from 'Fractured Fairy Tales'--contemplative sounds to 'nostalgize' by.  'nostalgia', by the way, was initially described as a mental disorder.  associated with depression.  bittersweet to be sure.  "That which is once known cannot be unknown"--the passage of life reveals the hidden truths of our [miserable/pathetic/futile?] existence.

05 back in time/\forward thinking

a blend of excerpts from 2005's (?I think--it's been so long now, time seems to run together) 'new from K-TEL!'.  a rather prophetic piece for me.  at least 'bittersweet' things have a hint of some redeeming value; now i'm just bitter about the whole thing?



06 bittersweet/just bitter I guess

galumphing along….oldie but goodie from Rocky Horrible...

South of the Mason-Dixon Line

from 'don't know what to do'…..just a riff.

10 The Suspense Is Killing Me

theme for the forgotten character!  Whatever happened to ole' Tom?  the mystery free-spirit who appears from nowhere, saves the quest, and rambles onward, whistling away.  Typical musician!  Left out of the movie version....

18 Tom Bombadill

from the release "Rocky Horrible Picks for Show"

01 suddenly/finally

an oldie from the bombshelter days--from Short List (2004).  actually broke a string at one point during the recording--left it in. very fitting.  came up with this riff late one night down in the old basement studio (before the flood)--one of those accidental discoveries that had me smiling when i finally climbed the stairs to go to bed.....

01 Funk Breakers

from 'disaster mode'--some blue notes from a blue boy

11 disaster drill

from 'bloodhounds'--a bit off-kilter, out-of-rhythm, off-beat, and otherwise off-the-wall noodle-ing.  just because......

13 can't help myself

from 'hell's bell's'--just another unfinished masterpiece.  if i could only paint it.

10 saved by the bell

awaiting the apocalypse--better not 'dis' that boy, 'cause he'll pull out his piece and 'teach you a lesson'.   sure, guns don't kill people--'people' kill people; but more often than not they are idiots with guns.  wait until the shit hits the fan--it will be like an episode of Twilight Zone (Monsters are due on Maple Street?), except the pig-headed morons will shoot first and ask questions later.  It's just that there will not be anyone left to talk to.......

02 he's got a gun

from "The Garden of Good and Evil" 2007.  A bit transcendent--interplay between guitar and synth; a bit of Pink Floyd feel perhaps..seeking only to escape the mundane frustrations of life is the goal of the musician, is it not?

03 take me away from it all

from 'Last Reunion'.....Honestly, this crazy fucking life completely bewilders me.  I completely understand why suicide is becoming a leading cause of death in middle-aged baby boomers--and remains a tragic ending for so many disillusioned young people.  Thank goodness I somehow maintained enough of a delusional perspective when i was young to avoid slipping into darkness beyond hope.  just remember--every 'reunion' is likely to be SOMEONE's last one.....cherish the PRESENT, remain in the moment.

15 Farewell!

wrote this about 35 years ago....on Facebook this morning my news feed reminded me that it was Cathy's 55th birthday today.  [first line: "what's the matter Cathy, you burned out again?"]  Alas, or perhaps thankfully, my vituperative predictions for her never panned out, and she seems to have led a reasonably pleasant life.  FB has allowed at least 'superficial' reconnection with several folks from my past.  my, how the perspective of 30 or forty years changes us!  

07 cheatin' yourself

"eclectic" is probably the best descriptor for my music. Clearly influenced by my lifelong musical preferences --rooted in the british invasion, 70's prog rock, and jazz/blues. Steely Dan and Pink Floyd are significant influences, as are The Who and Zeppelin. Lyrics are either in the works or available for many tunes/song fragments, but I'm not quite ready with the vocal tracks on most. Most cuts are rough drafts--often first and second takes. Most grooves are part of larger "concept"-type projects--throwback to the days when an album had a theme....working on the proverbial "Rock Opera" as well.  As the icons of our youth pass one-by-one into eternity (at an increasingly alarming rate) the sad realization is that we have only those precious few moments captured on 'tape' to remember them by--hopefully my music pays homage to the likes of Townshend, Page, Gilmour/Waters, Becker/Fagen, and countless others who have aided my search for a greater meaning to this Life. They "got it". Perhaps some of us did too...

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