Looking Out For No. 6

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RELEASED BY
Chocodog Records 10/03/2006

CATALOG #
CDR1007

RECORDED AT
Fabulous Fountainhead, New Hope, PA, August 2005

ARRANGED, ENGINEERED & PRODUCED BY
Michael Melchiondo

MIXED BY
Andrew Weiss

MASTERED BY
Emily Lazar, The Lodge, NYC

WRITTEN & PUBLISHED
All songs written by Chris Harford, BMI &
pubished by Little Juice Um Music, BMI
except tracks 1 & 6 as noted below.

ART
Design: Aaron Tanner
Illustration: Robert H. Hardgrave
Photography (tray card): Aaron Freeman
Photography (inside jacket): Chris Poppe

PERFORMED BY
Chris Harford:    Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar
Dean Ween:   Bass, Drums, Vocals, Guitar
Gene Ween:    Backing vocals on "Teach Me"
Marc Muller:    Pedal Steel on "To Understand You"
George Flayer: Violin on "The Glider to the Queen"

TRACKS

1   What We Do Not Know (3:13)
     Lyrics: Chris Harford (BMI), published by Little Juice Um Music, BMI;
     Music: Michael Melchiondo, BMI; published by Browndog Music, BMI.

     there is a land of which you do not know. there is a light that will always show. the darkness which paralyzes so.
   and a hope from what we do not know. there is a song which we'll never know. with a melody to match the wind that blows.
     there is a peace we do not know. a gentle fall of a winter's snow. a future that holds what we do not know.
     a day this fine, you never know, we come and go. [1:24 - 2:18 jam] there is a place that i do not know.
     and in time i will come to know. a dream that my mind will sow. for what lies ahead we cannot know.
     a far away place by the sea down low. a day this fine, you never know. we come and go.


2   this moment is all we've got (5:58)
     lets hold each other til the sun comes up. love each other while we share this cup. lets cruise together. leave it all behind.
     lets live together while we share in kind. i know better than to think you've been caught. and this moment is all we've got.
     plans are plans and dreams just that. and this moment is all we've got.  this moment is all we've got. [1:19 - 1:30 jam].
     lets be together, you and me. build a house, start a family. plant a garden and some trees. find quiet secluded lot.
     but i know better than to think you've been caught. and this moment is all we've got. plans are plans and dreams just that.
     and this moment is all we've got. for this moment is all we've got. [2:34 - 2:46 jam]. lets sit on a bench, watch the world go by.
     let me wipe the tear from your eye. let me let you go and say goodbye. set you free little girl i won't even cry.
   rip up the paper, give away what we bought. for this moment is all we've got. plans are plans, and dreams just that.
     this moment is all we've got. well this moment is all we've got. for this moment is all we've got.
     for this moment is all we've got. and this moment is all we've got. for this moment is all we've got.
     for this moment is all we've got. for this moment is all we've got. for this moment is all we've got.


3   i don't need you anymore (1:46)
    you know it snowed the day of the show where was i to go? you flipped and spent the dough on foolish things.
    you called and said you had a ball that we were friends. and that is all around your neck a brand new shawl.
    these are the silly things. i couldn't tell you what you don't already know. i can't remember the things we did before.
    and i don't need you anymore. egg on your face has been erased your baby sister won the race. now you're feeling
    out of place these are the weird things. from what comes next you seem perplexed all kinds of vexed. taken out of
    text these are the word games. i can't recall how your skin used to smell. i just remember how you shut the door.
    and i don't need you anymore.

4 pain is good (2:36) [this is the correct 4th track]
    pain is good its all i know. tell me what i should. the pain is good. it holds my hand it loves me not.
    it takes its toll it takes a lot. pain is good its all i know. because you could. the pain is good. it seethes and churns.
    it sees and burns it holds its own. its ours to learn. pain is good its what i know. i knew you would. pain is good.

5 render me still (2:18) [this is the correct 5th track]
    of your spirit drink my fill. body trembles. render me still. what makes you strong. just might kill. and i want to run.
    render me still. you are love. display your will. i am shaking. render me still. every effort. is all for nil.
    arms are flailing. render me still. earth is quaking sound is shrill. river flowing. render me still.

6 Teach Me (2:32)
    Lyrics & Music: Chris Harford (BMI), published by Little Juice Um Music, BMI;
                            Debbie Duke (BMI), published by Pimpin For Paychecks Music, BMI.

    teach me how to kiss. like the goddess of kiss. bring into this world. a kiss as sweet as this.
    teach me how to touch. like the master's of touch. bring into our bed. a touch that means this much.
    teach me how to lay. as quiet as you lay. move within a whisper and a dare.
    i want you so much its emptied my bones. now i'm a clean slate. teach me how to love.
    to give and to receive love. cradle in your arms. one can never love enough. teach me how to love.

7 to understand you (2:09)
    i wish that i could have found. a chance to tell you like it is. but i don't know how it is.
    any better then you. and i want so badly. to understand you. we are from very far and different places.
    each with deep trouble between the races. tethered to the sun the earth the universe and you.
    i want to understand you. but first i want to see. why i do the things i do.
    i would never want to cause you hurt. but i've done it to you. and i want so badly.
    to make it up to you. i want to understand you.

8 the glider to the queen (4:44)
    baby don't you write to me its to hard to read. i've got to keep on moving tears make it hard to see.
    baby where were you. the morning the buildings came down. i tried so hard to reach you.
    but you could not be found. gotta keep on moving. must never slow down.
    if i pause for a moment feet sink in the ground. i am just a glider in the air. no wind no sound.
    i am but a sail boat on the water. no wind no sound. i hope i float forever and forever may you wear your crown.
    the glider to the queen sings. do you know what i mean. it'll all be over soon it ain't nuthin' but a bad dream.

REVIEWS

Richard Jordan

Chocodog Records

Schnitzel Records

Rob Barnett

"All 25 minutes and 17 seconds of this short but absorbing
album should come with an addictive substance warning.
I’ve been listening to it non-stop for a good 6 hours now.
Being pinned to my laptop (and its speakers) has given
me time to look up this Chris Harford chappie.
He’s a Yank, has apparently been around for a good
15 years, and has 7 other releases to his name.
‘Looking Out For Number 6’ has impressed me so much
that I’ll probably be shelling out for at least one of them.
There are so many high points on the album that I’m not sure where to begin.
The opener, ‘What We Do Not Know’, is at times reminiscent
of Led Zeppelin – which is compliment enough.
Hypnotic drums and crunching guitars are topped off with Harford’s
attempt at an Ozzy Osbourne impression (he even pulls it off…sort of.)
My personal favourite, ‘I Don’t Need You Anymore’, follows a
darker and folksier route, which persists for most of the album.
‘Pain Is Good’ brings in some soulful guitar work and
showcases Harford’s penchant for weirding up his vocals.
The good news is that however ethereal he
tries to make this album, it always stays accessible.
Y’know, I’ve just realised that I’m not even bored yet.
I must be on my tenth time through.
That’s pretty bloody impressive for such a short CD.
Keep your eyes open cause this is well worth a listen.
Raw harmonies and a fusion of dark folk with
a myriad of crunch guitars, soulful riffs and even
a string contribution make this album a
chilled, eclectic pleasure throughout.
He’s a little odd, but in the best way.
-Richard Jordan   November 2006