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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 02:41:15 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-21T02:41:15+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Not Over Yet</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The 2020 50/90 will not be shut out. One song down, 49 to go.
Not much to say about this one. I came up with the bass and drums on the first night, really didn’t like it at all after I added the guitars, and then liked it a tiny bit once I had the chorus finished. Overall, nothing special. The lyrics are kind of stream of consciousness combined with four months of COVID-19 quarantine pissyness.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 through a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm part used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive (just the Dan side), and a Mooer Yellow Fall (I think that’s what it is called). The lead used a RYRA The Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod.
Chorus
Not yet
not over yet
(3x)
so close
we’re almost finished
verse 1
the end of days
is coming for us
its almost here
come have your say
about the meaning
then disappear
verse 2
so take a look
at what’s around you
can’t take much more
you took the hook
some kind of sucker
you’re such a fool
Briedge
ever wonder
going under
hear the thunder
no giving in
in the darkness
will disarm us
never harmless
no giving in]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 2020 50/90 will not be shut out. One song down, 49 to go.
Not much to say about this one. I came up with the bass and drums on the first night, really didn’t like it at all after I added the guitars, and then liked it a tiny bit once I had the chorus finished. Overall, nothing special. The lyrics are kind of stream of consciousness combined with four months of COVID-19 quarantine pissyness.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 through a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm part used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive (just the Dan side), and a Mooer Yellow Fall (I think that’s what it is called). The lead used a RYRA The Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod.
Chorus
Not yet
not over yet
(3x)
so close
we’re almost finished
verse 1
the end of days
is coming for us
its almost here
come have your say
about the meaning
then disappear
verse 2
so take a look
at what’s around you
can’t take much more
you took the hook
some kind of sucker
you’re such a fool
Briedge
ever wonder
going under
hear the thunder
no giving in
in the darkness
will disarm us
never harmless
no giving in]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 03:36:54 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-21T03:36:54+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Soul Collapsing</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Another song that doesn’t really stand out to me. This one is a little embarrassing though. The tempo is set at 85 beats per minute. Originailly it was 95 beats per minute. Why did I change it? Because I couldn’t pick the guitar part in the chorus fast enough. I hate it when my mediocre skill level gets in the way of a song idea.
The guitars are all Gibson ES335 through a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm part used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive, and a Mooer Yellowfall. The leads used a RYRA the Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod.
Chorus
no clue what’s left to do
what’s good for you
so true there’s nothing new
what you’ve been through
verse
unlikely we make it
untimely end to it all
so take this as given
we can’t get over this now
verse 2
I see it so clearly
I get it so completely
I know that old feeling
I get where this is going
bridge
I feel my soul collapsing
it all comes down
I feel my soul collapsing
what can you do]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Another song that doesn’t really stand out to me. This one is a little embarrassing though. The tempo is set at 85 beats per minute. Originailly it was 95 beats per minute. Why did I change it? Because I couldn’t pick the guitar part in the chorus fast enough. I hate it when my mediocre skill level gets in the way of a song idea.
The guitars are all Gibson ES335 through a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm part used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive, and a Mooer Yellowfall. The leads used a RYRA the Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod.
Chorus
no clue what’s left to do
what’s good for you
so true there’s nothing new
what you’ve been through
verse
unlikely we make it
untimely end to it all
so take this as given
we can’t get over this now
verse 2
I see it so clearly
I get it so completely
I know that old feeling
I get where this is going
bridge
I feel my soul collapsing
it all comes down
I feel my soul collapsing
what can you do]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 02:50:40 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-22T02:50:40+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Somehow it Holds Together</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Yet another big dumb rocker, but this one I kinda like. I think it’s the hyper active chorus, even though I could barely sing it without the wheels coming off the bus.
I have no idea what the lyrics are about. None at all.
The guitar parts are all Gibson ES-335 Pro. The amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive and a Mooer Yellowfall. The lead used a RYRA The Klone, a Keeley Super Phat Mod, and a Dunlop Crybaby (The Bonamassa signature version. I wanted to get the Gary Clark, Jr signature version but amazon was out so I got the Joe instead).
Chorus
here the voice as it speaks inside you
come along for the ride if you will
there’s a way we can make it through this
some how it holds together
its a look from around a corner
everything falls into disorder
given time we can all ignore them
some how it still gets better
verse
talk me through it
there’s a deeper meaning
let me know when
when it all comes to you
verse 2
look right through me
as it all breaks open
what do we see
can’t believe how broken
bridge
I try to find out
where it all means
I try to feel it
Where I should be]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yet another big dumb rocker, but this one I kinda like. I think it’s the hyper active chorus, even though I could barely sing it without the wheels coming off the bus.
I have no idea what the lyrics are about. None at all.
The guitar parts are all Gibson ES-335 Pro. The amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive and a Mooer Yellowfall. The lead used a RYRA The Klone, a Keeley Super Phat Mod, and a Dunlop Crybaby (The Bonamassa signature version. I wanted to get the Gary Clark, Jr signature version but amazon was out so I got the Joe instead).
Chorus
here the voice as it speaks inside you
come along for the ride if you will
there’s a way we can make it through this
some how it holds together
its a look from around a corner
everything falls into disorder
given time we can all ignore them
some how it still gets better
verse
talk me through it
there’s a deeper meaning
let me know when
when it all comes to you
verse 2
look right through me
as it all breaks open
what do we see
can’t believe how broken
bridge
I try to find out
where it all means
I try to feel it
Where I should be]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 01:20:46 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-23T01:20:46+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Look Away</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Overall this one seems okay to me. The performance is pretty awful, but this song is all right. I don’t like the transition from the first hook into the first verse. It feels awkward, but the second time seems better. Weird. Is it just a question of volume?
The lyrics are (once again) more or less stream of consciousness. Nothing really to write home about.
ES 335 into Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. Pedals for rhythm are Klon KTR and Mooer Yellowfall for a little slap back. Lead used a Ryra The Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod. I’m starting to think I need to try some different overdrive options. Maybe a Tube Screamer into the Ryra? Maybe? We’ll see. Plenty more songs left to go.
Chorus
say the words you need to say
that we need to hear
we won’t last another day
let me make that clear
Verse 1
almost as if you knew what was coming
what was coming
almost a reason why you are running
you’re running
verse 2
almost as if you’re betting on failure
bet on failure
almost as if you wanted a savior
a savior
bridge
look away
look away
not today
come what may
come what may
never say]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Overall this one seems okay to me. The performance is pretty awful, but this song is all right. I don’t like the transition from the first hook into the first verse. It feels awkward, but the second time seems better. Weird. Is it just a question of volume?
The lyrics are (once again) more or less stream of consciousness. Nothing really to write home about.
ES 335 into Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. Pedals for rhythm are Klon KTR and Mooer Yellowfall for a little slap back. Lead used a Ryra The Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod. I’m starting to think I need to try some different overdrive options. Maybe a Tube Screamer into the Ryra? Maybe? We’ll see. Plenty more songs left to go.
Chorus
say the words you need to say
that we need to hear
we won’t last another day
let me make that clear
Verse 1
almost as if you knew what was coming
what was coming
almost a reason why you are running
you’re running
verse 2
almost as if you’re betting on failure
bet on failure
almost as if you wanted a savior
a savior
bridge
look away
look away
not today
come what may
come what may
never say]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 02:05:18 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-23T02:05:18+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>No Time Left for Us</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[So… that harmonic on the last beat before the first verse… Watch out for that puppy. If you’ve got headphones on that might be a little like an ice pick into your skull. I didn’t plan it, I just did it.
So… this is song #5 for 50/90. I’m 10% done. Lyrically, I haven’t written about anything yet. They are all just off the top of my head, and therefore they all sound and feel the same. So nothing is really standing out for me. I should probably start writing about things, but if I do it’s probably all going to be social distancing anyway so let’s stick with the stream of consciousness.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro and the amps are a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads used a Ryra The Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod. The rhythm is a Klon KTR and a Keeley D&M Drive.
A
it seems like nothing’s working
it seems like nothing’s right
it seems we’re crash and burning
it seems we’ve lost the fight
B
no time left for us
A2
It’s like we’re always running
but we’re still left behind
its like we’re always failing
we’re always underminded]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[So… that harmonic on the last beat before the first verse… Watch out for that puppy. If you’ve got headphones on that might be a little like an ice pick into your skull. I didn’t plan it, I just did it.
So… this is song #5 for 50/90. I’m 10% done. Lyrically, I haven’t written about anything yet. They are all just off the top of my head, and therefore they all sound and feel the same. So nothing is really standing out for me. I should probably start writing about things, but if I do it’s probably all going to be social distancing anyway so let’s stick with the stream of consciousness.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro and the amps are a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads used a Ryra The Klone and a Keeley Super Phat Mod. The rhythm is a Klon KTR and a Keeley D&M Drive.
A
it seems like nothing’s working
it seems like nothing’s right
it seems we’re crash and burning
it seems we’ve lost the fight
B
no time left for us
A2
It’s like we’re always running
but we’re still left behind
its like we’re always failing
we’re always underminded]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:23:39 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-28T02:23:39+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Time to Break Through</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I tried to do something a little weirder rhythmically and ended up with something that feels just a little off. Just a little out of time, just a little ragged. I don’t know. I don’t think the song is bad, it’s all just a smidgen off.
I used to write all of my lyrics on mic. They went from my brain to tape in one take (or so). More recently I’ve been writing the melody and the lyrics ahead of time so I had it all ready to go when I started recording voices. This little nugget was old school. Written on the mic.
All the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335, all the amps are a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The pedals… the rhythm guitars just used a Klon KTR. The leads used a Ryra The Clone, a Keely Super Phat Mod, and sometimes a Dunlop Crybaby. Except for the solo in the middle, which just switched off the Keeley.
its like a story book with a lousy end
its like a mystery with an awful bend
Its like a substitute that you cannot dispute
its like a carnival you cannot attend
coming for me
coming for you
will never undo
know what it’s like
know what it takes
its only mistakes
Its time now
to break through
don’t ask how
just you]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I tried to do something a little weirder rhythmically and ended up with something that feels just a little off. Just a little out of time, just a little ragged. I don’t know. I don’t think the song is bad, it’s all just a smidgen off.
I used to write all of my lyrics on mic. They went from my brain to tape in one take (or so). More recently I’ve been writing the melody and the lyrics ahead of time so I had it all ready to go when I started recording voices. This little nugget was old school. Written on the mic.
All the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335, all the amps are a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The pedals… the rhythm guitars just used a Klon KTR. The leads used a Ryra The Clone, a Keely Super Phat Mod, and sometimes a Dunlop Crybaby. Except for the solo in the middle, which just switched off the Keeley.
its like a story book with a lousy end
its like a mystery with an awful bend
Its like a substitute that you cannot dispute
its like a carnival you cannot attend
coming for me
coming for you
will never undo
know what it’s like
know what it takes
its only mistakes
Its time now
to break through
don’t ask how
just you]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>234</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 02:27:02 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-29T02:27:02+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Here Comes Round Two</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Round two of what?
I’d tell you if I had even the slightest idea.
I’m pretty pleased with this one. Well, I don’t completely hate it at least. I think it could have benefited from some rehearsing, which during 50/90 is asking a lot, for me at least. Listen close to the second time through the B section when I fat fingered an A minor chord into an A major. It would also benefit from having an actual capable singer, but that’s asking way too much from me at least.
All of the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335 into a RYRA The Klone into a Keeley Super Phat Mod into an ABY switch to a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15.
A
here comes round two
it can’t have you
its comes around again
we can get through
B
we came so far
but here we are
we can’t escape it
beyond a doubt
we’ll work it out
we’ll work it out
C
One more go round
not too profound
we’re back once again
I never wanted this to happen to you
B2
Thought we were safe
in our safe space
not so, not likely
on the attack
its roaring back
its roaring back]]></description>
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                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Round two of what?
I’d tell you if I had even the slightest idea.
I’m pretty pleased with this one. Well, I don’t completely hate it at least. I think it could have benefited from some rehearsing, which during 50/90 is asking a lot, for me at least. Listen close to the second time through the B section when I fat fingered an A minor chord into an A major. It would also benefit from having an actual capable singer, but that’s asking way too much from me at least.
All of the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335 into a RYRA The Klone into a Keeley Super Phat Mod into an ABY switch to a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15.
A
here comes round two
it can’t have you
its comes around again
we can get through
B
we came so far
but here we are
we can’t escape it
beyond a doubt
we’ll work it out
we’ll work it out
C
One more go round
not too profound
we’re back once again
I never wanted this to happen to you
B2
Thought we were safe
in our safe space
not so, not likely
on the attack
its roaring back
its roaring back]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>185</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:03:26 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-29T04:03:26+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Please Scream Inside Your Heart</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Do you know where the title comes from?
One of the Disney Parks (I don’t remember which one), as part of it’s Covid-19 re-opening plan, suggested to patrons that screaming on a ride is a good way to spread the coronavirus, so instead they ask everyone to please scream inside your heart.
I’m guessing I won’t be the only person to use this in 50/90 this year. Just a guess.
Know what? I should have tuned this down a step. This would be pretty good if it were a little doomier and gloomier.
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 into a Ryra The Klone into a Keeley Super Phat Mod into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. During the verses I turned off the Keeley and in the leads there is a crybaby wah in front of the Ryra.
Chorus
please scream inside your heart
verse
between us both the answer lies
inside us both the worst disguise
alone with us the empty prize
along with us the crying eyes
verse 2
I’m looking for some work around
deep down I know it can’t be found
the safest bet is underground
the savior won’t make any sound]]></description>
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                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/please-scream-inside-your-heart/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
                                    <hq>40</hq>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you know where the title comes from?
One of the Disney Parks (I don’t remember which one), as part of it’s Covid-19 re-opening plan, suggested to patrons that screaming on a ride is a good way to spread the coronavirus, so instead they ask everyone to please scream inside your heart.
I’m guessing I won’t be the only person to use this in 50/90 this year. Just a guess.
Know what? I should have tuned this down a step. This would be pretty good if it were a little doomier and gloomier.
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 into a Ryra The Klone into a Keeley Super Phat Mod into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. During the verses I turned off the Keeley and in the leads there is a crybaby wah in front of the Ryra.
Chorus
please scream inside your heart
verse
between us both the answer lies
inside us both the worst disguise
alone with us the empty prize
along with us the crying eyes
verse 2
I’m looking for some work around
deep down I know it can’t be found
the safest bet is underground
the savior won’t make any sound]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>211</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:10:22 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-30T02:10:22+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Bad Timing</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Maybe if I could sing there wouldn’t be so many notes out of tune. Pitchy, like a mutha.
Not sure about this one. It’s not really holding up in my mind. Too generic? I like the strummy guitar leads. That’s about it.
The signal path is Gibson ES 335 to a dunlop Crybaby to a Ryra The Klone to a Keeley Super Phat Mod (switched off during the first solo) to a Radial ABY switch whose name escapes me to both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
Chorus
Bad timing
defining
through crying
no denying
verse
there is nothing left for us to do
but to stand up for what we know is true
there is nothing left for us to say but
we’re coming
we’re coming
verse 2
Are you saying that you found the way
but its only good for those you say
everyone else needs to go away now
is that what
you’re saying]]></description>
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                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/bad-timing/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
                                    <hq>40</hq>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Maybe if I could sing there wouldn’t be so many notes out of tune. Pitchy, like a mutha.
Not sure about this one. It’s not really holding up in my mind. Too generic? I like the strummy guitar leads. That’s about it.
The signal path is Gibson ES 335 to a dunlop Crybaby to a Ryra The Klone to a Keeley Super Phat Mod (switched off during the first solo) to a Radial ABY switch whose name escapes me to both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
Chorus
Bad timing
defining
through crying
no denying
verse
there is nothing left for us to do
but to stand up for what we know is true
there is nothing left for us to say but
we’re coming
we’re coming
verse 2
Are you saying that you found the way
but its only good for those you say
everyone else needs to go away now
is that what
you’re saying]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
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                                    <itunes:duration>169</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 03:26:13 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-30T03:26:13+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Along for the Ride</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Two things:
First, I don’t know who it was, but some meathead accidentally deleted a harmony vocal track in the last chorus. Again, I don’t know who it was but no amount of command-z’ing would bring it back. I mean, I command-z’d the shit out of that thing. (it was me… it was totally me)
Second, and much more alarming… did I just write a Burger King jingle?
This one isn’t bad. Or at least it’s not as bad as most of the rest of them. I bet you a dollar that I’ve written a riff just like this one before.
The signal path is Gibson ES 335 to a dunlop Crybaby to a Ryra The Klone to a Keeley Super Phat Mod (switched off during the first solo) to a Radial ABY switch whose name escapes me to both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
come along for the ride now
think its time that we learn how
you can say what you want to
you can have it all
have it your way
what can you say
give it one chance
can you advance
do you know me
can we both see
that there is no
way left to go
no time like the present]]></description>
                                    <enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/along-for-the-ride/listen.mp3?s=tBQ" length="3330709" />
                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/along-for-the-ride/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
                                    <hq>28</hq>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two things:
First, I don’t know who it was, but some meathead accidentally deleted a harmony vocal track in the last chorus. Again, I don’t know who it was but no amount of command-z’ing would bring it back. I mean, I command-z’d the shit out of that thing. (it was me… it was totally me)
Second, and much more alarming… did I just write a Burger King jingle?
This one isn’t bad. Or at least it’s not as bad as most of the rest of them. I bet you a dollar that I’ve written a riff just like this one before.
The signal path is Gibson ES 335 to a dunlop Crybaby to a Ryra The Klone to a Keeley Super Phat Mod (switched off during the first solo) to a Radial ABY switch whose name escapes me to both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
come along for the ride now
think its time that we learn how
you can say what you want to
you can have it all
have it your way
what can you say
give it one chance
can you advance
do you know me
can we both see
that there is no
way left to go
no time like the present]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/along-for-the-ride/</feedburner:origLink>
                                    <itunes:duration>166</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 03:53:35 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-07-30T03:53:35+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>No More to Say Before We Go</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Strange that 5090 hasn’t had any odd time signatures yet. Expect a barrage of 7/8 time eventually, but for today here’s a little 3/4. One of my goals in life is to prove that 3/4 can rock like nobody’s business. Someday I want to write a death metal opera entirely in 3/4, just to prove my point.
This one is acceptable. Pardon me for the very quick, probably awful, mix but I need to get through this tonight and my laptop battery is about to die. I might remix it later (but probably won’t).
The signal path is Gibson ES 335 to a dunlop Crybaby to a Ryra The Klone to a Keeley Super Phat Mod (switched off during the first solo) to a Radial ABY switch whose name escapes me to both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
you don’t believe me
I understand
you can’t deceive me
I have a plan
you hvae the answer
I fall in line
you are the chancer
I never mind
You are a winner
I go along
You can deliver
I just hang on
give and take
give and take
gonna break
gonna break
we can make
we can make
it bend to our will
never more
never more
out the door
out the door
whats it for
whats it for
we’re at a standstill
no more
to say
before
we go]]></description>
                                    <enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/no-more-to-say-before-we-go/listen.mp3?s=vLm" length="4073641" />
                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/no-more-to-say-before-we-go/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Strange that 5090 hasn’t had any odd time signatures yet. Expect a barrage of 7/8 time eventually, but for today here’s a little 3/4. One of my goals in life is to prove that 3/4 can rock like nobody’s business. Someday I want to write a death metal opera entirely in 3/4, just to prove my point.
This one is acceptable. Pardon me for the very quick, probably awful, mix but I need to get through this tonight and my laptop battery is about to die. I might remix it later (but probably won’t).
The signal path is Gibson ES 335 to a dunlop Crybaby to a Ryra The Klone to a Keeley Super Phat Mod (switched off during the first solo) to a Radial ABY switch whose name escapes me to both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
you don’t believe me
I understand
you can’t deceive me
I have a plan
you hvae the answer
I fall in line
you are the chancer
I never mind
You are a winner
I go along
You can deliver
I just hang on
give and take
give and take
gonna break
gonna break
we can make
we can make
it bend to our will
never more
never more
out the door
out the door
whats it for
whats it for
we’re at a standstill
no more
to say
before
we go]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/no-more-to-say-before-we-go/</feedburner:origLink>
                                    <itunes:duration>203</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 03:13:48 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-08T03:13:48+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>I've Got a Feeling This is Gonna Go Bad</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A not-so-terrible groove kinda falls flat. I’ve never said this before, and I doubt I’ll ever say this again, but maybe the melody should have been written higher? I don’t think a key change would do it, just a melody that sits a little higher up on the scale. Maybe. Something like that. something that required me to reach a little harder and push out a little more air. Something like that.
Guitars are all Gibson ES335. Amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and Vox AC15. Pedals on the rhythm guitar is just an Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini (what, no Klon? blasphemy!) The leads are a Dunlop Crybaby Wah into an MXR Phase 90 into a Klon KTR (there she is!) into a Keeley D&M Drive into a Donner Yellowfall for some slap back.
I do kinda like the way that Tube Screamer sounds. I very rarely dig that pedal out, but everyone now and then it’s a little inspiring.
Chorus
I’ve got a feeling this is gonna go bad
each way you look at it gets harder to understand
Verse 1
how did we think this would work out right
its so clear now we see it in hindsite
Verse 2
I feel like it ended at the start
in one moment it all just fell apart
Middle 8
take a good look at yourself
there is no one else
it isn’t gonna work out
that’s not what this is about]]></description>
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                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/ive-got-a-feeling-this-is-gonna-go-bad/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
                                    <hq>40</hq>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A not-so-terrible groove kinda falls flat. I’ve never said this before, and I doubt I’ll ever say this again, but maybe the melody should have been written higher? I don’t think a key change would do it, just a melody that sits a little higher up on the scale. Maybe. Something like that. something that required me to reach a little harder and push out a little more air. Something like that.
Guitars are all Gibson ES335. Amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and Vox AC15. Pedals on the rhythm guitar is just an Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini (what, no Klon? blasphemy!) The leads are a Dunlop Crybaby Wah into an MXR Phase 90 into a Klon KTR (there she is!) into a Keeley D&M Drive into a Donner Yellowfall for some slap back.
I do kinda like the way that Tube Screamer sounds. I very rarely dig that pedal out, but everyone now and then it’s a little inspiring.
Chorus
I’ve got a feeling this is gonna go bad
each way you look at it gets harder to understand
Verse 1
how did we think this would work out right
its so clear now we see it in hindsite
Verse 2
I feel like it ended at the start
in one moment it all just fell apart
Middle 8
take a good look at yourself
there is no one else
it isn’t gonna work out
that’s not what this is about]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/ive-got-a-feeling-this-is-gonna-go-bad/</feedburner:origLink>
                                    <itunes:duration>277</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 04:22:01 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-09T04:22:01+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Can You Imagine</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I kinda like this one. The melody in the hook is kinda fun, and having the guitar play a melody of its own was something fun that I don’t do often. The lyrics are stream of conscious garbage, meaning they are probably about the idiot in the white house.
The guitars are all Gibson ES335. All of the tracks used both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts used a Ryra The Klone (Klon Centaur clone) and a Wren and Cuff Super Russian (Sovtek Big Muff Pi clone). The leads used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive (just the Dan side) and for the first half of the first solo, a Donner Harmonic Square (I think it’s an EHX Pitch Fork clone). I wanted to pitch shift up a minor seventh so I could sound like Trevor Rabin in 1980’s Yes, but the 7th setting was playing 5ths so I just went with an octave down. Time to upgrade that little pedal, I think.
Chorus
There’s no way we could know
Theres no telling how this would go down
if you open your eyes you’ll see exactly how it unwound
Verse 1
words can’t describe how bad things are
never believed we’d fall this far
Can you imagine
Verse 2
Did you hear what he said last night
Do you think we could die of fright
Can you believe it
Chorus riff
Can you imagine
can you believe it
can you imagine
believe it]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I kinda like this one. The melody in the hook is kinda fun, and having the guitar play a melody of its own was something fun that I don’t do often. The lyrics are stream of conscious garbage, meaning they are probably about the idiot in the white house.
The guitars are all Gibson ES335. All of the tracks used both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts used a Ryra The Klone (Klon Centaur clone) and a Wren and Cuff Super Russian (Sovtek Big Muff Pi clone). The leads used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive (just the Dan side) and for the first half of the first solo, a Donner Harmonic Square (I think it’s an EHX Pitch Fork clone). I wanted to pitch shift up a minor seventh so I could sound like Trevor Rabin in 1980’s Yes, but the 7th setting was playing 5ths so I just went with an octave down. Time to upgrade that little pedal, I think.
Chorus
There’s no way we could know
Theres no telling how this would go down
if you open your eyes you’ll see exactly how it unwound
Verse 1
words can’t describe how bad things are
never believed we’d fall this far
Can you imagine
Verse 2
Did you hear what he said last night
Do you think we could die of fright
Can you believe it
Chorus riff
Can you imagine
can you believe it
can you imagine
believe it]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>215</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 07:02:36 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-09T07:02:36+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Not Up for Debate</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I may need to remix this. I ended up mixing it at very low volume with an ancient pair of Apple ear pods. It might sound like cow dung for all I know.
I like this. It’s kinda funky and it was fun to play. I like how I ended up with harmony vocals on the verse but not on the chorus. A goofy little twist on the norm. The guitar leads were recorded at the end of a long session and I was clearly out of gas. I probably should have held off and done it another time, but I was really hell bent on getting it done so… I did. Oh well.
The guitars are all Gibson ES335. All tracks were played through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The pedals on the lead were a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 and a Klon KTR. The rhythm was just a Ryra The Klone. There was a little tremolo from the AC15 during the last solo but it’s buried in the mix. Oh well. I tried messing with the panning to bring it out, but it’s gone. Sorry.
Chorus
we’re keeping it straight
not up for debate
no telling where we’ll go
remember this date
we can’t hardly wait
we’re going way too slow
Verse 1
the solution for this
disillution of everything
Verse 2
Never telling the truth
Never doing the right thing
Verse 3
things are looking pretty dark
No denying its getting worse]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I may need to remix this. I ended up mixing it at very low volume with an ancient pair of Apple ear pods. It might sound like cow dung for all I know.
I like this. It’s kinda funky and it was fun to play. I like how I ended up with harmony vocals on the verse but not on the chorus. A goofy little twist on the norm. The guitar leads were recorded at the end of a long session and I was clearly out of gas. I probably should have held off and done it another time, but I was really hell bent on getting it done so… I did. Oh well.
The guitars are all Gibson ES335. All tracks were played through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The pedals on the lead were a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 and a Klon KTR. The rhythm was just a Ryra The Klone. There was a little tremolo from the AC15 during the last solo but it’s buried in the mix. Oh well. I tried messing with the panning to bring it out, but it’s gone. Sorry.
Chorus
we’re keeping it straight
not up for debate
no telling where we’ll go
remember this date
we can’t hardly wait
we’re going way too slow
Verse 1
the solution for this
disillution of everything
Verse 2
Never telling the truth
Never doing the right thing
Verse 3
things are looking pretty dark
No denying its getting worse]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
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                                    <itunes:duration>161</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:14:14 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-09T09:14:14+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>It's All Fine</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Not the worst song I’ve ever pieced together, but far from the best. I’ll file this one under: Meh.
Gibson ES335 into a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitars used a Ryra the Klone and a Wren and Cuff Super Russian, and the lead used a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 and a Klon KTR. There’s also some Dunlop Crybaby Wah pedal in there too,
Chorus
One more go round
one more time
One more break through
its all fine
verse 1
I don’t know which way to go
I don’t think I’ll ever know.
Verse 2
sweat the details and hit the mark
all the answers hide in the dark]]></description>
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                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
                                    <hq>40</hq>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Not the worst song I’ve ever pieced together, but far from the best. I’ll file this one under: Meh.
Gibson ES335 into a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitars used a Ryra the Klone and a Wren and Cuff Super Russian, and the lead used a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 and a Klon KTR. There’s also some Dunlop Crybaby Wah pedal in there too,
Chorus
One more go round
one more time
One more break through
its all fine
verse 1
I don’t know which way to go
I don’t think I’ll ever know.
Verse 2
sweat the details and hit the mark
all the answers hide in the dark]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
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                                    <itunes:duration>153</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:07:37 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-10T23:07:37+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>No Deeper Meaning</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Another in an endless string of recordings that would have been saved by a competent singer. Maybe. I like the individual pieces of this song, but I don’t think I like the song as a whole. Okay… maybe I don’t like the chorus at all. I don’t know. Just not terribly pleased with the way this came out.
Guitars are all ES335, amps for all tracks are a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. Rhythm guitar used a Ryra The Klone pedal. Leads used a Mooer E-Lady flanger (just a little bit), a Klon KTR, and a Keeley D&M Drive (just the Dan side).
Chorus
It should have taken some time
for all the songs to be sung
if everything is so fine
just sweep it under the rug
verse 1
I’ve got this feeling
you need some healing
nothing worth stealing
no deeper meaning
verse 2
it leaves me wanting
a better ending
something more hopeful
some new proposal]]></description>
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                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Another in an endless string of recordings that would have been saved by a competent singer. Maybe. I like the individual pieces of this song, but I don’t think I like the song as a whole. Okay… maybe I don’t like the chorus at all. I don’t know. Just not terribly pleased with the way this came out.
Guitars are all ES335, amps for all tracks are a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. Rhythm guitar used a Ryra The Klone pedal. Leads used a Mooer E-Lady flanger (just a little bit), a Klon KTR, and a Keeley D&M Drive (just the Dan side).
Chorus
It should have taken some time
for all the songs to be sung
if everything is so fine
just sweep it under the rug
verse 1
I’ve got this feeling
you need some healing
nothing worth stealing
no deeper meaning
verse 2
it leaves me wanting
a better ending
something more hopeful
some new proposal]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/no-deeper-meaning/</feedburner:origLink>
                                    <itunes:duration>172</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2020 02:52:57 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-15T02:52:57+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Nothing Like a Lazy Afternoon</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A couple of unusual things with this one. There’s an overdrive pedal in there that I’ve never used before. Meaning, I had never even plugged it in before. I bought it like six months ago and it sat on my dresser just waiting for me to play it and I never did, until this song.
Also, the vocals… well… let’s just say that I am starting to feel like, musically speaking, the creative well is starting to run dry. I’ve been cranking out bad songs non stop since February and they are getting repetitive enough to bug me, and I normally don’t care about repeating myself at all. So what am I doing to combat this feeling of non-creativity? I’m getting a little ridiculous with the whole writing melodies and lyrics that are a challenge to sing. I am not a singer at all, but my first instrument was the saxophone and I pride myself on being able to control my breath for a long time, but even I am losing it on some of the vocal parts I’ve written lately. This one was rough. There’s another one coming soon that was laughably difficult for me, but more on that another day.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335. I’m getting the itch to use a different guitar, but the 335 is the only one with reasonably fresh strings. My Les Paul is calling me. So is my SG. The amps on all tracks are both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The pedals for the rhythm parts was just a…. crap, what’s it called… its a very cheap Chinese copy of a Rat. It’s called a… Black Rat, I think and it’s made by… crap… Donner? I think? The leads used the full pedal board that I play with my band and this song used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive, and a Mooer E-Lady flanger on filter ode.
Nothing like a lazy afternoon to put things in perspective
Nothing like a walk outside to clear your head a bit
No one’s gonna tell you what to do so set your own directive
Its time to work things out
how about you get over it
rest yourself for a little bit
give it up and just take the hit
there’s only one way to go on
check it out could be worth a look
what you see its an open book
take the bait and you set the hook
if you can’t do it no one can]]></description>
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                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/nothing-like-a-lazy-afternoon/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
                                    <hq>40</hq>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A couple of unusual things with this one. There’s an overdrive pedal in there that I’ve never used before. Meaning, I had never even plugged it in before. I bought it like six months ago and it sat on my dresser just waiting for me to play it and I never did, until this song.
Also, the vocals… well… let’s just say that I am starting to feel like, musically speaking, the creative well is starting to run dry. I’ve been cranking out bad songs non stop since February and they are getting repetitive enough to bug me, and I normally don’t care about repeating myself at all. So what am I doing to combat this feeling of non-creativity? I’m getting a little ridiculous with the whole writing melodies and lyrics that are a challenge to sing. I am not a singer at all, but my first instrument was the saxophone and I pride myself on being able to control my breath for a long time, but even I am losing it on some of the vocal parts I’ve written lately. This one was rough. There’s another one coming soon that was laughably difficult for me, but more on that another day.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335. I’m getting the itch to use a different guitar, but the 335 is the only one with reasonably fresh strings. My Les Paul is calling me. So is my SG. The amps on all tracks are both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The pedals for the rhythm parts was just a…. crap, what’s it called… its a very cheap Chinese copy of a Rat. It’s called a… Black Rat, I think and it’s made by… crap… Donner? I think? The leads used the full pedal board that I play with my band and this song used a Klon KTR, a Keeley D&M Drive, and a Mooer E-Lady flanger on filter ode.
Nothing like a lazy afternoon to put things in perspective
Nothing like a walk outside to clear your head a bit
No one’s gonna tell you what to do so set your own directive
Its time to work things out
how about you get over it
rest yourself for a little bit
give it up and just take the hit
there’s only one way to go on
check it out could be worth a look
what you see its an open book
take the bait and you set the hook
if you can’t do it no one can]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/nothing-like-a-lazy-afternoon/</feedburner:origLink>
                                    <itunes:duration>227</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2020 03:44:01 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-15T03:44:01+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Come Watch the Show</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I’m really tired right now so this mix might sound awful and I won’t know. Also, 50/90 might be hitting a snag in that I have a bit of an injury to my left hand. It’s not getting better and while recording the leads on this puppy it was affecting my ability to play.
So 50/90 is about half way through and this is the first time I’ve written a song in 7/8 time. Like… what was the hold up, Robert? Also, this has lots and lots of fuzz boxes. Again, why did I wait this long?
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and Vox AC15. The rhythm parts used a Ryra the Klone into a Wren and Cuff Super Russian. The leads used a Dunlop Crybaby, a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70, and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
Come watch the show
what do you know
Its up to you
What can you do
Verse 1
its over now
no telling how
its time to cry
no telling why
Verse 2
come on and see
what this can be
this is the way
what do you say]]></description>
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                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/come-watch-the-show/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
                                    <hq>81</hq>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I’m really tired right now so this mix might sound awful and I won’t know. Also, 50/90 might be hitting a snag in that I have a bit of an injury to my left hand. It’s not getting better and while recording the leads on this puppy it was affecting my ability to play.
So 50/90 is about half way through and this is the first time I’ve written a song in 7/8 time. Like… what was the hold up, Robert? Also, this has lots and lots of fuzz boxes. Again, why did I wait this long?
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and Vox AC15. The rhythm parts used a Ryra the Klone into a Wren and Cuff Super Russian. The leads used a Dunlop Crybaby, a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70, and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
Come watch the show
what do you know
Its up to you
What can you do
Verse 1
its over now
no telling how
its time to cry
no telling why
Verse 2
come on and see
what this can be
this is the way
what do you say]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>187</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2020 22:58:05 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-15T22:58:05+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Lets Watch the Bubble Burst</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I don’t like the rhythm guitars on this one. I had both pickups on and now I wish I just had the bridge pickup. It would have been toppier and less muddy.
Finally a song that is about something specific, even if it doesn’t make much sense… and if it’s kinda lame. The lyrics are about the Miami Marlins having their own little Covid-19 outbreak during the first week of what is passing for a Major League Baseball season. Yeah, playing in a global pandemic was a nice idea, but maybe they shoulda waited ‘till next year. My Red Sox being atrociously awful doesn’t have anything to do with this opinion. I promise.
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335, amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15, both at the same time. The pedals on the rhythm part are an MXR Uni-Vibe and a Klon KTR. For the lead it’s the same thing but with a little Crybaby Wah-wah thrown in.
Chorus
Lets watch the bubble burst
come on and do your worst
don’t want to be the first
the bubble burst
Lets watch the bubble burst
decisions are reversed
The final has been cursed
the bubble burst
Verse 1
started as a good idea
Maybe wait another year
now the end becoming clear
good idea
do you see this working out
do you know what it’s about
never had a single doubt
work it out
Verse 2
developing catastrophe (put a pick up note in front)
it was always meant to be
If they leave it up to me
up to me
I can make the best of it
every single wasted hit
maybe hurts a little bit
best of it]]></description>
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                                    <link>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/lets-watch-the-bubble-burst/</link>
                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I don’t like the rhythm guitars on this one. I had both pickups on and now I wish I just had the bridge pickup. It would have been toppier and less muddy.
Finally a song that is about something specific, even if it doesn’t make much sense… and if it’s kinda lame. The lyrics are about the Miami Marlins having their own little Covid-19 outbreak during the first week of what is passing for a Major League Baseball season. Yeah, playing in a global pandemic was a nice idea, but maybe they shoulda waited ‘till next year. My Red Sox being atrociously awful doesn’t have anything to do with this opinion. I promise.
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335, amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15, both at the same time. The pedals on the rhythm part are an MXR Uni-Vibe and a Klon KTR. For the lead it’s the same thing but with a little Crybaby Wah-wah thrown in.
Chorus
Lets watch the bubble burst
come on and do your worst
don’t want to be the first
the bubble burst
Lets watch the bubble burst
decisions are reversed
The final has been cursed
the bubble burst
Verse 1
started as a good idea
Maybe wait another year
now the end becoming clear
good idea
do you see this working out
do you know what it’s about
never had a single doubt
work it out
Verse 2
developing catastrophe (put a pick up note in front)
it was always meant to be
If they leave it up to me
up to me
I can make the best of it
every single wasted hit
maybe hurts a little bit
best of it]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>205</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:47:38 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-16T14:47:38+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Reaching for the Life Line</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A couple of months ago I came up with a couple of things that used polyrhythms. The drums were in one time signature and everything else was in another. I had some fun with it then and tried it again and… well, I got pretty bored with it really quick. The drums are in 4/4 and everything else is in 7/4, except for the guitar solo sections which are just plain old 4/4. I think I might be done with polyrhythms for a while. From now on, it’s just 7/8 forever (no it’s not, but wouldn’t that be awesome?).
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335, the amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitar used a Ryra the Klone pedal. The leads used a Klon KTR, a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter (a sweet fulltone OCD clone, that has all the great sound but none of the racist frat boy bullshit), and a Wampler Faux Tape Echo for a little slap back. The longer delays were post production in Garageband.
stay within
no escape
anything
anything
verse 1
Never leaving
always trapped inside
here forever
all our worlds coliding
verse 2
going under
for the final time
break the surface
reaching for the life line
malaiseforever.bigcartel.com]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A couple of months ago I came up with a couple of things that used polyrhythms. The drums were in one time signature and everything else was in another. I had some fun with it then and tried it again and… well, I got pretty bored with it really quick. The drums are in 4/4 and everything else is in 7/4, except for the guitar solo sections which are just plain old 4/4. I think I might be done with polyrhythms for a while. From now on, it’s just 7/8 forever (no it’s not, but wouldn’t that be awesome?).
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335, the amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitar used a Ryra the Klone pedal. The leads used a Klon KTR, a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter (a sweet fulltone OCD clone, that has all the great sound but none of the racist frat boy bullshit), and a Wampler Faux Tape Echo for a little slap back. The longer delays were post production in Garageband.
stay within
no escape
anything
anything
verse 1
Never leaving
always trapped inside
here forever
all our worlds coliding
verse 2
going under
for the final time
break the surface
reaching for the life line
malaiseforever.bigcartel.com]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>154</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:29:27 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-16T15:29:27+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Please Don_t Cry Me a River</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[How’s that for some word salad, eh? Throw a little Italian dressing on this one and you’ve got yourself a healthy meal!
I’ve been trying to challenge myself vocally with more complicated melodies and lots of lyrics and things like that, even though I don’t consider myself a singer, or a lyricist, or anything that has anything remotely to do with vocals. It’s interesting as a Covid-19 quarantine experiment, you know?
Given all of that, I still don’t know what the hell I was thinking with this one. I knew it was going to be too difficult to sing each verse without punching, and I did end up splitting the verses into two four bar phrases and recording them separately, but it was still murder. Literally. You can actually hear me die of asphyxiation as I was trying to sing the last line of the first verse. On the word “undone” I literally died, fell over, landed on my hands and somehow gave myself CPR and came back to life. Okay… maybe not literally.
Structurally it’s a little odd too. There is no chorus. It’s just an A section that repeats a few times (I called it a verse but it’s really not a verse) with a break in the middle that I called a chorus but it really wasn’t a chorus. The song as a whole is pretty short. I can’t remember what was going on when I sketched the form out, but I wonder if I was in a rush for some reason. I don’t remember.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and the amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and Vox AC15. The rhythm guitar used an Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini, and the leads used a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
Chorus
Its just how it has to be right now
just hang in there forever
I don’t want to make a thing of this
please don’t cry me a river
Verse 1
what if a situation called for something like a peaceful ending but itstead it just got worse
just try to picture everyone you care about is watching closely as it all comes undone
Verse 2
and if you’re questioning the right from wrong only to then discover that there’s really no such thing
it leaves you guessing as to where to go from here and can you find your way without directions]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How’s that for some word salad, eh? Throw a little Italian dressing on this one and you’ve got yourself a healthy meal!
I’ve been trying to challenge myself vocally with more complicated melodies and lots of lyrics and things like that, even though I don’t consider myself a singer, or a lyricist, or anything that has anything remotely to do with vocals. It’s interesting as a Covid-19 quarantine experiment, you know?
Given all of that, I still don’t know what the hell I was thinking with this one. I knew it was going to be too difficult to sing each verse without punching, and I did end up splitting the verses into two four bar phrases and recording them separately, but it was still murder. Literally. You can actually hear me die of asphyxiation as I was trying to sing the last line of the first verse. On the word “undone” I literally died, fell over, landed on my hands and somehow gave myself CPR and came back to life. Okay… maybe not literally.
Structurally it’s a little odd too. There is no chorus. It’s just an A section that repeats a few times (I called it a verse but it’s really not a verse) with a break in the middle that I called a chorus but it really wasn’t a chorus. The song as a whole is pretty short. I can’t remember what was going on when I sketched the form out, but I wonder if I was in a rush for some reason. I don’t remember.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and the amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and Vox AC15. The rhythm guitar used an Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini, and the leads used a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
Chorus
Its just how it has to be right now
just hang in there forever
I don’t want to make a thing of this
please don’t cry me a river
Verse 1
what if a situation called for something like a peaceful ending but itstead it just got worse
just try to picture everyone you care about is watching closely as it all comes undone
Verse 2
and if you’re questioning the right from wrong only to then discover that there’s really no such thing
it leaves you guessing as to where to go from here and can you find your way without directions]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>141</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:48:26 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-28T00:48:26+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Turn Back the Clock</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Nothing really noteworthy about this one except that it’s in 7/8 time. If I didn’t stop myself I’d write every song in 7/8 time. I just like my rock and roll in screwy time signatures. What’s a red head to do, right?
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro. Amps on all tracks are a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. Pedals for all tracks is just a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
Verse 1 & 3
Now is as good a time
as we’ll ever have together
Do you expect to find
any exit, any way out
Verse 2
its gonna take a while
to recover, to get over
time isn’t on your side
its a loser, its a quitter
Chorus
past can’t come back
it is gone its forever
we must move on
no escape no tomorrow
Bridge
Turn back the clock]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nothing really noteworthy about this one except that it’s in 7/8 time. If I didn’t stop myself I’d write every song in 7/8 time. I just like my rock and roll in screwy time signatures. What’s a red head to do, right?
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro. Amps on all tracks are a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. Pedals for all tracks is just a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
Verse 1 & 3
Now is as good a time
as we’ll ever have together
Do you expect to find
any exit, any way out
Verse 2
its gonna take a while
to recover, to get over
time isn’t on your side
its a loser, its a quitter
Chorus
past can’t come back
it is gone its forever
we must move on
no escape no tomorrow
Bridge
Turn back the clock]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>163</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:39:15 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-28T01:39:15+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Nothing Like This Anywhere</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Not sure of the mix on this one. I thought about putting a flanger onto the bass when it’s the only thing playing in the middle of the song. I still might go back and do it.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and the amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The pedals on the rhythm parts are a Dunlop Crybaby and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The leads used a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
There’s nothing like this anywhere else
There’s nothing like this anywhere
Verse 1
Uncommon
to feel this way
Unlikely
some other day
Verse 2 & 3
A given
this state of things
No knowing
what it could bring]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Not sure of the mix on this one. I thought about putting a flanger onto the bass when it’s the only thing playing in the middle of the song. I still might go back and do it.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and the amps are all Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The pedals on the rhythm parts are a Dunlop Crybaby and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The leads used a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
There’s nothing like this anywhere else
There’s nothing like this anywhere
Verse 1
Uncommon
to feel this way
Unlikely
some other day
Verse 2 & 3
A given
this state of things
No knowing
what it could bring]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/nothing-like-this-anywhere/</feedburner:origLink>
                                    <itunes:duration>166</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:12:11 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-28T04:12:11+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>We Still Could Make it Through</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I like this one, even though there’s not a lot to it musically. Mix wise, there’s tons going on. Four rhythm guitar tracks, five vocal tracks, four lead guitar tracks, and (really) two drum tracks. Oh yeah, and one lonely bass guitar.
I like using the old trope of having the instruments come in one at a time the way this does. I’m sure I use it too often, but (as I have said 10000000 times before) what can you do?
Okay, the guitars… let’s see. Everything was a Gibson ES-335, each part used both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. Pedals… The not quite cleanish rhythm used an MXR Phase 90 and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The heavier parts in the choruses used the Black Lives Matter with a Klon KTR. For leads, the first half of the solo, the heavier part, is the Klon KTR and Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter again while the cleaner second half is a Dunlop Crybaby (the Bonamassa signature version) and the Klon KTR… and that’s a lot of pedals. All of the reverb and delay were GarageBand plugins that were added in the mix.
Intro
We still could make it through
Chorus
Could you take a chance
take a chance on me
Would you take a risk
take a risk lets see
Verse 1 and 2
if there were some way around this
some way to get through the worst of things
could you imagine the future
would I be part of it
its like we went in with eyes closed
and never saw what was coming on
and when the worst was upon us
we still could make it through
Verse 3
And if there isn’t a way out
and if the future’s a mystery
it doesn’t make any difference
we still could make it through]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I like this one, even though there’s not a lot to it musically. Mix wise, there’s tons going on. Four rhythm guitar tracks, five vocal tracks, four lead guitar tracks, and (really) two drum tracks. Oh yeah, and one lonely bass guitar.
I like using the old trope of having the instruments come in one at a time the way this does. I’m sure I use it too often, but (as I have said 10000000 times before) what can you do?
Okay, the guitars… let’s see. Everything was a Gibson ES-335, each part used both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. Pedals… The not quite cleanish rhythm used an MXR Phase 90 and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The heavier parts in the choruses used the Black Lives Matter with a Klon KTR. For leads, the first half of the solo, the heavier part, is the Klon KTR and Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter again while the cleaner second half is a Dunlop Crybaby (the Bonamassa signature version) and the Klon KTR… and that’s a lot of pedals. All of the reverb and delay were GarageBand plugins that were added in the mix.
Intro
We still could make it through
Chorus
Could you take a chance
take a chance on me
Would you take a risk
take a risk lets see
Verse 1 and 2
if there were some way around this
some way to get through the worst of things
could you imagine the future
would I be part of it
its like we went in with eyes closed
and never saw what was coming on
and when the worst was upon us
we still could make it through
Verse 3
And if there isn’t a way out
and if the future’s a mystery
it doesn’t make any difference
we still could make it through]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>184</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:16:19 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-29T02:16:19+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Taking its Sweet Time</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I really enjoy working on these quiet little semi-trippy ballad type things, but then when I listen back a month or two later I can’t figure out why I liked it and then I never listen to it again. I can see this song’s future.
I put delays onto the rhythm guitars where one channel is an 1/8 note and the other is a dotted 1/8 note. Then on the lead I did the same, one amp track got a 1/2 note and the other got a dotted 1/2 note. I think I wanted them to ping pong around. It didn’t really work and then I ended up with about 17 minutes of delay trails at the end of the song. HA! Love it!
Guitars were all ES-335 Pro. All guitar tracks were through two amps at once, a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. Rhythm guitar used an MXR Univibe because earlier that day I listened to a ton of Tommy Bolin records, a Klon KTR and a Wampler Faux Tape Echo for a little slap back. The leads used a Dunlop Crybaby wah and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
Its no use
discussing
excuses
forthcoming
its taking
its sweet time
its making
its way home
Verse 1
there’s no telling
how it’s going
there’s no telling
where its heading
There’s no saying
there’s no guessing
what’s the use now
what’s the use
Verse 2
Would you tell me
what you’re thinking
are you hinting
what you’re feeling
Am I getting
any nearer
Am I moving
close to you
Verse 3
what’s the answer
to your question
the solution
its here somewhere
Am I getting
any nearer
Am I moving
close to you]]></description>
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                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I really enjoy working on these quiet little semi-trippy ballad type things, but then when I listen back a month or two later I can’t figure out why I liked it and then I never listen to it again. I can see this song’s future.
I put delays onto the rhythm guitars where one channel is an 1/8 note and the other is a dotted 1/8 note. Then on the lead I did the same, one amp track got a 1/2 note and the other got a dotted 1/2 note. I think I wanted them to ping pong around. It didn’t really work and then I ended up with about 17 minutes of delay trails at the end of the song. HA! Love it!
Guitars were all ES-335 Pro. All guitar tracks were through two amps at once, a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. Rhythm guitar used an MXR Univibe because earlier that day I listened to a ton of Tommy Bolin records, a Klon KTR and a Wampler Faux Tape Echo for a little slap back. The leads used a Dunlop Crybaby wah and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
Its no use
discussing
excuses
forthcoming
its taking
its sweet time
its making
its way home
Verse 1
there’s no telling
how it’s going
there’s no telling
where its heading
There’s no saying
there’s no guessing
what’s the use now
what’s the use
Verse 2
Would you tell me
what you’re thinking
are you hinting
what you’re feeling
Am I getting
any nearer
Am I moving
close to you
Verse 3
what’s the answer
to your question
the solution
its here somewhere
Am I getting
any nearer
Am I moving
close to you]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>209</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 17:11:30 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-29T17:11:30+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Painfully Clueless</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Okay, am I the only person who thinks it’s delightfully goofy to play a 12-bar blues in 7/8 time? I think I might be. I keep doing it and I just giggle all the way through. This one isn’t that good of an example as I was mentally done with it about five minutes after writing it. Sorry about that. 50/90 means no dropping songs, but if this were an actual album writing project I would have dumped this one before the recording was even close to finished.
Still…. it’s a 12-bar blues in 7/8 time. How can you not love that??
All of the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335 through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15 (playing through two amps at once is the dictionary definition of bliss. Go on, look it up). The rhythm part used a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter (both with the gain set to zero). The lead was the same with the gain on the BLM set considerably higher, and there’s a Dunlop Crybaby wah in there at the end too.
Chorus
The time has come to take care of it all
the only way is to brace for the fall
x2
Its just the way its happening
you never knew you could feel quite this small
Verse 1
You’re such a loser
such an abuser
x2
so useless
so miserable
a strung out user
Verse 2
completely hopeless
endlessly useless
x2
no meaning
no benefit
painfully clueless]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Okay, am I the only person who thinks it’s delightfully goofy to play a 12-bar blues in 7/8 time? I think I might be. I keep doing it and I just giggle all the way through. This one isn’t that good of an example as I was mentally done with it about five minutes after writing it. Sorry about that. 50/90 means no dropping songs, but if this were an actual album writing project I would have dumped this one before the recording was even close to finished.
Still…. it’s a 12-bar blues in 7/8 time. How can you not love that??
All of the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335 through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15 (playing through two amps at once is the dictionary definition of bliss. Go on, look it up). The rhythm part used a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter (both with the gain set to zero). The lead was the same with the gain on the BLM set considerably higher, and there’s a Dunlop Crybaby wah in there at the end too.
Chorus
The time has come to take care of it all
the only way is to brace for the fall
x2
Its just the way its happening
you never knew you could feel quite this small
Verse 1
You’re such a loser
such an abuser
x2
so useless
so miserable
a strung out user
Verse 2
completely hopeless
endlessly useless
x2
no meaning
no benefit
painfully clueless]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>206</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 04:30:17 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-30T04:30:17+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Don_t be Naive</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The Great Quest to Write a Heavy Rocker in 3/4 Time Continues. Kinda generic, but I like the vibe and the vocal harmonies aren’t terrible. I used a couple of different tones for the leads which was also neat.
All of the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts and the first couple of lead sections used a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The second half of the main solo swaps the BLM for a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 and adds a little slap back from a Wampler Faux Tape Echo. The solo at the end switches back to the BLM but keeps the Wampler.
Chorus
Come along with me, come and you’ll see
Look to the future but don’t be naive try to believe
Verse 1
Fool you
Fool me
give in to it
you will see
Verse 2
I’m you
You’re me
What you want can
never be
Bridge
come out from under
what do you see
somewhere inside you
what you could be]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Great Quest to Write a Heavy Rocker in 3/4 Time Continues. Kinda generic, but I like the vibe and the vocal harmonies aren’t terrible. I used a couple of different tones for the leads which was also neat.
All of the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts and the first couple of lead sections used a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The second half of the main solo swaps the BLM for a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 and adds a little slap back from a Wampler Faux Tape Echo. The solo at the end switches back to the BLM but keeps the Wampler.
Chorus
Come along with me, come and you’ll see
Look to the future but don’t be naive try to believe
Verse 1
Fool you
Fool me
give in to it
you will see
Verse 2
I’m you
You’re me
What you want can
never be
Bridge
come out from under
what do you see
somewhere inside you
what you could be]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
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                                    <itunes:duration>135</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 22:12:34 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-30T22:12:34+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Don_t Necessarily Think of Me</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[74 beats per minute. I don’t consciously write music in the 70-75 bpm range, but somehow it just always… happens… to… me. It’s like my binky. It’s like my happy place. There’s another personal cliche here too. Back in the early 90’s I wrote this little ballad thingie that centered around an F major 7 chord moving to an E minor 7. Something about that just clicked with me. Over the years I’ve gone back to it a bunch of times. So often that I kinda have to force myself not to do it. This song does it… sort of. The bridge thing under the two guitar solos does it backward. Emin7 to Fmaj7.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and the amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts used a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter, and the leads used a little Mooer E-Lady into a Klon KTR, into the BLM.
Verse 1
won’t necessarily come to be
won’t necessarily mean a thing
so come to some decision
don’t necessarily think of me
Verse 2
Is there a reason it’s happening
Is this what you’ve been imagining
I don’t care what they’re saying
It seems like it is unraveling
Chorus
How do you justify the things that you do
its like you try to make the evil shiine through
yeah I’ve been thinking, yeah I’ve been wondering
how could we ever let this nightmare come true]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[74 beats per minute. I don’t consciously write music in the 70-75 bpm range, but somehow it just always… happens… to… me. It’s like my binky. It’s like my happy place. There’s another personal cliche here too. Back in the early 90’s I wrote this little ballad thingie that centered around an F major 7 chord moving to an E minor 7. Something about that just clicked with me. Over the years I’ve gone back to it a bunch of times. So often that I kinda have to force myself not to do it. This song does it… sort of. The bridge thing under the two guitar solos does it backward. Emin7 to Fmaj7.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 and the amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm parts used a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter, and the leads used a little Mooer E-Lady into a Klon KTR, into the BLM.
Verse 1
won’t necessarily come to be
won’t necessarily mean a thing
so come to some decision
don’t necessarily think of me
Verse 2
Is there a reason it’s happening
Is this what you’ve been imagining
I don’t care what they’re saying
It seems like it is unraveling
Chorus
How do you justify the things that you do
its like you try to make the evil shiine through
yeah I’ve been thinking, yeah I’ve been wondering
how could we ever let this nightmare come true]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/dont-necessarily-think-of-me/</feedburner:origLink>
                                    <itunes:duration>242</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 02:35:30 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-31T02:35:30+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>I Can Feel it Coming Right After Me</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I like the melody on this one, and the vocal harmonies work pretty well. It could have benefitted from a competent singer, but I didn’t do too much harm. Back in February during the RPM Challenge/FAWM I did a lot of messing with GarageBand percussionists instead of drummers. This is the first time since then and I don’t hate it. I mean… it’s not too lame at least.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The rhythm used a Ryra The Klone pedal and the leads used an MXR Uni-vibe (blame Tommy Bolin) and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
I can feel it coming right after me
I can tell it’s gonna be bad you’ll see
I can feel, I can tell
I can feel it coming right after me
Verse 1
It’s the way you look at me
something there, in your eyes
sort of how you seem to see
everything that’s wrong
Verse 2
You give me a sense of ease
that’s not there, it’s not real
everything that seems to be
everything you feel]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I like the melody on this one, and the vocal harmonies work pretty well. It could have benefitted from a competent singer, but I didn’t do too much harm. Back in February during the RPM Challenge/FAWM I did a lot of messing with GarageBand percussionists instead of drummers. This is the first time since then and I don’t hate it. I mean… it’s not too lame at least.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The rhythm used a Ryra The Klone pedal and the leads used an MXR Uni-vibe (blame Tommy Bolin) and a Klon KTR.
Chorus
I can feel it coming right after me
I can tell it’s gonna be bad you’ll see
I can feel, I can tell
I can feel it coming right after me
Verse 1
It’s the way you look at me
something there, in your eyes
sort of how you seem to see
everything that’s wrong
Verse 2
You give me a sense of ease
that’s not there, it’s not real
everything that seems to be
everything you feel]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <feedburner:origLink>https://hearthis.at/roberjames1971/i-can-feel-it-coming-right-after-me/</feedburner:origLink>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-31T03:18:00+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Time for This</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I don’t like this one. There are no redeeming qualities here at all.
Except for the last three bars.
There was one rhythm guitar here but it was played through two amplifiers. The right speaker is a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The left is a Vox AC15. The AC15 has a built in tremolo. The Fender does not. For the last three measures of this song, I used the tremolo on the Vox. It’s matched up with a dry signal and it represents the first time I ever messed around with a wet/dry setup and that is AWESOME.
Other than that, this one is a complete turd.
The guitar is a Gibson ES-335. The rhythm guitars used a Klon KTR into a Keeley D&M Drive. The lead is an MXR Uni-Vibe into a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 into a Klon KTR.
Chorus
Its your turn
No concern
Its the time for this
Can you learn from it
Verse 1
I know
Its so
from here
to there
you see
through me
its true
you do
Verse 2 & 3
i feel
its real
a steal
no deal
its time
to shine
its fine
all mine
bridge
are you saying that
you agree with it
are you kidding me?]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I don’t like this one. There are no redeeming qualities here at all.
Except for the last three bars.
There was one rhythm guitar here but it was played through two amplifiers. The right speaker is a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The left is a Vox AC15. The AC15 has a built in tremolo. The Fender does not. For the last three measures of this song, I used the tremolo on the Vox. It’s matched up with a dry signal and it represents the first time I ever messed around with a wet/dry setup and that is AWESOME.
Other than that, this one is a complete turd.
The guitar is a Gibson ES-335. The rhythm guitars used a Klon KTR into a Keeley D&M Drive. The lead is an MXR Uni-Vibe into a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 into a Klon KTR.
Chorus
Its your turn
No concern
Its the time for this
Can you learn from it
Verse 1
I know
Its so
from here
to there
you see
through me
its true
you do
Verse 2 & 3
i feel
its real
a steal
no deal
its time
to shine
its fine
all mine
bridge
are you saying that
you agree with it
are you kidding me?]]></itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://img.hearthis.at/o/c/3/_/uploads/22365/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_75edacec57c7cebd106dab487d8596761554302639021d61bee3co.jpg" />
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                                    <itunes:duration>178</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 03:49:12 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-08-31T03:49:12+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Can_t You Come Home</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I managed to work on 16 songs for this year’s 50/90 before I did something strummy in 6/8 time. I’ve started working on another 21 songs since and I’ve yet to do another one. That will likely change before today ends. Sorry, strummy songs in 6/8 time are fun.
Did you notice my voice cracked like a teenager at the end of the last verse?
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15 (two 15 watt amps at once is a pretty sweet rig). The rhythm used a Ryra the Klone pedal and the leads used a Klon KTR.
Verse 1
I know what to do
I know that it’s you
I know it comes through
There’s no turning back
I know that it’s true
I know you withdrew
I know it’s in two
and off of the track
Verse 2
There’s no other way
there’s nothing to say
the end of the day
its all shutting down
We’re going astray
We cannot delay
Its never okay
six feet underground
Chorus
I’m so alone don’t know where else to go
Can’t you come home now please can’t you come home]]></description>
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                                    <thr:total>0</thr:total>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I managed to work on 16 songs for this year’s 50/90 before I did something strummy in 6/8 time. I’ve started working on another 21 songs since and I’ve yet to do another one. That will likely change before today ends. Sorry, strummy songs in 6/8 time are fun.
Did you notice my voice cracked like a teenager at the end of the last verse?
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15 (two 15 watt amps at once is a pretty sweet rig). The rhythm used a Ryra the Klone pedal and the leads used a Klon KTR.
Verse 1
I know what to do
I know that it’s you
I know it comes through
There’s no turning back
I know that it’s true
I know you withdrew
I know it’s in two
and off of the track
Verse 2
There’s no other way
there’s nothing to say
the end of the day
its all shutting down
We’re going astray
We cannot delay
Its never okay
six feet underground
Chorus
I’m so alone don’t know where else to go
Can’t you come home now please can’t you come home]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:26:54 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-12T17:26:54+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Guess You Just Had to Be There</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[50/90 runs from July 4 through October 1. Three months. When I work on it I tend to break the project up into four pieces. Songs started and finished in each of the three months, and songs that cross between months. This is the only cross month song that crosses all three months. It was started in July and finished in September. What does that mean? Nothing. Why is that important? It’s not. Not even a little bit.
I like this one. It’s really simple but the melody is cool. I’m not sure why I stuck all of the lead guitar at the end, but it’s working for me.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335. One of these days I’m going to start using my Les Paul again, but not today. The amps on all tracks are both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitar used a Klon KTR. It also had a little bit of the AC15’s tremolo. The lead used the KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. There’s also an MXR Phase 90 on the last three or four notes of the solo. I don’t know why.
Verse 1
guess you just had to be there
had to see for yourself
guess you just had to know it would come back to you
no there wasn’t a reason
for the way it went down
no there wasn’t a thing that you could do about it
Chorus
there is no surrender
there is no accepting
you are the defender
you’re the secret weapon
when the sky is darkest
when the night has fallen
when the knife is sharpest
that’s when you come calling
Verse 2
what else is there to tell you
you can see on your own
what else is there to show you how it all gets done
never mind what they’re saying
they don’t know what it means
never mind that they’re trying to get under your skin]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[50/90 runs from July 4 through October 1. Three months. When I work on it I tend to break the project up into four pieces. Songs started and finished in each of the three months, and songs that cross between months. This is the only cross month song that crosses all three months. It was started in July and finished in September. What does that mean? Nothing. Why is that important? It’s not. Not even a little bit.
I like this one. It’s really simple but the melody is cool. I’m not sure why I stuck all of the lead guitar at the end, but it’s working for me.
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335. One of these days I’m going to start using my Les Paul again, but not today. The amps on all tracks are both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitar used a Klon KTR. It also had a little bit of the AC15’s tremolo. The lead used the KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. There’s also an MXR Phase 90 on the last three or four notes of the solo. I don’t know why.
Verse 1
guess you just had to be there
had to see for yourself
guess you just had to know it would come back to you
no there wasn’t a reason
for the way it went down
no there wasn’t a thing that you could do about it
Chorus
there is no surrender
there is no accepting
you are the defender
you’re the secret weapon
when the sky is darkest
when the night has fallen
when the knife is sharpest
that’s when you come calling
Verse 2
what else is there to tell you
you can see on your own
what else is there to show you how it all gets done
never mind what they’re saying
they don’t know what it means
never mind that they’re trying to get under your skin]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:45:24 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-12T20:45:24+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Don't Try to Find Me</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Nothing special about this one except that it broke my one songwriting challenge rule: I rewrote part of it. The lyrics. I wrote the melody and a set of lyrics that fit late one night and even before I conked out for the night I knew it was the worst lyric I’d ever written, and given how bad most of this crap is that is really saying something. I rewrote them the next day. They still suck but they are 100000000 times better than the first set of garbage. I do kind of like the melody though.
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335, Amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. Rhythm parts used a crybaby wah-wah, an MXR Univibe (I had been listening to a lot of Tommy Bolin. The Univibe is his fault), and a Klon KTR. The leads used the crybaby and the Klon along with a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
chorus
don’t try to find me I’ve gone away
buried alive there’s no other way
seeds of destruction my finger tips
throw at the wall and see if it sticks
verse 1
this is how it goes don’t you know
when you’re sinking down far below
never any place you can hide
hardly any chance to survive
Verse 2
now’s the final chance pick a side
now is your last chance for this ride
say what you will about all this
say what you feel somehow it fits
Verse 3
now’s the final chance pick a side 
now is your last chance for this ride 
never any place you can hide
 hardly any chance to survive]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nothing special about this one except that it broke my one songwriting challenge rule: I rewrote part of it. The lyrics. I wrote the melody and a set of lyrics that fit late one night and even before I conked out for the night I knew it was the worst lyric I’d ever written, and given how bad most of this crap is that is really saying something. I rewrote them the next day. They still suck but they are 100000000 times better than the first set of garbage. I do kind of like the melody though.
Guitars are all Gibson ES-335, Amps are all Vox AC15 and Fender Bassbreaker 15. Rhythm parts used a crybaby wah-wah, an MXR Univibe (I had been listening to a lot of Tommy Bolin. The Univibe is his fault), and a Klon KTR. The leads used the crybaby and the Klon along with a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
chorus
don’t try to find me I’ve gone away
buried alive there’s no other way
seeds of destruction my finger tips
throw at the wall and see if it sticks
verse 1
this is how it goes don’t you know
when you’re sinking down far below
never any place you can hide
hardly any chance to survive
Verse 2
now’s the final chance pick a side
now is your last chance for this ride
say what you will about all this
say what you feel somehow it fits
Verse 3
now’s the final chance pick a side 
now is your last chance for this ride 
never any place you can hide
 hardly any chance to survive]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2020 21:11:49 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-13T21:11:49+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Pure Simplicity</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I don’t hate it outright… but I don’t really like it either. The chorus is okay, the groove is okay… maybe I just need to re-record it and play better. Maybe just tone down the grunge a little. I don’t know. It’s not a complete loss, but I’m displeased. Also, it is the first song started and finished in September, so it’s got that going for it.
Guitars are all a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads swapped a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 for the BLM and reversed the order with the Klon. Makes sense?
Chorus
accidents happen don’t you know
its just the way that things go
I’ll try to make things right again
I only don’t know just when
verse 1 + 3
negativity
take a look at me
pure simplicity
that could never be
eccentricity
verse 2
electricity
shocking as you please
possibility
accidentally
probability]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I don’t hate it outright… but I don’t really like it either. The chorus is okay, the groove is okay… maybe I just need to re-record it and play better. Maybe just tone down the grunge a little. I don’t know. It’s not a complete loss, but I’m displeased. Also, it is the first song started and finished in September, so it’s got that going for it.
Guitars are all a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads swapped a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 for the BLM and reversed the order with the Klon. Makes sense?
Chorus
accidents happen don’t you know
its just the way that things go
I’ll try to make things right again
I only don’t know just when
verse 1 + 3
negativity
take a look at me
pure simplicity
that could never be
eccentricity
verse 2
electricity
shocking as you please
possibility
accidentally
probability]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:49:20 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-15T02:49:20+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>For the Life of Me</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:06:15 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-18T05:06:15+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>I Had a Chance to Make it Right</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I almost like this one. I was into it while I was putting it together (percussion overload, babie!) and playing the rhythm guitar parts was kinda fun. I had a really hard time with the vocals. I just couldn’t find the pitches anywhere. Singing it was a major struggle. I wanted harmony vocals all over the place but I couldn’t make it happen. I don’t know what the problem was. It’s not like the parts I wrote were that difficult, I just failed on that day. I think this could also benefit from some editing. If I cut it down to 2:15-2:20 or something like that it would land much better.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR pedal into a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter pedal into the same two amps.
Section A #1
I had a chance to make it right
all I could want was in my sight
there was a future it was bright
If I could only get to the light
Section B #1
find the way out
find the way back home
what’s it say about
being alone
Section C
Is this a good day to be starting out
it seems a good day to be stuck inside
If I had the words maybe I’d describe
this mess we’re stuck in right now
Section B #2
oh, the abuse
tell me what’s the use
you’ve the right to choose
be a recluse
Section A #3
I knew that it was coming true
I knew exactly what to do
Comes from somewhere inside of you
As if you ever had a chance]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I almost like this one. I was into it while I was putting it together (percussion overload, babie!) and playing the rhythm guitar parts was kinda fun. I had a really hard time with the vocals. I just couldn’t find the pitches anywhere. Singing it was a major struggle. I wanted harmony vocals all over the place but I couldn’t make it happen. I don’t know what the problem was. It’s not like the parts I wrote were that difficult, I just failed on that day. I think this could also benefit from some editing. If I cut it down to 2:15-2:20 or something like that it would land much better.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR pedal into a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter pedal into the same two amps.
Section A #1
I had a chance to make it right
all I could want was in my sight
there was a future it was bright
If I could only get to the light
Section B #1
find the way out
find the way back home
what’s it say about
being alone
Section C
Is this a good day to be starting out
it seems a good day to be stuck inside
If I had the words maybe I’d describe
this mess we’re stuck in right now
Section B #2
oh, the abuse
tell me what’s the use
you’ve the right to choose
be a recluse
Section A #3
I knew that it was coming true
I knew exactly what to do
Comes from somewhere inside of you
As if you ever had a chance]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>231</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 02:04:33 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-19T02:04:33+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>I Can_t Live Without This Pain</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Generally speaking I like this one, but there are some catches.

The vocals for this song, along with two others, were recorded on a day when I just didn’t have it. I couldn’t hit a pitch if you painted a big target on it.
I recorded the lead guitars using a guitar I hadn’t touched for about four months and I had a hard time getting the feel of it again.
I’m pretty sure I wrote this song already. There’s a song from my RPM Challenge project back in February that I’m a little nervous to listen to today because I’m pretty sure this is almost exactly the same. Oops.

The cool thing about it is that it was written on guitar. When I get into a project like 50/90 I basically turn into an assembly line and that assembly line almost always starts with bass guitar and drums. MIDI, in other words. Guitars come later. For this one and one other that was written on the same day (which was also sung on the bad singing day) the guitar came first. That’s a nice change of pace.
One other item of note. This song is proof that I am incapable of paying attention to my own plans. In the GarageBand file for this song I have an arrangement track that labels each section of the song, verse chorus bridge, ect. The label on the section that includes the second guitar solo is “Bridge No Vox No Solo.” So much for that plan, eh?
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 Pro through a Klon KTR pedal and both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul Custom through the KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter pedal and the same pair of amps.
Chorus
I can’t live without this pain
Never gonna feel the same
The suffering it calls to me and tells me
I can’t live without this pain
Verse 1
my confession
no regretting
nothing left to fight for
if the circumstances were ever changing
No confession for me
Bridge
Its worth knowing the question
There’s no guessing the reason
so keep looking for answers
and keep hoping you’ll find it
Verse 2
no forgiving
no missgiving
no forgetting that day
how the situation called for some action
No forgiving for me]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Generally speaking I like this one, but there are some catches.

The vocals for this song, along with two others, were recorded on a day when I just didn’t have it. I couldn’t hit a pitch if you painted a big target on it.
I recorded the lead guitars using a guitar I hadn’t touched for about four months and I had a hard time getting the feel of it again.
I’m pretty sure I wrote this song already. There’s a song from my RPM Challenge project back in February that I’m a little nervous to listen to today because I’m pretty sure this is almost exactly the same. Oops.

The cool thing about it is that it was written on guitar. When I get into a project like 50/90 I basically turn into an assembly line and that assembly line almost always starts with bass guitar and drums. MIDI, in other words. Guitars come later. For this one and one other that was written on the same day (which was also sung on the bad singing day) the guitar came first. That’s a nice change of pace.
One other item of note. This song is proof that I am incapable of paying attention to my own plans. In the GarageBand file for this song I have an arrangement track that labels each section of the song, verse chorus bridge, ect. The label on the section that includes the second guitar solo is “Bridge No Vox No Solo.” So much for that plan, eh?
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 Pro through a Klon KTR pedal and both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul Custom through the KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter pedal and the same pair of amps.
Chorus
I can’t live without this pain
Never gonna feel the same
The suffering it calls to me and tells me
I can’t live without this pain
Verse 1
my confession
no regretting
nothing left to fight for
if the circumstances were ever changing
No confession for me
Bridge
Its worth knowing the question
There’s no guessing the reason
so keep looking for answers
and keep hoping you’ll find it
Verse 2
no forgiving
no missgiving
no forgetting that day
how the situation called for some action
No forgiving for me]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:59:14 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-19T18:59:14+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Helps to Believe in Someone</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[This is one of only two songs from this year’s 50/90 that was started on guitar rather than bass. It’s also one of three where the vocals were recorded on a day where I couldn’t sing in tune to save my life. It’s also one of three where the lead guitars were recorded on a day where I couldn’t play a decent lead to save my life. Still, despite all of that I like this one.
One other interesting aside. For this year’s project I’ve been using a naming convention for the GarageBand files as they are in process. The convention is “2020 5090 #” where # is a counter. The first song I started work on was called 2020 5090 1. What was the work in progress name for this one? 2020 5090 50. Its the 38th song finished, but the file name implies that there are 12 more songs in the pipeline which means there is a distinct possibility that 50/90 will be a success. Hopefully I didn’t jinx it.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES 335 Pro into a Klon KTR pedal (gain set to 0, volume set to 10, boost bonanza) into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into the Klon and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The solo at the end also has a Dunlop Crybaby wah. The second (quieter) half of the first solo turned off the BLM and turned on a Mooer E-Lady flanger.
Chrous
Helps to believe in someone
some one besides your self
helps to put trust in someone
have faith in someone else
Verse 1
Give and take
with a little trust
goodness sake
simple readjust
Don’t take it for granted
Look around
this is what you want
Verse 2
do you know
where I’m coming from
is it so
you don’t need to run
Please take me for granted
it is true
I am here for you]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is one of only two songs from this year’s 50/90 that was started on guitar rather than bass. It’s also one of three where the vocals were recorded on a day where I couldn’t sing in tune to save my life. It’s also one of three where the lead guitars were recorded on a day where I couldn’t play a decent lead to save my life. Still, despite all of that I like this one.
One other interesting aside. For this year’s project I’ve been using a naming convention for the GarageBand files as they are in process. The convention is “2020 5090 #” where # is a counter. The first song I started work on was called 2020 5090 1. What was the work in progress name for this one? 2020 5090 50. Its the 38th song finished, but the file name implies that there are 12 more songs in the pipeline which means there is a distinct possibility that 50/90 will be a success. Hopefully I didn’t jinx it.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES 335 Pro into a Klon KTR pedal (gain set to 0, volume set to 10, boost bonanza) into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into the Klon and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The solo at the end also has a Dunlop Crybaby wah. The second (quieter) half of the first solo turned off the BLM and turned on a Mooer E-Lady flanger.
Chrous
Helps to believe in someone
some one besides your self
helps to put trust in someone
have faith in someone else
Verse 1
Give and take
with a little trust
goodness sake
simple readjust
Don’t take it for granted
Look around
this is what you want
Verse 2
do you know
where I’m coming from
is it so
you don’t need to run
Please take me for granted
it is true
I am here for you]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:16:27 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-23T04:16:27+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>On One Condition</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Sometimes when I’m working on rhythm guitar parts I have to make sure I remember Robin Trower’s third album (For Earth Below) where he put a ton of distinct rhythm guitar tracks on most of the songs and most of those rhythm guitar tracks are flooded with wah wah. As a lifelong lover of all things wah wah I must think of how I felt listening to that album for the first time when I realized it is in fact possible to have too much of a good thing.
My favorite parts of this song are the sections where the rhythm guitar has wah wah. I came close to having wah wah going from start to finish but I was able to restrain myself… somehow.
5/4 time is fun for me. Maybe not as much fun as 7/8 time, but fun. 5/4 time generally feels natural to me. Maybe not as natural as 7/8 time, but pretty natural. Not this one though. Even the simple rhythms kept tripping me up. The verses were surprisingly tough for both the guitar and the vocals. It works out okay, but it should have been a lot easier than it turned out to be,
I kinda like this one. I don’t think much will ever become of it, but it’s good in it’s own quirky way.
The guitars were all Gibson ES-335 Pro. The amps were all Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15 as a duel mono pair. The rhythm parts had a dunlop cry baby wah and a Klon KTR. The leads has the KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. I was trying to go lowish gain for the leads and it didn’t really feel comfortable. There’s also a touch of the ol’ Woman Tone (nods to Mr Clapton) on one of the solos.
I might change the title to “On to Something Bigger”.
Chorus
no longer able
to see the way home
its all unstable
time to give in
I need permission
to change position
on one condition
lets begin
verse 1
time to figure it out
mine to do what I will
time to banish all doubt
mine move in for the kill
verse 2
if you give me a chance
I could help you advance
no tomorrow for me
no more future to see
Break slow
so much left to figure
all so unfamiliar
One thing to consider
on to something bigger]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes when I’m working on rhythm guitar parts I have to make sure I remember Robin Trower’s third album (For Earth Below) where he put a ton of distinct rhythm guitar tracks on most of the songs and most of those rhythm guitar tracks are flooded with wah wah. As a lifelong lover of all things wah wah I must think of how I felt listening to that album for the first time when I realized it is in fact possible to have too much of a good thing.
My favorite parts of this song are the sections where the rhythm guitar has wah wah. I came close to having wah wah going from start to finish but I was able to restrain myself… somehow.
5/4 time is fun for me. Maybe not as much fun as 7/8 time, but fun. 5/4 time generally feels natural to me. Maybe not as natural as 7/8 time, but pretty natural. Not this one though. Even the simple rhythms kept tripping me up. The verses were surprisingly tough for both the guitar and the vocals. It works out okay, but it should have been a lot easier than it turned out to be,
I kinda like this one. I don’t think much will ever become of it, but it’s good in it’s own quirky way.
The guitars were all Gibson ES-335 Pro. The amps were all Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15 as a duel mono pair. The rhythm parts had a dunlop cry baby wah and a Klon KTR. The leads has the KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. I was trying to go lowish gain for the leads and it didn’t really feel comfortable. There’s also a touch of the ol’ Woman Tone (nods to Mr Clapton) on one of the solos.
I might change the title to “On to Something Bigger”.
Chorus
no longer able
to see the way home
its all unstable
time to give in
I need permission
to change position
on one condition
lets begin
verse 1
time to figure it out
mine to do what I will
time to banish all doubt
mine move in for the kill
verse 2
if you give me a chance
I could help you advance
no tomorrow for me
no more future to see
Break slow
so much left to figure
all so unfamiliar
One thing to consider
on to something bigger]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:58:56 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-23T04:58:56+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>The Next Chapter</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[If my song writing comfort zone lives at about 70 beats per minute, it’s nice to double it now and then. This one is 144. A fun change of pace.
I like this one. I don’t love it. I doubled the voice in the chorus because I wanted to add a harmony but I couldn’t find one that worked. Doubling was my way of giving up. I used a Big Muff Pi style pedal on the lead guitars. Earlier today I was on a guitar gear group Facebook page where someone was arguing that Big Muffs aren’t Fuzz pedals because they don’t clean up when you turn down the volume control on the guitar. I fought back. I mean, not only is a Big Muff a fuzz, in my book it’s THE fuzz. Case closed.
All of the guitars are a Gibson ES-335 Pro. All guitar tracks used both a Vox AC15 and a Fenderbassbreaker for a duel mono amp rig. The rhythm guitars used a Klon KTR pedal while the leads used the Klon and a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 pedal, which happens to be a clone of the original Triangle Big Muff Pi fuzz pedal.
Chorus
I don’t know what comes after
just so it gets here faster
everyone thing filled with laughter
straight on to the next chapter
verse 1
nothing left to say nothing left to do
give it all away nothing left for you
did you hear the words that he said to them
we comndemn the hate but we’re overwhelmed
verse 2 and 3
have to take the pain that he’s dishing out
that’s the way it is, what it’s all about
I don’t have to tell you it’s on the way
an untimely end to another day
Bridge
coming for you 4x]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If my song writing comfort zone lives at about 70 beats per minute, it’s nice to double it now and then. This one is 144. A fun change of pace.
I like this one. I don’t love it. I doubled the voice in the chorus because I wanted to add a harmony but I couldn’t find one that worked. Doubling was my way of giving up. I used a Big Muff Pi style pedal on the lead guitars. Earlier today I was on a guitar gear group Facebook page where someone was arguing that Big Muffs aren’t Fuzz pedals because they don’t clean up when you turn down the volume control on the guitar. I fought back. I mean, not only is a Big Muff a fuzz, in my book it’s THE fuzz. Case closed.
All of the guitars are a Gibson ES-335 Pro. All guitar tracks used both a Vox AC15 and a Fenderbassbreaker for a duel mono amp rig. The rhythm guitars used a Klon KTR pedal while the leads used the Klon and a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 pedal, which happens to be a clone of the original Triangle Big Muff Pi fuzz pedal.
Chorus
I don’t know what comes after
just so it gets here faster
everyone thing filled with laughter
straight on to the next chapter
verse 1
nothing left to say nothing left to do
give it all away nothing left for you
did you hear the words that he said to them
we comndemn the hate but we’re overwhelmed
verse 2 and 3
have to take the pain that he’s dishing out
that’s the way it is, what it’s all about
I don’t have to tell you it’s on the way
an untimely end to another day
Bridge
coming for you 4x]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 01:12:58 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-26T01:12:58+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Stop Selling Us Out</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The lyrics were off the top of my head so if you’re wondering how I really feel, or what I’m talking about… let’s just say there’s a lot of stupid out there right now and a lot of it has important jobs. Dig?
Kinda funky. Not bad. Maybe should have taken the sauce off of the rhythm guitar, but it’s not too annoying. I liked the outro where the bass hits the down beat alone and then the guitar hits the second beat alone. I thought it was groovy. Then I went and put a solo over it and ruined the effect. The solo has wah wah though so it all events out in the end.
All of the guitars are a Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. All parts used a Klon KTR. The rhythm has an MXR Phase 90, and the leads used a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah as well.
Chorus
stop with the lying
stop with the cheating
stop with the selling us out
stop with the faking
stop with the taking
stop with the breaking us down
Verse 1
what you’re selling
we’re not buying
we’re no suckers
what you’re saying
we’re not hearing
quit the lying
Verse 2 & 3
you’re a loser
you are useless
lame pretender
plastic painted
ever hated
just surrender]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The lyrics were off the top of my head so if you’re wondering how I really feel, or what I’m talking about… let’s just say there’s a lot of stupid out there right now and a lot of it has important jobs. Dig?
Kinda funky. Not bad. Maybe should have taken the sauce off of the rhythm guitar, but it’s not too annoying. I liked the outro where the bass hits the down beat alone and then the guitar hits the second beat alone. I thought it was groovy. Then I went and put a solo over it and ruined the effect. The solo has wah wah though so it all events out in the end.
All of the guitars are a Gibson ES-335 Pro through both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. All parts used a Klon KTR. The rhythm has an MXR Phase 90, and the leads used a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah as well.
Chorus
stop with the lying
stop with the cheating
stop with the selling us out
stop with the faking
stop with the taking
stop with the breaking us down
Verse 1
what you’re selling
we’re not buying
we’re no suckers
what you’re saying
we’re not hearing
quit the lying
Verse 2 & 3
you’re a loser
you are useless
lame pretender
plastic painted
ever hated
just surrender]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:06:06 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-26T02:06:06+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Not a Second Thought</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Okay, this one is all about being a guitar gear nerd.
Wet/Dry. You play through two amplifiers. One amplifier gets a dry signal and the other gets all of the effects. The idea is you can crank up the effects without having to worry about the sound getting muddy and hard to work with because the dry amp stays clear. When you mix the two signals together it can sound HUGE.
On this song the rhythm guitar part is way too loud in the mix because I just couldn’t get enough of it. It’s one take, played with a Gibson ES-335. There are two tracks, one panned all the way left and the other panned all the way right. In your right speaker you will hear the guitar into a Klon KTR overdrive pedal into a Fender Bassbreaker 15. That’s the dry amp. In the left you hear the guitar through the same overdrive pedal into a Vox AC15. There is a tremolo effect built into the amp and it is on here. Not a lot, but it’s there. In the mix I added a delay that repeats on the quarter note, and some room reverb. That’s the wet amp.
I am kinda loving the way this sounds. The lead guitar was still the ES-335, and it still played through both amps, but it was the same signal path into both, and the same effects were added to both in the mix. Also, the two amps are panned right in the center. There’s also a second overdrive pedal, a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
The song itself is okay. I don’t think I was planning on anything this ballad-ish, but I’m pleased with it overall.
Chorus
not a second thought
not another look
not a single glance
at an open book
‘nother battle fought
‘nother victory
time to take a chance
time to let it be
Verse 1
first step is a giant leap
right until you’re in too deep
drag yourself up out of sleep
stand up to the mystery
verse 2
let yourself enjoy the view
check out what it does to you
anything you want to do
everything becoming new]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Okay, this one is all about being a guitar gear nerd.
Wet/Dry. You play through two amplifiers. One amplifier gets a dry signal and the other gets all of the effects. The idea is you can crank up the effects without having to worry about the sound getting muddy and hard to work with because the dry amp stays clear. When you mix the two signals together it can sound HUGE.
On this song the rhythm guitar part is way too loud in the mix because I just couldn’t get enough of it. It’s one take, played with a Gibson ES-335. There are two tracks, one panned all the way left and the other panned all the way right. In your right speaker you will hear the guitar into a Klon KTR overdrive pedal into a Fender Bassbreaker 15. That’s the dry amp. In the left you hear the guitar through the same overdrive pedal into a Vox AC15. There is a tremolo effect built into the amp and it is on here. Not a lot, but it’s there. In the mix I added a delay that repeats on the quarter note, and some room reverb. That’s the wet amp.
I am kinda loving the way this sounds. The lead guitar was still the ES-335, and it still played through both amps, but it was the same signal path into both, and the same effects were added to both in the mix. Also, the two amps are panned right in the center. There’s also a second overdrive pedal, a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter.
The song itself is okay. I don’t think I was planning on anything this ballad-ish, but I’m pleased with it overall.
Chorus
not a second thought
not another look
not a single glance
at an open book
‘nother battle fought
‘nother victory
time to take a chance
time to let it be
Verse 1
first step is a giant leap
right until you’re in too deep
drag yourself up out of sleep
stand up to the mystery
verse 2
let yourself enjoy the view
check out what it does to you
anything you want to do
everything becoming new]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 02:16:50 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-28T02:16:50+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Step in to the Light</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I keep waffling on whether I like this one or not. Right now I’m okay with it, but sometimes I just want to junk it. I think I’m too close to all of this stuff to know what’s good and what isn’t.
The star of the show here is clearly the Garageband session drummer. Garageband has a function where it will come up with a drum track for you. You can tweak it in 100 different ways, but the end result is always better than anything I can play in myself, so I use it all the time. In this case, Benny the Garageband drummer leads the way… which is odd because it’s set to follow the bass track. Whatever, the fills it came up with were sweet.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The leads are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into the same rig. There’s also a touch of Dunlop Crybaby wah in that little buried part under the drum solo-ish thing.
Chorus
Step in to the light
Come out of the night
Verse 1
Here the words he says to you
listen when he speaks
anything you can undo
he’s a lying freak
Verse 2
He will try to break you down
but he won’t succeed
he is just an lying clown
it is guaranteed]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I keep waffling on whether I like this one or not. Right now I’m okay with it, but sometimes I just want to junk it. I think I’m too close to all of this stuff to know what’s good and what isn’t.
The star of the show here is clearly the Garageband session drummer. Garageband has a function where it will come up with a drum track for you. You can tweak it in 100 different ways, but the end result is always better than anything I can play in myself, so I use it all the time. In this case, Benny the Garageband drummer leads the way… which is odd because it’s set to follow the bass track. Whatever, the fills it came up with were sweet.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The leads are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into the same rig. There’s also a touch of Dunlop Crybaby wah in that little buried part under the drum solo-ish thing.
Chorus
Step in to the light
Come out of the night
Verse 1
Here the words he says to you
listen when he speaks
anything you can undo
he’s a lying freak
Verse 2
He will try to break you down
but he won’t succeed
he is just an lying clown
it is guaranteed]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:01:30 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-28T18:01:30+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Sun and Moon</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I think we have a winner here.
I already had 50 songs in process for the 50/90 challenge and I was starting to feel like I was going to finish with time to spare. Then my wife and I were having a Facetime call with my step daughter who is away from home in college. As we’re sitting there chatting away this song popped into my head. The entire guitar part at least, start to finish, including the pauses with the feedback and everything. As soon as we were off the call I ran to my bedroom studio/recording nook, setup a click track and played the whole thing. I added the drums and the bass MIDI tracks, and wrote the lyrics and the melody later that night.
It’s the 44th song finished for 50/90, even if it was the 51st started. I like the lyrics as much as it’s possible for someone who hates everything he writes to like his lyrics, and I really dig the melody in the chorus. The guitars solos aren’t bad, and adding the analog delay self oscillation thing on top of the feedback (and then burying them both) is really working for my prog-ish sensibilities.
If there is one song from this year’s 50/90 that will have a life beyond October 1st, it’s this one.
The rhythm and the lead guitar parts are all Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR pedal into both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The self oscillating delay was actually part of the leads but I edited it out during the mix. The delay was a cheapo Donner Yellow Fall. The feedback parts were the same setup as the rhythm parts with a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 added.
Verse 1 & 3
Its been some years since we met
so long ago it was
the overwhelming regret
hold your applause
Chorus
if the sun and the moon both refused to rise
would you think it was part of some bad joke
If the day and the night were both turned around
would you want to be in on it
Verse 2
I trust your word on all things
I know you’re good for me
and what the future may bring
we’re up to it]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I think we have a winner here.
I already had 50 songs in process for the 50/90 challenge and I was starting to feel like I was going to finish with time to spare. Then my wife and I were having a Facetime call with my step daughter who is away from home in college. As we’re sitting there chatting away this song popped into my head. The entire guitar part at least, start to finish, including the pauses with the feedback and everything. As soon as we were off the call I ran to my bedroom studio/recording nook, setup a click track and played the whole thing. I added the drums and the bass MIDI tracks, and wrote the lyrics and the melody later that night.
It’s the 44th song finished for 50/90, even if it was the 51st started. I like the lyrics as much as it’s possible for someone who hates everything he writes to like his lyrics, and I really dig the melody in the chorus. The guitars solos aren’t bad, and adding the analog delay self oscillation thing on top of the feedback (and then burying them both) is really working for my prog-ish sensibilities.
If there is one song from this year’s 50/90 that will have a life beyond October 1st, it’s this one.
The rhythm and the lead guitar parts are all Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR pedal into both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The self oscillating delay was actually part of the leads but I edited it out during the mix. The delay was a cheapo Donner Yellow Fall. The feedback parts were the same setup as the rhythm parts with a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 added.
Verse 1 & 3
Its been some years since we met
so long ago it was
the overwhelming regret
hold your applause
Chorus
if the sun and the moon both refused to rise
would you think it was part of some bad joke
If the day and the night were both turned around
would you want to be in on it
Verse 2
I trust your word on all things
I know you’re good for me
and what the future may bring
we’re up to it]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:19:36 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-28T20:19:36+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>it doesn_t matter how you get where you_re going</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A nice, bouncy little ditty, eh?
This has two tie backs to the 1980’s. First, the lead guitar. Back in the late 80’s I was not a guitar gear junkie at all. That addiction only developed a few years ago. Back then it was Les Paul -> Wah Wah -> Amplifier. 90% of the time, at least. The exception was a DOD Octoplus pedal. It would take your guitar signal and add in a second pitch one octave down from whatever you were playing. I liked it. I didn’t use it a lot, but it was fun when I did. That pedal spent a couple of years sitting in a gig bag (2012-2014, I think) while I was between bands and when I took it out (in 2014) it was dead. The Octoplus is dead, long live the Octoplus… except there was no new Octoplus. A couple of years ago I picked up a cheap Chinese pitch shift pedal. I use it when my band covers something that had guitarmonies in it. It’s digital, it works. On this song I tried to use it as a replacement for my dearly departed Octave pedal. It worked. It worked too well. The old pedal was analog and ratty and it didn’t track well at all. This guy was close to perfect. It’s just not the same.
The other tie back to the 80’s is more subtle. (“when they do it”) Did you catch it? (“when they show it”) What I did with the song form? (“is it anywhere”) It’s… ABACAB. I am a 70’s Genesis fanatic. 80’s Genesis… not so much. Abacab though, that’s a killer record in any decade.
Rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul into a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 into a Donner Harmonic Square into the same two amps.
A
it doesn’t matter how you get where you’re going
We only care that you arrive
You only act as though you are all knowing
You only act like you’re alive
B
give yourself a little extra something to prove
give yourself a little bit of nothing to do
If you maybe find a way to get us all out
could you give a little clue to what it’s about
A2
The give and take is gonna give you a headache
But that is really up to you
and when you’re buried underneath a landslide
Don’t let them tell you what to do
A3
it doesn’t matter how you get where you’re going
We only care that you arrive
and when you’re buried underneath a landslide
Don’t let them tell you what to do]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A nice, bouncy little ditty, eh?
This has two tie backs to the 1980’s. First, the lead guitar. Back in the late 80’s I was not a guitar gear junkie at all. That addiction only developed a few years ago. Back then it was Les Paul -> Wah Wah -> Amplifier. 90% of the time, at least. The exception was a DOD Octoplus pedal. It would take your guitar signal and add in a second pitch one octave down from whatever you were playing. I liked it. I didn’t use it a lot, but it was fun when I did. That pedal spent a couple of years sitting in a gig bag (2012-2014, I think) while I was between bands and when I took it out (in 2014) it was dead. The Octoplus is dead, long live the Octoplus… except there was no new Octoplus. A couple of years ago I picked up a cheap Chinese pitch shift pedal. I use it when my band covers something that had guitarmonies in it. It’s digital, it works. On this song I tried to use it as a replacement for my dearly departed Octave pedal. It worked. It worked too well. The old pedal was analog and ratty and it didn’t track well at all. This guy was close to perfect. It’s just not the same.
The other tie back to the 80’s is more subtle. (“when they do it”) Did you catch it? (“when they show it”) What I did with the song form? (“is it anywhere”) It’s… ABACAB. I am a 70’s Genesis fanatic. 80’s Genesis… not so much. Abacab though, that’s a killer record in any decade.
Rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul into a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 into a Donner Harmonic Square into the same two amps.
A
it doesn’t matter how you get where you’re going
We only care that you arrive
You only act as though you are all knowing
You only act like you’re alive
B
give yourself a little extra something to prove
give yourself a little bit of nothing to do
If you maybe find a way to get us all out
could you give a little clue to what it’s about
A2
The give and take is gonna give you a headache
But that is really up to you
and when you’re buried underneath a landslide
Don’t let them tell you what to do
A3
it doesn’t matter how you get where you’re going
We only care that you arrive
and when you’re buried underneath a landslide
Don’t let them tell you what to do]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:44:28 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-28T21:44:28+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Nothing Changes</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[This one is okay. Nothing special. The whole stream of conscious lyric writing approach got a little screwy here when the second verse went really dark but the chorus was kinda up and happy. Oh well.
I kinda like the chorus here. A few sections had melodies that were tough for me to sing. If only I didn’t have the vocal range of a flea.
Rhythm guitars are my Gibson ES-335 into an MXR Uni-Vibe into a Klon KTR into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads are my Gibson Les Paul into a Dunlop Crybaby into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into the same two amps.
Chorus
on top of the world I’m just smiling
At everything that I can see
You could say that I’m the master of it all
One second before I just hit the wall
Verse 1 & 3
Can you see that view
It comes shining through
something tells me its not what it looks like
how can that be true
Verse 2
to tell you the truth
I don’t miss my youth
all the pain and confusion and sadness
and mental abuse
Middle Eight
Nothing changes
Nothing changes
rearranges
Nothings changed]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This one is okay. Nothing special. The whole stream of conscious lyric writing approach got a little screwy here when the second verse went really dark but the chorus was kinda up and happy. Oh well.
I kinda like the chorus here. A few sections had melodies that were tough for me to sing. If only I didn’t have the vocal range of a flea.
Rhythm guitars are my Gibson ES-335 into an MXR Uni-Vibe into a Klon KTR into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The leads are my Gibson Les Paul into a Dunlop Crybaby into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into the same two amps.
Chorus
on top of the world I’m just smiling
At everything that I can see
You could say that I’m the master of it all
One second before I just hit the wall
Verse 1 & 3
Can you see that view
It comes shining through
something tells me its not what it looks like
how can that be true
Verse 2
to tell you the truth
I don’t miss my youth
all the pain and confusion and sadness
and mental abuse
Middle Eight
Nothing changes
Nothing changes
rearranges
Nothings changed]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:47:31 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-29T01:47:31+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Adventure</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I was going for something here… I don’t know what it was, but I didn’t get it. It’s not the worst thing ever. I like the strummy guitar solos. The chorus isn’t so bad. I don’t know. I might just be tired, but I think this one is going to be forgotten about quickly.
I used exactly the same setup on the rhythm guitars and lead guitars. I don’t know if I’ve done that on any other 50/90 song. It is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
A#1 - No vox, no solo
B#1
possibly
out of control
typically
taking it’s toll
C#1
adventure calling to us
while we are trapped inside
now see us calling it’s bluff
while wearing a disguise
A#2 - solo
B#2
ridicule
cannot ignore
sentiment
nowhere to hide
C#2
can’t stop me taking the shot
without me getting caught
there is no happy ending
there is no curtain call
A#3
No way through
No way through
B#3 - same as B#1
C#3 - solo]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I was going for something here… I don’t know what it was, but I didn’t get it. It’s not the worst thing ever. I like the strummy guitar solos. The chorus isn’t so bad. I don’t know. I might just be tired, but I think this one is going to be forgotten about quickly.
I used exactly the same setup on the rhythm guitars and lead guitars. I don’t know if I’ve done that on any other 50/90 song. It is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15.
A#1 - No vox, no solo
B#1
possibly
out of control
typically
taking it’s toll
C#1
adventure calling to us
while we are trapped inside
now see us calling it’s bluff
while wearing a disguise
A#2 - solo
B#2
ridicule
cannot ignore
sentiment
nowhere to hide
C#2
can’t stop me taking the shot
without me getting caught
there is no happy ending
there is no curtain call
A#3
No way through
No way through
B#3 - same as B#1
C#3 - solo]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 03:54:54 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-29T03:54:54+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>No Disguise</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Did you see any of the articles recently that talked about the John Cage piece? Cage wrote what is unquestionably the slowest piece of music ever performed. A machine was designed in order to play the entire piece and recently it changed chord for the first time in something like seven years.
If that’s the slowest tempo ever, this is the second slowest tempo ever. 43 bpm in 6/8 time. I can’t even say I did it as a gimmick, the guitar part was worming its way through my head for a day or so before I started working it out in GarageBand.
It feels a little long. Maybe if I could trim a little fat off of it I could use it as an album closer. Something like that.
All of the guitar tracks were done on a Gibson ES-335 through two amps, a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The pedals on the rhythm guitar were a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The leads have a Mooer E-Lady… or ElecLady… what ever it’s called. They make the same flanger with different names and I don’t remember which one I have. It also used the KTR.
B & D
What if I had told you how I really felt
long before the day where we could finally speak
would it change the way that you felt about me
would it make a difference to the way you feel
C
No disguise
Open eyes
do you see the way I do
No surprise
One more time
Do you feel the way I do]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Did you see any of the articles recently that talked about the John Cage piece? Cage wrote what is unquestionably the slowest piece of music ever performed. A machine was designed in order to play the entire piece and recently it changed chord for the first time in something like seven years.
If that’s the slowest tempo ever, this is the second slowest tempo ever. 43 bpm in 6/8 time. I can’t even say I did it as a gimmick, the guitar part was worming its way through my head for a day or so before I started working it out in GarageBand.
It feels a little long. Maybe if I could trim a little fat off of it I could use it as an album closer. Something like that.
All of the guitar tracks were done on a Gibson ES-335 through two amps, a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The pedals on the rhythm guitar were a Klon KTR and a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The leads have a Mooer E-Lady… or ElecLady… what ever it’s called. They make the same flanger with different names and I don’t remember which one I have. It also used the KTR.
B & D
What if I had told you how I really felt
long before the day where we could finally speak
would it change the way that you felt about me
would it make a difference to the way you feel
C
No disguise
Open eyes
do you see the way I do
No surprise
One more time
Do you feel the way I do]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:34:17 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-29T18:34:17+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>How it Should Be</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I really like the chorus in this one. I don’t know if it’s the pick up notes in the vocals, or the key change coming out of the verse, but I just dig it.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson SG into a Dunlop Crybaby into a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 into the Klon KTR into the same two amps.
Chorus
Yes I know how it should be
but you mean so much to me
and you know I feel this way
I’ll be with you every day
Verse
Ask me how I’m feeling
tell me what you’re needing
Simple understanding
perfect wonderland
Verse 2
It can be demanding
always understanding
I can’t overstate it
This is what I am]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I really like the chorus in this one. I don’t know if it’s the pick up notes in the vocals, or the key change coming out of the verse, but I just dig it.
The rhythm guitar is a Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The lead is a Gibson SG into a Dunlop Crybaby into a Wren and Cuff Tri Pi ’70 into the Klon KTR into the same two amps.
Chorus
Yes I know how it should be
but you mean so much to me
and you know I feel this way
I’ll be with you every day
Verse
Ask me how I’m feeling
tell me what you’re needing
Simple understanding
perfect wonderland
Verse 2
It can be demanding
always understanding
I can’t overstate it
This is what I am]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-29T20:30:06+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Calling Out Your Name</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Short and sweet. Nice and hyper. The mix is a little ratty, but I can live with it on a Tuesday afternoon. Lyrically I think this is the most milage I’ve ever gotten out of the fewest words. I’m just winning all around.
This is the 50th song posted to the 50/90 Challenge. For the second time ever, and the first time in six years, I win. There’s still one more song coming too because the last time I stopped at 50 and 51 songs this time around is yet another win.
The Rhythm Guitar is a Gibson ES-335. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul. Everything else about the setups were the same. Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15.
Chorus
I am calling out your name
I am calling you
Verse 1
Count your blessings
No protesting
Verse 2
Sing your praises
Comes in stages]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Short and sweet. Nice and hyper. The mix is a little ratty, but I can live with it on a Tuesday afternoon. Lyrically I think this is the most milage I’ve ever gotten out of the fewest words. I’m just winning all around.
This is the 50th song posted to the 50/90 Challenge. For the second time ever, and the first time in six years, I win. There’s still one more song coming too because the last time I stopped at 50 and 51 songs this time around is yet another win.
The Rhythm Guitar is a Gibson ES-335. The lead is a Gibson Les Paul. Everything else about the setups were the same. Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15.
Chorus
I am calling out your name
I am calling you
Verse 1
Count your blessings
No protesting
Verse 2
Sing your praises
Comes in stages]]></itunes:summary>
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                                    <itunes:duration>129</itunes:duration>
                                    
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:15:18 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-09-29T21:15:18+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Robert</artist>
                                    <title>Submit</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[This bouncy little groove brings the 2020 50/90 Challenge to a close. I end with 51 songs written in 88(?) days. I’ve only finished this challenge once before, in 2014. That year I stopped at 50 songs but I got there with a lot more time to spare.
I would say that I was planning on taking a break for a few days before figuring out what the next Covid-19 music project was going to be but I actually started Quarantine Tunes Vol. 2 this morning, so on to the next thing it is!
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitar threw in an MXR Phase 90 for good measure.
chorus
there is no rational point to it
one final thought before you submit
now raise your glass as you recommit
guilty as charged but you still acquit
Verse 1 & 3
I heard you say it
I know you think it
I know you feel it
I know you
Bridge 1
I saw your face in that moment
and there was so much hate
I’d ask you kindly to comment
but you megotiate
Verse 2
Those wheels are turning
I smell them burning
the mental churning
It must hurt
Bridge 2
you’re like a bug on a whindshield
you’re smashed to smithereens
you cannot break through the forcefield
we’re stuck with you for good.]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                                    <itunes:email>contact@hearthis.at</itunes:email>
                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This bouncy little groove brings the 2020 50/90 Challenge to a close. I end with 51 songs written in 88(?) days. I’ve only finished this challenge once before, in 2014. That year I stopped at 50 songs but I got there with a lot more time to spare.
I would say that I was planning on taking a break for a few days before figuring out what the next Covid-19 music project was going to be but I actually started Quarantine Tunes Vol. 2 this morning, so on to the next thing it is!
The guitars are all Gibson ES-335 into a Klon KTR into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter into both a Vox AC15 and a Fender Bassbreaker 15. The rhythm guitar threw in an MXR Phase 90 for good measure.
chorus
there is no rational point to it
one final thought before you submit
now raise your glass as you recommit
guilty as charged but you still acquit
Verse 1 & 3
I heard you say it
I know you think it
I know you feel it
I know you
Bridge 1
I saw your face in that moment
and there was so much hate
I’d ask you kindly to comment
but you megotiate
Verse 2
Those wheels are turning
I smell them burning
the mental churning
It must hurt
Bridge 2
you’re like a bug on a whindshield
you’re smashed to smithereens
you cannot break through the forcefield
we’re stuck with you for good.]]></itunes:summary>
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