Rock bands I've played in -
1981 - 1997 |
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Composed |
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Style guide |
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Lineup |
Jungle Song
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So Be It (1981)
duration 3:59 - download 4.6MB |
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Tim
& Grea (ending by Mitch McD) |
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Loopy
psychedelic jungle beat with lyrics based on a Leunig cartoon.
Arranged Tim & Grea. Recording quality: 7/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals and jungle calls; Tim - guitar, bkup vocals
& percussion, Mick - bass & bkup vocals, Grea - drums &
percussion |
Eat that
chop *
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:27 - download 2.9MB |
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So Be It |
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Rhonda's slow and
humorously sinister ode to starvation in the world. Arranged by So Be
It. Recording quality: 7/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals &
cutlery; Tim - guitar & cutlery, Mick - bass & burping, Grea -
drums & cutlery |
Who
is that calling me now?
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:58 - download 3.5MB |
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Rhonda
& Tim |
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Slightly
discordant ditty in twisted waltz time. Arranged by So Be It. Recording
quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals, tambourine; Tim - guitar & bkup vocals,
Mick - bass & bkup vocals, Grea - drums & bkup vocals |
The
Pied Piper (remixed)
So Be It (1981)
duration 4:06 - download 4.8MB |
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Rhonda & Tim |
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Classic So Be It. Dark
and moody folk/grunge/metal in parts. A bright jazz waltz at other
times. Rhonda's homage to the real estate profession. Arranged by So Be
It. Dubs by Grea. Recording quality: 4/10 |
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Rhonda
- vocals, tambourine; Tim - guitar & bkup vocals, Mick - bass &
bkup vocals, Grea - drums & bkup vocals.
Added overdubs and acknowledgements: sax (A Box), lead guitar (Jimi), Rumanian
folk-flute (Furkosbot) and keyboards (Grea).
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Why do my dreams follow me?
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:53 - download 3.5MB |
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So Be It |
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Uptempo mad ditty with
bizarre arrangement. It's almost not discordant! Arranged by So Be It. Recording
quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals; Tim -
guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums |
Standing in the hall
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:45 - download 3.2MB |
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So Be It |
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One of So Be It's more
normal songs, ie. moderately weird. It even has a guitar solo. Arranged
by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals; Tim -
guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums |
Cold
Turkey
So Be It (1981)
duration 8:25 - download 6.9MB |
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John
Lennon |
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Wild
version of John Lennon's ode to junk withdrawals. "Arranged" (more
like crunched out) by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals and
tortured screams; Tim - guitar heroics(?), Mick - bass, Grea - drums |
Raging
Antelopes
So Be It (1981)
duration 3:47 - download 4.5MB |
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Tim |
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Rocky/psychedelic
instrumental - think Dixie Dregs sans the virtuosity. Arranged by So Be
It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Tim - guitar, Mick -
bass, Grea - drums |
Feline
Fiasco
The Airpockets (1984)
duration 3:07 - download 2.9MB |
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Mick, Tim & Grea
(lyrics) |
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Cute, jazzy blues-rock
romp with guitar cat meows by Tim. Recording quality: 5.5/10 |
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Ted - vocals; Tim -
guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums |
Boots
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The Airpockets (1986)
duration 3:02 - download 3.5MB |
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Nancy Sinatra (arr.
Airpockets) |
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Rip-roaring hardball
cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic with wild sax solo. Recording
quality: 7.5/10 |
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Ted - vocals; Tim -
guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums, Dave - alto sax |
Picture
show
Seven Deadly Sins (1987)
duration 3:02 - download 3.9MB |
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Andy, Ted, Seven Deadly
Sins |
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The riff sounds scarily
like a song by The Cult - who came first? The delay effect on the
guitar is like early U2. Recording quality: 6/10 |
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Ted - speaking; Andy -
guitar; Mick - bass, Grea - drums; Michael - tenor sax and keyboard |
Heart
on fire **
Seven Deadly Sins (1987)
duration 3:02 - download 3.5MB |
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Seven Deadly Sins |
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Dark, pounding, quirky
and almost classy indie rock. Recording quality: 8.5/10 |
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Ted - lead vocals; Lisa
- lead vocals; Andy - guitars; Mick - fretless bass; Grea - drums,
conga; Michael - tenor sax, keyboard. All members - bkgd vocals |
Don't
come near me
The Relics (1997)
duration 3:58 - download 4.6MB |
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Graham |
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Adult guitar rock song
with jazzy overtones and great lyrics. Recording quality: 5/10 |
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Graham - vocals and
guitars; Colin - bass; Grea - drums |
Distant
shores
The Relics (1997)
duration 3:20 - download 3.9MB |
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Colin |
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Uptempo, quirky and
folky with an involved arrangement. "Yes" playing a sea shanty? Recording
quality: 5/10 |
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Colin - lead vocals,
guitars & keyboards, Graham - bass and vocals; Grea - drums |
Feet
of clay
The Relics (1997)
duration 4:29 - download 5.2MB |
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Graham |
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Slightly jazzy uptempo
ballad with deep, heartfelt lyrics. Recording quality: 5/10 |
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Graham - vocals and
guitar; Colin - bass; Grea - drums |
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