Don't Tell Me So, © 2008
Posted by: john
''Don''t Tell Me So'' I wrote back in the late eighties. I enjoyed recording this particular version because I love playing the guitar. There are several guitar tracks stacked on one another; I can''t even remember how many. I guess I got a little carried away.
- lead vocal: Chris Algiene
- All guitars: John Mata
Promised Land, © 2008
Posted by: john
''Promised Land'' I wrote back in the late eighties. Here''s a recording with Chris Algiene singing the words!
Chris Algiene and I begun making music together in 1983. He was still in middle school, and I was in high school. We had originally met because we both had paper routes in the same area. It wasn''t too much longer that we were both in high school at the same time when we met Bill Hardwick. It was clear early on that the three of us had plenty of music chemistry. I only wish I had recordings of the three us of jamming together; with Bill on the piano, Chris on the vocals, and me on the guitar.
- lead vocal: Chris Algiene
- All guitars: John Mata
Inconvenient Romance, © 2008
Posted by: john
''Inconvenient Romance'' is sort of a dark song I wrote sometime in the late eighties. It''s about a dysfunctional relationship yielding lots of passion.
- lead vocal and backing vocals: Bill Hardwick
- backing vocals, all guitars: John Mata
Moonlight Bay, © 2008
Posted by: john
''Moonlight Bay'' is a song I wrote back in the late eighties. I am pretty excited about being able to share it here. As of today it finally has a US copyright! Here are a couple of recorded versions featuring two different singers.
- lead vocal and intro lead guitar: Bill Hardwick
- backing vocal, lead guitar, and rhythm guitar: John Mata
- lead vocal: Chris Algiene
- lead guitar, lap guitar and rhythm guitar: John Mata
Back in the day Bill, Chris, and I spent day after day, and night after night working on music together. Musically our talents and chemistry together seemed to transcend us. I miss those days.