Thermal Girl

You like how we made the knocks on the door like thermal girl was coming to visit us?
You like how we made the footsteps try to become the tempo for the song?
You like how we recorded this on Beau's 4-track probably back in 1997-era?
You like how this song is Beau on the piano and me on the guitar and we take turns singing?
You like how we originally sang about "volvo girl" and eventually became "thermal girl"?
You like how i'm phrasing every question with "you like how"?
Answer key:
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
All of the above.

Realization

Presenting another freestyle song named "Realization" circa 1998. Featuring Jared on tenor sax and Beau on the guitar. I still can't believe we made so many songs that turned out to be quite enjoyable to listen to (for me, at least) and we just made them up on the spot.
Anyway, this is a great song - especially from about the 5-minute mark on. Please enjoy.

1995!

Introducing the brand new song from Jared & Aaron titled "1995"...I'm sure you can all enjoy it, if for no other reason than that its hilarious.
Trivia: This song includes the line "Give me some more of that buttox...". What is that a reference from?

Enjoy!
"It's 1995! It's 1995! It's 1995! It's 1995! It's 1995!"

Part 2 (intro) and Groove Grove

Part 2 is a tight, instrumental track circa 2001. Listen to it a few times and tell me its not tight. See, told you it was tight. Consists of Beau and I both on guitar and some delay.

"Groove Grove" is another instrumental (for this version) from about the same time. We finished it and recorded it in 2002 or 03 whilest residing in Utah, but I haven't located that recording as yet. The lyrics go something like this:

Its time to go to bed
Its time to go to sleep
Lay down your head
and have yourself a dream

Have you ever felt this way
You're in dreamworld
and you don't want to wake
Have you ever felt this way
Well, you don't have to

Martians of Love

"Martians of Love" is probably another one of my favorites. The song title has different meanings, but was first thought of when pseudo-editing the track after we recorded it. The intro has a flange effect that sounds like aliens marching, or whatever they do. Other parts have a spacey, echo effect like we're in space. Or maybe love was just a foreign (alien) idea at the time. Either way, I still love Beaux's solo at the end.

The STM cover art

Here is the cover art from our "demo tape" that my brother Aaron made for us back in high school (1994). Pretty funny. I don't know if we thought it was good back then or what. I'm sure he could come up with something a little better now. Still, its the thought that counts. I think the STM logo definitely has some inspiration from the Stone Temple Pilots (one of the best bands of all time).
Anyway, going by the shadows on the cover i'd say from the left it is Beau, Cameron, then Jared. Hard to tell - what do you think?

There For Me

Beaux always thought this song was about my Dad or something, but its not.
Funny though, because my Dad always told me I sound like a dying animal when I sing...which may or may not be true.

Mo' Mazzies

I went through my box of tapes again and found the "demo" tape for The Springtime Mazzies, which included some songs I didn't know I had. Cameron Egbert's musical influences (as of 1994) will be found on these songs. The quality of these are so-so, because who knows how many times this generic-to-begin-with tape was recorded over. So without further - uh - do (yeah, that's it) I present the following four songs for your listening pleasure and giggles:
1-The instant smash hit "Ice Cream Headache". Another song recorded in Cam's bedroom (ooooh! -- oh grow up!). We actually recorded another version, as well, that was much cooler and refined but that is missing. This song is fun and will having you singing along in no time.
2-"Dolphins" -- Just like many songs I came up with while waiting for Beau, Cameron and I made a good number of songs (silly ones!) while our brother and sister were dating and making out on the couch. Thankfully we had a guitar, a microphone, and I have a great voice so that we could record some memories. Some things I say about dolphins in this song are not really true, ie they can't breath under water - but they are good at jumping out of water!
3-"Girls Don't Like Me" -- Just listen to the song. It is a true story from our lives.
4-"What Ever Happened?" -- I think Cameron and Aaron K. actually came up with this song, but we added it to our collection. This song was performed at (circa) 1994's Crestwood 1st Ward's 1st Talent Show (and possibly last), along with Miss Mazzy. The video of which is still being located, but I won't be too hurt if the world doesn't get to witness it.

Variations on a Freestyle

The original "Freestyle" is lost and gone, but not forgotten. Many times we tried to recreate little snippets from said song/session - "Variations on a Freestyle" is such a song. This might be one of those songs no one will listen to all the way (if not all of them). It even includes some lines from one of our first songs ever, "TMFF (in full effect)" (1992-3) in the line "if you want to listen to what you like you've gotta make it yourself - so here we are, upstairs singing and playing guitar".

How can you not like a song that includes "Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care, Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care..."??? Just listen - pretty funny.

Thunder

Many songs were first conceived while I was waiting for Beaux to show up (since being tardy is his thing). "Thunder" (2002) was one of those songs and was inspired by "Thunder over Louisville" but became something else. This song is probably one of my favorites.

Aaron McCammon mixes things up...

From time to time, Aaron would put his musical touch on some of our music. For the most part, its really the only time any of our stuff had some beats. Two such songs were 1996's "Don't Go Down" which consisted of a Rebirth track I came up with and a guitar riff by Beau. Aaron did the rest. "Thunder" was 2002 and Aaron made it a pretty cool song. Compare it to the "Thunder-reverbed" edition later recorded as a more final version of the song.

Now if we can only find those "Jared the Macker" and other tracks Aaron made back around 1994...