistic, though the chimeing arpeggios of the acoustic melody fill the auditory space quite snuggly. 

Don't Cry (Unplugged)

A cover of Elvis Presley's unforgettable ballad 'Cant Help Falling in Love'. This has always been a favorite of mine, and covering it allowed me to explore my low range vocally, and allowed me to refine my piano playing abilities further. Enjoy.

Cant Help Falling In Love

An acoustic cover of Aerosmith's 1974 Classic 'Seasons of Wither'. I'm sure that I had heard the song prior to the following occasion, but this experience was when the song really MEANT something to me. 

Travelling back to Ontario from Calgary Alberta in 10th grade, I was returning after my first trip, adventure, thrill, away from my parents. But after two weeks without the comforts of home, travelling alone on a greyhound cross-country, I got really homesick. 'Seasons of Wither' started playing on my discman, and capture the raw emotion I was feeling at that moment in time. The tears I wept in silence became a bond with this piece of musical history that can never be broken. Enjoy!

Seasons of Wither - Unplugged

Written in the fall of 2008, actually came up with most of the lyrics to it while waiting for a bus in Vancouver, the southbound Knight St. bus to be exact for anyone that knows the city.

Anyways, it is simply a song about love lost, specifically about the fiance i had broken up with in March of 2008, in my headspace at the time of writing it, was mainly for the poetry aspect, but became this tale of hanging onto a love that is in the past, and telling her...i should be out there getting over you, but part of me is still waiting around for you.

Gates of Dawn

Just an acoustic cover of Matchbox 20's "3am" - performed live at The Waltz live Music Club in Hamilton on November 23rd, 2011. Enjoy

3am (Live)

This is a live performance of an original tune called "Snake Eyes" which was written in February, 2008. This song is actually a role-reversal for me, written in the perspective of betting my love on someone who was never worth the gamble. Though in reality, I was the poorly place bet. Here are the lyrics...

Snake Eyes
Written By: James Juodvirsis (Judd)

V.1 You sit across the room
Feels like a thousand miles
You're salt on the wound
With an evil smile
Seems our flames of passion
Have turned as cold as ice
Like all we've had's come crashing
Down like a cruel roll of the dice

Bridge: Took my chances
Put my heart on the line
But in the game of love
I'm losing every time

Chorus: Rolled a snake eyes
Put down all my chips
Snake eyes
Behind your lips
Snake eyes
Like a blackjack twenty-two
Been rolling snake eyes
Since I bet on you

V.2 You're laying next to me
But your head is up in outter space
Adding insult to injury
With guilt engraved upon your face
Our road of hopes and dreams
Led down a back alley way
Nothing as it seems
Simply caught up in your games

Bridge
Chorus

Break: Against all odds
On needles and pins
Laid my money down
But the dealer always wins

Chorus +
Rollin' snake eyes baby
Since I bet on you

Snake Eyes - Live

Just a take of a song I wrote back in 2003, so would've been 17 years old...(shouldn't have had the list of regrets and forethought back then, geez). ***Fun fact, I have the title of this song tattoed on my back in Chinese.

Addiction (Nov.12th, 2010)

A live performance of Bon Jovi's "Bed of Roses". Performance at the Aspetta Cafe in Toronto on March 23rd, 2013...enjoy.

Bed of Roses (Live)

Original Tune called "Here She Comes". Performed live @ The Velvet Underground in Toronto on April 26th, 2013. Enjoy

Jamesjudd

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