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Greatest Hits

High As Birds Fly

"AcidShack down at the crossroads" by JX Badwell

"I walked into the studio found the spot i liked the sound best and laid this down in one take. I had spent hours learning to dig deep into it."
JX Badwell 2018-05-26
After a year of devote study of ROBERT JOHNSON's bottle neck slide. I realized how powerful this style of music making is. Robert Johnson became the inspiration for the LEGEND OF THE CROSSROADS, and the churches coined it "Devil Music". Keith RIchards and Jimmy Page both took a mystic journey as they explored this style, and this is a personal milestone of performance.

Artwork by: revandara

Greatest Hits Vol 1

AcidShack 132bpm

I wrote this song after a guy I used to party with tried to get me to kill him one day.  I had found out that he had sexually assaulted a number of women.  He had used my name with his victims to intimidate them into silence.  When he found out that I had been talking to his victims, he begged me to kill him, when I wouldn't, he got desperate.  Hoping to terrorize me into silence, he showed up to my home high on crack and cornered me.  I yelled a warning so loud that people  on the next street called the police.  The police were listening on multiple calls as i tried to talk him down and convince him to back up and just leave.  The rapist in him awoke at my pleading and begging, he showed me his true face and how delighted he was at my suffering and anguish.  He got carried away with those emotions of power and attacked,  moments later he was dead or so I thought.  Turns out he survived, first responders blamed the amphetamine for his revival, he woke up just in time to explain himself to a half dozen swat officers.  This was the trigger that got me involved in the fight against rape culture locally, i was really traumatized and this song was my outreach.
It became super super popular and also became an anthem on social media during S.A.A.M.  ( sexual assault awareness month )

Dream Come True

This is a track I wrote when I realized that toxic people are always apologizing as they pander for pity and mask their weak or evil truth.

My reference to Jesus is a nod to his reputation as an all forgiving type.

Sorry's are easy, it's the chance at making things right not their forgiveness that make 'em valuable.

Greatest Hits volume 3

I will never forget

This is my demo reel to be judged as a #cozygrunge #heavysurf #bluespop #outlawfolk musician. I, may or may not, do a world tour again.

JX Badwell

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