Hard Country by John Greene Music
My previous album, 'West of the Rest', had been written about travelling and was inspired by the travelling I was doing.
At about the time it was released I ran out of money and so started to spend more time in my own head, as it were.
The songs included here are the results of this and also, possibly, my reaching 65 years, a landmark I never thought I'd see!
The first tracks were laid down in early 2013 and, with the invaluable assistance of my co-producer, Ben Morgan, we hit upon the 'sound' I had always wanted.
So successfully did we do this that I decided to re-record all my previous work!!!
This took about 9 months and what with re-releasing, upgrading artwork and such, it was not until early 2014 that 'Hard Country' was completed.
The songs are about my experiences of life and my expectations of death. I hope there is no morbidity or doom and gloom in them because that is not what’s happening, in fact I can truly say that I have never been happier :)
As usual, massive thanks to all that contributed, without whom etc. etc.
John Greene Dec 2013
Tracklist
| 1. | Do What? | 3:04 |
| 2. | Dream About Me Too | 3:31 |
| 3. | Moving Day | 3:01 |
| 4. | Next Time Round | 3:50 |
| 5. | Letting Go | 4:00 |
| 6. | Hard Road | 3:39 |
| 7. | Separate Rooms | 3:52 |
| 8. | Ask Yourself Why | 3:30 |
| 9. | Someday Soon | 3:23 |
| 10. | To the Desert | 3:16 |
Credits
THE MUSICIANS
John Greene -
Vocals, BV's, Guitars, Bass,
Keyboards & Pedal Steel Guitar
with
Kevin Jefferies -
Bass (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 8)
Yan Speake -
Bass (tracks 3, 4, 7 & 9)
Matt Exelby -
Piano (tracks 4, 5, 6 & 7)
BV's (track 6)
Ben Morgan -
Guitars (tracks 1, 3 & 8)
Michael Thomson -
Lead Guitar (tracks 4 & 8)
Jim Carey -
Accordion (tracks 4 & 10)
Brian Hoskin -
Banjo (tracks 3 & 5)
Jez Beswick -
Harmonica (track 3)
TECHNICAL
All recorded at my home studio, now happily upgraded with a massively more powerful CPU. A vocal booth was added for my SCT700 mic, which helped a lot.
Cubase was used throughout as was Superior drummer.
Produced by John Greene
Artwork & Photos by #johngreenemusic
License
All rights reserved.Tags
John Greene's music is a reflection of his turbulent, non-conformist life and is based on early rock and roll, the pop explosion of the 60’s, the blues and many things Americana.
Best described as ‘Hard Country’, it lives in the space also occupied by the likes of Neil Young and the Grateful Dead. It always involves his unique viewpoint on the world he has lived in and the troubles we all share.