As concept albums go this is, quite possibly, one of the best I’ve heard; an album of hope told through the eyes of six-legged robotic horses. These horses are convinced that they’re real horses but they’re trapped in a war between good and evil and continually striving to find out the truth about their existance. This is no joke and for all it’s far-fetchedness it’s an album that brims with hope, love and happiness all wrapped up in some of the most ambitious music that you could possibly want to hear.
The first thing that strikes you is Chris Eaton’s warbling falsetto. Not always easy listening, the delivery is unsettling and yet uplifting. As he sings the lyrics flow out of your speakers as words do out of a good book, when he sings “My children by joyful” all you can do is feel uplifted and want to joy in the chorus of good cheers. This is all augmented by the ambitious musical accompaniment. There’s guitars, drums, trumpets and violins all thrown together in this melting pot whose stock is based on country and Americana. There’s a strong feeling of traditional music at the base of everything Rock Plaza Central do, but they’ve twisted and turned it into something altogether different. Sure there’s violins and acoustic guitars that may make the beginning of a song like Anthem For The Already Defeated sound like a glorified country song, but it feels slightly disassembled, the clunky piano at the end bringing to mind Tom Waits. The end of Are We Not Horses? has Easton’s voice screaming the words “And if we’re not horses are we men?” which then segues into the beautiful When We Go, How We Go (Part I) that aches with guitars and violins, a simple folk-tinged song that deals with death but in such a way that you can do nothing but feel uplifted.
This is such an ambitious record that really it shouldn’t work. But it does. This is just down to the fact that they believe in what they’re singing and producing. Whilst the story might be a bit out there, the lyrics and subject matter of the songs are all very real and close to home. Birth, love and death are the most important things in life and listening to an album like this just reaffirms it. It’s full of hope and, in this day and age, that’s something we need all the more of.
Lyrics to Are We Not Horses?Well I've seen some horrible things
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Rock Plaza Central Are We Not Horses RarityRock Plaza Central Are We Not Horses RareAnd I've done some horrible things Lies in the drinks (<--?) We are a saddleless storm, We have satellite sores on our backs Father says you don't trust men They only have one truth And the truth is not your friend Because we galloped like ants And our copper manes danced in the wind They say that we're not horses But they're not friends Cause if we're not horses What are we then? And I've done some horrible things Separate the angel from her wings And I've seen some horrible things And the horrors they bring Maybe you're almost there (<--?) And the things that you said I was needing How I was I to know that the words Weren't the ones that were leading? But the light in your eyes made Some lies worth believing. Am I just a lightning rod Or am I breathing? And if we're not horses What are we then? Rock Plaza Central Are We Not Horses Rare Earth
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