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| 1. LOSER's WAY (5:48) |
| A song about wreckless innocence, and growing up at the age of 16 in my hometown of Waldwick, NJ. The song begins with a soundscape created useing Roland Surround Sound (RSS), and jangles it's way to a classic R&R finale with the help of Anthony Rodriquez and Rich Rilliet on acoustic 12-string guitars. Drums and bass are by Quincy McGirk. All vocals, electric guitars, and other sounds are by Harry Baggs. |
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| 2. DOORS (3:16: |
| A song about endless possibilities, and the reluctance of a static society to keep their doors open. It's an upbeat Punkadelic song, with a homegrown verse straight from Nowhere, USA. This song features my first (and only) acoustic track, as well as a seering guitar solo by Rich Rilliet. Drums are by Quincy McGirk. The song has some keyboard tracks provided by a Casio CTK-573, and a few sound bytes (doors closeing) thrown in for effect. |
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| 3. WHERE THE ELEPHANTS GO (3:50) |
| This is a song about my desire to leave this earth - as the elephant's do - by walking into the woods, laying down, and peacefully passing on. The song has a "swing" to it, several tape bytes (elephants), and a lot of Rickenbacker 12-string jangle. Drums are by Larry Carey and some clever cut & paste editing. There's some Casio keyboards providing simple piano and string parts, and lots of super compressed 12-string that takes the break through several dimensions before the "elephants" finally come to rest. A fun song! |
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| 4. WHEN THE SHIPS RETURN FROM HELL (4:50) |
| This song is a ballad about sending your loved ones off to war, and waiting as the body bags come home. It begins with a soundscape created from various found sources and a cheezy Casiotone 7000 that haunts in the distance. Drums are by Joel Gausten. The song itself, is fluid and straight forward. There's some equally cheezy Squeezebox keys (to provide a "pirate" atmosphere), and a guitar solo that's heavily influenced by Pink Floyd. Scarey - but familiar. |
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| 5. WITH AN EMPTY EYE (2:58) |
| This is a Power Pop song about avoiding "Tunnelvision". It's fairly influenced by The Who, and went through a lot of "cuts" before it landed in this version. Drums are by Quincy McGirk. The song was initially written as a tool for a dual Rickenbacker 12-string "Janglefest"...but it never seemed to work as I heard it in my head. So now, it's been spiced with a Randy California (Spirit) style dual-fuzz solo...and some exceptional drumming by Mr McGirk. |
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| 6. COOL TOWN (3:42) |
| This song is an instrumental. It's inspired by the works of David Lynch, and envisions a quiet middle-American town with a dark secret: Juvinile Delinqency. It starts off with a sound byte from a film called "The Juvinile Delinquents" (starring Tom Berringer), and has an additional haunting feature provided by an EBow detuned to a 9th. Drums are by Quincy McGirk. Bass and keys are provided by the Casio. There's some interesting ear candy made with the help of a cascading Pitch-Shift Delay, and my meager attempts at Blues guitar. |
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| 7. UNHEARD (4:05) |
| This is a song about crying into the wind, and being pacified by the unsuspecting geeks. It features 24 tracks of choir-like vocals and some very heavy guitars offset by a daydream verse. Drums and bass are by Quincy McGirk. The bass was driven through a Matchless simulator for extra kick. There's an interesting backwards guitar solo that was done on the TEAC 3340, and more cheezy Casio keys thrown in for entertainment. Once again, Quincy's drum playing is exceptional. |
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| 8. A FOREST IN YOUR MIND (4:36) |
| The title track for the CD - this song is about seeing the forest AND the trees, and it was written to be purely psychedelic fun. Heavily influenced by Syd Barrett, it moves through a lot of places and creates a lot of soundscapes. Drums are by Quincy McGirk. Most of the guitars are extremely compressed, echoed, and flanged to produce a psychedelic syrup that gets even weirder by introducing vocals with reverse reverb attached. There's some very funny key parts that provide a trumpet and vibes to the confusion. Fun! |
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| 9. NOW MORE THAN EVER (3:57) |
| A song that was inspired by all the violence in this world, and a fogotten symbol. Additionally inspired by the Byrd's "Draft Morning", this song highlights the Rickenbacker 12-string and some haunting harmonies created with the EBow. Drums are by Quincy McGirk, and vocals are by Jim Deflumeri. This is another ballad that was fun to construct, but "more than ever", I wanted to stress some urgency in the song by building it from a minimalistic strum to an emotional crescendo at the end. I hope it works for you |
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| 10. Queen Nymphett (2:53) |
| A song written by Michael Lloyd, and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. They are one of my biggest influences out of the 60's - and I'd love to record an entire CD of their songs some day. It features Larry Carey on drums, and a terrific harmonica solo by Farrell Jackson. Lots of jangly 12-string guitars, rediculous harmonies, and a rhythm that will keep you tip-toeing through the paisleys. Meant to enjoy! |
| All songs - with the exception of "Queen Nymphette" are written by Harry Baggs and copyright Foxhead Music - 2003'. |
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