"Xtra Cherries"

An aspiring baseball player with a solid fastball, the Illinois-born Chip Znuff put down the glove in favor of the bass and he left home at 17 going west with his punk rock band D-Generation. The D Generation story is told best by Chip himself, so I'll leave that one to him, and I'll cover what happened after that band broke up. Licking his wounds from his first time around on the rock and roll train, Chip formed Enuff Z'Nuff in 1984. Inspired by everyone from The Rasberries to Cheap Trick to Squeeze, Enuff Z'Nuff had pop hearts filled with hooks, but they were marketed as glam metal dudes, which led them into that lane, but it was probably a misrepresentation of the band's real chops. If you listen to the music and and ignore the image, they come across more like a tougher version of Jellyfish. Nevertheless, they made it work; in spite of their image, hits from their debut self-titled album like Fly High Michelle and "New Thing" were catchy blasts of ragged psychedelia that found the band all over MTV. Their follow-up record Strength found them looking decidedly less glam and it garnered rave reviews from Rolling Stone and the Washington Post and they absolutely crushed it on Letterman. Over the course of their career, Enuff Z'Nuff has toured all over the world, been on Howard Stern numerous times, been featured on VH-1, played on the Jenny Jones show, had Little Steven sing their praises as one of the most underrated bands on the planet and have put out close to thirty albums, including greatest hits and live recordings. Although the band has had its share of tragedies, losing members like Derek Frigo and Rickey Parent and its share of personnel changes with singer Donnie Vie stepping away from the band on two separate occasions, Enuff Z'Nuff are survivors. Chip took over vocals in 2014 and the band has never sounded better. Their new album Xtra Cherries has a deep bench, featuring Steve Stevens, Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, Donnie Vie, Gunnar Nelson and Steven Adler, who Chip played with in Adler's Appetite. The album is a refreshing blast of gritty pop that's played with muscle and heart, each track finding the band tearing the cover off the ball. 

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2025 remix and rework made by Óscar San José of the "Not That Difficult" track from the 1998 "Not That Difficult" album by Protones

Protones - Not That Difficult (Mad-rid remix by ©SCA)

Looking back over my notes
Not often, once in a while
I don't get worked up, I keep my cool
Doesn't mean much, as a rule.

Locked up inside here
Twisted up, turning near
All gone crazy in here
Get myself back into gear
Get myself back into gear

Here is the only home
Here is a photograph
Here comes a neighbor
This makes me want to laugh
This makes me want to laugh

Catch my breath in a paper cup
A crescent moon behind a cloud
I don't get lazy, I don't play the fool
The house is burning – just keep it cool

A paper tiger on an island of glass
Well I'm up against the wall
Got no time for this at all
Got no time for this at all

Here is the only home
Here is a polygraph
Here comes an ice cream truck
This is where you do the math
This is where I do the math

Well it's time to do and a time to don't
The other shoe? No thanks, I won't
If I can dance, then maybe I'll walk
But first I gotta reset the clock

There's too much television
Gotta make a decision
Maybe I'll redo the drapes
Watch out now I'm taking shape
Watch out now I'm changing shape

Here is the only life
Makes me want to shout
This is the fog of time
This here's what it's all about

Here is the only home
Here is a seismograph
Look! There's a pincushion!
This is where you do the math
And where I make a gaffe
This is where you do the math
This is where I took a bath
Now you see the aftermath
I'm not a psychopath
This is where you do the math...


As performed by the Band Formerly Known as the Niceties on their rockin' and rollin' album, Emily Dickinson Discovers New Wave. Words. music, production by Carl Dávila.
©2025 Carl Dávila and The Ace of Hearts Productions. All rights reserved, y'all.

Talking Heads meet fIREHOSE...40 years on.

Looking Back Over My Notes

1.000x Dur 134. Einen für Ozzy. Metal it ain't.

Crazy Train (Osbourne/Rhoads)

Running Out Of Time is the first single from the upcoming debut album "Changes" by And The Broken from Malmö, Sweden. The band has released five EP-s from 2022-2024 but the album will consist of only new songs recorded in the house of singer Tobias Borelius by the band and mixed by Andreas Ejnarsson. Running Out Of Time is a soulful, laid-back song with a pop/folk touch to it. The trumpets by Jens Lindgård makes the song stand easy to remember. Enjoy!

Changes

Running Out Of Time

The  lyrics are not sung in this order. The chorus is repeated more often ect.
I wrote the music and the lyrics but a woman named Bella did the vocals for me and helped with producing and mixing. She´s amazing!


Verse 1
Why did you make me  remember my past.
Remember all the things that did not last.
Why did you make me remember my pain!
Remember only to drive me insane.

Verse 2
Why did I live like devil in disguise.
Devil would make me to pay higher prize.
Life never is a easy way to ride.
Easy way only makes you run and hide.

Chorus
Why did the life always rain on me?
Every day loneliness creeps on me.
Why did I live in fear every year?
If you cared you would wipe every tear.

Bridge
Now I know how it did start-
You enjoyed to break my heart.
I believed I was insane
How could you tort-ure me with pain
I survived the pain.

Verse 3
So many things did happen every year.
Every year no one saw my tiny tear.
Why did I feel like no one really cared.
No one did never feel my inner fear.

Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

Why Does The Life Always Rain On Me?

🎹 Pink Pony Club – AKiRE (Piano Version)
Una versione intima e delicata del brano originale, spogliata di ogni produzione per lasciare spazio alla voce e all’emozione. Solo pianoforte e sentimento, per raccontare una storia di libertà e identità con nuova sensibilità.
Un’interpretazione personale, sincera, che porta il brano in una dimensione più vulnerabile e profonda.

Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan (piano cover)

I used to chase the silver, used to run for gold,
Thought the world was waiting in the things I could hold.
But late at night, I found my truth,
It's not in riches—it's in roots.

A heart that beats without the weight,
A mind that knows when to be still—
And hands to hold that don’t let go,
That's the kind of dream that's real.

The greatest wealth I’ve ever known
Is breath in my lungs, peace in my soul.
Not diamonds or a high-rise view,
But quiet mornings and love that’s true.
If you’ve got health, if you’ve got peace,
And the right ones next to you when you sleep—
You’re richer than kings, don't need no crown,
You’ve got it all, right here, right now.

We live so fast, forget to feel,
Trade what’s whole for what’s not real.
But when you stop and look inside,
You’ll find the treasure money can’t buy.

It's not in the noise, it's not in the race,
It's found in a slow and steady place.
A body strong, a mind at ease,
And hearts that love you endlessly.

The greatest wealth I’ve ever known
Is breath in my lungs, peace in my soul.

So take a breath and take it slow,
You've got more than you’ll ever know.


The Greatest Wealth

Written by Erica Brunner

+ Performed by Appaloosa
With band in the studio, minus Leif. He was late. 4/24/25
Leif's overdubs added on his own at his home. 5/28/25 + New Part 7/29/25



Appaloosa:
Erica Brunner: Lead Vox, Rhythm Guitar
Leif Larson: Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Backups
Kevin Moe: Bass Guitar, Backups
Ian Thomas: Drums, Backups

Of Human Bondage (Pre Production Demo, 2025) +

1.000mal Dur 135. Zurück zum Tagesgeschäft. Seid ihr auch so müde?

sleepaholics

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Tronnies is a pseudonym for Leif Larson going solo. The demos he's shared so far are things Leif's recorded all his own. Songs written throughout his career as a musician.

Pianist, writer, composer, arranger and teacher.
My productions are available on various music stores.
I'm looking for emerging artists to produce. I offer musical productions for anyone looking

Pianista, scrittore, compositore, arrangiatore e insegnante.
Le mie produzioni sono disponibili su vari negozi di musica.
Cerco artisti emergenti da produrre. Offro produzioni e/o arrangiamenti musicali, sequenze di tastiera per sessioni live band

"The real gift of music is how many lives you can positively impact"  

Enjoy our music!   Carla & Paul

I´ve for few years been writing songs and lyrics for myself in my spare time. Been learning by doing if you like. My purpose of sharing songs is (beyond my own pleasure) to find someone who is interested in playing my songs using and/or publish.

I wrote and released some instrumental tracks in the beginning which I liked a lot to create. Like to be experimental. With incresed confidence I started to add my vocsls. Unfortunately I´ve to use primitive equipment to sing. Do it through headphones on my computer. 
I´ve gained a good experience in both writing songs, lyrics and arrangement. Since I use my vocals for all the tracks I regard them as demos and I hope somebody would be interested to sing them. 
I love to write music and for me the best way to express any kind of emotions I´m going through in my life. 

Hope you enjoy my music. Please be in touch. 

Thank you :)

I do dis wif The Niceties, an' I do uvva stuff too.

New tracks tagged #PowerPop