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Roses Are Never Wrong, Right? Matt Balitsaris Doing Wrong Things With Guitars Volume 4

by Matt Balitsaris

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Gone Sideways 02:38
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One Red Rose That I Mean 02:36
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3.
Down to the River to Pray 02:33
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4.
Tipping Point 01:05
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The Single Petal of a Rose 04:12
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Border Town 06:02
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Wiggle Room 04:32
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8.
A Prayer for Esme 03:48
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Songs by Captain Beefheart and Duke Ellington, both of which have the word Rose in the title!! When will you ever find another collection like that? I'll tell you when: NEVER. And you can listen to the entire collection in the time it takes to watch a rerun of Barney Miller!

You can download this music for free. Please take the money you might spend on these songs and go see some live music! Thanks!

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released October 8, 2022

1: Gone Sideways
by Matt Balitsaris, 2022 Lily Cay Music BMI
Matt Balitsaris acoustic guitar

2: One Red Rose That I Mean
by Don Van Vliet 1970 Beefheart Music
Matt Balitsaris, acoustic guitar -
based on a transcription by Mark Steven Brooks

This track is a testament that you can find whatever you desire on the internet. I had wanted to learn this piece ever since I bought Captain Beefheart's album, Lick My Decals Off, Baby, when I was in high school. It's not what one normally thinks of when thinking of Beefheart's repertoire. One day last year I decided to look for a transcription of it online, and Presto!!
What a great world.

3: Down to the River to Pray
(Traditional)
Matt Balitsaris, guitar

4: Tipping Point
by Matt Balitsaris, 2022 Lily Cay Music BMI
Matt Balitsaris acoustic guitar
more prepared guitar grooves

5: The Single Petal of a Rose
(Duke Ellington) 1963 Famous Music
from the Queen's Suite
Matt Balitsaris, acoustic guitar

6: Border Town
by Matt Balitsaris, 2022 Lily Cay Music BMI
Matt Balitsaris acoustic guitar
having to do with a trip to Tijuana with friends from the Washington Office On Latin America

7: Wiggle Room
by Matt Balitsaris, 2022 Lily Cay Music BMI
Matt Balitsaris acoustic guitar
the trick for me writing a tune like this is to not think about the meters as I'm improvising, until they lay under my fingers. If I try to impose the odd meters on it, it never feels natural. Two Left Feet, from Volume 1 is another example

8: A Prayer for Esme
by Matt Balitsaris, 2022 Lily Cay Music BMI
Matt Balitsaris acoustic guitar

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