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RUN IN THE RAIN copyright renewed 2004 Joel Pirard I RESPECT WHAT USED TO BE AND HOPE TO GOD THAT WE WILL SEE RETURN TO LIFE THAT WAS YIELDED UPON THIS GLORIOUS EARTH I USED TO HOPE FOR LIFE ANEW IN LANDS THAT HAD BEEN SO ABUSED NOW I HOPE THAT WE WILL SEE THE SUNRISE AND REBIRTH IT USED TO BE YOU'D SEE THE STARS AT NIGHT YOU'D SEE THE WORLDS AFAR BUT NOW YOU CAN'T LOOK TO THE SKY THERE'S NOTHING THERE TO SEE THE CLOUDS THAT MAKE UP OUR SKIES ARE YOURS AND MINE I WONDER WHY NO ONE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW IT MAKES US CRY TO RUN TO RUN IN THE RAIN TO RUN TO RUN IN THE RAIN THE TIME HAS COME TO RECOGNIZE THAT ALL OUR FEARS WILL REALIZE THE TRUTH BE KNOWN WE MUST STOP PLAYING WITH OUR LIVES TO HELL WITH PROFITS WE MUST FIGHT IF NOT FOR OUR SAKE FOR THE RIGHT OF OUR CHILDREN'S DREAMS, TO ONE DAY RUN OUT IN THE RAIN TO RUN TO RUN IN THE RAIN TO RUN TO RUN IN THE RAIN BY JOEL PIRARD
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BOOK OF AGES CAN YOU EXPLAIN YOUR FEELINGS OF WONDER? CALL OUT YOUR ANGUISHED CRIES OF REBELLION HISTORY'S MARTYRS DIED NOT FOR NOTHING LET US REMEMBER WHERE IT BEGAN CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE THINGS THAT I'M SAYING? YES I CAN HAVE YOU CONCEIVED OF A NEW GENERATION? NOW I KNOW NOW THE ANSWER COMES TO ME CLEARLY WE HAVE NOT LIVE OUR LIVES IN VAIN THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BOOK OF THE AGES WE KNOW NOW THAT WE WILL LIVE AGAIN
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CALL THE PREACHER copyright 1990 by Bruce Henninger SEE THE MAN ON THE TV HE’S GOT A LOT TO SAY WANTS HIS OWN HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH AND HE WANTS TO MAKE YOU PAY HAIR SLICKED BACK SO NEAT IN HIS FANCY SUIT & TIE THINKS HE’S SO WONDERFUL HE’S THE APPLE IN HIS OWN EYE DON’T BE FOOLED BY HIS LOOK OR THE WORDS HE QUOTES FROM HIS BOOK WHEN IT’S ALL SAID AND DONE THE FAITHFUL HAVE BEEN ROOKED DO US ALL A FAVOR GOD, AND CALL THE ‘PREACHER’ HOME CALL THE PREACHER HOME (BREAK) THEN HE OPENS A CAN OF WORMS SOMETHING THERE TO SEE TELLS ABOUT DIVINE LAW SAYS THAT HE BELIEVES IT’S TRUE WHEN IT’S ALL SAID AND DONE WATCH HIM PREACH AND PLEAD USE THE “HOLY SCRIPTURES” TO FEED HIS UNHOLY GREED STAND BACK TO SAVE YOUR SOUL GET IN LINE WHILE HE BAGS IT ALL YOU WILL HAVE SALVATION HE WILL HAVE QUITE A HAUL DO US ALL A FAVOR GOD, AND CALL THE ‘PREACHER’ HOME CALL THE PREACHER HOME CALL THE PREACHER HOME CALL HIM HOME
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Father’s song Like the wind that blows around the sky before me I can fly away in dreams Like the snow-capped peaks you see up in the distance Life is seldom what it seems All the glory of our past is just beginning long to see the shining star In the darkness I don’t see souls grinning Still I hear them laughing, making sins of loving Got to be surprising in that evil rising now In the daylight that surrounds the last morning I can see far into time In my mind I see my father’s fathers singing In the eternal rhyme But your mind is lost you can’t pay the cost You just wander, as you set out for today You don’t have to worry, you can’t just say you’re sorry In the growing light you flee the light of day In the daylight that surrounds the last morning I can see far into time In my mind I see my father’s fathers singing In the eternal rhyme All the glory of our past is just beginning long to see the shining star In the darkness I don’t see souls grinning Still I hear them laughing, making songs of loving Got to be surprising KILL that evil rising now
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THE ABUSER copyright 1991 Bruce Henninger & Joel Pirard PICTURE SOMETHING WONDERFUL A BEACON IN THE NIGHT SHINING PROUD AND WHOLESOME LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE LIGHT PICTURE SOMETHING POWERFUL A LIGHT WITHIN THE DARK A TOOL TO SHAPE THE WORLD A WAY TO LEAVE YOUR MARK WATCH THE WORDS RISING HIGH ABOVE THE NORM UNTOUCHED BY GUTTER-TONGUE A PILLAR NO HAND CAN TEAR DOWN IT’S SONG FOREVER SUNG IT CAN WEAVE A MAGIC WEB EXCITE YOU TO THE CORE OVERWHELM WITH IT’S POTENTIAL TO OPEN ANY DOOR THEN COMES THE ABUSER TURNING TRUTH TO TRIVIA TURNING GOLD TO LEAD WELCOME THE ABUSER WITH THE WORDS THAT ARE SAID DRAWN THE MAGIC IN THE WONDER WITH THE WORDS THAT ARE SAID CONVERSATION DISSERTATION ELUCIDATION EXPLANATION EXPOSITION EXPLORATION INFORMATION CONFIRMATION POSTULATION ELABORATION VERIFICATION EXCLAMATION TOO MANY WORDS FOR THEIR OWN GOOD
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Part 1 SWAMPFIRE Copyright 1991 Joel Pirard Wake up in a dreamland, a bustling swampland mall A cozy place that feels like home and yet there’s something wrong A place of our imaginings, that beckons us inside To share in life’s simplicity , and leave reality Outside So many friendly creatures, surrounding me right now I know I don’t belong here but they will not let me out So I will play the innocent and take on a disguise And take my place in line to fool The friendly watchful eyes But my premature discovery raises rancor By even the most gentle, reason fled No time to waste in final desperation Make an escape and the flying weights Hit the LIZARD on the head Where does the dreamer end Where does the dream begin? Where does the substance fade and the Myth come rushing in? We are all just aspects of the things that we create Profane and sacred, good and evil In the depths of love and hate. Pursued to the waters edge, I draw my gun They stop and gasp for such a thing is never done I tell them that I meant no harm to any one, and that they must let me leave They stand and watch helpless as I Step into the boat Cast of from their peaceful shore A wayward soul afloat Far from shore in another song Where my dreamland starts to fade The creatures watch me vanish, then Turn and walk away… BRIEF RETURN main musical themes copyright 1991 by John Curtin When the Dreamer ends will he remember, His return to this land, where things got out of hand Will he remember, the mistake that was made And the price that he paid, when the Dreamer ends… The rope was placed around my neck through ignorance and fear In my heart I find no room for malice or resentment They do what they feel they must They cannot know their reasons. Perhaps its best to end it here, to put the strife to rest Just before the final fall A hand of understanding Reaches up to where I stand A gesture of compassion But I worry what will come Once the final panel fades Death no longer a stranger here How will the magic change? When the Dreamer ends will he remember, The tree upon the hill, the thoughts that made them kill Will he remember the evil that was done Witnessed by the setting sun When the dreamer ends He will remember. JUGGERNAUT Copyright 1991 main musical themes by Jeff Kalmar & Joel Pirard I remember He has been here before now, and I am here again A dark-masked man here by this fool’s façade Call me OLD MAN JUGGS but I am really so much more An innocence destroyer well you f***ed with the wrong mother A LECTER Incognito, a maven of depravity I will strike into your hearts and Make you know MORTALITY Cruel ghoul, murder maker Soulless machine, life debaser You who left your justice swinging at the end of a hangman’s rope The first to die will be a sign This memory that stains your lives The tree there on your bloody hill will know a different blood tonight The DEACON and the BLIND MAN Each will suffer like the other This JUGGERNAUT will war tonight! The SPINY friend will feel the spines SHOPKEEPER with bloody eyes Three SMALL BROTHERS nailed Upon the wood The MADAME and THE BITCH Each will suffer like the other This JUGGERNAUT will kill tonight! Skin the LIZARD Stuff the OWL Let the dog have the bones Crack the shell and slice the tender flesh! Don’t think that you can stop me The way you did before Slap me and I’ll disappear Behind my old familiar face Terror in the shadow Your cowards realization You have met the ENEMY And he is me! HE IS ME! PLAYING POSSUM Copyright 1991 main musical themes by Joel Pirard Who am I? What did I dream? The JUGGERNAUT Within me has stretched its legs enough Playing Possum, Playing Mind Games Its really harmless stuff Who am I? What was my dream? This fancy of another Now given its release It belongs to all of us To believe in as we please! Where does the Dreamer stop And the Creation come to life? Where are all the choices made between the dark sides and the light? The facets of our inner selves. what is right and what is wrong Hold the answers to the questions That are asked within our song If this Dreamer has offended Think on this and all is mended You can be the Dreamer too And Dream the Dream that’s right for you And Dream the Dream that’s right for you And Dream the Dream that’s right for you AND DREAM THE DREAM THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU!
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Once Stood a Man lyrics by Bruce Henninger, Music by John Curtin, Joel Pirard, Dan Bonadeo, Jeff Kalmar & Bruce Henninger Once stood a man, on the doorway of time dreams of a future where our destinies would shine he showed us a Utopia where we would rest at last and our achievements would eclipse the errors of the past (chorus) Where will be humanity a hundred years from now? reaching for the heavens, or one beneath the plow? Will people place their futile faith in leaders who are blind? Will Man put an end to war, or will war put an end to mankind? Saw his world around him, and he knew that it must change Fancied that he knew the way society would rearrange A dissolution of the old to make way for the new A better bread of humankind, and all that they could do (chorus) Where will be humanity, a million years from now? spinning with the Gods, or still asking ourselves how? Wise men ask which will it be? Everything or nought? Will we ever be free of the bands which we're not? ---------------------------------------------- interlude ------------------------------------------------ Who can know the unseen currents,in the river of time The ebb and flow of human tides leave the prophets far behind There is no great final solution, to raise ourselves from our confusion pinnacle is just illusion dream us all of some grand conclusion ----------------------------------------------- But it isn't all so easy, this dream of absolutes the notion that we may someday, attain the highest truth For we are merely human, and sometimes bound to fail Leave perfection to the Gods, while we work out our travails! ------------------------------------------------- So let us keep on trying, to be the best that we can be The restlessness inside us all, will never give us peace but this struggle is what we crave, the need to be unsure humanity will always change, in that humanity endures!

about

This collection is derived from some live performances at a small venue. We were booked at the last minute, on a Memorial Day weekend, a 'shore' weekend as we used to call them. The scheduled act had a conflict. These mixes were a combination of live mic and board mix.
Except for '"Run In the Rain", none of these songs have ever been released in any capacity.

"Call the Preacher Home" was written by this band, the others were originally conceived in the band ORION, from which, Joel, Jeff, & John all were members. These songs and previously released material make up the bulk of our performing repertoire at the time.

Run in the Rain was conceived in Orion and played in 3 bands, Orion, and a band called Alaska that Joel was in after Orion, and again after Avalon came to be. Book of Ages was conceived in Orion and was the 2nd song Joel brought to the band, completed chord arrangements with John Curtin, M42 was all Jeff Kalmar, conceived on an envelope while on a lunch break (as legend has it, LOL) and Father's Song was also an Orion song, inspired by Kansas written by Joel Book of ages was released on Joel's Seven Sources cd But For the Grace Of, also available on Bandcamp.

The last 3 tracks are alternate mixes of 3 songs released on ONCE STOOD A BAND. all earlier takes.
The versions used on that release were from 11-24-01. In the interim, Jeff's bass part had gotten corrupted. Scheduling made it impossible have him redo it, so John had done his take on it.
To paraphrase THE BEATLES, these tracks are 'naked'.
These are from 4-29-04, just a few months before.
On The Abuser, the notable differences are the keyboards are less layered.
On The Dreamer and the Dream Suite, the studio effects production that was added later is missing.
Finally, on Once Stood a Man, this version has the bass part that Jeff Kalmar devised as opposed to John Curtin's version on ONCE STOOD A BAND. Also the synthesizer solo is different. Additional keyboard embellishments are missing as well.

all live tracks JOHN CURTIN, BASS, JEFF KALMAR, GUITAR & VOCALS, JOEL PIRARD, KEYBOARDS & VOCALS, BRUCE HENNINGER, DRUMS, DANIEL FRANK, LEAD VOCALS

all studio tracks, JEFF KALMAR, GUITAR & BASS, JOEL PIRARD, KEYBOARDS, BRUCE HENNINGER, DRUMS, DAN FRANK, LEAD VOCALS, except "ONCE STOOD A MAN" Jeff Kalmar, bass, John Curtin, guitar.

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released June 9, 2020

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5 of the best musicians I have ever known!
by Jason Miller Rating: 8
My older brother was into these guys from his college days. He had a few tapes he made at shows, (with the band's permission) and so I always wanted to hear them in a studio. This stuff is a bit retro now, but damn! what playing!
For anyone who is into hearing classic prog, You should have the companion disk for reference IMHO
These were the 3 original mix studio tracks. Not as polished as on ONCE STOOD A BAND but still good. These are clearly not 'finished' but show the potential of what the tunes became.
Includes 6 live tracks and they all sound a bit like the previous ones, though they sound a bit heavier, but I think it's because the live recording. Especially the instrumental called M42, the closing track, is a great song with dueling guitars and keys,and you like to hear some great progressive rock..

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AVALON USA New Windsor, New York

AVALON USA
started in 1989, when Jeff Kalmar and Joel Pirard agreed to start a new band together."We scouted around searching for musicians of the caliber that had been the strength of our other band" Jeff stated. Bruce Henninger, was recruited , John Curtin had been sitting in from time to time and came aboard as bassist/lead guitarist, soon followed by Dan Bonadeo. Thus the birth of the band. ... more

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