My latest song, ''Scars''.
I wrote it last week and put all of it's bits and pieces together yesterday.
It's available for download on sound cloud and also you can listen to it on youtube :)
http://www.youtube.com/user/alexandrewdublin?feature=mhee
http://soundcloud.com/alexanderandrew/scars-alex-andrew
Inspiration - Fleet Foxes latest album " Helplessness Blues ''/Ed Sheeran's song, A-Team.
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Goodgig.
First time I'd ever been to The Pint, but I was pleasantly surprised. Despite it's 'location' across the Liffey, ....not that that was a problem in the least.
Went on first which is sort of a bad thing and sort of a good thing, someone said people remember the first and last of things.. but that's when there are people there to be remembering. No, the numbers were slightly down but I was kind of glad as it was my first gig as Alex Andrew, and I felt we played well. Although we don't recommend the sound guy in The Pint, over an hour late arriving and then to repeatedly ask..''so, where's you bassist ..no seriously where is your bassist, but you must have a guitarist...'' No, no, shaved head sound guy, it's just vocals, keys and a drum kit.. get over it.
I think the A Team was best received though, and not many people knew it which was odd, I thought Ed was getting big? At the sound check I was asked after playing Eric Hutchinson's Ok it's alright with me, was it an original..
Anyway, walking around afterwards through town and hearing a couple saying as they pushed a buggie ''well maybe Focus Ireland will help us'' really made me think more songs should be written to make people aware of the lives people live on the streets.. how they attempt to bring up children into a drug ridden lifestyle, where alcohol is their closest neighbour, a neighbour who doesn't bring around a pot of welcoming jam.
Went on first which is sort of a bad thing and sort of a good thing, someone said people remember the first and last of things.. but that's when there are people there to be remembering. No, the numbers were slightly down but I was kind of glad as it was my first gig as Alex Andrew, and I felt we played well. Although we don't recommend the sound guy in The Pint, over an hour late arriving and then to repeatedly ask..''so, where's you bassist ..no seriously where is your bassist, but you must have a guitarist...'' No, no, shaved head sound guy, it's just vocals, keys and a drum kit.. get over it.
I think the A Team was best received though, and not many people knew it which was odd, I thought Ed was getting big? At the sound check I was asked after playing Eric Hutchinson's Ok it's alright with me, was it an original..
Anyway, walking around afterwards through town and hearing a couple saying as they pushed a buggie ''well maybe Focus Ireland will help us'' really made me think more songs should be written to make people aware of the lives people live on the streets.. how they attempt to bring up children into a drug ridden lifestyle, where alcohol is their closest neighbour, a neighbour who doesn't bring around a pot of welcoming jam.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Adele rehearsal.
So.. we decided to choose Adele's ''Daydreamer'' for Gina and I, really looking forward to it. Her voice suits Adele's stuff really well, you should check her out if you get a chance, http://www.youtube.com/user/GinaLouiseMacDonald
Anyway, not sure whether to use piano or guitar, I think piano sounds more relaxing, but acoustic also sounds class.. so I can't decide. Found some funny backing tracks and covers on youtube ha..(wouldn't recommend them)
Such a busy day at work, ( I work in a garden nursery ) and have to pretend I understand and know all the latin names of plants..nodding and smiling is my day to day expression. Gives me loads of time to think though which is good I suppose, thinking up lyrics and being inspired by people like James Vincent McMorrow, ( another person I really recommend )
I started writing my new song today but got bored and half wrote this kind of instrumental jazz piece which I think I might try with Mitch.
Anyway not much more to add today..
Anyway, not sure whether to use piano or guitar, I think piano sounds more relaxing, but acoustic also sounds class.. so I can't decide. Found some funny backing tracks and covers on youtube ha..(wouldn't recommend them)
Such a busy day at work, ( I work in a garden nursery ) and have to pretend I understand and know all the latin names of plants..nodding and smiling is my day to day expression. Gives me loads of time to think though which is good I suppose, thinking up lyrics and being inspired by people like James Vincent McMorrow, ( another person I really recommend )
I started writing my new song today but got bored and half wrote this kind of instrumental jazz piece which I think I might try with Mitch.
Anyway not much more to add today..
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