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Wanderlust
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Old school prog-rocker.
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
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Genre
Rock • Progressive Rock
Charts
Peak #99
Peak in subgenre #26
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
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May 28, 2009
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MP3 5.4 MB • 128 kbps • 5:50
Story behind the song
In case you think this sounds a tad retro, I should explain that this truly was written in 1973, and was actually the first song I ever wrote that got played in a band. I've pretty much left it unaltered and I think it's how I would have intended it to sound if we'd had proper instruments. Thankfully there are no surviving recordings of us belting this out on a 3-drum kit and a Watkins Rapier. It comes with impenetrable teenage lyrics (I still don't know what "time and the traveller my teacher and torturer holds me to witness his passing" was supposed to mean) and the obligatory bass solo. Like, wow, man.
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Cloudy my eyes as sit in my room In the gloom of a November day. And feeling the pressure of ceiling and walls, My thoughts again turn to the road. And happy my memories of journeys ago And travellers I met on the way. When singing aloud with my home on my back I thought myself lord of the highway. Wanderlust takes me when Spring comes again To the verge of the Great Northern Road, And hitchiking south from the start of the day I go where the instant decides. And Time and the Traveller, my teacher and torturer Holds me to witness his passing. Til the sun tilts to the edge of the west And I rest to await the next day. Clouds in the east Sunrise red sunrise Clouds in the east Ice touches her face Clouds in the east Red sky in the morning Clouds in the east I can't let the day waste. Up on the road a hundred miles pass before noon. Clouds form black horsemen that hunt on the white shifting field. I stand at a crossroads, hoping that someone will stop, While the sun tilts from the top of the sky to dusk. And I travel on. I travel on Til I tread the returning road I travel on.
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Carlo D'Anna
Jun 03, 2009
This is so cool. One of my favs on the challenge.
Rodrica Rudge
May 31, 2009
Really great track, superb job with the guitar and drums. You've really captured that prog rock era with this one. Top notch arrangement!
Jonsson
May 31, 2009
Hey - where did you come from ?? LOL - this is truly a nice piece of progressive rock in all its definiations. Great putted together !!! BestRegards Lasse
Michael Duran
May 31, 2009
Wonderfull work here Seth!! spot on production and catchy melodies :)
Ken Sacco
May 30, 2009
Great song!
Morten Gjermundsen
May 30, 2009
Oh yeah!!This is it!!Classic rock at its best.Love the guitars.Very nice vocals.Great bass and drums as well and the synth.. :) :) :) Excellent performance and production.
Kurt Lewis Neufer
May 30, 2009
Seth, Wow, What a Great track.....Awesome keys, guitars, drums and vocals... Have a Great Day, Kurt
Michael Bennett
May 30, 2009
I don't think I've heard your stuff before? This is good, I'll be over to hear more later! Nice work!
finnski
May 30, 2009
another good job on this challenge!