This was recorded with a Sansa e200 (not sure on exact model), which was taped to my Mexican Fat Strat right below the bridge using gaffers tape. The guitar was at the time missing it's high E string. Under the influence of a bunch of valium, messing around with chord progressions going nowhere. 8 minutes off the dome. I've always loved this one. You can hear "The Colbert Report" in the background, as always, very professional.

Guitar Odyssey

This is me singing/screaming while playing on my Mexican Fat Strat, playing through a small Peavey 30watt practice amp. Originally an Alaric song that Jon Gomez wrote. This cover has some slight guitar variations, my favorite being the 5/4 time change for one measure, as the rest of the song can be counted in 6. At the end of the song there is usually a dueling guitar outro reminiscent of Iron Maiden. Instead of this, I made up some lyrics on the spot and sang them while playing out of time :-) ... the name of this song is NOT Super Hero (Lunch Box), and for some reason I can't remember what it's really called.

Super Hero (Lunch Box)

:::WARNING::: 

:::SLOPPY:::

Trusty ol' Fat Strat, and Peavey Amp. Rock Band USB Microphone. I had moved it in the middle of the recording, which is why there is such a distinct difference of tone and volume. Wrote this when I was getting heavy in to Dream Theater. Time changes galore. One day I might actually arrange it correctly.

I Wish I Was (moar) Metal

Sometimes I pretend I to rap... this is one long verse, taken from a few different rhymes i had written over the years... This beat was used without permission from " MF DOOM'S - Special Herbs Vol 3 & 4 ... Styrax Gum " ... props ... so please don't tell on me.... recorded with my Rockband USB mic ... sorry for the clipping.

*** OMG LYRICS ***

very few things in life are freeeee
that's why i tell people to come on and take a ride with me
don't hide from what you can be
take an example cause me
i done fucked up from D to C
tryin' to find my way back into the game
knocked a couple screws loose
but in my head it's all the same
all the pain
equals the trouble
if i had the chance i'd do it all again
double time my friend
speed it up cause it ain't worth the story
no money
no fame
no god damn glory
maybe right now i'm startin' a sequel
equal to the end of the beginning
if you feel me we equal
but if you not that's not what i'm about
i'm about to blow off some steam
and pop off the mouth
people these days they ain't real anymore
people these days they just work more and more
no pleasure no fun
overworked
underpaid
no time to go out take the main stage
bask in all the glory
golden age rhymes but i ain't tellin' a story
i'm tellin' the truth
re-write whats right
come at me this time
it's never easy
and it wasn't ever meant to be
but that's the beauty
why not fight
never give up
there is no light
at the end of my tunnel
like the end of the line
false prophecy
i'm not giving up this is now mine
did it back then
biggest mistake
never let go
this is to all my friends
even the bitches and hoes
fight the good fight
eyes to the sky
find that one star
never say good-bye
don't lose whats right
in this world gone mad
visions are words
and words are visions of words
in other words
that was all we ever had
but memories, whether good or bad
as they molded the past
they now shape the future
it's up to us to make them last
this is the new anthem
this is my final call
shatter the mirror
watch it all fall
down and out on my luck
three more chords
another few bucks
spent, tired, distraught
i never thought
mind visibly shaken
am i breakin' my train of thought
or am i broken
have i been choked up
or am i just choken
on the mental
illness that has taken me
cleverly seperate entity
manic like a maniac
or depressed deep thoughts
slightly Kerouac
endorphins
serotonin
dopamine
gone from me
drained from my brain
prematurely
nineteen
two thousand and three
Brandon, Mississippi
go pack
head to COPAC
3 months
go back
to New York Livin'
all a game
all the same
out on a mission
same thing missin'
that was not there then
is not here now
do it all again
for my one eternal friend
that's anyone who will be here till the end

Michael Katkowsky

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