Simmons Comes Alive!, by Michael Simmons

Simmons Comes Alive!

by Michael Simmons

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1.	Moving 04:56	buy track
2.	All I've Got to Do 01:48
3.	Steel Guitars 02:36
4.	The Rest of My Life 02:44
5.	This and That 03:12
6.	Telephone Line 04:46
7.	Distant Sun 03:37
8.	Every Day as We Grow Closer 02:31
9.	Oh! Darling 03:26
10.	I'd Like That 03:21
11.	I Built This Garden for Us 06:19
12.	Sing Me Spanish Techno 04:06
13.	Coal 03:32
14.	One Step Ahead 02:53
15.	Somerville 03:32
16.	No Time 03:15
17.	Eight Days a Week 02:44
18.	World Without Love 02:47
19.	(Drawing) Rings Around the World 02:45
20.	Moving 02:45

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Another 'live' collection of favorites, performed for the most part in one quick go, warts and all. There are companion videos for each of these songs, as the performances were captured during recording and edited together. A playlst of all 20 videos can be found here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsK3zsMkiqBk2JhPlgs1BmwfOlwABBxev

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released December 3, 2013

Entirely performed and recorded 'live' in single takes by Michael SImmons, except 'Sing Me Spanish Techno' featuring Nicole Kubis (vocals), Cameron Lew (bass), Vince Phung (guitar), and Mike Wilson (drums)

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Michael Simmons Huntington Beach, California

Guitarist/songwriter/vocalist for venerable powerpop band sparkle*jets u.k., frequent voice behind Popdudes, and 1/3 of Yorktown Lads.

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