CD 1: "Roadshow" - Detailed Liner Notes "Roadshow" features fifteen original acoustic math-pop short story songs arranged for multiple voices, multiple guitars, drums and percussion All words and music by Steve Ball except where noted.   All arrangements by the players.
	Track	Song Tile	Notes
	1		Lisa Herrman: vox Derek DiFilippo: bass SB: guitars, drum tracks, vox MP3 Sample 1.5 MB This began as a throw-away song that came from a guitar part (A-Eb-C, all major) that was born during a 'jam session' I did (in 1998?) with Bill Rieflin and Paul Barker in Soundgarden's old rehearsal studio on Aurora.  The part was a bit too quirky to be of interest to the Ministry rhythm section, but it stuck with me even though it did not find its voice in that context. Then, one evening just after a long SBBS recording session, I played it for Derek, who happened to be holding a bass at the time.  And right then and there, this song was born.  The real inspiration for the title and lyrical theme came from Derek's 'funny' bass lines...  Right then and there, we recorded our two parts (acoustic guitar and bass) live to a click, and the song (lyrics/form) was born later that evening after Derek hit the road.  There are so many cliché Secret Agent songs, but I wanted to do a slight twist with this and imagine how the job must seem from a 'benefits' and 'career-decision' point of view.  It's almost a sales pitch for the job.  There is also a fun video made from a number of wild stills, but I can't legally post it here without paying thousands of dollars to the image copyright owner.   I can show it to you on my Windows Media Center machine however if you come over...
	2		Travis Metcalf: acoustic guitar, wah guitar Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar Derek DiFilippo: bass SB: acoustic & electric guitars, drum tracks, vox MP3 Sample 1.6 MB This is an older song that was originally recorded by engineer, R. Chris Murphy in Boston, featuring myself, and Brock and Heather Pytel.  Chris introduced us in Boston in 1992, and then after I moved to Seattle, all three eventually followed (and recently left!)   We originally released a version of this song as a red vinyl single on Brock's indie label.   This updated version rocks out, esp w/ Travis' excellent wah guitar intro and Derek's XTC-like bass grooves.  The image is derived from the first daily cartoon I did while in college for my college newspaper at University of Illinois, the Daily Illini -- I drew one cartool per day, six days a week for a full year.  This was the definitive title cartoon, first one of close to 300 I drew that year.  It is captioned: "Hit or Miss?" Like most of my work, it plays heavily with ambiguity, context, and double meaning.
	3		music: SB lyrics: Lisa Herrman Travis Metcalf: acoustic guitar Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar SB: acoustic & electric guitars, bass, drum tracks, vox MP3 Sample 1.7 MB When I was growing up, I did piles of lyrical collaborations with old friends and "Fish" bandmates Bret Hamilton and Richard West.  In general, however, I prefer to write my own words. This song was a rare exception -- the words, from a sincere love poem, were so clean and innocent that I could not resist putting them to song.  I also prefer the title "Time Stand Still" as if it were the author making a demand.   Time Stands Still also works, but is slightly less visually compelling for me. TravisM's excellent songtile also takes on a more interesting twist without the 's'
	4		SB: instruments, vox MP3 Sample 1.3 MB I wrote this song when I was living in Belltown Court in downtown Seattle.  I had just moved in, the building was brand new and my courtyard apt literally felt a bit like I was actually living in a beehive.  I was also beginning a company at the time, hence the the money references... oh to have been born independently wealthy.  Unfortunately, I've had to work for everything I have.    The 'tone' of the song was also partially inspired by Mary Lou Lord who stayed in my place for a few months to write songs while I was traveling and working on Prometheus.  Most of her songs were slow and somewhat depressing relationship songs about a certain Seattle someone, so I thought I'd try to head in a different direction and write a quirky song that had nothing to do with relatiionships.   Somehow, I failed because the song is still, afterall, really about me and my relationships to both women and money.
	5		SB: instruments, vox   MP3 Sample 1.6 MB
	6		SB: instruments, vox Bill Rieflin: drums   MP3 Sample 2.2 MB
	7		Travis Metcalf: acoustic guitar Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar Derek DiFilippo: bass Curt Golden: slide guitar SB: acoustic guitar, bass, drum tracks, vox   MP3 Sample 1.3 MB
	8		music: Travis Metcalf & SB, lyrics: SB Travis Metcalf: acoustic & electric guitars, drum tracks Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar Derek DiFilippo: bass SB: acoustic & electric guitars, drum tracks, vox   MP3 Sample 1.3 MB
	9		Travis Metcalf: acoustic & tremelo guitars, clay drum Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar SB: acoustic guitar, vox   MP3 Sample 1.4 MB
	10		Travis Metcalf: acoustic & electric guitars Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar Derek DiFilippo: bass, electric guitar, mix Curt Golden: electric guitar SB: acoustic & electric guitars, drum tracks, vox   MP3 Sample 1.3 MB
	11		Travis Metcalf: texture guitar SB: piano, vox   MP3 Sample 1.6 MB
	12		Travis Metcalf: acoustic guitar Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar Curt Golden: electric guitar SB: acoustic guitar, bass, drum tracks, vox   MP3 Sample 2.3 MB
	13		Travis Metcalf: acoustic guitar Travis Hartnett: acoustic guitar SB: acoustic & electric guitars, bass, drum tracks, vox   MP3 Sample 1.2 MB
	14		Travis Metcalf: acoustic guitar Derek DiFilippo: bass Pat Mastelotto: drum loops Maria Gabriela Epumer: inspiration SB: acoustic guitar, drum tracks, vox   MP3 Sample 1.3 MB
	15		music: Ken Kato, lyrics & vocal melodies: SB Ken Kato: piano, backing tracks Lisa Herrman: backing vox Franklin: barking vox John G. Bennett: introduction SB: acoustic guitar, vox   MP3 Sample 3.1 MB
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