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2012/01/10 11:54:23 (permalink)

Countdown To Insanity


The CHB welcomes you to our latest nightmare. Countdown To Insanity.

With the recent moving on from The CHB by our dear friends Danny and Jonbouy, Bapu and his son Jason took on the task of drums for this contribution. By way of announcement, all future CHB tracks will have Dave (Quatumeffect) on drums. As of now, two new offerings have begun work.

As always you can hear the Sound Click version HERE

Or, the Hi-Res version HERE (remember to TURN IT UP!!!!)

The Lyrics
Verse A:
Something's going on inside of my brain
From moment (to moment) I don't feel the same (the same)
I can't seem to find
Where I left my mind
Everything is changed
They're saying I'm deranged

Verse B:
Life is just getting scarier
Crossing over the barrier
I'm in an uncharted area
Give me that needle I'm daring ya
As a child, I was precocious
Then they said that I had a neurosis
Tried everything, even hypnosis
Now they're saying it's a major psychosis


Pre-Chorus:
Time is slowing down almost to crawl
Scared like a child lost in the mall
Fell like just another brick in the wall
Am I somewhere or nowhere at all
Teetering, tottering ready to fall
Go to visit Alice down the rabbit hole

Chorus:
Is this my countdown to insanity
Where I lose my pride and vanity
Everything is unraveling
On my countdown to insanity

Bridge (Asylum):
Somebody wake me up tell me I'm dreaming
I hear doors slamming and I hear people screaming
Nurses chained me up on a sofa
Turned on the TV and made me watch Oprah
Then they all laughed as they gave me injections
Said I just needed some time for reflection
Please Dr. please. Someone please. Help me please.
Help me please
HELP ME!!!!!!

Main Solo:
Repeat Verse B:
Repeat Pre-Chorus:
Repeat Chorus:
Synth/Sitar Solo:

Please Dr. please. Someone please. Help me please.
Help me please
HELP ME!!!!!!

Outtro Solo:







The Credits:
The Lyrics & Music: SteveStrummerUK, Phil Doyle & Ed Kocol
Mixed/Mastered by: Ed & Alex

The Players:
Vox: Philz
Rhythm Guitars: SteveStrummerUK
Lead Guitars: Grant Starr
Bass Guitar: Ed (Bapu) Kocol
Sitar: Ed (Bapu) Kocol
Synths: Alex the Kook, Philz
Drums: Ed (Bapu) & Jason Kocol

Honorable Mentions:
#1 Intro: (0:00 - 0:26) – Philz
#2 Harmony Solo: (0:36 - 0:45) - Strummy
#3 Main solo: (3:45 - 4:11) - Grant
#4 Synth Motif: (5:18 - 5:26) - Alex
#5 Sitar Motif: (5:26 - 5:41) - Ed
#6 Outro solo: (6:06 - 6:33) Grant

post edited by The Coffee House Band - 2012/01/12 17:37:22
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    Tap
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 12:02:36 (permalink)
    Why the nerve of them .... That's just pure insanity!!!! What a great way to achieve insanity.....


    What a great tune .... This is just plain awesome. Great playing all around, Great mix and master!! Love the drums especially!!!
    Fine guitar playing as well! Nice solo.
    post edited by Tap - 2012/01/10 12:05:40

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 12:05:51 (permalink)
    Awesome creative stuff and great performances! Another epic tune.

    Mix-wise, maybe a little too much emphasis on drums/vocals - more guitar & bass please!
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 12:59:26 (permalink)
    Very Exciting song! Great job by all!

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 13:08:10 (permalink)
    Hard core!  Good mix and performances.  I like the vocals a bit up front, especially if you have good lyrics.  I don't know if this is part of the song, but it ended abruptly, and I doubt that you intended it to be that way.  It may have just cut out at the end.  I'll listen again later, but this cooks.

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 13:16:41 (permalink)
    Monster production guys, it must take some considerable work to bring all this together.

    Can't fault any of the performances here, everyone's right on the money. Mix-wise though I would like to hear a little less drums and a touch more guitar, with some of the murk taken out of 'em so I can hear that Strumming in minute detail

    Who did the artwork?


    Edit: Was just browsing your site - there's a typo on the 'Bing' page.
    post edited by jamesg1213 - 2012/01/10 15:09:43

     
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 16:03:36 (permalink)
    Sheesh. I made need some therapy after that sonic assualt.
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 17:25:15 (permalink)
    The drums give this a much more contemporary feel than previous songs; has Gryzylyg (sic) been moving in time as well as space? i hear Devin Townsend a lot in this (and the nice nod to Floyd with the 'brick in the wall' lyric) not gonna comment more now, as only listening at low volume on the laptop; once i get a chance on the DAW i will return! but i likes what i hears so far!

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 18:20:38 (permalink)
    Pretty cool how you guys have your own webpage. Philz, you listened to some Zappa in your day didn't you? :-) Not unlike my 2nd marriage, I can't really comment on the fidelity? (notebook speaks) The genre isn't really my forte, but I can appreciate the work that went in to this.

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 19:34:28 (permalink)
    whoa! that wore me out. so easy to get lost in and/or relate to!. Gentlemen I bow! I BOW!BRAVO!

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 20:11:16 (permalink)
    This was great guys. In both directions. ;)

    Hmmm ... since he's playing bass and drums, can we call Bapu a bummer now? ;)



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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 21:05:28 (permalink)
    Nice bit of work everyone!

    Well done!

    Echoing Lynn's comments on the vocals.

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 21:37:47 (permalink)
    This effin rocks!  Fantastic job by everyone....!  I think I've lost my mind, but I like it!

    The artwork is sweet too.  I especially like the "CHB" logo on the floor.

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 22:28:02 (permalink)
    Hi guys,

    Outstanding tune! Great work from everyone, but...wow, Grant is just tearing it up!

    Love the sitar. Excellent!



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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 22:38:27 (permalink)
    Cool! I like it.

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/10 22:43:14 (permalink)
    I knew this was coming. You guys always do the pre-release avatar thing.
    Love that chunky rhythm guitar.
    Grant, you make my fingers hurt.
    Drums rock.
    At times the vox seem maybe a little bright, but I think it fits.
    Wonderfully manic production.
    Good job all around , guys.

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/11 08:39:39 (permalink)
    Great job by everyone!


    best regards,
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/11 12:55:01 (permalink)
    Someone else suffering from wall building syndrome.

    Nice jobs all round guys an interesting cacophony one suspects it needs multiple listens to fully appreciate the enormity and depth. ( )

    Thanks for sharing


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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/11 13:50:55 (permalink)
    What were y'all thinking? 

    No... don't answer that...

    Pretty creative stuff there. Nice work. 

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/11 18:40:26 (permalink)
    So pretty and soothing.  


    And most likely WAY more fun to do than anything I ever do.  Except the mixing.  That gives me a headache just thinking about.  Anyway, you guys are all great.  This is fantastic! 
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/11 20:19:48 (permalink)
    Absoflippinlutely terrific stuff.  Creative lyrics and arrangement, great story and performance, and top production. 
    Very cool.
    I gotta stop and rest now.  Y'all done wore me out :>)
     
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/12 11:41:49 (permalink)
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/12 17:15:08 (permalink)
    Very cool guys... Interesting to hear this after listening to Danny's version...
    There's a lot going on here... I'll listen again...
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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/12 18:51:55 (permalink)
    fantastic gentlemen!  love it all!

    mix is great, performances are fantastic! 

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/13 03:36:15 (permalink)
    Hey, Guys,


    Very cool job on this modern sounding progressive metal extravaganza!


    Fun writing, and great performances by all of you.  Phil's vocals are cool and bordering on death metal when he gets down really low and gutteral, nice thick, edgy guitar tones, and killer solos by both Steve and Grant, the synths, bass and drums sound tight and powerful together, and the mix has a very polished, modern "Euro Metal" sound.


    Great stuff, guys. lots of fun!

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/14 18:30:46 (permalink)
    I finally got a chance to list to the song. Well done, guys.

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/16 12:16:21 (permalink)
    Heavy and thick as molasses guyz!! Philz vox were pretty scary on this!!

    Can't fault the guitars at all and a nice touch with the sitar.

    Very well done!!!

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/16 13:08:19 (permalink)

    @Tap - Thanks for being first to listen. We always remember our first.

    @dlogan - Thanks for the comments.

    @Scotty - Exciting is what we were shooting for.

    @Lynn - Sorry about the abrupt stop. Robby gets that at times too from our site. It may be time to move to another hosting service at renewal time. I really wanted Philz voice to come though on this one to really give the sense of the insanity of the storyteller.

    @jamesg1213 - 43 individual stems/tracks on this one. Pffffft. Megaton Maniac was like 64. Steve did the font work on that existing art. Fits the song no?

    @jamesyoyo - Thanks for stopping by. I know metal is not your thing so it's appreciated that you at least listened to our effort.

    @mgh - Glad you like the drums. I spent hours on the programming and sound sculting with the nudging of Alex and the help of my son. I'm pretty proud of the drum sound.

    @Robby - Thanks for being honest and taking a listen too.

    @Bayoubill - Thanks for the postive feed back. Since it wore you out, we may have reached our goal. 

    @Bub - You caught the two way street. Good for you. The Bapu is The Bummeer according to The CHB.

    @Guitarprima - Thanks for taking time out to listen.

    @Dreambliss - Losing the mind is what the song was all about. We did our job (with you at least). That artwork is perfect for the song IMHO.

    @geeare1 - You're the first to mention the sitar. I thought it added to the mood of the insanity as a "flashback" feeling. I knew the Line 6 Variax JTV-69 would come in handy.

    @57Gregy - Thanks for listening.

    @RobertB - Thanks for all the positive comments. Yeah, I know about the 'bright' vox and I think they add to the craziness of the storyteller.

    @McQ - Thanks for the kudo. We all appreciate it.

    @Wookiee - Feel free to listen to the cacophony as often as you like.

    @Herb - Thanks for lietening. Ya, you know what we were thinking. Crazy chit. 

    @Janet - How did you get a link to the acoustic demo version of this song? Thanks for stopping by.

    @Freddy J - Thanks for all the kind words. Agin, we wore you out.... hopefully in a good way?

    @bayoubill - two posts? still shooting for platinum? Thanks for stopping by again.

    @Frank - As I said to Wookie, listen as often as you like. Thanks for the first time. It was special to us.

    @Beagle - Always good to hear from the self procalimed 'unofficial' CHB fan club president and or mascot.

    @Bob Oister - Thanks so much for the postive review. 

    @Jan(aka Old55) - Finally a review from you. Glad you could stop by for the Insanity. See you @ NAMM buddy.

    @lhansen - Thanks for mentioning the sitar. It was fun to use the JTV-69. Note, the bass was actually done with my Line 6 Variax Bass using the Ric model. BTW, John Denver is doing Progressive Metal now?

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/16 19:47:45 (permalink)
    Big thanks for the listen and comments everyone. Thanks Gary, Rob and Bob for the comments about the solos. Sorry my parts were so creepy, the older boys made me do it... I'm really proud of the work everyone has done on this. I had my doubts in the beginning about this one and you guys turned it around and made this one into my favorite CHB song to date. Awesome work CHB brothers

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    Re:Countdown To Insanity 2012/01/16 20:35:30 (permalink)
    Bapu -@bayoubill - two posts? still shooting for platinum? 


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