Get Together

Track 15  On  The Evolution of Noise  By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 3:46
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/23-GetTogether.mp3]
1989
Lyrics
These days it is not healthy to feel this way
But the cards are on the table and I have to play
It’s the spirit they enjoyed twenty years ago, I know

If we all get together we can have some fun
If we all get together we’ll bring out the sun
If we all get together we’ll show the world how we’ve done our show

These days it is not wise to let your hair grow long
And noone wants to hear some simple, bluesey song
I really find things these days to be quite a bore

If we all get together we can make our run
If we all get together we can stop the guns
If we all get together we’ll put an end to the war

I’d like to go to Woodstock on some time-warp train
With a half a million pople I’d stand out in the rain
And noone really noticed discomfort or pain at all
It’s groovy when the people can express what they think
Because a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
Let’s all get together and we’ll all be standing tall

But these days are in existance and those are gone
So we’ll have to bear with the boring life of Tron
Someday we’ll come of age and again we’ll move on, I know

If we all get together we’ll complete the task
If we all get together we’ll rip off the mask
If we all get together we’ll break off our cast and grow

Composition © 1989 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on August 20, 1989
Recorded August 1989
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
12-string Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Vocals

Listener Guide
Grade

Analysis: This is a true hippie song that I wrote after visiting the site of Woodstock on its 20th anniversary. The music cnsists of a 12-string acoustic and a freaked-out, chorus-driven electric, which fell in perfectly withthe theme. The lyrics are quite Utopian and naive and the spirit behind the song was “why is there no celebration on its anniversary?” Little did I know that there would be cncerts honoring the 25th and 30th anniversaries in the next five and ten years.

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Discouragement

Track 11  On  The Evolution of Noise  By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 5:09
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/16-Discouragement.mp3]
1989
Lyrics
I wonder who the hell you think you are
You’ve really taken this thing too far this time
You don’t have the looks and you don’t make us dance
For you the pursuit of happiness is a crime

You’re not with the norm, you can’t come along
We want something hip, we don’t want your damn song

No matter how hard we try, we can’t make us sad
You don’t out us down, you just make us look bad
You’re not one us, you don’t even compare
So what gives you the right to breathe in our air?

We’ll bring out your faults to cover our own
We’ll blindfold you and then we’ll cast our stone

‘Cause you can’t trade your visions with me
You can’t face the rain
So I wonder you even try?
You probably should just curl up and die
You can’t be a winner in no ordinary game
So I guess you just must take a dive
There’s no room here for compromise

Working so hard to keep my feet on the ground
The last thing I need is someone like you to put me down
I don’t really mean to get in your way
But if I wasn’t so foward, I’d probably just fade away

Am I really so bad or is that just what you say?
Is it jealousy you have that brings you to act this way?

I’ve really come far, just open your eyes
You may be in for somewhat of a surprise
Yes, you find some faults, so blindly you reap
You’re skimmimg the surface, you’re not reaching in too deep

I don’t ask for much, my needs are small
If you won’t judge fair then don’t judge me at all

You can’t trade your visions with me
You can’t face the rain
So I wonder you even try?
You probably should just curl up and die
You can’t be a winner in no ordinary game
So I guess you just may take a dive
There’s no room here for compromise

Composition © 1989 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on February 22, 1989
Recorded February-March 1989
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
12-String Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals

Listener Guide
Grade

Analysis: A very moody folk song with desperate vocals and lyrics which speak of frustration, projection, and yes, discouragement. Musically, the mix is a little weak when the bass and drums kick in, but otherwise a pleasant listen.

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Someday

Track 7  On  The Evolution of Noise  By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 3:33
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/10-Someday.mp3]
1988
Lyrics
We’ve come to today through hard work and chains
We lift up our hearts but blood falls like rain
We’ve come through today to horror and pain

And once we had life in the palm of our hands
But we held on too tight and it fell through like sand
Let’s hope that tommorrow we better undestand

Left on the shores of Neverland
Gone too far on the seas to find the land
Hope somehow we’re get our ships back in flight
But for now we’re lost in an eternal night

Hope and pray someday we’ll find out if life somehow has meaning
The way to Heaven requires a bit of dreaming, not only through the ceiling
Someday we’ll find out meaning some way

The road to success is bumpy with rocks
With more than its share of low blows and hard knocks
But you don’t always find happiness at the top

And once we had life in the palm of our hands
But it was taken from us, givin to a better man
He may lose it too if he doesn’t understand

Left on the shores of Neverland
Gone too far on the seas to find the land
Hope somehow we’re get our ships back in flight
But for now we’re lost in an eternal night

Hope and pray someday we’ll find out if life somehow has meaning
The way to Heaven requires a bit of dreaming, not only through the ceiling
Someday we’ll find out meaning some way

Left on the shores of Neverland
Gone too far on the seas to find the land
But somehow we’re get our ships back in flight
But for now we’re lost in an eternal night

Hope and pray someday we’ll find out if life somehow has meaning
The way to Heaven requires a bit of dreaming
Someday we’ll find out if life somehow has meaning
The way to Heaven requires a bit of dreaming, not only through the ceiling
Someday we’ll find out meaning some way

Composition © 1988, 1990 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on December 16, 1988
Recorded December 1988 & Spring 1990
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Harmonica, All Vocals

Listener Guide
Grade

Analysis: The best song from the early years of 1987-88. A philosophical lyric shared by two “voices”, guides the driving acoustic guitars, which were added in 1990 to the original 1988 all-electric recording, which is laid bare during the odd yet entertaining guitar lead.

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The Deer With the Golden Eye

Track 5  On  The Evolution of Noise  By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 6:30
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/08-TheDeerWithTheGoldenEye.mp3]
1988
Lyrics
Sundown, only light, no sound
Another long-lost day never found
Shot down, don’t believe no foolish clown
He’ll go away until he hears a special sound

Building and searching for more…

Rotten town, I’ve got to get out tonight
I’ll turn to brown if I don’t shout, alright!
You keep me here and feed me the beer
You say that I like
You go away until you need a special favor
You’re all my life is not about
You give me reasons, more reasons for me to break out

And went I get time away from home
I wander back to the place I used to roam
And there I find the deer with the golden eye
He sees all, but only when he really tries
And there is a fox who stalks the briar patch
But all he found was the egg that wouldn’t hatch
So far from home, an eagle soars alone
Her bird’s eye view can’t find the golden key to the throne

Hideaway, come find me today, some way
You’ll take me in if I have no sins to pay, okay?

Sundown, only light, no sound
Another long-lost day never found
Shot down, don’t believe no foolish clown
He’ll go away until he hears a special sound
Oh no, gotta go
Although I’ve tried so hard to make it right
It just hasn’t worked out so far
For the deer with the golden eye, just now has to say goodbye
“Goodbye”

Composition © 1988, 1990 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on November 20, 1988
Recorded November 1988 & Spring 1990
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
6 and 12 String Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Harpsichord, Drums, Lead Vocals
Sinclair Soul
Background Vocals

Listener Guide
Grade

Analysis: A true hybrid of a song, with the electric guitars, vocals, and harpsichord recorded in 1988 and the acoustics, bass, drums, and some vocal overdubs done in 1990. It was all mixed together in 2004, for a unique, journey of a song which comes full circle.

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Can’t Get Back

Track 02  On  The Evolution of Noise  By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 3:27
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/02-Can’tGetBack.mp3]
1987
Lyrics
Can’t get back, get back home
Can’t get back, get back home

Well, I was down and out and lonely on a summer night
When I found my world deep inside your dreams
Now what is this? Now hold on! How can this be right?
I found my love was sinking with your screams

But I’m alone again, yes I’m on my own
Can’t even take a breather inside my own home
Because you can’t get back when you’re own
Never on track when you lose the tone

Can’t get back, get back home
Can’t get back, get back home

Well, I was high and low and heavy since I lost the way
I looked around to find some brand new dreams
There was laughter in the night until I found the day
I found my love was sinking with your schemes

But I’m alone again, yes I’m on my own
Can’t even take a breather inside my own home
Because you can’t get back when you’re own
Never on track when you lose the tone

Composition © 1987, 1990 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on June 19, 1987
Recorded Spring 1990
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 and Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
Acoustic Guitars, All Vocals

Listener Guide
Grade

Analysis: This song was totally rebuilt in 1990 from the original in 1987, which used electric guitars and did not include the intro hook. Nevertheless, it comes across as an early folk song, which was the intent all along.

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