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| awaken me, love
| Story: A man desires to awaken from his lonely, solitary slumber.
Notes: Thick vocal harmonies, retro sounds.
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| betterLove
| Story: if only love could conquer the world
Notes: deep, rolling groove, impassioned vocals, way out there guitar sounds
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| black
| Story: A musician expounds upon being a closet rock and roll star...unknown, but not in debt.
Notes: Funky, scrappy beat with some great sax and horns.
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| blue tango
| Story: A story about finding a mate in Finland. The tango is extremely popular in Finland, sometimes somberness as well.
Notes: Incredible bass from Ron Reynold's. Female voice overs by Tania Odarchenko. Nod to Tom Waits.
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| hollywood backdrop
| Story: Man falls in love with a prostitute. He loses track and thinks that his life has become a Hollywood movie.
Notes: Powerful rock funk groove, with wah guitars and big vocals
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| if peace is the rope
| Story: A demand for peace from the majority underclasses of the planet
Notes: big chorus, non stop slide guitar
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| just stare deep
| Story: Man abandons the furious pace of life around him. Sings of joining in a deep stare with his lover.
Notes: Trance-like groove. High-end microphone used on vocals, Cobb Ervin on drums.
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| kaleidoscope carousel
| Story: Man describes the whirlwind world around him. Only his lover's gaze can make him forget about the world.
Notes: improvisational start, climatic buildup
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| living doll
| Story: Balding, bulging nerd seduces beautiful blind woman. He enjoys dressing her up like a living doll.
Notes: 7/8 guitar riff over 8/8. Wild, interesting guitar solo by Dave Stackpole.
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| loquacious lady
| Story: Man falls in love with a very verbose woman
Notes: slow groove that thickens, big guitar solo
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| lovers return
| Story: Lovers re-unite, time collapses.
Notes: Andy Hamburger on drums, as solid as ever. Ron Reynolds riffs some incredible bass during bridge and chorus.
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| music or me
| Story: Man is offered a choice between a young lover and his interest in music.
Notes: Jazz feel with a rock bass line. Nice backup vocals and subtle guitar soloing by Dave Stackpole.
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| my heart moves forward
| Story: Impassioned carol to a woman who seems to be losing interest.
Notes: Straight ahead hard rock.
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| new jazz
| Story: A call to abandon ancient, nebulous, fairy tales. An appreciation of cultural differences, allegorized as contributions from jazz musicians.
Notes: Jazz rock, through and through. Very clean guitar soloing. Great backing vocals from Cobb Ervin.
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| passion dive
| Story: Man's passion for a woman evokes comparisons to skydiving
Notes: flowing rhythm with big vocal sound
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| primal garb
| Story: a facetious swipe at the fashion industry
Notes: infectious bass groove, light comedic feel to vocals
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| red sedan
| Story: A man is frustrated that men with nice cars keeping stealing away his women.
Notes: Upbeat groove, saxes, lyrics with a light, comical edge.
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| romance dreaming
| Story: Man rejoices/laments his daydreaming about women.
Notes: Great hip-hop feel, especially the drums by Bruce Guttridge. Nice brass layering and killer trumpet solo by Scott Wood.
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