ROADMAP IN MY HEAD--Song Lyrics RIFFIN SPIDERS Record TUNE THE MOON

ROADMAP IN MY HEAD
When I woke up today I was feeling blue
Like the day before only this time no clue
They say depression can be habit forming
It just settles in without any warning
So I decided to have some fun
Maybe go to the beach and play in the sun

You see I’ve got a roadmap in my head
Where none of the lights are red
I jumped in my ride and went that-away
Some dude was hitchikin’ guess it wasn’t his day

Anyway I drove pretty fast so I got to the beach quick
Going too slow makes me car-sick
Only problem was there weren’t any people around
I wondered whether they all had drowned
Where were the chickies dancing around with glee
Hasn’t this beach been on MTV
What about that roadmap in my head
Where none of the lights are red

Then a lifeguard tells me the beach is closed
When it’ll open nobody knows
It’s too polluted to swim in he’s shoutin’
And since I have no reason to doubt him
I ask if there’s a boardwalk or maybe a pier
For strolling around this time of year

He said there used to be somethin’
until a storm named Heather/Lynn
Took it all out with some violent weather/wind
And to think I’d even packed a lunch
Now I feel like I’ve been kidney punched
And that roadmap in my head
Well some of the lights have turned red.　

More Riffin' on the Riffin'--Name That Band

Here’s a tall tale to riff on. Steven Ace has a time traveling friend who has been to the future. While a few years ahead of the presdent, he took a cultural snapshot of the entertainment world. One interesting thing that it revealed was that one of the top rock ’n’ roll acts then will be known as the Riffin’ Spiders.

When Steve heard that, so the story goes, he wondered why he hadn’t ever heard of this band. He than googled it and found there was no such act--yet. So Steve, thinking forwardly and outside the box, decided to found a band and name it Riffin Spiders.

That’s one of Steve’s ways for explaining how he got his act together. He sort of imagined that he and his band-mates really were riffin’ spiders. You know--how they behaved, what they thought about, and whatnot...

DISCOGRAPHY and GENRE-BUSTING with "KUNTRAPUNK"

Tune the Moon, the debut album for Riffin Spiders, is the 5th record in 8 years for founding member Steve.  #1 was Ace Shardtrix--The Drawbridge in 2007.  Then came Steven Starjet--Love Wheel in 2009, followed by Steve & Ace's Blue Night in 2012 and Steve  & Ace's Smashups! in 2013.

The first 3 of these were mostly alternative rock a la the 3Rs''Ramones, REM, and Replacements.  Then on  Smashups! an intense electric guitar Wall of Sound took hold a la Pink Floyd.  Now Tune the Moon combines both of these tendencies...

Riffin Spiders has developed and dubbed a new genre--"Kuntrapunk"--a melding of country, rap and punk music styles.  It's evident throughout the record. and developed naturally--over time.  Nobody said to do it, it just happened...

Ditto regarding another style--Heavy Choral (or Choral Metal).  It's for music a bit reminiscent of Queen's We Are the Champions, onlylike the Chorus is being heard underwater, or perhaps from a shipwreck in the distance.

P.S.--An abbreviated version of "Kuntrapunk" is "Kunrapun"..

MAY B LEAN---Song Lyrics from RIFFIN SPIDERS Record TUNE THE MOON

MAY B LEAN
Maybe there’ll come a day
we'll call our song "The Way"
but I’ll always love you
I’ll always love ya, now Kimmy, Kimmy

So many guys are glad to court ya
you call this “spread across the map”
so very beautiful those nights you’re in my lap
amazing kind of hugs, amazing kind of hugs

Well, maybe there’ll come a day
we'll call our song “The Way”
but there’s always something
there’s always something out there, Kimmy, Kimmy

From Carolin’ to California
from El Paso to Quebec
you put on a show, and it’s one of the best
such a strong desire you set the stage on fire

NEW YORK MINUTE TODAY---Song Lyrics from RIFFIN SPIDERS Record TUNE THE MOON

NEW YORK MINUTE TODAY

Ya knew it when ya knew me

satisfy

aw but ya blew it baby

when ya threw me

off that ride

A New York Minute today!

when I saw you walkin’ away

so whatcha gonna do

butter to me

while I duck and hide

We ate at Duncan’s Brewery

by the pint

aw but ya made it baby

go kerplooey

by the morning light

A New York Minute today!

when I saw you walkin’ away

so whatcha gonna do

butter to me

while I duck and hide

There’s no point in pretending

excuses are never-ending

you played me for a salad bowl

so that’s your artist’s rendering

Forces greater than ourselves

are somehow still contending

when I fall asleep at night

I feel like I’m descending

We traded junk for jewelry

eye-to-eye

aw but you paid a punk to moon me

by the lunar light

A New York Minute today!

when I saw you walkin’ away

so whatcha gonna do

butter to me

while I duck and hide!

RIFFIN SPIDERS Coming Out Soon TUNE THE MOON !!!

HOMAGE TO SPINAL TAP

The Riffin’ Spiders album Tune the Moon calls to mind the cult R&R movie classic This is Spinal Tap. It combines grandiose ambitions with irony and humor. To appreciate it, just find a comfortable chair or sofa, put on your best stereo headphones or turn on your best stereo speakers. Turn it up to 11 (or 12 if you're a Seahawks fan)--and let the music sweep you away......

GUITARS GALORE

If you love guitars you'll love this album. Lively, meandering, captivating stuff. At times an intense, relentless wall of sound. And then later in the same song it may sound like a solo from a chamber music piece. Vocals, often emerging spontaneously from guitar interplay, help to conjure up a variety of scenes--a ballpark crowd, a horse race, robots, a haunted house, an airport, a casino, the big city, a heavenly choir, the Beach Boys, etc..

Yup, there's something for everybody here on Tune the Moon--so get it Soon!

　

DANCING AMONG THE STARS

This albumm is highly recommended for star lovers and walkman wearers. Under the night sky this music can provide a great natural high--try it !!  (With or without the Moon--just make sure it’s in-Tune”!