Followers of the PBGB Blog will have read in earlier postings that Al has had a tough time of it over the past couple of years. First off the family was dealt a severe blow by the Tathra bushfires in March 2018. As Al and the family struggled to deal with that, Al was diagnosed with cancer. Not fair !!! Al has put up a mighty fight and is over the humps and hopefully on the home stretch now, confident that he can beat it. Thumbs up Al !!
It's been a tough couple of years during which Al has had to stare down the face of mortality a couple of times.
As a dedicated songwriter, Al found these experiences to be a source of inspiration.
Of course, a song emerged.
Al explains............
"Walking Dead Waltz is a meandering, plodding thing that exists on a few levels. It started out as a small scared thought about going into the dark and the odds on coming out the other side of cancer. Somewhere in there the beauty of our world and it's other inhabitants manifested and the damage we are doing to them. The great beasts are disappearing before our eyes, even the insects are decimated possibly beyond redemption. The song is a description of how I see humanity's current state. A bleak view perhaps but not an inaccurate one"
Well we can all relate to that Al, and we think it is a beautiful song, despite the dark content matter.
You can listen to Walking Dead Waltz by clicking HERE. And of course you can hear lots of Al's songs, and in fact download his whole cd by clicking on the Arden Street / Owl Noble project on the right side of this page.
Supporting Al, who wrote, sang and played guitar on Walking Dead Waltz are ;
Manny Aigner on guitar
Neil Porter, who played bass and keyboards, sang backing vocals and did the production work
Garry Bridges on Fender Rhodes electric piano
Pete on drums
We hope you like it, and are indeed inspired to download Al's cd for a generous price ............... we all know Al and the family could surely do with the dough !!!
