Frederick Serafim
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Someday We'll Shine Someday We'll Shine
A multi-faceted arrangement featuring various mood, key and melody changes, with strangely optimistic lyrics.
Little Life Little Life
For anyone who's suddenly lost a pet. Great Latin beat with some very sweet lead guitar and vocal duo with Catherine Clarkson.
Flying High Flying High
We are a generation of people that largely have had the good fortune to be able to travel extensively. A song of thanks with a cautionary caveat.
Strange Streets Strange Streets
Streets... tranquil, amusing, exciting, violent... Bass, drums, piano, 3 voice synth lead guitar.
Quantum Shimmy Quantum Shimmy
High energy instrumental rock n' roll with duelling lead guitars.
Ultimatum Ultimatum
Jazz-rock instrumental with a great hook. Bass, drums, piano, 3 voice synth guitar.
Redemption Bay Redemption Bay
Calming electric blues followed by a hypnotic guitar instrumental. Lyrics and album story below.
Branded (The Last Draft) Branded (The Last Draft)
Compelling country-rock ballad inspired by a disillusioned Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD in the late 70's. He was selected in the last draft to see combat. Features a nice dual Strat lead guitar riff and vocals.
Give Me Time Give Me Time
A cosmic request for time and opportunity, featuring two vocal verses and lots of improvisational lead guitar work, employing polyrhythmic flourishes towards the end.
Wallenberg Wallenberg
Rock-Symphonic instrumental tribute to the WWII holocaust "Angel of Rescue", Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.
Driven By Desire Driven By Desire
Hard driving prog-hard-rock regarding a stormy relationship, recorded long ago. Because of misgivings I've never highlighted this song before, though it's musically one of my better rockers.
The Challenge The Challenge
Riveting rock symphonic exhortation with searing lead guitars and trumpet fanfares. Album story below.
Turn Back Turn Back
Barn burner rock symphonica featuring searing lead guitars, regarding some urgent contemporary issues.
Illusions of the World Illusions of the World
Surreal yet mysteriously melodic probing of the nature and fabric of material reality.
Think Twice Think Twice
Rocker with lots of lead and synth guitars plus some all out wah-wah which I haven't used in decades, regarding the rise and fall of corrupt power brokers.
Through the Stars Through the Stars
Screaming dual lead guitars, sonic "pyrotechnics", and commanding lead vocals on this space fantasy rocker.
On Second Thought... On Second Thought...
If only,,, 3 voice acoustic/electric/synth guitar and vocals, plus drums by Steve James, regarding a romance nearing the rocks.
