Oh..my..god. I have tears in my eyes after listening to this song, and I don't think I needed one word of explanation of what it represents. The music took me right there automatically. What a journey...what an artist!...sigh!...beautiful! I'll play it over and over...I'm SO glad I found your music!! I bow to you Alan...you MUST win!! Lana
Wow..just want to thank everyone who has voted me to number 2 in instrumental..(as of 7th April)considering the abundance of talent on this channel I'm absolutely overwhelmed..
Thank you so very much and sincere gratitude - this track is up for submission to the producers of a major US feature film and to see it get to number 2 (even once!) has made my day.
A few people have asked me about the title and inspiration behind this piece. I find it hard to answer many questions about it as it really "wrote itself" at a period in my life when there wasn't a lot of positive things going on. "The Things In The Attic" can refer to lost hopes, growing older, missed chances and opportunities - memories that come back to haunt you - experiences that you only ever have once in a lifetime and are consigned to the back of ones mind..etc
"The Things In The Attic" - they lie collecting dust..upstairs..hard to approach and dust down..once bitten twice shy thoughts..the things you know are hanging over your shoulder and in the back of your mind but - do you have the courage to face them, dust them down and build a new life out of relics of the past?
Sorry but thats the best description I can give of this piece and its what was in my mind when i wrote it. I'm sure people will(and have)interpret(ed) it in different ways and that is wonderful. But thats the best I can give about this piece.
Fear, wonder, longing, wonder Lost dreams and missed chances Evolution (note key change at end)
A new start Or killed by the old?
hope that is some insight into the feel of this piece for those who have asked
Comments for The Things In The Attic (Inst.)
by James Alan Gourley
Lana
Thank you so very much and sincere gratitude - this track is up for submission to the producers of a major US feature film and to see it get to number 2 (even once!) has made my day.
Peace
Alan
"The Things In The Attic" - they lie collecting dust..upstairs..hard to approach and dust down..once bitten twice shy thoughts..the things you know are hanging over your shoulder and in the back of your mind but - do you have the courage to face them, dust them down and build a new life out of relics of the past?
Sorry but thats the best description I can give of this piece and its what was in my mind when i wrote it. I'm sure people will(and have)interpret(ed) it in different ways and that is wonderful. But
thats the best I can give about this piece.
Fear, wonder, longing, wonder
Lost dreams and missed chances
Evolution (note key change at end)
A new start
Or killed by the old?
hope that is some insight into the feel of this piece for those who have asked
Alan x
Thanks for your votes and getting me into top 20 in acoustic
Appreciated deeply
Alan