One of the more psychedelic songs from our Stone Fly album, Rubicon features a variety of  directions. The initial bongo rhythm section (a prominent feature in this track) starts the song  underneath earthy clean guitar chords and surrealistic lyrics. The earthy vibe builds to a drums-only breakdown as prelude to the slow-motion distortion riffs and guitar solo. The full band finishes the track with a uptempo jam section.

This is the last song on Stone Fly that was built from informal jam sessions. The guitar solos at the end of the song are a marriage of the groove-laden vibes of Hendrix with the more lively bombastic flavor of Eddie Van Halen.  
   
The surrealism in the lyric and the bongo flavored rhythm section definitely combine to make the song one of our most psychedelic numbers. 

We hope you everyone enjoys the song.  
     

Rubicon

See video for "Me and Stepthen Hawking" on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv1auCH4bIs&feature=youtu.be  Click song titles for lyrics ......
Larf - on vocal/guitar
Bran - on guitar          
Evan - on bass
JJ - on drums

------  BIO -------
The Foothill Tribe (f/k/a Steel Dog Cafe) is a three piece alternative-psychedelic-progressive rock band (and recording artist) from the tiny ocean-side town of Destin, Florida, USA. The Tribe is: Clay Urquhart (Guitars | Vocals); Rob Gilmore (Drums | Vocals); Daniel Bertram (Bass Guitar).  

A Note On The Photos: The picture beside each uploaded song is the Cover Art for the Album, EP, or Single the song is on. We will update our Profile with our discography soon.   

We really enjoy (and continue) trying  to push the creative envelope with our music, whether it be with our songs or instrumentals. We often incorporate different genres, styles, and sounds into our music. Our desire and goal is to create original music that is interesting, different, and uniquely recognizable as The Foothill Tribe's own sound. Thank for listening and we truly hope you enjoy our material.   

As a three piece power trio we have no separate front man. We tried out several "would-be" front men when we were first forming the band, but ultimately we were not satisfied with any of the proposed lead singers because they just did not fit with the band or our vision for the future. Out of necessity we made the decision to handle vocals ourselves in what would become a "twin lead-singer" approach with Clay (guitars) and Rob (drums) both handling lead vocals, and with Dan (bass guitar), Clay, and/or Rob handling back-up vocals depending on who was singing lead. This twin lead-vocal approach has developed over the years and forms a key ingredient (and some have gone as far as calling it a trademark) of the band's sound.   

Over the course of writing and recording our various Albums, EPs, and Single releases the band's sound has developed significantly. There are a handful of songs along our path that show the growth of our sound and are witness to a change in the band's direction creatively. We hope to have a chance to tell some of the stories about these key songs and what was going on at the time. We try to offer a bit of background on each song, and sometimes even the lyrics are posted, in the song description for anyone who might be interested in a bit more info about a song.  
 
Since joining Sound Cloud, we have made some awesome new friends and met some great bands and artists. We really appreciate all who listen to our music and who have elected to follow us. Our sincerest thanks! We look forward to continuing to share our music, to making more new friends, and to continuing to discover new and inspiring music/artists/bands as we all grow together. THANKS TO ALL for  sharing in our story and for allowing us to share in yours!  Thanks again for listening to The Tribe!

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SCOTD December 4, 2013

Rubicon

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