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THE SHADOW PLAY

by SEVEN SOURCES

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PROCESSIONAL 01:15
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Something Is Calling Me words and music by Joel Pirard Something is calling me I have a vision now come and see It reaches for my soul it comforts me now it calls to me Feeling is everywhere even my soul knows what it sees The comfort of love and hope is what lives and breathes The stones of life making up my mind make me want to speak Of the gladness of my dreams my hopes my fears you share When we open up to ourselves and make it truly real we fear no end Our companionship is is always forever and a day we’re truly friends We’ve seen it all before and we’ll see it all again we know it’s true With our virtue as we go our values as a friend we’ll see it through There’s no need to feel alone only reasons comprehend we face the waves With unfurling of our sails if we win or if we fail we’ll face the day
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THE SHADOW PLAY VISIONS OF THE COLONY SEEN FROM A DIFFERENT TIME CALL OF THE EFFORTS, RELEASED TO SHOW THE SIGN A PRESIDING REVELATION A LONG FORGOTTEN DREAM A PATHWAY TO THE STORY A GATEWAY TO THE SCENES OF THE SHADOW PLAY SEE ALL THE INTERPLAY ALL THAT THEY CONVEY TO YOU CALLING OUT YOUR HEART TO SAY WHAT IT REALLY MEANS SHOW TO YOUR SECOND SIGHT MAGIC SUPREME SHADOWS DANCING IN THE NIGHT THEY’RE CHANGING THE SCENES OF THE SHADOW PLAY DANCE IN THE SHADOW DANCE IN THE LIGHT SING FOR THE SHADOW SING TO THE NIGHT NIGHTSHADE STORIES TELL YOU THE FEAR FAILS IN THE NIGHT THE NIGHT OF THE SHADOW PLAY SENSING THE WOODED LIFE SENSING THE TEARS OF YOU ALL WILL SOON BE SET RIGHT TO ROLL BACK THE STONE AS IMAGES YIELD TO YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE LIGHT YOU’LL SOON SEE THE LOGIC OF THE STORY OF THE SHADOW PLAY THE BEAUTY MINGLED WITH THE FEAR OF SOMETHING NEVER SEEN THE REALIZATION OF THE TRUTH OF WHAT TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR THE CYCLE OF THE TIME RELATES TO THE HARVEST MOON AND SOON SO SOON WE WILL BE CHASING SHADOWS CHASING OUT THE FEAR THE SUN RETURNS AS MORNING COMES THE SHADOWS DISAPPEAR THE WONDER ONF THE NIGHT THE RAPTURE FROM WITHIN IS GONE FOR THE MOMENT UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN IN THE SHADOW PLAY DANCE IN THE MEADOW DANCE IN THE NIGHT SING WITH YOUR FELLOW SING AS YOU FLY DAWNING DAYLIGHT CHASES DOWN ACROSS THE EMPTY STAGE TO THE CAST OF THE SHADOW PLAY
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INTERLUDE 04:33
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The lines were drawn the sides were met They knew that they could not forget ‘Who's turf this is, that’s why we're here, if you’ve no sand get out of here” and with that cry the fur will fly, real soon street rats fight when there isn’t any room so soon the souls of flesh and blood will run on streets of tears and mud As bullets fly and children fall They think they’re men so brave and tall And with that cry the fur will fly, real soon street rats fight when there isn’t any room It’s the shoot out on the Fulham Road It’s the shoot out on the Fulham Road It’s the shoot out on the Fulham Road Everybody must be told Just like the OK Corral Then Cutter John with his safety on, saw Little Joe, who turned to go, and with a flash of a grin he turned himself into the night So little Joe with His safety on said “ I don’t know what you want of me, but don't you believe that the streets are all ours, and that we should all be free?” “Oh so you think that because You can think that I won’t realize that you wear a disguise as you’re running around with your head in the ground, do you hear what I say as you run away?” He said. Sliding off his perch... Big Jim the leader said, “Let ‘im go, let ‘im go, he ain’t worth it, to plug ‘im. Let ‘im eat crow, when the come to fetch ‘im ‘ome” The worm was inside looking for a fat hide to stack upon his shelf. “oo looky here “ he said as he crawled, “ I’m sure that I’m as lucky as a four-leaf clover!’ Jim said “ Look out you ugly lout! I don’t know what it’s all about. Do you!, Do You? Do You Know what it’s all about, Do you?” Worm said, as he laughed “ don’t you see, don’t you know?” It’s the shoot out on the Fulham Road It’s the shoot out on the Fulham Road It’s the shoot out on the Fulham Road It’s the shoot out on the Fulham Road And with that cry the fur will fly, real soon street rats fight when there isn’t any room As Morning comes, no sound of drums, they’ve all gone home ‘til the next time...
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TIME TO GO 03:33

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About SEVEN SOURCES aka Joel Pirard..
Formerly a part of New Jersey based prog band ORION, later AVALON USA, Joel began looking for an outlet to keep making original music,Years of culling and developing has yielded lot of material, some makes up the only studio recordings of certain ORION songs, some made their way the Jester's Promenade & of JDA PROJECT . He lives music "it is as necessary as breathing" THE SHADOW PLAY IS THE 3RD BANDCAMP solo collection under the moniker of SEVEN SOURCES.
Featuring Donald Pitz on lead vocals on "Something Is Calling Me" which he sang back when the song was originated years ago.

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released July 24, 2019

REVIEWS:
Gloriously uplifting
by Aeon7 Music Exchange Rating: 10

Something Is Calling Me:
Gloriously uplifting progressive rock orgasmatron sensation, excellent mind-gone guitar - although could be improved lyrically,
"Something is calling me I have a vision now come and see..." This progressive rock extravaganza begins with a modal feel in D major, nice free-flowing guitar, then settles down to a steady pedal point groove. The vocals (and guitar interjections) somehow remind me of Yes, although I am aware how annoying comparisons can be. I particularly like the guitar break in the middle, which begins very controlled and neat; by the end of the solo, the guitarist was completely "mind gone", and clearly had to be brought back to some semblance of functional consciousness by a helpful groupie, or perhaps (in these times of new age spiritual fundamentalism) a circle dancer waving one of those native American dream-catcher thingies about... Much fun was certainly had!

What do you get when you mix classical, jazz, fusion, and rock...add a pinch each of Yes, Jethro Tull, and "Quadrophenia"...add a heaping dollop of talent mixed with self-expression...and stir well?
You get a rock opera called "The Shadow Play" by Joel Pirard aka Seven Sources!!! Seagate Express

Playing in the Shadows
by James Hancer Rating: 8
Seven Sources is the alter-ego of Joel Pirard, Seven Sources, has amassed several releases that often fall in the background, the shadows if you will, of his other projects.
Having met Joel and interviewed him in 2009, I know that he places as much emphasis on his solo material as anything else. If the Seven Sources cds have shone me anything, it's that you will hear honest music. THE SHADOW PLAY enhances this. This release is presented in a format that could easily be envisioned as a live performance. There is an opening, processional, almost like a church service entry, followed by the first of the anthems offered. "Something is Calling Me" is dynamic, well performed, and uses a very familiar musical hook in a new, interesting way. The title track is intense, focuses on a mythical woodland ritual, reminiscent of the classic Saint Saens compositon "Danse Macabre", at least as far as the lyrical concept goes. There is an orchestral piece, and then "Running in Place", an acoustic guitar/sax driven instrumental. Then, "Shootout on the Fulham Road", combining children's cops and robbers fantasies with metaphors of gang war, and schoolyard antics, in a swirl of classic GENESIS inspired movements. Nicely rounding off the CD is "Time to Go, another instrumental, powered by an acoustic guitar-driven pattern, that recalls many classic rock stylings. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate this CD a solid 8.!

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SEVEN SOURCES is Joel Pirard.. but also a lot more:
I have been in quite a few bands,. I learned to write songs and compositions with them, each with their own styles and nuances. I put some of these out with them and more out under an umbrella I call SEVEN SOURCES, which is me with occasional guests, now with additional collections of legacy material and new recordings of some of it! Enjoy! ... more

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