GREY EYE GLANCES Songs of Leaving 1996

 

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Grey Eye Glances Biography by John Bush

A folk-rock unit in the mold of such classic examples as Fairport Convention or Renaissance, Grey Eye Glances formed in New Jersey early in the '90s around vocalist/guitarist Jennifer Nobel, keyboard player/vocalist Dwayne Keith and bassist Eric O'Dell. As befitting their literary pretensions -- their name comes from the poem "To One in Paradise" by Edgar Allan Poe -- the group began playing occasional shows at a nearby Borders Book Store, instead of the nightclubs natural to most bands. The trio released the eight-song mini-LP Songs of Leaving in May 1993 to sell at shows (on their own JED Records) and followed up with Further On... one year later. After organizing a tour of more than 50 Borders locations throughout the Middle Atlantic, Grey Eye Glances signed to Parachute/Mercury, were joined by Echolyn drummer Paul Ramsey and guitarist Brett Kull, and released their major-label debut Eventide in 1997. Painted Pictures followed in 1998.

 

Tracklist

1		Feathers In The Air	3:04
2		Before You Go	4:18
3		Faces	3:28
4		Hey Love	4:35
5		You Bring Me Back Home	4:52
6		More To This	3:29
7		And All I've Loved, I've Loved Alone	5:22
8		Song Of Leaving	7:39

ECHOLYN Suffocating the Bloom 1992

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Artist Biography by John Bush

Echolyn's style has been termed updated progressive rock, due to the band's classically trained, highly professional members -- vocalist Ray Weston, guitarist/vocalist Brett Kull, keyboard player Chris Buzby, bassist Tom Hyatt and drummer Paul Ramsey. After honing their instrumental prowess and close harmony vocals on three independent releases, Echolyn was signed by Sony. The group recorded with Glenn Rosenstein and released As the World in March 1995. The band called it quits late that same year, and put out an album of unreleased demos and live recordings (including their last song recorded, "This Time Alone"), called When the Sweet Turns Sour, in 1996. After four years, the band regrouped without Hyatt; Weston took over the role of bass, and newcomer Jordan Perlson joined Ramsey on drums. The new Echolyn recorded Cowboy Poems Free (2000). 

Tracklist

1	21	5:49
2	Winterthru	3:45
3	Memoirs From Between	8:01
4	Reaping The Harvest	1:41
5	In Every Garden	4:39
6	A Little Nonsense	4:20
7	The Sentimental Chain	1:40
8	One Voice	5:20
9	Here I Am	5:21
10	Cactapus	2:51
11	Only Twelve	1:17
12	A Cautious Repose	4:55
13	Bearing Down	3:49
14	Cash Flow Shuffle	0:39
15	Mr. Oxy Moron	3:23
16	Twelve’s Enough	2:21
17	I Am The Tide	1:15
18	Cannoning In B Major	1:19
19	Picture Perfect	0:55
20	Those That Want To Buy	6:45
21	Suffocating The Bloom	4:03