Steve Noonan - Steve Noonan - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Produced by Dustin Burnett in the Nashville area, this record represents new plateau to Steve Noonan's songs. The production and layers of instrumentation add a triumphant drama to the tracks. Along with Burnett singing backgrounds, playing keyboards and guitars, other musicians playing on the record are timmyz on drums, Nick Salisbury on bass, and Blair Krivanek on electric guitar.

It has long been my wish to record both of Johannes Brahms's piano concertos for CD. In doing so, I have been able to build upon many experiences that allow me at this point in time to open mys elf up even more to the essence of these works, which move me to the depths of my being. Both works offer me something incredibly great, something that in my conception of things can hardly be further enlarged. Each of the two concertos fascinates me with it's vast wealth of sound, it's intensity, above all with it's simply infinite emotional range. Highly dramatic developments open out into playful lightness of being. Time and again there are sincerely thoughtful moments, marked by deep serenity. The slow movements of these two concertos particularly fascinate me on account of those passages, which give us a glimpse into what is above and beyond the world we know. The Magyar in me senses many Hungarian influences. My engagement with the two concertos in the course of making the present recordings together with the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen has enabled me to look at the above aspects with new eyes. These are insights that go ever deeper throughout one's whole life. The process is never complete. The cathedral is too big for that. Andrea Kauten.

About the songs 'Peace March' was originally called 'Ode To The Doo Dah Day' and was intended to be a children's tune. This interpretation however places it in Zappa territory. 'Wake Up Call' is me railing against the apathy we all share in the drone of life. Guilty, but getting better. 'GodSexMoney' was inspired by a class I attended. The teacher suggested that almost all good, bad and evil things that have happened in mankind's history have been inspired by either God, S*x or money or a combination thereof. Sounds right to me! Wrote a song about it, goes like this... 'Construction' was written back in the 80's with my friends Brad Swanson and Greg 'Harpo' Hilfman. It just seemed to us there might be a better way to build this world. 'Personal Revolution' begs the question 'What would the world be like if we all tried our best to be good to ourselves and to each other. Close your eyes and imagine... 'Dyin For Love' ...Aren't we all? 'Rose Colored Glasses' My good friend, Sheryl has inspired me with her innocent and optimistic view of life. She always says she sees the world through rose colored glasses. Mine are green, bummer. 'Big Brother' Self explanatory! 'True North' is about crossing the oceans (or doing whatever it takes) to find love. 'Will The World Mourn?' I'm very sad to say I don't think the world will miss us when we are gone. UNLESS...we get our act together...to be continued... 'Paradise Lost' confirms you don't mess with Mother Nature! 'Peace, Love, Truth And Understanding' ...the search goes on.