Most of these were recorded between 1993 and 2004 when I was in my 20s and early 30s. I didn't intentionally stop or take a break, just got busy with other things.
This is an uptempo, straight-ahead pop rock song. More or less an attempt to write in the style of Green Day. Despite the very poor recording, it's one of my favorties. I think the guitar is a made-in-Mexico Strat through a Marshall JTM30 combo. I think the drums were done with the Alesis SR-16. Bass is the Ibanez MC-888.
When I was a younger, I suffered greatly from "analysis paralysis", basically worrying so much about what might go wrong that you're afraid to try anything. That's what this song is about. There's one f-bomb in it (sorry). For the live basement demo (Eric Phillips on drums, Gene Olczak on bass), I believe the guitar is my Ibanez 540P through an ADA MP-1 preamp, MosValve power amp, mic'd Marshall 4x12 cabinet. The original demo was likely recorded on a Tascam Portastudio 4-track, I can't recall any equipment except the CryBaby wah pedal.
This is a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song. With my bandmates from "Jive Five-O", Eric Phillips (drums) and Gene Olczak (bass). The original is in 3/4, we adapted a version in 4/4, which I thought had a more funk sound. I think this was a live basement demo. I believe the guitar is my Ibanez 540P through an ADA MP-1 preamp, MosValve power amp, mic'd Marshall 4x12 cabinet.
This is just a "sketch" of a song that was never finished. Bassist Gene Olczak and I put this together. I honestly don't recall if he or I came up with the guitar riff. I'm singing at the high limit of my narrow range and not really pulling it off. We bounced a few tracks recording this, so it's a bit noisy.
This song is about a book that was published and popular in 1995 that encouraged women to play games to "capture" men. I was trying to do something in the vein of The Smithereens. Likely recorded with my Ibanez 540P, Marshall JTM30, Tascam 4-track.
This has one f-bomb and one a**.