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Julio Rey – Glass Of Water (live – Coldplay cover)

Actually the first time I tried out a Coldplay song at church. It’s a bit of a train wreck due to my not knowing the words to the tune as intimately as I do now and guitar crapped out in mid chorus for a few seconds. Tried to make up for it by yelling. Hey, [...]

Julio Rey – Bottom Line / The Soldier (Live – Loogie Soup & Visitors “covers”)

Julio Rey – Bottom Line / The Soldier (Live – Loogie Soup & Visitors “covers”)

The first song was first successful songwriting attempt to marry el rock punk with los lyrics Christian, back in the spring of 1980 as riots erupted in my homietown and we were preparing to get invaded by a bunch of Cubans in boats. The second song was written about a year later when I had [...]

Julio Rey: The Hardest Part (live, Coldplay cover – YouTube vid)

Julio Rey: The Hardest Part (live, Coldplay cover – YouTube vid)

Coldplay was a nice surprise to this jaded middle-aged man that I am. I’m no big fan of U2, but somehow I love these guys that are a semi-blatant imitation of that self-righteous overblown pompous Irish band (with a little “easy listening” style piano thrown in for good measure). Coldplay’s music is bubblegum for the [...]

Julio Rey – Kill Satan/Get Out Of My Face (Lead oldies, YouTube vid)

Julio Rey – Kill Satan/Get Out Of My Face (Lead oldies, YouTube vid)

Been trying to adapt some of the oldies into my acoustic repertoire. Here’s two good ones, including a Nina tune from the first EP. Punk rock into punk folk. Recorded at International Church of South Florida by Jon Doozan on April 25, 2009.

Julio Rey: The Hardest Part (live, Coldplay cover)

Coldplay was a nice surprise to this jaded middle-aged man that I am. I’m no big fan of U2, but somehow I love these guys that are a semi-blatant imitation of that self-righteous overblown pompous Irish band (with a little “easy listening” style piano thrown in for good measure). Coldplay’s music is bubblegum for the [...]

Julio Rey – Kill Satan/Get Out Of My Face (Lead oldies)

Been trying to adapt some of the oldies into my acoustic repertoire. Here’s two good ones, including a Nina tune (!) from the first EP. Punk rock into punk folk. Recorded at International Church of South Florida by Jon Doozan on April 25, 2009.