Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC013 September 2018 - Submissions until 24-09-2018 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 13:19 CEST
Sterling work MOA!
...and onto my dirge. Bit of a preamble first;
Such is the uncertain nature of our life these days that a lot of people (particularly men it seems, the suicide rates are apalling) go through a period of doubt and anxiety in their 20s - you're suddenly an adult without ever having realised things have changed, and you carry on like you did in your teens. This happened to me after the breakup of a long-term relationship and a lot of heavy drnking, and I had a very nasty bout of clinical depression, which I got through thanks to my parents and our very enlightened family doctor. For fucks sake, if you ever start feeling that life isn't worth living etc, get help quckly - isn't 'manly' or brave to bottle it up - acting quickly for yourself or for friends can save lives.
Anyway, I'm older and (some may disagree... ) wiser now and with this can recognise that the highs and lows will come and go, and can put things in perspective. This is a song looking back on that time in my life the good and the bad. Bit of a retro, almost soul sound in parts (hopefully) with all the little noises-off left in for good measure...
http://www.bennyleeds7.myfreeola.uk/swc ... s-case.mp3
The manifest...
Variax electric guitar hollowbody model (ES-335 one I think..)
Shitenbacker (ok, Gear4Music) 12 string electric guitar
Epiphone acoustic guitar
Addictive Drums Blue Oyster kit
Scarbee Rickenbacker Kontakt bass
Kontakt Unacorda piano
Air Structure mellotron strings
Kontakt Factory Library mellotron strings
Singing
...and onto my dirge. Bit of a preamble first;
Such is the uncertain nature of our life these days that a lot of people (particularly men it seems, the suicide rates are apalling) go through a period of doubt and anxiety in their 20s - you're suddenly an adult without ever having realised things have changed, and you carry on like you did in your teens. This happened to me after the breakup of a long-term relationship and a lot of heavy drnking, and I had a very nasty bout of clinical depression, which I got through thanks to my parents and our very enlightened family doctor. For fucks sake, if you ever start feeling that life isn't worth living etc, get help quckly - isn't 'manly' or brave to bottle it up - acting quickly for yourself or for friends can save lives.
Anyway, I'm older and (some may disagree... ) wiser now and with this can recognise that the highs and lows will come and go, and can put things in perspective. This is a song looking back on that time in my life the good and the bad. Bit of a retro, almost soul sound in parts (hopefully) with all the little noises-off left in for good measure...
http://www.bennyleeds7.myfreeola.uk/swc ... s-case.mp3
The manifest...
Variax electric guitar hollowbody model (ES-335 one I think..)
Shitenbacker (ok, Gear4Music) 12 string electric guitar
Epiphone acoustic guitar
Addictive Drums Blue Oyster kit
Scarbee Rickenbacker Kontakt bass
Kontakt Unacorda piano
Air Structure mellotron strings
Kontakt Factory Library mellotron strings
Singing