Really great stuff. Reminiscent of Lou Reed.

Very beautiful acoustic guitar, nice vocals!

yeah I second the Lou Reed thing, but maybe more accurately Lou Reed with John Cale. It's got that kind of funky poetry flow to it with the folksy guitars. Great track.

Reminds me of an early Donovan.  Enjoyed listening.

Been Walking

Don't Dance Without Me

This is a Prog Rock song with psychedelic lyrics. It is a co-write with Alex O'Brien (no relation), who assisted me with the lyrics. David Hynes provided the bass track and Roy Blake provide the Mastering. I did the rest. AI Imagery - Rich O'Brien.
Lyrics are below:

The sun blazes brightly
We see the daylight clear
The way to go
Away from what we fear
And follow towards the light
We summon from our dreams
The path destiny calls
Or so it seems

CHORUS
Our thoughts arise from a pool of liquid blue
Like the notes resound from a steel guitar
Arising from our sleep, a memory of murky hue
The truth of our lives is heard, an echo from afar

The rain falls
The river floods
The warm blood flows
Through our veins
Time passes by 
Leaves mysteries
We search and search
For eternity

BRIDGE
Shimmering springs wash away our deep despair
As we head to a place to live without a care


REPEAT CHORUS

An Echo From Afar

Use to listen to this album quite a a lot, and still do. I like learning how to play songs and arranging them acoustically sometimes. I believe the raw, bare bones is all a really good song needs. I love the passion in these lyrics and melodies.   

Lyrics
In Candy's room, there are pictures of her heroes on the wall
But to get to Candy's room, you gotta walk the darkness of Candy's hall
Strangers from the city call my baby's number and they bring her toys
When I come knocking, she smiles pretty, she knows I wanna be Candy's boy
There's a sadness hidden in that pretty face
A sadness all her own from which no man can keep Candy safe
We kiss, my heart rushes through my brain
And the blood rushes in my veins
The fire rushes towards the sky
And we go driving, driving deep into the night
I go driving deep into the light in Candy's eyes
She says, "Baby if you wanna be wild
You got a lot to learn, close your eyes
Let them melt, let them fire, let them burn"
'Cause in the darkness, there'll be hidden worlds that shine
When I hold Candy close, she makes those hidden worlds mine
She has fancy clothes and diamond rings
She has men who give her anything she wants
But they don't see
That what she wants is me
Oh, and I want her so
I'll never let her go, no-no-no
She knows that I'd give
All that I've got to give
All that I want, all that I live
To make Candy mine
Tonight

Candy's Room

Candy's Room (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

My tribute to a great Bruce Springsteen song from the album Darkness on the Edge of Town released in 1978

BAD LANDS, Bruce Springsteen Tribute

© Copyright climbing up a mountain,i wrote when i first moved from the coast to the mountains in a small backyard 4 track in the country,finding my nivarna enjoy,its not a high produced song very raw but fresh

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climbing up a mountain {remastered} (new age, new wave country ) i am the artist

Written by Steve and Jason Kalisher
Produced by Daniel Kalisher
Vocals Steve and Jason
Drums Keil Feher

Two Conversations

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MY LAST FOOTSTEPS (STUDIO)
Growing up in Essex, Maryland in the 50's and 60's.

MY LAST FOOTSTEPS

Some folks’ life like a four leaf clover
Seem like they’re lucky all the time
One thing I learned when I think it over is
That life – it ain’t mine
I come up in Essex Maryland
With the Flamingos and the hoods
Dual carb, double barreled Chevies
Dairy Queens and Thunderbirds
Cuban heels and continentals
Joe College preppies daddy’s cash
India ink tattoos so you know who’s who
If you got a hat pin and a match

I want my last footsteps to keep the beat
I want my last footsteps to be deep
I want my last footsteps to be sweet
I want my last footsteps to go in in peace

Johnny Rebs and Southern whiskey
And pedal steel on the box
Greg knocked over the pharmacy again
This time he ran before he got caught
All crumbled up in the back room
Between the cocaine and the barbs
When the cops walked in shook their heads and grinned
And they put him behind bars

Now Billy’s waxing down the Mustang
He's got a handgun in the glove
He’s got his hair back in a Duck’s Ass
And he’s going out with the one he love
He’s gonna pick her up at Gino’s
Her old man won’t have a clue
If he can’t have her nobody will
Let ‘em fish her out of the lagoon
I can’t believe it every morning
When I put my feet back on the earth
But I can hear my last footsteps
And I can tell they’re gettin’ close

I want my last footsteps to walk in truth
I want my last footsteps to get to you
I want my last footsteps to leave a mark
I want my last footsteps to walk in your heart

I want my last footsteps to keep the beat
I want my last footsteps to be deep
I want my last footsteps to be sweet
I want my last footsteps to go in in peace

My Last Footsteps (Studio)

2024

Hate Sells

hate sells

No Amplifiers were used on this track. I used a Line 6 pocket pod in place of the amplifier for this one. I wanted to test the waters using an amplifier emulator to see if i liked it because the set up is so much easier than constantly having to mic my amplifiers.... my only fear is that the emulators will not sound exactly like an amp.

I chose to just cover a song that I really loved growing up and that I had played in our band for years from the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and asked my cousin and his sister and mom sit in on this one and do the vocals and back ups. so a big shout out to them for their help with this test track... Hope you all enjoy this and if you have never heard the original, youtube it... its a great song.

Originally written by ELO
All music and guitar leads by John Baker
Lead Vocals- Devon Kirby
Back Up Vocals- Misti and Emma Kirby

Rock N Roll Is King (ELO Cover song)

just my keyboard, guitars and GarageBand. Please enjoy music from any of 23 albums, music-rotating playlists featuring picks from other SoundCloud composers, musicians and producers; and more.

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