The Stars Are Never Really Distant

by Steve Ison

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ModernDayLouie I have bought this album a couple of times and will gladly do it again should the need arise. Some of the best Pop music I have ever heard. Steve is such a talented songwriter and his performance on this album is just iconic in my opinion. Definitely needs more exposure. Favorite track: Girl On The Train.

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1.	If I Met You Again 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Underneath the stars,we know where we are.. In these safe surroundings,theres no fear of drowning I feel better now,i'm in my perfect shroud Where all my fears and woes Become just a memory... But if i met you in a crowded room Over and over over and over again Would i feel as good today Hey this is me Won't you come and see I would like to know you..I would like to show you In a foreign land you just take your hand in mine But here in the city Things aint so pretty In those simple days,i could seemy way But this land that made me Always seems to change me Till my heart can't feel And i lose what's real again And the light gets faded And all my life seems jaded S.Ison/R.Ison
2.	Golden Pie 02:55	lyrics	buy track
I'll feed my fire with love and joy so let it go up I'll feed my fire with love and joy so let it go up And when that flame is growin' high,it'll bake me a Golden Pie I'll feed my fire with love and joy so let it go up... I'll shift those stones that block my stream,to let it flow on I'll shift those stones that block my stream,to let it flow on And when the water meets the sea then i'll be the real me I'll shift those stones that block my stream,to let it flow on.... I'll use my strength to mine that gold that's held in the rock.. I'll use my strength to mine that gold that's held in the rock.. And when i strike upon that seam,i'll set free a shining dream I'll use my strength to mine that gold that's held in the rock..
3.	Lou Reed 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Talked about it..about your brand new verse-a shade too long.. Dosn't matter what you claim you're now-Keep your eyes on the road! The newspaper said your day's long gone-don't think about that... While we're having such fun tonight.... Checked the mirror,then you took your shades and put them on... Popped a can and then retold some tale you just wouldn't believe! I laughed like a fan and your sad eyed smirk grew grinner on that... Arn't we having such fun tonight? I Know the magic faded The kids are way out They steal and they die to be cool,but they'll never be you... You shone like a god for a spit-dry boy who'd never been kissed.. but he's havin' such fun tonight.. I know the magic faded The kids are way out Forgotten the word Got drunk on their rhyme We steal and we die to be cool but we'll never be you.. The dream of V.U was made out of love....
4.	The Strangest Feeling 03:07	lyrics	buy track
Thought i heard a whisper on the wind.. Thought i saw a message in the open sky.. Summer days will soon be here again They travel round the world but never leave your side I GET THE STRANGEST FEELING... BUT I CAN'T HOLD IT UP OR SING I'VE GOT THE BLUES I GET THE STRANGEST FEELING THAT I'VE BEEN WOKEN UP I'M WALKIN' IN YOUR SHOES... Its so good to feel the morning sun Shinin' from my window what a golden light Could it be that Summer has begun? Or is it just the darkness has slipped out of sight? I GET THE STRANGEST FEELING... BUT I CAN'T HOLD IT UP OR SING I'VE GOT THE BLUES I GET THE STRANGEST FEELING THAT I'VE BEEN WOKEN UP I'M WALKIN' IN YOUR SHOES... Reach across the ocean when you rise Touch the perfect stranger on a foreign shore Tho there's still the distance in your eyes You seem a little closer than you did before.. I GET THE STRANGEST FEELING... BUT I CAN'T HOLD IT UP OR SING I'VE GOT THE BLUES I GET THE STRANGEST FEELING THAT I'VE BEEN WOKEN UP I'M WALKIN' IN YOUR SHOES...
5.	Girl On The Train 03:08	lyrics	buy track
She's untold,she's unseen and unheard.. Seems so far away and lost in this world Like a flower in the road or a crack in a pane The Girl on The Train.... Lights up a cigarette,turns away,takes in the view.. I wonder where she's coming from,where we're goin' to? A dream of summer,a feeling you just can't explain The Girl On THe Train... Set free this moment and keep it alive in my mind Remember her face in this place from time to time.. And tho people come and they go she will always remain.. The Girl On The Train...
6.	I Know A Good Thing 02:01	lyrics	buy track
Guess its too late to ask why But in the end you know that I know a good thing when it touches my skin I know that the joy of love will bring us back again.. Go and find the river,free the tide.. Let it take these tears we've cried Feel the morning sun come like a long lost friend.. To shine a light on our troubles sayin 'i knew it would be alright in the end...' And if we have to say goodbye.. Well i'll be glad you know that i knew a good thing when i think back there and then.. You gave me a light to follow and you taught me how to find my love again..
7.	Step In My Direction 03:32	lyrics	buy track
When i live my dream I'm gonna find my love But in the time between.. I could be doin' alright.. And when i think of you With someone but so alone.. Don't you hope for somethin' new Thats gonna make it alright..? WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO LOVE SOME KIND OF SAD AFFECTION WHEN YOU FEEL YOU'RE CLOSE ENOUGH STEP IN MY DIRECTION... Tho you smile like you're in love again I see your eyes don't seem so certain But if you dream about our love again We still could make it alright.. WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO LOVE SOME KIND OF SAD AFFECTION WHEN YOU FEEL YOU'RE CLOSE ENOUGH STEP IN MY DIRECTION...
8.	Destination 04:12	lyrics	buy track
I can feel the light of love flowing See the colours in the fallin' rain.. Like the magic of an English summer Now you've come to me again.. On the street below the crowds are gatherin' Try to find you amongst the big parade I feel confused and turn around See you smiling so sweetly And then i know that its alright my inhibitions fade And there's multicoloured music men all searching for a sound and there's children floating big balloons way up above the ground and i'm wondering should i stay back here or go with them to the station To catch a train that says 'For thosde who dream of liberation' Hey lets fly above this crowded city See the sunlight on the felds so green We'll make love beside a clear blue river All we gotta do is dream... (©S.Ison/S.Harper)
9.	Train Of Thought 04:34	lyrics	buy track
Down on the dusty freeway.. Out Of the distant haze.. I see a car approaching hasn't been one here for days.. Pulls up says 'Where you Goin'?',i say 'I'm searchin' for the girl...I hope to find her some day on the freeways of this world..' So i take a ride So i take a ride So i take that ride So i take that ride... Wind down the window up above there is a silver plane Flyin' so high now but i know it must come down again.. Wake to feel the blazin' sun on my burning back... Thought i heard a Train approach on a distant track... Lying on the platform of a deserted station.. Know you plan to meet me here in your imagination... On board i call your name and search the train from A-Z But i'm the only one who rides as far as i can see Look from the window see you standing there upon the plain But its too late for me i'm locked inside a speeding train.. Gotta let it ride Gotta let it ride Gotta let it ride Gotta let it ride Gotta let it ride Gotta let it ride Gotta let it ride Gotta let it ride S.Ison / R.Ison
10.	Scenes From Palacio 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Glances mirrorside-checks out her tan,steps onto the patio Spreads her body out upon the chez lange and thinks that they'll never know... About the secrets in the grave that lie there with the one dearly departed and the loving wife who claimed to be so innocent and broken hearted.... Gold chained city boy moves on the scene,all dark shades and latin cool Strips off to the last,spreads on the oil-sits down by the swimming pool He's just waiting for a sign-the word from up above to bring direction but he's only filling time untill he kills the heart of his connection Shake your money man flicks out his hand,2 whiskies on ice appear Offers up a toast-'Heres to success and wealth in the coming year' but behind the sickly gaze,his mind is cooking ways to slip the knife in Let your enemy feel safe while building him a grave in which to drive in Steve Ison/Harper Stephens
11.	Sailingboat 03:54	lyrics	buy track
Sailingboat,drifting in the night All the years have taken you so far away from the people in the city.. Sailingboat,hidden in the darkness, in a cloud of rain that never clears.... You know that its alright You feel a little strange You feel a little strange You feel a little strange Like yesterday................. Sailingboat,out of place and time While the stormy ocean rages and crashes all around you.. Sailingboat,long ago forgotten Who's to know the way you disappeared? You know that its alright You feel a little strange You feel a little strange You feel a little strange Just like before... Sailingboat,shattering your cover.. Lost out at sea-there's no going back as the wind blows your sails and the course of your life..
12.	The Stars Are Never Really Distant 03:13	info	buy track

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My first album originally released in 2006...A compilation of songs recorded at different times from the mid 90s to 2005.....A large range of styles from indie pop to alt country to psychedelic folk to indie pop to Glam rock.

All songs written by Steve Ison except "If I Met You Again" & "The Stars Are Never Really Distant" (Steve Ison/Rob Ison) & "Destination " & "Scenes From Palacio"(Steve Ison/Harper Stephens)...

All performances Steve Ison except guitars & bass on "Destination" & Scenes From Palacio,acoustic lead on "The Strangest Feeling " & "Step In My Direction" by Harper Stephens........

Guitars & piano on "The Stars Are Never Really Distant",end lead & piano on "Train Of Thought" by Rob Ison.....

Backing vocals on "Lou Reed" by Lorraine Morris

Cover art by Nick James
Mastering by Nozonzo

"“If I Met You Again” slowly opens with Ison’s warm jangling melody, and a bouncy guitar chorus with a big hook. But my favorite here is the jubilant “Golden Pie,” its catchy blues pop of the highest order with some nice harmonies and a toe-tapping rhythm.

“Lou Reed” echoes the music legend in his best Velvet Underground style, with echoing piano and strings. His main influences are all classic 60’s artists. “The Strangest Feeling” and “Girl On The Train” are folk melodies that recall both early Dylan and Buffalo Springfield. As Ison floats from genre to genre he demonstrates skillful musicianship, as “I Know A Good Thing” is very much like Donovan"

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released May 16, 2006

See a video for "LOU REED" here......
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDZ02pCsGiI

and one for "THE STRANGEST FEELING " here....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVtIQKtE-KE

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Steve Ison Birmingham, UK

Solo bedroom songwriter forever chasing the dream of the magical transcendent pop song.Also lead singer and guitarist in quirky multi-harmonising progressive popsters THE STRANGEST FEELING....Is guitarist and sings BVs in new wave/classic pop band ADHD
Finally plays guitar & sings BVs in strange dreampop band MELLOW VIBE ... more

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