'Temporary Redemption' (2000) (re-issue 2010)

by Marq DeSouza

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1.	A Letter From John 03:14	lyrics	buy track
I got a letter from John with words of fire It was apocalypse song by an angel choir And I thought it's just my luck to be here at history's end But I know these tears will turn to wine again I tried to dive right into the Holy Grail I added speed and heroin and made a cocktail Then the moon turned into blood and its death became the wind But I know these tears will turn to wine again I would let you rescue me if you climbed out on the ledge Reached out your hand to me and made a pledge I had a vision of war, I was in the saddle Of a pale white horse among a herd of cattle When the brand seared my flesh like a numbered specimen I knew these tears would turn to wine again I'm going one last mile to a place called Jordan Down the river Nile with its banks all swollen Will I see Delilah there or maybe Mary Magdalene I know this rust will turn to gold again
2.	If I Promise You... 03:46		buy track
3.	Whatever Happened In Heaven? 03:46		buy track
4.	Don't Go Shooting Horses 04:19
5.	Here's A Song For You 04:14
6.	I Don't Speak French 02:54		buy track
7.	Elijah Fed By Ravens 05:12		buy track
8.	A Negative Prayer 03:52
9.	Dirty Limericks 04:34		buy track
10.	Killing You 03:21		buy track
11.	Bleeding On The Inside 02:07		buy track
12.	Secrets That I Know 02:48		buy track
13.	Raze The Living Dead 02:56	lyrics
A pretty girl in tears, A handstand by a clown My channel surfing mama's got The biggest wave in town But I can't really trust her Think I'll hit the road instead Tell the boys on Beale street We gonna raze the living dead I asked questions of her body She answered with her soul Incomplete before the sun went down By the morning I was whole Then night came knocking down the door And put a pistol to my head There's other slot machines in Vegas Where we can raze the living dead The drugs were working overtime, Hills were wearing shades We passed a nuclear family In the American parade It was like a Norman Rockwell nightmare Just like my buddy J-Man said Reload your wrecking ball We’re gonna raze the living dead
14.	What Could We Do? 04:23		buy track

about

After a whirlwind of shows and promotion, Solarbaby finally slowed down enough to begin work on their second CD. After an album’s worth of tracks was shortlisted for the sophomore effort, Marq realized that there were many worthy songs that for some reason failed to make the cut.

Rather than let this material die an obscure death, Marq decided to record a quickie solo effort. Ambitiously sprawling, the record is a virtual history of American rock and roll and a decided left turn from Solarbaby. A song-oriented cycle of old-time folkers, slide guitar slashers, flat-out classic rockers, with one knock 'em dead piano ballad at its emotional center.

With almost all the instrumentation and production (drums all on one track!) handled by Marq, this is probably his most pure and honest recording. Most often compared with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Wilco, "White Album," era Beatles, "Between the Buttons," era Stones.

credits

released April 20, 2001

Made during the last gasp of the analog age, the recordings herein began germination on my cassette 4-Track machine, where drums, then electric guitars were laid down live off the floor, no edits or punch-ins.
From then, it was onto Utopia Parkway Studios, where those tracks were dumped to ADAT, & the rest of recording was completed.

CREDITS

All vocals & instrumentation by Marq DeSouza

except for...

Drums on track 6 (Shawn Sheers)

Bass, Lap Steel, Keyboards, (John Shepp)

Piano on track 5 (Wayne Usselman)

For the re-issue, we took the ADAT masters & transferred them to hard drive at RF Music Studio, where all new vocals & various edits were made before the final re-mix/re-mastering.

Engineering/Producing by Marq DeSouza, with John Shepp (1999) & Rob Fillo (2009) www.robfillo.com. Mastering by Suite Sound Labs.

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Marq DeSouza Vancouver, British Columbia

-A very personal rock album. He also writes from a very moral perspective, which gives his record a strong POV. These songs are not filled with empty thoughts but actually try to say something. (Vancouver Province)

-Inspiration drips from every distorted and bent guitar note, down-but-not-out vocal phrasing, and sneered lyric. (Georgia Straight) ... more

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