Well here's a moment to try to embarass myself...

an original song written after the death of a friend that I knew for too short a time, but felt as if I had known them my entire life...

"Fade Away"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKJVNvKNc2U

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Remember: Today is the first day of the rest
of what you're optimistically calling a life.

A.K.A. "Nimble"

Good stuff... if you were to put in a good bass line and add a solo that song would sound like it belongs on the radio!  I loved your 12-string, gave the song that deeper sound, you know?

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So Your Sickness Weighs A Ton And God's Name Is Smack For Some

Funny you ask that...

I was having trouble coming up with a nice rhythm/chord structure, and the words i came up with just didn't seem to be fitting right...

I was getting frustrated because i really wanted everything to be just right... but nothing seemed to be going the way I wanted.

So i stopped trying for a couple of days... I was sick, and was sitting at my computer one morning,when i came across several messages exchanged between us...

I picked up my guitar as i sat there, and strummed a few chords. Close but not quite what i wanted...

So i grabbed my capo and set it at the second fret and tried the chords again... within an hour, i had the music, words, and melody.

I truly think she was there with me as i created this song...

It still gives me chills when i think about it...

 

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Remember: Today is the first day of the rest
of what you're optimistically calling a life.

A.K.A. "Nimble"

yeah... that's how it goes for me a lot too. I'll get some good lyrics, then I can't find anything on the guitar I think is good enough... then out of nowhere something will inspire it and the whole song will come together.

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So Your Sickness Weighs A Ton And God's Name Is Smack For Some

That's always such an intense feeling when it just happens like that

happened again last week on another song... i'll have to post that sometime...

 

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Remember: Today is the first day of the rest
of what you're optimistically calling a life.

A.K.A. "Nimble"

Great job! Beautifully done rstone27.

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"I plan to have a good day.....don't do or say something that may spoil it for me!"

As I'm sitting here this Memorial Day weekend... I realize that this song could also have meaning for the day that it is today. This was written as a way to get through some of the pain and hurt I had felt at the loss of someone I was close to.

Hopefully we can all take to heart the meaning of this song, and never let the memories of those who have sacrificed so much for us, fade away....

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Remember: Today is the first day of the rest
of what you're optimistically calling a life.

A.K.A. "Nimble"

That's a great song, man.

 Lemme know if you ever do a studio/home-studio version of it – I'd really like to hear it.
 

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Well I don't want to leave here at all
'Cause some day the most beautiful girl
Will look at me and think I'm weird
And I'll smile and wink at her anyway
Simply because she's there
(And I'm weird)

O.K.

Decided to change the title of the thread because I'm going to post another song or 2.

so here we go... another song...

This song is called "So Close, So Far Away"

Again, played on my 12-string...

I screwed up on some fills because it's my acoustic that i'm not used to soloing on... so please excuse those...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sxifa3OQcM

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Remember: Today is the first day of the rest
of what you're optimistically calling a life.

A.K.A. "Nimble"

So here we go again...

I'm starting to write more stuff again, and while posting it on a couple of different blogs I have... I've neglected to do so here for some odd reason

So I'll start with my latest...

Hollow & Empty (although at the beginning of the video I accidentally say the name of another of my songs).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk-ATgl-Uas

I would definitely like to hear any and all feedback...

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Remember: Today is the first day of the rest
of what you're optimistically calling a life.

A.K.A. "Nimble"

that's fuckin good ~ i like

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dude... great song!  Just another reason I wish I had a 12 string... ;-)

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So Your Sickness Weighs A Ton And God's Name Is Smack For Some

Your songs are really good!  I liked them all, but "So Close, So Far Away" best...... beautiful.

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell

o.k.

Gonna finally "sac" up and play an open mic this coming friday at a coffee shop close to my home...

I'll get to play about 4 of my songs in the time I'll have allotted to me...

First time playing in front of people in quite awhile, and since I don't drink anymore... can't have a before show drink to calm, the nerves.

Oh well... stage fright aside.. I think once I get past the first initial song, I'll be o.k.

I'll maybe throw in "Rooster" to start off with so I can get by the jitters...

I'll see if iI can't get someone to record it, and I'll post it...

Cya!

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Remember: Today is the first day of the rest
of what you're optimistically calling a life.

A.K.A. "Nimble"

Wow - good luck!  That's awesome.

I hope someone records it so you can share!  We'd love to see it.

Good luck!  (Although I bet you won't need it   I bet you'll be great)

 

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell