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Bad Piano Session I - II .​.​. ( Album 2019 )

by Greg Dale

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    Bad Piano Sessions Is the third official release from Greg Dale's solo ventures. This album
    finds the most well rounded yet stripped back songs to date featuring great San Fransisco Bay Area talent such as John Finkbeiner on guitar, Edgar San Gabriel on bass... oh Mr. Rick Kennan on drums and Michael Bang on ( good ) piano... With a special appereances by Lisa Mezzacappa on upright bass, Jason Levis on drums and Joan Wilson Rueters on violin.

    This album contains a few F words but it's nothing you haven't heard before so dig on in and let me know what you think or even spread the word if you like what you hear.

    Thank you for stopping by and an even bigger thanks for your support.

    Enjoy

    g.d

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1.
Let It Roll 03:17
Let It Roll ( Dale ) Maybe I'm mistaken bout the way it all went down I guess it's all been forgiven, so what do we do now To make these parts fit together.... I don't know Just let it roll Right off your back Down the drain into the ocean, just leave it in the past Is here a place we can sent them where they stay locked away Let it roll when you backs against the wall If it means anything it's worth fighting for Just let it roll let it gain some momentum When downhill is a good thing May you roll for many years.... just let it roll
2.
Head Back Home ( Dale ) Pushing back from the gate Headed back to my home state Just when my head starts to clear my mind slows down, I'm not frinding my gears I have to head back home Out in those North Country Lanes Them wildflowers decorate the lake Out of nothing calm appears And simple things start to come near Hunting blue pebbles at the lake listening to the thunder and the rain Singing old songs while we make our way to town Oh The whistle of the train, it seems a million miles away Lying looking up at the stars that seem a little closer today Everything we hold so dear Well it all seems to be right here Simple so simple it's abundantly clear I have to head back home
3.
War In Heaven ( Dale ) There's a face up in the clouds and it's falling down It's face set in a scream I'm not hearing anything It's getting close I can see those broken wings There must be a war in heaven All the lies that I hold in the shadows of my soul were set free the day the Heavens lost there way Tiny streaks of fire across the night It's just another war in Heaven Pity turns its gaze into the sky Halos are falling to the ground we are so much a like There must be a war in Heaven
4.
Dined With The Witches ( Drank With The Bears ) ( Dale ) I've been here I've been there Well I've dined with the witches and i have drank with the Bears Just a keeping you in mind From the top of the day , straight down it's backside don't get in my way I've been tryin' to find you All that's around me, I got last on the way My devils confound me and they led me astray In the light of the moon, you holding my hand in the land of the doomed It's a dream I've kept looked away I can't find you too soon and when I do my darkness will bloom into a thousand tiny lights in a thousand haunted rooms I hear the chorus singing hallelujah hallelu i would do anything just to find you
5.
The Going Away I'm looking for a moment but I don't have the time My pockets are empty but that just fine I'm going away Well you asked me for silver , you asked me for gold My teeth are all in use and my accounts are all on hold .. I'm going away I'm all ground up .. I'm all rough and stuff.. I'm going away I'm going out West where the sand hits the sea Then I'll start swimming til I end up in the East .. Going away Patience is a virgin all alone in a tower She has no need for the minutes or the hours I'll swim to your horizon where the blue meets the grey And I'll ask you sweet patience to meet me half way If I get to where I'm going I'll be doing just fine MY heart will be humbled at the end of the line... I'm going away
6.
Harmony 03:56
Harmony ( Dale ) I'm fading away on another drive through yesterday At these I have tried to stoke their fires, to keep them alive... on I drive There is no getting back the days I've burnt back in my past Some doors stay closed bu one never knows what the wind will blow back in After awhile of treading through these broken smiles. I see a pattern to things. I see where Harmony wins. I hear impatience sigh , I'm watching anger die Way out past the west where the Golden God always sets That's where the answer lies, just out of reach, on I drive There is no getting back the days I burned back in my past The wind up in the trees it makes a perfect Harmony Way out past the West where there is no coming back That's where the answer lies just out of reach ... that's Harmony
7.
She's A Revelation ( Dale ) The stage is set the curtains drawn the actors dead the plagues have come Oh how I miss my baby The black black birds they circle round, the carcasses are hunkered down, The darkness is descending My baby's coming home Miss her so much when she comes home to stay The skies will open , the trumpets will play My baby, she's a Revelation Oh dance with me oh dance with me through the fiery rings of Eternity My baby has got the moves The swirling clouds of insect winds will equalize the palest skin She set em up and she knocks em down Shes a Revelation She's Babylon she's Kali Ma she's ebb and flow above and below My baby she's a revelation Oh silent night oh holy night she's come to turn, to turn out the lights Who's thought the end would be so beautiful my baby shes got the moves My baby she's a revelation
8.
Sanctified 02:41
Sanctified ( Dale , Finkbeiner ) Bailing out so ruff n tuff I'm pulling the chord If the chute don't open I'll end up on the floor I'ts a trick I've pulled many times before I'm Sanctified All shot out just just rags and bones Skin tranluce' boots won't make it home I've got just enough to last one more night I'm Sanctified Bosses and ladies don't come around I'm trapped in a box in a box under ground Every day bleeds right into the next I'm a seven headed beast with a six shooting hex No saddle on my back but on I ride I'm Sanctified Purified , I'm Sanctified , got my marching orders from a Fire on HIgh Followed it down to where water seeks it's level Where broken kings and queens learn there is no Devil The brightest jewels don't shine in the dark, Their just waiting on a spark The game I know you play on a board The pieces all move but nothing is for sure I'm creeping up quick on the finish line I'm Sanctified
9.
Señorita 03:53
Señorita ( Dale ) Señoritia I'm pleased to meet you in them snow covered hills Miles away from them cheap kind of thrills My aim is high and mighty tonight Got the Sun in my scope and I'm ready to die For a chance just to dance with you next to the fire Señorita I'm pleased to meet you Señorita how can i keep ya, when the worlds on a string So delicate it's balance , much stronger than our wills Mile after mile and year after year We make our way back to the foot of these hills Señorita I can't lead ya, will you please show me how Señorita may I have this dance right now Mile after mile year after year So far away from them cheap kind of thrills Señorita I can lead ya come dance with me now Señorita I can't set you down
10.
Bad Piano 04:29
Bad Piano ( Dale ) Just outside the city I see it shining like a jewel Me and this Bad Piano trying to feed each other fuel I push and it pulls, I touch and it recoils I brought out some provisions to sit with you a spell To work out an arrangement to try and see behind your veil But your just a Bad Piano you don't care how I feel Trying to pull it all together, trying to make you play along Like those bad bad mother fers Brian Wilson and Elton John Just a Bad Piano and your killing me Your Lines are like a razor, your chords are like a noose Your pedals sustain my pain and help my hide the truth Bad Piano I can't play you but I love when you let me ride I feel you under finger and I trace back your roots Back to Ludwig van Beethoven that bad bad mother fer was Gods Muse Bad Piano I love you

about

The third official solo album from Greg Dale .

A Note From The Author
This album is about getting back to basics and to the roots of where it all started for me. Most stuff starts with an acoustic guitar and a willingness to get up early and try and catch the first words of the day before they all go hiding in the shade in the noon day sun. It's a lot like fishing from what I hear. I have also been composing on piano. I'm a very poor player but I love our time together and it lays out the universe of music in a whole different way. I was lucky enough to have Michael Bang translate for me on most of the piano driven numbers. He kept it close to my style cause it was a different way of playing for him but thankfully he added his prowess and it actually sounds like the real thing when he plays it. Check him out on the internet. He is quite the composer and has a band called The Riot Professor.
The core band is made up of Edgar San Gabriel on Bass. We met when we played in Gary Floyds Buddha Brothers. One of my favorite guys and plays to each song lovingly.... Also he can turn a story about buying a burrito into and epic tale that Homer would be envious of.
Rick Kennan on drums.... We played in The Night Falls together. He is a true brother and has always showed up when the call is made and he has my upmost gratitude ... His playing is just wonderful on the record. We got together the three of us a couple of times and just went into the studio. It was a very relaxed atmosphere and we got what we needed and we got out in one piece.
AHH. Let us not forget the master John Finkbeiner at the helm and graciously adding his guitar playing to the proceedings. This guy is one of the funnest to work with and his studio New, Improved Sound is equipped to take on all comers. He also brought in two of his circle to help out with a tune called Sanctified. Lisa Mezzacappa on Bass and Jason Levis on drums... I am humbled to have you on this recording.
Joan Wilson Rueters on violin on a tune ( Senorita ) that I have been trying to record for years and the only song on here that I reached back for simply because I met this wonderful person. I saw Joan play at a show and it was her voice that got me first.... My favorite voice of that year. Just as happy to sing harmonies or step out and do her own thing her playing and singing has that old soul quality that you just cant teach.... you have to earn that shit folks.
Anyway, I love this record and there is more to come but i won't go into that now.

Hope you find your song on this album and thank you to everyone who helped make it possible

g.d

credits

released November 8, 2019

Recorded and Engineered @ New, Improved Sound by John Finkbeiner
Additional Recording @ Hermit Haus by Greg Dale
Production and Mixing by John Finkbeiner
Mastered by Myles Boisen @ Headless Buddha Mastering Lab
Artwork by Casey Laenza
Layout by Alice - Louise Press

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