Another song about the futility of a thankfully ex-relationship.  I just tried to do something different with it: bare percussion, piano and guitar; and a completely up the neck bassline which I am quite pleased with.  No double track vocals which may have improved it.  This is a bit of a dirge but I am fond of it because of the bassline.  I always liked playing the bass you know, until I was usurped from that role, from my own band (ok, joint band)!

Guilty

This is the story of a drummer I used to be in a band with although I've disguised it to make it look like lost love.  It was also the first song I wrote and recorded myself with a relatively decent set up, in which I played everything and had total control over, having never been listened to before and having no say over anything.  Not my best song, but arguably the most satisfying.  This was written before the happy times, when I freed myself of the overbearing bandmate who got steadily more bitter, unhappier and angrier as time wore on. There was no hissy fit, you cheeky prick.

Let It Go

This is the tale of when I had fallen out with an ex-girlfriend and wondering if this was it - over!  Well, as it turned out, it wasn't with just a little crack papering but thankfully it would be soon enough.  I wrote the lyrics for this when I was in the worst mood, to attempt to capture what I was feeling at the time.  Had I written it in a better frame of mind I think it would have felt a bit more artificial.  Another song I had total control over.  There was an attempt to rewrite this song as there was reaction to my "Iraq" line (the reaction was not based on politics, but laughter at such a "crap" lyric) but that line was important as my ex had joined the party of government at that time so I ignored all the uninvited "improvements" and continued with what I was feeling with it.

Maybe

This is the second time I've uploaded this, with some improvements.  Bass tightened up a bit and volume levels adjusted.  It's about a neighbour of mine who died circa 2000 and whose death I felt really sad about.  I originally recorded this with my (still remaining) cousin Gordon Hay.  I wrote it all myself but at the time he did a cracking bassline which I have tried to recreate but not quite.  I am still fond of this tune and pleased with the arrangement and thankful of the advice and additional guitar work of my brother Michael Campbell.

peter1973