Grunge

Scott McLean "Honestly" - Grunge/Musical

    Scott McLean - "Honestly"

This recording was what I was doing about an hour ago (around 1 AM Friday, April 20, 2012)...  and it was much more interesting to do my own Grunge Musical (song) than to continue looking at dating profiles.  Maybe I'll see how frustration of Internet dating (silly stuff alright) can continue to inspire me to new singing heights, or an all-time emotional low.  In another 80 years, this song also could be part of a period piece, directed by Madonna?  Well no, but perhaps the Queen of Pop of 2092. Sorry I can't see that far into the future and of course I won't be around then, so no comment.  Damn, I need a real date! Joking. I need two, three, or a thousand.  And make up for lost time. Just wait til the girls all over this world, and maybe others, know who I am. Well, then they can let me know.  haha

This was going to be released right here on April 20, 2012, but I decided to wait and post this later.  Here it is May 19, 2012 and finally I'm posting this song.  It's still fresh.

Nonexistent Reality "Barely Wait 'til Jelly" - new song

     Nonexistent Reality - "Barely Wait 'til Jelly"

     by Scott McLean

I used the word "June" in this song because one of my internet friends can't wait until June.  She is an influence and other influences are Echo & The Bunnymen, Nirvana, Iggy and The Stooges and more bands and singers. 

Nonexistent Reality "Tick" (new song - Grunge)

     Nonexistent Reality - "Tick"

     by Scott McLean

This song was created in February 2012 and like many of my songs, before this song I got a basic tune going,  a melody, and some lyrics, but then I came up with much of the lyrics and ideas, song changes, etc. while I was singing.  That long, funny part in the song is the word "tick" stretched out "tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick" (I didn't count how long that was) and hopefully the silly ending reminds us that grunge has a sense of humor.

Scott McLean "Can't Stay" (2011 - new song) released March 27, 2012

Scott McLean - Singer, songwriter

Song title:  "Can't Stay"

This song is not about my current situation, and I don't talk this way.  It's just a song and it's intended as entertainment, not for scrutiny of each word.  That's why I put "vocal styling and singing as acting" in the Labels (below).  I started to release my songs last year on Fast Food Yummy because I didn't have my a website or blog to post my own songs.  

It's important to know that many songs by other solo artists and bands are not about the singer or songwriters and the songs also could be written in a variety of ways, during the time of singing or playing guitar, or just some words that sound good together.  But I keep reading comments -- for example, comments below videos of other artists' songs on YouTube -- that listeners think the singer really went through some hard times or something, and my thoughts are maybe, and maybe not.  

They could be writing about relationships they have observed or like a character in a novel, movie, or TV show, the song may represent a combination of characteristics of several people.  Some songs are probably about some person that the singer/songwriter knows (or knew) and they don't sing 'he' and 'him' or 'she' and 'her' but instead sing 'I' and 'me'.  

So then, someone might say that kind of singing is like acting.  Of course, most of us have past relationships too, and while we may be nothing like the character a song appears to be about, we can use our past experiences to figure out how we want to sing the song in a believable way to make it interesting for listeners.  I hope this makes sense.  While this is a blog, please do not assume that I write songs only about myself unless I say so, because like most songwriters/singers/musicians, I want to be creative and come up with something interesting, maybe somewhat different, and see what happens.  

I'm going to share more of my thinking about music and songs, though someone could interview me and maybe I would even answer questions.  

Note: This song was originally scheduled to be released on November 15, 2011 but didn't come out on that date, so it's finally being released now. 

Nonexistent Reality/Scott McLean "Soul" - new song (alternative blues rock)

Nonexistent Reality: 

Song title:  "Soul" by Scott McLean

Scott McLean - vocals, guitar, songwriter, experimental improv and ideas

My influences for this song include experimental, folk, folk-rock, blues, grunge, proto-grunge. With much respect to these musicians and singers, they include Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Neil Young, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, ZZ Top, Staind, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Nuncyspungen, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Captain Beefheart/Don Van Vliet, U.S. Maple, Al Johnson,  Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, and many more.  

Also, my thinking about (what is) the soul and what inspires me to do a song like this one, radio talk-show guests such as Steve Quayle and Katherine Albrecht, and others.  I like the radio show Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.  My friends and family, ministers, pastors, and the many good people in churches I've attended or visited also influenced my thinking.  The song pushes the limits and is left open to interpretation.  This isn't a religious song but it's just to get people thinking about what the soul is and what are we on the inside and after this life.  This song is NOT a reference to anyone who recently passed away and besides, I created this song and had planned to publish it almost two weeks ago on February 1, 2012 but I am just publishing it here now.

Nonexistent Reality - "Side Salad" new song/Grunge (this recording was done today)

Nonexistent Reality  "Side Salad"

Scott McLean - singer, songwriter

It's basically about a young woman/girl who puts everything and all importance on her physical looks and also a guy who feels unhappy about his life.  The bad grammar in the lyrics is on purpose, and I think it fits well with grunge, especially The Raw Sound which is what I call raw grunge. I named the song "Side Salad" because Mom told me by phone today that I should eat salad instead of fries. 

Scott McLean "Just Go On" original/new (recorded in October, 2011)

"Just Go On"

Scott McLean - Singer, songwriter, improv ideas and vocal style 

Nonexistent Reality/Scott McLean "Leaves" - new song release

Nonexistent Reality/Scott McLean "Leaves"

Scott McLean - singer, songwriter

The song was written and recorded about two weeks ago. I thought about recording it again and changing some of the lyrics but decided against it because this is my style, it's raw and has some magnificent flaws.

Nonexistent Reality "Corners" - new Gothic/Grunge song

Nonexistent Reality "Corners" 

 Scott McLean - singer, songwriter

"Dolly" (Dollie) - background vocals (unexpectedly barking from another room)

Nonexistent Reality/Scott McLean - "Lower" (new song, Grunge/raw-raw hard rawcapella)

Scott McLean - singer, songwriter, ideas/deep thinking

I just wrote this song about an hour ago.  It's the first recording and I'll probably add to it someday.  Please read the labels.  I use the word 'you' but of course

this song is not about you, the listener, it's about politicians and government officials

and  and others who lie a lot to gain riches, power, and/or fame, and they think they are better than

or 'higher' than most of us but in the end they are 'lower' or maybe that's after the end of this life, when they are lower.  I'm not sure, I'm just thinking on this subject which I find to be quite interesting.

This isn't a religious song about heaven and hell, but maybe it should be, right?  The song is short

and that's like an analogy to the amount of time the liars get to be 'higher' in comparison to 

forever or at least when compared with how long the universe has existed.

Nonexistent Reality - "The Nonexistent Reality" (original song/improv, new)

Nonexistent Reality:  Scott McLean - vocals, guitar, songwriting, improv ideas/thinking

"The Nonexistent Reality"

1. chaos on mynd borders

2. am i like u

3. race from evil a gag by the unsenatesatives

This song is recorded today Saturday December 3  2011 and I wrote it at the same time so it's an improv song/acoustic guitar instrumental.  I don't care about trying to achieve perfection because my main style is rough  grunge with a country and folk sound to some songs, somewhat prog and medieval sounding at times, and one of my goals is to promote freedom in music.  I hope musicians, singers, songwriters, and writers will stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of expression in music, and some people would say they need to do this in the music business.  At this time, however, I'm not making any money in music or writing. One of my goals is to do something interesting and different than what has already been done.  

In case you didn't know this, I like to put two words together for added effect.  It's not a misspelling, it's on purpose. You might also be able to find words in a song title that spell something backwards, but I'll try to keep it to a minimum, which isn't to say that I'll become a minimalist composer, though that would be fun.  

Scott McLean "Borshchorus (Be Free Grunge Spiritual)" - New/original song - Don't worry, this won't turn into a YouTube pop star video, but I have the same freedom

Scott McLean - singer, songwriter

Scott McLean "Problehem" - Original Song/New Grunge

Scott McLean - singer, songwriter