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30 years of busting rocks to sing this song

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waltertore 902 posts Jan 11, 2011 6:03 PM	I record about a cd of music a day of totally improvised words and music as a 1 man band (harp, vocals, drums (kick, snare, ride cymbal), guitar, keys. all played at once. I do this in my studio and post them for the world to enjoy. So instead of posting a new topic everyday, I will keep them here. Tonight, 1-11-11, I sang a laid back set that began with a song I have titled "30 Years Of Busting Rocks to Sing This Song". It kind of sums up my journey that kept me playing/living around the world doing music full time without any management, label support, or much of anything but a drive, lots of great listeners, a few clubs that believed in me, and great musicians that dug my approach. Nowadays my body is often aching from all the manual labor I did to eat when times were thin. You could always find the lowest grunt work and come and go as you please. No committment, but man it was hard on the body. So here are tonights songs. You can hear them at the links below. The myspace one streams one after another of my most current 200 songs. 30 years of busting rocks to play this song can't find no peace tonight satified as I am lazy snowy day swing I'm learning life can be a ball ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 11, 2011 6:06 PM
bonedog569 207 posts Jan 11, 2011 6:09 PM	Wecome back Walter ! ----------
Greyowlphotoart 349 posts Jan 12, 2011 8:43 AM	Loved '30 years of busting Rocks'...You are a class act Walter. Grey Owl YouTube Grey Owl Abstract Photos
Andy Ley 34 posts Jan 12, 2011 9:06 AM	Walter: I've only ever read you posts at my workplace, where I can't click through to the music. I came home tonight and logged on with the express intention of doing just that. Can I just say, bloody good job fella! I've enjoyed everything I've listened to so far. Potentially stupid question: When you say improvised, is that literally pressing record then playing and singing as it comes to you? Because I'm sure if I were to try that my lyrics would be far more nonsensical than yours :)
waltertore 906 posts Jan 12, 2011 9:35 AM	hi bonedog569: Thanks! I missed this place for people like you. Greyowlphotoart: Thanks! I have checked your videos. You play good! Andy: Thanks for checking out my music. What I do is this when I pick up an instrument to play: I put myself in nuetral and words and music just flow out. I have no idea what will come out. Everything I do is totally spontaneous. I record it all as I go along in my studio, tweak the mix a bit with eq, reverb, compression, convert to wave files, then mp3's, and post on my sites. I spend from no time to a few minutes mastering each song. An entire cd takes about 1.5 hours to complete to final product. I spend a ton of time in my studio and like anything it gets easier as time goes along. My approach to music has helped and hindered me over the years because sometimes words come out that upset the audience and sometimes words come out that satify them. I have pissed of media and record exec's because I sang the truth about the industry with them there. I pick up vibes around and from the universe. But when there are people in the same room, I tend to pick up their spirits and that becomes my songs. I aim to please no one but myself. IMO that is what a true musician does. If one does what is truly inside ones self, then that is the real blues! I have had lots of major label/film soundtrack offers if I would forget Spontobeat and do like everyone else. I just can't do that because it doesn't hold my interest. I can't wait to get home today and sing some more songs. It never gets old. Much like an Autistic person does, I can do the same beats and riffs over and over again yet they feel brand new each time because the story is different. I go into my songs and become them, thus each song,even if the beat is the same, is a totally new experience. I find music a vehicle to go beyond the sound and create a unique time traveling experience. That is why I am not concerned with forcing myself to learn new fancy riffs,complicated styles. That just gets in the way of what I do. Thinking is an instant death to my music approach. There is so much to sing about, that I would need 1,000 lives going at once to even scratch the surface. I wish I could record this message to a song right now. Most people get self concious when they try to put their hearts and souls in nuetral and let the universe channel through them. They get scared. I have had countless musicians tell me this. That is sad to me because that is where the real music lies and we all are one of a kind when we tap into this channel. Be an original and let you beautiful soul shine! Life is good! Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 12, 2011 9:48 AM
Andy Ley 35 posts Jan 12, 2011 9:48 AM	In that case Walter I'm even more impressed. Keep it up sir!
waltertore 907 posts Jan 12, 2011 9:49 AM	thanks again Andy. I wonder if where we crossed on posts here? I edit my posts about 10 times before I get it right. My mind goes way too fast for my fingers. I am no good at this typing medium. I prefer face to face. Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 12, 2011 9:50 AM
ncpacemaker 115 posts Jan 12, 2011 10:46 AM	Walter, you should definitely do a song for Jimmy McMillan of The Rent Is Too Damn High Party. ---------- My YouTube Channel
waltertore 909 posts Jan 12, 2011 11:16 AM	ncpacemaker: Thanks for thinking of me but I never heard of Jimmy McMillian. Unfortunately I don't commit to doing suggested topics unless they happen to spontaneously come out. I have been approached several times by promoters to do shows that would take audience suggestions and make songs about them. I was also offered great money to do this. It felt like a freak show idea and I am not into making money that bad. I can do it but it would be a thinking process which I don't enjoy doing. I am hooked on letting the words and music spontaneously flow out of me. That is a high that superceeds any form of doing music I have experienced and like any addict, I will feed my habbit at all costs of worldly success :-) Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 12, 2011 11:20 AM
Gwythion 88 posts Jan 12, 2011 3:45 PM	Glad you've come back, Walter! I liked your new song.
Kyzer Sosa 941 posts Jan 12, 2011 4:14 PM	Walter, I had a sincere feeling I'd be addressing you here on MBH again. There's just too much good mojo around this place. Welcome back. ---------- Kyzer's Travels Kyzer's Artwork "Music in the soul can be heard by the universe." - Lao Tzu
waltertore 911 posts Jan 13, 2011 3:40 AM	thanks! Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
ncpacemaker 117 posts Jan 13, 2011 3:52 AM	One things for sure...your very good at what you do. Just file that little phrase in the back of your mind somewhere and maybe it will come out some day. "The rent is too damn high!" Thanks for the music. ---------- My YouTube Channel
waltertore 912 posts Jan 13, 2011 7:59 AM	thanks ncpacemaker. It is easy being very good at what I do because I am the only one doing it :-) If you are crazy enough to search through my songs you will find lots of them about the rent being too high and other such social issues as taxes, poverty, teen pregnacy, addiction, crime, gangs, religion, health care, seniors, young kids, special needs populations, and it goes on...... Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
ncpacemaker 132 posts Jan 13, 2011 8:03 AM	I listened to a lot of them yesterday and they are great.It's like a musical diary of your thoughts. The music part is really good too. Are your songs copy protected ? In case I want to do a Walter Tore Cover :-) ---------- My YouTube Channel
waltertore 913 posts Jan 13, 2011 8:24 AM	It is a diary of my thoughts and thoughts of the world. Thanks for the compliment on the music side. The 1 man band thing forces me to play simple, which is what I like anyway (playing a million notes is easy). The cool thing about the 1MB is the bending of grooves,phrasing, and times that I can drift into. this is much more intersting to me than playing fancy/fast stuff. No copyrights for Tore. When I was recording lps and with labels, all that stuff had to be transcribed and copyrighted. The publishing company did all that. Seeing I turn out about a cd a day, I would need a full time staff and a big bankroll! Feel free to do any songs you like. I don't know of anyone doing so, so you would be the first. Whatever one(s) you might pick would make it the world premire of the song because 99% of them were done in my studio in isolation :-) A few dozen or so were recorded at house parties, clubs, and on the streets. Thanks for checking out my stuff. Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 13, 2011 8:37 AM
waltertore 919 posts Jan 13, 2011 6:09 PM	here are some from tonights session 1-13-11 I learned the old school way times are rough and times are tough blues and trouble everywhere I go tore funking down 1 man band swinging tonight ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 956 posts Jan 22, 2011 7:59 AM	I am just about done posting videos from the studio party last saturday and needed to get back to making music. Here are 3 from last night. Walter hammering nails in rotten wood you got to treat your body nice quit fighting yourself ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
rpoe 230 posts Jan 22, 2011 1:39 PM	Keep 'em coming Walter! ---------- Rob Rob's Tube
waltertore 958 posts Jan 23, 2011 9:34 AM	thanks Rob! Here are some in the 1 man band setup. laying my music buisness worries to rest the song twisting on the harp the song don't spend your life running in circles the song I can blow a lot of notes too the song my babe is so kind the song ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 23, 2011 9:55 AM
waltertore 959 posts Jan 23, 2011 6:10 PM	Here are some electric one man band songs from tonight that came out after I got sad talking to my parents (in their 80's). Walter drinking blues killing me >the song my parents tell me life ain't fun anymorre the song double time miracle the song when people tell me I have talent the song ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 23, 2011 6:10 PM
waltertore 979 posts Jan 27, 2011 3:34 PM	I recorded these this afternoon- just my voice and harp. Walter got to start thinking positive thoughts 2 times back from the dead what you said got me so down when your lover is dying ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 27, 2011 3:37 PM
waltertore 980 posts Jan 27, 2011 5:10 PM	Here are a couple of songs with the 1 man band from tonight. Walter gonna lose my 4th wife thinking by myself in a lonely hotel room ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 988 posts Jan 28, 2011 6:49 PM	I recorded these tonight. The mood went back to the the 1970's-80's when clubs were full of dancers tearing it. I am able to travel through time. All I do is close my eyes and I am back there. I see, feel, smell, experience, it all just like it was all happening again. This one brought me back the Red Barn in Gurneville California. The place would be wall to wall hippies all smoking weed, drinking, sharing it with us, and the young women loved to braid our long hair. Those were some days! I had a real trio behind back then (guitar, bass, drums) and I just blew harp and sang. The 1 man band caught it tonight and I am so thankful to have discovered Spontobeat. ! Walter I'm the luckiest man alive gonna love her on the dance floor tonight gonna get religion new years eve 2012 gonna watch the young girls boogie ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 992 posts Jan 29, 2011 1:06 PM	I recorded these this afternoon with the 1 man band setup and a handmade acoustic guitar with a vintage dearmond soundhole pickup in it. Walter It use to be easy to hobo Jesus, the Holy Father and Buddha are crying the virtual world blues I need your love tonight I've been gone too long we keep on ingnoring the earths warning ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 29, 2011 2:35 PM
ncpacemaker 261 posts Jan 30, 2011 4:09 AM	Loved the new songs Walter. I wish you would have mentioned "Guitar Hero video game" in Virtual World Blues. Good songs, all of them. Did you get the message I sent you on YouTube ? ---------- My YouTube Channel
waltertore 993 posts Jan 30, 2011 7:16 AM	ncpacemaker: Thanks! I don't know enough about the video game world to mention anything. I stay totally out of that less the Wii games and Wii fitness that we use in my classroom with my special education students. Just the other day I checked on my cell phone usage because we are paying $50 a month for it. I used 21 mintutes in the past year and changed it to buying minutes instead. That and doing these forums is more than enough cyberspace for me :-) I sent you a reply. Walter I used this guitar and this pickup. ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Jan 30, 2011 7:17 AM
waltertore 997 posts Jan 30, 2011 6:06 PM	here are some electric 1 man band songs that came to me after I learned of a good friend and great musician that is dying from alcohol. Walter dying of alcohol a smile can change the world life away from the city streets ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1001 posts Jan 31, 2011 5:07 PM	Here are a couple from tonights session. I was talking with some pretty cynical people today and it came out in these songs. Thanks for checking out my songs Gregory. I tried to reply to your message but it didn't come through. Walter Walk blindly to the american dream I prefer to pay for my love ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1007 posts Feb 01, 2011 12:49 PM	Things are shut down here in central ohio with an ice storm. Luckily it is not too bad and we have power. I have been recording all morning. Here are some from the session. Walter the devil travels the lonesome highways of the soul the angel forgot to born me on time all I need is your love everday take me out of the snow the old man with the blank eyes ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1015 posts Feb 02, 2011 1:18 PM	I have been off the past 2 days for snow/ice (school teacher) so have been quite busy recording. Here are some from this afternoon. Walter it use to cure my blues it use to cure my blues if we all held hands tonight lay our harted down don't take life too seriously most of the world are 1/2 way lovers I love her love letters my most current 200 songs http://www.myspace.com/71994638 my videos ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos Last Edited by on Feb 02, 2011 1:27 PM
waltertore 1032 posts Feb 05, 2011 6:40 PM	I got tired of my overdubbing experiment and got back to the 1 man band setup. Here are some tonight. Walter graveyard boogie good cooking going on tonight I learn to boogie around the world RIP Michael Been ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1034 posts Feb 06, 2011 4:45 PM	I recorded these this afternoon. Walter The USA is down for the count trying to find my home why I can't sing jive ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1035 posts Feb 07, 2011 5:53 PM	Here are a couple positive vibed ones. Walter don't forget to eat your lunch smiling to the world ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1249 posts Apr 01, 2011 6:35 AM	Here are some of last nights 1 man band recordings. Walter time jumping If your gonna get loaded rock me baby-slow scared to open my heart ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1250 posts Apr 01, 2011 11:15 AM	I got to thinking today about things and these songs came out. Walter she lights up my light lets leave this world born in the dirt dueling Tore's all I wanted was that feel wish I could get us all back together ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos
waltertore 1251 posts Apr 01, 2011 6:07 PM	My wife and I went to the Lent fish fry at the local catholic church tonight. The cool part about it is there is never enough tables so you end up sitting wherever there is a seat. This reminds us of living in Europe. In the states tables are viewed as much more territorial to the first sitting there but the fish fry defies this rule. Tonight we ended up sitting with 4 elderly woman who ranged in age from 82-93. They still are independent and live together in a senior complex. We had a great conversation with them. The oldest was a real character. She has a $50 dollar bet going with two other seniors in their complex to who will die first. They have a routine everyday where they get together and check another day off on the calendar. I asked her what is the secret to living so long and she said to be awnry with a smile in your eye. These songs came out when we got home. Walter a million reasons to get mad pictures of days gone by the 100 year old lady remembers the hi ways of life ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller 2,600+ of my songs continuous streaming - 200 most current songs my videos

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