Previously unavailable, a second limited run of my debut album in a jewel cases featuring some beautiful conceptual photography by Gina Tomitz and Cory Ingram, including background information on the creation of the album in the liner notes.
Includes unlimited streaming of Coal Aberrations
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
An exploration in writing different genres, this is entirely penned by AllOne. Phil Minissale and Gina Tomitz were approached to achieve the folky sound and feel of this pondering on ambition and motivation and exceeded expectations. Flutist Colleen Moore came in to write and perform the finishing stylish touches.
lyrics
The first time I'll have to squint for a second to see,
courtesy of a binoculars glint in the mezzanine,
that's the tint in the glass that I've been on a quest to see,
Now I'll forever grin since my ambition is reached.
Will you throw three sheets to the wind and invest in the breeze?
Or throw the towel in to represent the death of dreams?
Throw caution to the wind, trust your chest and beats.
Don't throw the towel in to represent the death of dreams.
If life's a game then it's Jenga, as you play it wobbles,
but stability is your facility its your credibility if it topples.
Cobblestone roads may make your carriage jump,
but i propose a toast to folks who propose to coast
and manage those bumps.
Every rose can prick you and let the blood run,
but when you pick through for your loved ones,
compassion acts as a trick, true, glove to some
that no thorn can stick through, nor can it be undone.
Will you throw three sheets to the wind and invest in the breeze?
Or throw the towel in to represent the death of dreams?
Throw caution to the wind, trust your chest and beats.
Don't throw the towel in to represent the death of dreams.
If your wife and your spawn were in the eye of the storm,
and you on the outside of the swarm, you'd drive, climb,
fly and you'd crawl, setting aside your core inner survival war,
and easily be guided forward towards your kin despite how torn
your hide would score, you'd survive the tour, inspired by the spore
engorged with the need to see them thrive some more when you
provide them warmth....so provide them warmth!
Will you throw three sheets to the wind and invest in the breeze?
Or throw the towel in to represent the death of dreams?
Throw caution to the wind, trust your chest and beats.
Don't throw the towel in to represent the death of dreams.
Whether you provide a roof or fight the gloom
survive whatever colludes to bruise,
in order to divide your wounds from what purifies the room
inside your mind presume to provide what widens your smile soon
cause in life if you've been trying to find the truth
it's exciting what lies inside of you until your time concludes.
credits
from Coal Aberrations,
track released June 27, 2010
AllOne: Vocals, Lyrics
Gina Tomitz: Vocals
Phil Minissale: Vocals, Guitar
Colleen Moore: Flute
Left-field rapper, slam poet, singer/songwriter, and author Bruce Pandolfo from Long Island.
Creating to connect. Obsessively exploring and creating art as healing and growing.
Deeply vivid/introspective lyrics populate this ambitious folk rock project. The arrangements span from mellow/minimal to rocking and grandiose. Consistently emotive, unique and sincere. Brilliance. AllOne
Progressive yet punk, aggro yet emotional. One of my favorite bands from Long Island and doing everything they can to live up to their name, raising money for causes and making badass music, AllOne
supported by 4 fans who also own “Caution To The Wind”
I have been listening to variations of this album a long time. I remember I was living in a cardboard dumpster when some young guy was like yo dude it's gonna rain come crash on my couch. He played The Many Faces of Oliver Hart for me. I fell in love, I set my favorite track as Rain because we looped it when the rain came. That was one of the early acts of kindness I received in the nearly 20 years I've been homeless. @NomadRoamsFree