Great Beyond by Tom Savage
For much of the past decade, I've traveled around Canada and the USA performing solo. Me and my guitar (or guitars rather...occasionally mandolin) up on stage, or in someone's living room, without a net. After touring with a band for many years, it was definitely a big change. It took some time to develop my approach to performing solo, and what kind of energy I wanted to bring to the stage. Ironically, in the end I found that approaching a solo show in the same way as a full band concert was the way to go. The thing is, I didn't have the band to help create that energy with me, so it required a commitment from myself to push that energy out into the crowd each and every night. It also required me to approach the playing of my acoustic guitar in a more aggressive, percussive fashion. Playing chunky rhythms and lead licks simultaneously.
I have learned a lot over the past decade, and the 350,000 kms I've traveled. The shows I've performed. The people I've encountered along the way. Great Beyond is a representation of those experiences, and of what I've learned as a performer, and as a person. It's not always easy getting where you are going but, in the midst of life's struggles, the seeds of art are sown.
This is truly a SOLO recording. It's me and my guitar. This is a gift to those of you who come to my shows and want to take a piece of that experience home with you. For those who haven't had an opportunity to take in one of my solo shows, this is what it sounds like. I hope you enjoy it.
Tracklist
| 1. | Great Beyond | 2:42 |
| 2. | I Wasn't Meant To Be Alone | 3:28 |
| 3. | Someone Knows Where I Am | 5:05 |
| 4. | (Too Much Time) Wasting My Time With You | 3:45 |
| 5. | Slow Learner | 3:53 |
| 6. | Lunatic Baby | 3:53 |
| 7. | Keep Movin' On | 2:37 |
| 8. | Dirty Mind | 4:26 |
| 9. | I Ain't Gonna be Your Fool No More | 3:17 |
| 10. | Carry You Home | 4:19 |
Credits
All music and lyrics by Tom Savage
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Zane Whitfield
Assistant engineer : Dylan Lodge
Cover photo by Kristen Ritchie
Produced by Tom Savage
License
All rights reserved.
Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and tempo and timbre.