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Chris Goss works on his tan.
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Back in the 1980s, producer Rick Rubin worked with Slayer, Danzig, Run-DMC ... and a band called Masters of Reality. The first album they spit out back then (The Blue Garden) is collection worthy, and they have a new list of tunes for "Pine/Cross Dover," due out in North America on Oct. 12. Rubin didn't produce, but guest stars include players past and present from Eagles of Death Metal, Merle Jagger and Queens of the Stone Age. Chris Goss, guitarist and singer for MOR, says the album, previously released in Europe, has an enviro message beyond the record company that's releasing it, called Cool Green Recordings.
"The death of the planet (spiritually then physically) is the major conceptual part of the LP," Goss says.
"... Pine is a double entendre for 'pining' over the coming apocalypse."
Track by track, side by side (remember album sides?) there's more to say:
The song "Always," for instance, is about "denial/false hope in more technology."
Side two, "Cross Dover," is about "danger, storm, turbulence," Goss says.
"From the opening of the LP ... 'Where are the green fields? Where do we lay?' and lyrics throughout, even the liner notes ... concur.
"It is not a typical political viewpoint of man's fate. It is a veiled call for spiritual courage and faith, and finally the Buddhist affirmation of 'all things must pass'—acceptance of fate and a larger plan at play—crossing over (to the other side) we're transforming to the next plane."
Yes, it's hard to follow. Intentionally, Goss says.
"I prefer people interpret on their own terms, but if you want to hint at the profound mystery contained, that's the best I can explain."
The video for "Always" may make more/less sense:
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