Description
Somewhere Along The Shore
Muff Brotherhood it is a project led by Claudio Maffei that is the composer as well the guitar player and the singer of all tracks. The result of a long epistolary collaboration with the author Gregory Demos of North Carolina, it includes 13 tracks that meet the refined west-coast sound of the folk-rock years but with the melodic references and more typically European harmonies. All elements that Claudio Maffei has made his own over the years of passionate listening and live renditions.
This is his first full length cd album coming from with compositions coming from the last ten years collect here in a wonderful selection Progressive-Rock with Blues and west coast accents.
All been recorded in studio witth live instruments which made a magical atmosphere of creativity, passion and a deep sense of union, that emerges in the amalgam of the final sound result.
Above all dominates the splendid voice of Claudio who reaches high peaks, cosmic colors and deeply touches our souls.
Tracklist and descriptions:
01) No rocket scientist needed (acoustic version) (4:09)
It’s not difficult to see that her loving glance for me is faded away.
CM: vocal, acoustic and electric guitars – Marco Belleudi: piano, Hammond – Fabio Fraschini: bass – Valter Detond: drums
02) My future (4:18)
How worth the days to come?
CM: vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards – Fabio Fraschini: bass – Valter Detond: drums, Percussions
03) Can a man (4:12)
How things can change if you do nothing to change them?
CM: vocal, electric guitar – Stefano Ciotola: electric guitar – Marco Belleudi: piano, Hammond – Arcangelo Spina: bass – Valter Detond: drums, percussions
04) Where do I turn? (4:27)
Is there a place to run away from each and every blues you get?
CM: vocal, acoustic and electric guitars – Maurizio Metalli: piano – Elio Buselli: bass – Valter Detond: drums
05) As my heart turns to stone (4:20)
.After long time without the love you knew, the heart turns to stone.
CM: vocal, acoustic guitar – John H. Schiessler: dobro – Marco Belleudi: Hammond – Danilo Cartia: banjo – Luca Pisanu: bass – Valter Detond: drums
06) All in a good night’s rest (4:32)
As it happens in everyday life, the night can give us moments of reflection through both dreams and nightmares.
CM: vocal, electric guitar – Stefano Ciotola: lead guitar – Maurizio Metalli: piano, Hammond – Elio Buselli: bass – Valter Detond: drums
07) Today and tonight (3:46)
Up and downs are a meaningful part of the life.
CM: vocal, acoustic guitar – Stefano Ciotola: electric guitar – Maurizio Metalli: piano – Fabio Fraschini: bass – Valter Detond: drums – Francesca De Fazi: vocal
08) Cold and blue as the sea (4:48)
Sometimes no joy is able to hide the inner sadness.
CM: vocal, acoustic guitar, keyboards – Stefano Ciotola: electric guitar – Fabio Fraschini: bass – Valter Detond: drums
09) Children’s dance (4:24)
The right point of view comes from children’s pure joy.
CM: vocal, acoustic and electric guitars – Simone Scifoni: keyboards – Fabio Fraschini: bass – Valter Detond: drums
10) I’m waiting (4:34)
I’m waiting for a new human conscience.
CM: vocal, acoustic guitars, keyboards – Stefano Ciotola: electric guitars – Arcangelo Spina: bass – Valter Detond: drums
11) No rocket scientist needed (full version) (4:01)
It’s not difficult to see that her loving glance for me is faded away.
CM: vocal, acoustic and electric guitars – Marco Belleudi: piano, Hammond – Fabio Fraschini: bass – Valter Detond: drums
12) I wanna (3:39)
The strong desire to enjoy every moment of the life.
CM: vocal, electric guitar – Francesca De Fazi: slide guitar, vocal – Maurizio Metalli: piano – Arcangelo Spina: bass – Valter Detond: drums
13) Put your gun away (4:37)
We need to stop the weapons based politics.
CM: vocal, electric guitars, keyboards – Elio Buselli: bass – Valter Detond: drums – Francesca De Fazi: vocal
14) Fight for the flame (6:51)
It’s not that easy to be focused all our goals, we have to fight to keep the flame lit.
CM: vocal, acoustic and electric guitars – Francesca De Fazi: vocal, slide guitar – Maurizio Metalli: piano, hammond – Arcangelo Spina: bass – Valter Detond: drums
