This is my twentieth recorded project created in my home studio. Just like the equipment and technology in my studio my music has been constantly growing, expanding, and changing with each passing year. I have gone from a practicing musician to an evolving producer and engineer and I can honestly say I don’t know which role I love the most I simply know I’m very fortunate and blessed to have the opportunity to exercise both aspects and to create music.
Saints & Angels of the Electric Blues Church came about through my guitar practice sessions, which I try to have five days a week in the evenings without fail. Although I love Power Pop Rock I have practiced my instrument to blues music nearly my entire life. From Big Joe Turner to Rick Derringer and every kind of electric blues in-between, I have used this type of music as the backdrop to drill my scales and develop my technique such as it is. Along the way I have written a few blues based songs with some Texas swing thrown in for good measure and this is the project I decided to showcase some of that material on.
There is no need to examine these songs or for me to offer any in-depth analysis about them because they are exactly what they are – Fun! I had a lot of fun writing them and even more fun recording them. Most important to me this is the first project I’ve generated where I could stretch out on my primary instrument, the guitar, and allow it to take the lead role in the structure and execution of the music.
I’ve been standing on the outside facing down the coming storm,
dark clouds have gathered and I'm wishing I was never born,
carrying this banner though it's ragged and battle worn,
So tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits,
I want everything you got - not just the little itty - bitty bits,
you better tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits...
I got money in my pocket and a brand new set of wheels,
working day and night in the front room making back door deals,
try to keep it honest but for you I'd beg, borrow, or steal,
So tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits,
I want everything you got - not just the little itty - bitty bits,
you better tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits...
I've done all I can do, I don't think I can do no more,
it’s time to put up or shut up there ain't no walking this floor,
my bags are packed and my backside won't hit that door,
So tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits,
I want everything you got - not just the little itty - bitty bits,
you better tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits...
you better tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits...
you better tell me that you love me or let's just call it quits...
credits
from Saints & Angels of the Electric Blues Church,
released January 1, 2019
All songs written and composed by Jerry Axson
All instrumentation performed by Jerry Axson
Engineering and production by Jerry Axson
Recorded at Lonesome Dog Studio
Graphic design by Lonesome Dog Art
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