Emerald Green Summer (Instrumental inspired by the Afghan Girl)

[Satchwood]

This emotionally inspired instrumental, was inspired by the Afghan girl with the sea-green eyes, from National Geographic!  The look that took the world apart........  It sure took me apart, so I took my summer's end song and enhanced it with some bass, rocking guitar, and some re-mixing schemes...

I hope you like it and picture the girl with the Emerald Green Eyes as you listen and just imagine the life that she has lived...and person she has grown up to become...  

I should label this part 1, because I have written several verses already about her (lyrics for a piano piece)..........."she has melted my heart and hollowed out the unimportant recesses of my being..."

                                                     Emerald Green Summer
                        

[Tony W]

I'm completely unaware of the Afghan girl you wrote this about, but this is a lovely piece of music Tommy. Any backdrop, or link on the story would be very cool.

I sure love the composition of this, and that guitar work is fantastic. The ending was a bit abrupt, I didn't want it to stop.

[Gnasty]

Nice Tommy!! F`n A i really mean!!
I like how everything starts off  moderate and then you kick it!! I actually love that ending ,and this girl. I heard that awesome story.


WICKED DUDE!!

[Redler]

Very beautiful and melancholy melody and great guitar work, Tommy. You are so talented songwriter and musician!

A very famous photo from the 80's, photographed by Steve McCurry...

Kari

[SteveB]

Here's a Wiki link to the subject:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Girl

Also the updated pic.

[j.g.]

This is the usual quality track that is expected from this talented man. You have captured this young ladies life in a great piece of music. To me, the change from acoustic(ish) to heavier rock, is like the change in her face in two pictures, very cleverly done.

[Oldrottenhead]

fantastic tommy ............. am at a loss for words.

[AndyR]

I didn't know anything about the story or the image either (thanks for the wiki link SteveB)...

Lovely instrumental, though. I listened to it all before following the link.

I also tried really hard to put the picture in the first post out of my mind when I was listening. This was because those eyes and the opening chords REALLY chimed together, and I wasn't sure how much it was the picture, and how much it was the music. I stopped and started again - and the music stands on it's own

I love how it builds, and the playing is excellent as usual - somehow you manage to play "flashy" without sounding flashy!

I think you've built an emotion/mood and then taken the listener somewhere along a journey. For the piece, I personally don't think it matters whether it's the same emotion/mood and journey that moved you - as a listener, I'd rather dream up my own pictures. But I can say that after I'd read the wiki, and listended again, I think it does fit the original inspiration as well!

[lg]

Truly magical Tommy!
I anxiously am awaiting part 2!

LG

[T.C. Elliott]

Wow! Call me impressed. This was very good.