Bad Men

Here’s a new one to start the year.

Leon – Lyric & Vocals

Me – Guitar & vocals

The Band:
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Bad Men
Bad men seem to prosper
Far too often for my liking
A little frontier justice
Sometimes seems far too inviting
Like to drop a bomb on all those chumps
Wipe them out with one almighty thump
But that would make me just as bad as them
Oh it’s really quite a quandary that I’m in

Bad men seem to prosper
And there’s not much we can do
They don’t play by the same rules
That apply to me and you
Look at Vladimir without his shirt
You won’t see him get his just deserts
He’ll die in bed surrounded by his family
His obituary will say he was so manly

Bad men seem to prosper
That’s just the way it is
I guess that’s why we dreamed up the devil
And the seven deadly sins
At least they’ll get what’s coming when they’re dead
Wish that it would happen here instead
If once or twice an evil scheme could fail
And the villains end up languishing in gaol

Bad men seem to prosper
Far too often for my liking
A little frontier justice
Sometimes seems far too inviting
Like to drop a bomb on all those creeps
Bury all their bodies nice and deep
But that would make me just as bad as them
Oh it’s really quite a quandary that I’m in
Yes, that would make me just as bad as them
It’s really quite a quandary that I’m in

Cool tune to finish the year off with Peter and Leon. Awesome vocal, harmony and lyric. Peter the guitar was excellent. Super mix

Leon's voice reminds me of Rod McKuen.
The vocal track could use a tiny bit of sibilant management - less on the esses and more on the tch etc bits.
The organ sounds great over on the side.
Those tidy guitar licks are great and they lead to a cool solo.
Nice one!

Hi Peter and Leon,

great idea to start the year with a tune like this !!!

Leon: This is proof that you're a very angry (young? old?) man, too. Great, great lyrics.

And a good flowing, well-sung tune anyway. Love the parts when Peter falls in.

And, Peter, brilliant guitar stuff again (but who would expect anything else...).

Love the thing AN AWFUL LOT !!!

All the best for 2020,

Stefan

This is the first song of the new year for me.

Love the lyrics, very thought provoking. Great work on the guitar too, that outro solo especially was cooking.

Nice way to kick off 2020 Peter and Leon!

Hi Peter,

You and Leon are definitely a songwriting force! The two of you keep on turning out quality production after quality production. "Bad Men" sits alongside all the terrific listening music that you've created to date.

I enjoyed listening.

Regards,
Noel

A great rockin' tune. Great lyrics too. I really like the organ, and the guitar and the guitar solo really bring it together.

I enjoyed the listen - great lyrics, and nice harmonies.

... and the spelling of gaol, it forced to finally look it up.

Thanks a lot Scott.

Peter

Thanks Ray appreciate the listen.

Peter

hi peter great tune love it vocal and really like the guitar work it was perfect great tone thanks eric

"Bad men seem to prosper
Far too often for my liking
A little frontier justice
Sometimes seems far too inviting"

HA!

A good lyric throughout.

Cool opening.

A big sound throughout. (I am not a fan of the drums with the constant open hi-hat - but I know that is a personal preference) The outro guitar is sweet! (the drums under that are good (no open hi-hat) - ). Cool organ!

A rousing beginning to 2020. Look forward to many wonderful offerings from from Peter & Leon!!

fj

Peter & Leon,
Firstly-that`s a killer outro! Great guitar work thoughout.
An excellent lyric that`s fun in a biting way- my favourite swipe:

"Look at Vladimir without his shirt
You won’t see him get his just deserts
He’ll die in bed surrounded by his family
His obituary will say he was so manly"

An excellent opener for the year!

Robert

Nice one I did like the intro to me you put a different genre to this forum , That's a good thing because if you think Charts across the world..?

Well that's what you do !!.

Thanks

Thanks Stefan - appreciate the comments and all the best to you for 2020.

Peter

Thanks Dave.

Peter

A great way to start the year...
A gentle protest song...
Relating a feeling many of us have

I enjoyed the listen...
And I hope you guys fair the weather & fires we are seeing on TV!

Peter and Leon:

Good way to start the year—nice modern folky sound to this one. Like the guitar work following that second verse and thereafter. Love seeing a great collaboration!

Regards to you both,

Deej

Upon listening Janice said, "those bad men need some instant karma!" Yeah.

"But that would make me just as bad as them
Oh it’s really quite a quandary that I’m in"

Something we have oft discussed. Think it was Bob Dylan that referred to folks
who'd rather pull you down in the hole they are in rather than come up where
you are. A quandary indeed.

To ice the great write you guys provided some fine vocals and guitar chops...
as expected

The mix sounds excellent on the monitors...everyone is hittin' the note.

Great thought provoking listen from two of our favs!

J&B

PS Definitely a bad lookin' dude in the cover art!

Thanks Noel appreciate the review.

Peter

Nice song all the way through... enjoyed listening!


Thanks for sharing!
Will

Thanks appreciate the review.

Peter

I really liked the instrumentation and vocals, especially their spatial placement. Great job with all of that. The lyrics are okay, I felt they could've been better with some effort to avoid cliches. Others liked the lyrics, so it's probably just me.

Thanks David.

Peter

Thanks Eric.
Peter

Hi Peter and Leon,

That's one quandary you described in your lyrics.
I know a lot of guys like Vladimir nowadays. they seem to gain support somehow.
I thought we did a lot on education, but I really doubt now.
Although throwing bombs on them is not the solution. Preventing people to vote for these stupids is a better way...

But, I like your song not only for these lyrics, but it had something in it that let me think of the sixties and seventies.
Those were good times, although we also suffered from Bad Men then, unfortunately. Maybe its human nature we let that happen.

Hans

Hi Peter,

Cool!

Don't hear that many protest songs these days, but this is a really good one.

Clever lyrics with a good driving beat and nice guitars.

Still got a few hearing problems, but the mix sounds good to me in my present state!

Cheers, ROG.

Cool tune guys!! Yeah, I can relate to that message!! However, there are exceptions.......I love to see Harvey Weinstein stumbling out of the courthouse with his walker....where did that come from? Really fun song, and well put together, played and sung!! Take care. Greg

Thanks floyd -
I'm sometimes a bit lazy when playing around with the drums!
Appreciate the comments.

Peter

Thanks Robert appreciate the comments.

Peter

Thanks.

Peter

Thanks for your powerful song to start this year! A very good instrument selection and nice rolling rhythm to highlight the strong message, I hope the bad men will get what they deserve ASAP by some divine intervention Great guitar solo.

Janne

Thanks for the reviews appreciated.

Peter

J&B
Thanks for the comments very much appreciated.
The cover art guy certainly has a bad look about him!

Peter

Thanks for the comments.

Peter

Thanks for the comments and thoughts.

Peter

Thanks guys.

Peter

Interesting lyrics Peter! That solo was fantastic in the middle! Great chord changes and melody all around! Thanks, Torrey

I like the message.
Good song, well song!

I've got a few songs with a similar theme.
Music/Songs gives me an outlet for my outrage.

The age-old complaint...and the answer is as difficult as the question.The instrumental breaks are particularly strong and the guitar work really, really effective. Much enjoyed.

Very nicely done. Excellent lyrics that pair tremendously well with the instrumentation. I thought the production was top notch also. In particular, I liked the soloing a lot. Took it to the next level for me personally.

Thanks for sharing