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Bad Piano Sessions III & IV ( Album 2020 )

by Greg Dale

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1.
February 01:29
February ( Dale ) Hold me in February, The short short days of February Kill me in February , Such a good time A cold night the starlight. In your eyes the firelight As we watch our house burn down to the ground
2.
Never Forget 02:39
Never Forget ( Dale ) Oh hollow sorrow, your a weight on my chest I drank all the wine now I'm losing my mind, and my bed is full of regrets Never forget , I always forget ..... Every goddamn time. Oh sweet tomorrow, I kneel down to you I have made up my mind to set down the lies and only seek the truth Never forget I always forget ... Every fucking time Oh lost tomorrow, sorrow has swallowed you whole Stuck in my head I'd be better off dead, everything's out of control Never forget , I always forget.... Busy signal on the line
3.
Another Way 01:48
Instrumental ( Dale ) There's always another way
4.
Unspoken 04:09
Unspoken ( Dale ) Unspoken, you say some things just stay unspoken That's just how it goes Broken, It's all so broken... You just carry it around Wear it like a crown On the night of your first dance, no one asked , you just sat all alone Believe me I understand, I was one of them, to scared to approach Lately you cant run away from the choices made Everyday looking back Thinking you weren't good enough to be loved How did you get this way ? Unspoken, It's best left unspoken That's the way it's going o go Broken, I'm o.k. with broken If hopes alive then I'll be alright I'll be alright Then I'll be alright
5.
Where Beauty Grows ( Dale ) Everything is falling down In the void there is no sound At the point where your heart just breaks All the tears that dying takes Out on a ledge where it's touch and go That's where beauty grows All the leaves that die in fall All the times she will never call no one here gets out alive Far away there's a star that's dying Everything that's small and never gets to grow That's where beauty is born Don't be afraid to let beauty in Oh watch the water rise Covering up the miles and miles All your tears go back into the flood Blood is water and water is blood In a place you'd never think to got That's the place where beauty's born
6.
Blue Blu Serenade Slippin' into fall the Indian Summer is holding on I try and keep pace with the looks on your face It's hard to tell what's going on Got nothing but time if you ever want to show me Fingers of fog almost touch the inner shore But they burn off Migrant birds passing through born knowing what to do But me and you were born lost I reach for your hand, I can't quite understand, but that's o.k. some say there's proof feelings are just passing through They don't have to stay This song is for you it's the deepest of blue blu serenade From the angels to you ,It's the deepest of blue blue serenade I'm out on the road wish I was heading home to see you There's smoke in the air and rain drops we sure could use a few Your stuck in my mind in the best and worst of times It's just the truth I try and keep pace with the looks on your face, your a mystery girl This song is for you , It's the deepest of blue blu serenade From the angels to you It's the deepest of blue blu serenade
7.
Portland 03:20
Portland ( Dale ) There's a clutter in my brain and a clutter on the floor...the ashtrays almost full, that was 20 years ago I wonder what she'll think if I sneak a little morning drink and do the last line of her coke I'm in the northwest and I'm doing my best to turn my life around I water down my feelings to a pulsing strobe upon the ceiling in a shifty after hours bar The cause and effect is that my livers getting wrecked but it's the healthiest I've been by far I miss you Portland. I miss your easy ways. Your cold is cold your warm is warm, I carry you with me everyday A port in the storm, all your lights stayed on and the people were mostly good I ran out of reasons after sixteen full seasons and headed back to where I'm from And I know for a fact "dont let the door hit you in the ass " is your motto I miss you Portland. I miss your easy ways. Your roses are gold your cherry blossoms explode and the sun never over stays
8.
The Purest Light.. ( Dale ) My fever, it ain't coming down Can't feel my alone, my favorite lows, I'm sweating it out by the phone And Maybe, this is all on me. What I put on you to put in me, around we go, ain't no one living free In the mornings purest light, I call on you to drop on by And when t works out right, It all adds up to an early check out time And ladies, well I've known a few They can't keep up with me and you, Their tender ways only block the view In the evening final hour don't wait up I'm drifting out And if I set back down you'll here from me when the morning comes My fevers high it ain't coming down. The purest light can't take me out
9.
Pass It On 02:45
Pass It On (Dale ) Perfect timing every time is silver lining overriding these trouble times The ground is thawing, worms are crawling, birds are chirping flowers spring up everytime I got to feel a good feeling in my soul don't come very often so hold tight then I let it go go go to find a new home Pass it on All the colors and flavors, sights to savor override the bad behavior of the Hungry Ghost Fall down pick you up give a hug and never stop Cause that's how we roll, never give up on a broken soul Toss out a line ,whatever grabs on feed it with kindness, Tolerance and guidance Pass it on
10.
Sweet Suffering ( Dale ) Won't you stay all night my sweet suffering Hold me tight, hear my shallow breathing Reap what i sew got my baggage n tow Put me up for one night, my Sweet Suffering Why's this beast so fragile Made from calluses and bones and bloody cables My wrists are both bound, I keep walking myself down To drink from the well of suffering Feel you in my heart all alone in the dark Pout one out for my Sweet Suffering I'm a puppet you pull, all these strings are your tools Where's my moment of peace ? my Sweet Suffering It's all out on the table You kick out one leg I become unstable It's just a shot in the dark , your playing the part Of my Sweet Sweet Suffering
11.
Decoder Ring 03:05
Decoder Ring ( Dale ) Tires burn on the milky white soft shoulder ache on long flights Forty paces up 10 to the right X and O Cords are stacked in long rows Discourse turns then overflows Lava juts from the maw The curtain calls Silence once golden begins to and end The Boogyman will rise again Truth the arrow the bow the sin Animate like Frankenstein Head so square , grip so tight Sutures hold but they bind assimilate, assemble line Touch is grief but bitters sweet Race alone can't be beat There's moisture on the mercy seat Born to electrify
12.
Save Me A Place ( Dale ) I put one foot in then I walk off

about

Bad Piano Sessions III - IV is the record I have always wanted to make but it hasn't come together til now.
My most personal album lyrically and some of my best song writing to date. It's super stripped down and slowly builds like a good journey should ....and then just sort of fades out beautifully...
My influences run rampant on this thing and yet it's the closest thing I have done to search or find a way I can honor my muse. I keep showing up and so does it , and for that I'm grateful.
The musicians come and and play their parts perfectly with little or no direction from me which actually makes me still enjoy listening to it.
By taking my self out of the equation I put myself into the music on a deeper level.
Dear listener i hope you enjoy it as well. This one is for you and me.

Best,
g.d

credits

released February 28, 2020

Greg Dale .. guitars, vocals , bad piano , Wurlitzer , micro Korg and midi evil
John Finkbeiner .. lead and ambient guitars on tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10
Edgar San Gabriel .. bass on tracks 6, 7, 8 ,9 and 10
Rick Kennan .. drums on tracks 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
Michael Bang .. good piano, snare , harmonica and vocal track 11
Joan Wilson Rueter .. accordion, vocals track 7
Bone Cootes .. slide guitar on track 7
Agnes Lubenaldi .. spoken word on track 3

Recorded and Engineered at New, Improved Sound by John Finkbeiner
Additional Recording at Hermit Haus east and west by Greg Dale
Production and Mixing by John Finkbeiner
Executive Producer, Ryan Stewart
Mastered by Myles Boisen at Headless Buddha Mastering Lab
Artwork by Casey Leanza
Layout by Alice - Louise Press

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