Big Nights Bright Lights (Andy/Pleasuredome/Snowdog/Thunder/Paulo/ROTM)

[AndyG6508]

Update 22 Jul 12: Paulo's mix with Mark's guitars attached to this post.

A song I used to play live with the band I was in..quite some years ago when we still dared to dream.

The lads from MCS - Steve with great rock vocals (check out the angelic harmonies), Mike with blistering gtr work (check out the solo!!), Thunder with a hard rocking drums part, and Paulo on the keys, came on board to get the song down on "record" and served up a gritty rocker laced with 80s influences.

Paulo then welded everything together in a dynamic mix.

Another version with Mark (Rotm) is in the works and shall be posted up as a companion to this soonest!
Thanks again guys, you rock!

Andy


Big Nights Bright Lights (bpm=162) (Lyrics/Music: Andy Gupta (c) 2012))

Riff: D G A

G
Sent a demo out to the promo man
Said he'd gonna do what he can
When you don't know somebody at the top
You never get to know where it's gonna stop
C
Sorry guys I've got to tell you
      G
You didn't make the grade
C
There's this other rocking band
      A
The choice was ready made

So you get back to running all over town
Looking for a place to get your music down
You put with a hundred half baked deals
No matter what they pay what you feel

Our love of music will never die
Our heads will never drop
We're gonna leave all that behind
We're going to reach the top

Chorus:

D
Big nights ----open up for us
G                          A
Bright lights--will be shining down
D
Hold tight------going all the way up
G                       A
Yeah we're gonna rock this town
D
Big nights-----open up for us
G
Bright lights---shining down on us
Bm                                    A
Big nights you can't touch us now

Making nice and dealing with people all day
Just to get a gig just to get a date
Hanging onto words don't mean a thing
Thinking of the breaks they're gonna bring

It's a hard world out there
It's easy to get cut
You have to be on your toes
You have to mind your if and buts

Chorus
Big nights ----open up for us
Bright lights--will be shining down
Hold tight------going all the way up
Yeah we're gonna rock this town
Big nights-----open up for us
Bright lights---shining down on us
Big nights you can't touch us now

Guitar solo:

C G D riff
C G A A

Repeat Chorus and outro

The Starry Eyed Big Nights Band:

Steve McAndrew : Lead and backing vocals
Mike Woodford: All guitars including solo on version One
Mark A Shrider : Guitars on version Two
Todd Vierra : Drums
Paulo Gomes: Keyboards, mix and master
Andy Gupta: Lyrics, music, bass

[Mr. Mom]

FANTASTIC!!
Man do I miss the 80's music
Thanks for a great listen guys, I'd love to hear this coming out of a TOWER of speakers!!

[AndyG6508]

Hey John,

Thanks for the kind comment! Hopefully you can blast it over the weekend (waiting or rather living for the weekend??

Some of the 80s music is much derided but I do confess that I still get a guilty pleasure kick out of those 80s hair metal and brit new wave rocker bands

Andy

FANTASTIC!!
Man do I miss the 80's music
Thanks for a great listen guys, I'd love to hear this coming out of a TOWER of speakers!!

[Paulo]

... I'd love to hear this coming out of a TOWER of speakers!!

You might as well JUMP

[AndyG6508]

you got it Paulo  ...this was always an attempt at doing a VH like song. i guess i should have worked in a scale change and a breakdown huh

Andy

... I'd love to hear this coming out of a TOWER of speakers!!

You might as well JUMP

[Paulo]

Sounds good as it is, Andy... Maybe a speedy keys solo, wouldn't hurt but it's fine the same.

[AndyG6508]

Thanks Paulo hey we can always do a Big Nights...Revisited version sometime down the line

Andy

Sounds good as it is, Andy... Maybe a speedy keys solo, wouldn't hurt but it's fine the same.

[Johnny]

Ya gotta love the 80s it was the death of disco 

This sounds fabulous fellas! Harkens back to 1977, for me, and that over-the-top Boston sound

Brad Delp's got nothin' on Steve tho'!  Whatta vocalist 

Great writing as usual Andy, keep dreaming, my friend, it's what makes us who we are 

i can't believe that a band with such talent, as this, would be long over-looked, tho'

beautiful, blazing work Mike & Todd the piece has such drive!

Paulo, you captured the vibe, beautifully...Sounds like a Big Nights with Bright Lights 

Cheers fellas, and another round on me! 

[Paulo]

Big nights, bright lights for Portugal on the European Football contest. For those about to lose, we salute you.

[Thunder]

Rockin anda Rollin 

[snowdoguk]

Great stonkin stuff gentlemen... a pleasure as always... well done

[rightonthemark]

Sounds good as it is, Andy... Maybe a speedy keys solo, wouldn't hurt but it's fine the same.

Hey paulo...

you know version 2 with my guitar doesn't really have much going on at the intro. Just a rhythmn. If andy doesn't mind maybe you could work a little keyboard magic in there. Just sayin...there's probably room.


By the way...another great sounding tune from the playing to the production.

Thanks...

Mark

[Paulo]

Hi Mark,
Lemme see what can be done once I put your tracks together.

[AndyG6508]

I dont mind at all Mark - anything that makes the song shine is good for me

ANdy

Sounds good as it is, Andy... Maybe a speedy keys solo, wouldn't hurt but it's fine the same.

Hey paulo...

you know version 2 with my guitar doesn't really have much going on at the intro. Just a rhythmn. If andy doesn't mind maybe you could work a little keyboard magic in there. Just sayin...there's probably room.


By the way...another great sounding tune from the playing to the production.

Thanks...

Mark

[AndyG6508]

Hi Johnny,

Thanks for dropping in and for the appreciation!!

The guys were indeed great on this as you noted.

I will buy the round after then 

Andy

Ya gotta love the 80s it was the death of disco 

This sounds fabulous fellas! Harkens back to 1977, for me, and that over-the-top Boston sound

Brad Delp's got nothin' on Steve tho'!  Whatta vocalist 

Great writing as usual Andy, keep dreaming, my friend, it's what makes us who we are 

i can't believe that a band with such talent, as this, would be long over-looked, tho'

beautiful, blazing work Mike & Todd the piece has such drive!

Paulo, you captured the vibe, beautifully...Sounds like a Big Nights with Bright Lights 

Cheers fellas, and another round on me!