Ric Albano on Electric Bass

Try Again

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 5:30
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/60-TryAgain.mp3]
Lyrics I know that you’ve been waiting so long For something good to come along This song is about that fight And I know that praying works in strange ways It helps you through those hard days When nothing in the world seems right But when you’re down and about to give up that sight Reach way down south for some fight and right to try again Because you know, your reward someday will be great Your quest must start on this date, relate and try again Yes, I know you’ve been brought down once before You’ve suffered through those many chores And scores of rattlesnake bites But just remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day It took many years and many “nays” And “yays” to do it right And when start your construction on that dream Pray the good Lord be on your team, you’re free to try again The next step is to be persistent all the way It makes resistance go away That grey won’t be seen again And never, ever, ever give up on hope Your faith will help you to cope An antidote to evil trends Because you know that praying works in strange ways It will help you through those hard days It pays to try again Composition © 1992, 1993 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on March 4, 1992 Recorded March 1992 / November 1993 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: The last song to be written and recorded before a very long hiatus, this song is almost very good, but lacks that extra punch to put it over the finish line. The acoustic intro and bass lines are very melodic, but the song proper seems to get stale and repetitive.

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Fear

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:05
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/59-Fear.mp3]
Lyrics Tuesday afternoon on the road, I thought of something extreme Where will I be in a year from now if I don’t go and change something I guess in a year from now when I hear this song I’ll know for sure But one thing I must overcome, for sure This deep, defeating fear… Yes that’s the deadly thing that tears us all apart It pulls us down and brutally stops us From doing what we believe in our hearts But someday soon something’s gotta give, this conflict just can’t stay All I need is courage and guts and will to chase this fear away… Don’t want it here no more Go away, find another fish to lure Far away, where it won’t be seen or heard from ever again A swift clean break, forever destroyed, won’t compromise on “bend” Forever expelled from down inside my soul, way down south Way down there, deep down inside my soul… Don’t want it here no more Go away, find another fish to lure Be excellent to each other! Composition © 1992 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on February 8, 1992 Recorded February 1992 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Harpsichord, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Sinclair Soul Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: The very last song to use the old harpsichord, an instrument which pre-dated even the earliest songs that I wrote (I believe I purchased it when I was 16 in 1984). The song itself has a decent vibe due to the strong bass line, but some weaker vocals that kind of fall off late in the second verse, indicating that the song was never properly finished.

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Ric Is Dead, Long Live the Snake

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 6:17
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/58-RicIsDeadLongLiveTheSnake.mp3]
Lyrics Now, there is noone upon the bridge Everyone dwells in Crystal Ridge This desert town they call their home Adventure lost, content condoned The fertile water lies across the strait But they are too lazy to investigate A hopeless scene, a surrender line From “live it up” to “just get by” In fifteen years they haven’t seen the sun They’ve grown so cold, it’s what oppression has done Is it over? Indeed, it certainly appears The vast horizon is no match for their fears But deep below the surface of the desert sand There is a spark but someone has to dig it up Dig it up! Dig it up! Dig it all, dig it all, dig it all, dig it Now, this is just a metaphor It’s not real, in a sense there’s more Deep below this person’s mind There is something brewing, hope, din, cruel, an divine Is it over? Indeed, it certainly appears The vast horizon is no match for their fears But deep below the surface of the desert sand There is a spark but someone has to dig it up Dig it up! Dig it up! Dig it all, dig it all, dig it You’re the one who tried to control mind Spinning all your bad-blood jealousy into whine Shaking off anything stable in life Dealing 21 cards, defended by a bladeless knife, an unexisting wife Sock-hop Charlie playing all his tunes for the dead Making love to a picture of a hollow little twister in a broken bed No more, no more Now, tell me son, what have you learned Do you believe it is your turn? Will you bet it all one this one sweepstakes? Ric is dead, long live the Snake Yes, Ric is dead, long live the Snake That was just his last mistake Ric is dead, long live the Snake Composition © 1992, 1993 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on February 1, 1992 Recorded February 1992 / November 1993 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This song is an extreme turning point on many levels, not the lest of which is the fact that it is the very last elctric-guitar driven song that I would write. It employs heavy use of metaphors lyrically, much of it based on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, with some real-life situations interspersed.

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Black Jack

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 5:03
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/55-BlackJack.mp3]
Lyrics Don’t think about tomorrow, today is the perfect time What do you think our your chances at love? Are you willing to bet they’re fine? I’m alone inside my own protective shell Waiting for you to come and set me free I’m willing to make a gamble on you Will you take a chance on me? And after all these good intentions It all connects when we hope to hit “21” Will we do it for fame or fortune or greed Or will we just do it fun? Black jack , trying to win our losings back Never really get the knack, hoping we don’t lose Longing for acceptance and belonging It’s a new day dawning, now we have to choose Some will believe, some will deceive Want to play the game? Got to lose the shame Get up and go, give us your show A contradiction, a polite fiction Do we do it for fame or fortune or greed Or do we just do it fun? Black jack , trying to win our losings back Never really get the knack, hoping we don’t lose Longing for acceptance and belonging It’s a new day dawning, now we have to choose Someone believes, some will deceive Want to play the game? Got to lose the shame Get up and go, give us your show A contradiction of a polite friction Don’t think about tomorrow, today is the perfect time What do you think our your chances at life? Are you willing to bet they’re fine? Composition © 1991, 1993 Ric Albano Publication © 2012 Jeremiah Dylan Cook	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on December 26, 1991 Recorded December 1991 / November 1993 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, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A very good song which was nearly left off this album because of bad mixing and a sub-par vocal performance. I did reconsider, however because it was such a pinnacle composition during the disparate and extended period stretching from late ’91 until late ’93.

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End Result the Same

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:32
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/50-EndResultTheSame.mp3]
Lyrics Now, I was so sure that I had it right I nearly bet my life The end result, as always, was the same Luckily I held back some, it is over now I need to find some sorry sould to blame From the outside looking in, it’s the Cardinal of all sins, it’s a shame Don’t deny what you feel inside, I’ve got to find it I was so sure that it was a fool-proof plan I don’t understand how results keep ending up the same Luckily there’s a trap door here, to escape my fears But first I need a reason for this pain Don’t deny what you feel inside, I’ve got to find it right now Composition © 1991 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on October 1, 1991 Recorded October 1991 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A simple but catchy song that makes heavy use of the flange on both the electric guitar and drums. This same method was attempted (but with less success) on the song Rabbit Food two years earlier.

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