Tag: acoustic


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Another demo from the scrapped “Flat Earth Society” album. I only recorded this demo and maybe played this song 2 or 3 times, which is why I stopped in the middle of it. I think it needs a bridge or something, but it has a nice flow to it.


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By 1998, I had a second acoustic guitar and an electric, so I converted my first one to a slide guitar since the frets were shot. It turned out to be a perfect slide guitar as the action is super-high (because the neck is bowed slightly out). I played “In My Time of Dying” a million times before I wrote this song, the first for slide guitar. I realize it’s not the best song now that I listen back, but I had fun playing it back in the day. Another Pornucopia outtake.


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This recording was a demo from the scrapped “Flat Earth Society” album. An acoustic cover of the Bobby Darin classic. Enjoy.


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From the “Something New” EP, this song is actually one of the first songs written on guitar for Jackass Penguins, way back in 1994. I need to find the version with Alayne on vocals. She really dug this song.


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A simple acoustic song from the 1996 “Emptiness” album. Written about routine blue-collar life before I was even out of high school. Still rings true, although I do make a little more than minimum wage now.


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This is our halfway decent Pearl Jam cover from the 2006 album “Ain’t Tryin 2 Pleez”. As always, there are some mistakes, but I think it’s an OK version. Why can’t we record the times when we don’t fuck up? Oh well, enjoy.


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This one is fun to play. Taken from the prolific “Emptiness” album, it brings up memories of high school for me. Hope you enjoy it.


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Yet another track from “Mental Holiday”, this time a waltz. I played with different time signatures on this album, the most peculiar was “Seven” which was in 7/4 time. I probably won’t be uploading much more songs from this album as the remainder are very psychedelic, and probably too self-indulgent. I may decide to add more tunes at a later date, but I have dwelled on this album too long. Enjoy this depressing tune and have a great holiday weekend.


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Another track off of “Mental Holiday” with an acoustic feel. I don’t have much to say about it. Enjoy.