BLEEDING
Press release February 2007 By
SAN FRANCISCO -- If the forces of reaction come knocking,
only the whole truth will do -- especially when it arrives in the spoken word
cocktail of Bleeding Paradise.
Recorded in
July 2006 at
The pair last
flexed their collective muse on Freshly
Dug (1999), where Manzarek wove his acoustic and
electric keyboard spells around Read's supercharged
delivery.
For Bleeding Paradise, the spotlight falls
on Manzarek's acoustic piano, while his deft blues,
jazz and classical flourishes provide the rhythmic undertow for Read's lyrics. (The 15-track album's bonus features include
15 minutes of footage from the actual sessions, plus a 20-page booklet.)
To many listeners, Read is best known as the windmilling drummer for Crushed Butler (1969-71), the
underground British power trio now regarded among the direct forebears of the
Sex Pistols.
Now entering
his fourth creative decade, Read has worked with an amazing variety of
musicians -- including the late Dave Goodman, who collaborated with Darryl on
his last musical CD, Shaved (2002).
For Bleeding Paradise, Read reveals a
different persona to suit the mood, from scourge of reactionary dreams (“You
Can't Stop The Words,” “Beat Defenders”), to environmental sage (“The Earth's
Revenge”), prince of the underground (“B-Side Night”), and fast talker of local
characters past (recalling “Sam Cha Cha”).
Join Darryl
Read and Ray Manzarek for a revolution of the mind,
which unfolds right from the opening salvo of “You Can't Stop
The Words”: “They...can't
kill...your words...'cause they're ours.”
Beat
Defenders; heed the call from Bleeding
To
hear the evidence yourself, check out www.amazon.com
or www.cdbaby.com
For additional information, please visit
the artists' sites: www.darrylread.com & www.raymanzarek.us
Author of: Unfinished Business
the Life and Times of Danny Gatton