Written/recorded in 1988 at my pad in Hollywood with my friend Ernie Rodriguez, who I saw at a bus stop on Sunset.  We grew up together in Santa Maria so it was a bit of a surprise to see him in the City.  He's the one with the good voice.

You're Not Alone

This is from the first demo The Lonesome Strangers recorded back in 1984 or 1985.  It was one of our signature songs; an instrumental.  No one was doing them back then, especially in the Neotraditional scene in Los Angeles.  It has always been a source of great pride to know we broke a lot of ground. Randy Weeks: Guitar; Jeff Rymes: Guitar; Nino Del Pesco: Bass; Joe Nanini: Drums.

The Tall Tree Stomp

Recorded back around 1985 I believe.  Once again, on a portable cassette just to get the song down.  There's an electric version I did with former bandmates Danny Pinnella and Richard Ortiz, with Richard laying down some amazing slide.  This sone was in consideration for the film Young Guns II for about a millisecond, but got passed over for some guy named Bon Jovi.  I still think mine was a better fit.

The Ballad Of Sister Rose (Acoustic Demo)

Off the Lonesomes Strangers debut album Lonesome Pine, produced by Pete Anderson.  Evan Dando did an acoustic version of this in the movie Heavy.

Walkin' Over Hot Coals

This is the 8-track demo version of Sister Rose.  Richard Ortiz is brilliant on this; easily one of the best rock guitarists I have ever had the privilege to play with.  Recorded at our rehearsal studio when he, Danny Pinnella and I were putting a band together.  We actually managed — after months of rehearsals and demo recordings, to do 1 gig.

The Ballad Of Sister Rose (8-Track Electric)

That's Why You're Fucking Broke (Motherfucker!)

This demo was recorded on 8-Track with electronic drums from my friend Danny Pinnella's old Amiga.  Danny sings vocals on this.  As you can tell, this is very raw.