MJ (Mad Mike)
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My 80s concept album (which I continued later as the x86 Quadrilogy on BandLab) recorded in 2008
Release date: January 2008
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1
Like A Bullet
An uptempo rocker with attitude.
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3:08
2
Child Of The 80's
A new-wave metal type thing with a groove, dedicated to my favorite decade.
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3:10
3
Don't Look At Me Like That
A funk meets hard rock piece, with a bit of a comedic bent, and taking a soulful turn towards the end.
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5:09
4
Innocense
A slow groovin power ballad type thing.
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4:12
5
Alternaprick
Thar be a trap, mwahahahaha!
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5:49
6
Midnight Friend
A classic 80's style hair rocker.
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4:31
7
Ships
A slow synth driven piece
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6:33
8
Rose Colored Glasses
Another introspective tune, with NES-like synthesizers and probably the least expected guitar duo for a metal-like tune...a Jaguar and a Tele.
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4:41
9
The Way It Is
Sounds like The Cars meet The Police, mostly due to the melodic verse riffs, and the Ben Orr-esqe bass line during the verses. Also some Easton and Summers-isms there too.
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5:59
10
Misfit
Sort of an 80's Pop-Rock meets Heavy Metal type tune.
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5:34
11
Let Me Be
A slow tune of resolution
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4:04
12
Something To Keep Me Going
A dark metal tune circulating around downtrodden thought.
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5:27
13
The Solitude Of Night
Dark, but in a different way. Sort of like walking around town at night, so I guess the 4th inspired this, though I wrote it in November.
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4:06
14
Thirteen
One of the more usual M.J. styled tunes, and closer to the demo.
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5:50
