The Real Greatest Hits

The Real Greatest Hits

By Nathan Payne | pablosmoglives | 6 Apr 2026


For anyone unfamiliar with my music, the greatest hits albums on YouTube are the best place to start. I actually compiled them with the intention of letting people have them for free. But, other than the enjoyment I received from making them, it hasn't done me any good. Not in the visible, immediate-term.

Until my instincts tell me otherwise, I have unlocked the 5 best albums in my discography on Bandcamp. They are available for free download, with payment through the honor system. I don't trust Stripe, so the honor system is the best way to go.

So, for now, Fabulous Dream, Holy Smokes, Wild Hearts Forever, Rural Mortis, and All The Diamonds You Can Eat can be downloaded for free. If this sale goes well, I will unlock American Infidel as a freebie, as a token of my gratitude (or any album you request!).

All I ask is a donation of $10 USD per record, but pay what you can. If you take all 5 for $40, you have my blessing. But pay what you can.

Zelle me at pablosmoglives @ protonmail.com

Or use CashApp or PayPal.

Thank you in advance.

Of course, you can always take them for free, but you will be enabling the same artless machine that... Etc., you get the culture you pay for, etc. etc. etc., all that... And even worse, you will be cursed. Worms of poverty will chew away your livelihood to the tune of thousands of dollars.

It's not worth it.

Thanks for listening, but more than that, thank you for your practical support. Nobody who writes music for adulation or attention is a real writer. It's like the bartender with a bass guitar habit who plays rockstar on the weekends. I usually get along with that guy, and have played many good shows with him, but we don't work in the same field. Real writing needs real support. It's nice if you like it; it's fun to strut in front of your girlfriend on a Friday night with a guitar in your hand; it's better if you're onstage because there's nowhere else in the world you are comfortable, and you back your appreciation up with material support.

Thanks again,
NP

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Nathan Payne
Nathan Payne

I am a songwriter and bandleader who travels the world in search of the golden ticket. https://nathan-payne.wixsite.com/home


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Replacing my blog at http://pablosmoglives.wordpress.com

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