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1. Good Day
Straight-ahead rock song inspired by a girl who used to come by
and
add excitement to my life. Every time she would come to see me,
it
would
be a Good Day! Guitars, bass, drums, and vocals.
2. That’s Progress
Pseudo-rap style ode to “progress”—the kind that makes you
wonder if
it’s really worth it. Ah, the future ain’t what it used to be.
Drums,
guitars,
synthesizer, vocals in stile rappresentativo.
3. Futile Love
Borrowing (not stealing) from Reggae, this song reflects on the
many
frustrations of attempting to Say the Right Thing to a Sensitive
Girl,
who seems to hear the worst. (Note: This song is intended as
humor. I
do
not actually believe that women are vampire bats.) P.S.,
it was
still
a Good Day when she was with me.
4. Dreamer
A song that draws musical inspiration from tracks such as the
Beatles’
“I'm Only Sleeping.” It takes acoustic guitars,
harmonium
sounds, and echoed vocals into a painfully honest
self-examination in
3/4
time. The guitar break features simultaneous forwards and
backwards
electric
guitars.
5. On the Freeway
Straight-up rock and roll powered by the adrenaline rush of
hitting
the accelerator—and the distortion—pedal. No-nonsense guitars,
bass,
drums,
vocals. Naturally, it has a “driving” rhythm. What more could
you ask
for?
Seat belts?
6. Traveling in Time
Retro-futuristic echo-plated 60s-style pop-a-rama with twangy
guitars,
boomp-a-boomp bass, percolating percussion, way-cool combo organ
(one
of
my fave Juno-60 patches) and harmonious vocals all reminding us
that
the
future is, in fact, ALREADY HERE—like reading this on your
computer, or even your phone.
7. Wordless
A simple and pure number with acoustic guitars, gentle bass, and
vocals
coming from a long way away through the reverberation. Somehow,
words
never
seemed necessary here. Some dissonances show up, creating
provocative
harmonies;
they are, however, intentional.
8. Dark Side
Pounding synthesizers rule, with an accompaniment of guitar,
bass &
drums, in a tale about discovering something inside yourself
that you
wish
you had not found there.
9. My Downfall
A lighter look at basically the same phenomenon, with
deceptively
cheerful
music played by an assortment of guitars in an assortment of
keys.
10. Torturer
This dark-hued song draws inspiration from “Home”-era Procol
Harum, with classically-oriented piano, cathedral organ,
electric
guitars
and bass, and stately vocals, in the tragic key of c minor.
11. Five Jugglers
Somehow this song has an English air to it. It continues in the
same
tragic key and feel, but has a softer sound based on piano,
bass, a
string
section (synthetic, I must admit, but not too shabby), and
vocals. A
mysterious
choir fades the song out on an unresolved note.
12. Overload
It’s hard to say who or what I was thinking of when I wrote
this.
Nevertheless,
its piano, bass, drums, and electric guitars provide a tango
accompaniment
to an insistent vocal. (I do promise never to use such a harshly
distorted
lead guitar tone ever again. Perhaps you could program your CD
player
or iPod to
skip this.)
13. Dreams About You
Acoustic guitars, a pretty melody in harmonized vocals, bass,
and
occasional
triangle provide a gentle relief from the foregoing darkness.
Suddenly,
I’m dreaming all night long... (most likely caused by a Good
Day).
14. Too Far Again
As in, “you've gone...” My poetic license allows me to be
ambiguous
about whether this song is about the same subject as tracks 1, 3
and
13.
(Tracks 10 and 12 were written long before I met her, so don’t
get any
ideas.) A sixties Indian tambura drone helps out the
tremolo
guitars, droning lead guitar, drum kit with cowbell beat, bass,
organ,
and vocals. This song turned out simply marvelously, and hence I
placed
it last. (Maybe I ought to check on my poetic license and make
sure it
hasn’t expired.)
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