V Years, by Boz Hayward

V Years

by Boz Hayward

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1.	Alert 04:15	buy track
2.	A History Lesson 02:36	buy track
3.	Broken 04:15	buy track
4.	To Hell With Ego 03:39	buy track
5.	Zone Out 03:45	buy track
6.	Dot to Dot 03:56	buy track
7.	The Light 02:53	buy track
8.	Fragile and Priceless 02:51	buy track
9.	It's Now Or Never 02:58	buy track
10.	Uncertainty 05:05	buy track

about

The roots of this project stem from the wake of John Lennon’s death on December 8th 1980. I was 15. Suddenly, the world turned upside down.

I was just starting to write songs on guitar and had just discovered minor chords. I mourned Lennon through a melancholic 3-chord sequence that came into my head and transported me back to the days of the early Beatles. It never found a home until 35 years later in the days following David Bowie’s death in January 2016. A death which, for both myself and millions of others, was equally devastating. ‘Blackstar’ had just been released. There were many hidden messages and unanswered questions sowed by the enigmatic genius Bowie, not just in this album, but throughout his career. People were trying to figure it all out, trying to join the dots of his life. So ‘Dot to Dot’ was written and happened to be perfect for a certain lonely chord sequence 35 years on.

‘Alert’ was written a few days later. In it, I am imagining what David Bowie might have felt like in the last few months of his life. It was like he planned to go out with a bang and be as alive as ever, even in death.

Every song has its story. In these uncertain times, we reflect on humankind and continue the journey of trying to understand ourselves. If we are to continue living by ‘binary absolutes’ instead of the oneness of both sides (light/dark, good/evil, right/wrong, etc.) we will never be able to move on.

So, after 5 years in the making, I would like to thank all who have been involved, directly or indirectly. You have enriched the music. I would also like to thank my wife Maria, her mum Mary McTernan and my folks Burnage Beryl and Woking Ven for your all your love and support.

Boz Hayward, Manchester, December 2020

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released January 8, 2021

All songs by Boz Hayward © 2021

Bert Weill Productions in association with German Shepherd Records

Drums recorded at Airtight Studios, Chorlton, Manchester by Seadna McPhail.

Music mainly recorded in our homes and gardens in lockdown Manchester 2020 excluding ‘Alert’ at Phil’s from Jan 2019: trumpet in Sale; sax in Knutsford.

Mixed by Boz hayward (Vile Villa) and Seadna McPhail (Airtight)

Mastered by Karl Sveinsson, Queens Ark Audio, Levenshulme, Manchester

Artwork by Boz/Bert Weill Productions.

Musicians:

Ed Bottomley - saxophone
Rick Burrows - trumpet and flugelhorn
Pat Clarke - harmonica (IV, X)
Mark Greer - garden slide guitar
Rob Haynes - drums and percussion
Boz Hayward - vocals, guitars, glockenspiel, keys, programming
Clive Mellor - harmonica (VII)
Phil Robinson - electric and guitarron bass; bass keys (III), tremolo guitar (I)
Mike Seal - piano (I)

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