Recorded November-December 1997.

Alter-Ego had featured Kyoko, the first song I recorded under the name Warhorse, and now Been There Done That would be the first full album as such.

The main change with Warhorse is the use of a newer Fostex 4 track recorder. I found with the way the buttons were designed it was much easier to “come in on the fly” and thus I was able to execute the tighter arrangements.

During the years I recorded as Asterisk, I had often done newer version of old songs. I decided with Warhorse not to rely on recycling. But to launch Warhorse I paid homage to Asterisk by taking similarly themed songs and fusing them together with additional new musical and lyrical bits in a sort of “proggy” way to make new creations.

1. Sweet Dreams (completed Nov 20)
Reuses words and music from the Asterisk songs ‘Cutting Edge'(1992), mainly in the first half, and ‘X-Rated'(1994), mainly in the second half. It also steals the chorus from Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics.

2. Betrayed (Dec 3)
Reuses words and music from the Asterisk songs ‘Deception’ (1992) and ‘Secrets’ (1995).

3. Fugitive (Dec 6)
Reuses words and music from the Asterisk songs ‘Birds of Prey’ (1991), ‘Predators (in the Mist)’ (1992) and ‘Conspiracy’ (1995).

4. Martyr (Dec 20)
a) The Dream
A significant part of the lyric stolen from One Man One Vote by Johnny Clegg, with additional lines taken from Biko by Peter Gabriel and Walk in the Reign by Rory Cooney.
b) Enough
Basically a remake of the Asterisk song ‘Enough Blood and Tears Enough’ (1993) (and a reprise of the line taken from Biko)

5. Covenant (Angelic Dream) (Dec 13)
Reuses words and music from the Asterisk song ‘I’ll Remember You’ 1994 and also the music from ‘The Promise’ (1994). The lyric borrows heavily from Johnny Clegg’s These Days, In My African Dream, as well as a bit from Inevitable Consequence of Progress.

6. Mad World (Dec 16)
Reuses words and music from the Asterisk songs ‘Modern World’ (1991), ‘Prodigal World’ (1991), ‘Prodigal World II’ (1992), and music from ‘Black Lightning’ (1992) and ‘M.A.D.’ (1994). It also steals the chorus from Mad World by Tears For Fears.