Just me and my electric – jamming out with full melodic ferocity.  Inspired by Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption”, along with some classical-sounding riffs.  Wrote and recorded back when I had time to practice this sort of thing.  Does it sound like it should be the soundtrack of a boxing movie or something?

Jason's Symphony #9

Another one with just me and my electric, this time doing a Christmas classic.  I threw in some improv to spice it up a bit. 

O Come All Ye Faithful

A small sampling of my songs written 1998-2009, recorded at home.  Enjoy.

Waters Of My Youth

Psalm 23

You're On Your Way

Car Talk

Take Up Your Cross

There was a time when most people that knew that I was a songwriter only knew about my songs that made them laugh.  You know, out loud (this was before social media, so there was no LOL back then).  What I first started to perform those songs I was surprised by a very common question that people had for me: “Do you write any real songs?”  It was a little strange to me that the songs that I had performed for them (and they seemed to like) were not, in fact, “real”.

Perhaps in reaction to that stigma, when I left college, I focused my songwriting more on…uh…“real” songs.  I've written about my mom’s battle with cancer, about yearning for new experiences, and even songs whose lyrics are entirely from scripture.

Perhaps I’m feeling a bit cheeky today though, because I thought I’d put this one out there.  It’s more a B-side though, so most of the people that knew my earlier “not real” songs have probably never heard this one.  Check out Erick Townsend singing tenor and Jeff Whye singing bass on this one with me.  

Lyrics:

This is just a soundcheck, just a soundcheck.
We’d love for you to hear us sing at the concert, which happens later.

Oooo it may not sound that good right now!
So that’s why do this… 

Soundcheck, a little feed feedback
Soundcheck, to get rid of that
Soundcheck, for the microphones
Soundcheck, great big speakers,

Soundcheck, hear the echo?
Soundcheck, speakers might blow
Soundcheck, do we pierce your ears?
Soundcheck, have no fear
Soundcheck…

As you’ve heard, this is a soundcheck, just a soundcheck.
We are so very glad you’re here, it makes us happy, so very happy

(repeat pre-chorus, chorus, then jam-out chorus)


Soundcheck

Cover of a Tom Petty song. Do you like this version better?

Jason Kyle Frank