Ron Rutherford: guitars, bass, vocals
John Hagelbarger: keyboards
John Reagan: drums
lyrics
Floating slabs of ordinariness
Bridled incivility
The center ring holds no hope
Watch these moments and wonder
Will the next one come?
Like a stone in this river
With nothing to deliver
The flow goes ever on around
Can you hear me?
Are you receiving me?
Can you hear me?
Are you receiving me at all?
In the cold light of day
Still in the dark
What we do, we do alone
What we remember
Won't take us back, ever
To where we came from
Listen with a clear mind
It's possible to find
What you already know
The structure holds, but barely
Cracking at the seams
Facades are only that
There is no endless moment
There is only now
The thought invents itself
Everything that's said
is everything that's heard
is everything that's thought
is everything that's meant
is every single word
is every single sound
is every single light
is every single tone
credits
from Reductio ad Absurdum,
released June 5, 2012
Lyrics and music by Ron Rutherford
supported by 4 fans who also own “Can You Hear Me?”
Great Prog album with so much detail. Superb musicianship and very well constructed. Ben obviously loves what he does and so do I.
VERY enjoyable journey. Robert Wallace
supported by 4 fans who also own “Can You Hear Me?”
Billed as the masters of symphonic prog this album is an interesting of styles and influences. Folky in parts, rocky in others.
Vocals are good and male for a change. Both lyrics and music are involving and all in all this album is a good listen.
I will be looking at The Gift's other offerings. Russell Whyman
supported by 4 fans who also own “Can You Hear Me?”
Came to this band very late and I must confess only because they were playing various dates with one of my firm favs Kaprekar’s Constant so I thought I’d better take a listen to what they had on offer...and well I now have all three albums and a huge convert...so much so that the neighbours will get to know them too over the next few weeks...if you ever get a chance to watch them live...you are in for a big treat...they command the stage and the audience as their own... The Midnight Messenger