Andrew James "Andy" Summers (born 31 December 1942) is an English musician, born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Best known as the guitarist for the rock band The Police, he has also recorded twelve solo albums, collaborated with many other artists, toured extensively under his own name, published several books, and composed several film scores.
Early life
During Summers' childhood, his family moved to Bournemouth in Dorset, England. After several years of piano lessons, he took up the guitar at the age of thirteen. By age sixteen he was playing in local clubs and by nineteen he had moved to London with his friend Zoot Money to form Zoot Money's Big Roll Band.
Musical career
Pre-Police career
Summers' professional career began in the mid-1960s in London as the guitarist for the British rhythm and blues band Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, which eventually came under the influence of the spreading psychedelic scene and evolved into the acid rock group Dantalian's Chariot.
After the demise of Dantalion's Chariot, Summers joined The Soft Machine for a period of three months and toured the United States. For a brief time in 1968, he was a member of The Animals, then known as Eric Burdon and the Animals, with whom he recorded one album, Love Is. The album features a recording of Traffic's "Coloured Rain", which includes a guitar solo by Summers. The LP also included a reworked version of Dantalion's Chariot's sole single "Madman Running Through the Fields".
"How Can I Forget" was originally recorded as a love ballad by Motown group The Temptations in 1968 and was re-recorded in a psychedelic soul/funk styling by fellow Motown artist, Marvin Gaye in 1969. His version, released on Motown's first subsidiary, Tamla, became a modest hit that almost reached the Top 40 of the pop charts while peaking at number-eighteen on the Hot Selling Soul Singles chart in 1970. Marvin's recording was featured on his That's the Way Love Is album. The song is also notable for being (at the time) one of the shortest recordings for both The Tempts and for Gaye; recorded when most songs are over three minutes, its length is just under two.
The Police’s Andy Summers opens up on his rocky relationship with Sting
Guitarist Andy Summers discusses the new documentary 'Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police', the break-up, the reunion, his relationship with Sting, and interest in Lady Gaga.
published: 15 Apr 2015
Guitar Simplicity Pays Off: A Lesson From Andy Summers (The Police)
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published: 31 Dec 2018
Andy Summers - (The Police) Tension within "The Police," Jammin w Jimi
Police guitarist Andy Summers tells us about his new book of short stories titled, "Andy Summers: Fretted and Moaning." Andy uses his mastery of storytelling to give us the dirt on The Police, tell us about an acid trip listening to Beatles', "She's Leaving Home" before it was released. Jamming with Jimi Hendrix and that time George Martin said, No!
published: 20 Aug 2021
How Many Days - Andy Summers.
I don't own this material, all the credits to its author.
From Andy Summers' album "XYZ" (1987).
published: 15 Jan 2021
Andy Summers Documentary - Guitar Heroes of the 80s
Hit the Tone | Message in a bottle by The Police (Andy Summers) | Ep. 41 | Thomann
Welcome to Hit The Tone ! In this video series, I’ll be showing you how to nail the playing and the sound of your favourite songs ! From guitar to amp selection, through a step by step lesson of the song at hand. Let me know which riff or intro you want me to cover in the comment section and I’ll get you sorted asap !
This episode covers the introduction of the song Message in a Bottle played by The Police. Hope you enjoy and see you next week :)
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0:00 : Intro and pl...
published: 26 Oct 2020
Guitar Parts Matrix ep3: Andy Summers Chords
Watch out for those stretchy minor 9s! They ain't easy, but they add so much glass to a song.
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published: 26 Aug 2022
Andy Summers | Harmonics of The Night | Harmonics of The Night
‘Harmonics of the Night’ is the third in what he conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’.
The music for Harmonics of the Night came from a real-life situation, which was the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of my photography at the Pavilion Populaire in Montpellier.
I was able to visit the museum in advance of the opening and decided this time (instead of the usual unsuitable music being played by the whatever gallery!) that I must make a music installation to accompany the photography on the wall, a piece that could be looped and thus provide a continual musical counterpoint to the visual.
I made a twenty-minute single guitar improvisation. A Certain Strangeness: This piece put a certain approach in my head and pointed me in t...
published: 22 Nov 2021
Andy Summers various isolated guitars from Regatta de Blanc
published: 25 Mar 2023
[1988] Andy Summers / Mysterious Barricades (Full Album)
Most well known as the guitarist for the Police, many may not be familiar with Andy's amazing solo material in the world of ambient new age-y fusion music. This album is my absolute favorite solo CD by Andy Summers, his debut on Private Music, with evocative tracks like "Emperor's Last Straw" and "Red Balloon" taking me instantly back to 1988 when I first heard them...definitely my top picks from this one. I always take this album on my mp3 player when I go on my isolated backpacking trips through the Nantahala National Forest, provides nice ambience.
Tracklist:
1. Red Balloon 0:00
2. Mysterious Barricades 3:34
3. When That Day Comes 6:45
4. Train Song 8:05
5. Luna 10:48
6. Satyric Dancer 13:16
7. Shining Sea 17:07
8. Emperor's Last Straw 20:34
9. Rain 25:03
10. Tomorrow 28:17
11. In Prai...
Guitarist Andy Summers discusses the new documentary 'Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police', the break-up, the reunion, his relationship with Sting, and...
Guitarist Andy Summers discusses the new documentary 'Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police', the break-up, the reunion, his relationship with Sting, and interest in Lady Gaga.
Guitarist Andy Summers discusses the new documentary 'Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police', the break-up, the reunion, his relationship with Sting, and interest in Lady Gaga.
http://musictheoryforguitar.com Have you ever found that you were playing a guitar piece the wrong way and it was much harder than playing it the right way? Her...
http://musictheoryforguitar.com Have you ever found that you were playing a guitar piece the wrong way and it was much harder than playing it the right way? Here I show you how I was playing Every Breath You Take by the Police the wrong way - making my life much more difficult - and how playing it the right way was not only simpler, but it sounded better.
And then we see a couple more examples in which 5 minutes of thinking about the best fingering for a song REALLY pay off.
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http://musictheoryforguitar.com Have you ever found that you were playing a guitar piece the wrong way and it was much harder than playing it the right way? Here I show you how I was playing Every Breath You Take by the Police the wrong way - making my life much more difficult - and how playing it the right way was not only simpler, but it sounded better.
And then we see a couple more examples in which 5 minutes of thinking about the best fingering for a song REALLY pay off.
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Police guitarist Andy Summers tells us about his new book of short stories titled, "Andy Summers: Fretted and Moaning." Andy uses his mastery of storytelling t...
Police guitarist Andy Summers tells us about his new book of short stories titled, "Andy Summers: Fretted and Moaning." Andy uses his mastery of storytelling to give us the dirt on The Police, tell us about an acid trip listening to Beatles', "She's Leaving Home" before it was released. Jamming with Jimi Hendrix and that time George Martin said, No!
Police guitarist Andy Summers tells us about his new book of short stories titled, "Andy Summers: Fretted and Moaning." Andy uses his mastery of storytelling to give us the dirt on The Police, tell us about an acid trip listening to Beatles', "She's Leaving Home" before it was released. Jamming with Jimi Hendrix and that time George Martin said, No!
Welcome to Hit The Tone ! In this video series, I’ll be showing you how to nail the playing and the sound of your favourite songs ! From guitar to amp selection...
Welcome to Hit The Tone ! In this video series, I’ll be showing you how to nail the playing and the sound of your favourite songs ! From guitar to amp selection, through a step by step lesson of the song at hand. Let me know which riff or intro you want me to cover in the comment section and I’ll get you sorted asap !
This episode covers the introduction of the song Message in a Bottle played by The Police. Hope you enjoy and see you next week :)
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Gear used and alternatives : http://tho.mn/145w9
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We use Triad-Orbit stands for our videos exclusively: http://tho.mn/triad
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 : Intro and playing
0:47 : Presentation and Guitar setup
2:07 : Amp and pedal setup
4:07 : The SOUND
4:52 : The Lesson
5:36 : The fretting hand
5:51 : Don't play it like this
7:09 : Conclusion
7:30 : Let me know what song I should do next!
7:43 : Outro playing
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Welcome to Hit The Tone ! In this video series, I’ll be showing you how to nail the playing and the sound of your favourite songs ! From guitar to amp selection, through a step by step lesson of the song at hand. Let me know which riff or intro you want me to cover in the comment section and I’ll get you sorted asap !
This episode covers the introduction of the song Message in a Bottle played by The Police. Hope you enjoy and see you next week :)
All the Hit The Tone episodes : http://tho.mn/3sp46
Gear used and alternatives : http://tho.mn/145w9
Here is the tabs: https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/hit-the-tone
We use Triad-Orbit stands for our videos exclusively: http://tho.mn/triad
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: http://tho.mn/uadx
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 : Intro and playing
0:47 : Presentation and Guitar setup
2:07 : Amp and pedal setup
4:07 : The SOUND
4:52 : The Lesson
5:36 : The fretting hand
5:51 : Don't play it like this
7:09 : Conclusion
7:30 : Let me know what song I should do next!
7:43 : Outro playing
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Watch out for those stretchy minor 9s! They ain't easy, but they add so much glass to a song.
For publisher-quality tabs & backing tracks for this lesson: htt...
Watch out for those stretchy minor 9s! They ain't easy, but they add so much glass to a song.
For publisher-quality tabs & backing tracks for this lesson: https://erichaugenguitar.com/products/andy-summers-chords
Livestreams & More on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/erichaugenguitar
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90s Fender CIJ Telecaster 52' Reissue
Tom Brantley Custom Pickups http://tombrantleyrewinds.com
Boss Waza Craft Chorus https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4WLxL
Supro '64 Super Amp https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1ReL0
Weber Attenuator https://www.tedweber.com/minimass
Beyer M160 Mic https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OrYvmN
Cloudlifter https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k041az
ART Tube Preamp https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKWZbn
Tascam Field Recorder https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyzvrY
Valhalla Vintage Verb https://valhalladsp.com/
Watch out for those stretchy minor 9s! They ain't easy, but they add so much glass to a song.
For publisher-quality tabs & backing tracks for this lesson: https://erichaugenguitar.com/products/andy-summers-chords
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Sound Tools Used in This Vid:
90s Fender CIJ Telecaster 52' Reissue
Tom Brantley Custom Pickups http://tombrantleyrewinds.com
Boss Waza Craft Chorus https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4WLxL
Supro '64 Super Amp https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1ReL0
Weber Attenuator https://www.tedweber.com/minimass
Beyer M160 Mic https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OrYvmN
Cloudlifter https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k041az
ART Tube Preamp https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKWZbn
Tascam Field Recorder https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyzvrY
Valhalla Vintage Verb https://valhalladsp.com/
‘Harmonics of the Night’ is the third in what he conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’.
The music for H...
‘Harmonics of the Night’ is the third in what he conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’.
The music for Harmonics of the Night came from a real-life situation, which was the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of my photography at the Pavilion Populaire in Montpellier.
I was able to visit the museum in advance of the opening and decided this time (instead of the usual unsuitable music being played by the whatever gallery!) that I must make a music installation to accompany the photography on the wall, a piece that could be looped and thus provide a continual musical counterpoint to the visual.
I made a twenty-minute single guitar improvisation. A Certain Strangeness: This piece put a certain approach in my head and pointed me in the direction of eleven more tracks. These pieces which vary from minimalist approaches to African influenced dance pieces and are what I consider the sonic parallels to the photography.
Music and photography : Andy Summers
Digital Editing : Dennis Smith
Leica Camera Germany
Fender
Flickering Shadow Records
A Flickering Shadow Production
TRACK LISTING
* A Certain Strangeness
* City Of Crocodiles
* Aeromancer
* Chronosthesia
* Harmonics Of The Night
* Mirror In The Dirt
* Prairie
* Fantoccini
* Aphelion
* Spell
* Inamorata
* Strange Return
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‘Harmonics of the Night’ is the third in what he conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’.
The music for Harmonics of the Night came from a real-life situation, which was the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of my photography at the Pavilion Populaire in Montpellier.
I was able to visit the museum in advance of the opening and decided this time (instead of the usual unsuitable music being played by the whatever gallery!) that I must make a music installation to accompany the photography on the wall, a piece that could be looped and thus provide a continual musical counterpoint to the visual.
I made a twenty-minute single guitar improvisation. A Certain Strangeness: This piece put a certain approach in my head and pointed me in the direction of eleven more tracks. These pieces which vary from minimalist approaches to African influenced dance pieces and are what I consider the sonic parallels to the photography.
Music and photography : Andy Summers
Digital Editing : Dennis Smith
Leica Camera Germany
Fender
Flickering Shadow Records
A Flickering Shadow Production
TRACK LISTING
* A Certain Strangeness
* City Of Crocodiles
* Aeromancer
* Chronosthesia
* Harmonics Of The Night
* Mirror In The Dirt
* Prairie
* Fantoccini
* Aphelion
* Spell
* Inamorata
* Strange Return
Don't forget to subscribe to my channel!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/andysummers_offi...
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Most well known as the guitarist for the Police, many may not be familiar with Andy's amazing solo material in the world of ambient new age-y fusion music. This...
Most well known as the guitarist for the Police, many may not be familiar with Andy's amazing solo material in the world of ambient new age-y fusion music. This album is my absolute favorite solo CD by Andy Summers, his debut on Private Music, with evocative tracks like "Emperor's Last Straw" and "Red Balloon" taking me instantly back to 1988 when I first heard them...definitely my top picks from this one. I always take this album on my mp3 player when I go on my isolated backpacking trips through the Nantahala National Forest, provides nice ambience.
Tracklist:
1. Red Balloon 0:00
2. Mysterious Barricades 3:34
3. When That Day Comes 6:45
4. Train Song 8:05
5. Luna 10:48
6. Satyric Dancer 13:16
7. Shining Sea 17:07
8. Emperor's Last Straw 20:34
9. Rain 25:03
10. Tomorrow 28:17
11. In Praise Of Shadows 31:43
12. The Lost Marbles 36:33
13. How Can I Forget 39:51
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Andy Summers
Keyboards – David Hentschel
Most well known as the guitarist for the Police, many may not be familiar with Andy's amazing solo material in the world of ambient new age-y fusion music. This album is my absolute favorite solo CD by Andy Summers, his debut on Private Music, with evocative tracks like "Emperor's Last Straw" and "Red Balloon" taking me instantly back to 1988 when I first heard them...definitely my top picks from this one. I always take this album on my mp3 player when I go on my isolated backpacking trips through the Nantahala National Forest, provides nice ambience.
Tracklist:
1. Red Balloon 0:00
2. Mysterious Barricades 3:34
3. When That Day Comes 6:45
4. Train Song 8:05
5. Luna 10:48
6. Satyric Dancer 13:16
7. Shining Sea 17:07
8. Emperor's Last Straw 20:34
9. Rain 25:03
10. Tomorrow 28:17
11. In Praise Of Shadows 31:43
12. The Lost Marbles 36:33
13. How Can I Forget 39:51
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Andy Summers
Keyboards – David Hentschel
Guitarist Andy Summers discusses the new documentary 'Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police', the break-up, the reunion, his relationship with Sting, and interest in Lady Gaga.
http://musictheoryforguitar.com Have you ever found that you were playing a guitar piece the wrong way and it was much harder than playing it the right way? Here I show you how I was playing Every Breath You Take by the Police the wrong way - making my life much more difficult - and how playing it the right way was not only simpler, but it sounded better.
And then we see a couple more examples in which 5 minutes of thinking about the best fingering for a song REALLY pay off.
If you like this video, share, like, comment & don't forget to subscribe for more content!
- Master of the Modes course: https://www.musictheoryforguitar.com/scalesandmodesguitarlessons.html
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Police guitarist Andy Summers tells us about his new book of short stories titled, "Andy Summers: Fretted and Moaning." Andy uses his mastery of storytelling to give us the dirt on The Police, tell us about an acid trip listening to Beatles', "She's Leaving Home" before it was released. Jamming with Jimi Hendrix and that time George Martin said, No!
Welcome to Hit The Tone ! In this video series, I’ll be showing you how to nail the playing and the sound of your favourite songs ! From guitar to amp selection, through a step by step lesson of the song at hand. Let me know which riff or intro you want me to cover in the comment section and I’ll get you sorted asap !
This episode covers the introduction of the song Message in a Bottle played by The Police. Hope you enjoy and see you next week :)
All the Hit The Tone episodes : http://tho.mn/3sp46
Gear used and alternatives : http://tho.mn/145w9
Here is the tabs: https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/hit-the-tone
We use Triad-Orbit stands for our videos exclusively: http://tho.mn/triad
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: http://tho.mn/uadx
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 : Intro and playing
0:47 : Presentation and Guitar setup
2:07 : Amp and pedal setup
4:07 : The SOUND
4:52 : The Lesson
5:36 : The fretting hand
5:51 : Don't play it like this
7:09 : Conclusion
7:30 : Let me know what song I should do next!
7:43 : Outro playing
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#hitthetone
Watch out for those stretchy minor 9s! They ain't easy, but they add so much glass to a song.
For publisher-quality tabs & backing tracks for this lesson: https://erichaugenguitar.com/products/andy-summers-chords
Livestreams & More on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/erichaugenguitar
My Truefire "Guitar Zen" Courses:
https://erichaugenguitar.com/pages/guitar-zen-courses
To Book a Private Lesson: https://www.erichaugenguitar.com
To Donate: https://paypal.me/ebhaugen
Behind the Scenes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erichaugen_guitar/
My Music on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3d79BBJ
Sound Tools Used in This Vid:
90s Fender CIJ Telecaster 52' Reissue
Tom Brantley Custom Pickups http://tombrantleyrewinds.com
Boss Waza Craft Chorus https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4WLxL
Supro '64 Super Amp https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1ReL0
Weber Attenuator https://www.tedweber.com/minimass
Beyer M160 Mic https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OrYvmN
Cloudlifter https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k041az
ART Tube Preamp https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKWZbn
Tascam Field Recorder https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyzvrY
Valhalla Vintage Verb https://valhalladsp.com/
‘Harmonics of the Night’ is the third in what he conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’.
The music for Harmonics of the Night came from a real-life situation, which was the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of my photography at the Pavilion Populaire in Montpellier.
I was able to visit the museum in advance of the opening and decided this time (instead of the usual unsuitable music being played by the whatever gallery!) that I must make a music installation to accompany the photography on the wall, a piece that could be looped and thus provide a continual musical counterpoint to the visual.
I made a twenty-minute single guitar improvisation. A Certain Strangeness: This piece put a certain approach in my head and pointed me in the direction of eleven more tracks. These pieces which vary from minimalist approaches to African influenced dance pieces and are what I consider the sonic parallels to the photography.
Music and photography : Andy Summers
Digital Editing : Dennis Smith
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Flickering Shadow Records
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TRACK LISTING
* A Certain Strangeness
* City Of Crocodiles
* Aeromancer
* Chronosthesia
* Harmonics Of The Night
* Mirror In The Dirt
* Prairie
* Fantoccini
* Aphelion
* Spell
* Inamorata
* Strange Return
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Most well known as the guitarist for the Police, many may not be familiar with Andy's amazing solo material in the world of ambient new age-y fusion music. This album is my absolute favorite solo CD by Andy Summers, his debut on Private Music, with evocative tracks like "Emperor's Last Straw" and "Red Balloon" taking me instantly back to 1988 when I first heard them...definitely my top picks from this one. I always take this album on my mp3 player when I go on my isolated backpacking trips through the Nantahala National Forest, provides nice ambience.
Tracklist:
1. Red Balloon 0:00
2. Mysterious Barricades 3:34
3. When That Day Comes 6:45
4. Train Song 8:05
5. Luna 10:48
6. Satyric Dancer 13:16
7. Shining Sea 17:07
8. Emperor's Last Straw 20:34
9. Rain 25:03
10. Tomorrow 28:17
11. In Praise Of Shadows 31:43
12. The Lost Marbles 36:33
13. How Can I Forget 39:51
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Andy Summers
Keyboards – David Hentschel
Andrew James "Andy" Summers (born 31 December 1942) is an English musician, born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Best known as the guitarist for the rock band The Police, he has also recorded twelve solo albums, collaborated with many other artists, toured extensively under his own name, published several books, and composed several film scores.
Early life
During Summers' childhood, his family moved to Bournemouth in Dorset, England. After several years of piano lessons, he took up the guitar at the age of thirteen. By age sixteen he was playing in local clubs and by nineteen he had moved to London with his friend Zoot Money to form Zoot Money's Big Roll Band.
Musical career
Pre-Police career
Summers' professional career began in the mid-1960s in London as the guitarist for the British rhythm and blues band Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, which eventually came under the influence of the spreading psychedelic scene and evolved into the acid rock group Dantalian's Chariot.
After the demise of Dantalion's Chariot, Summers joined The Soft Machine for a period of three months and toured the United States. For a brief time in 1968, he was a member of The Animals, then known as Eric Burdon and the Animals, with whom he recorded one album, Love Is. The album features a recording of Traffic's "Coloured Rain", which includes a guitar solo by Summers. The LP also included a reworked version of Dantalion's Chariot's sole single "Madman Running Through the Fields".
Creep in through my window Dance upon the wall Come in here beside me Climb into my soul Take me to the water, Down into the cool Everlasting memory Everlasting pool Aching in the darkness Burning in the sun Calling from the water This life has just begun Strength of blood and muscle Life of wood and bone Searching for a fire Searching for a home... Home...home...home... Crouching in the darkness Hiding in the stone Trembling in the darkness This man is not alone Hit me by the memory Hurt me to the bone Make my fists with starlight Carry me back home... Home... (HOME.) (HOME.) Ay...yah (HOME.) Ay...yah Ay...yah Ay...yah Ay...yah Ay...yah (Ay-yah, ay-yah, we say "ay-yah", ay-yah) Ay...yah (Ay-yah, ay-yah, we say "ay-yah", ay-yah) Ay...yah (Ay-yah, ay-yah, we say "ay-yah", ay-yah) Ay...yah (Ay-yah, ay-yah, we say "ay-yah", ay-yah) Hear them say ay-yah... (Ay-yah, ay-yah, we say "ay-yah", ay-yah) Hear them say ay-yah... (Ay-yah, ay-yah, we say "ay-yah", ay-yah)