Well, this is certainly a minimalist song, in my opinion. I only used 7 tracks - two rhythm guitar tracks - one panned left and one panned right - one lead guitar track, one drum track, one bass track, vocal track and organ track. Typically, I have about 12 tracks going on. I added some vocals although I am still not comfortable singing, whatsoever. The title comes from the Grey Goose Vodka that my buddy Jess likes. I brought in each instrument one by one on the beginning. I am starting to like the old club organ sound, too. I added it on the last couple of songs. Lots of crazy lead on this one, especially on the end around 1:55s -- Brian Setzer look out -- and all done with one take, one track, baby. I tried something different by bringing in the lead at 22s rather than in a chorus like most songs. Hold on to your lug nuts at 49s too, because that solo is blistering. It's groovy baby. No double tracks on the lead - one single take. I did use a litte phase shift and light echo on the lead track. And, I did some weirdness with a half-step key change on the lead around 1:47s. Turn and burn, bro.

Not sure what I am doing any more. Started this song around Christmas 2009 by laying down the drums and bass tracks. It's a decent fast funk-jazz tune. Lots of Club Organ all the way through. Drums are fast and the bass was difficult especially since I used a keyboard for the bass. Simple arpeggios for the guitar and keyboard. It seems the simpler leads and arpeggios work better sometimes although I went nuts on the lead solo in the middle - used my ol' wah pedal again. I am starting to like the wah, baby. There are some nice stops in this song where I bring the keyboard, rhythm and lead to a hard stop a couple of times. It's tight. Five takes for this animal. Fashizzle.

Nice slow Samba with a lot of intricate guitar weaving. This is the cleanest song to date. I was looking for something different, I guess. I had one rhythm guitar and 4 lead parts coming in at various times. Two synth parts going between B and D. Toss in a little handclapping and vibraslap and Samba it is. This is another song where I laid down the drums first from start to finish, then added bass and then guitars and synth. Many times in the past - in order to keep time for the various parts - I would do rhythm guitar and drums at the same time. I think this new technique is better if for no other reason than it's tighter. This was the most engineered song I have. I faded out two guitar parts at 0:59 and faded them back in at 1:16s. I faded out the distorted guitar track at 2:00s altogether. Fifth Mix.

Holy crap. I spent two days on the drum tracks alone and and another day on the bass track. I was really spankin' the plank on the bass parts. Then I laid down about four guitar tracks. The song is played in E9 with an A on the bridge. I used my Tele for the clean tones and my Ibanez for the distortion parts. I was trying lay down a rhythm track first so I could concentrate on the guitar parts. Man O' man, I did the guitar parts about 90 times. There are a lot of good guitar riffs in this bitch. Crank it up and listen to the whole song. I almost wrecked my truck playing this song loud and tapping the dashboard. Seemed to work.

My delve into jazz. I wanted a jazzy little number with a nice driving beat with a bunch of jazz chords. The bass sounds pretty cool. Nothing fancy here. Just trying to use a "less is more" approach given to me by a friend. I did hit the E9th in the bridge part for a little funkyness. I used my Tele and Fender Deluexe Reverb for this tune. I laid down the drum track first and then the ryhthm guitar followed by the bass. I originally had a synth part in there but took it out. I worked on the drum sound a lot so the hi-hat sounds nice and clear and the cymbals are cooking. The title is a the train 454 to LA that goes through Flagstaff.

I used two synthesizer tracks for the rhytmn tracks and four guitar tracks to augment the rhythm. One synth was set to Poly Sync 2 and the other OB Sync. I wanted the old Jan Hammer sound with the thick synth and the distorted guitar on the back end. The song is played in Dm, F with G as the bridge. The outtro is Dm and Em. I used a lot of attack on the synth and mild decay. The G sounds awesome. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Fender Cyber Twin Head on this tune.

Hold to your lug nuts, this is the hardest rockin' tune I have written to date. I used my Ibanez and a Sunn Model T Amp. The amp was modeled out of my Fender Cyber-Twin. Played in E-flat. And, the reason why is the bass is easier to play on the keyboard in Eb. I used a lot of the augmented chords like the A-flat augmented in the verse. Lots of thirds too. Not sure why I like them but they sound very nice with some distortion. I am not a big fan of pedals but I did use my Cry Baby Wah on some of the lead guitar. Nice lead work arount 1:57 and cool ending at 2:35.

This is the darkest tune I have written so far and hence the name Darque. The amp was modeled out of my Fender Cyber-Twin on the Fender Super Reverb channel. I used an old Dream Theater song as a basis for the hook. I used lots third harmonies on this. The hook riff is pretty cool. I finally found a nice lead riff around 2:04 and 2:19. I used my Tele and a Fender Super Reverb amp.

I don't know what to say about this song. I wrote this as a joke, sang on it and everyone tells me it's the best song I created. Shows what I know. It is the only song where I had the courage to record my voice. I used to sing lead on a few songs for Top Priority but, man, that was years ago. I actually wrote this song and screwed it up. The lead guitar was awesome so I left the lead and rebuilt all the other parts around the lead. I double-tracked the vocals and added a bunch of percussion. I like the way I brought the guitar in at 0.56s. Used my Strat and Marshall VS100 Head to record this baby.

Personally, Titus Hell is my favorite song. I have no idea where I found the name. Just a play on words. I was trying to get my songs to be more "tight" and that is where I got the name. The bass track is awesome. The guitar is not overbearing. Nice arrangement, in my opinion. This song sounds best on a stereo or in the car. If you ever watch Wayne's Word where Tia Carerra is singing on stage in a local bar, that is the basic riff, and inspiration, for this tune. The song Tia covered by Private Life is "Touch me". Man, I love Tia's cover of this tune. I used my Strat and Fender Cyber Twin amp to record this one.

I was trying to get a song that sounded like Lay Down Sally by Clapton. And, I ended up with this mess. I double-tracked some of the guitar on this tune. I added some weird horns with some portomento. I have a habit of laying down the rhythm guitar and drums first then adding other things as I build the songs. The songs start out simple enough but take a life of their own on about the fifth track, or so. I used my Strat and Fender Cyber Twin Head on the Twin Reverb setting.

I really love funk music but suck at playing it, generally. I wanted to write a funk song so this is it. Played in an E9th with some plank spanking to boot. I overdubbed some words and phrases over some of the various passages. Nice bass riff. Nice drums, too. All sorts of things going on in this tune. Lots of guitar parts. I had a lot of fun doin' this crazy tune. I may have to do another one. I used my Strat and Marshall VS100 amp to record this one.

I was looking for a slow instrumental with a nice hook riff. I always like the Alan Parsons Project and wanted a song tha sounded like that. By the way, Kip Winger was the lead singer for the Alan Parsons Project and went on to play bass for Alice Cooper for a couple of years. Anyway, I added some horns and synth to round out the verses. Nice bridge part. The mix volume is a little low. Needs remixed. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Fender Cyber Twin amp to record this one.

I have no idea what I was thinking when I wrote and recorded this song. I wanted a nice bass line with lots of guitar parts. I got it. Bridge part is a solid E chord on the seventh fret like "Rocky Mountain Way" from Joe Walsh. And, guess what, I wrote this song on Tuesday. Ha. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Fender Cyber Twin amp to record this one.

I should delete this song, really -- or give it a do-over. It is named after a Roland XP-30 synth signal called Trangoa Wave which is what I used to build the synth part. The verse is choppy like an old Glen Frey tune, "Smuggler's Blues". The bridge part rocks but the song needs some work and tightened up. The bass part was tough since I used the Roland XP-30 to get that funky bass riff. I have no idea what I was thinking on the intro with that bell sound. I do like the bridge part where I roll down that A, Ab and G to end up back at the E. I always like they way Spencer Davis did that on "I'm a Man". I used my Strat and Fender Cyber Twin amp to record this one.

I like the melody on this one. I created a great guitar riff for the chorus parts. Somehow the guitar work on the chorus evokes a sad feeling to me and I am not sure why. I guess it strikes a nerve for some weird reason. I used an odd drum track on this one plus some "breathy hums" in the background with my synth. The title represents my "Break Away" from the Rock genre. Could be why it's sad. Also, after a few Saturday's on the phone with my buddy 'The Crawdaddy', he taught me that less is more. So I tried to keep from loading up the song with all sorts of nonsense. I used my Strat and Fender Deluxe Reverb amp to record this one.

I never could get this song right. I wanted a hard rocking guitar line with a pumpin' bass line. I spent so much time on this song I can't stand it now. I love the guitar parts and that D-flat drone carried by the synth. The D-flat drone sounds real good as the song fades out. I sailed through through the D-flat pentatonic minor scales. I almost always play the major scales in A, C or E. Why D-flat? The bass lines are easier on a keyboard in a flat scale because I can stay on those black keys. Killer guitar riffs on this one and a pumpin' bass line, bro. I actually wrote this some a few years earlier, like 2003, but remixed it later on in 2007. Oh well, it is what it is. I used my Strat and Fender Cyber Twin amp to record this one.

So, I just like the word "jiggy" for some reason. Get over it. Lots of third harmonies on this one. I like the sound of Waymon Tisdal, jazz bassist, so that is the sound you hear on this tune. Nice bridge part and octaves. There are actually 4 guitar parts on this one. The song is complex yet simple. That's how I doo'es it, bro. I used my Strat and Marshall VS100 amp to record this one.

Okay, these older songs had poor sound quality but I still like 'em. These were my first venture into home recording. This song has that dang augmented fifth harmony which sounds sweet on the Ibanez. Today, I scoop out the midrange frequencies and it sounds even better. The drums are way off on this but the guitar wails. Nice distorion and feedback at 1:15s and 2:34s. I used my Ibanez RG450 and my Marshall VS100 amp to record this turkey.

I used my acoustic guitar for the finger picking part in the intro. Lots of keyboard on this one. I was really trying hard to build up some skill on the synth and this is where I practiced. Not much guitar work on thos one except for the rhythm. The highs got a clipped for some reason. I had my input levels set to high, I believe. I used my Charvel 6-string acoustic electric plugged straight into the mixer to record this one. Plus the end of the song is chopped off too. Weird.

I was trying for a bluesy slow song on this tune. The drum track is terrible in my opinion. I was trying way too hard. The guitar riff is excellent. I still finger-pick it to this day. All finger picked on the verse and chorus. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Marshall amp to record this one.

I found this wicked keyboard sweep sound and used is as a basis for this song with real hard stops. Good arangement. I also found a nice synth that sounds like Miami Vice or some show like that. I used that for the verse. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Marshall amp to record this one.

Second song I ever wrote and recorded. I have no idea what I was thinking on the title. May have been the Jack Daniels. Lots of keyboards and rhythm guitar. I was convinced I could learn how to play keyboards but nevertheless I suck at it. Nice arrangement, though. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Marshall amp to record this one.

This is my first song I wrote and recorded. The title means every thing I do starts out easy and ends up being done the hard way. So, the verses are nice and easy and the chorus is nasty. Needs re-mixed. The sound levels were off. I was still learning the Yamaha AW16 Digital Workstation. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Marshall VS100 amp to record this one.

I love Santana's Evil Ways. played it in every band I was in. I really love the Fatburger version which is what I was striving for here. Nice mix but the song is boring -- my version that is. It needs a bridge part and background vocals. I used my Ibanez RG450 and Marshall amp to record this one.