lurksalot

What a fantastic set so far , well played , very well played !

Oh sweeeeeet , could not stop moving to that!

this fits brilliantly , excellent

hats off to that dude

and used very well , excellent

Thats Lovely Douglas

I cant hang on any longer , I have tried the vocal line on this about a hundred times and there is always that moment when you realise you've fluffed it , and as I havent trained the neighbour to perform for me yet, my offering will have to suffice! I saw this a journey which obviously has choices of destination and timing to a degree , you can go when and where you want to. A fairly simple thought on journeys in general. I used EZ drummer , and VG iron for my VSTi's and in real life played an Ibby 6er through waves GTR3 , Gordon Smith bass through an amp sim and sang for my supper Tickets please lyrics for those interested Where are you going , which way do you choose , a trip to the skies or, a train wreck down with the blues. Did you want to take this trip or was it a surprise It circles right back to the start , hidden by a clever disguise Your seat is safe here , yours on demand you can ride whenever you want we all understand Tickets please Did you make a choice on this journey , or did you just wander on board It doesn’t matter either way but yould think it deserved a reward if it all gets a bit too surreal you can hit the emergency brake come back whenever you like , it’s your decision to make Your seat is safe here yours on demand you can ride whenever you want we all understand tickets please

I have a structure down , I was expecting it to be quite Rocky but it seems to be more pop , but who knows , my dulcet vocal tones will put it in a genre all of its own 😂

October is ON

Congratulations to @Doctor J on his September win , that puts him on a double , he has thus supplied the following image for your inspiration. Usual rules apply. You know the drill: ✔️ Entries must be <5 minutes and written/recorded this month. ❌ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ❌ Bagpipes. please no bagpipes, summer equinox truce now Expired. panpipes only if you have too. ❌ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you. A line or two offering an insight to your inspiration will be good as well , it works nicely on the voting thread. Deadline wise , we will go for midnight on 'United Nations day ' 👍, and yes, yet again, again you probably have till about 19.00 on the 25th, ( the clue given here is that 'United Nations day' is the 24th). Good Luck and Happy Composing

Well done doc , an excellent composition and very deserved of making a ‘double’ I'm looking forward to your next picture choice already 👍

Voting thread is go go go

Well , 'twould appear the nights are drawing in and we have limped through to just past the autumn equinox and that means just one thing ... its the September Composition Challenge voting thread The compositions are based on this picture , chosen by last months winner @Doctor J The entries are as follows 1 @Dad3353 I'm in a sombre mood, and it reflects in the result. A bit dark; more 'black' than 'white', I'm afraid. Despite this, no kittens were hurt in the making of this piece. 2 @Nicko Pigeons. Dirty, Dirty things. I hate them. The death of Lee Scratch Perry was in my mind when I started this, so you'll be pleased or not to discover an attempt at Dub Poetry in the comp. 3 @Leonard Smalls Pigeons? They're Funky! So here's a bit of Old Skool rap/rock to reflect this 4 Lurksalot I googled the photo and found all the fodder I needed , of course this is Alain Delon , this led to a veritable mine of information, which I mostly ignored and took liberties ! 5 @Doctor J I have no specific ill will toward pigeons, unlike some of the other lads here, though I'd never fully trust one. From the perspective of the young gentleman looking through the lens, that pigeon would seem quite large. I thought of a conversation between Ted and Dougal about some cows. 6 @Nail Soup The image bought to mind the saying that kids at school used to say if they thought someone was looking at them - "do you want a picture?". As I was falling asleep the musical idea came. I decided to do something different - and recorded real drums, including my home-made suitcase bass-drum. 7 @upside downer I struggled to get a handle on this one. I went with a pop rock tune for a busy bunch of black and white birds and a bemused bloke. I for one really enjoyed listening through those , the production is getting better and better and I reckon some of those toons are worth real money ! Anyway if you just want to listen, rank them and offer 3 ticks in the appropriate boxes, I am sure it will be reward enough. the votes will close at midnight on 30th September Good luck and enjoy the toons

No no no , non of this please , I can’t stand the tenchon 😎

I didn’t want to start sending puns flying around but I guess it will come home to roost !

Or Sue Peckins 🤦‍♂️

That ‘young lady’ is Alain Delon 😉 you don’t fight Delon ‘cause Delon will win 😂

took a while to find the time for this , and even then it probably wasn't anywhere near enough I googled the photo and found all the fodder I needed , of course this is Alain Delon , this led to a veritable mine of information, which I mostly ignored and took liberties ! Techy EZ drummer played the most accurate parts , I hacked along with an Ibby 6 string through a Waves gtr3 patch and my (phineas and Ferb inspired) Bass-inator again through a waves gtr 3 amp setting . The vocals were done late, on a bad weather night, when the neighbours were wrapped up tight with their windows shut , best way I find !

I’ll bet a Cadbury’s cream egg that a headstock takes out one of the lights before too long 😉

I was only thinking the other day in town that the Dawson’s seemed to be keeping odd hours , it was closed on the weekend but then open in the week . As they are keeping the Chester store, I guess they had some stuff to sort out. Without trying to sound clever , I do buy anything (new) music related from the store if I can.

That’ll be Ronnie Rondell , he seems cool , remarkably 😁

enough backslapping already , the image has landed

Congratulations to @Doctor J on his splendid win last month, and as is customary, he has supplied the following image for your inspiration and delight. This picture, I think, lens itself to some interesting ideas , but stay focused .... Usual rules apply. You know the drill: ✔️ Entries must be <5 minutes and written/recorded this month. ❌ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ❌ Bagpipes. please no bagpipes, summer equinox truce now Expired. panpipes only if you have too. ❌ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you. A line or two offering an insight to your inspiration will be good as well , it works nicely on the voting thread. Deadline wise , we will give a thumbs up to midnight on 'International day of sign languages ' 👍, and yes, yet again, again you probably have till about 19.00 on the 24th, ( the clue given here is that 'International day of sign languages 'is the 23rd). As the challenge is starting on national letter writing day..... Dear sir/madam Please take this as a green light to get busy for this month's challenge Yours incredibly Lurks ( I'm still probably getting these days off a U.S. site , sorry )

Most excellent , congratulations , if you drop me a PM with a picture, I’ll get a thread up for September 👍

Not to worry Andy , post it up and I’ll try and add it to the voting thread later today when I’m back in , it will still get a few listens but I’m not sure if I can edit the poll at this stage.