Eljam

Plastic People Plastic People

3/16/2006 Pop Rock

Breakdown Breakdown

A riff-dependent tune that features a swirling guitar part that plays counter to the melody of the chorus, using an Eight Tone Spanish Scale.

3/16/2006 Rock General

Gotta Get Out Gotta Get Out

This song features a powerful vocal performance and a sizzling guitar solo that takes full advantage of the pace and rhythm of the piece.

3/16/2006 Classic Rock

Pull Myself Together Pull Myself Together

This is how Eljam did the blues. Although the chords are not in a standard blues progression, the minor and diminished chords in the sequence give the song a sadness that can only be called blues.

3/16/2006 Blues Rock

The Silence The Silence

We’ve all experienced the moment when our ‘significant other’ chooses to use silence as a weapon in a passive/aggressive manner. Another riff-dependent Eljam tune, The Silence defies attempts to categorize it. Maybe Riff-Rock?

3/16/2006 Progressive Rock

Ultra Sleek Ultra Sleek

One of the heaviest of Eljam’s tunes, Ultra Sleek was originally called Barbados Trust (although no one can remember exactly why). Paul’s creative drum line is copied to the best of Mike’s (and the Zoom box’s) capabilities.

3/16/2006 Alt Power Pop

Hard To Be Strong Hard To Be Strong

Originally titled ‘Life’s Icebox’ for a verse that no longer is part of the song, ‘Hard To Be Strong’ is a straight-ahead rock tune.

3/16/2006 Rock General

Gail Gail

Considered by some as the prettiest of Eljam’s tunes, ‘Gail’ has a jazzy feel that is brought about by the almost disco-like drum part. The ‘keyboard’ part in the middle was done with a guitar and the GT-6.

3/16/2006 Rock General

The Song For That Biin the Corner The Song For That Bi*** in the Corner

We all know her. We all hate her. We all want her anyway. That’s the girl that this straight-ahead rock tune is about. The solo is modeled after the Steve Vai/Joe Satriani school of Lead Guitar.

3/16/2006 Alternative General

Fifty Percent Sincere Fifty Percent Sincere

A heart wrenching ballad, this song's strength lies in its powerful lyrics. Victor claimed the phrase, ‘Call me if you need me. Don’t call just to say ‘hello’’ as his own. A sentiment that each of us has wanted to express at some point in our lives.

3/16/2006 Acoustic Guitar

Stellar Mistress Stellar Mistress

An instrumental that was previously posted on Mike Wich’s Soundclick page in a slightly different form, Stellar Mistress features a Flamenco-esque acoustic guitar part and a bass guitar taking the role of a lead instrument

3/15/2006 Reggaeton

New York's Got New York's Got

Somewhat a novelty tune, the rock-a-billy guitar parts and drums are fun to play and Victor’s lyrics evoke a somewhat picturesque image of New York.

3/15/2006 Rock n Roll