This song is very raw and unrehearsed… but I felt the need to record myself singing it before I forgot it.
The words just came to me one evening when I was feeling a bit emotional and alone, and this is what came out.
Archives: Original
Original – State of Mind
Another embarrassing old song I wrote in 1994… This one is as touchy-feely, sappy, and sickeningly-sweet as could be. Yuck! Excuse me while I go throw up a rainbow.
The photo above is of me entertaining my friends Chris and Joe, as I would do frequently back in the day. Chris would also say, “Dance, monkey. Dance!”
Original – Someday (Stay)
Here’s an oldie I recorded in 1994… A mushy, happy, feel-good tune. Yay. And above, you can laugh at a picture of me when I was 16, holding my Westone Raider II. Enjoy.
Original – Coustica Part 2
This was recorded in 1999 and is what I consider the second part of “Coustica Part 1”. I played this one on an Ovation acoustic guitar and added some chorus and delay. My finger picking had improved since the first song, but I still had a lot of “oops” moments.
Original – Coustica Part 1
This is an instrumental I wrote and recorded in 1993 with a crappy Carlos acoustic guitar using a Dean Markley Pro-Mag pickup. It’s a bit of a jazz sound and is probably the first song I ever did with finger picking. It was one take, so there are a few biffs here and there.