Watch the Youtube Analysis here: https://youtu.be/hsT6p68tP4g This song could be treated as a jazzed-up version of a Bob Dylan ballad, featuring muse-y lyrics about fictional characters which represent real people. The strumming pattern and pedalling between chords in the main riff builds up towards a descending chord progression in the verses. The fast changes move… Continue reading Cauterize (Caught Her Eyes)- Word Painting and Tension.
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Blue Skies – An Attempt at a Jazz-Pop Standard
Youtube video link- https://youtu.be/JoxTjNR4kT0 The obsession in my work with summer, and what it offers in inspiration for my writing, is best embodied within this song. There is great simplicity in being able to go outside on a bright, hot day and enjoy the natural feel of sitting on the beach with a beer in… Continue reading Blue Skies – An Attempt at a Jazz-Pop Standard
Four Verses About Summer
Four verses about summer, written in a time of reflection. I just want to belong somewhere Because all this talk is deeply impersonal The human touch isn’t enough if not much And this life is just one long rehearsal For the time well wasted in the passing days Stuck stood in a place that I… Continue reading Four Verses About Summer
Review of the Week: Amber O’Brien- Work it Out (2021)
It is always a pleasure to delve into new music by up-and-coming performers. I have quickly come to understand the ambition and drive that comes with each new generation of aspiring musicians from across the Portsmouth area, the latest contribution to the catalogue coming from Amber O’Brien. “Work it Out,” delivers a short but… Continue reading Review of the Week: Amber O’Brien- Work it Out (2021)
10 Albums You Should Hear from Start to Finish
Introduction I listen to a lot of different music, and with my position in having a blog, I find it sometimes useful to consolidate my thoughts about what I’m experiencing when I listen. Hopefully, this might draw some listeners, or change some minds in the process. If I haven’t included your particular favourite album please… Continue reading 10 Albums You Should Hear from Start to Finish
Music Snobs: A few words on how elitism affects enjoyment.
“In many ways the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgement. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the… Continue reading Music Snobs: A few words on how elitism affects enjoyment.
Happy New Year! A few words about burnout and isolation.
2020 has left many people disillusioned about the path and the shape their career will take, so it is sometimes important to take a step back and think more constructively about the things you have already done, and the things you hope to do within the next 365 days! The rise of burnout culture since… Continue reading Happy New Year! A few words about burnout and isolation.
Tom C- Blog and Collected Works 