A couple of weeks ago, a friend was playing my acoustic and tuned it to D D D D A D which Stephen Stills showed him as the tuning for the CSN song Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.  (More info about that here: http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/64552) I left my guitar tuned that way because I like the droning quality of the harmonics and the idea of exploring a new tuning. Yesterday I picked up the guitar and this song pretty much wrote itself. I heard it as as a bluesy stomp with that bass drum thumping a la Led Zep's Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. 

HOLE IN MY HEAD
Words and Music Stephen Randall

Oh my heart is in my hands
Must have a hole in my head 
Yes my heart is in my hands
Must have a hole in my head 

And I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
Yes I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love

Well I thought that I did right
But I know now that ain't so  
Yes I thought that I did right
But I know now that ain't so  

And I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
Yes I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
 
Oh my heart is in m y hands
Must have a hole in my head 
Yes my heart is in my hands
Must have a hole in my head 

And I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love
Yes I wonder if I will end up in my grave
Before I know true love

© & Ⓟ 2013 Stephen Randall

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Hole In My Head

I'm a Brit in America.

I've released eight 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, Oxygen in 2021 and Rock Paper Scissors in 2023.

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 go 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 a Fender Jazzmaster (my current go-to), American Fender Tele, '59 Epiphone semi acoustic, Taylor 614ce acoustic, Paul Reed Smith PRS Custom 24, Epiphone Sheraton II Pro, 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

Wir sind die Summe unserer Entscheidungen 🤔

Me, myself, and I, have a band that plays in the garage with a microphone on a cardboard box. Words and songs echo. Enjoy and share.

I learned playing guitar by myself. I have a rather strange setting, cause my guitar is in an e accord. I found new accords and then started making music. At first just a little for myself, now i am composing songs. I play all instruments myself including piano, moutharp, botlleneck and bass. I hope that you enjoy my music, cause that's why i make it. To reach people straight into their hearts. My biggest compliment was when my son started crying when he heard my child. He thought it was beautiful and he was touched by it. In the end it doesn't matter how technical you are, but how good you can put emotion into your songs. You can find me on Facebook and Youtube as well.

Hi everybody!

   This is a self-titled solo project I've started up, where I'll be painting, composing, performing, recording, mixing and producing most if not all of the songs and artwork on here.
   I have recently started gigging live as a singer-songwriter, whilst studying a Bachelor of music Composition and Production at the Australian Institute of Music. 
    To contact me, one could either message me on my Facebook page, linked below, or send an email to o.scalescopeland@gmail.com

Cheers,
Oliver