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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

Digging your own grave

cybergord — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:17:11 +0000

I knew a lot of guys and girls who were pushing themselves to the limit in them days, sometimes in the name of rocknroll. I made it through ok.

Digging your own grave
Words and Music by Gordon Adams

You’re diggin your own grave, baby
Diggin your own grave, baby

I’ve had it with you
I’ve had it with all of you
You make me feel so blue
You make me feel like I can’t sleep tonight

Some were born to win
Some were born with pretty blue eyes
Some were born to emotional blackmail
Some were born to be rocknroll suicides

You’re diggin your own grave, hey baby
Diggin your own grave
You’re diggin your own grave, hey baby

Let’s take a ride to the edge of time
We’ll go dancing with the devil tonight
and we can listen to the angels sing
Take a look at me now

You’re diggin your own grave, hey baby
Diggin your own grave
You’re diggin your own grave, hey baby

I wonder why, I wonder what you are
I wonder why, I wonder what you’ll do tonight
I hear you’re mixing with the rocknroll suicides

ha ha ha

©Gordon Adams Music

This track was one of my very early compositions recorded entirely onto a Fostex X30 cassette tape multitracker.
I sang and played all guitars with my friend Dave McFarland on live drums and backing vox.

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

©Gordon Adams Music

Confusion

cybergord — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:35:14 +0000

Guitar by….I forget.

Confusion
Words and Music by Gordon Adams

Some hearts, bleed depression
And cruel tongues are lethal weapons
But I’ll survive
In this world of confusion

Who the hell am I
To critisize
I don’t know what you’re talking about
And never will

Thats when I fade away in time
Into my dreams of confusion

I dont know, I dont know

Who’s got the key to it all?
Who’s got his back to the wall?
Who’s says you won’t go far?
And never will

I’ll keep this heart of mine alive
Til the day I die
Of confusion..

Confusion
Confusion

Who the hell am I?

For this I created a stereo midi backing track when I was on a music course at the ‘Stoker’ in Coventry. I then had two tracks to record the vocals and guitar and mixed down from my Fostex X30 Cassette Tape Multitracker.

Magic Table of Dreams

cybergord — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:31:46 +0000

This track began as my drums and bass, then what a surprise after I gave it to Fred Waight to play some guitar to it. You have to hear this to believe it.

Magic Table of Dreams (instrumental)
Backbeat by Gordon Adams. Guitar by Alfred C Waight

Crossing Bridges

cybergord — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:24:41 +0000

A dub track composed by Fred Waight and Gordon Adams.

Crossing Bridges

Anything Can Happen

cybergord — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:16:15 +0000

Words by Gaz Muldoon and Gordon Adams.

Anything Can Happen

Try To Keep Occupied

cybergord — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:13:04 +0000

Words by Gaz Muldoon.

Try To Keep Occupied

Nightshift

cybergord — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:10:28 +0000

Our first ever techno composition when Cubase for Atari arrived. Created by Gordon Adams and Gaz Muldoon.

Nightshift