Ric Albano on Electric Guitars

Rock

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

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 6:54
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/63-Rock.mp3]
Lyrics In the eye of the storm, a damn good time to rock For groovin’ and movin’ and skimming more off the top Eight years to march, what has changed here, not much So far so good, take it as it comes and such All for one, just for fun Unlikely to believe her old man’s fairy tales About monsters and dragons and 500-foot whales The sweet little princess, she maps out her escape Crawls along the dunes and beats down towards the gate All for one, just for fun Well, the season has changed, I guess it’s time to rock Hearts and souls rearranged, I’ll glide down to the flock Fourteen years of golden heights of hope, but what is hope? Only in death will we ever learn to cope All for one, just for fun Composition © 1994, 1995 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on April 7, 1994 Recorded April 1994 / March 1995 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Piano, Keyboards, Electric Guitars, Bass, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This was to be the central song of a “concept” album I was working on in 1994/1995. The album was eventually abandoned with many songs left half-done, including this song, which had two distinct recordings in 1994 and 1995, finally fused together for this project in 2011.

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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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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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Green Dog

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

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 2:35
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/54-GreenDog.mp3]
Lyrics ~ Instrumental ~ Composition © 1991 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on October 20, 1991 Recorded October 1991 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Drums Listener Guide Grade Analysis: The second “lost” instrumental piece, which was discovered in 2003 along with its counterpart, now called Blue Dog. The titles were chosen, in part, because the “album” being worked on in 1991 was called “Green and Blue”.

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