- Sample MP3 File:
Back To Start
870kb .MP3 file
(70 second clip)
A rock song written for my friend Lexi Zehren and her former band, SXBeat. I was lucky enough to have her sing this one for me. - "Back To Start" copyright 1992 by John Everson
Take Back the Tears
694kb MP3 file
copyright 1992 by John Everson - Unrelated MIDI Track:
Here's a little experiment -- once I learned how to embed MIDI files on html pages, I went to one of my Cakewalk sequencer tracks and changed one to MIDI format and then linked it to the following Synth page.
It sounds more like Anything Box or Book of Love when played through a synthesizer,
(instead of like a cheesy videogame background, which is how you'll probably
hear it unless you have an awesome sound card) but hey, whaddya want for nothin'?
Demo Tape/CD
oments
of Passion, a demo tape of nine pop-rock
songs I wrote, was recorded at El Kabong Studios on particularly propitious days
from October 1993 to October 1995. Since I don't have a band of my own, the members
of Paddlefoot provided instrumental (and creative) backing.
To hear a couple excerpts from the tape, scroll down.
Moments of Passion
The Credits:
Engineered by Mark Konzen
Mixed & Mastered by Trevor Sadler
All songs on Moments of Passion
were written by John Everson
Cover Design by E3 Productions
The Songs:
"Back
2 Start"
"Don't Let's Fall In Love"
"Geralyn"
"Take Back The Tears"
"Time 4 War"
"I Will Always Be There"
"Allison Rose"
"Moments of Passion"
"Christmas Bells" (bonus track)
The Band:
John Everson: keyboards, vocals
Mark Konzen: bass, backing vocals on "Allison Rose," guitar
on "Geralyn" & "Christmas Bells," vocal coaching and
other B.S.
Chris Fry: drums
Mark Watson: guitars
Lexi Zehren: vocals on "Moments of Passion" & "Back
2 Start"
Beverlee Bailey: backing vocals on "Allison Rose," duet
on "Christmas Bells"
Reviews of Moments of Passion
"Region Rumblings"
Beat magazine
February 1997
This 9-cut debut set of original pop fodder by local music scribe, John Everson, encompasses two years of his creative life. Although a mixed musical bag of varying quality and styles, this album shows Everson to have a creative spark as a songwriter. His songs are generally upbeat and buoyant, with words of love and desire spilling forth freely from his pen.
Things get off to a solid start with "Back To Start," featuring guest vocalist Lexi Zehren, who returns later to supply vocals on the title cut. Zehren's sweet renderings make her contributions the tru highlights of the album. She is a good vehicle for Everson's songs.
Everson's own vocals are pleasant, but they tend to wear thin as the album progresses. Of the tracks he handles, the best to emerge is "Take Back The Tears," a bouncy tale of lost love that carries a strong Blues Traveler influence.
Everson is capably backed on these tracks by members of the South Side band Paddlefoot, with bassist Mark Konzen engineering.
Thad Rueter
Illinois Entertainer magazine
February 1997
John Everson's Moments of Passion is the work of a modern troubadour. Songs such as "Geralyn" and "Allison Rose" are bouncy and joyous, with lyrics that ooze with love and affection. Everson tends to play in the higher ranges of his keyboards,and when he sings (backed by a full band), you can almost see the smile on his face. Clearly, he's a happy guy – maybe too happy.