Album Notes

CALIFORNIA MYTH

My Turn To Ride The Wave
Short little vocal intro piece

Just Can’t Reach The Beach
Fun song about being landlocked in the mid-west and wishing for the surfer’s life
Lotsa vocals and twists at a break-neck speed
Lyrics by Tim Kleier

Say You Love Me Again
Pure power pop with a strange chord structure in the verses

California Myth
Maybe the best lyric I ever wrote, about yearning for that left coast nirvana
Another pretty bizarre chord structure that seems to work

I Wanna
Semi-Pet Sounds type song about longing for that “perfect“ girl, lyrics again by Tim

Felicity
Written for Felicity Kendal, while watching “The Good Life” DVD collection. 60’s power pop. Somewhere between “Wild Honey” and “Down At Lulu’s”…

Every Minute, Every Second
Peaceful pop song in the style of Dennis Wilson

Top Down
More humorous Kleier lyrics in a straight-ahead surf/hotrod style

Maui Breeze
Buffet meets Beach Boys homage to a beautiful Island paradise. Lyrics by Tim, the choruses and ending are almost a mantra.

The Big Kahuna
Lyrics by Tyson & Kleier. A story song ala Jan & Dean, pretty straight forward surf arrangement.

Judy Knows Malibu
Title comes from seeing a real estate agent’s internet advert. The rest is just 60’s pop confection using the melody that popped in my head on seeing the ad. Lotta fun packed into two minutes.

My Kind Of Girl
More pure pop with a lot of hooks and vocal fun.

Tidal Wave
Large scale epic in the style of “Rio Grande” and SMiLE. Basically just a lot of little interesting bits of music and vocalizing. Lyrically it will, hopefully, evoke some good feelings for people of faith and love… and the happenstance of finding them.