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Echoes

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Released: Jan 1, 2008

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Echoes
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Always Waiting
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Only Skin Deep
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Unhappy song
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Fairweather Felicity v2
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Genre: Folk / Healing & EasyListening / Pop
Location Maidenhead, London and South East, UK
Profile Views: 21990
Last Login: 11/14/2010
Member Since 4/3/2008
Record Label Unsigned
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Hi there. .... As my profile name suggests I'm Jeremy..... I like playing keyboard and guitar and attending music events. .... I do a local live music guide (see "Maidenhead-Windsor-Wycombe gig info" in my Top Friends below) and try to encourage others to take singing or playing an instrument further. .... I also enjoy taking photographs at such events and gigs - please check out my Pics! section! :).... THOSE SHORT OF TIME! :).... **I'm wordy, so to cut to the chase..."Echoes" is one I've had a lot of compliments about. A personal favourite is "Unhappy Song", I like the piano sound, and ahem sort of danced when recording it. Wallflower is another one people rate, I'm not pleased with my vocals on that, but my friend Corinne sung beautifully on it. If you check out just one song, try "Echoes".** .... Wallflower was written around April 2006, when I made some new friends. It took me six months to even show it to anyone and a friend encouraged me to perform it. I like Steve's guitar playing and Corinne and Kat's backing vocals on this song a lot. .... The song 'Always Waiting' was a long time coming...written back around March (2008) as a poem initially, the chorus, the odd tweak of the words, and the tune were gradually added. While it is essentially my own work and composition it would not have been possible without many others - Dee, Kat and Steve in advising on the structure and pace, my ex boss Lyndsay in creating a tune which while not used, helped set the mood of the final piece. The encouragement of many friends and colleagues to do something with it, through liking the words, and finally Kat for her support and backing vocals on the night, and Ryan Quartermaine (from the band Papa Truck) for his fantastic guitar work - on a song he had never heard at all when he played on it! :) .... "Unhappy song" was, like Fairweather Felicity, a home recording, made with the help of my friend Pip. I don't feel like that all the time, it was just a 'glass half empty' type thing, I asked Pip for a funky riff for the chords I had in mind, and he delivered! I suspect the tune isn't that original though! I will write a happy song, one day! :) .... Azza plays some nice harmonica on the song 'Echoes', which was recorded at the monthly Stag Open Mic. .... .... 'Only Skin Deep' was a little cutting, perhaps, written back in Autumn last year...but it was sort of inspired by an imaginary conversation, not to be pretentious! :).... Jeremy .... FINAL WORD! :) .... .. Check out some of my top friends!.... Seems mean to pick favourites, but Tiffiny Towsend and her She's Got Issues and Trinity projects, Tremain, Ollie Sloan, The She Creatures are great listening in particular (and in the case of the She Creatures, great watching - love the video!)... I've listed more details of favourites in the side panel to the left - check them out, you'll be glad you did!.. In the meantime, here are some quotes! :).... "Only Skin Deep".. Just to let you know that I gave your new track "Only Skin Deep" a spin. It reminded me, of all things, Neil Young's Pocahontas... Your vocal has a slighly damaged quality to it. It's perhaps your most suitable singing thus far so do not worry about it. The song itself is quite short, ain't it? Perfectly formed though. Stephen King once said that the best advice he was ever given on writing was "Get rid of needless words". He does not always listen, but still..... Anyways, it's all good mate. Keep it up.".. Gaz, The Fall forum.... ""Fairweather Felicity".. I don't like all of Jeremy's songs, but on this here one he is the English Daniel Johnston, and that is pretty near the highest praise I can give. Psycho-insightful.".. "Cleanville Tziabatz"/ Farces Wanna Mo (The Fall Forum / myspace)..... "Just stopping by to remind you how I love listening to your music still waiting for you to make it to the east coast need more great music like yours".. April, myspace..... "beautiful songs".. Shellby.... selected comments from Gaz from the Fall forum -.. RE Echoes..... "Played it through twice...your arrangements are very, very good. The piano mixed with "dat harp boy" remind me very much of On The Beach era Neil Young. It's actually got a ring to it like another of his songs, have you heard Borrowed Tune?.. I did like the lyrics...and the chorus/refrain (whatever you call it) is catchy. I could hum the melody after only two plays...".... RE Trying To Forget..... "Very, very nice...your vocals are much, much better on this one too. You should do "broken" more..... RE Unhappy Song..... "Unhappy Song has a wonderful piano line. Have you recorded any instrumentals in the past? Proof that you're very listenable comes from the fact my Wife is letting me play them all (and enjoying them, she says)".. "Do you have more available? And is there a way to save them to my comp for a later play?".. cheers Gaz :).... "Merry Christmas... I hope you're in the process of making a christmas jingle to make my genitals tingle... Love, Stephan.. xxx".. Repeating Down Roads Passed , myspace... http://www.myspace.com/rdrp .... "I listened to two more of your songs:.. - "Wallflower" finds its protagonist balancing an empty glass alone in a beer garden, or stalling in an alleyway, wondering whether to rejoin the crowd. His self-assurance is hardwon. This well-harmonised song has a happy ending, I should add. And the song is reliably catchy... "Unhappy Song" is more despondent, but this time the underlying theme is told by the music, especially the sparkling piano. It comes in half way through and tells us more about hope than words ever can.".. DarkoLounge, myspace.... "I was expecting a rendition of "Echoes" by Pink Floyd and am so disappointed. Ha, just kidding... A beautiful song, and the live atmosphere added to its intimacy. Strong, original melody, that drew me in during its somewhat warranted one-minute piano intro (I was so blissed out by this stage I almost jumped when your voice commenced)... I relate to the lyrics, and your warmly timbred voice complimented it perfectly. There was a certain urgency to your delivery that made it sound genuine, and the harmonica, ever so perfectly ebbing in the background underscored the mood appositely and put a smile on my face... Just lovely!.. Looking forward to hearing your other material, can you tell... signed DarkoLounge".. daggerfall, The Fall Forum..... "I have been playing the song "Trying to Forget" lately... My two cents worth:.. Wow. I am more than a little humbled by this song... Is its seduction intentional? I don't know... The piano refrain is somewhere, somehow between Joni Mitchell's "River" and your favourite Carole King ballad. And it hits you fair in the gut, even if you're not particularly romantically inclined (well, I didn't think I was until I heard this song)... The lyric elucidates a confused frame of mind: tentative, but determined; despairing but full of hope... And the immersive melody belies how deep the narrators attachment really was. I want to stay here. Its dark beauty defines the listener... But perhaps when it ends, it is time to move on....".. from Daggerfall from the fall forum again..... "Many blessings dear friend may your beautiful music never end" ..- April, myspace..... "I like echoes and wallflower the best. great arrangements. love the harmonica!".. Taylor, myspace..... "I can't deal with my echoes!".. James Henton, facebook/myspace.... "ECHOES" is wonderful,all you tunes have wonderful melodies, love them, your a very talented musician" .. The Lights, myspace..... "Cookham's Leonard Cohen".. Alistair Cain, Cookham.... "I like Echoes. It’s a great tune. It puts me in a good mood.".. Hans, myspace..... "Echoes is amazing but I can't help but think you stole a few tricks from us. Love, Roland".. Repeating Down Roads Passed(http://www.myspace.com/rdrp)..... "Listening to your songs again now for the second time tonight. Strangley addictive. It's nice how you sing with the woman on Wallflower. Why the laughter?.. And Passion Without Substance is moving – really nice... Have you got a CD of your stuff? I'd be keen to hear it.".. Stephen, Fall forum.... RE the first songs I put on the page.. "I like the way this is recorded. The tentative vocals really work, and it's nice that you encouraged them to sing with you... If you do a CD, you should definitely include these three performances.".. Stephen, Fall forum.... "Nasty and abusive!".. Nasty and abusive..... "Get it on with the hottest chicks!".. A spammer, e-mail..... "...killed the cop, then the cop came back to life and killed him. It was brilliant!". Butthead's late night tv review..... ...... Profile photo by Terry Payman. See www.terrypayman.com/.... Profile design aided by Myspace Toolbox ................
Members
I've written the songs and sung and played guitar or piano on them..... I am also accompanied by Steve on guitar (the better sounding guitar part!) and Kat and Corinne on vocals on Wallflower. Steve played guitar on 'Only Skin Deep' too..... On Always Waiting, I'm accompanied by Kat Stewart on backing vocals, and by Ryan Quartermaine (of the band Papa Truck) on guitar..... On Fairweather Felicity v2 and "Unhappy Song" my friend Pip plays guitar, and he came up with the riff on that for my chords..... On 'Echoes', Big Azza added some nice harmonica.....
Influences
I've found an interesting quote :.... Pete Seeger : "We sing to forget our troubles, but we also sing to understand our troubles, and occasionally we sing to inspire ourselves to do something about our troubles"..... I think my primary influences have been Bowie, John Cale, Carole King, Donovan, The Fall, Iggy Pop, and Neil Young. I have been mindful of Bowie's changes of perspective lyrically, Iggy's simplicity in the presentation of his songs, Donovan's folkiness, and John Cale and Carole King's piano playing. I've also had people say about Neil Young...guess there is a vocal influence and Trying To Forget and Only Skin Deep had nods in his direction, particularly the former..... However I like a *lot* of music / musicians..... My favourites include Abba, Beach Boys, Beatles, Big Star, Blondie, Bowie, Tim Buckley, Buffalo Springfield, Kate Bush (her first lp is fantastic!), The Byrds, John Cale, Leonard Cohen, Jackie De Shannon, Dexy's, Donovan, The Doors, Nick Drake, Eno, The Fall, Fleetwood Mac, Tim Hardin, Lee Hazlewood (and Nancy Sinatra), Iggy/Stooges, Janis Joplin, Carole King, The Kinks, Kirsty MacColl, Mamas and Papas, Rod McKuen, Macca (give him a break, some good pop moments here and there!), The Monkees, Mike Nesmith, Nilsson, PP Arnold, Robert Palmer, The Pixies, Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers, Rolling Stones, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, Sandpipers (their version of Louie Louie is fantastic!), The She Creatures, She's Got Issues, Simon&Garfunkel, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, Small Faces, Specials, Dusty Springfield, Rod Stewart, Syd's Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, Television, Tremain, Undertones, Velvet Underground, Scott Walker, The Who, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young and many many many more..... Current Myspace fave raves include these acts/songs - *all brilliant*!!! .... The She Creatures - all their songs! .. http://www.myspace.com/theshecreatures.... She's Got Issues - all their songs! .. http://www.myspace.com/shesgotissuesmusic.... Tiffiny Townsend - all her songs! .. http://www.myspace.com/tiffinytownsend.... Tremain - all their songs! .. http://www.myspace.com/tremainband.... Wire Jesus - sadly they're calling it a day, but I've found 'Six Foot Crow' to be a thing of great wonder. Like a mix of Sgt Pepper era Beatles, and, themselves!.. http://www.myspace.com/wirejesus.... Soph McKay - all her songs! .. http://www.myspace.com/sophmckay.... Peter and the Pets - all great (they remind me of Television!) but my faves are Don't Think and Her Beauty .. http://www.myspace.com/peterthepets.... Wussy - I love Crooked, but the other songs are great too!.. http://www.myspace.com/therealwussy.... Anthea Needs - Jars of Clay is my favourite here www.myspace.com/antheaneads.... JC Cassis - great songs, great voice!.. www.myspace.com/jccassis .... Not Made In China - I love 'Don't Speak of Love'.. www.myspace.com/manufacturedintheuk.... Paul Mallyon - his beautiful song 'Living For The While' .. http://www.myspace.com/paulmallyon.... Rocket Zombies - in particular 'Well Well Well' .. http://www.myspace.com/rocketzombies.... Polly Strange - her song 'Something More' is very affecting.. http://www.myspace.com/pollystrangemusic.... Dont Look Now - I love their song 'Second Time Around'.. http://www.myspace.com/martinmontague.... Kevin Wilkinson, check out his song 'Marigold' .. http://www.myspace.com/kjwilkinson .... Broken Waves - in particular their song 'Bad Luck, Baby' .. http://www.myspace.com/brokenwavessounds.... And lastly for now the piano genius Ollie Sloan .. http://www.myspace.com/olliesloan.... Check them out, and more on my friends list (it does seem mean to pick favourites!) - you won't regret it!! :) .... RIP Isaac Hayes..... 'One Woman' on his first album - Hot Buttered Soul - is a thing of sublime beauty. You need to hear that..... Some of these guys are among my favourites - .... ........ ........ ........ ............ been listening to this album just recently..... ............ Been listening to Everything Changes by Lesley Duncan, here - www.myspace.com/lesleyduncan .. ........
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Some bloke who can't sing?