Listen to the Song: With lyrics that highlight the vanity and absurdity of Hollywood icons and their sycophantic press, “Perfect Light” is one of the more biting and sarcastic songs thematically. Musically, this song features a unique Baroque style hard rock sound brought on by Read More …
Category: Song
Louis Le Geant (No Dinner for You)
Listen to the Song: The opening track on the album Nine Fine Lines has gone through many iterations and name changes since it was first composed as an instrumental in 2006. The instrumental’s working title was “Hermit” but with the addition of lyrics in 2007, Read More …
Delicately Dancing the Dogwhistle Diddy
Listen to the Song: The final track on Reflections of Relevance was the most fun to make. Developed by Ric Albano as a multi-part, upbeat acoustic folk song, drums and percussion were next added by Ron Simasek as he portrayed his best John Bonham circa Read More …
The Memory Hole
Listen to the Song: This track has morphed through many iterations before reaching this final Reflections of Relevance version. Originally an instrumental piece starting in 2005, the song was developed into a tune called “Sister Josephine” and recorded in 2008 for Imaginary Lines 33. In Read More …
One Reflective Fool
Listen to the Song: Clocking in at nearly nine minutes long, “One Reflective Fool” is the longest track, by far, on this album. The track is actually a medley songs which were recorded over the course of years and in multiple studios, held together by Read More …
33 Flames for Mary
Listen to the Song: This song started as a typical, piano-driven “power ballad” but was rescued from that fate during a studio session in 2005 when drummer Ron Simasek came up with an atypical rolling drum beat. In turn, Ric Albano developed a funk-inspired bass Read More …
Last Man to Walk Alone
This song was written in 2006 by Ric Albano as a poetic vision involving some of his earliest interactions with music and the magic band who lived inside the old floor model stereo. The lyrics also address moving on from the hometown which, in many Read More …
Come Home Now
Listen to the Song: Written in the summer of 2017 by Ric Albano, the lyrics of “Come Home Now” were influenced by the life of an elder couple (who has spent over 70 years together) and the challenges they are facing during the final stage Read More …
Anthem
Listen to the Song: The lead-off song on Reflections of Relevance is also the oldest composition on the album, dating back to 2003. The lyrics were derived from a longer, unpublished poem and the original song arrangement was a simple ballad built mainly on electric Read More …
San Anton
Although originally written as a country/folk song, “San Anton” evolved into the hardest rocking song on The Journey. This pace was set by drummer Ron Simasek, who offered an unambiguous approach which elevated the song’s energy exponentially. The core of the song derived from Johnny Read More …