IN SEARCH OF LIFE
by
Messengers Of Life
Release Date: 16th March, 2012
I would have to say that 2012 has
become a voyage of re-discovery for my music, as I discovered some old
tapes that were done a long time ago. One of those tapes was a live
recording of a work entitled In
Search Of Life, a recording done at the end of 1974 with
some musician friends. We did not play in the same band but each was in
a band at the time. The tracks had been written in September and
October of that year, and it was decided to perform and record the work
with an invited audience before I made my departure from
Bingara, where I had been living for the previous 7 years.
This recording is, with no apologies, a "warts and all" release of that
original recording, so it does feature the out of tune harmonies that
occurred in the performance as well as other "sound effects" (such as
microphone stands being bumped). The recording was done onto a 2 track
reel to reel tape recorder straight from the mono PA system that we
used at the time.
The work is all about life. It covers the issues (in general terms) we
face in life; the questions these can cause; the confusion they often
create and then moves into the answer to all of these issues.
Each of the 4 tracks is quite lengthy as they move through the general
subject of the title. The times of each track are given in the precis
of the track. Just click on the title of the track to listen to it in
full. The entire album can be downloaded using the button at the end of
the information.
Songs on the album are:
-
Nothing
- Someone To
Show: This is the core start to the work. There
are so
many questions that surround us in life, many that do not appear to
have answers, at least that we can see at the time. They can include
things like destroyed and betrayed relationships. This track endeavours
to paint the picture of how it can get on top of us if we are not
careful and the increasing frustration as we seek answers. The track
included a song written back in 1969 (Teach The Ones You Love) because
it certainly dealt with answers that the world offers to our issues.
Time: 11:41
- Confusion:
What do our problems often bring? They bring confusion (mentioned in
Nothing - Someone To Show) but expanded in this track, especially
through the actual music style. Time: 12:31
- In
Search Of
Life: While the world offers some answers, this
track
moves through the aspect that there is one who truly does have the
answers to all of the problems we can face. The track builds through to
the mention of Jesus as the answer to life's issues. Time: 14:30
- Jesus
For
Today: This track builds further on the previous
track,
going into greater depth as to why Jesus truly has all the answers to
life. Time: 12:06
Downloading
the album (46MB in size) will give you all 4
songs plus the CD Insert cover (actual size for printing) that
will fit in a CD case. The file is a
zipped file and will need to be unzipped.
The music and
recording are all Australian.
PRICE: FREE
ORDER CD Number: SAPM200120004
ALL SONGS ON THIS ALBUM ARE
WRITTEN BY R. J. BURLING
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