Saturday, October 22, 2011

ALIAS: WAITING FOR LOVE [11]



Alias was a Canadian album-oriented rock/hard rock supergroup band, formed in 1988 by vocalist Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi of the Canadian arena rock band Sheriff ("When I'm With You"), along with Heart founding members Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, and Mike DeRosier.

The band released its self-titled debut album in 1990 which went gold in the US and platinum in Canada, scoring hits with power ballad "More Than Words Can Say" (#2), "Waiting For Love" (#13) and "Haunted Heart" (#18 on Mainstream Rock Charts). They also recorded the Tonio K song "Perfect World" for the Christina Applegate film, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead.

Alias toured extensively through 1990, including touring with REO Speedwagon. The band also performed twice on The Tonight Show, once with Johnny Carson and once with Jay Leno.

BMI presented Freddy Curci and Steve DeMarchi with the "Million-air award" for "More Than Words Can Say". According to BMI’s web site, only 1,500 songs including "When I'm With You" by Sheriff have achieved Million-air status (one million air plays) among the 4.5 million songs by 300,000 BMI represented artists. One million performances is the equivalent of approximately 50,000 broadcast hours, or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay.

Alias was featured in the Top 20 AOR Records of All Time, ranked at number 17. The impressive list includes Def Leppard, Foreigner, Toto, Boston and Journey.

In early 2005, an acoustic version of the band's hit ballad "More Than Words Can Say" was released on a VH1 compilation disc, Classic Metal Mania: Stripped.

Also in early 2005, "More Than Words Can Say" was featured in a Subway commercial aired during the Super Bowl.

In January 2009, Alias announced the release of their long awaited second album. This album, appropriately titled “Never Say Never”, was recorded in 1992 and was planned to follow their highly praised debut album, but due to the rapidly evolving music scene of that time where grunge was the on the rise and metal was fading, it was never released. A few of the songs from this album were re-recorded and appeared on lead vocalist Freddy Curci’s solo album Dreamer’s Road, however many tracks remained unreleased. In support of the release of the album, Alias have planned a series of performances for 2009, but the band member lineup for the tour has yet to be announced.

Origin Toronto, Canada
Genres Hard rock, AOR
Years active 1988–1991
Labels Capitol Records
Members
Freddy Curci
Steve DeMarchi
Roger Fisher
Steve Fossen
Mike Derosier




1. TRUE EMOTIONS

No one's here to change your mind
She's a thousand miles away
Just relax, it's waitin' there
All around me 40 million questions

Here today and gone tomorrow, I know
It's heaven or just a rainy day

All I want, all I need
(All I need)
All I have is true emotion
All I want, all I need
(All I need)
All I have is true emotion

It's alright, you've got the time
She can play by all your rules
Critical, what you decide

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2. MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY


Verse 1: Here I am at six o'clock in the morning
Still thinking about you
It's still hard, at six o'clock in the morning
To sleep without you

And I know that it might
Seem to late for love
All i know

Chorus: I need you now
More than words can say
I need you now
I've got to find a way
I need you now
Before I lose my mind
I need you now

Verse 2: Here I am, I'm looking out my window
I'm dreaming about you
Can't let you go, at six 'o clock in the morning
I feel you beside me

And I know that it might
Seem to late for love
For love, Oh, Oh, Oh

Chorus

Oh I got to hear you say
I need you now
Before I lose my mind
I need you now
I need you now

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3. HAUNTED HEART

You're a vision, the girl of my dreams
All I ever wanted, all that I need

I should be thankful, for all that I've got
I should be falling, but baby I'm not

Cause I've got a haunted heart
Baby she's still inside of me
I wanna make a new start
These walls are high around me
I can't seem to break free (from this haunted heart)

Back in the distance, lost in the past
If love is forever, why didn't it last

I'm telling you baby, I would give anything

To return all the love, that you've given to me

Cause I've got a haunted heart
Baby she's still inside of me
I wanna make a new start
These walls are high around me
I can't seem to break free (from this haunted heart)
I've got to break free (oh yeah)

Oh oh oh, I know it hurts you
Oh oh oh, you can't get close
Oh oh oh, I wish that I could just let her go,
Just let her go



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4. WAITING FOR LOVE


I look ok but I'm not myself, standing by the phone
Darling I've been wondering how I'm gonna let you go

You made me build you a perfect world, to keep you satisfied
But now you're just a broken dream, and when I get back my pride

You'll still be waiting for love
You'll still be waiting for the sun to rise,
In the middle of the night
You'll still be waiting for love
I know you'll be waiting when that train passes by
You'll still be waiting for love

Like a dream there's a lucky feeling, coming from my soul
Girl I guess I learned the truth
That you already know (Oh oh oh)

Took me a while to realize, it's a dark and lonely town
And you'll know where you'll find yourself,
when the wall comes
Tumbling down

You'll still be waiting for love
You'll still be waiting for the sun to shine,
In the middle of the night
You'll still be waiting for love
I know you'll be waiting when that train passes by
You'll still be waiting for love

I lost my heart, I lost my mind
But it really doesn't matter
I'm gonna leave my tears behind
And you'll still be waiting


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5. AFTER ALL THE LOVE IS GONE

Round and round, in a haze
Every night waiting for you
You run hot, then you're cold
But this game you play is, getting old
Now it's time you learned, with fire you're
gonna get burned
And my heart is stone, I'd rather be alone
Just turn and walk away

There ain't nothing you can ever say
Nothing you can do to make me stay
After all, the love is gone, it's gone

I closed my eyes, pretend that there was nothing wrong
In my heart, in my soul, I remember every lie
you told

Now I stand my ground, never gonna turn around
And my heart is stone, I'd rather be alone
Just turn and walk away

There ain't nothing you can ever say
Nothing you can do to make me stay
After all, the love is gone
You can beg me down on your knees
You can tell me that you'll never leave
After all, the love is gone Ya Ya

I'm gonna close that door, forget you're alive
Don't come around no more, I'm walking away


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6. ONE MORE CHANCE


I know you've seen it in my eyes
All of those lame excuses
Suprised you haven't hit the road before
Something better than a lonely night
Seem to be so elusive, when all I do is walk
right out the door

All I'm asking for is one more chance
Have pity on a dying man
If I lose you that's what I am
Just give me one more chance

OOH We've taken quite a ride
Something like a roller coaster
And nothing matters if you don't stay on
till the end
I know you'll wonder why
Have to think it over
You won't be sorry if you crash my party again

Chorus

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7. IN FLAMES

The serpent knows,
When the curtain falls,
With denial's blindfold,
He greets another day

Don't believe the mask
It adapts to any lie,
A perfect ten,
When reality caves in

Don't tell me,
Tell my ghost,
Cause I blame him
For all I don't want to know

I found secrets about life's undertow

Life's wrapped in a riddle,
Easier said than done,
Hate to play the victim,
Rather run and hide.

Don't believe the mask
It adapts to any lie,
The perfect ten,
When reality caves in

Don't tell me,
Tell my ghost,
Cause I blame him
For all I don't want to know

I found secrets about life's undertow
Let them take me far away

Crawl back in place,
It's easier to cope behind the curtain,
Wipe the worries away
No thought about the consequence

Don't believe the mask
It adapts to any lie,
A perfect ten,
When reality caves in

Don't tell me,
Tell my ghost,
Cause I blame him
For all I don't want to know

I found secrets about life undertow
Let them take me far away


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8. STANDING IN THE DARKNESS


Standing In The Darkness
Ten times before it divided you
Ten years ago to this very day
Hello, I wish you well
There's no response, no companions here
Can't read the signs or between the lines
Goodbye, I wish you well

Now where are we going
I don't know and I don't even care

I'm running through the night
Searching in the shadows
Looking for the light

Running through the night
Searching in the shadows
Going for the light
Standing in the darkness
It's all a glow I can't see the stars
Fourth of July in the summertime
And now it's time to sail
Caught in the act now you watch my back
Can't tell a lie I'm afraid to die
Goodbye I wish you well
Now where are we going
I don't know and I don't even care

Chorus


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9. THE POWER


To the power, power of ten



You think you've got it, got it under control

The clock is ticking, almost time to roll

Anticipating every step of the way

A few more hours, it's the end of the day



I can almost taste it now

What I want and how

On the runway, gonna fly

And there's nothing that can stop me now



To the power, to the power of ten

There ain't no limit to the show that never ends

To the power, to the power again

We'll rock, we'll shoot for the stars



We'll get that feeling, it'll come tonight

The biggest party, ya, we'll do it right

We're gonna shake it, baby, all night long

We're gonna do it to our favorite song



I can almost taste it now

What I want and how

On the runway, gonna fly



And there's nothing that can stop me now



To the power, to the power of ten

There ain't no limit to the show that never ends

To the power, to the power again

We'll rock, we'll shoot for the stars, yeah



You know, I wanna be a rambler

I wanna be what I can be

I'll go along that open highway

I will, I will



To the power, to the power of ten

There ain't no limit to the show that never ends

To the power, to the power again

We'll rock, we'll shoot



To the power, to the power of ten

There ain't no limit to the show that never ends

To the power, to the power again

We'll rock, we'll shoot for the stars


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10. HEROE


A man has his own way

Each moment in time

The innocence of a child

In his eyes



Moments they were precious few

My memories of you

Answers are hard

To questions of the heart



Can't hold you, please hear me

I'll tell you that I love you

Can you see me? Are you listening

In heaven above?



A champion, a hero

A star in the sky

Hurray for the hero

The hero in all our hearts, oh



A castle, a strange emptiness

An unbroken bond

With strength and forgiveness

For memories of the heart



The world revolving each day

A king and his queen

A place for a hero

In everlasting love



Can't hold you, please hear me

I'll tell you that I love you

Can you see me? Are you listening

In heaven above?



A champion, a hero

A star in the sky

Hurray for the hero

The hero in all our hearts



A champion, a hero

A star in the sky

Hurray for the hero

The hero in all our hearts, oh



The world of so long ago

Was so different then

But keep it together

We'll make it, he's made it to heaven



A champion, a hero

A star in the sky

Hurray for the hero

The hero in all our hearts



A champion, a hero

A star in the sky

Hurray for the hero

The hero in all our hearts



A champion, a hero

A star in the sky

Hurray for the hero

The hero in all our hearts



A champion, a hero

A star in the sky

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11. SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY


With that innocent smile, you said trust me

Together we'll go far, you just trust me

Making promises in vain, that's easy for you

You gather all the pain, that's all you can do



All on my own, I was blind to see

You hypnotized me, I was lost

Now I've awakened

The stone was just sand, now I'm a man



Hey, I'll say what I wanna say

Hey, I'll be what I wanna be

Like a lion in a cage, inside I feel the rage

Hey, I'll say what I wanna say, can't stop me



You taught me a lesson, I'll never forget

To never go no further, than my soul allows



All on my own, I was blind to see

You hypnotized me, I was lost, now I've awakened

The stone was just sand, now I'm a man

Hey, I'll say what I wanna say

Hey, I'll be what I wanna be

Like a lion in a cage, inside I feel the rage

Hey, I'll say what I wanna say



Can't play your game, now who's to blame?

You think you're tough, I've had enough

Now I'm free from under the gun

Away from your spell I'll run, up and away



Hey, I'll say what I wanna say

Hey, I'll be what I wanna be

Like a lion in a cage, inside I feel the rage

Hey, I'll say what I wanna say, I wanna say, I wanna say

Hey, I'll say what I wanna say



Don't stop me

Hey, I'll say what I wanna say

Hey, I'll be what I wanna be

Hey, I'll say what I wanna say

Hey, I'll be what I wanna be


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