Songs Written by Ric Albano – Page 13

Get Together

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:46
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/23-GetTogether.mp3]
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 20^th 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 25^th and 30^th anniversaries in the next five and ten years.

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Dry Water

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 1:32
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/21-DryWater.mp3]
Lyrics ~ Instrumental ~ Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on August 5, 1989 Recorded August 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums Listener Guide Grade Analysis: The first instrumental in the regular collection, this has a cool little riff which fit nicely with the sounds I was forging around that time.

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Blue Flowers and Beige Towers

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 5:24
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/19-BlueFlowersAndBeigeTowers.mp3]
Lyrics Fire! Take your first shot at me but you better make it good Because if you miss than I get to shoot at you And if it is impossible to make my bullet meet Than I’ll be in trouble because you’re shooting back at me This will go on and on until one of us dies All over something we thought were harmless lies I don’t want no bloodshed but I have to do what I have to do Even if it’s blue flowers and beige towers on the shore Yes, we’ve met before, my friend, on the plains of Evermore In the third century or was it maybe the fourth? Nothing is clear no more except for one thing Our opinions were different over who should be king This has gone on and on through space and time Our business unfinished, we must now make our climb To the top of the summit hill, just me and you We’ll fight to the finish over who gets Blue flowers and beige towers at his door It is really a shame, something always has to ruin something He we are with our two super-heroes climbing up on the summit hill And ready for battle, and some asshole has to come and interrupt it I don’t think, I say I don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t think That they should take away our only shot At blue flowers and beige towers, do you? Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on June 4, 1989 Recorded June-July 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Harpsichord, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: One of my favorite songs of the 80’s era. It moves at a frantic pace with cool sound scapes and adventurous lyrics. Unfortunately, some of the song was lost due to tape issues (which are also present during the guitar solos), so the entire thing was shortened by about a minute and a half. Despite these problems, it is the best “sounding” song of the era, especially when it comes to guitars and drums.

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Diamond Ships

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:55
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/18-DiamondShips.mp3]
Lyrics On Thursday the battle had begun We are the fighters to save the sun We take now bullshit from Venus or Mars We blow them away with our electric guitars A couple of light years ago we were hot We zapped the x-men and left them to rot We had some trouble on the asteroid belt We had to pull back before we would melt We are the rebels on diamond ships We landed slowly on Earth’s green ground Without a warning of might would be found There was anarchy, depression, and rape Brother versus brother over trivial bait And so we scooted back down the road until we found our landing spot And we got in our diamond ships and set a permanent course for home It is a journey getting back home to Troy A five year mission to defend or destroy No drops of honey ever rain from the stars We get what we take, never too near of too far On our diamond ships where forever we must roam This is Captain Freebird The enemy x-men have tried to invade our land Get ready to commence operations Fire when ready! Fire when ready! By Tuesday the battle was won Our fearless fighters have defended the sun We left the x-men on Venus and Mars With nothing to protect them but electric guitars We are the rebels on diamond ships of gold No we can never be sold, no no no never be sold Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on May 24, 1989 Recorded May 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Synths, Electric Guitars, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This was a total left turn musically, as a borrowed a Roland synthesizer from a friend for one night and in that one night recorded the music of four full songs, of which only this made the regular collection. You can tell I went a bit over-the-top with sound effects and such with this new toy and the lyrics were kind of juvenille with the intent of matching the “space age” feel of the synths.

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Discouragement

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 5:09
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/16-Discouragement.mp3]
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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