
Every Song from the Real World: The Complete Collection
All three commissioned song albums packaged together for the first time in a 6 panel digipak once again featuring the art of Steve Dodd whose work graced the cover of all three previous volumes.
"martin and i had been kicking this idea around for awhile. it gave us a chance to be real artisans and apply our craft to tailor made songs. about things the person who commissioned the song wanted to hear sung and expressed. almost everybody except for one client was happy.
the songs were created from the ground up. martin would prepare the loveliest instrumental tracks he dreamed up whilst bearing the clients request in mind. then i would try to incorporate their thoughts as lyrics into the songs. And find melodies and places to sing them. finally martin would jig my stuff a bit and mix it all down.
people wanted songs about all kinds of things. their boyfriends and girlfriends and children and places and even abstract concepts. the challenge was on though: could martin and i deliver songs as good as our "rea