Love the lo-fi backing against the full frontal vocal, great contrast. Very catchy song, excellent bvox as always these are in a class of your own, I'm sure we all recognise these thoughts Stephen!!! Hopefully we can escape soon!!!

RAGE OF MEN
Words and Music Stephen Randall

They got something to prove
They got nothing to lose
They’re just pumped up muscle
Looking for a hustle
Gonna take you down
Gonna shake you down
Riding on the train to oblivion

They got war on the cards
They got hate in their hearts
We’re one shot away 
From being blown away
Gotta be the man
Gotta have a plan
Riding on the train to oblivion

Is it a lack of
Direction
That fans the flames
That turn into

CHORUS
Rage
Blame it on the rage of men
Rage
Blame it on the rage of men

Got to be in the tribe
Gotta believe in the lie
There are very fine guys
On both sides 
Gonna hunt us down
Gonna run this town
Riding on the train to oblivion

Is it a lack of
Connection
That fans the flames
That turn into

CHORUS
Rage
Blame it on the rage of men
Rage
Blame it on the rage of men

Blame it on the rage of men

Rage Of Men

“Big Finish” is a song about never giving up. It’s a song about family and the influence they have on us. We all make our choices and we all make mistakes, but what matters is how we get up and finish the race. It’s not too late to follow through. In the wise words of my father, “Big finish. Make sure you finish strong.”

Lyrics: 

My father told me something I never forgot
And he tells me every time I play his favorite song
He says man you can mess up a lot
He says make sure you finish strong

Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong

My brother told me something I forget
And I keep trying to remember just the end
It went something about liquor and sweat
It said it’s your time and money to spend

Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong

My mother doesn’t have to say anything at all
One look from her and I am a stream
Laughing over rocks in the mud of fall
Drinking the light of the sunshine beam

Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong

Oh Big big finish
Make sure you finish strong
Yeah make sure you finish strong

Credits: 

Written and produced by Trevor Leonard
Mixed by Trevor Leonard
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House

Trevor Leonard - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Bass
Katie Weissman - Cello
Will Blair - Drums
John Leonard - Trombone
Brooke Blair - Drum production

Kadylak Records
C+P 2023 Trevor Leonard

Links:
https://linktr.ee/trevorleonard 
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishSpotify
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishApple
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishSoundcloud
https://tinyurl.com/BigFinishYoutube
https://trevorleonard.bandcamp.com
http://trevorleonard.com

Big Finish

The Ryes

Hideaway

In this Apollo Artist Session, listen to producer/engineer Vance Powell (Jack White, The Dead Weather) record Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra through the Apollo interface and Unison™-enabled UAD Powered Plug-Ins as they perform the track, “Come and Go Heartbeat.”​ Mastered by Michael Romanowski.

"Come & Go Heartbeat" by Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra (Mixed & Recorded by Vance Powell)

NONE OF US ARE SUPERMAN
Words and Music Stephen Randall

We all live in our Fortresses of Solitude
We all do the very best we can
Hiding from our own secret identity
But none of us are Superman no
None of us are Superman 
We have to get it while we can 
None of us are Superman      

We all live in our own little Metropolis
Living for work or working to live
But most of us are like the Clark Kents of the world
And none of us are Superman no
None of us are Superman 
We have to get it while we can 
None of us are Superman      

And none of us are Superman no
None of us are Superman 
We have to get it while we can 
None of us are Superman

None Of Us Are Superman

Jelously 
I’ll never be all I can see 

Mockery
You locked me up and tossed the key 

Sanity
Ignoring your reality 

Honesty 
You're more then just a friend to me 
  
Sanctitiy 
Control my heart but let it beat

Sanity

meet me outside 
where the cold river flows 
theres a vacant patch somewhere
if i could just sit a while and rest
just need to sit a while

ive never been much for words 
didnt see you last febuary 3rd  
didnt feel so long ago 
but nothing really does anymore 
youve missed alot 
since then

they’re giving money out for lies 
always taking up our time
such a terrifying place
such a humbling display 

meet me outside 
before my jetlag sets in 
i was above it all 
now i just wanna forget 
make it all simple again

Jet Lag

Life Line - demo

Dirt Road

Thanks to Bethany Sky Whitman @bethany-sky-whitman for her production and arrangement help.

GO BIG OR GO HOME
Words and Music Stephen Randall

Every day is Sunday
So I’ll stay in bed ‘till noon
I’ll make some plans to call my friends
In the afternoon
But my motivation so to speak
Needs a little shake
‘Cos the world won’t wait forever
There are plenty on the make

I know you know that I know
The creeps and the geeks and the freaks will steal the show

CHORUS
So hold me like you used to
And tell me so I know
Unwind me if I’m going too fast
And wind when I’m slow
Oh slap me to my senses
If I’m feeling low
Go big or go home
Go big or go home

Even if I’m not the most
Energetic type
I’ll be the first to fight for you
I’ll be the first to strike
Truth be told I love you
I don’t mean that to sound trite
But just because I love you
Doesn’t always make you right

I know you know that I know
The creeps and the geeks and the freaks will steal the show

CHORUS
So hold me like you used to
And tell me so I know
Unwind me if I’m going too fast
And wind when I’m slow   
Remind me ever so delicately
There’s room for me to grow
Go big or go home
Go big or go home

CHORUS
So hold me like you used to
And tell me so I know
Unwind me if I’m going too fast
And wind when I’m slow
Oh slap me to my senses
If I’m feeling low
Go big or go home
Go big or go home

So hold me like you used to
And tell me so I know
Unwind me if I’m going too fast
And wind when I’m slow   
Remind me ever so delicately
There’s room for me to grow
Go big or go home
Go big or go home

GBGH (Go Big or Go Home)

I'm an Englishman in New York.

I've released seven albums - Naive in 2014, Above The Rain in 2015, Heartlands in 2016, The Freaks and the Brave in 2017, Nashville When I Rise in 2018, Retropolitan in 2020 and Oxygen in 2021.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/oxygen/1567362004
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/retropolitan/1505508938
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nashville-when-i-rise/1422418349
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-freaks-and-the-brave/id1278535762
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heartlands/id1131404464
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/above-the-rain/id1023879301
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/naive/id882888725
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/na%C3%AFve/id1202021941
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/StephenRandall

I also released a tribute song for the victims of the Boston Marathon, We Will Run Again, (100% of the proceeds goes to the victims) which is also available on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-will-run-again/id858791917

I used to write songs for other artists and thought that getting covers was what it was all about. Whenever I heard the end results of what other artists, producers or A&R people would do with my songs, I mostly found it soul destroying, so I allowed myself to I get distracted for a while - inventing a digital guitar (The Stepp DG1 and DGX) and getting involved in mobile computing (Symbian).  Then about eight years ago I started writing again and this time I wrote for myself and rediscovered my passion. So here I am, a songwriter again. 

I record on a MacBook Pro using Logic Pro X, and play an American Fender Tele, '59 Epiphone semi acoustic, Taylor 614ce acoustic, Paul Reed Smith PRS Custom 24, Epiphone Sheraton II Pro, Fender Jazzmaster,  Fender Jazz Bass, Line 6 Variax JTV, Stepp DG1 (of course!), Nord Piano 4/MIDI keyboard, Gretsch Lap Steel and am learning pedal steel on a Sho-Bud Pro pedal steel guitar. 

The Soundcloud community has fostered my motivation for songwriting and music discovery. Thanks for listening - every comment, constructive or otherwise inspires me.

Cheers,

Stephen

GBGH (Go Big or Go Home)

StephenRandall

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