Soft Drive

We’re back in the recording business after Tim’s recent PC crash [there’s always something] thanks to the legendary PC fixing genius of Steve Cowell; where would we be without him? We also have a title for the solo album, which is progress of sorts. ‘Goodbye My Angry Friend’ it is then, taken from a scrap of paper on Tim’s notice board and something to do with his counselling alter ego, so of course we named a track thus [which just happens to be the albums only instrumental]. I think it has a certain resignation, a certain coming to terms with something, of letting go and moving on…that kind of thing seemed to suit the mood of these sessions [more are to follow so apologies for what might constitute premature speculation]…it’s just that I’m prone to looking ahead, often longingly towards all kinds of impossibility...and this feels like the death of some longstanding angst within, the end of the longing. Hmmm…I’ll leave it there for now. The other songs are Seasonal Affective Disorder, Pathetic Lament, Lost for Words, Too Late, Lazy Bohemians, The Happiest Man in the World, Song 4, Vinny Peculiar is Dead, Kiss Me I’m a Social Worker and Batman. Some of these songs have been around awhile and some are quite new, all get a Tim and Vinny makeover and sound like everything you’ve heard before but can’t quite place…well that’s one way of putting it and a nice way I hope. ? Incidentally; this will be the first VP record to feature saxophone. I always find it hard to describe what stuff sounds like but like I’ve said previously we have throughout the making of this record [and it’s not even finished yet but we’re getting there] been thrilled to emulate the 70’s pop rock of such notables as Pilot [Tim’s favourite band], Sailor [my current favourite band], John Miles [tragically underrated genius]. Then of course there’s Cockney Rebel and Supertramp but everyone loves them don’t they? It’s not that we don’t like or want to name check any cool stuff, TREX also get a look in…it’s just not as much fun to cite the likes of Dylan, Bowie and all the old dependables. Anyway, that’s all well and good I hear you say, but we think you’re full of crap and making it all up and of course you could be right…I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. I should be adding something to the downloads section in the next few weeks…I just need to work out how to do it as it all went to pot last time and I had to call the web police at feel design. Finally just to say thank you for bearing with me in this the year of Vinny Peculiar, the year in which everything changes, the year in which I kill the Vinny muse and write him off like Ziggy Stardust, the year in which I rip it up and start again….there I go again…the longings back already, but for exactly what I’m not really sure, best wishes to all, VPx