When I was a kid I had elders who described The Beatles as "it's all screaming", or "it's nothing but screaming". This either fundamentally simplistic or a gross exaggeration (there's no denying that there are screams in a few Beatles songs), but they said it with such conviction that I've no doubt that they truly believed that there was on singing in any Beatles song, it was just screaming from the beginning of Side A to the end of Side B. Nowadays, the Beatles transgressions are simply mild by comparison (and I've no doubt that you can find plenty of bands that really do scream from the beginning of Side A to the end of Side B), but I've always wondered what a Beatles song would sound like if the singers screamed 90%-100% of the song. WOW!!

Screamsterday

She Loves You (Scream Scream Scream)

Here's an acoustic version of Kraftwerk's Das Modell, with me whistling along the keyboard lines.

Das Modell (German)

Here's a Taiwanese rock song that I love by the great Wu Bai & China Blue. Love these guys!!

Wanderer's Love Song - 浪人情歌

This is one of my favourite original songs to play live, usually medlied together with "Black Denim Trousers", which has similar chords and a driving, shuffle beat. People have told me that they like it, so here's my messy home-recorded demo version. Let's do a proper studio version of it ASAP!!

Even When I'm Right I'm Wrong

Some country & western songs I've come up with since this lockdown thing started... and a cover. And a reading. So I only wrote three of these songs, lol...

Erlenkonig/Dark Riders, Storm Riders

"Erlkönig" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that I set to music, "Dark Riders, Storm Riders" is the first "dark country" song I wrote after the world went into lockdown, and the first song for the Van Hoflich project.

Erlenkönig / Dark Riders, Storm Riders

Here's a fun song I put together that is sort of an homage to both Black Sabbath and Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 film Near Dark.

Ich Bin Dein Teufel Cowboy

This Is The Sound...

I recently discovered this great track that is a perfect fit for my album. Thanks Hank!

Angel Of Death - Hank Williams Cover

This is the second version of this song. The first one is up-tempo, but I realised that the lyrics were more suited to a slow, minor key. So I gave it a try. I like it a lot too, so both versions made the album!

Peter Hoflich

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