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SARCASTIC 'TONGUE-IN-CHEEK' HARD ROCK TUNE ABOUT MINDLESS GREED AND OVER-CONSUMPTION...AND THE SELF-CENTERED SIDE OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHE.
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HARD ROCK BAND THAT BLENDS HEAVY BRITISH AND SOUTHERN ROCK styleS. TOUR DATES INCLUDE GIGS WITH AC/DC, DERRINGER, PAT TRAVERS BAND...AND WERE CONSIDERED AS
AVALANCHE is defined by Webster's as: "an unstoppable natural force"...and this all-original rock band certainly seems to fit that definition...overcoming the odds to produce some of the very best original hard rock anywhere! With an unorthodox strategy for success in 1978 (which included 18 months of intense rehearsals, their own record label, $75,000.00 worth of state-of-the-art stage gear, and a record on over a dozen New England radio stations for three months...all before ever playing a live gig) AVALANCHE's debut show was attended by over 3500 people..and the band was immediately playing to sold-out shows and standing room only crowds wherever they appeared. Within a month after their first gig, AVALANCHE was headlining in large club venues, and shortly after that, the band was opening tour dates and sharing concert stages on AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" tour, as well as with DERRINGER, and THE PAT TRAVERS BAND. They were also considered as a tour opener for TOTO's First U.S. Tour. A tight and well rehearsed rock-n-roll machine...this band did whatever was necessary to bring studio-quality hard rock to the live-concert stage...and they did it without the support of a major record label. Now recording again, with all the surviving members of the original lineup...here is the first new AVALANCHE music in over twenty years...as well as some of their old music too, (most of the recordings have never been available before). AVALANCHE continues to defy the odds with their staying power and persistence...and by remaining "unstoppable"...they are here NOW....for you to sample and enjoy! Click here for official Avalanche band website GOLDEN SUN RECORDS
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Rock • Rock General
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Music, Lyrics, and Arrangement: MICHAEL FOSTER
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COPYRIGHT 2006 by Crystal Magic Music (ASCAP)
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"EXCESSIVE" Music and Lyrics: Michael Foster Music Written: September, 1985/June, 2006 Lyrics Written: June, 2006. Music and Lyrics: Copyright 2006 by Crystal Magic Music (ASCAP) Michael Foster: Guitars, Vocals, and First solo (left) Mark Easton: Guitars, and Second solo (right) Barry Easton: Drums Michael Corsini: Bass Recorded in June, 2006...at ROUGH CUT STUDIO...Eastford, Conn. Mixed in July, 2006...at GOLDEN SUN STUDIO...North Palm Beach, Fla. Arranged, Produced, and Mixed by: Michael Foster Engineered by: Mark Easton In late 2005, I stumbled upon a shoebox full of old cassette tapes in a closet, which consisted primarily of twenty year old plus recordings of Avalanche rehearsals. When I found this one...I realized it was from a 1985 3-piece short-lived incarnation of Avalanche that I had put together in an attempt to resurrect the band five years after the original group had broken up. At that time...I was having many problems in my life...I had gotten very "excessive" with my drug use...and I don't remember a whole lot about that time. The tape quality was terrible...but this song was on it...and even without any vocals or lyrics...it stood out as a really strong cut. I don't remember if there ever even were lyrics written for it...or what the original title of the track may have been...and just getting the tape to play at all was very difficult. When I left for Conn. for these sessions I decided to bring the cassette tape with me. Once the band heard the music...it immediately became the choice as "first song to record"....which presented a dilemma...because there were no lyrics...and no idea about a melody to go with the music. I decided that we would rehearse and record it anyway...and once that was accomplished...I took a rough mix..put in on a CD and drove around for a day...trying to find the right melody and lyrical subject. As I sat on my very successful twin brother's deck at his estate late that afternoon in the middle of the woods in Hampton, Conn... I remembered that the night before...his floodlights kept turning on and off all by themselves. I found out that motion sensors on the lights were being set off by moths flying around them...and as I looked around me...the inspiration came. Once I had the lyrics...the melody and the phrasing became a very easy task. The vocal recording was one of the easiest I have ever done...it was almost as though the song was just waiting for me to write it...and "Excessive" became the first track finished from these sessions. SongPlanet DJ Bert Gagnon, who lives in Conn. actually came to the rehearsals when we were working this one up...and we had a chance to spend the day getting to know him. We all had a great day...and Bert, thanks for taking the time to hang out with us. You are one of the very few people outside of the Avalanche "family" who has actually seen the band perform "live" in over twenty years. Hopefully...that might change "down the road". This is the first of the new 2006 Avalanche recordings. It is a "balls to the wall" rocker...and so we wanted to keep it "live" sounding and raw. This year we made numerous improvements in how we record the band...from new amplifiers...to much better microphones. The band is also really starting to feel like a cohesive unit again...the chemistry has always been very magical...but this year...I was really able to feel it from everyone...for the first time since the original band broke up over twenty five years ago. It is a huge treat for me to play with these guys....and this year it felt like everyone was really feeling the same way, too. Less than twenty five studio-hours were needed to rehearse and record this song...from the time I played that very poor quality twenty year old rehearsal cassette tape for the guys for the first time. That amazes even me. When I talk about "a magical chemistry" within this group...that one fact brings it all into very clear focus. It is tr
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EXCESSIVE Music and Lyrics: Michael Foster Music Written: September, 1985/June, 2006 Lyrics Written: June, 2006. 1st Verse Give me more... I need more... I just can't get enough... Driving in my shiny new Mercedes... Tell me...why does this road feel so rough? With all I've bought, and all I've tried... I just can't fill this hole...inside. (Spoken) I think I'm lost...can somebody help me? 2nd Verse My motion-sensored birdbath... Has just gone on the fritz... Polar Ice Caps melting down... While I live at The Ritz... I need more...give me more.... I think I need more stuff... Hungry, Injured, World in pain It's not my fault... they're all insane... It ain't me...I'm not to blame... If you ain't me...I think...you're lame. (Spoken) Where's my American Express? I need to buy something, I guess BRIDGE (Spoken) Now, let me see...What will it be? Diamond rings? Stupid things... Poisoned air? I dont care... Persian rugs? They're all just drugs! 3rd Verse Bigger houses...Faster cars... I never feel satisfied... Cocaine and women...All the "best"... Don't fix what's broken inside... I tell myself "It's only stress"... I love to live in my excess... Hungry, lonely, sick, or scared... Screw 'em all! ... I just...dont care. (Spoken) Yeah...other people don't matter... I've got cash...I'm not trash... I'm better than you are... OUTRO (Spoken) Don't you know who I am? Why...I'm a very important person! In fact...I'm a Republican... And God's on our side... I think I like this New World Order You know...Maybe I'll get a new car... I'd like a second pool... Maybe a Ferrari...nah, too cheap...Lamborghini! Dude....What do you mean you can't Super-Size my Happy Meal? HEY! What happened to my wallet? END Copyright 2006 by Crystal Magic Music (ASCAP)
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Roger John
Jan 17, 2012
Really well played. The contrasts in your lyrics perfect!
Richard Bethell
Nov 28, 2009
Speedy, fast, and hard driving, with some blistering guitar work. Mike, whatever you guys do to get the energy to play at such a breakneck speed, well please send some my way. :) "Where's my American Express I need to buy something I guess... stupid things." Love it. :)
Decaying Orbit
Nov 23, 2009
great wordz!! rockin tune here!!
Frankfurt Dialog Company
Nov 13, 2009
Mike, according to your playing you gotta be in real good shape again! Sounds wild and big! A real good rocker! And a lot of images in the lyrics. Love it! Cheers from Frankfurt Andreas
Ken Sacco
Oct 02, 2008
Cool song I would describe it as Thin Lizzy covering Judas Priest :)I really love it