Sometimes it's important to be careful around things that have taken years to develop and grow.  It only takes a minute to destroy what took a lifetime to make.

That Seed Won't Grow

There is a one world God. It's called MONEY.  If you let it rule every aspect of your life - you're not living to your full potential.  

THE BOTTOM LINE (Movement 1)

Bradley Thunderbird Phoenix : Ahh, what is a - what is a typical day for you?

JT : A typical day is to wake up and say, “how am I
gonna get something to eat?” After I decide that I don’t really need anything to eat because I have this music I gotta do, I have to put this album together, I usually forget about that for a while. And then, say twelve hours go by and then I decide I think it’s time for me to get something to eat. So, usually a client or somebody will walk in,
give me a little bit of money and ah, you know, I do the job (record them).
And ah, you know (laughs) record some more music. And usually
somebody will come down in the studio and probably shake their
heads and say, “I can’t believe he’s still in the studio”

JT Mockery : I can’t believe he’s still in the studio.

JT : But ah, you know... You have to be reasonable in a situation. I
live in a house with different musicians and ya know whatever
free time I have I’m in the studio, recording, editing, whatever,
doing art work.

JT Mockery : Jerking off...

JT : That’s it. That’s basically my life.

BTP : Did you ever think that ah - hey, I need some cash. I need some
money. Maybe I’ll do a 9 to 5 for a little while or a part time job?

JT : No, I don’t even think twice about it. I think to do that I...
right now at this point I’d feel like I’ve given up or I failed in my goal...

JT Mockery : You sir have failed

JT : ...in trying to really, really make it as an artist. There’s nothing wrong with doing a 9 to 5. You just have to find something you like and it’s very difficult if you just wanna create music all day. Who’s gonna wanna pay you for that, ya know?

JT Mockery : Some people actually get paid!

Well it’s the bottom line

Mr. Cynic : (E pluribus zombiest)

Well it’s the bottom line : Money.

Mr. Cynic : That’s right. In money we trust!

Well it’s the bottom line : MONEY.

Mr. Cynic : Because GOD is money.

It’s the bottom line : Money.
It’s the bottom line

Mr. Cynic : Polyester greenback that’ll get you to heaven!

It’s the bottom line

Mr. Cynic : You lust after money. You filthy pirates.
Know me by my money and you shall be free.

It’s the bottom line

Mr. Cynic : Free as long as you have lots and lots and lots
and lots of.. Money. It’s friggin’ paper!

Money...

The Priest : Money. For your very fabulous wonder star.
Fabulic wonder desert star. Money that you can
make by selling people anything you can get your
hands on. Anything at all. Dead children. Dead monkeys.
Anything dead.

Phillup : Dead fried ice cream.

The Priest : Dead - lots - living fried ice cream!

Phillup : Lobster on a - on a rash.

The Priest : Lobster on a rash. You can sell codfish with nails in it.

Phillup : You can... (laughs)

The Priest : I mean, the sky’s the limit.

Well it’s the bottom line : Money

Mr. Cynic : That’s right. In money we trust.

Well it’s the bottom line : Money

Mr. Cynic : Because God is money.

It’s the bottom line : MONEY

Pretentious Lounge singer : There have been times I feel that I’ve crossed the limit. Times like that the moment seems so cruel . But when I feel that I’ve been pushed passed my limit. I rest my head and dream of holding you... MONEY!
(Ahh boloney)

Well it’s the bottom line
It’s the bottom line : Money
Well it’s the bottom line
It’s the bottom line : Money, Money, Money
Money ... Money

BTP : We all fall under the tyranny of the clock.

Credits:
John Tabacco : Vocals, Programming, Cheap / dubious but sincere guitar playing, Phillup
Bradley Thunderbird Phoenix : Interviewer
Nick DiMauro : The Priest
Recorded, mixed and edited at Sonic Underground Studios, Stony Brook, NY 



The Bottom Line (Movement 1)

It's the cyber world that is gonna take over.  What goes on there will be anybody's guess.

GRAY GOO

Triple D a bad little virus
Triple D it’s wrath is upon us
Triple D sneaks right up behind us
Triple D will easily blind us

Triple D a smart little virus
Triple D knows right where to bite us
Triple D call me an alarmist
But triple D ain’t no sweet Miley Cyrus

Gray Goo coming to get ya
Gray Goo gonna infect ya
Gray Goo is sure to up set ya
And knock the techno world on it’s ass
Gray Goo a Hannibal Lecta - patient like a time bomb

Triple D a bad little virus
Triple D knows right where to find us
Triple D it’s wrath is upon us
Triple D call me an alarmist
But triple D ain’t no sweet Miley Cyrus

Gray Goo coming to get ya
Gray Goo gonna infect ya
Gray Goo is sure to up set ya
‘Cause everything you did ya gonna lose
Gray Goo a Hannibal Lecta... gonna eat another drive!

Save yourself the trouble of roundin’ up ya bubbles
Can’t you see the cleansing banquet’s too late?
Shoulda thought it sooner before it spread the tumor,
which is looking more and more like our fate
We were told many years ago
not to put all our eggs in one place
Behold, there’s no solution
We reach the one conclusion that life...
may not escape cyber space

Credits:
JT : Vocals, Guitar, Programming 

Triple D Virus & Gray Goo Comin' to Getcha

You can only make suggestions to people. But what do I know?

TEN YEARS LATER

So you like to talk about love
Yeah, you make believe there’s a romance brewin’
But when it comes to love
You’re and empty shell

Now I’ve seen you worry - in such a hurry
to always please the ones you love
And though you satisfy their selfish needs
you still go to bed feeling unfed

Well ten years later you’ll still feel the same
Stick this in your jumper and tell me that I’m wrong
10 years later you’re deeper in the grave
Don’t miss out before that gravel rolls

So you like to think about God
It’s a paradox and a real time waster
It’s hard enough with a job in a cubicle with the flat screen busted
With lawyers and doctors and beta-teen blockers nipping at your paycheck heels
When the day is done and you’re in your bed – get’em out of your head
before you are dead


Or ten years later you’ll still feel the same
Stick this in your jumper and tell me that I’m wrong
10 years later you’re deeper in the stage
Don’t miss out before the curtain falls


Why do you stand in line
The world is turning with such indifference
As if you need this line
You can leave it - take a path to greater times


Well ten years later you’ll still feel the same
Stick this in your jumper and tell me that I’m wrong
10 years later you’re deeper in the grave
Don’t miss out before the gravel rolls

Credits:
JT : Vocals, Programming
Recorded and Mixed at Suburban Hermit Studios II, Stony Brook, NY 

Ten Years Later

You hold it in long enough something's going to explode.  You're point being?...

SILENT JUNKIE

You never moved,
Always took the safest route to please your soul
Selling your groove
Meant to keep a quiet eye and play a roll

Safe thoughts inside your tears when you'd over load
Safe thoughts to hide your fears and keep you cold...

Silent junkie in a tin can
(make electrical impulses arc)
Silent junkie in a tin can
(if you "open" it never grows dark)
And it's ok to be alive and spit at the sun

You always won,
Always pleasing daddy at the drop of three
Having some fun, meant a reminiscing of the family tree

Safe thoughts to cool your tongue over daddy's rules
Safe thoughts the day you hung in daddy's shoes...

Silent junkie in a tin can
(make electrical impulses arc)
Silent junkie in a tin can
(if you "open" it never grows dark)
And it's ok to be alive and spit at the sun

Silent junkie in a tin can
(make electrical impulses arc)
Silent junkie in a tin can
(if you move on it never grows dark )
And it's Ok to be alive
Yeah, and spit at the sun

Credits:
JT : Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards
Recorded at Modern Voices Recording Studios, Centerport, NY
24 track tape = Scotch 250
Remixed on August 11, 2021 at Suburban Hermit Studios II, Stony Brook, NY
24 track tape transfer: Mike Hogan - Young Street Studios, Holbrook, NY 

Silent Junkie

I speak from experience.  Not always a good thing but hey, it's a life.

FANTASIES ARE SAFER

Just when your thoughts are clear and your goals are all abreast Unexpectedly unfolds a reason to digress
It's a falling for a smile
It's a winking of an eye
It's a body made in heaven
But more than that it's just a lie'
Cause:

FANTASIES ARE SAFER WHEN YOU'RE ALONE IN THE STREETS
FANTASIES ARE SAFER IF YA JUST LOOKIN' FOR SWEETS

The sheltered thoughts of someone whom you’ve placed up on a shelf
Might seem disturbing if your fed up with yourself
But a falling for a smile
Like a winking of an eye
Can be momentary heaven that can later make you cry
That’s why:

FANTASIES ARE SAFER WHEN YOU'RE ALONE IN THE STREETS
FANTASIES ARE SAFER IF YA JUST LOOKIN' FOR SWEETS

But sometimes when love is blind it's in your head
You give up your precious time but they leave instead
And that's why:

FANTASIES ARE SAFER
(No heavy trips to go through)
I said that's why:
FANTASIES ARE SAFER
(No expectations to lower and let you feeling down)

I once cheated a friend
She was a true companion
Hurt the faith and washed out our family parade

And that’s why I say:

FANTASIES ARE SAFER WHEN YOU'RE ALONE IN THE STREETS
FANTASIES ARE SAFER IF YA JUST LOOKIN' FOR SWEETS.......................”solo”

But sometimes when love is blind it's in your brain
You give up your precious time but they don’t feel the same
And that's why:

FANTASIES ARE SAFER
(no heavy trips to go through)
I said That's why:
FANTASIES ARE SAFER
(no expectation to lower)

Credits:
JT : Lead Vocal, Harmonies
Gian DiMauro : Backup Vocals, Keyboard, Programming, FX
Jim Dexter : Acoustic, Electric guitars
Kevin Dunne : Drums
Bill McGrossen : Bass
Marci Geller : Backup vocals
Deb Jones : Backup vocals
Recorded and Mixed at Sonic Underground Studios, Stony Brook, NY 

Fantasies Are Safer

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WASH THE BLOOD WITH THE RAIN

Renda felt empty
Renda felt worse than her shoes
Renda remembers
The day when she heard the sad news

They had to play over it
They had to play "chicken-shit"
Now all that's left is on the train

Wash the blood with the rain

Just like the movies
Renda and I saw the change
Matching the photographs
Everyone looked rather strange

They had to play over it
They couldn't re-write the script
So young, so cold, so free of pain

Wash the blood with the rain

Now doncha know ya sucha winner when you play those baby games?
You can mollify regrets about the future and get your name....
Your name, in the papers where the general population will skim you by
Nothing new about some drunken kinda fools who now reside
On the other side...
On the other side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We all play over it
There is no benefit but a life (a long and fruitful game)

Wash the blood with the rain

Credits:
John Tabacco : Vocals, Drum Seat, Guitar, FX
Recorded and Mixed at Suburban Hermit Studios I, St. James, NY



Wash The Blood With The Rain

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MEASURED” is a reflective boom-bap/trap fusion that delivers conviction without condemnation. Jazzy piano loops and crisp drums back a slick, conversational flow that warns against hypocrisy and judgment. With biblical insight and lived experience, the track urges grace over pride, and wisdom over ego. Soulful, smooth, and sonically rich, “MEASURED” reminds listeners that the scales we use will one day weigh us too.

MEASURED

John Tabacco is an American composer, singer songwriter, producer, recording engineer, multi instrumentalist and graphic artist. He has engineered /mixed and mastered music for hundreds of New York recording artists as well as projects released on BMG: The Kemelions, RCA: Faze, Rampage/Rhino: Rhett Forrester, Columbia: Rebbie Jackson, Rykodisc : Bob Marley, Columbia: Chris Jasper, Electra: Sonia Dada and Nickleodeon’s Are You Afraid Of The Dark? He is the CEO of It Iz What It Iz Music Publishing which currently holds over 750 songs in its catalog. He has been an associate producer for IndiMusic TV and hosts a bi-weekly radio program (CLAM RADIO) on college radio WUSB.fm since 1999. He is currently the head of A&R at Modern Voices Digital Distribution.

His musical background consists of extensive study of orchestration with noted 20th century composer John Lessard, harmony with the late electronic music maverick Bulent Arel, and composition with Stony Brook University professor Peter Winkler. He received his BA in Music from Stony Brook University in 1983. 

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined. His style is a melding of pop - jazz -rock - avant garde / aleatory, classical and comedy.  He has been recording his music non stop since 1979.

Of note: In 1989 the satirical, absurd house song "Go House Yourself" co-written by Tabacco, Pati and DiMauro reached position 39 on Billboard's dance chart. 

In 2014 Tabacco signed a record deal with Texas, indie label, Muffin Records. They released his CD “Unfulfilled Shopping Carts Syndrome” internationally.

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