The Blue Monsters, The Second Order

About Me

The Second Order is our new album. We started out blue but then we moved into something wonderful. That's what happen's when everything is new. I'm from Canada and Eric is from Chicago and we are both living in Finland. As a two part, just harmonica and guitar, songwriting works pretty well. Mostly I write the lyrics and Eric does the music, but the words to "Keeping it Simple" and "View from the Road" were by Eric, and they're beautiful. I think the stuff I write is darker, drawn from places like India and Nepal sometimes. But wherever I ran I found I couldn't run from myself. I have issues to work out. Thats why I write. And about the writing: The blues is not politically correct. How can it be when someone is unemployed and drunk. As Blind Lemon Jefferson says "I'm Broke and I'm hungry, ragged and dirty, too. If I clean myself up, babe, can I come home with you?" That's the cry of the blues....Peace and Love, Paul Bourgeois

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/25/2008
Band Website: bourgeoisie.ca/Music2/
Band Members: Blue Monsters - Core songwriting/performing team: Paul Bourgeois - harmonica, vocals___Eric Schwandt - guitar___Occasional Guest Monster: David Andrews - guitar, drums...
Conversations With Monsters - A Musical Interlude
Paul Bourgeois and David Andrews

All Along the Watchtower - A video beginning

This is a video that Paul Bourgeois, who does film and animation as well as harp and vocals, made for David Andrews. This is David's song "I Go Down":
Influences: Paul Bourgeois: "Vocally I catch as catch can. I figure I can’t sound like Elvis but if I make the attempt I will sound better than I normally do. I like John Popper on the harmonica. He just bebops all over the place." Eric Schwandt: "I don’t play a lot of lead, so most influences come on the rhythm side of things from an eclectic group of players: Paul Weller, Ian Moore, Ty Tabor, Billy Corgan, Jack White, and Duane Allman for slide."
Sounds Like: We are just harmonica, voice and guitar now. I don’t think we sound like anyone else, but we probably do.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

A history of who and what we are - and who and what I am

Before I talk about myself I MUST mention Heiki Turihalme, David Andrews, and especially Eric Schwandt, who is still a Blue Monster and is the Blue Monster's backbone and musical rock.I'm not the easi...
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:02:00 PST

I play what I want!

I tell people that to learn how to play you gotta play with others, but I wonder if it's me who has to learn to play with others or others who have to learn to play with me. Either way I play what I w...
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:11:00 PST

High School Reunion

Next Year is my 25th High School Reunion... or was it this year. I never get invited - probably because I don't stay in touch and nobody can find me - and the High School is a a continent and an ocea...
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:25:00 PST

I’m Embarking on a New Project

Since my OS changed I have been learning whole new ways of doing things. The wonderful thing about this software is that as I learn more it developes to meet my abilities. That's how new and dynamic...
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:19:00 PST

The Kinks: Rock and Roll Fantasy

But is it HIS fantasy or YOUR fantasy?
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:14:00 PST

Earth, Wind and Fire

Enough said, Baby.Peace and love,Paul Bourgeois
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:29:00 PST

Conversations with Monsters

Categories? This is life and music, or music and life. I don't see much difference. It all twines together, physically... metaphysically.When I make music or film it is a process of self discovery....
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PST

Super People

Super people flying higher than highsuper people, you watch the poor folk die......people dieing and you're having big fun......why can't you see that people are just people, no better than you or me....
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:46:00 PST

Social Protest = Blues = Neo-Folk

The blues, like folk music, is a form of social criticism and social protest. To be genuine it has to come from people who suffer. Well, I suppose, it all depends on who you are and what you want.I'...
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:40:00 PST

Social Welfare

Hello,Social welfare. It's set up for the welfare of society. It isn't designed for the welfare of the individual. Within it the individual has to fight to prevent himself from being locked into et...
Posted by The Blue Monsters, The Second Order on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:51:00 PST