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(2003, Line Level Music)
A B O U T I T
Produced by Michael Stanley and mixed by legendary producer Bill Szymczyk (The Eagles, The Who, Joe Walsh, The J.Geils Band), "The Ground" features eleven new originals plus covers of songs by Bill Deasy (The Gathering Field) and Charlie Sexton (Arc Angels, Bob Dylan).
The Ground (title cut) is a potential anthem, full-bodied and charged with emotion, recalling the glory of Bruce Springsteen's early days (ala "Badlands") with in-your-face lyrics, irresistable chorus, overall a turn-it-up-and-sing-along-with-feeling number...
Romeo is Bleeding ... How can one NOT love a song that leads off with "I spoke to Jesus on the internet -- at least that's who he said he was"? A pleasing song with a slightly Caribbean-flavored chorus, it boasts another talented Gee - Michael Stanley's daughter, Anna...
Michael covers Bill Deasy (of The Gathering Field) with Bound To Be, a powerful ballad with profound lyrics: "Hear the barking of the drowning dogs, frozen like so many Eisenhower statues in Pompeii"...
With You Would, You Have, You Will, Michael once again pens and sings a
love song that will, inevitably, become the 'our song' for couples everywhere.
My Last Day on Earth brings the sax back; from the beginning thump of
drums and anticipatory guitar riffs, you know this song is special, and it's no small wonder that it has become a live favorite long before its studio incarnation.
The band gets tough on In For A Dollar and Easy, and One Good Day In A Row literally rollicks...
Long Way Past Midnight, Different Reasons and Some Things are messages of sanity and understanding amidst the chaos of our lives in this world, and From A Train revisits the couple that touched hearts in MSB's Spanish Nights.
The mark of a true talent is one that recognizes and acknowledges that of others, and Michael does Charlie Sexton's tune, Ugly All Day, proud, making it his own at the same time.
Featuring all the members of The Resonators, "The Ground" is destined to become a favorite among new and old fans alike...
T H E T R A C K S:
The Ground, Romeo is Bleeding, Bound To Be (Bill Deasy), You Would, You Have, You Will , My Last Day on Earth, In For A Dollar, Long Way Past Midnight , Different Reasons (M. Stanley/Bob Pelander), From A Train, One Good Day In A Row, Ugly All Day (Charlie Sexton/Tonio K.), Easy (M. Stanley/Marc Lee Shannon), Some Things
To ORDER "The Ground", contact Line Level Music...
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