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The Lead – a look back at the SoundCloud demos

We’re doing em for real for the new EP, except for the Tim Yohannon song. The first one is the whole band. The other two are just me.      

Some new vids from the Lead on YouTube

A few vids of Rob and I rehearsing my tunes for the new EP          

Some old vids from the Lead in YouTube

Some old vids from the Lead in YouTube

More are on their way, too. See the new vid page for all of them. Get on our mailing list (see left) to see them first.      

The Lead – What I Should Have Told Tim Yohannon In 1985 (Julio Rey demo 2011) – download at Area 1234

The Lead – What I Should Have Told Tim Yohannon In 1985 (Julio Rey demo 2011) – download at Area 1234

By popular request (and permission from Nina and Rob), the first of my two songs for the Lead’s upcoming 4-song EP is available for download at Area 1234.

Julio Rey – Unrehearsed Walk EP (vinyl rip download at area1234)

Julio Rey – Unrehearsed Walk EP (vinyl rip download at area1234)

Sing It Out (lo-fi garage punk) I Can Testify (lo-fi garage punk) Le Miserable (lo-fi garage folk) I’ll Never Know (lo-fi garage punk) My first attempt at getting my songs out, from 1982. My first-ever post here was my retelling of the story of its making. I added a digital booklet to the four song files, [...]

STREAM: Have a Loogie Loogie Christmas

STREAM: Have a Loogie Loogie Christmas

Just plugged in a streaming music player here so I’m testing it with Loogie Soup’s seasonal classic which debuted last Xmas. You can still download it at area1234.

Julio Rey – No Religion (Lead oldie live)

Julio Rey – No Religion (Lead oldie live)

I got my kids a new computer which means I can now sneak in and do some primitive editing and add tolerable amounts of some of my boring pre-song patter onto these vids. I’m really happy with this guitar sound for the harder-edged older punky stuff when I play it unaccompanied. It’s kind of a [...]

Julio Rey – Revolution In The Heart (Lead oldie)

The last tune on Return Fire and I guess it was also my farewell to melodic hardcore circa late 1985. Metal and crossover beckoned after, for better or worse. The words are still actually pretty good. The military trappings and revolutionary metaphor made this appropriate to play on the Fourth of July weekend. Intl Church [...]

Julio Rey – No Religion (live – Lead oldie – Return Fire version)

I got my kids a new computer which means I can now sneak in and do some primitive editing and add tolerable amounts of some of my boring pre-song patter onto these vids. I’m really happy with this guitar sound for the harder-edged older punky stuff when I play it unaccompanied. It’s kind of a [...]

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, [...]