Todd Michael Hall - 'Lonely' (Crimson Glory live vocal cover)

She awakens from a dream to a silent room
where shadows speak of memories
Another sleepless night
afraid to face the day

It seems so long ago she shared the love
she feels so deep inside
Her love will never die
but still she feels so lonely...
Lonely in Love

She wakes up to another day
with everything going wrong
She wonders where she would be
if she had ever seen his face

She turns on the radio
but it's playing that same old song
She's pouring another drink
to drown away the memory of it all

She can't wait another night
Take another day
She doesn't want to be

Lonely in Love

There's a feeling she can't explain
that no one can understand
She just needs to get away
but there's nowhere that she can go
Tomorrow's so far away
She's longing for yesterday
If she could just turn back time
She wants to leave the world behind

She can't wait another night
Take another day
She doesn't want to be
Lonely in Love

The night will fade, the sun will shine
a new day
And light the way for you to find
New Love

Ο Todd Michael Hall έγινε γνωστός στο "μεταλλικό" κοινό λόγω της παρουσίας του στους Riot V (τα τελευταία δώδεκα έτη). Παράλληλα έχουμε ακούσει την φωνή του σε δίσκους των Jack Starr's Burning Starr, Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Reverence κλπ.

Παράλληλα "τρέχει" και την προσωπική του καριέρα, στην οποία προστέθηκε ένας ακόμη δίσκος. "Off the Rails" ο τίτλος και "βγήκε" στην "καρδιά" του περασμένου φθινοπώρου. Στο πλευρό του Todd ο κιθαρίστας (των Metal Church, Presto Ballet κλπ) Kurdt Vanderhoof.

Σήμερα θα τον παρακολουθήσουμε, σε βίντεο, να αποδίδει (φωνητικά) το τραγούδι των Crimson Glory "Lonely" και να μας λέει σχετικά:

«I really enjoyed the Transcendence album released in 1988 by Crimson Glory and listened to it a lot back then. Midnight had a unique, emotional voice with a big range, exceptional pronunciation, and a touch of rasp when he wanted it. Special thanks to Midnight and the guys from Crimson Glory for the awesome album that still inspires people to this day.

On the technical side:

I am calling this a live vocal cover, because I sang the song from beginning to end in one take without any vocal dubs or edits. This wasn't my first take though. I recorded the entire song five times over two sessions before I finished a take I thought was worth sharing.

Perhaps it is just me, because everyone has a different voice, but the chorus is in a challenging part of my range. The notes are located in the range where my chest voice is ending and I need to start moving into a mixed voice. I can sing the chorus in full chest voice when I am fresh, but full chest voice for the entire song was not possible for me without obvious vocal fatigue.

It also seems a little too low for a loud head voice. To maintain my stamina, I was careful not to push too hard and used a mixed voice for the higher chorus notes. It might sound odd, but for my voice, I think the other songs where Midnight sings higher might be easier for me, but I would have to play around with trying to record them to know for sure.

The music came from Moises (with just the lead vocal deleted). I sent my vocal track and the music track to my friend Kurdt Vanderhoof who added some effects to the vocals and blended them in with the music. Special thanks to Kurdt for his assistance.»

Το (υπέροχο) τραγούδι "Lonely" το γνωρίσαμε ως μέρος του εκπληκτικού δίσκου των Crimson Glory "Transcendence" (το δεύτερο τραγούδι της δεύτερης πλευράς) που κυκλοφόρησε τον Νοέμβριο του 1989. Παράλληλα "βγήκε" (η αποκαλούμενη Re-Mix εκδοχή του για την ακρίβεια) και αυτόνομα ως single (το επτάιντσο είχε το "In Dark Places" στην δεύτερη πλευρά του βινυλίου και το δωδεκάιντσο το "Dream Dancer" ως τρίτο τραγούδι).