Beautiful weather today. Strange how I live in a country where April is declared the wettest on record and yet we are in a drought. Hmmmm. Something not right there.
I have been working on my websites… giving them a bit of a tidy up. If you take a glance at the top menu you’ll see TEHI. Just a reminder that this is a link to the Eleventh Hour Initiative (TEHI) site. TEHI is a band I formed with Bill Ryan from the US of A. In my re-jigging of that site I had cause to listen to our album, Escapism, with fresh ears. My verdict is that it is an immense album. We created an intelligent, yet populist album full of potential hits. I am proud all over again with the project.
I enjoy the duality of Confession of the Whole School (COTWS) and the Eleventh Hour Initiative (TEHI). I feel like I can create the hits and yet still have an outlet for my more esoteric product. This site, and indeed COTWS itself, was created as a kind of protest to the typical website, and often, the typical band. I want to share my thoughts… be completely open. There is no place to hide here! When it comes to TEHI I have pulled back slightly. TEHI is a solid band project. There is not the same need for being so straight with you. TEHI is the result of a hive mind – in a way impenetrable. And perhaps necessarily so…
Anyway, as we’re discussing openness, I would like to remind you of a recent COTWS song… Sweetheart it’s me. Quote:
“I haven’t heard a total loss of self respect like this since Jacques Brel’s ‘ne me quitte pas’. ” – John Hollingum.
Having listened to the song in question… all I can say is that this short review may be the greatest musical compliment I have yet received.
confessionofthewholeschool.com 