The song is an emotional track about losing a loved one and the feelings you are lefy wirh coping with the loss.

EMPTY CLOSETS

What It's like to have the world on your shoulders and all the set backs because of it, feeling depleted and defeated when you eventually fall asleep and then to wake up the next morning surprised you are ready to do it all over again.

(Made It) ANOTHER DAY HD

The song is about a very vivid dream I had in 1996 about moving to emerald Hills far away and the vworld traveler I would met and fall hoplessly in love with her. Two years later everything in the dream came true when I moved to Park City, UT im 1998, a few years later one of my ski racing students came to see me in the hospital after I broke my neck. Our relationship blossomed from there. Now 18 years later we are still married and in love, her name is Elizabeth and she is my fourth wife.,

DESTINY ROAD HD

Havving been played a fool in a one way relationship the story teller says "No More".

FOOL OUTTA ME HD

A friend teliing his buddy that he is going to lose his girl, maybe to the story teller as he drives him through skid row showing him what life could be like without her right out of his passenger side window.

GIRL LIKE YOURS

Kissing you woman when the flame has burned out and ther is nothing behind her eyes. The death of a relayionship.

KISSES HD

Written in the thrd person this is a song about what it was like to be in a relationship with the subject, who was undiagnosed for Bi-Polar Dis-order with mania, The road behinf strewn with broken relationships both platonoc and intimate.

MELLOW DRAMA

How a deceitful person twists the truth until it is unreconizable and their paramor calls it quits.

TWISTED MINDS HD

Sweat

"Fly" is an inspiring rock anthem that narrates the journey of a young boy who, captivated by the grace of birds, dreams of soaring through the skies. As he matures, his aspirations propel him to become a distinguished fighter pilot, embodying the realization of his childhood fantasies. The song melds powerful guitar riffs with soaring vocals to reflect the protagonist's evolution from a wistful child to a courageous aviator, celebrating themes of ambition, determination, and the fulfillment of one's dreams. 

*Echoes of the Almost* is a reflective, emotionally driven track that captures the quiet weight of missed chances and what-could-have-been. With a minimal, atmospheric sound and a haunting sense of space, it unfolds like a memory you can’t quite let go of. Bittersweet and introspective, it’s ideal for scenes of reflection, lost love, and emotional realization, sitting gently under dialogue while deepening the story’s emotional impact.

Echoes of The Almost

Echoes of the Almost

Even before you get to his musical career, Gary Dranow has an exciting and impressive resume. A young equestrian turned Motocross champion, a clothing line entrepreneur turned mortgage broker, a renowned ski instructor, and an academy founder. Gary Dranow has undoubtedly grabbed life with both hands and squeezed a lot out of it.

It is something that is reflected in his approach to music, too. He has been playing in bands since the age of 12, when The New Invaderz saw him first tread the boards. Since then, he has been on a long and exciting musical journey, leading to, most recently, the album Destiny Road, which includes, amongst other subjects, songs about his experiences with Bipolar 1 Disorder.

Musically, he runs across the sonic spectrum with a freedom that few other artists allow themselves, making styles and sounds as eclectic as southern blues and rootsy restraints, heavy metal onslaughts, and understated balladry totally his own.

His current EP, Never Give Up, sits more in the middle ground of his sonic adventures, the perfect place from which to appreciate the quality and accessibility of his songwriting. The title track neatly blends rock and roots, Jimi’s Song is a lush celebration of his iconic hero, and Shimmering is a song that ebbs and flows between pop and a hard place. It’s the tip of the iceberg regarding his back catalogue, metaphorically speaking, but it is also the perfect place to first dip your toes in Gary Dranow’s sonic waters.

Gary is one of those rare artists whose wide and varied back catalogue offers something for everyone. Whether you like your music hard and heavy, understated and atmospheric, pop-aware and accessible, bluesy and blistering, or anything in between, you are assured to find not only something to like but songs to love.

And if you can’t find that in this vast and eclectic collection of his past and present songs, you may need to reassess your relationship with the musical art form.

Echoes of the Almost

Gary Dranow

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