'Velocity'

[lg]

What can I possibly say!
You ARE one of the BEST musicians that I've ever had the pleasure of listening to!
If I lived anywhere near England, I would be begging to come play guitars with you!
Please when you make it big, don't forget about me and x Double Cross x, maybe you could give us some free passes...
You see, I play lead guitar, and I have tried all my life to write a song. Well, now I have one. And I am proud of it, but that is not the point!
The point I am making, is that you crank these songs out like nothing...
And you play guitar very well, and you have a great voice.
That is a GIFT.
I am a fan!
LG
keep 'em coming please...
 

[Davo]

Isnt it ironic that many times the "hits" from people are songs that are not what the writer considers his "type" of song.  Sometimes they are written as a joke but they still connect with the listener.

[Greeny]

Thanks for all the nice comments. The reason I down-rated this one a bit in my own mind is that is was quite spontaneous; usually I have a song rattling around my head for a couple of weeks before I get round to recording it. It's not a song that I really worked hard on - compared to something like 'Waltzer' or 'Our English Coasts' (which got honed and refined to death). It was more of a fun jam... with myself, lol.

did you Moonage or Tubesock the vox?

Yes... one of them. I can't remember which though. There's a lot of fun to be had in running vox through guitar effects!

Are these mainly new songs, or do you have a big back catalogue you are working through on the BR?

These are all totally new ones now. When I first got my BR last July (I think), I had around 10 old songs that I really wanted to re-record on the BR. But now it's new stuff all the way. I have a back catalogue of 300-400 songs, but nobody will ever hear them. They were basically me just learning how to write songs. Anything I did before the BR is un-listenable to me now. 

I generally have 1 or 2 songs on the go in my head at any one time. Any more than 3, and I start to get anxious, lol. I feel very unhappy when I've recorded everything and my head / BR is empty, so I try to have something in progress all the time. Even if it's it's just lyric ideas, sound effects, or production thoughts.

Sometimes I write the lyrics first, and sometimes I write the chords (or the main riff...). That contrast also keeps things interesting. In both cases I like to think of a theme and song title FIRST. The ideas come much better when you know what you're writing about 

Sorry... rambling now..., lol

[Ferryman_1957]

Sorry... rambling now..., lol

Keep rambling! It's really interesting to see how the creative process works for other folks. Even if your old stuff is not up to your current standard, 300-400 songs is pretty prolific.

Cheers,

Nigel

[Greeny]

Sorry... rambling now..., lol

Keep rambling! It's really interesting to see how the creative process works for other folks. Even if your old stuff is not up to your current standard, 300-400 songs is pretty prolific.

Cheers,

Nigel

It's just 20 years worth of trying to be a better singer, guitarist and songwriter... 

Some of it truly is god-awful though. I tried to write a musical / rock opera in my twenties, and the ambition of it was way too much for my limited singing / playing talent to handle. Still, you live and learn from every mistake...! 

[tafka]

what a great listen this one is Tim.
very busy track, one that the listener can pick up on something new with each play (if you know what i mean).

Tony J.

[dragonshade]

Sometimes I write the lyrics first, and sometimes I write the chords (or the main riff...). That contrast also keeps things interesting. In both cases I like to think of a theme and song title FIRST. The ideas come much better when you know what you're writing about 

Sorry... rambling now..., lol

To you it may be rambling Greeny, but to us it's nuggets of wisdom. Another fun, great song. You are an inspiration, it is true.

[Oldrottenhead]

i'm lost for words, i cant find the inspiration to post a comment worthy of this song, inspiration seems to flow from you, keep em coming tim.

[Geir]

Hey man, this is great.  Sure it's not an old forgotten Beatles-song misplaced in an old archive in the basement of abbey road???

G.

[astralblue]

If there is a way to make babies out of musical notes...u've done it! good job