"Dead Pet Names" : 2002

All instrumentals first invented on the little Roca Parlor guitar.
Yes, are real names of pets who are in animal heaven.
No, did not write these songs specifically for a particular animal.
Titles were mostly afterthoughts and/or trying a little bit to
"match" personality of the pet with the style of the song somewhat.
Lots of guitars, pianos and synths all over the place.

Chiquita     (2:07)     Light Pop-Rock
(... too many guitars, even remixed some out...)

Jet     (2:39)     Contemporary Jazz-Pop
(... lead guitar the Hohner nylon...)

Velva     (2:32)   Medium Jazz-Pop-Rock
(...)

Bandit     (2:03)   Jazz-Pop Fusion
(... favorite on album, jumps between 5/4 and 6/8...)

Santana     (2:37)   Medium Rock
(... recently found the original intro to this song ...)

Sunny     (2:14)   Light Pop
(... real harmonica, fake bongos ...)

Lily     (2:39)   Medium Pop
(... fake tambourine, too much reverbs and delays ...)

Waldo     (2:22)   Contemporary Jazz-Pop
(...)

Pepe     (2:37)   Slow Easy Listening
(... twin 12-strings, 4/4 some 6/4 before the 6/8 bridge with one 1/8 ...)

Pepper     (2:03)   Contemporary Jazz-Pop
(... that noise was supposed to be a chicken without sounding like a chicken ...)

Blackie     (2:13)   Medium Jazz-Rock
(... almost confusing guitar part in there ...)

Dingo     (3:07)   Western Jazz-Rock
(... rhythm guitars tuned special, zesty drums ...)

Dingo2     (4:05)   Easy-listening Jazz-Pop
(... found this softer version from old backup discs, was recorded a week earlier and never had a mixdown ...)

Zippy     (2:41)   Contemporary Pop-Rock
(... a zippy tune ...)

Sparky     (2:10)   Western Easy Listening
(... almost a sad song ...)

Mhota     (2:47)   Western Pop-Rock
(... starts and stops ...)

Bizz     (2:32)  Hard-Rock
(... song so did not match rest of the record, originally omitted ...)


[ Chiquita ] little mix-thing from Humane society in Orlando, she was 17.

 

 


[ Jet ] was the son of Lily and Pepe.

 

 


[ Velva ] Mhota's chow chow sister, the meaner (but smarter) one.

 

 


[ Bandit ] Some big, ole hound thing we had adopted.

 

 


[ Santana ] lived to be a very, very old cat, almost 20.

 

 


[ Sunny ] chinese button quail he liked to lay out in the sun see.

 

 


[ Lily ] was Pepe's wife and Jet's mommy.

 

 


[ Waldo ] terrier mix also rescued from the Orlando shelter.

 

 


[ Pepe ] killed Jet when he got about 6 months old, jealousy.

 

 


[ Pepper ] seabright bantam found one day with head missing.

 

 


[ Blackie ] trying to pose with him as if he's driving the old car .

 

 


[ Dingo ] chihuahua who lost all his teeth poor thing. He was 14.

 

 


[ Zippy ] austrailian zebra finch, the son of Sugar and Star.

 

 


[ Sparky ] canadian gosling hatched in the incubator. Chiquita killed him.

 

 


[ Mhota ] Velva's sister (red and cream) the nice (but dumb) one.

 

 


[ Bizz ] when he was just a little baby.

 

 

 

* Recorded at Broadway Studios: Mesa, Arizona
** Remastered at BeatChunks: Indianapolis, Indiana