New Song: Face In The Crowd

I've been a musician for ummm...20 years?  Something like that anyway.  I've been in a couple bands that had close calls with "making it big".  This past year I've decided that I can't give up on my dreams, and though I'm getting up there in years (now 37), I feel that I might be past my prime to really get noticed.  At 37 years of age, I still feel pretty young but as musicians go, most make it (if they are lucky enough) by their late 20's.  Still, I'll keep pushing on.

"Face In The Crowd" is about this journey of mine.  I'll never stop dreaming.  It's in my blood.

The recording isn't perfect and some of the lyrics get drowned out by some of my over-editing as well as the fact that it's not EQ'd properly, but I'll get around to fixing it sooner or later.  Also, I'm still working on the drum track.  I'm not a drummer so that aspect takes me a bit longer than everything else.  I just didn't want to wait any longer to get it posted for your listening pleasure.  I'll note (in case you miss them) direct influences of Robert Plant and Queen.  I just couldn't help myself when I started recording this song!

Face In The Crowd

Who am I but just one small speck
Another face that hasn't been found yet
Who am I
Who am I but just one small speck

On these streets that I tread upon
I sing my songs to myself all day long
Strumming on strings
Screech like a cat in heat
Am I, am I, am I, am I, am I who I'm supposed to be
Yeah, yeah

I'm just another voice in the muddled sound
Another soul seeking treasured ground
Still I keep my shouting just under too loud

Can't get no rest
'Til I get where I'm going
I gotta keep moving on
'Til I find my way
It's been a long lonely road
But that's alright by me
I don't know what's coming on
Still I'll follow my feet

I'm just another face in the crowd

Copyright © 2011 Myndsye Music

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For Now

Sometimes we need a shoulder to lean on and the chance to pour out our hearts.

Yes the drums are fake, and yes, I know they're cheesy.

For Now

I think it's my turn to speak now
It feels like it should be so
You've had my shoulder for so long
Pouring out your hurts and woes

The tear stains are simple
The cuts so plain to see
You let me through your callous wall
And witness the tender heart beneath

Midnight came creeping slyly down the way
You're only comfortable in the things that never change
Darkness keeps crawling into your room
The only comfort you find in your empty tomb

For now, only for now
Keep on releasing
For now, only for now
Until you've drained every drop of pain
For now, only for now
Keep on releasing
For now, only for now
Keep on releasing

Fearsome words, the brutalist weapon
Cut down every ounce of self-esteem
When rubble and ruins are all that's left standing
I want you to know it's not too much, too much to mend

For now, only for now
Keep on releasing
For now, only for now
Until you've drained every drop of pain
For now, only for now
Keep on releasing
For now, only for now
Keep on releasing

Copyright © 2011 Myndsye Music

New Song: Can't Stop Hoping

I am a closet hopeless romantic.  Maybe not so much in the closet since lately the majority of my songs revolve around the theme of unrequited, loss of, or the unending search of love.  My lyrics are typically so sappy you could soak a large stack of hot cakes in them.  "Can't Stop Hoping" is yet another perfect example.

Can't Stop Hoping


Oh, you invade my mind
You do it all the time
The thoughts of holding you run through my head
But you never give me the sign

Oh, you eat through my soul
Is this the way it's supposed to go
I'm losing grip on everything I've known
And I can't help but just to let go
Yes, you eat into my soul

And I can't stop hoping, I can't stop hoping
I can't stop hoping for you
'Cause the thing I know is that if I stop hoping
This dream may never come true

I'm reaching out in vain
I know it must sound like I'm so insane
But if you give me just one sweet grin
Then I promise I won't complain again

I'm on a fatal trip
I'm slipping away like a sinking ship
But I know you can come and rescue me
Just with one word from your lips

I've waited a lifetime to hear that you're all mine
To hear that you're all mine, I've waited a lifetime

Copyright © 2011 Myndsye Music

Music Review: The Original Leslie Brown "Disarmed & Dangerous"

I downloaded Leslie Brown's debut 5-song EP, "Disarmed & Dangerous" several weeks ago and it hasn't left my player since.  Her story-telling is a both beautiful and funky blend of jazzy sex-appeal, and bluesy-bliss.  Listening to her music can easily throw the listener back to a '40s smoky jazz bar while still keeping up with modern trends.  Her use of seductive piano and trumpet arrangements, and sultry shoo-bop backing vocals are sure to be placing her top of the charts in the near future.

Starting out the EP with "Gone" and "Lost", she laments of being alone and missing her love.  These two songs, while being mellow, are still very catchy and the listener can easily relate to her message.  With the song "Change", she turns things up a bit with a more modern R&B hook.

"Disarmed" is her recognition of a lady's ability to melt a man's soul.  With rolling melodies, through both the lyrics and music, she captures that feeling of first recognizing love.

She closes the album with the song "Dangerous" as she humorously tells-off a date who simply doesn't cut it for all the hoops she jumped through for him.  This is a very fun and flirtatious spin about being under-appreciated.

Photo by John Miller

While Leslie plays on her feminine strengths, she also proves herself as a stand-out lyricist, vocalist and pianist.  In the jazz/R&B industry, Leslie Brown is a stellar force of her own creation.

If you're looking for something to steam up your evening, I highly recommend giving Leslie Brown some room in your mp3 player!  She's a modern-classic gem.

Request a download of "Disarmed & Dangerous via:
http:/www.theoriginallesliebrown.com/

You can also see Leslie Brown live in concert on April 29, 2011 at the Tuft Theatre (Swallow Hill) in Denver, CO.

For more information and ticket purchasing visit http:/events.swallowhill.com.