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1. If You Don't Stay

Soft, soulful, hard-hitting rock. A man wonders about his lover's commitment to him, "If I cry on your shoulders 'till the morning light, tell me will it matter much to you?..." The soulful guitar by Jackson, keys by Neel, along with the roller-coaster rhythm by Krampf and Babbitt make this ballad a ride like a slow, fully-burdened train.

2. Dreamer

Emotional, sensual, melancholic. The song starts slow with the gentle sound of piano, then quickly ramps you into the shadowy, dream-like state of a man who's lover has pushed him aside . He admits " I'm just a dreamer." Neel's piano and Jackson's guitar move you to the edge of love's twilight, where dream and reality are obscured. Soft rock, ethereal, dreamy, but down to the ground rock & roll.

3. Little Girl

Country-style, light hearted, yet all the same, full bore rock & roll.

4. Where Are You Going?

Aggressive, dynamic, and emotionally charged. Thoughtful and introspective, solidly rooted classic-style rock that tells the story of a man who's questioning "Tell me where are you going with all that fury? Are you missing love and all its glory?.." This is what folk-rock is all about. Classic sound, classic rock with a message. Folk-rock that cuts to the bone.

5. Life's Only A Gamble

Light, free, warm country-rock. A classic rock ditty, spiced with a little Louisiana-bayou flavor about a son's ride with his father down the slow, wandering river of life. The journey spans childhood to maturity, a son's memories on his father's advice that puts life in perspective, reminiscing on fishing, loving, living, and riding along with the riverŠ

6. Four Seasons

Tony Bennett meets Sid Vicious! Emotional and sensual, then pessimistic and playful. Slow dance your way through a soft jazz and right into a hard-line alternative punk chorus. Johnny Neel's piano and guest musician, Bob Draga's clarinet, are just the kind of ingredients that make this cut an unforgettable hybrid of fusion sound.

7. Only Yesterday

Emotional, sweet, sensual, with a melancholic chorus. Float up to the clouds with this European-Spanish style soft rock. An old man reminisces about his yesterday, when "I would have sailed against the battle ships just to kiss your lips.." Alas! Even the strongest love stories come to an end with broken hearts and lost dreams.

8. Love On A Silver Tray

Pessimistic, dark, and bitter. Slow moving and desolate, yet hard driving music that cuts through the soul! Love taken for granted = love turned bitter. Take a deliberate trip through the desert and walk away from the one who "always got your love on a silver tray," but gave little back. Feel the sadness, stillness, and the finality of the man's decision to walk away and leave it all behind. Krampf's rhythm is insatiable in this haunting song. Mood music at its finest.

9. Talking To Yourself (Part I)

Cold, firm, dense, low key and bitter. Eavesdrop on the one who was talking to herself. The man repeats the mantra-like phrase "I heard you talking to yourself," because what he heard was so painful he thinks he may accept reality by repeating the phrase time and again in his mind. Rad's sad, stern, iterating Piano chords move you in a state of disbelief, whilst his soulful guitar moans the lost connections expressed in verses such as: "You left me hanging with pain and grief" This track being Part One, Part Two (soon to come on Joe's next CD release) promises to tell the whole truth in this strange unfolding story.

 

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