Sitting here with the window open, listening to the rain drops hitting the leaves of my Lilac Tree.
I love all of Skully's music, but I keep coming back to his 'Without A Voice' digital album. Although all the songs are purely instrumental, so much of Skully himself is in each and every song! Sometimes I wonder how many sleepless nights he spent up working and thinking, to get everything just right. One can tell that he poured his heart and soul into creating 'Without A Voice'!
Living in Oregon and waking up to the rain hitting the window panes once again, Skully's 'It Rained That Morning' has become my favorite song. Oregonians have a saying: "Don't just stand in the rain, FEEL it!" I "feel" the rain while listening to this beautiful song! Early morning dawning, simulated by strings. A little "rumbling" in the back, just like before a storm. The piano setting in when the first raindrops start falling. The guitar accompanying the piano, the rain increasing. The song ending with the piano by itself, tiny raindrops continuing to fall, echoing while the song slowly fades away.
Here comes 'Arduity Sails By'. Literally! I am not sure if Skully got his inspiration to this song by one of the big Ferries in the Irish Sea, or by a Sailboat gliding by. To me it sounds like the engines of the Ferry are slowly starting, turning into the rhythmic, steady sound one can hear when the Ferry leaves port and gains speed. A little creaking and moaning, after all the engines have to run day after day, but there she goes!
Love Trains? Listen to 'Gare De Montrabe' and go on a journey through the country side. You can hear the rhythmic, metallic sound made by the wheels of a moving train. The clickety clack everyone is familiar with living close to a train station.
'My Waltz With Matilda' is another favorite of mine!
I sat listening to it one night and imagined an entire story to this song:
Someone walking up to a big, beautiful old house. It is empty and overgrown by ivy. The person opens the front door and walks into a great hall. Silence greets the person, and only the stairs creak when the person walks upstairs. A double door leads into a ballroom. There are no furniture left, but in the far left corner a grand piano with a piano bench awaits. The person sits down on the bench, opens the lid, wipes the dust off the keys and starts playing 'Matilda'. For a moment it seems like the old house is waking up and is listening to the music. A young couple appears out of nowhere and starts dancing. Laughter, bits and pieces of conversations and the clicking of champagne glasses can be heard. As soon as the music ends, the couple disappears and the house is quiet once again. The person closes the lid softly, gets up and looks around one more time. Down the stairs and into to the great hall the person goes, closes the front door and walks away.
'Trouble' must have given Skully the most Trouble, pun intended!
What a challenge it must have been to combine the flute from the 1970's Horslips hit 'Trouble With a Capital T', and the guitar from their acoustic album 'Rollback' recorded in 2004. The end result with the 2 melodies combined, and the flute and guitar playing for the very first time together, is amazing!
These are just a few songs I love listening to from this beautiful digital album! Skully's pride and joy, rightly so. Go and give it a listen and make up your own stories to each song!
Skully is a remarkable artist who will welcome you warmly as his "friend" on www.myspace.com/skullymusic! Don't forget to look him up here on ReverbNation also!
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A review of Skully's 'WITHOUT A VOICE' album
Sitting here with the window open, listening to the rain drops hitting the leaves of my Lilac Tree.
I love all of Skully's music, but I keep coming back to his 'Without A Voice' digital album. Although all the songs are purely instrumental, so much of Skully himself is in each and every song! Sometimes I wonder how many sleepless nights he spent up working and thinking, to get everything just right. One can tell that he poured his heart and soul into creating 'Without A Voice'!
Living in Oregon and waking up to the rain hitting the window panes once again, Skully's 'It Rained That Morning' has become my favorite song. Oregonians have a saying: "Don't just stand in the rain, FEEL it!" I "feel" the rain while listening to this beautiful song! Early morning dawning, simulated by strings. A little "rumbling" in the back, just like before a storm. The piano setting in when the first raindrops start falling. The guitar accompanying the piano, the rain increasing. The song ending with the piano by itself, tiny raindrops continuing to fall, echoing while the song slowly fades away.
Here comes 'Arduity Sails By'. Literally! I am not sure if Skully got his inspiration to this song by one of the big Ferries in the Irish Sea, or by a Sailboat gliding by. To me it sounds like the engines of the Ferry are slowly starting, turning into the rhythmic, steady sound one can hear when the Ferry leaves port and gains speed. A little creaking and moaning, after all the engines have to run day after day, but there she goes!
Love Trains? Listen to 'Gare De Montrabe' and go on a journey through the country side. You can hear the rhythmic, metallic sound made by the wheels of a moving train. The clickety clack everyone is familiar with living close to a train station.
'My Waltz With Matilda' is another favorite of mine! I sat listening to it one night and imagined an entire story to this song: Someone walking up to a big, beautiful old house. It is empty and overgrown by ivy. The person opens the front door and walks into a great hall. Silence greets the person, and only the stairs creak when the person walks upstairs. A double door leads into a ballroom. There are no furniture left, but in the far left corner a grand piano with a piano bench awaits. The person sits down on the bench, opens the lid, wipes the dust off the keys and starts playing 'Matilda'. For a moment it seems like the old house is waking up and is listening to the music. A young couple appears out of nowhere and starts dancing. Laughter, bits and pieces of conversations and the clicking of champagne glasses can be heard. As soon as the music ends, the couple disappears and the house is quiet once again. The person closes the lid softly, gets up and looks around one more time. Down the stairs and into to the great hall the person goes, closes the front door and walks away.
'Trouble' must have given Skully the most Trouble, pun intended! What a challenge it must have been to combine the flute from the 1970's Horslips hit 'Trouble With a Capital T', and the guitar from their acoustic album 'Rollback' recorded in 2004. The end result with the 2 melodies combined, and the flute and guitar playing for the very first time together, is amazing!
These are just a few songs I love listening to from this beautiful digital album! Skully's pride and joy, rightly so. Go and give it a listen and make up your own stories to each song!
Skully is a remarkable artist who will welcome you warmly as his "friend" on www.myspace.com/skullymusic! Don't forget to look him up here on ReverbNation also!
berry
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Dear Dear Berry,This is a wonderful review! I had to go and change the player to "It Rained That Morning" so I could walk through your experience with you...a pure pleasure, indeed!OOOHHH! I love your "Matilda" story. I envisioned it as I read...it was touching and thrilling being there.And thank you for the stats on "Trouble". We knew it was 'Trouble' and Pride for Skully, but you've described it to a "T".Warm