The Vaults of The Seagreen Incorruptible
An in-depth analysis of the Synchronized Dreaming outtakes
Boatethoar
We have no idea.
Bryan Ward: Perhaps the very first song of The Seagreen Incorruptible. Bill and I were playing the old computer game "Classic Concentration" and couldn't figure out the puzzle. It had a picture of a boat, then "E-T-H," and an oar. We came up with Boatethoar. Bill wrote this delightful romp and I added some feedback and things. Much later, Brian surprised us by writing some excellent lyrics for this golden oldie and we revived it for a completely shitty version intended for "Bon Voyage." I overdubbed screaming roosters and feedback which I don't believe Bill cared for. Our singing needed work. As with "Blueberry Pumpkin," I believe we could do a really good job on this song, but every time we try, it just gets worse and worse.
Brian Thomas: My lyrics are brilliant.
Canon in D
Pachelbel's Baroque classic is embraced by a new generation.
Bryan Ward: Our one and only cover song, excluding Christmas carols. We manage to play "Canon" during almost every live performance and will hopefully continue to do so. All recorded versions have been terminally poor.
A Chimney Sweep's Day Off
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Boatethoar
We have no idea.
Bryan Ward: Perhaps the very first song of The Seagreen Incorruptible. Bill and I were playing the old computer game "Classic Concentration" and couldn't figure out the puzzle. It had a picture of a boat, then "E-T-H," and an oar. We came up with Boatethoar. Bill wrote this delightful romp and I added some feedback and things. Much later, Brian surprised us by writing some excellent lyrics for this golden oldie and we revived it for a completely shitty version intended for "Bon Voyage." I overdubbed screaming roosters and feedback which I don't believe Bill cared for. Our singing needed work. As with "Blueberry Pumpkin," I believe we could do a really good job on this song, but every time we try, it just gets worse and worse.
Brian Thomas: My lyrics are brilliant.
Canon in D
Pachelbel's Baroque classic is embraced by a new generation.
Bryan Ward: Our one and only cover song, excluding Christmas carols. We manage to play "Canon" during almost every live performance and will hopefully continue to do so. All recorded versions have been terminally poor.
A Chimney Sweep's Day Off
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Boatethoar
We have no idea.
Bryan Ward: Perhaps the very first song of The Seagreen Incorruptible. Bill and I were playing the old computer game "Classic Concentration" and couldn't figure out the puzzle. It had a picture of a boat, then "E-T-H," and an oar. We came up with Boatethoar. Bill wrote this delightful romp and I added some feedback and things. Much later, Brian surprised us by writing some excellent lyrics for this golden oldie and we revived it for a completely shitty version intended for "Bon Voyage." I overdubbed screaming roosters and feedback which I don't believe Bill cared for. Our singing needed work. As with "Blueberry Pumpkin," I believe we could do a really good job on this song, but every time we try, it just gets worse and worse.
Brian Thomas: My lyrics are brilliant.
Canon in D
Pachelbel's Baroque classic is embraced by a new generation.
Bryan Ward: Our one and only cover song, excluding Christmas carols. We manage to play "Canon" during almost every live performance and will hopefully continue to do so. All recorded versions have been terminally poor.
A Chimney Sweep's Day Off
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
We have no idea.
Bryan Ward: Perhaps the very first song of The Seagreen Incorruptible. Bill and I were playing the old computer game "Classic Concentration" and couldn't figure out the puzzle. It had a picture of a boat, then "E-T-H," and an oar. We came up with Boatethoar. Bill wrote this delightful romp and I added some feedback and things. Much later, Brian surprised us by writing some excellent lyrics for this golden oldie and we revived it for a completely shitty version intended for "Bon Voyage." I overdubbed screaming roosters and feedback which I don't believe Bill cared for. Our singing needed work. As with "Blueberry Pumpkin," I believe we could do a really good job on this song, but every time we try, it just gets worse and worse.
Brian Thomas: My lyrics are brilliant.
Canon in D
Pachelbel's Baroque classic is embraced by a new generation.
Bryan Ward: Our one and only cover song, excluding Christmas carols. We manage to play "Canon" during almost every live performance and will hopefully continue to do so. All recorded versions have been terminally poor.
A Chimney Sweep's Day Off
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Brian Thomas: My lyrics are brilliant.
Canon in D
Pachelbel's Baroque classic is embraced by a new generation.
Bryan Ward: Our one and only cover song, excluding Christmas carols. We manage to play "Canon" during almost every live performance and will hopefully continue to do so. All recorded versions have been terminally poor.
A Chimney Sweep's Day Off
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Pachelbel's Baroque classic is embraced by a new generation.
Bryan Ward: Our one and only cover song, excluding Christmas carols. We manage to play "Canon" during almost every live performance and will hopefully continue to do so. All recorded versions have been terminally poor.
A Chimney Sweep's Day Off
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
A Chimney Sweep's Day Off
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
On his day off from cleaning chimneys, a man (presumably English) enjoys the sights and sounds of the city. An odd rock showstopper.
Bryan Ward: At a time when I was attempting to create the "cosmic circus punk" genre of music, Bill was honing his skill at writing odd and catchy pop/rock of which this song is a perfect example. The characteristics of an "odd rock" song? Well, it must have some nice hooks, a good, steady beat, room for guitar interplay, and must be impossible for the three of us competently perform, elusive to properly record, and cannot be played with a drummer. I usually forgot the chords halfway through this song and would drown my sorrow in feedback until the whole thing fell apart. This song was the foundation for a much better song, "The Alien's Respiratory Machine."
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Brian: I find it hilarious that Bryan was either unwilling or unable to learn the parts in Bill's songs. He single-handedly brought us to the depths of frustration.
Clown Check / Clown Odyssey
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
The Seagreen Incorruptible goes to the circus and loses their minds.
Bryan Ward: Clown Check is one of Bill's best songs. It captures the insane and giddy world of mad clowns like nothing I've ever heard before. He claims that he needs a professional recording studio to do it justice and judging from the version we made, he's absolutely right. I greatly offended Brian with my original lyrics. Clown Odyssey is as fine a jam as you're likely to hear from a delayed guitar and a keyboard. Shockingly good!
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Brian Thomas: Bryan plays wonderful harpsichord on this one.
Fall
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
A wwo minute odd rock precurser with a thirty minute floating finale as told by a undercover reporter in a sanitarium.
Bryan Ward: One of our earliest songs. Playing this song live was usually not fun. Bill and I stole the intro from one of Brian's songs. I (with Bill?) recorded a very short, medicore version of this medicore song concluding with a half and hour of studio wanking. I recorded over the master tape with "Electronic Rain" and as Morrissey would say "...I don't feel bad."
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Brian Thomas: This song brings back some painful memories of us trying to play coherent music. Mr. Green would probably like it though.
Fishing For Brian
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
This song is not about catching Brian Thomas while fishing, although that's not as bad as some of our ideas.
Bryan Ward: Another one of Bill's great "lost" guitar epics. He really is the "Invisible Minstrel" since I can't remember how most of his songs go.
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
In Blue
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.
Bryan Ward: In the early days, Bill and I made a list of all the material. On this sheet we listed songs that we'd written music for, but no lyrics. We had songs that we'd written lyrics for, but no music. We had listed songs that had no music or lyrics! I'm not sure which category this song falls under, but I think I really liked it. For some reason, I have very fond recollections of all Bill's songs that I can't remember.
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Invisible Houseguests
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
An icy and eerie world of unseen Scandanavian creatures living in your home.
Bryan Ward: The first time Bill and I had access to a four track recorder, we stayed up all night in his garage with intention of finishing as many songs as possible. Sometime in the early morning, we both drifted off. Listening to the tape a few days later I noticed this "song." Played at normal speed, it sounds like two overtired kids playing half-assed psychedelia, but at half speed you've got genius! I still half-heartedly wish we'd put it on the album. My favorite outtake. Also known under the horrible title "Foreign Represenatives of the House Committee of Sound."
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Brian Thomas: This is a special song with a felling all its own.
Labyrinth
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Picture the worst time of your life, set to music.
Bryan Ward: I believe this is our second song. Bill came over one day and probably attempting capitalize on the success of "Boatethoar," we recorded this sickening jumble of noise and guitar punishment. When I say sickening, I'm not kidding. Bill and I both got physically ill during this song, and remained so for the next few days. Afterwards, I realized I wasn't even plugged in. The title came from the movie "Labyrinth" with David Bowie which always seemed to be on the TV whenever Bill would come over.
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
The Little Drummer Boy
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
Home
Bryan Ward's psychedelic update of this Christmas classic. Featuring drums.
Bryan Ward: This song was an assignment for a guitar lesson, and was done in about twenty minutes. While it didn't earn me any extra Christmas cards, I'm still glad it exists. My teacher especially liked the whistle.
Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
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Brian Thomas: Beautiful Christmas song.
Lunar Tribal Rhythms
Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
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Some kind of mad tribe on the moon finds their groove.
Bryan Ward: Recorded live in my room, this jam saw one of the first appearances of Brian's "Advanced Wave Memory" keyboard which was to be a hallmark of our first record. This jam wasn't half bad, kind of a bridge from odd rock to ambient psychedelia.
Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
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Brian Thomas: I enjoyed this when I heard it.
Bryan Ward: Our first recording was done on a 4 track Bill borrowed from our high school. When we brought it back to his garage I wrote the melody then and there and Bill added that special touch. The recorded version of this is a spellbinding, tour de force to somewhere you probably didn't want to go. The song ends with all three of us trying to play the last note until the whole thing dies. I think Brian won. This song is the very definition of odd rock.
Brian Thomas: When first created I thought this was a timeless masterpiece. Upon further objective listeneng I realize that we are never together for over 5 seconds at a time during this 7 minute aural crisis.
Bryan Ward: I remember liking this song when I first heard it, but my appreciation turned to horror when Bill became obssessed with it. I haven't heard hardly any of the aborted "Nestled In Gum" versions, but I believe my "Old Man Winter mix" will stand the test of time. Brian's bass playing on this song impressed my mother.
Brian Thomas: Poor song, great remix.
Bryan Ward: This song was born in an odd rock jam session. Bill and I worked together on this until, for some reason, I took it home and finished it myself. One of our best outtakes. This one has aged very well and I'm quite pleased with the flanged noise finale. Original lyrics concerned an intoxicated Japanese racecar driver burning up after a nasty crash. Oh dear.
Brian: This is a really good song with good lyrics and transitions.
Bryan Ward: I figured out how to record properly by constructing long, dense sound montages. This is probably the ugliest of them all with a good deal of backwards screaming and feedback, but at the time it was a major breakthrough for me. It clocked in at around half an hour, I believe.
Brian Thomas: I don't remember this one.
Bill: When I propose to my wife, I'm going to play her this song.
Bryan Ward: This was recorded at an all night recording session in Bill's garage. We were looking through a notebook of lyrics I'd written and took special notice of the line "stumps for arms." I again wrote the melody on the spot much to our amusement and Bill added the second verse. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as when we recorded this song more than a few times in my life. For some reason, this seems to be our most popular song, which says a lot about people.
Brian Thomas: Playing bass was never fun during this one chord saga, but it was worth it. The Greatful Dead may have covered this if they were still around.
Bryan Ward: One of my best memories from the days of odd rock. This song was our grand finale. I don't believe it had any real music, but back then I just played feedback most of the time anyway. It was very hard to do this with a straight face so we didn't. Inspired by the wonderfully crappy "Gorilla" amplifiers.
Brian Thomas: I believe they left the room while recording this one.
Bryan Ward: Although I usually hated playing a good deal of our early material live, I always enjoyed "Thea's Plea." I can't remember how it goes and I have no idea if we ever recorded it or not, but Bill did a fine job on this one.
Brian: I allmost remember this one, but not really.
Bryan Ward: Does this song even exist? Few have ever heard it. Even fewer know how to play it. None have ever recorded it. One of Bill's quite excellent guitar showcases.
Brian: This song should be called "Tribute to Bryan Ward."
Bill: Actually, that's the real name.
Bryan Ward: Bill and I had just gotten four track recorders, but we still hadn't figured out how to record properly. After a little trial and error we recorded this song, thus entering into a whole new level of sound recording. A very pleasant song to listen to. I had a good vocal performance and Bill has an excellent melody at the end.
Brian Thomas: One giggle too much from Bryan Ward, and far too little of Bill's guitar song.
Bryan Ward: We initially liked this song so much that it appeared on early versions of "Synchronized Dreaming," but slowed up the flow of the record. One of the rare instances of all three of us working together and coming up with something good. I think we tried two or three takes of this, but the first one, off the cuff, was the best. Not bad at all. The title came from a painting in Brian's living room.
Brian: Though its creation felt magical, taking this song off the first record allowed it to meet a much higher standard of excellence.
March Of The Blueberry Pumpkin
London stands aghast and in awe as the Blueberry Pumpkin descends.
Nestled In Gum
Lungs, guns, and a carousel combined with lots of gum equal odd rock, Bill Lyon style.
Night Driving In the Skyway
A fast paced, high octane adventure through the nighttime cityscape of the future. At Christmas time, of course.
The Proof That There Is Evil
You want proof? I recorded it.
Stumps For Arms
Odd rock gets a little more odd.
Supernatural Gorilla
A mad scientist kills a whole neighborhood of kids with his poisoned apples, but they do not die in vain for a supernatural gorilla murders the mad scientist. Happy Halloween from The Seagreen Incorruptible.
Thea's Plea
Odd rock visits a lighthouse.
Tribute to Bavaria
See title.
Upon Graduating Recording School
The Seagreen Incorruptible graduate from recording school and have a laugh.
Walking To Church On A Sunday Evening
The title sums it up.
Outtakes from Synchronized Dreaming
Lyrics for Syncronized Dreaming outtakes
Synchronized Dreaming
The Vaults
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