As good a place as any to start
Right, let’s see - where to start, where to st- ah yes: the album. I am cowriting an album which will probably take years to complete.
I’ve always dabbled in songwriting and grew up listening to jazz and the old traditional songwriters like George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. As I got older I got into more folky stuff like Jackson Brown, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, and now I finally listen to stuff of my era, like Elvis Costello, Neil Finn, Counting Crows and Dixie Chicks. It only took 30 years, but I’m finally up to date. On the plus side, in five years time I might be listening to music that hasn’t even been created yet.
The album. The working title is Twice As Far Again. We thought about calling it Between the Water and the World. I think that’s a fine title, were it not for the fact that Pete already has two songs called Between the Water and the World, namely Between the Water and the World Part One and Between the Water and the World Part Two, so I think calling the album Between the Water and the World is a bad idea. Pete is the other guitarist.
The band is called Midas Blenny and the work in progress can be found right here.
My own songs, some of which will be on the album, can be found here.
I’ll keep this blog updated with, erm, updates about the album but rest assured that, although I may go on about it, that is not the purpose of this blog.
This blog is just a sample of stuff from my life and while I don’t attempt to sum it up in a few short entries, or try to capture my thoughts for an unsuspecting and largely apethetic world, I hope you get an idea about one person’s life through these entries. Not for my benefit, but for yours and the greater understanding of what other people get up to. If you find that it’s very similar to what you get up to, that might be a sign that that we’re not all that different. If you find that it’s nothing like your life, well, then you just might learn something.
Cheers.
(I say cheers far too much)
October 8th, 2004 at 11:10 am
Cliff is a mate of mine and pretty much all he says here is true. I am in the camp that would classify him as funny, loyal and a truly genuine man. is music grows stronger by the day and I’ve been proud to be an extra pair of ears and a little conscience to him while he’s been writing. I don’t count myself a big influence but I hope a little help.
As for the Midas Blenny album, I thought they were going for “You Know How It Is”, which has been widely acknowledged as far superior to the other suggestions. Their music lifts me up and carries me smiling through the darkest moments.
October 8th, 2004 at 12:42 pm
Welcome to the blogosphere and thanks for visiting.