Tag: Ric Albano on Drums

Another Lazy Sunday

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Bonus Track By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 2:41
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/44-AnotherLazySunday.mp3]		 1991
Lyrics
And when I see you next time
I’ll tell you the truth
It’s just the way I express my emotions, crying for you

Don’t pass me by girl, we’re headed down the same narrow road
Can’t you see it too?
Just another lazy Sunday and the birds are sigin’ sunshine
Trying to find themselves a fool

So when I see you next time, love me with your eyes
And your hold and your touch just feels so fine
Don’t worry, we’ll have our time

And when I see you next time
I’ll tell you the truth
It’s just the way I express my emotions, crying for you

Composition © 1991 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on March 10, 1991
Recorded March 1991
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, All Vocals

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Analysis: Almost a country-waltz, this simple acoustic diddy is all verse and no variation. The vocals are a bit weak and there are some tuning issues

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Fire On the Mountain

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Bonus Track By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 4:00
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/43-FireOnTheMountain.mp3]		 1991
Lyrics
I walked along the mountain side
And noticed thick, black smoke that filled the air, but noone cared
I raced towards the valley with my arms up screaming loudly
But it appeared noone could hear

I looked upon the bridge and saw the children
Standing lonely and lost and crying, their fear of dying
Their stranded in this old ghost town
Their parents are all underground and save from this fate

The problem with most people is
They think that if don’t know it’s alright to lose the fight
They strive to get security
But safety doesn’t matter in place of green, know what I mean?

Fire on the mountain spreading quickly towards the valley
It is a shame, it can’t be tamed
The rain can’t stop its rapid growth
The wind provides no antidote
It came, but who’s to blame

I fell into a fitful sleep and had a dream
That all had turned out right, at least for tonight
If wishful thinking is all I’ve got
I’ll cherish it right down to the last drop, until it stops

Fire on the mountain spreading quickly towards the valley
It is a shame, it can’t be tamed
The rain provides no antidote
The wind can’t stop its rapid growth
It came, but who’s to blame

Composition © 1991, 1993 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on March 3, 1991
Recorded March 1991 & November 1993
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals

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Analysis: A song built from a sales pitch, this was originally written as part of a trilogy. The Lyric is poetic and sound is adequate, but the melody never quite matured.

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Blue Frog

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Bonus Track By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 2:03
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/42-BlueFrog.mp3]		 1991
Lyrics

~ Instrumental ~

Composition © 1991 Ric Albano
Publication © 2012 Jeremiah Dylan Cook

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on February 20, 1991
Recorded February 1991
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Drums

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Analysis: A truly “lost” piece, which was discovered in 2003 along with its counterpart, now called Green Dog. I honestly don’t know when this was written or recorded, I can only estimate the era. The title and date were chosen because it was the birth of my first son, who happlens to now run a website BigBlueBullfrog.com.

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Noise

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Bonus Track By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 2:16
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/41-Noise.mp3]		 1991
Lyrics
Do you wanna come up and play?
I’ve got dozens of toys today
It seems Mama was unable to stay and Papa has gone away
It’s a shame things ended this way
But we will make everything okay, come out and play

Do you wanna see me touch the sky?
It’s not impossible to get that high
It couldn’t hurt just to give it a try
These paper wings can make us fly
We can fly if we close our eyes
But then grown men start to cry as we die

Let’s go make some noise, I’ve got some brand new toys
We’ll use our new decoys, so let’s go make some noise
Who cares what we’d employ?
Fuck ’em if they get annoyed by noise

Composition © 1991 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on January 26, 1991
Recorded January-February 1991
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals

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Analysis: The default “title song” of this collection, “Noise” was a rare electric rocker in a sea of acoustic songs during this era. One of the best things I ever did was to keep it in demo mode and not try to develop it beynd the 2-minute punker that it is.

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Love In a Pocketbook

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Bonus Track By  Wahray and Soul

Written by Ric Albano Song Length: 4:25
Listen to the Song:
[audio:WAS/39-LoveInAPocketbook.mp3]		 1990
Lyrics
Don’t go thinking all that I told you was in vain
Because that ain’t true
You must believe the time that I speak of brought me pain
But not from you
I do agree, I had much too frequent made mistakes, some I regret
I’ve learned most recently you may give what you take, and don’t forget

Fortunes are won and lost in seconds while coins are tossed
Deciding forever someone’s fate
We danced and we sang aloud, so self-conscious yet so proud
A sensual adventure at any rate

When you see the coming of dawn’s light think of me and what we’d done
The colors floating brightly upon the TV screen had made us one
The Denver Broncos losing again in the Super Bowl
A metal clete that’s carefully hid beneathe the snow

Fortunes are won and lost in seconds while coins are tossed
Deciding forever someone’s fate
We danced and we sang aloud, so self-conscious yet so proud
A sensual adventure at any rate

Ecstasy did grow, I’m really sorry that I ever let you go
A ray of light, a meteorite crawlin’ accross the universe
Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down
Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down
Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down

If you listen closely, you can hear the sounds of “Black Velvet”
So just close your eyes and wish really hard and don’t regret
Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down
Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down
Comin’ down, comin’ down, comin’ down

Composition © 1990 Ric Albano
Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano
Composed on December 18, 1990
Recorded December 1990
at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
Ric Albano
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, All Vocals

Listener Guide
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Analysis: I had once promised an old girlfriend that someday I’d write a song about her called “Love In a Pocketbook”. Like the title, much of the songs lyrics are cryptic “inside jokes”. The music is decent in its simplicity, but the recording did not hold up very well, so it a bit abrasive.

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