the struggle of loving through life's complications

08 Just Let Love Be Love

Scatter my ashes on the mountainside when the time comes to make that ride
Til' then, we'll careen on down the road
Don't go quiet into that good night. Stumble through your own wrong and right
The path evolves 'cause straighter flies the crow

If this were a tune, would you turn it down? Take it off the air?
While hate is loud, truth makes a quiet sound
They're saying this, but what did you hear? Is it drowning out sounds of fear 
or smothering what's around?
                                                                                                          
Self-isolating hasn't been my answer. Wake up every day. Hope you don't get cancer
Depressing as hell, and feeling pretty bored
There's few that it sharpens. Most are dulled by the grind. So gather what's good and leave the rest behind
Strike a new path to find what's better than before 

If this were a tune, would you turn it down, take it off the air?
While hate is loud, truth makes a quiet sound
They're saying this, but what did you hear? Is it drowning out sounds of fear 
or leading to higher ground?

There are whispers around. We're under their skin. If we play the game, we'll only lose again
The well's run dry. It's time to start moving

Alex Summerlin – vocals
Chad Terrell – bass, electric guitar
Rick Scott – piano, mellotron, programming (drums, banjo, mandolin, guitars, strings and special effects)
Engineer – Chad Terrell
Production – Rick Scott, Chad Terrell, Alex Summerlin, WaterWoods Studio, Maumelle, AR
Photograph – Rick Scott

Blind

Whispers Around

This is the closing song from my album WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE SUN. It's a stream of consciousness song about angels and cosmos interceding with our material world. It closes the album narrative, concluding that my astronaut ended up in a place where spiritual and physical merge into new and holy meanings. The verses reflect on the presence of angels in even the most mundane situations (walking on a street, in a hotel, recreational settings). Verse 3 points me towards spiritual activism and knowing I'm never alone in seeking justice and righteousness. Mike Roe of The 77s played lead guitar. Recording this track felt transformative for me. Musically I was inspired by old school Laurel Canyon bands, Brian Eno, many Mellotron bands, The Moody Blues, and The Beach Boys transcendental "American Gothic" phase circa 1966-73.

I See The Angels Coming 'Round

Melancholy Man  <+>  Cover- Moody Blues.

Lovers

Torture (C Minor Remastered) is a dark, dissonant blues piece inspired by Bartók, now transposed to C minor. The claustrophobic mix and Clarity mastering create an intense, cinematic, and haunting atmosphere. Ideal for listeners seeking strong emotions, sonic tension, and musical experimentation.

Torture (C Minor Remastered)

I feel good and sweet vibrations
sliding through my weakness
creeping in my senses
echoes I can’t silence
I got no shield on my mind
you know, it cuts from the inside
you are so sweet I could die

Your eyes are crawling closer
secrets taking over
whispers in the daylight
shadows in the night
I got no place I can hide
you know, it cuts from the inside
you are so sweet I could die

Good and sweet, come close and leave me
it cuts while it frees me
Good and sweet, come close and leave me
it hurts while it heals me

You come a little closer
I don’t know what it’s over
I’m quiet but I’m torn
I’m heavy but I’m worn
I can’t tell wrong from right
you know, it cuts from the inside
you are so sweet I could die

The fire is getting colder
your touch is pulling closer
smiles that keep on breaking
gifts that feel like taking
I got no tears left to cry
you know, it cuts from the inside
you are so sweet I could die


Good and sweet

I only heard this bar song a few weeks ago,  Changed it up a fair bit

JD Bar Song

«بی‌گناه اما گرفتار، بار سنگینی که مال خودش نیست را به دوش می‌کشد. سایه‌ها، سکوت و وزن فکر.»

Dyaloom - Silent Burden

A tribute to the 1971 Moody Blues song released on the album "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour". John Lodge joins Chris Squire and John Entwistle in the classic rock bassist firmament. RIP.

Story In Your Eyes

The symmetric difference of two sets consists of all those elements that are in one of the sets, but not in both.  The resulting set is the union of the sets with the intersection removed.

Thus symmetric difference (symdiff) is a binary operation on the power set of a given set, which produces the union of the sets with the intersection removed. Being a commutative and associative operation, and since intersection distributes over symdiff, symdiff and intersection play the roles of addition and multiplication in a Boolean ring structure on the power set of any set.

It is possible to take the symdiff of a collection of sets, and the intersection of an odd number of sets is a subset of their symdiff. Thus, for example, if the sets are musicians, mathematicians, and programmers, I am not in the symdiff of any two of them, yet I am in the symdiff of all three. Or at least, I want to be.

Ellie Bell is a Manchester-based singer-songwriter pioneering a unique fusion of human creativity and artificial intelligence in music composition. Blending traditional songwriting craft with cutting-edge AI technology, Ellie creates emotionally resonant songs that push the boundaries of contemporary music production. Her innovative approach to composing and arranging demonstrates how technology can enhance rather than replace artistic expression, resulting in a distinctive sound that honors songwriting tradition while embracing the future of music creation.

“Johnny is a virtuoso…” –Brian Wilson
“A delightful entertainer…” earcandy.com
“Pop music with a conscience…” Goldmine magazine
“The Harry Houdini of rock’n’roll” Spotlight magazine

Entertainer, songwriter, and “Singer at Large” Johnny J. Blair is known for his brand of “pop music with a twist,” influenced by Americana, British Invasion rock, old school soul/r’n’b, psychedelia, and punk/new wave, with melodicism breathed by classical, gospel, jazz, and world music. 

As a solo acoustic act or when fronting a band, Johnny engages an audience. He was called “a white James Brown” by Brown’s legendary drummer, Clyde Stubblefield. Johnny’s current itinerary includes performing in assisted living homes for people with disabilities and dementia: “Music goes through the brain into places where math and language don’t reach. It heals, and it makes a difference.”

Since the 80s, Johnny has issued full-length recordings to a global audience— from the “new wave concept album” DOOR IN THE WATER, to the soulful masterwork FIRE, to the bare-knuckled acoustic “agitpop” of TREADMARKS, to the “Ziggy Stardust meets PET SOUNDS” of GRATEFUL to the glam-tango tinged masterwork I LIKE THE STREET (with musical support from The Badlees, Eric Biondo/Beyondo, and Mike Garson, David Bowie’s pianist).

Johnny has worked with a range of acts—most prominently with Davy Jones of The Monkees (“I learned valuable stagecraft from David”). Johnny played and worked with Jones for 20 years, and he was the touring bassist/vocalist with The Monkees 45th Anniversary Tour of the UK and USA. Other artists Johnny has played with are John Bechdel (Ministry), David Cassidy, Buddy & Julie Miller, and Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat”). 

For 2019, Johnny on the beat with fresh material and a new album in the works, WE’RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE SUN. He says, “I’ve played the Royal Albert Hall, CBGB’s, Disney, The Fillmore, Las Vegas, Mabuhay Gardens, the Tokyo Billboard, holy temples in India, desert islands, Caribbean cruise ships, churches, prisons, garages, biker bars, and picnics, but I’ll really hit it big when I play for you!”

Artist , hobby musician etc. from Stockholm Sweden. Konstnär / Hobby musiker

Alex Summerlin is an eclectic alternative and folk-rock musician who has played music professionally for over a decade around the Little Rock, AR, and Nashville, TN areas. Originally hailing from Bryant, AR, Alex was drawn to music at a young age by the generations of working musicians in his family.  He started playing cover music in local bars and clubs as young as 12 years old, playing music steadily throughout his teens and twenties.

Alex started writing music in college as a passion project to break out of the limitations he felt playing cover songs. There, he met fellow long-time musicians and collaborators Rick Scott and Chad Terrell, and they joined Alex to write and produce songs from their home studio in Maumelle, AR (WaterWoods Studio). 

Since then, Alex, Chad, and Rick have continued writing and producing songs that reflect influences from several genres and three generations of music they wish to share with anyone who will listen. 

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