This was an early demo for a song that did not make it on to the new album. The drums were still Band in a Box loops/samples by the time work stopped on this one. There were elements of the song that I liked, such as the outro and the guitar solo, but it just didn't fit anywhere in the album and a completed version of it was never recorded.

At the stage it stopped, it seemed to be approaching the rock/pop/blues genre of Continuum-era John Mayer but it just never reached that level and failed to make the cut for the album.

You Won't Know

This is a much more mainstream pop song than usual for me and these are Band in a Box loops/samples on the drums. I'm a singer and guitar player first and by the time we were ready to mix, I just thought that the Band in a Box drums captured the right mood better than my own drum part did and it was important to go with what fit the music best.

When all was said and done, it seemed to come out sounding more like something John Mayer or Robbie Williams might have recorded.

This track is from the album Invitation By Rumour and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ljdavid

Full Circle

This is an optimistic rock song, basically focusing on the idea that who we are outside of our work day is something that's easy to ignore but in fact, is just as important or more crucial to our legacy in life.

It ended up sounding like a cross between Foo Fighters light and early 1980s Ozzy Osbourne with what also probably was a bit of Van Halen influence on my guitar parts, especially on the guitar tone I used.

This is track nine from the album Invitation By Rumour. The full album is available at CD Baby here: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ljdavid

Five to Nine

Recorded an open air acoustic version of John Mayer's "I'm Gonna Find Another You" with stereo microphones (using a Zoom R16 portable recorder). Thought it needed a second guitar so took another pass at it adding on my strat to fill some of the sound in. Didn't necessarily try to play what's on any of the known versions but went for a similar vibe. If you like it, please consider following me or checking out some of my own music here on Soundcloud. Thanks for listening!

I'm Gonna Find Another You (John Mayer Cover)

This is track three from the album Invitation By Rumour by L.J. David. For what turned out to be a hard rock / pop album, this one seemed to end up as somewhere more in the genre of blues rock, maybe along the lines of the type of music the John Mayer Trio was doing for a short time. This is one of the most fun songs to sing and play on the album.

One Foot in Front of the Other

For fun, took a shot at covering and paying tribute to the excellent guitar solo song "Cathedral" by Van Halen.

If you want to see the video of me playing this on guitar when I recorded it, you can view it at Youtube at https://youtu.be/tWcnVJgzf8M .

Enjoy!

Cover of "Cathedral" by Eddie Van Halen

This was just an experiment inspired by The Recording Revolution, who challenged viewers to write, record, mix, master, and release one song in one month. I learned a lot from the experience of being forced to move forward to the next step even when I would have liked to stay on a point in the process. Above all, many thanks go to Graham Cochrane, whose challenge actually inspired some of the lyrics for the song! While the tune is far from perfect, I have reached the deadline and have to put it out there as is if I'm to honor the spirit of the event. So, for better or worse, sharing it with you and hope that you enjoy.

Sing Your Song

This is the final song from the album "Invitation By Rumour" released 2015. 

Lyrics:

Felt Like Flying (Use it All) 
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I would do anything 
To make the day start over 
Time won’t heal my broken wings 
Today I saw the real in the role 

In a place or dream that 
Only those who really know me know 
My feet left the ground 

And it felt like I was flying 
It felt like I was flying 
And we used it all to soften the fall 
Away, away, away from here 

We’ll draw the humour 
Climbing inside to know that 
Anything goes outright 
Invited by rumour 
They don’t tell anyone but let us know 
we’re welcome with spite 
Friendly delusions, sane or confusion 
Limit your heartaches in sight 
Oh tell me where did I go wrong when 

It felt like I was flying 
It felt like I was flying 
And we used it all to scatter or crawl 
Away, away, away from here 

Where do the days go 
Sorting through overflow 
Overrun but wisened, losing the horizon 
Searching for sky 

And I will use it all now 
Let’s use it all now 
We can use it all now 
We will use it all now

L.J. David

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