A new improvised instrumental over a blues backing. Recorded using my Brian May Red Special, and Red Special effects pedal.

Fear & Jealousy

Haven't uploaded anything in a long time so decided to do a bit of one take impromptu playing.

Impromptu Blues

Not a song, just some impromptu chords, with accidental soloing over the top. It went well together so kept it how it was.

Impromptu playing

Valentines Blues

So here's one of my songs pretty much complete. It needs tidying up, and a proper drum beat on it but that's about all.

I'm very well aware of the fact I'm not a great singer either, but you get what your given.

Hold Me Closer

Wrote this a few years ago, but wasn't sure if I would ever do anything with it. Decided that I would give it a go and see what happens. Fortunately it felt right, and came freely, so the track was finished within a couple of hours**. I originally messed up recording the lyric, with using the wrong words ,so re-recorded another vocal along side it, and some parts harmonised well, which I kept in, as I thought it had a nice touch. All guitars are one shot recordings. As are both vocals.

** I have decided to redo this as I liked the harmonisation and felt that it would be better if the whole song was harmonised which you can now hear. 

When i wrote this song, the words just came straight out without me having to think of rhyming words or anything. However now I am looking back at it after  5 years since i wrote it, I now see its about my Borderline Personality Disorder and coming to terms with my feelings & emotions

Another Day

Well here's my latest song. Something completely different to what I have uploaded yet. 
I took a while to do as there where certain things I wanted to do sound wise, which wouldn't go how I wanted them too, so in the end I left it.

My thanks to Dooley Drums for providing the drum track! I hope he continues to provide more excellent material.

All instruments apart from the drums are my own work.

We're Going Down

A jam session with Pearl (https://soundcloud.com/lotus-flower-13)

Rhythm Guitar- Pearl
Lead Guitar - Mark Castle

Monday Jam- Featuring Pearl (@soundcloud.com/lotus-flower-13)

This is my cover of the JJ Cale song Cocaine, which was also covered by Eric Clapton. This was the first ever song I learnt to play, so thought I would do my own version. I have tried to use both JJ Cale's style and Eric's as well as my own style to give it a new kind of sound.

The drums and bass are from guitarbackingtrack.com. The 3 guitars and (poor) vocals are myself.

Just to make it clear regarding copyright : I did not write the lyrics/music for this song. These are owned by JJ Cale. This is purely a cover out of appreciation of his work. 


Cocaine (cover)

Testing out my Gibson Les Paul VOS 58

My tribute to Gary Moore. Not  trying to be like him or anything like that, just playing and thinking of the great man.

Backing track from t'internet.

Lover's Blues-(Gary Moore Tribute)

All guitars , bass and vocals are done by myself, unless otherwise stated.

PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD / REMIX OR COPYRIGHT MY MUSIC

I'm a blues prog rock musician .I grew up listening to classic rock. Great bands like Queen, Black Sabbath, T-Rex, Deep Purple, The Who,Eric Clapton this list goes on. 

A time when music really was music, where song lyrics had meaning and there were no chavs in the world, destroying our society and polluting our airwaves with their same beat, same tune, same swearing, same style crap that they call music. I want to take this modern rubbish that's playing off the radio, and bring back proper music.

I don't believe in auto-tune or fame seeking, and I'm very aware that I'm not the best at singing, but I'm here to show what I can do musically not vocally. Id rather by myself than be the next "pop star" who only sells for shaking their arse on a video.

I believe that music goes in circles, its about time blues and rock get back into the mainstream, and i mean real rock not this modern "rock " that is NOT rock.

Back in the day you had to sell over 100 THOUSAND copies to get into the top 5, today you only need 3 thousand. It shows how badly music standards have slipped.

Music is going by the wayside, and things need to change, but I cant do it on my own. So please follow me, join me, and make proper music together.

IF YOU AGREE WITH ME, PLEASE FOLLOW ME & JOIN ME IN BRINGING BACK REAL MUSIC.

Mark_Castle

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