LoveIsAWall

This song is short and quiet and unresolved.

Enigma_of_the_Absolute_HG

This is a song by a band called Dead Can Dance. Their style spans a range of genres, and they have had an enduring influence despite never really being successful in the commercial mainstream (whatever that means).

The original version of this song always struck me as very exquisite and ethereal, though I think I mangled it. No worries, this is just an exercise.

I went for a simple arrangement here. Less is more. No pitch correction. 2 guitars, 1 synth pad, vox, and a piano.

LasersInMyEyes

Hey! Here's a song.

The lyrics on the chorus to this song are a hamfisted-because-it-sounds-too-cool metaphor for how I act towards the women I like. I ogle and try as hard as I can not to be noticed. It is a terrible way to be, I don't like being a stare man. I'm working on it. The verses go on about how I act that way elsewhere, too. In the context of looking for love and whatnot.

Anyway.

I was playing a throwaway riff that I thought I was going to just junk so that we might go in a different direction with it while Rob was going through the various amp settings and we landed on this harsh, 80s metal sort of sound. So we went with it.

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edit: Forgot to mention - Rob is featured on drums, bass, and in the additional harmonies on the final chorus.

GrowingUp

This is just me, and it's pretty spare.

This is a cover of a song from an Isreali band called The Churchills. As a band, their style was a survey of late 1960's pop, with some mediterranean flavors added into the mix.

The original song is called "Straight People" (straight as in conformist). I decided to make the intended meaning more explicit by changing the lyrics to "Bland People". The original tune was almost certainly done in emulation of The Doors.

Once again, all instruments were done by me. No pitch correction.