Jeff Adams – For Real

Retrospect written by Jeff Adams © 1996-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Produced by Jeff Adams

Hey now…This tune I came up with suddenly, long ago. I’m glad to have a chance to publish a decent version of it now. Hope everybody likes it!

Future Perfect © 1992-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed by Jeff Adams – For Real with Frozen Pop ca. 1994 (Jeff Adams, Chris McDonough, Dennette Myers, George Kalman, and Carlyn Hutchins, née Hurwitz) as recorded on the DAT demo, Frozen Pop: Live At The Parlor

Walk The Other Way written by Jeff Adams © 1992-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Live recording from some random dive bar in West Chester, PA at the end of March back in 1999.  Billed as Frozen Pop , as Chris and I kept the name throughout many incarnations prior to having deemed it just plain silly, the players were Jeff Adams – For Real, Chris McDonough, Tom Zartler, and some random, barely heard congas player (I forget who had jumped in to fill that particular role on that particular evening).

Truth written by Jeff Adams © 1993-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed by Jeff Adams – For Real with Frozen Pop  ca. 1994 (Jeff Adams, Chris McDonough, Dennette Myers, George Kalman, and Carlyn Hutchins, née Hurwitz) as recorded on the DAT demo, Frozen Pop: Live At The Parlor

This is probably the fourth post I’ve made, putting this song forth.  At the time, I thought it was the best song on the demo…even though Chris sort of botched the lead a litte.  Well, thanks to technology, that’s all fixed now; and, as I’ve said all  of the material on the DAT Demo: Frozen Pop Live At The Parlor has been remastered.  It does have somewhat of a tape hiss, as I’ve said, due to circumstances described in previous posts.

I found a version of this song where Carlyn quits playing keys in the middle of the song, where Chris jams, and jumped on a guitar too!  And, all things considered, it wasn’t too bad at that.  It was a lot of fun too.  I’ll post it when I can isolate and edit it.

Layin’ Back written by Jeff Adams © 1991-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed by Jeff Adams – For Real with Frozen Pop  ca. 1994 (Jeff Adams, Chris McDonough, Dennette Myers, George Kalman, and Carlyn Hutchins, née Hurwitz) as recorded on the DAT demo, Frozen Pop: Live At The Parlor.

I wrote this song…well, “Layin’ Back, Cruisin’ down the highway in a late model Ford”.  Chris and I always rendered this one rather country-ish, like Dead Dog (McDonough).

Get It All Together written by Jeff Adams © 1992-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed by Jeff Adams – For Real with Frozen Pop  ca. 1994 (Jeff Adams, Chris McDonough, Dennette Myers, George Kalman, and Carlyn Hutchins, née Hurwitz) as recorded on the DAT demo, Frozen Pop: Live At The Parlor.

When I wrote this I had my dissolving band (in its origianl incarnation) in mind.  The original title of this tune, with me attempting to be clever, was Band Width.  What it amounted to was band depth; like I said, I’ll be posting a history page soon, talking all about the Frozen Pop saga. Just be forgiving about the tape hiss.  The song rocks.

The Self-Righteousness Trilogy written by Jeff Adams © 1992-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed by Jeff Adams – For Real with Frozen Pop  ca. 1994 (Jeff Adams, Chris McDonough, Dennette Myers, George Kalman, and Carlyn Hutchins, née Hurwitz) as recorded on the DAT demo, Frozen Pop: Live At The Parlor.

Three different song-fragments of mine all sewn together by chance (and quite a bit of alcohol, I’m afraid). The song “Tell Me” is another post on this blog, recorded years prior to the conception of the Trilogy.  The ending song-fragment I created ad lib during prior rehearsals.  Crazy times…and as they are still.

If Only written by Jeff Adams © 1993-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed & recorded by Jeff Adams & Chris McDonough

Chris & I always liked jammin’ out to this tune – a favorite at shows of old.  We hope everyone likes it.

End Of The Rainbow  written by Jeff Adams © 1993-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed & recorded by Jeff Adams & Chris McDonough

This is a new recording of an old tune. 

When I wrote this song, I was in a sour mood about existence.  I certainly am sorry if I destroy anyone’s illusions.

On And On music and lyrics by Jeff Adams                                                     

             © 1991-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed by Jeff Adams – For Real with Frozen Pop  ca. 1994 (Jeff Adams, Chris McDonough, Dennette Myers, George Kalman, and Carlyn Hutchins, née Hurwitz) as recorded on the DAT demo, Frozen Pop: Live At The Parlor.

Hour Of Midnight music and lyrics by Jeff Adams                                                     

             © 1992-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

performed by Jeff Adams – For Real with Frozen Pop  ca. 1994 (Jeff Adams, Chris McDonough, Dennette Myers, George Kalman, and Carlyn Hutchins, née Hurwitz) as recorded on the DAT demo, Frozen Pop: Live At The Parlor.

I finally located some of the older Frozen Pop material!  It was another box in the basement and another veritable gold mine.  So, we’re going to have something of a Frozen Pop revival coming up here soon, as well as some other brand-spankin’ new releases.  I’m-a-workin’ on it!!!

This recording was a first generation analog tape directly from the digital.  It was crystal clear when I made it.  Tapes being what they are though…well, there is definitely tape hiss on these songs.  I tried to remove it, but ended up with a noticable digital garble accompanying the music, so I thought that the tape hiss would be better than that.

I’m going to post a history page soon, history of my music and sound, that is.

Cold Night  written by Jeff Adams © 2003-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Produced by Jeff Adams

I had the link misconfigured when I posted initially…it’s fine now!  Sorry about that! 

Now it’s even remixed.  I think the one there now is going to be the final draft for a while, the song having been remixed something like 4 times plus the editing process…

I just get so amped to produce whenever I have time.  My studio time is full of welcome interruptions with all the youngins, but it does make it difficult to hear everything I need to for the best possible prodction.

Cold Night is a song I composed in 2003, one of the first composed at that point since a few years prior.  I was in a brand new environment suddenly, with none of my former resources at my command.  I felt a chill in the air I had not felt in years, having lived in Arizona for a stretch. This I imagined to be metaphorical to my feelings of alienation at my foreign environment.  I then imagined love to have been that which helps lift the spirit rather than that which could capture or even destroy it.

As to my persistent fan base – thank you so very much!!!!!!!

And then there are the rest of you, the spam-would-be-advertisers trying to slip in any ol’ comment, regardless to its irrelevency just to plug or exploit a link. Tsk-tsk.  These little “articles” I write are accompaniments to the music I am releasing.  Use me, quote me – but give me credit and a fistful of dollars.  My Creative Commons material on www.jeffadams.info is free for the taking but I retain the rights; if anyone is interested in using my material for any commercial purposes, contact me and we’ll dialogue.

With my given technology, it ain’t the easiest bugger to edit.  Hopefully everyone will receive it well.

Paranoid Blues  (remix!) written by Jeff Adams © 2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved 

performed and produced by Jeff Adams

I thought it was rather summery.  Have I mentioned that I have a box of 1000 songs I’ve composed?  This one here I wrote just recently.  I have 1000 more where that came from too that have yet to be composed, were I fated so.  You ain’t seen nothin’ yet. 

The Fleeting Moment written by Jeff Adams © 1996-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved 

performed by Jeff Adams and Chris McDonough

produced by Chris McDonough

This one is the real one everybody, not the demo version.  This was the version that was played at WXPN in June, 2000 — has it been 10 years?  Anyway, digitization being what it is, I thought I would let this one fly too, so here you go.  Hope you like it.  The Fleeting Moment was also played on the radio station WSTW in Wilmington, DE that summer as well.  On This one, my harp ain’t half bad.  Watch out for the next one though!

Go With What You Feel  (remix) written by Jeff Adams © 2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Produced by Jeff Adams

Featuring Chris McDonough on lead guitar

This is the “final” mix.  This one was a tough edit.  I think I went through 12 different mix-down & editing sessions with this.  Hope it’s worth it to everyone!

When I began recording this song again, revisiting it after quite a well-deserved haitus, I wanted to pin it down in the way I intended it, as this never really happened in any of the band incarnations with whom we played.  This rendition is as close as I’ve ever come, considering the budget with which I operate ( which is zero; my wonderful wife & 4 boys tend to necessarily limit my expenditure towards music production). 

This tune is my feelin’-good rocker - catchy, cool, and jammin’. 

Paradox written by Jeff Adams © 2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Re-mixed since yesterday’s post.  New arrangements. 

This one I composed during a time in my life of duress and rebellion, wantonness as a scofflaw.  Now only the duress remains. 

Far Away From Home written by Jeff Adams  © 2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

This piece is just a song-fragment I wrote a while back that I was always partial to.   

Half Way Around The World written by Jeff Adams © 2003-2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Produced by Jeff Adams – For Real

Tea In China written by Jeff Adams © 2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Performed by Jeff Adams

This song turned out cooler than I’d thought it would.  I used a bass guitar and an effect (can’t recall its name at present) for the lead after the second verse.  Just a point of curiosity.

Perception is everything.  Seriously.  Why does capital have value?  Because people are willing to believe it to be the case.  But where does it all come from — really?  There’s no Gold or Silver Standard.  I have some explaining to do about the ending of this song.  I used currencies from around the world in constructing the final two choruses (is that a word, choruses?).  I’ll quote the choruses and put in parentheses what the country of origin is for the currency mentioned.  K.

“I think of the millions of dollars (US) and people and Pesos (Mexico) and Rupees (India) and Francs (Morocco among other places) and Lira (Turkey) and Krones (Sweden) and Pounds (UK); Euros (EU), Makuta (Zaire) and Ruples (Russia) and Ducats (Maldova), and Yen (Japan).”

…”I think of the millions of dollars (US) and people and Pesos and Rupees and Guilders (Suriname) and Shillings (Kenya), and Rands (S. Africa) and Wons (Korea); Escudos (Chile), Guarani (Paraguay), Xu (Viet Nam), Baht (Thailand), Fen (China) and Yen…”

Thought It Would B (formerly How U Thought It Would B)

written by Jeff Adams © 2010 Jeff Adams  All Rights Reserved

Performed by Jeff Adams and Chris McDonough;

The  other version, the original distant copy, is still on this site; however, Chris and I decided to re-record it because it is a tune worthy of further clarity.  If only I had some money.  Then there would be some clarity for certain.  If there are any philanthropists out there and/or willing sponsors, I would be able to direct all of my creative abilities towards composition and production…perhaps even performing once again (it’s been 10 years)…alas, tempus fugit