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Desert Sand by Robert Caruso
Robert Caruso
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Robert Caruso Is A Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist-Multi-Instrumentalist From London UK. He Started In Italy In His Early Teens As Rob Leer & The Electric Kids . From The Beginning He Performed Original Material Rooted In The Blues '50s Rock'n'Roll '60s Classics Like The Velvet Underground The Stooges The Rolling Stones The Yardbirds The Doors And Jimi Hendrix And Punk Rock Acts Like Johnny Thunders Ramones And Sex Pistols. Starting From His Hometown Of Cosenza In South Italy He Moved First To Rome And Then To London. He Toured All Over Italy And His Early Material Is Now Collected On The Album Rob Leer & The Electric Kids. He Appeared On Numerous TV And Radio Programs And In The Film 'Primi Amori' By Mimmo Rafele RAI Italy 1984 . 3 Documentaries About Him Were Broadcast On Italian TV While Robert Was Still A Teenager. Although Still In His Teens Robert Moved To London For Good Befriending Ex-Velvet Underground Nico And Johnny Thunders. After The Electric Kids Split Up He Started Performing Under His Real Name Mostly Solo And Acoustic Playing Dobro Slide Guitar And Rack-Harmonica. He Recorded Two Self-Produced Albums Sold As Cassettes In The 1990s. He Then Signed With Acetone Records And Recorded The Acoustic Album When My Train Comes 1996 In Which His Previous Rock Style Met The Mississippi Delta Blues Tradition. During The '90s Robert Toured Constantly All Over Britain And In France Germany Denmark Holland Belgium Italy And The US. He Received Great Reviews In The Music Press For His Live Performances. He Often Played As Opening Act For Rock Acts Like Johnny Thunders Steve Marriott Wilko Johnson Alan Vega And American Bluesmen Such As Ray Charles BB King John Lee Hooker Taj Mahal John Hammond Louisiana Red And Many Others In London's Clubs And Blues Festivals Throughout Europe. Robert Has Also BA And MA In Philosophy And English Literary Studies From University College London And Has Written Two Poetry Collections 'Transcendence' 2003 And 'Sublimations' 2005 Plus Translations Of 19th Century Italian Romantic Literature Into English And Viceversa Which Circulated In Limited Editions In The Academic World. In 2009-2017 He Performed Regularly In London And Abroad And Won Critical Acclaim With Some Of The Press Hailing Him As 'The King Of Rock&Roll. Robert Sang With The Yardbirds Who Considered Him As A Possible Front-Man And Also With Scotty Moore And DJ Fontana From Elvis Presley's Original Band. In 2012 His Best Most Recent Recordings Came Out On The Album The Best-Kept Secret In Rock'n'Roll An Epithet Given By Journalistsm Re-Mastered And Re-Released In Late 2013. His "records" Are Released As Digital Downloads On ITunes And All Other Major Digital Music Distributors And As CDs On Amazon.Com. His Recordings And Live Repertoire Contain Much Variety. In Particular Indian Summer You're Doing Nothing Now Days Of Wine And Roses Rebel She Makes Me Feel Like I'm Dying Red Pills I Don't Want To Fall In Love With You Sugar Baby Doll Nobody's Girl Diabolical And Nowhere Fast Became Popular With Digital Radio Listeners On The Internet Worldwide. Robert Kept Performing Live In London Sometimes Solo And Abroad With His 3-Piece Backing Band The Shades. His Singles So Far Are Red Pills 03/2013 Sugar Baby Doll 08/2013 When I Drink My Pint 12/2013 Get Crazy 02/2014 I Don't Want To Fall In Love With You 06/2014 Nobody's Girl 09/2014 You're Driving Me Insane 02/2015 Sooner Or Later 05/15 Shallow 07/2015 Nowhere Fast 10/15 Diabolical 06/2016 Burn Baby Burn 02/2017 Real Cool Cat 05/2017 And The EP Heroin 08/2017 . His Albums The Best-Kept Secret In Rock'n'Roll 11/2013 Love And Death 10/2014 Which Includes Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Originally Written For Nico Who Passed Away Before She Could Record It And Three Minutes To Midnight 09/2016 Are Available On ITunes GooglePlay Spotify Etc.. And As CDs On Amazon.Com. All Three Albums Complete In "video Format" And With Other Videos Such As His Unreleased Cover Of The Yardbirds' Heart Full Of Soul Are On The Robert Caruso Official Channel On YouTube. On His Albums Robert Usually Plays All Instruments And Produces Them Single-Handed. His Latest Single The First Cover He Ever Released Is Heroin By Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground Released 08/2017. Robert's Following Is Always Growing With The Recognition As A Compelling And Charismatic Live Performer And His Originality As Songwriter And Guitarist With An Extensive And Varied Repertoire Which Combine Supersonic Rock&Roll With Lyrics About A Desire For Transcendence Through Love Drugs And Spirituality. Some Critics Wrote Of Robert Caruso As The Ultimate Rock'n'Roll Performer For The 21th Century A Streetwise "cool" Attitude That Goes Back To '50s Rockers And Punk Rock Using Influences From The Blues Early Rock'n'Roll The 1960s And Garage Rock Funk And Post-Punk With A "Pop Sensibility" And Lyrics Which Include "torch Songs" Gothic Imagery And Sometimes A "social Commentary". Likewise His Look Made Of Black Leather Shades Cowboy Shirts And Iconic Instruments Like His Vox Teardrop Guitar And '60s Vox Organ Has Its Roots In The Best Rock'n'Roll Tradition. Many Writers Described Him As A Bona-Fide Visionary Artist With Professional Management And The Right Industry Support His Chances To Obtain Mainstream Success Would Be Assured. There Is A Robert Caruso Official Channel On YouTube And Pages On Facebook ReverbNation Twitter Soundcloud LinkedIn Parteon Tradiio MySpace And Internet Digital Radios Like Last.Fm And Jango. Https //itunes.Apple.Com/gb/artist/robert-Caruso/id272453598
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Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Desert Sand
Robert-Caruso - When My Train Comes
Desert Sand Is The Longest Track Of When My Train Comes And It Sits Confortably Just In The Middle Of The Album. It Is Also One Of The Songs On Which Danny Williams' Double Bass And Jim Kimberley's Congas Are At Their Most Effective As Accompanists To Caruso's Vocals And Dobro Guitar.
The Song Follows The 12 Bar Structure Typical Of The Blues But Caruso Gives It A Significant Twist By Implying The Sound Of Indian Music And Of A Sitar. This Goes Perfectly Hand In Hand With The Song's 'message' About Destiny And The Secret Workings Of God's Plan For Humanity. The Song Is A Meditation About Karma Using The Infinite Grains Of Desert Sand As A Metaphor For The Lives Of Human Beings Which Are All Tied Together By The Fate Of The Human Race While It Also Emphasises Free Will And The Mechanism Of Providence Which Returns In The Song By That Name Instrinsic In The Functioning Of Time Human History And Its Unfolding.
The Congas Mimick Indian Tablas As Caruso's Dobro Reflects The Sound Of A Sitar And An Indian-Sounding Melody As Do Caruso's Vocals Which Use Melismas And - In The Song's Ending - The Humming Typical Of Delta Blues Singers Like Son House Muddy Waters Howlin' Wolf And John Lee Hooker.
Like Other Blues Songs By Caruso The Song Has A Spiritual Message Which Also Binds The Blues To Spirituals And Gospel Music Another Aspect Of The Blues That Caruso Uses And Makes His Own Unlike Most Contemporary So-Called Blues Acts.
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Robert Caruso Is A Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist-Multi-Instrumentalist From London UK. He Started In Italy In His Early Teens As Rob Leer & The Electric Kids . From The Beginning He Performed Original Material Rooted In The Blues '50s Rock'n'Roll '60s Classics Like The Velvet Underground The Stooges The Rolling Stones The Yardbirds The Doors And Jimi Hendrix And Punk Rock Acts Like Johnny Thunders Ramones And Sex Pistols. Starting From His Hometown Of Cosenza In South Italy He Moved First To Rome And Then To London. He Toured All Over Italy And His Early Material Is Now Collected On The Album Rob Leer & The Electric Kids. He Appeared On Numerous TV And Radio Programs And In The Film 'Primi Amori' By Mimmo Rafele RAI Italy 1984 . 3 Documentaries About Him Were Broadcast On Italian TV While Robert Was Still A Teenager. Although Still In His Teens Robert Moved To London For Good Befriending Ex-Velvet Underground Nico And Johnny Thunders. After The Electric Kids Split Up He Started Performing Under His Real Name Mostly Solo And Acoustic Playing Dobro Slide Guitar And Rack-Harmonica. He Recorded Two Self-Produced Albums Sold As Cassettes In The 1990s. He Then Signed With Acetone Records And Recorded The Acoustic Album When My Train Comes 1996 In Which His Previous Rock Style Met The Mississippi Delta Blues Tradition. During The '90s Robert Toured Constantly All Over Britain And In France Germany Denmark Holland Belgium Italy And The US. He Received Great Reviews In The Music Press For His Live Performances. He Often Played As Opening Act For Rock Acts Like Johnny Thunders Steve Marriott Wilko Johnson Alan Vega And American Bluesmen Such As Ray Charles BB King John Lee Hooker Taj Mahal John Hammond Louisiana Red And Many Others In London's Clubs And Blues Festivals Throughout Europe. Robert Has Also BA And MA In Philosophy And English Literary Studies From University College London And Has Written Two Poetry Collections 'Transcendence' 2003 And 'Sublimations' 2005 Plus Translations Of 19th Century Italian Romantic Literature Into English And Viceversa Which Circulated In Limited Editions In The Academic World. In 2009-2017 He Performed Regularly In London And Abroad And Won Critical Acclaim With Some Of The Press Hailing Him As 'The King Of Rock&Roll. Robert Sang With The Yardbirds Who Considered Him As A Possible Front-Man And Also With Scotty Moore And DJ Fontana From Elvis Presley's Original Band. In 2012 His Best Most Recent Recordings Came Out On The Album The Best-Kept Secret In Rock'n'Roll An Epithet Given By Journalistsm Re-Mastered And Re-Released In Late 2013. His "records" Are Released As Digital Downloads On ITunes And All Other Major Digital Music Distributors And As CDs On Amazon.Com. His Recordings And Live Repertoire Contain Much Variety. In Particular Indian Summer You're Doing Nothing Now Days Of Wine And Roses Rebel She Makes Me Feel Like I'm Dying Red Pills I Don't Want To Fall In Love With You Sugar Baby Doll Nobody's Girl Diabolical And Nowhere Fast Became Popular With Digital Radio Listeners On The Internet Worldwide. Robert Kept Performing Live In London Sometimes Solo And Abroad With His 3-Piece Backing Band The Shades. His Singles So Far Are Red Pills 03/2013 Sugar Baby Doll 08/2013 When I Drink My Pint 12/2013 Get Crazy 02/2014 I Don't Want To Fall In Love With You 06/2014 Nobody's Girl 09/2014 You're Driving Me Insane 02/2015 Sooner Or Later 05/15 Shallow 07/2015 Nowhere Fast 10/15 Diabolical 06/2016 Burn Baby Burn 02/2017 Real Cool Cat 05/2017 And The EP Heroin 08/2017 . His Albums The Best-Kept Secret In Rock'n'Roll 11/2013 Love And Death 10/2014 Which Includes Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Originally Written For Nico Who Passed Away Before She Could Record It And Three Minutes To Midnight 09/2016 Are Available On ITunes GooglePlay Spotify Etc.. And As CDs On Amazon.Com. All Three Albums Complete In "video Format" And With Other Videos Such As His Unreleased Cover Of The Yardbirds' Heart Full Of Soul Are On The Robert Caruso Official Channel On YouTube. On His Albums Robert Usually Plays All Instruments And Produces Them Single-Handed. His Latest Single The First Cover He Ever Released Is Heroin By Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground Released 08/2017. Robert's Following Is Always Growing With The Recognition As A Compelling And Charismatic Live Performer And His Originality As Songwriter And Guitarist With An Extensive And Varied Repertoire Which Combine Supersonic Rock&Roll With Lyrics About A Desire For Transcendence Through Love Drugs And Spirituality. Some Critics Wrote Of Robert Caruso As The Ultimate Rock'n'Roll Performer For The 21th Century A Streetwise "cool" Attitude That Goes Back To '50s Rockers And Punk Rock Using Influences From The Blues Early Rock'n'Roll The 1960s And Garage Rock Funk And Post-Punk With A "Pop Sensibility" And Lyrics Which Include "torch Songs" Gothic Imagery And Sometimes A "social Commentary". Likewise His Look Made Of Black Leather Shades Cowboy Shirts And Iconic Instruments Like His Vox Teardrop Guitar And '60s Vox Organ Has Its Roots In The Best Rock'n'Roll Tradition. Many Writers Described Him As A Bona-Fide Visionary Artist With Professional Management And The Right Industry Support His Chances To Obtain Mainstream Success Would Be Assured. There Is A Robert Caruso Official Channel On YouTube And Pages On Facebook ReverbNation Twitter Soundcloud LinkedIn Parteon Tradiio MySpace And Internet Digital Radios Like Last.Fm And Jango. Https //itunes.Apple.Com/gb/artist/robert-Caruso/id272453598
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Desert Sand is the longest track of When My Train Comes, and it sits confortably just in the middle of the album. It is also one of the songs on which Danny Williams' double bass and Jim Kimberley's congas are at their most effective as accompanists to Caruso's vocals and Dobro guitar.
The song follows the 12 bar structure typical of the Blues, but Caruso gives it a significant twist by implying the sound of Indian music and of a sitar. This goes perfectly hand in hand with the song's 'message' about destiny and the secret workings of God's plan for humanity. The song is a meditation about Karma, using the infinite grains of desert sand as a metaphor for the lives of human beings which are all tied together by the fate of the human race, while it also emphasises free will and the mechanism of providence (which returns in the song by that name) instrinsic in the functioning of time, human history and its unfolding.
The congas mimick Indian tablas as Caruso's Dobro reflects the sound of a sitar and an Indian-sounding melody, as do Caruso's vocals which use melismas, and - in the song's ending - the humming typical of Delta Blues singers like Son House, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and John Lee Hooker.
Like other Blues songs by Caruso, the song has a spiritual message, which also binds the Blues to Spirituals and Gospel music, another aspect of the Blues that Caruso uses and makes his own, unlike most contemporary so-called Blues acts. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.