To close out our demos from this time, the final track of this little live-EP is "Walkin' Blues" a foursome of players - Kyle Burnett, James Taylor, Drew Miller, and Alaina Joleen.


Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett - acoustic guitar/lead
James Taylor - acoustic rhythm
Drew Miller - banjo
Alaina Joleen - percussion

The Turmoil on Van Buren

Walkin' Blues

Kelly busts out an original song called If I See You Crying. It's him and the trusty Taylor for a little change of pace.

Never, ever, ever have you ever heard such a song!

Heavy back and an open mind
I thought that could be my life
When my beard grew rough and white
Knew that my old man knew what was right

He was right when he saw me jumping
He said if you're not chasin' somethin'
look right up when you're right under
the weight of a future coming

and if I was right for you
wouldn't be so hard to make a change
if'n weern';t so good w/o me
then why did you take my time away

never ever ever had I been better
than the day before you came around
never had I seen the future coming
till you pulled my head out of the clouds

and if I if I If I see you crying
I'll know that your love is going away
if you ever see me tryin'
to follow you please run away


Contributing Musicians:

Kelly Miller - acoustic guitar, vocals

If I See You Crying

James, Kyle, and Drew play a final parting song before everyone left Monterey.  We so dub it Ravenswood, for where we practiced, there be ravens, and ravens bring the omens of passing.


Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett - bass
James Taylor - acoustic guitar
Drew Miller - banjo

Ravenswood

Even though we don't really know the words, actually no one was going to sing if Kyle didn't hum it, but we were focusing on the playing in a way.

There's no way we can recreate this moment, it just sprung on use while Rob was in town.

Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett- bass, vocals
Robert Fordham - drums
Sean Salazar - electric guitar

War Pigs (Black Sabbath Cover)

Coming together in Crossroads Studios, The Half Truth play a Neil Young classic, in "Heart of Gold".   Kelly and Ekene sing duo while Drew and Kyle play banjo and piano, respectably. 

Alaina adds some acoustic filler with the other guitars.

I want to live
I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold

And I'm getting old
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind
It's such a fine line
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold

And I'm getting old
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

Keep me searching for a heart of gold
You keep me searching and I'm growing old
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
I've been a miner for a heart of gold

Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett - piano
Kelly Miller - acoustic guitar, vocals
Ekene Nworah - acoustic guitar
Drew Miller - banjo
Alaina Joleen - acoustic guitar, vocals

Heart of Gold (Neil Young Cover)

In relatively obscure Studio 777 By The Sea, Ekene and Kyle placidly sing while waves of the ocean crash not 100 meters away.

The line has potential, it's unorganized, and dare I say a bit buzzed, but there's not only a nice line hidden here, but some conversation amongst the two gentlemen in the depths.


Days pass
And then its morning
and all I wanted was some good vibe from you
it hurts to see 
two hearts fall apart
sometimes all you got to do is walk
and I pray you walk away
never look back
my life
is like a movie an I
gotta starting role
Two hearts living as one
What a beautiful thing
Heaven has made
Two hearts

[piano solo]

Two hearts living as one

[dual instrumental]

stop - 

See,  There's a song I'm trying, it's called "Silver Tongue...something" Just keep playin...

Just keep playing bro

Sorry.

[momentary lapse of reason]





Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett - piano
Ekene Nworah - vocals, acoustic guitar

From You

While wrapping up a conversation with a beautiful firestarter, Kyle and James run with a little groove soloing respectably.

Katja will burn it for you
[ha ha ha!]
Yeah. She seems like an arsonist
[ha ha ha!]
she sure seems like an arsonist.
[ha ha ha!]
She'd be saying, "Is there a fire out there? It wasn't me or anything, just curious, what happened?"
[ha ha ha!]
we got weird.


Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett - acoustic guitar
James Taylor - acoustic guitar

Katja, the Arsonist

In an offshoot of a Beatles song, with a little dub-groove, the Half Truth showcase their skill at picking up and playing to the reggae.

Ekene holds rhythm and Kyle plays electric while session drummer Emmanuel hits the beat. Abigail does her wonderful thing with the voice.

Bah-bah-duh-duh-bah-da (scat)


Don't let me down
Baby, don't let me down
Don't let me down
O whoa o!
Ba-ba let me down

Nobody ever loved me like you do
Nobody ever loved me like you do

Oh no body ever love me like she done
like she done
like she done

Don't let me down
Baby, don't let me down
Don't let me down
a-yeah-ah!
Don't let me down

I don't know where the first time
Don't you know that it's the latest
It's a love we love forever
forever for ever
don't you know ?

Don't let me down
Baby, don't let me down
down da down down
Don't let me down
down down down
Baby, don't let me down

I don't know where the first time
that she loved me
that she loved me
that she loved me good

Ain't nobody ever gave me that heat
No, nobody gave me that heat
like she done

Don't let me down
Baby, don't let me down
down da down down
Don't let me down
Baby, don't let me down




Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett - electric guitar
Ekene Nworah - acoustic guitar
Abigail Rose - vocals
Willie Emmanuel - drums

Don't Let Me Down (Dub)

To start off this ripping EP, Burnett Brothers join in with Kelly Miller to jam out a track.

The younger Burnett plays rhythm, while in an odd sort of events, Miller solos and Kyle holds down the bass.  It's a fun take that inverts the normal alignment of things.


Contributing Musicians:

Kyle Burnett - bass
Kevin Burnett - electric guitar
Kelly Miller - electric solo

Open Road

Les Assistants close out their live-takes with another Amy Macdonald take.  This time, it's "Poison Prince" to great effect.

A poetic genius genius,
Its something I don't see,
Why would a genius be trippin on me?
And there's looking and another ,
Why he can't see is that I'm looking through his eyes,
So many lies behind his eyes.
N tell me stories from your past,
And sing me songs you wrote before.
I tell you this my Poison Prince,
You'll soon be knocking on Heaven's door.
Some kind of Poison Prince,
With your eyes in a daze.
Some kind of Poison Prince,
Your life is like a maze.
And what we all want and what we all crave,
Is an upbeat song,
So we can dance the night away.
Who said life was easy,
Who said life was fair,
Who said nobody gived a damn,
And nobody even cared.
The way you're acting now,
Like you left that all behind.
You've given up,
You've given in,
And I'm a sucker of that kind.
Some kind of Poison Prince,
With your eyes in a daze.
Some kind of Poison Prince,
Your life is like a maze.
And what we all want and what we all crave,
Is an upbeat song ,
So we can dance the night away.
Some kind of Poison Prince,
With your eyes in a daze.
Some kind of Poison Prince,
Your life is like a maze.
And what we all want and what we all crave,
Is an upbeat song ,
So we can dance the night away.


Kyle Burnett - acoustic guitar
Matteo Benedetto - electric lead
Leona Davinci - vocals
Jana Köhle - vocals

Live in Toulon

Poison Prince (Amy MacDonald Cover)

Les Assistants give a stunning performance of "This is the Life" by Amy Macdonald

Benedetto's guitar skills shine in complement to the rest of the group.


Oh the wind whistles down
The cold dark street tonight
And the people they were dancing
To the music vibe
And the boys chase the girls, with curls in their hair
While the shocked too many sit way over there
And the songs get louder each one better than before
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight
So you're heading down the road in your taxi for 4
And you're waiting outside jimmy's front door
But nobody's in and nobody's home till 4
So you're sitting there with nothing to do
Talking about Robert Ragger and his 1 leg crew
And where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight


Kyle Burnett - acoustic guitar
Matteo Benedetto - electric lead
Leona Davinci - vocals
Jana Köhle - vocals

This is the Life (Amy MacDonald Cover)

Les Assistants play Nena's "99 Luftballons" to a 'T'.  The duo of Davinci and Köhle let this cover sparkle with Deutsch authenticity.



Hast du etwas Zeit für mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von neunundneunzig Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von neunundneunzig Luftballons
Und dass sowas von sowas kommt

Neunundneunzig Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man für Ufos aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
'ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär
Dabei war'n dort am Horizont
Nur neunundneunzig Luftballons

Neunundneunzig Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein großer Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk
Das gab ein großes Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf neunundneunzig LuftballonsNeunundneunzig Kriegsminister
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich für schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen: "Krieg!" und wollten Macht
Mann, wer hätte das gedacht
Dass es einmal so weit kommt
Wegen neunundneunzig Luftballons
Wegen neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig jahre Krieg
Ließen keinen Platz für Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr
Und auch keine Düsenflieger
Heute zieh ich meine Runden
Seh die Welt in Trümmern liegen
Hab 'n Luftballon gefunden
Denk an dich und lass ihn fliegen


Kyle Burnett - acoustic guitar
Matteo Benedetto - electric guitar
Leona Davinci - vocals
Jana Köhle - vocals

99 Luftballons (Nena Cover)

The fifth and final track to Brothers Burnett and Arete, with McClaine etc, this one is a nice one-off with Hadden singing, Elder Burnett on the droney singing and Kevo ripping blues.

[ooooooh---oo-ohhhhhh-du-doda-doo]

I hear rock driving down the road
seldom it was anyone but Michael
get alone I get fucking hammered yea

going deep it was us sittin five by five
another salesman over in dixie

now want down by the Ole California
Looking to bag me alone for the night
she could be a red-haired I don't get a fuck as long as I get it and I get that money yea

ole  San Francisco
an ole Vancouver
maybe I hitting the town tomorrow night
now I'm looking to the 4 oh 5 
looking for fun at five
looking for fun at five

Contributing Musicians:

Brandon Hadden - lead vocals
Kyle Burnett - bass vocals
Kevin Burnett - acoustic guitar


01: Opening Reading (The Half Truth Cover) - Ke. Burnett, Ky. Burnett, Hadden
02: Hotel California (The Eagles Cover)- Ke. Burnett, Ky. Burnett, Hadden
03: Golden Child (The Half Truth Cover) - Ke. Burnett, Ky. Burnett, Hadden
04: I Won't Be Found (The Tallest Man on Earth Cover)- Ke. Burnett, Ky. Burnett, McClaine
05: Buzzwords - Hadden, Ke. Burnett, Ky. Burnett

Brothers Burnett and Arete

Buzzwords

Musician Kyle Burnett's page for various musical projects over the years.

Burnett derives his musical storytelling and many talents on a host of instruments to his dedication to study, practice, and listening to a wide array of music for many years.  These have helped to hone his skills and ear better over time, with more to come in the future!

This account is timestamped as demos and recordings from 2009 to 2020

Included here will be 

Les Assistants - Live in Toulon
MK Ultra - Psychedelic Toulon
Brothers Burnett and Jermaine
The Galway Blues Trio
Beard and Big Wave
Brothers Burnett and Arete/McClaine
The Half Truth - The Turmoil on Van Buren

kblikespinningplates (Kyle Burnett)

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