TED POLEY
Ted Poley was kind enough to send us his comments on the songs that are included in his forthcoming album "Smile" due for release on October 19th on Frontiers Records. Get also ready for a major surprise about Ted and Danger Danger soon!
Don't miss Ted Poley performing with Danger Danger at the forthcoming UNITED FORCES OF ROCK Festival in Ludwigsburg on September 30th.
WAITING LINE
Great opening track. I co-wrote this song with the Martin Brothers. This is a little bit modern yet totally melodic. The chorus is big and catchy and you will be singing along with this one right from the start! Almost reminds me of something that The Veronicas would do, and I LOVE their record.
GOING BLIND
Another great Martin Bros song. Sort of a cool moody song, something a bit different from anything I have done before. Lots of production going on in this song! I love the strings and orchestration on this one and a great slide guitar lead by JK, probably played authentically with a beer bottle...
SMILE
Good times, good mood song, reflects my mood at the moment, because I am having the most fun touring and recording that I have had in many years so I am a happy guy and named the cd after this song. It was written by my music partner Vic Rivera specifically for this cd. Vic Plays the lead guitar on this track as well.
WHAT IF SHE KNEW
The song is about someone who is ended up with the wrong girl and is still thinking about the other one. This is a really catchy song, written by my good bro the Rev Joey D, from the Ohio based band "Liquid". He has been a close friend for many years now and I love his songs. He wrote a couple that were included on my last solo cd, including one of the most popular songs, "Maybe". He continues his great writing on this cd.
MORE THAN GOODBYE
The ballad! Another great Joey D. song. Its a love song and full of a lot of great emotion and production, starting out acoustic until the full band kicks in. Great arrangement.
LUV ON ME
Probably my favourite song on the cd! This song is a real rocker and I will surely be playing this one live...it rocks but you can dance to it! It has some super catchy vocal hooks and overall just came out great. The drumming is off the hook too! This song friggin' ROCKS!
LIFE KEEPS SPINNING ME ROUND
Another one of my favourite tracks on the cd. It's just a great song and I added a ton of backing vocals which was a lot of fun and sounds huge as it builds towards the end! Has some more great JK slide guitar and the drum sound is huge. The drumming is "chock full of Dan Zoidian Flavor Chops".
WHY CANT WE PRETENT THAT ITS OVER?
The title says it all, this is a "break up" song from a guy to a girl. This is a really rockin' song with my favourite guitar lead on the whole cd. JK is so blazing on this one. I asked him to throw down the most over the top and hard to play lead, and he threw down this PREMIUM guitar lead! I cant actually believe that someone can play that fast but here is the proof.
IF I CANT CHANGE YOUR HEART (Then Let Me Blow Your Mind)
This was the first song that I wrote with the Martin Brothers, they sent me some music and I wrote the lead vocal melodies and the lyrics. The title means, if I cant make you love me one way, then let me blow you away another way, like with talent or humor or intelligence.
WHERE IT ENDS
Another Martin Bros track. This one is special to me because I play the piano in the choruses and that will make my mom happy since she paid for a lot of piano lessons when I was a kid! Its sort of a mid tempo ballad but with a big chorus... I like the intimacy of the vocals in the verses.
WILL YA
Another Vic Rivera song idea that I helped him finish. A little heavier song but very melodic with a big catchy chorus and lots of Vic's trademark arrangement. Vic plays the guitar leads on this one too...he delivered two great songs for this cd and originally wasn't scheduled to play on the cd, but I asked him to play the guitar on his own songs so that i could get a touch of Vic on my cd!
REPRISE - IF I CANT
The credit for this one goes to Eric! He took my vocal tracks and came up with a great orchestral arrangement for that song, and I love it! Its great fun to sing with an orchestra and real piano… something I would love to do live someday.