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written by Jeff Kalmar, inspired by Kansas
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HEAVY PROGRESSIVE ROCK, SYMPHONIC, MELODIC, SOUNDSCAPES!
AVALON USA started in 1989, when Jeff Kalmar and Joel Pirard agreed to start a new band together. After having played in ORION, (with John Curtin) they had a good idea of what they could come up with. "We scouted around searching for the people that would eventually make up the band." Ultimately, Bruce Henninger, was recruited from an advertisement in a musicians' journal, and the search for a bassist continued. For a short time that spot was filled but the demands of the music soon brought about more change. John Curtin had been sitting in from time to time and eventually came aboard as bassist/lead guitarist, soon followed by Dan Bonadeo. Thus the birth of the band. AVALON USA even devoted time to a YES tribute set, all the while writing new powerful material, and re-doing a number of ORION songs. AVALON USA disbanded in 1992, In 2001 a CD was recorded , featuring JEFF KALMAR, JOEL PIRARD, BRUCE HENNINGER, and of course, DAN BONADEO. JOHN CURTIN has been consulted on the project, but due to other commitments was not available for the reunion, with the noteable exception that he did play on his own song, "Once Stood A Man" with the band, and contributed a bonus track. "It was now or never", it was said recently, We didn't want to proceed for the longest time WITHOUT all the members, but eventually it became apparent that the only way it was going to happen was to be proactive and MAKE it happen". Joel Pirard has said "I had broached the idea to the guys of a resumption of working together, at least to finish some unfinished music, and record them for posterity. At first everyone seemed into it, but time commitments being what they are, things dragged on. Eventually Dan took over the reins of this, to the extent of engineering it and scheduling sessions, etc. It soon became obvious that John couldn't be an active participant, although he is there in spirit". John Curtin eventually appeared on several tracks, notably playing lead guitar on Once Stood A Man and with his composition Exploring the Deep, with former ORion drummer Roger Schnur, as well as the live track archives, AVALON USA's CDs, ONCE STOOD A BAND and ALTERNATE TUNES ares available on Bandcamp.
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Genre
Rock • Progressive Rock
Charts
Peak #592
Peak in subgenre #54
Author
Avalon USA
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1992
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January 03, 2024
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MP3 12.2 MB • 320 kbps • 5:20
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WAV 58.6 MB
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Skyhunter A hunter in the fated heaven Howls the Hunters wisdom to the seven sister stars. A dawning fantasy, reunion with the parent sky A child awakens wonder in his eyes The shadow of the Hunter of the skies Timeless cloud-borne wanderer Returning to the monarch's canyon Up the towered peaks A still-life dwelling, stones that roared Before the rivers whisper Etched them into monuments that rise No higher than the Hunter of the skies And the truth shines so freely in the life Running molten down the walls Of the canyons to the rising sun The Silent One, Rejoicing in the splendor of his flight A shadow in the face of morning fram INVALID s the Hunters silhouette With cold corona fire In hail of prominence, the Hunter in the fated heaven Howls the Hunters wisdom as he flies The canyon echoes with his sunburst cries The shadow of the Hunter of the skies We are such fragile things Fluttering on silk-spun wings But don't you know we live for just a day Its such a tragic thing, the fledgling dying on the wing Is stricken as the Hunter speeds away And don't you know we live for just a day By Jeff Kalmar
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