in 1969 i had to join the national guard infantry and in december of that year i was sent to fort polk Louisiana for 6 colddddddddd months.after about 3 months i was getting so board that i went over to the enlisted man's club and borrowed a guitar for sometime.this is where i wrote the song called "range 33" which is a rifle range that i lost part of jack and started hating the army.recorded live someplace with danny neff drums,steve neff bass,carl caruso fender rhodes,i played guitar and voice,bruce huejik trumpet,,bill newman sax,tocky staeger trombone.bruce and i developed the horn parts together.
         the way i describe the song is chord changes falling off the empire state building-----Gbm7 to Gmaj7 to Dbm7 to me this is unheard of but it flows so smooth one doesn't  notice!the new version has some india tambura--------brazil instruments surdo,cuica and others.i did all the instruments/voices and me friend frank dugan plays his beautiful sax.
         i think i wrote this song in about an hour.i'd mess with the chords whilst i sang some kind of melody.the first version ya hear  is from me horn band around 1975 live someplace in n.j.
        i adore Brazilian music so since i have a number of Brazilian instruments i finally got to play them after 15 years of sitting in me studio.to me i tried to give it a Brazilian feel and it's has hints of frank zappa/chicago. i need to thank scott garrigus and people from digifreq. sonar forums for the endless technical assistance!and my son-in-law chuck stieg for his help in all areas!


Range 33

nice mellow song some real beautiful parts

Midlife Crisis

i adore music from brazil so i did this version with that in mind.i don't remember writing or when i wrote "they".a song about those life-long pests who never stop insulting you.i preform voice--strings--accordion--brazilian percussion--synths--bass--Cavaquinho.

They

"changes" is the first song i wrote around 1968 in me parents basement.basically a love song with a part in the intro borrowed from "quicksilver messenger service"contributing help with the song are norman curry,george rooney.i do all the instruments/voices except the guitar rhythm which george performed.


Changes

i often wonder what does it take????????????????????

What Does It Take To Make One A Person Of Importance

Frank

ahhhhhhhhhh some music like those sixities

Talkin Bout

to me in me recording life this is me best all around beautiful song!!!!!!!!

What Is Life All About What Is Life's Purpose

as soon as i heard president biden say this word i said to me self now there's me next song.

Shrinkflation

so i was on me way to pickup me wife from the airport and i think let me try to write a top 40's song.here tis.

Off My Mind

i've always loved mechanical music,hence here's me new song.it's full of synths and no chords needed

I Wanna See You Dancin

Started Takiin Me

something that has haunted my life maybe now solved with "so what if" i can't do it.

So What If

it is unbelievable that people with power can get away with words.

Liar,liar

Wicked T Web

working on this song for about a month and till the last week i didn't know what to call it.more and more 3 a.m. is giving me answers hence "i want to be your boyfriend"popped in me head.

You And Me = Love

what a crock they have sold us.black lives matter.all men are created equal.

No One Is Above The Law

a song inspired by me cat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laila

Started Taken Me

been a christian since childhood and at times i still ponder on this question.

What Good Are Prayers

my wife used to see me play live and says she misses that part of me.so she asks for the song.

God Only Knows

Prayers

ahhh this song idea comes to me 3 a.m. with a number of off color riffs flat 5's augmented 5th's.rock out.

Pain

why do we hurt the ones we love?the other night it came to me how about using a string ensemble for this song?it works real nice i say.

If You Love Somebody

so "it's a wonderful life"one of me favorite all time movies!!!!!!the words are about. me.IT WAS christmas eve and the priests sermon was on that said movie.so i thinks to meself "what if i never was born"
hence the song.this song goes from key to key with ease.c,db,d,eb.

What If I Never Was Born

so watching tv the other day i listen to the story and start writing the words to this funky song.some nice  sounding stuff.

Hacksaw Ridge

so the other day speaking with a mailman he tells me the title of this song.dark hard texas rock.

Snow Is On The Roof But The Boiler In The Basement Is Throwing Heat

in this song i take some bible verses along with some other thoughts to make up the words for said song.bare bones musical structure.

Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid

so i used a few new tricks-sidechain and zplane Vielklang to me ears the best for harmony.nough said let's dance!

Questions

another song i wrote in italy.i think i have around 8 more to do.the title came from those 4 women i met at san gimignano that are from Australia.as soon as i heard those words"loose canons"i said to meself there is another song.

People - --loose Canons

can anyone answer these questions and why.rock punk out.

B Word Dog Word

if your inner voices start to haunt ya look at some of the stuff your parents told ya.

Voices Lies We Believe

so me and da wife been married some 40 years plus good/bad times.she is everything to me and i love her!!!!!!!!!!wrote this ere song for her.

Caress

christian,husband,father,grandfather,musician,chef,psychologist,landscaper,animal lover,retired,traveler..likes and loves all kinds of music.the music i'm putting on soundcloud are songs i've written from the 60's and present.i played all of the songs at one time or another in one of a number of bands i was in for 20 years.some of the songs i have collaborated  with  me fellow musicians and some of the instruments will be played by band mates.
in the sixties i started playing trumpet til i saw ringo and started with the drums,bass,guitar,keyboards.my expertise is chords,chords,chords and different times.i also did all the arranging with me bands.some of the the bands/musicians i owe so much of me musical talent/inspiration to are:dion and the belmonts--the doors---the beatles(especially sergeant pepper  paul's bass parts) gave me the path to musical theory---gentle giant(best band in the world!)---russ freeman---ivan lins-----chicago all those wonderful jazz chords and horn parts which i figured out to play in some of me bands.i don't read/write music but as me trombone player tocky staeger named it "loeschroglyphics" as i would just write part as  a,b,c etc. down on a piece of paper and i would sing it to the band mates as we learned each song.

Mr. Wavesample

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