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DEATH, GOD, LOVE, & MONEY (a compilation of edgy music)

by Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large"

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The Sleeping Giant (of Love) (Xavier Mix) 05:26 video
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SLEEPING GIANT OF LOVE 1. Last night there was an awful storm We all were scared and quite alarmed Next day we found him quite unharmed A Sleeping Giant on the sand A face so gentle and so grand What is he doing in our land? We used to praise the Lord above We used to dance the songs of love Have we forgotten how? Chorus: Now the Giant’s sleeping on the beach A bigger one can be within your reach Rejoice Respond To what can overcome us when The Giant’s gonna get us…soon 2. We send our shuttles to the Moon We write each other funny runes But then we forget all the tunes And when the Giant comes around He’ll have the biggest laugh in town (ha ha) Yes we’ve forgotten how (solo) The Giant’s gonna wake up, The Giant’s gonna get us (etc.) repeat Chorus, vamp out on: The Giant’s goona wake up The Giant’s gonna get us The Giant’s gonna wake us copyright 1991, 2007 Word2Soul Music BMI
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I Can't Help Falling in Love With You (4-track demo) (free) 03:01
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Keep Sharing the Crayons (early mix) 04:46
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She's Not Some Animal (Cove Mix) 03:13 video
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Oh! Noell (4-track demo) 03:29
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And I Love Her 04:27
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Only Fools (Instrumental, 4-track demo) 03:55
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The Check is in the Mail 02:46
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Ruby Tuesday (4-track demo remastered 2023) (free) 03:40
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The Third National Band - Tapioca Tundra (Kraftwerk Mix) (remastered 2021) (free) 03:25
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Spying, Surfing, & Dancing (demo) 03:41
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Autobiography 1957-79 (4-track demo) 05:46
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Cassandra's Floydian Prophecy 04:38
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Meet Me at the Summer Place (remastered 2021) 03:51
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about

This collection proves, at least to me, that the fruit of the past is shrouded in a vineyard of perception. The 90s was a decade of transition and turmoil for me. It didn't seem like I'd gotten much done.

Geographically, I packed up my family and took a major move from California to Pennsylvania. Two albums went unfinished and I even stopped playing music for about a year. Then God kicked me in the butt.

In 1992, I re-entered the music world by working in a studio, producing other artists and subbing with bands, doing almost no solo work. Finally, I broke my solo studio silence in 1997 with a cassette EP, SHE'S NOT SOME ANIMAL, which previewed the 2000 album FIRE (which broke into the prolifics of the new millennium).

The set is mostly original music interspersed with songs by Barry Alfonso/Dan Rielly, Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richard, Michael Nesmith, and Doc Pomus. Special guests include lyricist Barry Alfonso (Pointer Sisters, Olivia Newton-John), John Bechdel (Fear Factory, Gary Numan), Erik Nielsen (Booker T, Queen Ida), and Dan Rielly (Funk Dub Division).

In hindsight, the 90s were a more productive time than I first thought. This download album is a "best of" that period, culled from demos, singles, EPs, and various studio adventures.

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released April 26, 2011

Musicians:
JJB: bass, drums, drum programs, guitars, keyboards, percussion, vocals WITH:
Donna Bailey: drums "Tapioca Tundra"
John Bechdel: synthesizer "Tapioca Tundra"
Erik Nielsen: drums "She's Not Some Animal," "The Check is in the Mail," "Meet Me at the Summer Place"
Gary Owen: guitar "Tapioca Tundra"
Dan Rielly: guitar "The Check is in the Mail"
Scott Ringle: bass & lead vocal "Tapioca Tundra"
Dana Russell: bass "Meet Me at the Summer Place"

Engineered by Josh, John Bechdel, Tim Breon, & Rusty Richards. Produced by JJB. Photo by Carol Waldvogel.

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Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large" San Francisco, California

"Johnny is a virtuoso"--Brian Wilson
"Pop music with a conscience.”--Goldmine
“the Harry Houdini of rock and roll.”-- Spotlight. Listen to Johnny's fast-paced mix of old school soul, psychedelia, punk/new wave, & classic pop/rock. Singer-songwriter in his own right, he was also a sideman for Davy Jones and The Monkees + performed with David Cassidy, Al Stewart, Buddy & Julie Miller, & others. ... more

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