A corporate satire in a song, a la Sun Tower!

All on

Sometimes you need to go where the wind takes you.

Sailing

Just in the studio today and finished churning this one out. Song is inspired by the Sun Dance carried out by the Navajo where they would dance for days or as long as they could keep dancing with no food or water. The dancers would keep going until they passed out and or started hallucinating. It was in this state the warriors would get insight into their future and look for direction in their lives.

Lyrics:
Been here so long
for ten thousand years
The way of life 
since disappeared
The Sundance 
is over now
And the battle lost
At a terrible cost

At the end of the day
It's all gotta change
When the sun goes away
It's all gonna change
Nother ever stays the same


Been chained here
For days and days
Eyes are blurred 
And head's in a haze
The sun fills 
the sky above
Safe behind the walls 
That are ready to fall

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All Gotta Change

Lyrics:

Standing here behind the curtain
Teeth are clenched and so uncertain
About the people on the other side
But there's no turning back now
As the house lights go down

Having run through this a hundred times
Thought of everything that could be conceived

I don't want to let you down
No matter what it takes
I don't want to let you down
Don't want to make mistakes
I don't want to let you down

Standing here beneath the spotlight
Hold it together and keep it tight
And keep the fear well out of sight 
There's no turning back now
And the show must go on

Having been through this a thousand times
A little comfort seems so hard to achieve

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Behind the Curtain

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Full Disclosure

This is the first of a seven song EP that was recorded back in 1994-95 

between the time we were the "Hitmen" and "Sun Tower" which we are calling 

the Dawn of Sun Tower and features many of the folks who participated in 

the making of the Hitmen CD. The EP was recorded on a now obsolete 

platform of 16-track DAT machines that were synced together so the songs 

can't be remixed but have been gently remastered so as to maintain the 

integrity of the original but bring the volume up so it's closer to the 

output of most modern audio productions.

This song features the following players:
Shael Wrinch: lead vocals, guitars
Bruce Warren: backing vocals, rhythm guitars
Dave Friend: lead guitars
Randall Stoll: drums
Mark Rogers: bass
Kirsten Nash: saxophone

Original song by Sun Tower (Shael, Bruce and Dave)
Copyright 1994

Get Along - Dawn of Sun Tower series

Threes

This is the second of a seven song EP that was recorded back in 1994-95 between the time we were the "Hitmen" and "Sun Tower" which we are calling the Dawn of Sun Tower and features many of the folks who participated in the making of the Hitmen CD. The EP was recorded on a now obsolete platform of 16-track DAT machines that were synced together so the songs can't be remixed but have been gently remastered so as to maintain the integrity of the original but bring the volume up so it's closer to the output of most modern audio productions.

This song features the following players:
Shael Wrinch: lead vocals, guitars
Bruce Warren: backing vocals, rhythm guitars
Dave Friend: lead guitars
Randall Stoll: drums
Mark Rogers: bass
Paul Harder: saxophone

Original song by Sun Tower (Shael, Bruce and Dave)
Copyright 1994

Never Meant To Be - Dawn of Sun Tower Series

This is the third of a seven song EP that was recorded back in 1994-95 between the time we were the "Hitmen" and "Sun Tower" which we are calling the Dawn of Sun Tower and features many of the folks who participated in the making of the Hitmen CD. The EP was recorded on a now obsolete platform of 16-track DAT machines that were synced together so the songs can't be remixed but have been gently remastered so as to maintain the integrity of the original but bring the volume up so it's closer to the output of most modern audio productions.

This song features the following players:
Shael Wrinch: lead vocals, guitars
Bruce Warren: backing vocals, rhythm guitars
Dave Friend: lead guitars
Randall Stoll: drums
Mark Rogers: bass

Original song by Sun Tower (Shael, Bruce and Dave)
Copyright 1994

Need To Know - Dawn of Sun Tower Series

This is the fourth of a seven song EP that was recorded back in 1994-95 between the time we were the "Hitmen" and "Sun Tower" which we are calling the Dawn of Sun Tower and features many of the folks who participated in the making of the Hitmen CD. The EP was recorded on a now obsolete platform of 16-track DAT machines that were synced together so the songs can't be remixed but have been gently remastered so as to maintain the integrity of the original but bring the volume up so it's closer to the output of most modern audio productions.

This song features the following players:
Shael Wrinch: lead vocals, guitars
Bruce Warren: backing vocals, rhythm guitars
Dave Friend: lead guitars
Randall Stoll: drums
Mark Rogers: bass

Original song by Sun Tower (Shael, Bruce and Dave)
Copyright 1994

Every Time We Fall - Dawn of Sun Tower Series

Latest one from Sun Tower completed at our last session on Bowen Island.

Forever

One Day

This song is about how minor cultural differences can become major international problems. 

Eye to Eye

This one's off our latest album, Sun Tower IV. Pretty self explanatory - our happiest song to date! Enjoy...

Summertime

Inspired by the real estate transaction when I bought my current house. Off Sun Tower III.

House of Cards

Off Sun Tower IV, this one is about the unique nature of self expression.

Different

From Sun Tower II, this one tells the story of Typhoid Mary and the paranoid public treatment of people with unknown illnesses.

No Evidence

From Sun Tower III. Some people give up way too easily...

Never Even Tried

From Sun Tower II, this track explores the questions: what did we do before the internet? What would happen if it was suddenly gone?

New Morality

A new take on an old song which is still very much relevant.

Common Ground

An Issue
Shael Wrinch - guitar, bass, vocals, keys, drums
Dave Friend - guitar

An Issue

From Sun Tower V, this one explores how fear of failure affects decision making and asks the listener what would you do if there was no risk?

All Again

From Sun Tower VI, sometimes it's hard to get the full story...

More

Sun Tower is Shael Wrinch, Bruce Warren and David Friend who have been writing and recording together since 2003. 

We've created a new Cloud specifically for collaborations between Sun Tower members and SoundCloud contributors. Check it out:

http://soundcloud.com/the-musical-crucible

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