 01) Brilliance Recedes 3:57
02) Filler Track 3:39
03) Faith-Based Fail-Safe 5:32
04) Running On The Fumes 3:55
05) Dearest Yvette 5:02
06) Pending Options 2:51
07) Moved On 5:46
08) Parenthetical Aside 4:32
09) Pedestal 4:22
10) Sommer Nights 4:33
11) Pride 3:11
Finished a matter of hours before the
stroke of midnight, December 31, 2003, this is the fifth official
full-length album of songs.
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After countless evenings defragging his hard drive and juggling 300 MB files, Brian has produced his fifth album of music produced entirely in his home
“studio” on his meagre PC-based hard-drive recording “facility.” His arsenal of acoustic and electric guitars accompany him and his MIDI orchestration skills on his journey, the destination of which is the creation of alternative, folky, rock tunes filled with layer after layer of lyrical wordplay, wit, attempts at deep thinking, and harmonies!
"I create my music for myself," he says, "and, yes, I listen to it all the time; because if I don't enjoy the music I've created, I can't expect anyone else to. I enjoy the writing and recording process, and the feeling of having finished a huge project like this. I've done it five times now, and I've sold a total number of copies that I can still count with my fingers. I think I've got some 'pop' influences sounds, and perhaps some 'radio-friendly' songs, but these recordings aren't as refined as what the radio 'market' expects, so I don't anticipate hearing my album being the next 'breakout sensation'."
Whether or not you'll hear Filler Track, the second single from
HG&S, on the drive-time radio broadcasts is not even an issue for Brian, and it surely hasn't stopped him from continuing doing this, that which he loves.
His previous albums include Still Haven't Walked (2000),
Therefore, One Can't Conclude (Spring 2001), Proceed Without Caffeine
(Fall 2001), and Long Hair Phase (2002). And the quality of the production increases with each record. (However, due to the demise of mp3.com, none of these titles are currently available.)
"It started out with my Tascam 4-track and a handful of acoustic-based songs. Combined with hard-drive recording software, I could actually produce myself and do my songs a little more justice than my mere performing skills could. And to this day, it's essentially what I do: I just try to do my songs justice, despite my shortcomings. I believe my songwriting abilities have refined, and that I do have my own style, and that my style doesn't fit (at least lyrically) with what people listen to these days. And I take a bit of pride in that."
And he does, as is apparent in the effort he seems to put into taking himself seriously, despite the obvious jabs and jokes that are strewn about his songs, album artwork, and general sense of life.
"Hey, I'm just having fun with it. I'm not taking myself seriously!"
Yeah, sure Brian doesn't believe he's full of himself, and pretentious, and worthy of being liked; but the level of professionalism he aspires toward is admirable.
"Well, thank you for that."
Brian is welcome. He finds that despite his growing schizophrenic tendencies, and his uncanny knack for speaking about himself in the third person (a quirk he fails to acknowledge about himself) ...
"Hey, I'm fully aware of my tendencies to talk about myself that way."
... he still manages to impress people with all aspects of his personality, through his music, lyrics, and general all-purpose abundance of pure, unadulterated talent.
"I think people should buy the album, because I think it's good."
Brian thinks that people, on account of the album being good, in his opinion, should purchase it.
"And visit my website!"
And there's his website, too. Visit it. But then, if you’re
reading this, you realize you’re already there … oh, but visit
it anyway, okay?
"Thanks."
Brian is welcome.
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©2003 Brian Michael
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