One of many demo's recorded in my home on Block Island, RI:

I've been livin' by the rules that they gave me
on the day, on the day, on the day I was born
It's been makin' me uneasy lately,
a little like a run down skid row whore.

These arms of yours would be nice to lay down in
if they could just make me feel whole.
These arms of yours would be so nice to lay down in
if they could just make me feel at home,
so wont you take me in, take me in Chicago.

I tried movin' to Colorado,
but everywhere I go I'm just bound to follow.
I like down there in Sleepy Hollow,
but the ladies down there are so deeply shallow.

These arms of yours would be nice to lay down in
if they could just make me feel whole.
These arms of yours would be so nice to lay down in
if they could just make me feel at home,
so wont you take me in, take me in Chicago.

Oh, soul of mine, if you're so divine.
Oh, soul of mine, if you're so divine.
Oh, soul of mine, would you tell me why
your river has run itself dry.
Your river has run itself dry.
Your river has run itself dry.

These arms of yours would be nice to lay down in
if they could just make me feel at home.
These arms of yours would be so nice to lay down in
if they could just make me feel at home,
so wont you take me in, take me in Chicago.
take me in, take me in Chicago
take me in, take me in Chicago
Can't you see, I don't know where else to go?

Chicago (Acoustic Demo)

Wrote this title track for the acoustic record "FTM" before work one morning... this is the Samsung Galaxy S III version.

FTM (At Home in Berkeley)

Track No. 6 on the independent studio album, "FTM". Recorded in San Francisco, CA. 

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Sex On The Radio

A live demo that was recorded in my basement on Block Island, RI in 2014. "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground.

Sex N' Candy (Acoustic Marcy Playgroud Cover)

The live rock n' roll track from the Taylor EP, the guitar-heavy rock album from San Francisco, CA. 

Written and produced by Joel Alan Taylor.
Mixed by Joel Alan Taylor and Bozho Lasich, mastering by Bozho Lasich.
Recorded live at 25th Street Recording Studios in Oakland, CA on April 8th, 2016 by Scott Bergstrom. Eddie Delaney on drums and Tony Hernandez on bass.

Lyrics: 

It's sunset time in the southwestern sands.
The woman I need is with some other man.
She's sending shivers down my spine.
She told me to quit tryin',
I'm wasting my time.
That was the day I forgot how to cry.

Listen man, she was too goddam serious, anyway.

It's sunrise time in the great Nevada sky.
Even my guitar whines for a couple of dimes.
Hey, hey, how this train flies.
She told me to quit tryin',
I'm wasting my time.
That was the day I forgot how to cry.

Listen man, you can't fit no woman inside a suitcase, anyway.

It's sunset time again in the southwestern sands again.
The woman I need again is with some other man again,
sending shivers down my spine.
She told me to quit tryin',
I'm wasting my time.

Taylor

Taylor EP

Forgot How To Cry (Live At 25th St. Studios)

The psychedelic track from the Taylor EP, the guitar-heavy rock album from San Francisco, CA. 

Written and produced by Joel Alan Taylor.
Guitars and vocals recorded at PST Studios by Bozho Lasich. Drums and bass recorded (and performed) by Tommy P. at 11th Avenue Records. 
Mixed by Joel Alan Taylor and Bozho Lasich, mastering by Bozho Lasich.

Lyrics:

Something stinks down on Powell Street,
but it ain't the euro-trash cologne.
Birds in the weather fold their wings together.
Don't they always find their way home?
You're sleeping in the rain with your things together,
have you got no place to go?
I can smell the dirt woven into your toes.
I think some rain might be good for your soul.

You can have my coffee and my cigarettes,
but I think I drank the rest of the rye.
Take a look around, 
take a look around this empty room, 
but you won't see nothin' but my
sweet lost time.

Would you like to spend one night in my room?
Would you like to spend one day in my shoes?
Would you like to come home to my wife?
Would you like to spend one day in my life?
Was it all the decisions you made
that put you in your place?
Was it all the conspiring lines
written all over your face?

You can have my coffee and my cigarettes,
but I think I drank the rest of the rye.
Take a look around, 
take a look around this empty room, 
but you won't see nothin' but my
sweet lost time.

Sweet lost time.

Lost Time

The mellow track from the Taylor EP, the guitar-heavy rock album from San Francisco, CA.

Written and produced by Joel Alan Taylor.
Guitars and vocals recorded at PST Studios by Bozho Lasich. Drums and bass recorded (and performed) by Tommy P. at 11th Avenue Records. 
Mixed by Joel Alan Taylor and Bozho Lasich, mastering by Bozho Lasich.

Lyrics:

I understand if you're feelin' yellow.
I understand if you're feelin' blue.
I understand if I'm a little too mellow,
but I woke up this morning,
and I thought about you.

If you never went to sleep,
would you watch the world burn?
If you never woke up,
how could I know who you were?
All apologies if I'm a little too absurd,
but I woke up this morning,
and I thought about you.

All I need is to slide down the other side,
slide on down, down the other side
of this hill I've been climbin' up, love.
Slide with me down the western side 
of California.
California.

All I need is to slide down the other side.
Slide with me down the western side 
of California.
California.

The Song That Maya Likes

The sugary pop-rock track from the Taylor EP, the guitar-heavy rock album from San Francisco, CA. 

Written and produced by Joel Alan Taylor.
Guitars and vocals recorded at PST Studios by Bozho Lasich. Drums and bass recorded (and performed) by Tommy P. at 11th Avenue Records. 
Mixed by Joel Alan Taylor and Bozho Lasich, mastering by Bozho Lasich.

Lyrics:

Believe me when I say I'd rather not speak.
I only feel at home inside my headphones.
On top of that rock, underneath the Surf Hotel,
is where she come to me with a thousand smiles.

She's a serpent of the sea,
a child of the sun.
Her mother was a melody,
and her father was a gun.
She's the only one...
She's the only one I ever want to see.

Believe me when I say I'd rather not go.
I only feel at home when I roam.
On top of that rock, underneath the Surf Hotel,
is where she came to me with a thousand smiles.

Her sadness is extraordinary,
like a cold, cold coal canary.
Her brother joined the military,
and her sisters all just got married.
She's the only one I ever want to see.
She's the only one who won't come along with me.

When the sun goes down on the Surf Hotel,
I put my feet in the sand, and all I can smell
is my burnin' mind when I close my eyes,
and all I can see is her smile.
All I can see is her smile.

She's a serpent of the sea,
a child of the sun.
Her mother was a melody,
and her father was a gun.
She's the only one I ever want to see.
She's the only one who won't come along with me.

She's a serpent of the sea,
a child of the sun.
Her mother was a melody,
and her father was a gun.
She's the only one I ever want to see.



Surf Hotel

From the East Coast to California, surfing on SoundWaves and making Pretty Noises the whole way. Rock n' Roll comes in many shapes and sizes... this is a new one. 

Joel Alan Taylor

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