Al Globus' Music

Except where noted, I did all the voices and instruments. Here's the most recently recorded numbers:

Let's Go Out There (7.5 Mbytes) Copyright © 2009 Al Globus. The music to this original was written years ago, 200?, but there were no lyrics until 2007. Talks about space settlement. Try it, you like it.
This Path (4.5 Mbytes) Copyright © 2009 Al Globus. This about humanity choosing to expand into space rather than fight it out on Earth. I like the guitar leads a lot.

Is This (5.6 Mbytes) Copyright © 2009 Al Globus. Original written in the 1970s inspired by the Watergate hearings that lead to the peaceful removal of Richard Nixon from the presidency. The lyrics were surprisingly current during the Bush administration. This is a live version recorded by my band at the time, Blue Mountain Blend.
There Ain't Nothing We Can't Do (4.9 Mbytes). Copyright © 2010 Al Globus. A straight ahead rock 'n' roll song with a political message. I particularly like the lyrics (see below) and the guitar solo. It may be the only place a diminished chord has been used with this standard rhythm guitar lick. Originally written in 1977 and performed around the San Francisco Bay Area by Blue Mountain Blend, I partially updated the lyrics for this recording.

Ride The World (4 Mbytes) Copyright © 2009 Al Globus. Original written in the 1970s. My friends call it a rock anthem but this version is just guitar and voice. Good dance tune if you straighten out the 3/8 bar just before the verse.

Solo Guitar Music

Solar Sailing, Copyright © 2011 Al Globus, is an instrumental guitar piece written in the 1970s. This is solo steel string.
Aeolean C, Copyright © 2011 Al Globus, is an instrumental guitar piece written in the 1970s. This version is using a classical guitar only.
Celtic Faire (5.5 MB) (aif format (67 MB)) Copyright © 2010 Al Globus. This solo acoustic guitar instrumental is inspired by celtic rhythms and the 1973 Renaissance Faire Marin County after hours performance of the Flamenco dancers and guitarists -- one of the most amazing performances ever seen on the planet. Having an audience of Faire people really makes a difference, the fire almost leapt out of their feet and fingers!
Alegrias ala Sabicas (5.4 Mbytes). Performance Copyright © Al Globus, 2010. I learned this from a Japanese transcription of a recording by the great flamenco guitarist Sabicas, whom I saw perform in the 1960s. He was terrific. This is, by far, the most difficult piece I've recorded, and I had to modify it a bit here and there. There are also a few mistakes, but I hope you don't hear them. I played this at my sister's wedding, and scenes from that event always inform the performance. Enjoy!
Dance groove plus guitar solo (3.0 Mbytes) my daughter put together the dance groove and I added a guitar solo in the second half. Big fun! Copyright © Hannah Globus 2007.
Spanish Ballad (2.9 Mbytes), Traditional. This beautifully simple piece was the last live music my mother heard. Actually, not the whole piece. After the first A section everyone was so emotional I had to stop. Performance Copyright © Al Globus, 2010.
Prelude 1 (5.1 Mbytes), H. Villa-Lobos. This is a long time classical guitar favorite of mine. I hope you like it too. Performance Copyright © Al Globus, 2010.

Permission to use the copyrighted material for non-commercial purposes is granted, provided you credit Al Globus. If there's any commercial interest, contact me at AlGlobus@ gmail.com (spaces put in to fool the autobots).

For a number of years I sang with Mount Madonna Choir. Some of our recordings are here.

And now for some covers:

4 + 20 (4.1 Mbytes) Great Steven Stills song, just me and my guitar.
Zen Gospel (3 Mbytes) by Brian Bowers. Performance Copyright © 2010 Al Globus. This is a gag song in "four square harmony". I sang all four parts. This is about a country guy who started as a Baptist and became a Buddhist -- and the problems that involved. Have fun!
Christmas Bells recorded for the Mount Madonna Choir Christmas album.

In the late 1970's I played with Blue Mountain Blend in Marin County, California. I mostly played bass and sang, but also a little guitar and some sax. The group had great vocals. Patty Quimby sang the female leads, Michael Costello sang and played guitar, bass and flute, David Weaver sang and played guitar, bass and mandolin, and Ray Ormsby played drums. Here are some cover tunes recorded live in a pizza joint:

Landslide (5.2 Mbytes).
River Run (5.1 Mbytes).
Fiend of the Devil (5.8 Mbytes).
Been to Long at the Fair (4.6 Mbytes).
Gold Dust Woman (7.4 Mbytes).
Woman Be Wise (6.6 Mbytes).
The Bottle (5.0 Mbytes).
Hanry (4.0 Mbytes).
Ave Maria (2.8 Mbytes).
Summertime (9.2 Mbytes).
Johnny's Garden (6.9 Mbytes).
I Don't Want to Know (4.7 Mbytes).
Dogs and Ferrets (3.5 Mbytes).
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (5.2 Mbytes).

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