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Captain Ahab

You will never get your hands clean in dirty water

About Me

Hi I’m Captain Ahab an amateur songwriter from New Zealand, I thought I would put up some of my songs on to Myspace to get some feedback from others, so have a listen and if you have the time please let me know what you think.I am not a performer so Marshall Smith, & Tom Fox of the Sound room have recorded these songs for me, thanks guys! I have written a little about the songs belowPeople of New Orleans This was the first song I have had recorded and I went all out, it was recorded at the fantastic York St Studios in Parnell Auckland, most of it was live but the vocals were done later in Beaver Studios in Newton Auckland. Marshall is on lead vocals with Tom on guitar and some amazing session musicians helping out to.Mary This is the second song, and I asked Marshall and Tom to record it for me as I wanted to enter it into some song writing competitions, once again Marshall is on lead vocals, it was recorded at The Sound room’s own studio. I know what you are thinking who’s Mary?…..well you will have to keep on wondering cause I’ll never tell :)On my own This is my latest song, chosen by Marshall and Tom from about 10 I sent through to them, again they have recorded it at the Sound room’s studios, this time Tom takes the lead vocals. I am going to enter this song in this years competitions so fingers crossed.

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Member Since: 9/20/2007
Influences: Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, The Doors, The Black Crowes, Oasis, Jimi Hendrix, ACDC, Lisa Loeb, The Beatles, Crowded House, Johhny Winter, The Band, Radiohead, Guns'n'Roses, David Bowie, Van Morrison, Dire Straights, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee, Neil Young, Talking Heads, Dave Dobbyn, The Exponents, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, George Thorogood, Simply Red, U2, Paul Simon, John Denver, Tom Cochrane, Marcy Playground, Steve Miller Band, Greg Johnson, Albert King, Chris De Burgh, Mike Oldfield, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy, Travis, Billy Idol, Sheryl Crow, The Stray Cats, Jamiroquai, Peter Gabriel, Gary Moore, Will Smith, Chuck Berry, Fine Young Cannibals, Bon Jovi, Santana, Woody Guthrie, Lighting Hopkins, Herbs, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, UB40, John Mayer, Aerosmith, Crowded House, Melissa Etheridge, No Doubt, Ry Cooder, Green Day, Janis Joplin, Buddy Holly, Alison Moyet, Jim Croce, Tom Waits, Joe Cocker, Joan Osborne, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, ELO, Split Enz, Sublime, Supertramp, Bob Geldof, America, Tracy Chapman, The Hollies, Cracker, Rod Stewart, Eurythmics, Divinyls, Sting, The Police, John Lee Hooker, BB King, Ben Harper, Bob Marley
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