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A Poet of Brutality Remember that guy in High School who got away with everything, screwed everyone, stole things, drove too fast , played in a rock band and got whatever he wanted. Well that’s R in this sonic examination of behavior modeling. Even though R has “raped his sister” and “spoiled his Dog” the narrator still idolizes him. It really says a lot about the human condition when we idolize the strong aggressor until he turns his aggression on us. It’s like John Lennon said before starting his amazing, “War is Over ” campaign , “How can you expect peace out of a society that spends 3-6 hours a day watching people shoot guns on TV. ” Lennon saw violence glorified and advertized everywhere when he decided that someone must start advertizing Peace. I think everyone can relate to the hero worship that’s portrayed in “Are You R” Every hormone driven adolescent boy and most Americans, seems to latch on to the idealized version of their superhero self. In this case it’s R. The crazy self-destructive rock and roll god who will terrorize anyone with a slower car. “I felt so strong, there by your side,” sings the narrator. “I can see my destiny in your eyes. ” “Are You R” appears on the “Another Successful Breakfast” CD. David Steinhart, president of Stonegarden Records, said he put out the first Abraham Cloud CD because the chorus of “Are You R ? ” sounded like a dog barking. Are You R ? I was raised to salute the flag dump the trash in a paper bag and I was good until the …

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Check out this rare version of the classic, “Anytime You Walk Into The Room.” This version features Rory Anton , Fren Askin and Lesa MacEwan (who some have called Abraham’s daughter because of her odd magical vocal blend with the writer.). Both Rory and Lesa played with Abraham in The Children of the Milkman band. Lesa hits new heights of ancient delights in her vocal solo , where she relaxes and lets her Irish Wings go sailing. in the essense of vocal beauty. The angst , the longing , the unrequited love is a constant theme in Abraham Cloud music , but it’s never quite as beautiful as here. “You smile away my problems, you laugh away my cash anytime you walk into the room.” Those who witnessed this particular version of the band live have likened it to Arcade Fire in the religious or transcendent feeling it aroused. “One fantasy alone, don’t mean much it’s like an antidote to doing anything embarrassing, anytime you walk into the room. ” You could easily imagine this song behind Katniss Everdeen, in one of the more passionate scenes from the Hunger Games. The odd haunting instrument heard is the 10string Chapman Stick played by Fren. Abraham Cloud sums it all up in the line, “If I could only speak, you’d turn me down and I could get away quick, at least we’d have a secret to keep. “

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Check out “Learning to Pretend.” Sounds a little like Bowie in the eighties. You’ll find it on Abraham’s third CD, “Children of the Milkman” . Check out the great , Grateful Dead guitar work of John Garwood and the stellar bass and production from John Gregowski . The track is really on fire. Not sure what its about but Abraham Cloud lyrics always have some cool angles in them. Thanks to Chromex for the Groovy Slide show and remember new Cloud should be out by June 2012. Learning To Pretend by Abraham Cloud When you wake up in the morning, Can of beer in your hand, And your mouth feels like a pillow, And your head is hurting bad, When the wind comes crawling through your window, Calling you to follow it again, You might feel that your life is not your own It’s always waiting up around the bend, LEARNING TO PRETEND As you drive down crowded freeways, Bright-White-Fear fills your eyes, And you think you feel so desperate, But we all feel that way most the time. Don’t be scared of fantastic new illusions They may turn out to be your only friends, Find a groove and let it take you down the highway, You might never find that kind of groove again, LEARNING TO PRETEND And the magic of the moment just lasts an instant When you see it gotta’ grab it, Won’t be hangin ’round, Won’t be hangin’ round too long. LEARNING TO PRETEND LEARNING ALL YOUR LIFE THEN YOU’RE LEARNING ONCE AGAIN LEARNING TO PRETEND When the view you used to be so used to Gets flattened by some fat and angry men …

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You can really hear some Lennon oozing out of this one. What a thought though. That Clouds are actually people who have died floating by. On a purely biological level it is true. Matter does not go away , it changes form and lingers. And who hasn’t found some familiar faces while cloud gazing. The song reminds me of “Imagine” by John Lennon and some other famous ‘Cloud’ songs like “Both Sides Now ” from the goddess of all music, Joni Mitchell’s classic album Clouds. “So many things I would have done , but clouds got in the way.”

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This is the real Cloud at his Best. Alone , strung out , lonely, crazy, questioning, looking out a window and wondering why he doesn’t fit in. His only sin is the wonder why in a land that don’t like to wonder . To think in the land of the thoughtless. The Promise of Saturday is the promise of America, the promise of Japan, the promise of Russia , the promise of productivity. The Promise that if we blindly work our ass off and produce tons of stuff we will relax in our nice little tract house on Saturday sipping ice cold beer on the green green lawn. Unfortunately someone was productive enough to produce nuclear and chemical weapons which seem to change the weather a bit for Cloud. DJ pipes did the video. Check out the lyrics ….. The Promise of Saturday by Abraham Cloud Sometimes when I can’t sleep at night, I draw the shades and look outside. Rows of rooftops all exactly the same, cover people who will never change. I watch them come, and I see them go, they walk in circles and I’m sure they don’t know. ‘Cause its ice cold beer and a Sunday drive, the promise of Saturday can keep you alive. When they lay in bed at night, everything’s all right. They got a lot to do ’til Saturday. So far away. The promise of Saturday can keep you in line. I tried, but I couldn’t decide, what kind of compromise I’d make to survive. So many people window-shop for a vacation, wind up spending all their time stuck in hesitation. When they lay in bed at night, everything’s all right. They …

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Everyone knows it was Kesha who sang “When You Go Down,” in the Flo RIda hit RIght Round, but ten years earlier Abraham Cloud had released “When You Go Down” on his second CD. A quick listen will reveal a totally different sound and a totally different time but surprisingly enough there is another huge co-incidence. When Kesha was recording “Right Round” with Flo she was renting a room in a house on Laurel Canyon Blvd from a good friend of Abraham’s (who shall remain nameless.) And remember the original version of “You Spin Me Right Round ” was by Dead or Alive. Check out , “When You Go Down” by Abraham Cloud on this video and remember the key lyric, “I will always be the one who sticks around, when you go down.”

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It seems the Jubbly Family have just birthed another creature and this one will put and end to all the Elder Jubbly’s wildings. At least that’s their interpretation to the Abraham Cloud classic,”Another Creature Born To Ruin Rock’n'Roll.” Recast as a Dr. Suess fable , the animation works quite well against the story line. ” Your melted eyes capsize, I think they melted mine.”

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Thanks to 3DD animation for a very cool 3D-D Studio version of the Abraham Cloud classic song , “What’s So Great About Happiness?” This re-mixed version totally spotlights Stuart Pearson’s self-made violin work. By Self-Made we mean its not really a violin , but more of a stringed box he made. Production by Denis Degher and Master Rory Anton otherwise known as McRory who oozes music , and of course nothing short of brilliant guitar and lyrical hooks from Abraham Cloud. Its a bit of a chipmunk version but its some great comic relief for an all to serious song.

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Christmas is such a warm , friendly , loving time for most, its really no surprise that Abraham Cloud would be looking at its sinister side. That Big Red Jolly guy named Santa seems to carry some deeper and devious motives in this song. Mr Cloud starts off by announcing, “I’ve got every disease known to man waiting patiently inside me, to surprise me when I least expect it.” Which is a pretty startling and freeing realization in and of itself. But nothing compared to the iconic visitor who shows up live and in person, “Love everyone, Santa Claus said, As he perched naked on my bed. Love everyone and you’ll be free, but first you gotta love me.” That Jolly Old pagan not only climbed in through the fireplace but is now, instead of leaving gifts, bartering for love or sex or something. Not completely sure of the meaning here but it seems to run deep. Abe sings , “I ain’t go no one to love. ” and then Santa appears as a vision of love. Santa Claus , is tipically every child’s perfect picture of God. All knowing , all giving , all justice and all love. So how does this pure light of love turn into a conniving , commercialized loan shark , making a deal instead of giving. Is it the corruption of spirit, the loss of soul or perhaps Cloud watches too much news.

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