Guitar Instrumental from the 2004 CD album "Some Of" by John Castellain

Quanbo

I wrote this song when I was very down, I wrote my own instructions on how to pull oneself out of the hole and gain from the experience to make oneself better and coping with tests,and they get harder as we get older.Peace :-)

Beaten Not Broken

track 2 from the album "B Sides, Alternates and Other Songs" ......... a collection of 10 songs written or recorded during the making of my "For the Stars" album in 2019 but didn't make the album.......releasing one song monthly thru October 2020!

"Ode To Charles" is a dedication to my good friends who lost their son-in-law a year ago. He left behind a young wife and daughter. I wrote this song within hours of talking to my friend and hearing the sad news. I never meant to release it as I felt it was just too personal. As one year approached I changed my my mind, hoped it would give my friends and family some comfort so it became an "other song" for this album.

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B Sides, Alternates and Other Songs

Ode To Charles

Like Father, like Son....Jörg and his Son Maxim both played the drums on this little tune! Maxim clearly inherited the clockwork like precision of his father and a superbly musical feel! Damn good and a hell of a cool cat to work with! Enjoy!
First Drum part (the Jazzy entree) - Maxim Hünninghaus, Drums thereafter  -  Jörg, Bass and Keys - Reinhard Gleisner
Music by all three of us.
Cover Pic by Jörg.
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Pow R. Toc H. - Masters

Pow R. Toc H. - One Twenty

Dixie Love

Norwegian Wood

Blues instrumental. All musical instruments - LeoMResnik

Deepsea diver's blues

Lyrics;
The stars are still out
But the sun's on the rise
She curses the day and 
She opens her eyes

time moves on there is no compromise 

Her knees and her back
Creak as she stands
She Feels the pain
She looks at her hands

Swollen and dry
from working the land

People were people 
Where she used to walk
They'd say hello
 they'd take time talk
A world passed away and buried in dust

She once was a  wife
The time sure had flown 
She Remembers the days when they had their own home

And promised he'd never leave her alone

For sixteen long hours she fills up the bins
tomorrow she'll rise and fill them  again 
A hard days work for thirty cents. 

Another day of her life has been spent

Where are the people 
That she used to know
Where have they gone 
Where did they go
A memory of life that is buried in dust


The stars are still out
But the sun's on the rise
She curses the day and 
She opens her eyes...

The Okie

Üben

a disconnect

Text inspired and informed by the writings of Greil Marcus ("Lipstick Traces") and The Science Channel.

The Speed of Light is Finite

I am known for my guitar work, but am in actuality a multi instrumentalist playing (as well as guitar) keys,drums,bass,brass,found objects and percussion.I have worked within the music industry for many decades and have played in Australia and the United Kingdom sharing the stage with many international players including Steve Vai,David Lee Roth,and many more.I am also a record producer with around 100 releases for many artists including my own solo efforts & bands from the USA,Holland,New Zealand,Italy,Africa,UK,Australia to name but a few.I enjoy most musical genres and constantly produce differing styles.I  encourage you to listen to some of my work as there is something for everyone in the tracks I'm constantly putting up.Thanks for listening :)