johnny high ground

…with a preview of an upcoming JHG song.

You know what? Screw it.

See, I’d been keeping some tracks streaming-only, keeping them in reserve against the time when I might complete a new full-length CD. “If I make them all available for free,” I reasoned, “why would anyone buy the CD?”

After a great deal of thought (and even more procrastination), however, a number of things have occurred to me:

1. That CD ain’t gonna be completed anytime soon. (Especially since I’ve lost the original files and hence don’t even have CD-quality mixes anymore.)

2. The availablilty of the tracks for free will not necessarily preclude my making money off of them in the future.

3. It’s more important to me that the music gets out there than that I make money from it.

4. Fuck it.

So go — download, share, enjoy. Tell your friends to come visit. Make mixes. Burn CDs. Spread the love I have for each and every one of you unto the wide, wonderful world. If you want to drop a buck or two into the tip jar, I sure would appreciate it. But it’s more important that you enjoy — and share.

OK, people, you’re in for some serious action from the wayback machine. An old classmate of mine Chris Skaryd recently contacted me to ask a random question about a random song from my old band whatever… and dropped this gem on me: Apparently, back in the ’90s, he digitized the band’s first two releases, which were theretofore only available on cassette.

And then he made MP3s of them. He even attached album art and lyrics. And now I’m sharing them with you.

They’re angry! They’re dark! They’re mercifully short!

Okay, they’re not that embarrassing. In fact I kinda dig a lot of these songs, still. Even after playing them for years and years. I probably even still remember the bass lines.

Let me know what you think.