The Divine Proportion

by giGo

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Alrihkh Kudos to kzra for their apt review. Their made comparisons are spot-on. I’ll add Keith Urban to them (song 6). All around great song structures on this album, with infectious soft rock sensibilities. Among the best I’ve heard in recent years. Overall, to be honest. These songs make me feel wistfully nostalgic & want to sing along with them. Good flow, variety, & chemistry. You g-go, giGo! Nice work! Great cover, btw, & I love the guitar fills too. Thanks! Highly recommended. 8.5/10. Favorite track: The Proof.

kzra Soft Rock 70's Vibe that's a real grower, track 5 could have been an Eagles song, track 6 ,Mike and the Mechanics vibe, track 7 ,samba Santana vibe, track 8 west coast Eagles Poco . Track 9 Don Henley ,All original well played foot tapping and sing along music ,Great Guitar fills ,Loved it. Favorite track: Hold Me In Your Heart.

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Highly recommend to fans of Mike & The Mechanics, Tears for Fears, Don Henley, Terry Reid, Phil Collins, Steely Dan, Johnny Hates Jazz, Hall and Oats, and Simply Red among others.

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1.	Fly In The Ointment 05:21	lyrics	buy track
It seems like your the odd man out In a world that’s passed you by, with a feeling that you can’t escape even though you’d like to try. Insanity’s an option But still you can take heart It’s better out than in they say Get ready for the fart. Don’t wanna be a useless eater In a world so full of pain Don’t wanna live my life in silence, so what’s there not to gain I’ll be a fly in the ointment, contesting social norms A fly in the ointment,a crab among the prawns A fly in the ointment Watch out I’m in your face A fly in the ointment Look out I’m on the case. Like you’re the instigator, Who goes that extra mile To register discomfort,to make it all worthwhile Who’ll ask those awkward questions If I’m not here to probe A cat amongst the pigeons So let’s turn on that strobe. Now you’re that useless eater In a world of great disdain A clown without a bicycle So make yourself a name You’re that fly in the ointment And none of us approve apart from all the greedies who feed on all the ooze A fly in the ointment,the mantis on a leaf, a fly in the ointment the truth, is scarce as a hens teeth Ah ah ahhhyeyah…
2.	Hold Me In Your Heart 04:27	lyrics	buy track
I might be here today,I maybe gone tomorrow but when we fall in love, it’s only ours to borrow,so think for a minute of me now and what we used to share. (Chorus) If I can’t be in your arms,hold me in your heart, If I can’t be by your side in a world that’s torn apart, think of me sometimes, Maybe today…just hold me hold me,hold me in your heart. Some other life we make,to take away the sorrow,we do the best we can,the road is hard to follow,to think that our minds would run free how,I wish I was there. (Repeat Chorus) (Bridge) Such a shame life is slipping away,we live in hope but pray…every laugh every smile make the most of it, ‘Cos all we have is today…in our hearts. So If I can’t be in your arms,hold me in your heart, If I can’t be by your side in a world that’s torn apart, If I can’t be in your arms,hold me in your heart, If I can’t be by your side in a world that’s torn apart, If I can’t be in your arms,hold me in your heart, If I can’t be by your side in a world that’s torn apart… (In your heart…If I can’t be by your side,every night and every day).
3.	Game Of Life 05:08		buy track
4.	Down In Durango 05:21	lyrics	buy track
Like toffee fudge, her lipstick smudged it tastes of Pepsi cola She combs the bleach right through her hair adjusting every roller A cigarette burning slowly down The Neon sign reads girls,she made this choice no going back It’s a new and sacred world. (Chorus) She shot her pimp in Santa Fe and then she took the train, made a promise to herself to never come back again,the money made it all worthwhile that’s what she told her brain, A body lying on the floor now he’s beyond the pain. And she’s Down in Durango. The room was hot the beer was chilled he sat down right beside her,a couple danced around the floor they tango-ed like a spider A castanet the silent gloom,imagine her in pearls instead of endless two bit joints This man could change her world. (chorus). M8 She bought a 1920’s Ford from an old Comanchero in town,3 nights midnight radio til’dawn and she’s Panama bound... offers came in by the score but she had to turn them down,she’s proof that sometimes whores can win she’s painted,breathing cargo from Hildago ..woh-oh. Outro/ Now she thought she’d be living the lap of luxury.. cocktails,furs and diamond rings but she’s ... she down in Durango ..(Solo)
5.	That's What They Say About Love 04:31	lyrics	buy track
Oooh yeah.. You keep tellin’me something deep inside is dying,you got somebody else that I hope you can confide in, It’s silly to pretend and forget these empty feelings pulled us both apart never had a chance of healing (Chorus) Hard times come to those and we find ourselves in need,it’s so heartbreaking that’s what they say about love so I’m begging on my knees, It’s so heartbreaking that’s what they say about love. Well before you go to sleep think of me just sitting waitin’ Picking up a phone full of tears anticipating,could it be the same I keep thinking ‘bout it baby,tenderness and love that is all I wanted maybe. (Chorus) Bridge: I guess he couldn’t give you everything and you were never meant to be deceived, I guess he couldn’t give you little things that keep you really near to me. (Repeat 2nd verse and chorus) (Outro) That’s what they say….about love. That’s what they say, I’m begging on my knees, Baby won’t you please..come back That’s what they say.
6.	You're The Kind Of Drug 05:37	lyrics	buy track
Wake you up in the morning but you don’t even hear me call I guess you’re lying there still sleeping There’s a shadow on the wall (Chorus) So I let it all out, never keep it in wanna scream and shout but your underneath my skin Open up My arms as my veins are closing down your the kind of drug I shouldn’t be around You’re the kind of drug I shouldn’t be around. I feel I’m walking through the ruins Of someone else’s lonely life and I wonder what your doing while I’m alone tonight (Chorus) While I drown in good intentions knowing this will do me harm I gotta find a way to cure me maybe then I’ll find some calm (Chorus twice).
7.	Another Rainstorm 04:20	lyrics	buy track
Was it in my mind that you passed by my door last night, To shelter from the rain to keep you warm throughout the night echoes of the times we’d lie together in the dark on this personality you surely left your mark. We were one, just like the spirit in the sky But we’re running hiding from another rainstorm. Photographs won’t take away this longing for you here. The rain against my window’s like a trail of bitter tears We used to laugh and watch the people running from the rain but they can’t feel the love I had inside that’s turned to pain. We were one just like the spirit in the sky yeah.. but we’re running hiding from another rainstorm. The sunlight used to dance around the room but now you’re gone The music of your laughter now you sing a different song You said you needed time to get your life back on the tracks But you and I both know you that were never coming back We were one Just like the spirit in the sky Now I’m running hiding from another rainstorm.
8.	Highway To Your Soul 04:55	lyrics	buy track
I felt the sun was burning down,upon the love that turned me ‘round never believed my life would be the same again, never conceived my skies would be this blue I thought that love was fairytales Like ships at sea we filled our sails Every day we walked a path of sanity Every night we’d both howl at the moon... But how could I miss the signs that you were giving It was a love I never would control, I’ll never forget that life for you’s still living My tears are just a Highway To Your Soul. I made mistakes you made some too,I had like you something to prove Never succeeded with the plan I had for us, It was a dream,I thought I’d never lose, In love and war nobody gains I’ve seen the sun and now the rains, Remember a love that brought to us a passion,forget that you’re moving on to pastures new. M8 There comes a time in everybody’s life You see things for the way they are There’ll come a day, you put it all behind you And see things from afar (Chorus x2 )
9.	The Proof 09:41	lyrics	buy track
ou watch the documentaries You seen it on the stage provide me with your evidence Before you write that page You read it in the bible or maybe the Quran how Earth was made in seven days In line with God’s great plan. You drove out on the interstate out of curiosity, then got to the perimeter what did you hope to see,a starship or a saucer from an outer galaxy,a being from another world but not like you and me. (chorus) What you claim it ain’t the truth The Earth and heavens did not move Secrets told by Bob Lazar There’s more interesting things by far Money, marketing your rage makes more sense upon that page Excuse me while I stay aloof Until you give me all the proof You slink ‘round the conventions another book to sell, the public are so gullible you have them in your spell,you talk of mass abductions well are the rumours true? watch out that tall grey alien ain’t coming after you You rode the last horse left in town,out of pure necessity Like an outlaw leaves a burning jail for all the folks to see A starship or a saucer consigns you to the void,the only friends that you have left are big,bold bad reptoids (Chorus) Gimme some proof The lines you quote are sometimes real (Guitar solo outro?)

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released July 26, 2024

Anthony Duke- Vocals & Acoustic Guitars
Andy Kinch- Keyboards & Pre-Production
Doug Scarratt- Guitars
Don Schiff- NS/Stick Bass & live strings on “The Proof”
Jamie-Ray Scarratt- Drums and Percussion

Special Guests: *Robin Boult- Additional Guitars **Georgia
Blankson- Backing Vocals.
Produced by the band at Raygun Studios. Brighton. UK
Engineered by Jamie-Ray Scarratt
Mastered By Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. London. UK

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