The Music of Bruce W. Stevenson and Friends

A relationship song with a happy ending – in the style of The Beatles, sort of.

This meeting again is not just an ordinary meeting after a long time – it’s a meeting after her death.

Written at the height of the Covid crisis, I was perhaps a little too optimistic about when it would end. Nevertheless, it is indeed a song about the elation of coming through any crisis, and the gratitude we should feel. The only response to that feeling of gratitude for me is to love life and everyone I meet.

A frenzied (at times) relationship! This one is actually NOT about mental illness – just a guy being driven crazy by a girl. Imagine that!

Danny heard me do this one solo (with me singing all the parts) and suggested that we try to include our younger brother Hal and make it a “Three Brothers” song. The song is light-hearted and fun, and the idea of us singing together for the first time ever was fun, too. It is a fitting legacy work – and those who have done recording know how TRUE the lyrics are!

When we were a local teenage rock band, Hereafter was well known and did a few original songs mixed in secretly with our cover songs. Bruce pulled this song out of the old recordings and revamped it with some better drumming and added Mike Fowler on lead (Mike had toured with us when we turned pro in 1974). Steve Guyer’s son, Gabe, does the “old man” voice in the song that was his father’s part in the song when we played it live. Steve had recently passed away when this album was being recorded. Gabe sounds EXACTLY like Steve did back then. What a great gift to us all!

As we grew up, we dealt with mental illness in the family, strange family stories, and the era of psychedelic music. Danny tells a very personal story within this style.

This song throws the kitchen sink at the idea of Fear as a weapon. The King Crimson quote (licensed for use) is from “Epitaph” on the In the Court of the Crimson King album (ca 1969).

This guy is truly delusional – and the comedy keeps coming. The song begins with some funny lines from movies, continues with a ridiculous series of gaffs, and includes a rock rendition of the love theme from Tchaikowsky’s “Romeo and Juliet” – it’s all just crazy fun.

These is a new, updated version of the song which first appeared on our King Mixer (1997) CD.

A true love song to Danny’s wife Dale – a beautiful tribute to their life together.

After binging the entire series of Dawson’s Creek, I found myself captivated by the character of Jen Linley (played by Michelle Williams) – this is a tribute to all those who “fall in love” with characters on screens, large and small. Of course, it’s silly – some songs are just about having some fun or making fun of ourselves!