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The Great Leap

by Phideaux

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Alrihkh
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Alrihkh Quite enjoyable album. I like the clarity of the lyrics, & their emotive, thought provoking narrative. The music is expressive & never too complicated. I enjoy the folky, reflective segments. Although not well acquainted with the concept of the work, I am eager to explore the whole trilogy of albums, of which this is the 1st. I expect to edit my review at some point. For now, I find this album interesting & easy to listen to. My thanks, Phideaux, for your generosity & music. 7.5+/10.
Avionix
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Avionix This album may not be as acclaimed as the other two in the trilogy, but it's most certainly not a weak album. I, like many others, heard Doomsday Afternoon first and brought certain expectations in that it would be the same kind of album which it isn't. What I've come to realize is that different isn't a bad thing at all. The more I listen to The Great Leap, the more I come to absolutely love it. I didn't realize how much of it was in Infernal until I really got down to it. Favorite track: Tannis Root.
Hardo
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Hardo This was missing in the Phideaux-collection. Favorite track: You and Me Against a World of Pain.
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1.
Wake Up 04:03
WAKE UP Go wake them up, take their pulse Are they really living? Go shake them up, break the m loose Are they really breathing? Come to us now, pull the plug This is your awakening We are not alone, it’s coming home Look: There’s something happening Bring me the head of someone good - As if you could Take me on a night ride to a righteous neighbourhood Wish you would Promise me everything can change and be okay Lie if you have to that‚s the way to make us obey Throw us to the wolves and wolverines Kick us to the ground Spit up on our hopes and all our dreams We‚ll never let you down my my the book of life is floating by hey hey the book of life could float away
2.
YOU AND ME AGAINST A WORLD OF PAIN Well it could be all roads eventually And it could be meetings are destined to be Well it could be Well it could be there’s nothing new in these stars And it could be I’ll stay wherever you are Well it could be you and me against a wold of pain And it could be I’ll smile beside you in the rain Well it could be a new world right out the door It could be all that for us to explore It could be All storms are beautiful, all fall you down my way All raging beautiful. Gaze upon you, when I saw you Heart where have you strayed? Waiting for you, Will adore you - Come, twister stay All storms are beautiful Hold me ‘til I feel the world is real Always so beautiful Feast upon me, lips upon me tear me from the floor Whip right thru me, wind consume me There is only more Will it be you? You against them
3.
The Waiting 03:33
THE WAITING The bus pulled up to the prison gate waiting to cast the line Flashpot lite cast the night ablaze and so it seemed a sign A sign that wasn’t something right A sign that something could ignite out in the night When the symptoms came together and everyone lost their mind I bound myself forever to number seven challenging the divine But there was nothing in our mind, as if the answer was denied And there were feelings there that no one cared to find When the saints were called to jump into the heavens We stood back and climbed Some people stood around with frozen stunned expressions Pieces of the design Cuz there was nothing in our eyes There could be nothing you would hide There was no answer to what waits for you inside Then tapped out into the ocean - everyone waits in line I fought myself forever the old expression, suddenly it was mine Cuz there was violence in our eyes, this destruction was supplied As if this waiting all the time had some meaning we could define And I wandered this world looking for answers I wandered this world in time I wandered this world looking for answers That I just didn’t find Went down south out to the ocean, braced ourselves for the fight Something proud drew from emotion as waves took hold of life They were waiting all the time, there was nobody left in line And in this feeling we’d arrived Beyond the waste of time Beyond the oath that binds Beyond what’s left to find
4.
Abducted 06:10
ABDUCTED The night is open, a move outside There’s something new we have to find The world is broken, the human eye There’s nowhere left for us to hide They’ll wait forever to turn you wild And lead you to their side Tomorrow’s motion will make it clear Why’d you leave me here? All that’s left behind - Fear Irrational and sublime Always in session, it’s me inside I don’t believe I lost my way A cold connection cuz nothing’s there Out on the street so long away Can you help me here, all that’s left is fear Only thing to find - Fear Irrational and sublime
5.
Rainboy 06:15
RAINBOY Get out of the rain, boy - Get out of the rain The water is rising, you might wash away Climb over the wall, boy - Climb over the wall The dam it is breaking, you might fall Lay your tough skin on this ground that you may be found Take this hand I offer you (wish I knew what to do) Look out on the water, look out on the water Look out on the water out to the sea Lay your skin and bone to rest upon these shore Let the sharp breeze kiss you lips May your silent heart be heard and be stirred Listen closely for the sound ‘cos it growls for you It won’t be long, it won’t be long until you’re through The wind is raw, the water’s strange You can’t afford to hesitate You go down - wish I could reach you Look on the horizon, tomorrow has come The flare it is rising, night is done The ice it is melting, come death in the waves The water is rising, we must not stay Stand yourself upon this ground, see what you‚ve found Listen closely for the clue ‘cos it’s coming true
6.
I was thinking about you Hanging lights electric blue And neck restraints for two I was thinking about you Wonder if you're thinking too I do, I think of you I said what I said, I said what I said I said what I said: I want you I was thinking about you [thinking I was thinking about you] Shredding paper like you do [paper shreds but won't forget] Your signature tattoo I was thinking about you [thinking was I thinking about you] Welding metal barbecue [metal welding lights electric] Blue bell dreams of you Blue bell dreams of you I said what I said, I said what I said You heard what I said, I said what I said: I want you You said what you said, you said what you said You said what you said, I heard what you said: I'm not sure about you I was thinking about you, holiday it's what you do I do, I think of you Wonder if you're thinking too
7.
LONG AND LONELY WAY Give me a name give me something, something It’s vertigo and it’s all around me Give me a break, get me out of this place This vertigo (it’s getting to me) Here on this frosty plain there was ice cold crust in my veins Yeah, I’ve been shivering here wish that I could have you near But it’s a long way down, it’s a long way down from here It’s a long and lonely way, it’s a long long long way down Show me a way, help me down from this place It’s vertigo (it’s getting to me) Oh you’re so far below and I’m trapped up here in the snow I think I’m justified in taking one last little ride Such a long way down I stumble, I do. I tumble round, I crumble for you I tumble down, such a long way down Give me a name give me something, something Memory, they’re taking from me Give me a sign give me something, something Gravity, oh won’t you help me Got you - It’s true I tumble down I stumble for you, dissemble down, I crumble for you I’m falling down I stumble For you But you don't even know
8.
THEY HUNT YOU DOWN Behind the old and creaking wooden door They take them down They take them down Some had seen but now they all were gone Into the hours that take us to the dawn They took them down They took them down They took them down The next thing that I had to say was “more” We found them stumbling through the corridor He does not know He does not know He has to go Please I had my friend to tea today Nothing then had fallen by the way To bring me down You bring me down You bring me down Eyes that send their greetings from afar They’re taking from tomorrow maybe more They turn you down They turned you down They turned you down Greedy eyes are bringing you the law Greedy hands extending from the claw They hunt you down They hunt you down They hunt you down The time has come when it will surely be It is not me It is not me It is not me
9.
Tannis Root 04:52
TANNIS ROOT Collector, collector We have what you’re after Your source of amusement, no one is wiser Concealer, concealer The trophy draws nearer We give you the dealer, maimer and healer Collector, Collector We just want to find you We’re coming much closer, transact and admire you We need a revision to the deal we‚ve been giving It’s drawing much nearer, reward the revealer Bring us your best and your bold We’ll give them back when they’re cold We’ve been waiting for you, like we said we’d do We’ve been waiting like you told us to We wait for you I’m out in the oblivion Drowning at the living end Suffer this world and be done in the oblivion Crowded at the living end Give us your heart and your goals We just want a part of the whole We’ve been waiting for you, we said we’d do We’ve been waiting like you told us to Like we said we’d do We’ve been waiting, waiting for you
10.
One Star 05:14
ONE STAR One star is appearing in the blackest night One star is now forming, innocent and bright One star bring me comfort, when I’m sad of life One star is exciting, it is borderline One star cold and icy, primitive and wild One star it destroys you if you look into the light That’s the star that I want when I’m out at night But I know, yes I know, aye the burning light But I know, yes I know: Fear’s a bitter ride One star is exploding in the northern sky That’s the star above me, my iron satellite One star it’s inside me - It’s the star I like Feel the burning light
11.
Last 05:50
LAST Oh take me back again, take me back again Just take me back again to that day, take me back again I still remember your face that day I still remember your voice, seemed so strange But I'm trying to remember the things that you said Trying to imagine what must have gone through your head And I can't forget the swollen colour of the bleeding sky I keep imagining a storm behind your eyes You took up your tears and waved goodbye For the last time Now I take up my tears and wave goodbye For just one last time I could have done nothing For a friend determined to go I could have done nothing How come I think I should have known? I could have done nothing for a friend I keep remembering all the words you didn't say I keep imagining all the clues that must have floated away But I can't remember was it I who turned a blind eye? Please help me remember on that day was I so very blind? I can't imagine what I thought when you turned to go Didn't I know, didn't I know, didn't I know? I felt December in the air, but August was near I felt December in the air, but the summer was here Now I take up my tears and wave goodbye For just one last time I take up my tears, I say goodbye For just one more time - goodbye I take up my tears, I say goodbye For one last time

credits

released September 14, 2006

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Ariel Farber: Violin, Vocals

Valerie Gracious: Vocals

Rich Hutchins: Drums, Percussion

Gabriel Moffat: Electric Guitar (Solo on 5), textures, treatments, arrangements

Linda Ruttan Moldawsky: Vocals

Molly Ruttan: Vocals

Phideaux Xavier: Vocals, Electric Sitar, Guitars, Nord Electro 2, Fender Rhodes, Autoharp, Bass

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Scott Brannon: Hammered Dulcimer

Stefanie Fife: Cello

Hiker Frostbelt: Flute, Zurna, Recorder

Probyn Gregory: Theremin, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Trombone

Jo Pusateri: Snare Drum Outro (2)

Arlan Shierbaum: Hammond Organ, Piano, Clavinet, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Minimoog

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