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My grandfather (like many others) was fond of the adage, "beggars can't be
choosers". His Name Is Alive's latest album is a clarion call. "Tonight's the night, tonight is
THE last night. No more nights after this." It's a party record!!! Peace in Detroit at long last!!!
I have always loved His Name Is Alive, but never more than today. "Last Night" is the new Grand Canyon,
a wide open space to project all of your happiness and frustation into. It's totally exhilirating,
and maddening. It'll make you feel bad about living in the big city.
Tom Waits once said that he hated recording because its permanence seemed maddening.
To this, Neil Young suggested that he record EVERYthing, then it would ALL be maddening,
and he could deal with it in due course. To this end, "Last Night" was recorded in a
basement, a bedroom, and at rehearsal. No engineers, producers, studios, studio budgets,
or electricity hindered the creative process. In fact, most of the record was actually
recorded before their last one was even released!!!! New sounds abound this time, marking the
transition of HNIA from self-contained group to ecumenical peace orchestra.
Saxophones, bells, congas, an electric pinecone, afrobeat, and bowed strings surround
(the strings are actually recycled from the newly recorded bonus tracks originally
intended for a never-to-be-released box set). It's maybe the saddest record i've ever heard,
but it's a party record!!! Track eight consists of the slowly intoned invitation
"Do you want come to my party?," several times but then its over before you know it.
"Teardrops" is equal to none. "I have special powers" speaks volumes about a vision
that no one dare write about. It's really beyond words. I feel like i'm in the Reprise
offices, Wilshire Blvd. circa 1972. i urge every last one of you reading this to consider
what could be: how this night is different than all others. the last night. a braille night,
a brown night, an old-timey town night. no more nights after this. this record is perfect.
its a party record - lovetta pippen its basically a document of the bands rehearsals for the "someday my blues" tour - warn defever
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| recorded in a basement, a bedroom, and at rehearsal july and september 2001.
lovetta pippen vocals warn defever guitar, piano kevin callaway drums, percussion crispy bass fred thomas bass 7,10 brett lyman electric piano 7,10 matt bauder tenor saxophone 9, 13 elliott bergman tenor, baritone saxophone 3, 9 strings by: ida pearl violin jacob danziger violin zachary wallace upright bass mastering by greg calbi at sterling sound with help from daniel littleton. design and art direction vaughan oliver at v23 photography dominic davies released on 4ad/ beggars groop september 23 (novmeber 5 usa) 2002 |
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1. DEEP instrumental _____________ zach upright bass ida pearl violin 2. LAST NIGHT the pleasure of your company the object of my desire my heart is turned on if you didn't already see you hold my happiness in your hand what would it take to keep me off you when you get down you stay down i wonder how much you can hold when you i see you again will you be alone you hold my happiness in your hand what would it take to keep me off you last night left me wiped out it was so late when you left could you stay forever till the sun came up you hold my happiness in your hand for the taste of honey i follow the bees for the taste of honey i don't mind the stings last night left me wiped out it was so late when you left we could fuck forever until the sun came up again __________ lovetta vocals kevin drums warn guitar piano crispy bass 3. CRAWLIN' theres no offer in the world that you could make theres nothing you could say i wouldn't take you back you got a lot a crawlin to do i don't owe you an answer don't owe you anything i don't owe you anything don't owe you anything you got a lot a crawlin to do you know your time has passed don't have a second chance you still haven't learned that i'm not concerned you got a lot a crawlin to do __________ lovetta vocals kevin drums warn guitar bass piano elliot saxophone 4. TEARDROPS teardrops teardrops fallin from your eyes i can feel the teardrops fallin like a river please stop please stop teardrops fallin down __________ lovetta vocals kevin drums warn guitar piano crispy bass 5. DEVIL'S NIGHT i got a feelin deep inside theres fire in my heart i got a feelin down inside theres fire in my heart i could burn this whole city down tonight i got a feelin it ain't over i feel it in my heart i could burn this whole city down tonight __________ lovetta vocals warn guitar piano 6. I BEEN GOOD UP TILL NOW instrumental ___________ ida pearl violin warn piano zach upright bass jacob violin 7. I HAVE SPECIAL POWERS i have been fasting since the beginning of the world when flowers covered the earth when flowers covered the world i have special powers and they are supposed to save me from fire, poison, and drowning and everyone who ever did me wrong predictions like a prophet protect me from an ambush the rain keeps on falling but you know its never enough how deep is the real one how deep is your fake the difference between me and you what difference does it make now __________ lovetta vocals kevin drums fred bass brett piano warn guitar 8. DO YOU WANT TO COME TO MY PARTY do you want to come to my party? do you want to come to my party? do you want to come to my party? do you want to come to my party? do you want to come to my party? do you want to come to my party? do you want to come to my party? do you want to come to my party? __________ lovetta vocal warn guitar ida pearl violin zach upright bass jacob violin 9. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME someday my prince will come and everything will be allright after the world has come undone sometimes its open sometimes its shut waiting for the kingdom to come it don't take long to go from down to up your filled with anger and sorrow i've never seen your hearts desire i'm a better sleeping beauty than princess sad and tender how long do i wait how long does it take can you get your story straight maybe there's a better place i'll let myself out you don't have to get up __________ lovetta vocals kevin drums percussion crispy bass warn guitar piano matt tenor saxophone elliot tenor/baritone saxophone 10. I CAN SEE MYSELF IN HER came up from behind hit him with a chair she couldn't take it anymore i thought it was probably fair i can see a little of myself in her i saw a woman on the news the other day she wouldn't take it anymore she poisoned him more every day i can see a little of myself in her i saw a picture in the newspaper i used to know that lady she drove her car into the river drowned herself and her baby i can see a little of myself in her __________ lovetta vocals kevin drums fred bass brett piano warn guitar 11. MAYBE look at me am i still the one you wanted me to be we were talking did i hear you say you still love me what if you could do it all again would you still look right through me then what if you could make another life would you still have me right by your side look at me everything is clear i wanted you to see don't answer with a word only your eyes __________ lovetta vocals warn guitar bass kevin drums ida pearl violin jacob violin zach upright bass 12. STORM just came back today just came back from the storm well i did not know it then but i was suffering for the love to keep me warm it was so cold and lonely crying the rain was tearing me up i want to thank you my sweet darlin for diggin in the mud and picking me up just came back today just came back from the storm just came back to get my baby on the way it was so cold and lonely wind was crying in the rain __________ lovetta vocals kevin drums warn guitar crispy bass 13. TRAIN there's a light in the distance then it starts to fade all the desire in the world could not catch that train do you show them all your scars do you give them all your best when youre down at the bottom and you feel like nothings left do you leave it out of your book do you keep it to yourself you know i got a secret knowin youve gone away all the desire in the world could not catch that train __________ lovetta vocals warn guitar piano matt bauder saxophone
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