So we now have a Neil P, and a Neil B.
Neil B has been following The PBGB Shed with great interest and enthusiasm for many years. He is a longstanding personal friend and neighbour. We have known that Neil has a musical past and keyboard skills but Neil had muscular issues with his hands that prevented him from playing with any confidence. But thanks to the marvels of modern medicine Neil is now cured, his hands are fine, and he is IN THE SHED!
Neil debuts on our beautiful 1973 Fender Rhodes electric piano, which we call Frhodo, by contributing to the Manny Aigner / Mick Nadin co-composition 'Potential'
You can read all about Neil's musical journeys by clicking on The Musos tab above, then clicking on Neil's name.
Anyway, Potential...............another song which Manny brought to us fully formed as a guitar piece to which Mick said "I think I might have some lyrics which will fit this", and voila!........... they did.
We set about getting the basics down and it all came together very quickly. Basically nailed it straight out of the box, although we did add Graham's percussion at a later date, and Mick re-sang his vocal track. Best of all, Neil Burnham's piano part was good to go right from the start...........like the rest of us he had only first heard the bones of the song about an hour before the basics, including Neil's piano part, were recorded. Nice work Neil !!! Give that man a PBGB T Shirt !!!
It's not hard to get the gist of 'Potential'. One listen makes it clear that Mick is urging people to have a go. We all have plenty of potential, no matter what avenue we choose to pursue, just get up and have a go. You can do it !! very positive stuff thanks Mick.
Have a listen by clicking HERE.
Manny Aigner wrote the music and played guitar
Mick Nadin wrote the lyrics, sang them and played harp
Neil Burnham played Frhodo
Neil Porter played the bass and did all the recording and production work
Graham Brown played percussion instruments
Pete played drums
