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Tommy Lidén

Three chords - so simple it makes you angry!!!

About Me

I was born in 1954, in Jonkoping and we lived in Norrahammar just south of the lovely town by the huge and beautiful lake Vattern. Most of my childhood I lived in Ludvika by the somewhat smaller but just as beautiful lake Vasman, another lovely little town that holds a big place in my heart! That's where I started to play the guitar in 1965 and soon learned those three chords so I could get in a band.
I did my best to zigzag through the hippie-, the "prog"- and the fusion-eras and actually avoided all trends since I was too lazy to practice and spent most of my time playing in local bluesbands. The blues came easier to me. Now, here I am, still strumming pretty much those same three chords!
I've always loved to fool around with words and melodies and I've always played in bands in the past. However, seeing a live demo in the early eighties, of the first Steinberg Pro 16 sequencing software on a Commodore/Vic 64, two synths and a drum machine just blew my mind. Since then I write songs in my home studio. I still do and some examples are in the player above.
I'm here to network with nice people, music fans, songwriters, artists, producers, publishers and other industry people within the international music and songwriting circuit.
If you have an interest in available songs in the player and/or in listening to more songs just send me a message with your ordinary email address
and I will send you more details and mp3 samples.
Thanks for stopping by.
Everything Happens For A Reason!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/27/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/onoroffsongs
Band Members: I haven't been in a band for far too many years. I absolutely love that cool, unique feeling being in a band though and on certain days I've missed it sooo badly!?!

Anyways, writing and recording songs together with the people listed, has compensated to some extent.

So far, I have co-written with: Patrik Ahlm, Mats MP Persson, SE, Patrick Linman, FIN, Teresa Austin - R*I*P, Ben Burton and Tom Ward, US, Tim Barrett and Daniel Lidén, London, UK.

This has inspired me to let music back into my life again and I am now about to form a band with some of the coolest cats I know. I'll tell you more later!
Influences: NEVER MIND ALL THE WORDING HERE! Just let me go on, it does me good! It´s my own recap/memory check too;-))))

Stefan Gunnarsson - Janne Schaffer - Jimi Hendrix - Eric Clapton - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Peter Green - PEPS PERSSON - Spencer Davis Group - Steve Winwood - Buzz Feiten - Leslie West - BB King - Larry Carlton - Kee Marcello - NOVEMBER - Angus Young - John McLaughlin - Keith Jarrett - Jeff Beck - Weather Report - Micke Nord Andersson - Mink DeVille - Billy F Gibbons - Mats Norrefalk - Chico Lindvall/Lotus - Fjellis Fjellström R*I*P - Rolf Nilsson - Bo Larsson - Andreas Lidberg - Steve Earl - Buddy Miller - Allison Moorer - Jackson Browne - David Lindley - Johan Gustavsson - Alan Holdsworth/GONG - Daniel Lanois - Mats Ronander - Lasse Wellander - Time Gallery - Ray Charles - Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Bill Bruford - John Hall Band - Chino Mariano - The Beach Boys - Tomas Ledin - Lennart Östlund - Lasse Andersson - Cat Stevens - AHA - Squeeze - Joe Cocker - Brady Blade/Spy Boy - Jojje Wadenius/Made In Sweden - Sven Ingvars - Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli - Neon Rose - Emmy Lou Harris - Mikael Rickfors - Lucinda Williams - Fleetwood Mac - Average White Band..........

Edin & Ã…dahl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Electric Boys - Chicago - Rugstedt & Kreutzfeldt - Spyro Gyra - Paul Butterfield Blues Band - U2 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - David Bowie - Aretha Franklin - Mike & The Mechanics - Frank Zappa - Go West - Raj Montana Band - Santana - Little Feat - RATATA- The Small Faces - Staffan Astner - Otis Redding - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Chick Corea/Return to Forever - ABBA - Vinegar Joe - EUROPE - Bonnie Raitt - Matchbox Twenty - The Cardigans - Dance With a Stranger - Steely Dan - The Corrs - Kris Kristofferson - Roxette - Prince - The Vaughan Brothers - Mothers Finest - Brecker Brothers - John Cougar Mellencamp - Thomas Helmig - Deep Purple - The Rembrandts - Wendy & Lisa - Toto - Nathan Larson - White Silver - Maroon 5 - Sheila E - Span - The Rasmus - AC/DC - KISS ..........

Bruce Springsteen - Scritti Politti - Bryan Adams - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Sheryl Crow - The Eagles - Ry Cooder - Anastacia - The Sneakers - Chris Whitley - James Taylor - EURYTHMICS - Mr. Mister..........

I´m adding constantly! I know it's over the top now but, I just can't stop it;-) and in the end the circle goes full with:

The Beatles - The Rolling Stones - Bob Dylan - The Hollies - The Four Tops - The Band - Marvin Gaye - The Who - Tages - Hep Stars - The Byrds - Sleepstones/Attraction - Shanes - Ola & The Janglers - The Slamcreepers

WHAT INSPIRES ME THE MOST THESE DAYS THOUGH, is that the young generation today is such a totally bottomless well of talent making so much good noise!! I'm so glad for them, their rehearsal rooms don't have dirt floors and they don't even ever have to "ping pong" tracks;-)
Sounds Like: Good timeless songs with good melodies, I hope.

Time for another cool video again!! Swedish living legend drummer, Hempo Hildén and Baltimore!!

This kid’s got the hang of it! (I just love drums)

Back to the roots:) Enjoy!

Record Label: Want cuts & publishing!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Publishing deal!!

In 2007, the song "Everything Happens For A Reason" that I co-wrote with Patrik Ahlm, was signed to Max Music Scandinavia, a Pama Music Group publishing company. I'm very excited to see if i...
Posted by Tommy Lidén on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:59:00 PST