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Never Let A Good Thing Slip Away

cybergord — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:33:38 +0000

After a successful collaboration with Mart at www.homerecording.com we have a fantastic bunch of files to mix, all down to the hard work and highly organized Mart (grinder1).

Here is my latest mix September 2009

Never Let A Good Thing Slip Away (mixed by Gordon Adams)

Never Let A Good Thing Slip Away – Instrumental

Here’s my first mix.

Never Let A Good Thing Slip Away (cybergord mix1)

Never Let A Good Thing Slip Away (mart[1001]final mix)

Here we have the lyrics and chord guide for all those participating in the homerecording.com project

This is my only acoustic recording for youtube.com
NEVER LET A GOOD THING SLIP AWAY – recorded June 2008

A
I’ve worked the land of opportunity
G
I see the flies settle down on me
A
I turn to face the unreality
G
And I see the curtain fall
A
I fall apart so very easily
G
Everybody wants a peice of me
A
I am the dreamer and I see it in my stars
G
I’m gonna make a bad dream come true

A           G            D                      A
I’m broken, disconnected and I’m blowing in the wind
A               G
I’m Downgraded, relegated
D                           A
Never let a good thing slip away

C G
Never let a good thing, Never let a good thing slip away
C D
Never let a good thing, Never let a good thing slip away

A
I held the rose of my fidelity
G
She was the spirit of my destiny
A
I watched the bubble burst and disappear
G
I’m gonna dread that empty space

A          G             D                  A
I’m broken disconnected, planets leading me astray
A               G
I’m Downgraded, relegated
D                           A
Never let a good thing slip away
A                   G
And I feel it in my bones
D
It filters out in to my soul….
A

A
Never let a good thing slip
G
Never let a good thing slip
D
Never let a good thing slip
A
Never let a good thing slip away

C G
Never let a good thing, Never let a good thing slip away
C D (C) (B) (Bb) G
Never let a good thing, Never let a good thing slip away

Perfect Smile (I want your love)

cybergord — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:08:23 +0000

I was visiting friends in Perth, Western Australia a few years ago and i stayed there for a few months and often wandered around the city and it’s beaches. After a long time living in the dull streets of England it was a great experience to be in a spacious place with sunshine and beautiful sunsets everyday.

It was my first experience to witness an asian culture as there were many asian students in Perth and i was struck by their beauty and fun loving smiles, it was a far cry from seeing the miserable faces back in the UK. I’ve always had an affinity for exotic faces and I often draw portraits with oriental eyes. This song, I guess was a response to that experience and also a plea for world peace, metaphorically speaking.

Perfect Smile (I want your love)
Words and Music by Gordon Adams

I don’t want madness and I don’t want hell in uniform
I don’t want trouble and i don’t want crazy anymore
And i don’t want your heros and i don’t want guns and itchy triggers
It’s time for loving, it’s time for love, I want your love

I want your love, and what your’e thinking of
I want your hands in mine
I want your love, ’til I can’t get enough
I want your perfect smile

I want your love

There’s something about you, brings me peace inside
There’s something about you, makes me feel so good to be alive
Cut through the illusion, let the fog subside, oh give me a clear blue sky

I want your love, your perfect smile.

In life we struggle, so have some fath in humankind
We can love one another or dance on the grave of summertime
And I don’t want your sadness so throw away your dirty weather
It’s time for loving, it’s time for love, I want your love

I want your love, and what you’re dreaming of
I want your hands in mine
I want your love, ’til I can’t get enough
I want your perfect smile

©Gordon Adams Music

About the recording
On my return to Perth a year later, I decided to buy some time in a local recording studio. So I found a small place ‘Kitchen Cooked Records’. I could ony afford about 5 hours time so I quickly sketched the song out and recorded and mixed it there an then taking away the demo in hand.


Guitar time	Pete mixing down on Pro Tools	Time for vocals

Soul Motion – Ascension Time 2012

cybergord — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:39:23 +0000

February 2009, my good friend Mick played a tune while we were jamming guitars. I was immediately inspired by the Kinks style riff, so I shaped it up and crafted the tune. What began was a weekly recording session in his living room and we soon found we had a real gem on our hands. I decided to write a song from Micks viewpoint and it came together well. The whole theme ‘Soul Motion – Ascension Time 2012′ is also inspired by our favourite website www.projectcamelot.org.

When it came to mixdown …what we had recorded as really only a sketch for a simple demo became a mixxing contest over at www.homerecording.com with over ten different participants giving it a go. The winner made it onto our budget video that we made with my mobile phone video capability. What can I say?…we just love it li-fi!

Please read more about the making of this track here and listen to all the mixes in the contest.

Enjoy

Soul Motion
Words and Music by Gordon Adams from an original idea by Michael Dolan

Old gold don’t shine like it did before.

I’ve told you a thousand times
in so many lifetimes
a truth you seek is in your heart
The end of the world is here
I have no fear
and will you listen to me now
and I’m in love and I’m in…

Soul motion
guided by the light
you’re the masters of disaster
I’m the king of paradise
Soul motion
strolling down the road
get out of my way, get out of my way
for you know not what you do
and ain’t nobody gonna stop me now

Old gold don’t shine like it did before

You’re wasting your time in school
you’re heart is the classroom
that dialogue won’t help you now
I’ve waited a long long time
for something to happen
and something’s happening right now
and I’m in love and I’m in…

Soul motion
guided by the light
you’re the masters of destruction
I’m the king of paradise
Soul motion
strolling down the road
get out of my way, get out of my way
for you know not what you do
and ain’t nobody gonna stop us now