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Live on LES by CharlieHipHop

Submitted by charliehiphop on Fri, 2010-07-30 13:23 – No comments

9:11 minutes (8.41 MB)

Two songs -- set the mic level too high (on the recorder -- didn't sound like that in the room, just very loud) and clipped the hell out of it but oh well -- take what you can get, right? You you know you do...

The first song is called "So Long." Been workin' on it for five years. Almost done. :)

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Lisa by Ogletree

Submitted by charliehiphop on Fri, 2010-07-09 07:11 – No comments

7:27 minutes (9.37 MB)

Mike Ogletree puts on a great show, but then he's had a lot of practice.

This song is about Lisa McPherson.

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CorollaRolla by CharlieHipHop

Submitted by charliehiphop on Wed, 2010-06-30 21:22 – No comments

5:49 minutes (6.79 MB)

Fun little song I did about my car. Most of the words were freestyled 'cause it's fresh and I don't remember the words.

Already recorded a gangsta' rap version of the same song... you would find it amusing. Perhaps I shall release it at some point.

I'm a rock and rolla
in my Corolla...

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Glove on a Shelf (live) by CharlieHipHop

Submitted by charliehiphop on Fri, 2010-06-18 13:27 – No comments

5:16 minutes (7.31 MB)

This was a good exercise in old-school acoustic. The guitar wasn't plugged in so I had to modulate by moving away from the mic when I wanted to play or sing louder. It was fun. Seemed to go over OK.

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STFU by Anthony Stanford

Submitted by charliehiphop on Fri, 2010-06-11 08:31 – No comments

6:26 minutes (7.68 MB)

(Note: I'm not actually sure that "STFU" is the name of the song. It might be "Asshole.")

This is my favorite song these days, and this was a great performance of it.

Anthony Stanford gave me permission to release it, but he can revoke it at any time so download it now.

Recorded at an undisclosed location in NYC -- sorry, the room's full and I don't want to ruin a good thing...

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Airiel Down Live in NYC

Submitted by charliehiphop on Tue, 2010-05-18 23:49 – No comments

11:45 minutes (14.95 MB)

I hesitate to reveal the exact time and place that this was recorded because the room's pretty full already. It was recorded last Thursday at an open mic on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. You'll have to listen to it if you want to be made privy to the exact 20. If you can make it there, you just might be in for some magic...

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April 22 by CharlieHipHop

Submitted by charliehiphop on Fri, 2010-04-23 13:37 – No comments

9:39 minutes (10.75 MB)

Been a while since I've played "Hey Obama" so I kinda messed it up. If you listen long enough, you'll get a decent version of "Message from the Working Class."

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Redemption Song (screwed up cover) by CharlieHipHop

Submitted by charliehiphop on Thu, 2010-02-25 23:33 – No comments

6:30 minutes (7.65 MB)

I'm recording in my bedroom now. Less resonant but clearer.

I forgot to play a whole big part of the song -- the part where the guitar goes ba ba ba bahm bahm BAHM... oh well.

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Song for a Good Man by CharlieHipHop

Submitted by charliehiphop on Thu, 2010-02-18 23:47 – No comments

5:48 minutes (6.76 MB)

My neighbor Tony died sometime in the past few days. He was a man about the neighborhood. Everybody knew him and liked him. Even so, he died so alone that the cops had to bust down his door to confirm it.

This isn't really a song, just a spontaneous chant for Tony, a guy who might not have realized how many people will miss him.

Tony had started cancer treatment a month or two ago so this wasn't a big surprise. He didn't seem sick last time I talked to him, just a little bummed about the prospect of chemo and radiation treatment. Lot of good it did him.

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