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Shooting Albatross

by Abel Ganz

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    Track 4 : Ventura, includes bonus hidden track at end.
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  • Shooting Albatross CD [Digipak]
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Studio Album, released in 2008

    Songs / Tracks Listing
    1. Looking For A Platform (15:06)
    2. So Far (23:31)
    3. Sheepish (12:55)
    4. Ventura (14:38)

    Total Time: 65:25

    Line-up / Musicians
    - Stuart "Mick" MacFarlane / lead vocals (4)
    - Hugh Carter / lead, classical & 12-string acoustic guitar, electric sitar, bass, double bass, flute, keyboards, melodeon, percussion, lead (3) & backing vocals
    - David Mitchell / electric, acoustic & classical guitars, bass (1)
    - Hew Montgomery / keyboards, programming (2)
    - Stephen Donnelly / bass
    - Denis Smith / drums, keyboards (3), backing vocals, producer

    With:
    - Alan Reed / lead vocals (2)
    - Deepak Bahl / chorus vocals (1)
    - Raymond MacDonald / chorus vocals (1)
    - Stevie Lawrence / bouzouki & mandolin, tenor banjo, low whistle
    - Chris Fry / electric (2) & slide (1) guitars
    - Jack Webb / keyboards (1,3), piano & Hammond & Moog (1)
    - Fiona Cuthill / acoustic & electric violins and whistle and treble recorder (2)

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1.
I danced myself into a frenzy at the old Community Hall ‘neath star filled skies I staggered home along the harbour wall The distant mountains ‘cross the bay like sleeping giants lay And I looked towards approaching dawn, and wished that I could stay Warm voices drifted from the decks and lingered in the air Fine malts, fond recollections on a night without a care The sheets were blowing on the masts making music of their own And I looked towards approaching dawn and wished I weren’t alone Round and round and round Round and round and round Looking for a platform Everybody remembers where you were when your boat comes in From the troubled sea, into your heart In the comfort zone of your harbour walls You’re not alone Round and round and round Round and round and round Looking for a platform Ebb and flow of the spring tide, lulled by the sirens song, You’re becalmed again, no more journeys end Cast adrift on the sea of your distant dreams You’re not alone Round and round and round Round and round and round Still looking for a platform Some people search for a life time, never find what they’re looking for And they cannot see, wood from the trees When you’re on your knees You’re not alone Old sailors smile a knowing smile and lead right through the storm And navigate the channels that bring us safely home But ordinary mortals would risk it all To find a way to be at one with all
2.
So far 23:30
We journeyed in peace across oceans wide [Pilgrim] Pioneers and pilgrims with God at our side Freedom to worship, horizons unfurled All had their birth at this bold Brave New World Harsh winter days made us question our faith Prayed to the Lord that our lives would be saved But as the snow melts and summer turns to fall We offer thanksgiving and celebrate His call I never thought the American dream [ Narrator] would ever start this way So far away, so far away I never thought the American dream would ever end this way It’s so far away, so far away Spirit of adventure took us far from home [Pilgrim] Marked out the land and took it for our own Slow but relentless the undue rights were claimed Violent and bloody the native man was tamed I never thought the American dream [ Narrator] would ever start this way So far away, so far away I never thought the American dream would ever end this way It’s so far away, so far away Came a cloud on the plain, thunder and rain, [Native American] cracks in the sky Water and blood in the dust, move on we must, or we will die Grey Wolf, White Eagle must fly, into the sky Far from home we have known since our times have begun Sometimes when you’re far from home [Soldier Vietnam] you fail to understand it all You wrack your brain to make some sense of how you came to make the call In the absence of humanity when pain and hate is all you see Its times like these you realise the friend beside you now is all you have Sometimes in the still of night [Soldier Iraq] when darkness hides the smell of fear Underneath your stubborn pride you turn your head and shed a tear In the absence of integrity you thought the war would set them free You curse the day the whole world changed cos the friend beside you now is all you have Cast your mind back long ago [White Man] when people knew their rightful place We fought to keep the order then when we all knew the friendly face When strangers come and change the plan we have no choice but make a stand We’ll fight to keep our nation free with friends beside you now, it’s all you have I see the world outside my window [Black Man] I look around and I see which way the wind blows Kill him, kill him [Mob] I see the world around me turning [Black Man] I feel the heat of fiery crosses as they’re burning Kill him, kill him [Mob] Oh, how can this be [Black Man] when all those years we fought for freedom I feel the wind of changes I see the angry faces round me I have a dream about tomorrow [Activist] When all my children will be saved from all their sorrows Kill him, kill him [Mob] Oh, how can this hatred just engulf me [Black Man] There’s so much anger round me I feel the wind of changes I see the angry faces I feel the cold wind blowing, all a round me Ah…… Woke up today and felt the cold winds blow [Evangelist] Tearing up the gulf and where it ends we just don’t know Paying the price for our greed, but for what gain Better repent all your sins ‘cos we’re going to Hell just the same And if you think this land has lost its will to dream [ Narrator] I see the wonder, I see the wonder Just look again and you will see a different scene I see the wonder, I see the wonder Out of adversity a little seed is sown I see the wonder I see the wonder Just raise your head and you will see the tree has grown I see the wonder I see the wonder of it all And if you feel that all this hurt is here to stay I see the wonder I see the wonder Just look around and you will see a bright new day I see the wonder I see the wonder of it all Throughout our history as man has fought with man I see the wonder I see the wonder Deep down inside we’ve all been brothers all along I see the wonder I see the wonder of it all
3.
Sheepish 12:55
Stood upon a hill Watched the world turning all around of me Asked of myself, what am I going to do Recognised the signs, haunted and familiar Feel like I’m spinning out of control It’s just the way that it goes Stood upon the shore Felt the waves sapping all my energy Dragging me down and swept out to sea Never to return To the times of wasted opportunity Launching the boat that’s bound to go down That’s just the way things go round In a dream I saw the way on the haze of a distant horizon Clearly into view Through the clouds the rays of light broke the dawn of realizing Starting something new Riding on a wave Surfing on and crashing to oblivion, Washed up on shore and hung out to dry Caught a fleeting glimpse Where I want my life to be Just can’t believe it cannot be so That’s just the way that it goes In my mind I visualised the road I want to travel Clear and straight and true In my head I knew the way how the problems would unravel Leading somewhere new One dream, the end of the rainbow Pot of gold or pie in the sky So complete in so many ways But maybe you’ll never know why Heaven help that stupid dreamer Foolishly he wished on that star So much love but strange complications I wish I could see where you are
4.
Ventura 14:37
Love, always comes round again When you thought that your life’s a roller coaster that never ends See its here again, an old friend that you can’t forget Like your old worn shoes in the back of the wardrobe that you cant throw out Its here again…… Life, has that element of surprise When you thought you were dead and buried it hits you right smack between the eyes And you never can tell what the future holds for you It’ll turn you around in a blink of an eye as you wonder how low it can go It turns around…… And what goes round comes around for you and me Just like I always dreamt it would be

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First studio album of new music from Abel Ganz in over 14 years. Released in 2008 on the band's own label, Abel Records, Shooting Albatross received almost unanimously positive reviews.

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released March 28, 2008

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Scottish Progressive Rock band with a penchant for long songs

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