Lee Barry Composition Diary

Kind of a prog idea using a capo 5th fret on 2 of the parts. No Drums:

I realize I'm actually a collector, a gleaner of sequential things, a serial idea generator of things which might resolve, a maker of lists. If I were to frame any of them, there could be three images in the entire year that would make it to a wall. It's still my view that a photograph isn't finished until it has been printed and framed. It doesn't even have to be hung on a wall. View Gallery

The main riff, which uses mostly open strings is doubled and harmonized in another part using a capo on the 5th fret. It has a very heavy sound, but in this demo, sounds like RHCP. The detuning makes the low D kind of undefined and flabby, but gives the cello range a nice growl. It’s a nice bass/cello hybrid with a pair of strings tuned in 5ths, between pairs in 4ths.

The Chicago Panels is a series of minimalist works that Ellsworth Kelly did as a permanent installation at the Art Institute of Chicago for the new Rice Wing in 1988. They are some of the most ignored pieces in the museum, but seeing them in context with the Doric columns and Beaux Arts sculptures is an exciting juxtaposition, which I think makes it decidedly post-modernist. (The woman in the yellow sweater was a nice juxtaposition as well). [View Gallery] #minimalism #curves #yellow

Melange by Lee Barry

Video: Melange by Lee Barry

    2 against 3.An approximate notation:

(Sans Bridge) On my knees I pray for you One kiss and the wish comes true But one plus one plus one Will never equal two No matter what I do Your faith is what is true No matter what I say Your fate is what comes your way Surrender to the force of will It's a simple act of faith Surrender to the force of time Disintegration by design A million tiny raindrops Reflect a single star Here, there, everywhere Sometimes very far I'm blowing out the candles Snuffing out the time Knowing all the angles Connecting every line Surrender to the force of will It's a simple act of faith Surrender to the force of time Disintegration by design

It's interesting to hear how AI interprets your songs. My vocal and production are terrible, but I still like my chord changes .  The problem I have with AI is that it never gets the phrasing right. It works bottom up from riffs and beats and shoehorns the words into it.        On my knees I pray for you One kiss and the wish comes true But one plus one plus one Will never equal two No matter what I do Your faith is what is true No matter what I say Your fate is what comes your way Surrender to the force of will It's a simple act of faith Surrender to the force of time Disintegration by design A million tiny raindrops Reflect a single star Here, there, everywhere Sometimes very far I'm blowing out the candles Snuffing out the time Knowing all the angles Connecting every line Surrender to the force of will It's a simple act of faith Surrender to the force of time Disintegration by design

Melange by Lee Barry In golden glow Of whispered ruin A falcon's beak decries the moon Time so taut with tethered claws Pent freedom rubs the restless raw Yon yellow sun so wintered cold The polar bear debates his hold Spring wound tight with anxious breath The season smells the snowman's death The falcon The falcon flies The falcon The falcon cries When good times roll to silver spoon Will riches spoil defy the tune Time once sang while friendship grew By sacred trust the unmasked drew Each victor red with passion's blood The snowman's melt decides the flood Seeds now moist from winter's loss Will search for sun yet risk the frost (Chorus) Most stories white with heart sprung deeds The blackbird's search defines each seed Trust last laid in fertile soil Still seeks to spring dance rhythms' coil In golden glow Of whispered ruin A falcon's beak decries the moon Time so taut with tethered claws Pent fr...