Category Archives: Rock and/or Roll

Let It Go

Strange. I though I had uploaded this song to the blog over a year ago. In any case, today’s Half the Man post is a depressing little thing called “Let It Go.” This Half the Man CD project is winding down. … Continue reading

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Everybody Get Diakonian!

At some point last week, reality hit me and I cursed myself for agreeing to compose an infectious dance/pop song about the changing role of the deacon in the CRC. But nothing inspires like a deadline, and here I am … Continue reading

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55 Feet, Half the Man edition

Our Half the Man collection continues with a new mix of an oldie but goodie: 55 Feet. This song was a staple of my singer-songwriter days. (Or as one place advertised me: “Greg Scheer, single guitarist.”) More recently I finished a full band mix … Continue reading

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A Half Manathon

7 down, 5 more basically finished, and a few more waiting in the wings. This thing is starting to take shape! Good thing, too, because I need to begin working on some other projects. In order to bring this Half … Continue reading

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Silent Star

The Half the Man project continues with Silent Star. You’ve heard this one before here at the blog, once with the Allegro String Quartet and once as a solo. With each version I get a little closer to what I … Continue reading

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This House Is Lonely

As promised, my Half the Man project is taking a more mellow turn this week, with a song called “This House Is Lonely.” I posted this a few years ago as a Valentine’s gift to my wife, Amy. Why am I … Continue reading

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Up, Up, Up, Guitar

Here’s an outtake from the previous post, Doghouse. I had originally planned to include a big mess of rising guitar lines at the end, creating sort of a punk Shepard Tone. In the end I decided that it added volume … Continue reading

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Doghouse

One more punk song and then I’ll slow things down a little: Doghouse, MP3.

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Maybe That’s the Same Thing

Now for some good old three chord punk. I can’t remember what ignited such an angry song. I seem to remember some frustration with a music department’s bureaucracy, but that doesn’t make for very good punk rock, now does it? Whatever … Continue reading

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Not At All

Continuing my Half the Man marathon, “Not At All” is an epic song featuring a Faustian character who comes to the end of the line and realizes that all his life’s dreams are evaporating before his eyes. It was originally … Continue reading

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