song 084 : Vampire (Suburban Legends + Outtakes)

I think this is another good example of the way a song can happen through a band as if one force had inspired all five of us. We could only follow subtle hunches and half the sound but we were consciously trying to create something vital from a form of art (rock music) that thanks to TV commercials, sitcoms, political campaigns and Hollywood movies has become so trite and familiar it has become what it feared most.

We were listening inwardly, following commands we couldn’t really understand until we heard what they created when put together. This is more spoken word than song, but there is singing, it’s not exactly a story, more like an exploration into deep inner space as I chase the shadow, that part of ourselves that we all want to deny or that we fall into and disappear. I liked what Randy Roark said about this one so much I’m adding it here again:

"Vampire" takes us into a very interesting Hall of Mirrors--at first the qualities of the vampire are enumerated--not the kind we find in Anne Rice novels but rather the ones we meet at parties--the ones William Burroughs warned us against; the ones whom, he said, leave you feeling as if you're down a quart of blood. But Tamra goes way beyond even Burroughs--here her monologue mutates from describing the vampiric qualities in others to her recognizing those same qualities in herself.”

Danette does some nice guitar and volume pedal work.


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