(Written, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek 1995 copyright)
Guitars, vocals-Reynold
Drums-JR Hammond
Bass-Luke Kramer
Cello-Ellen Gilson
Horns-Zane Schaefer
Engineers-Stymie Seamans and JR Hammond
In 1995, I tried to write something akin to a “musical” called “House of Curiosities.”
I wrote all of the tunes and assembled them on an album in 1995 by that name attempting to create a storyline narrative.
This tune is the grand finale piece. Everyone plays great, and JR’s “tom-centric” fills serve the track well.
I learned an important lesson on that project and that is that it’s very difficult to construct such a beast. It gave me a renewed respect for the Sondheims and Bernsteins of the world. This song works very well, however, there may be some of the lyric references that seem a bit obscure or arcane without the rest of the backstory.
“Paint Your Own World” was another song from that cycle with a similar message.
The photo from the album cover displayed (“Long Ago Far Away”) was taken by Mary during one of our visits to the Maurice Ravel house in Montfort-l’Amaury.
Be safe.
Be kind.
Love,
Reyn