The recent two blog uploads regarding GarageBand (GB) progressions on a particular song are being rethought. I feel it is needed to provide a different song of simpler development. The song ‘November, the Stereo and You….My Friend’ has lyrics that I wrote about 15 to 20 years ago. So have moved the two blogs to ‘Draught’ status.

The song’s subject was borne from my nurse training days. I was picking up the acoustic guitar far less during Nurse training. So it must have been an emotive time of cohort/lecturer discussion and having to write an essay on the subject that produced those story type lyrics. It happened again on my Masters Degree where the social and mental health aspects were spoke of about cultural and gender differences in health attitudes and experiences. Men’s symptoms certainly were of interest to myself, particularly as a male nurse. Of course the female colleagues were focused on the subject too.

When presented with men’s attitudes to Health Matters within the Social Studies Module on the nurse training course, I wrote about the subject of male depression as the lyrical content to the ‘November, the Stereo and You’ song’s theme. ‘The darkness turning the mood to blue’. And ‘my friend’ being the antidote wished and hoped for. The song’s lyric content is not my personal story. But I have empathy with those dark days’ experiences. I met my wife at 18 and it has been the best choice of my life. But over certain points in past decades, the ugliness of the darkness has been a Summers’ visitor. Albeit less frequent and therefore much gratitude goes to my inner spirit’s combatant nature. Certainly since retirement I have found complete peace.

I mentioned in the blogs that it was a difficult song to expand upon. Both emotionally and instrumental structure and dynamic. I feel it is based within the overall feel of the subject and the song’s structure with textures of instrument inclusions that would have to be relevant to the theme.

I will do another ‘Progress on a song’ blog theme. Probably on a new song of lighter content.

Be nice to put an album of about 14 songs. The ‘Album’ sounds pretentious. It’s just a bunch of songs that can hopefully work well in collaboration. A synergy of sounds that marry well. Yesterday I was actually thinking of what was useful from the GB songs so far. So I made a ‘focus’ list of the songs I have been dabbling with and further ideas to plan ahead. I definitely need to rediscover a bit more rock and roll drive. So need 5 more really. So the next 5 songs have to have, as said, upbeat rock and roll vibes. So ideas need to come a tumbling down.

Anyways, I’ll leave the audio from yesterdays ‘November, the stereo……’ just to keep it on the ‘Published’ blog arena. It is only vocal and chug guitar as yet. So has to be rethought later down the line.

I’m currently sitting here this morning listening to a few Paul McCartney CDs. If this guy can’t inspire…….then nothing will.

Oh! The electronic drum machine and bass drum are here now. So onwards and upwards….