Alex Young and I have worked together and performed together for a long time and he has been very influential in the musical directions taken by Poem de Terre. "The Stalker" is one of several songs we've written together. The version I'm posting here of "The Stalker" is pretty much a rough draught, but I think it's a fun performance by Alex.
"The Stalker" is a sort of love song, but tends to be very dark. We haven't really fully resolved this one yet, but I thought it might be interesting to hear. In its words and music, the song includes references to Del Reeves' "The Girl on the BillBoard," Del Shannon's "Runaway," and Ray Stevens' "It's Me again, Margaret" among other songs.
The other three songs were written by me and are performed by me and some friends. The recordings and performances are definitely not mainstream or top-forty material, but you my find them of interest.
Only I, Bob MacKenzie, am responsible for these recordings and for anything else on this page. If the names of any others who may have participated in the making of these recordings are not mentioned, it's in order to protect their reputations. (I'm not sure whether or not I should add a smiley thingy here.)
I accept full credit (or blame) for anything you may see or hear on this page. If any other individual had assisted in making these recordings, then surely they must have been drugged or hypnotized by me and had no idea what I was making them do.
"Holding My Breath" is just me all by myself. "Do Angels Sing The Blues" and "Life Underground" feature me and my talented - if foolhardy to perform with me and let me produce - friends Julie and Steve.
Enjoy.
Influences
John Donne, Leonard Cohen, William Blake, T. S. Eliot, Edith Piaf, Jaques Brel, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Hank Williams, Felice and Boudreau Briant, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, Mystic Moods Orchestra, Ogden Nash, Dr. Seuss, T. S. Eliot, Barry White, Lawrence Ferlingetti, Clannad, Tangerine Dream, The Carter Family, many more
Sounds Like
Leonard Cohen, Jim Morrison, Burl Ives, Glenn Yarbrough, William Shatner, Les Crane, Baz Luhrmann, Jerry Garcia, Barry White, Red Sovine, Alan Ginsberg, The Carter Family (esp. A. P. Carter)
There is no "band" except in my head. I hear the music and it's got to get out. The songs here are not demo tracks. They are simply attempts to get songs out of my head to where others can hear them. Nothing more.
As a writer, what I would really like is for an artist to hear something in one of my songs and to develop that. I'd like a singer to take my song, the words and basic melody/chords, and create his or her own interpretation. For me, that's like magic.
Oh yes, I do have a band, Poem de Terre which also exists mostly in my head until we actually perform live or record a CD. We've been playing together now for more than thirteen years.
Unlike this page, which is deliberately set up at a "rough draught" level, the Poem de Terre pages should, I hope, give a good indication of the talented musicians with whom I work and of my own abilities as a writer, performer, director, and producer. If nothing else, they'll demonstrate the difference between these rough draughts and our finished work.
You can help to support Bob MacKenzie's music reviews by visiting the Music Reviews Support page and clicking a few links. Thank you for your support.
Poem de Terre's CD releases, including the new release War & Love, are now available at CD Baby. To listen or, if you like, to buy, click the album covers below.
..Hey Bob MacKenzie! If you happen to be in Los Angeles this December...
..The Nutcracker Electronique Goes LIVE in LA This Christmas!..
For the first time ever, The Santa Monica Contemporary Ballet and EarthWalk Dance Company will be presenting The Nutcracker Electronique live in Los Angeles December 18-21, 2008! ..
.."Sexy! Stunning!"..
..I've created three brand new tracks for the performance. One of them, Pas de Deux, is up on MySpace right now!..
More Psychotic Fun at your fingertips from your friend at the fringe!
The fully animated WASP FLIGHT Video is Finally Out and a complete blast!! (produced by SongFire Studios)
Poor little Wendy Wasp gets chased down by a pair of horndogs lookin' for love: Yellow Chopper Wasp and Jet Green Wasp. Little do they know, someone else wants all three of them for dinner. Who's coming out on top?
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Drop by and Shout Out! You know how lonely I get. Hehehehehe ;)~
Brète
PS: I love to share, so, if you like the vid, I've enabled embedding. Just click Menu on the vid player and copy the embed code to your profile.
Greetings! I hope this finds you happy and healthy. My wish for you this Holiday Season is that you are surrounded by Cool Friends with Warm Hearts who add color to your world as you do for mine!!! Peace and Love!
"Welcome back my friend To a Christmas that never ends We're so glad you could attend Come inside, come inside"
"The Season" is nearly upon us. When you're in the mood to blast some techno Sugar Plum Fairy, or chill out to Arabian Dance, you know where to find it!
Welcome to the Realm of Cajun Fairies~ It's always good for me to meet other people who still believe. I hope you enjoy my book "Cajun Fairies".
"I'll take you to a magical land through the legends of the Sha Bebe Dolls and The Cajun Fairies. Follow me through the sugarcane fields of Louisiana."
Sending you some love and kindness.
The Sha Bebe Dolls~ flying in on a magic quilt ride along with The Cajun Fairies~and The Cajun Wizard: Antoine Clement Hebert~
=================== Lessez Les Bon Temp Rouller, sha. ==================== Thank you for being a friend~ I cherish friendships~!!!!!!!! ===================== Mary Lynn Plaisance =====================
When you wrote to us a couple of months ago that you loved our sound - we were so flatered! Now you have to see us live...
The Calm will be at Petit Cafe Campus this coming Wednesday, June 20th at 8:30 pm alongside Scott Normandy and his band! Should be an absolutely awesome night of music!
The following evening, The Calm and Scott are in Ottawa at the famous Zaphod Beeblebrox! Doors open at 8:00pm ...
