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THE RULES KEEP CHANGING
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FROM THE NEW CD! THE FINAL SONG FROM OUR 2007 SESSIONS...THIS ONE IS ABOUT HOW THESE DAYS, 'RIGHT AND WRONG' CHANGE LIKE THE WIND.
melodic hard rock classic rock mainstream original rock political rock arena rock the road less traveled songs with a message avalanche hard rock band michael foster will there be tomorrow
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HARD ROCK BAND THAT BLENDS HEAVY BRITISH AND SOUTHERN ROCK styleS. TOUR DATES INCLUDE GIGS WITH AC/DC, DERRINGER, PAT TRAVERS BAND...AND WERE CONSIDERED AS
AVALANCHE is defined by Webster's as: "an unstoppable natural force"...and this all-original rock band certainly seems to fit that definition...overcoming the odds to produce some of the very best original hard rock anywhere! With an unorthodox strategy for success in 1978 (which included 18 months of intense rehearsals, their own record label, $75,000.00 worth of state-of-the-art stage gear, and a record on over a dozen New England radio stations for three months...all before ever playing a live gig) AVALANCHE's debut show was attended by over 3500 people..and the band was immediately playing to sold-out shows and standing room only crowds wherever they appeared. Within a month after their first gig, AVALANCHE was headlining in large club venues, and shortly after that, the band was opening tour dates and sharing concert stages on AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" tour, as well as with DERRINGER, and THE PAT TRAVERS BAND. They were also considered as a tour opener for TOTO's First U.S. Tour. A tight and well rehearsed rock-n-roll machine...this band did whatever was necessary to bring studio-quality hard rock to the live-concert stage...and they did it without the support of a major record label. Now recording again, with all the surviving members of the original lineup...here is the first new AVALANCHE music in over twenty years...as well as some of their old music too, (most of the recordings have never been available before). AVALANCHE continues to defy the odds with their staying power and persistence...and by remaining "unstoppable"...they are here NOW....for you to sample and enjoy! Click here for official Avalanche band website GOLDEN SUN RECORDS
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Rock • Rock General
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Music and Lyrics: MICHAEL FOSTER
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Copyright 2008
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January 29, 2010
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THE RULES KEEP CHANGING Copyright 2008 by Crystal Magic Music Publishing (ASCAP) Produced, Written, Arranged, and Mixed by: Michael Foster. Engineered by: Mark Easton. Recorded in June-July 2007 at ROUGH CUT STUDIO, Eastford, Conn. Mixed in April-May 2008 at GOLDEN SUN STUDIO, North Palm Beach, Florida. Michael Foster: Electric Guitars (LEFT), Vocals, First Solo. Mark Easton: Electric Guitars (RIGHT) Outro Solo. Barry Easton: Drums. Michael Corsini: Bass. The AVALANCHE song entitled "The Rules Keep Changing" was originally an idea I came up with in 1985 for a newly formed version of the band, almost five years after the original AVALANCHE band had broken up. The lyrics of this song are very relevant today...and they have been recently updated. Poltically speaking, there is a great deal of truth in this song. Nothing that used to be unacceptable for us to do as a country appears to have stayed unacceptable. And things that were always considered as basic rights and freedoms are vanishing. All the rules that were clear to me as I grew up in America are changing...and they are changing for the worse. As a nation...and as a people...we are largely asleep....or worse...we are in a coma....blinded by self-centeredness, and a false sense of entitlement and greed....and we have become so lazy and apathetic that it has become too difficult to pay attention to the truth that is all around us...so we have become comfortable letting news commentators and spin doctors tell us what we're supposed to think about anything that really matters...a sure-fire recipe for disaster...since most of them are merely paid actors reading scripts...written especially for them by our corporate masters. Our leaders wrap what they do in secrecy and deception, while starting wars with countries that have never attacked us...our government ignores the impending catastrophe of a planet facing unprecedented famines, droughts, and super storms...as a result of the ecological and environmental reality of Global Warming...simply because using the resources needed to reduce or eliminate the threat would interfere with Corporate profit margins. Millions of people increasingly find it impossible to even seek relief from common sickness and illnesses...because today, only wealthy people can afford quality health care....the vast majority of this country's people are forced to choose between staying healthy...or having a roof over their heads...because as things are now...they cannot afford to do both. And as all of this plays out...the Oil , Insurance, and Pharmaceutical corporations are all posting mind-boggling, record-breaking profits. We let wealthy CEOs raid the pension plans of employees who have been steady and loyal...and whose jobs are systematically shipped elsewhere...without any real legal consequences. We fight a "War on Drugs" while Intelligence Agencies fund Black Ops with drug trafficking profits. We are force-fed a steady diet of misinformation by Corporate-owned media... which usually focuses more on "who is sleeping with who"...than on asking the REALLY important questions...which just allows all of these things to continue to go...unchecked. Because the cost of staying alive grows disproportionately to wages...and because most good quality jobs are exported to countries that don't care about America or Americans...more and more people find themselves struggling and exhausted...and so distracted with the business of just trying to "make ends meet"...that most people just don't have the time, the energy, or the attention span to pay attention to the changing "playing field"....or to say "enough is enough!"...and to remind this government that WE pay THEIR salaries...and that THEY work for US. Many of the rules that always made America a light...and a beacon of hope...unfortunately no longer apply, today. Our leaders ignore a Basic Truth...that this world is not ours to plunder...we
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THE RULES KEEP CHANGING Words and Music by Michael Foster Copyright©2008 by Crystal Magic Music Publishing(ASCAP) 1st Verse The rules keep changing… The game’s gotten rough, the game’s gotten mean... The rules keep changing… There ain’t nobody dirty, there ain’t nobody clean... As the rules keep changing… The truth always seems to get caught in the squeeze... The rules keep changing… We keep playing that game while we’re down on our knees. (FIRST CHORUS) Nobody’s seeing… Nobody’s caring... Nobody’s giving…Nobody’s sharing... Nobody’s winning…Nobody’s smiling... No one’s believing…so there’s nobody trying... 2nd Verse And the world keeps changing… The proof always seems to run away from me... The world keeps changing… And the more that I look…the less that I see... ‘Cause the rules keep changing… They keep on changing what’s wrong and what’s right.... The rules keep changing… 'Til we can’t see the truth…like a blind man at night. (SECOND CHORUS) Nobody’s seeing…Nobody’s caring... Nobody’s giving…Nobody’s sharing... Nobody’s winning…if everyone’s losing... No one’s believing…’cause everyone’s using… (GUITAR SOLO) And the rules keep changing... Changing.... (REPEAT FIRST VERSE) (THIRD CHORUS) Nobody's seeing...noboby's caring... Nobody’s giving… Nobody’s sharing... No one’s believing…if everyone’s lying... Can’t find no reasons…for so many dying... OUTRO And the rules...keep changing... Can't you see? They keep changing... The rules have been broken... OUTRO GUITAR SOLO END
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Mayflowers Return
Dec 11, 2008
Hi Mike, Enjoying the tunes brother, thanks for sharing... Mark Mayflower
Ken Sacco
Oct 02, 2008
These are really some great songs you have!Are you guys in CT.?
Frankfurt Dialog Company
Jun 09, 2008
Mike you did it, again, together with your great gang! Love the song, especially the vocs are really, really good. Do I need to talk about guitars, basses, drums and mixing. I guess not! PERFECT! Thank you!
Alderman
Jun 01, 2008
Great work! Again a top quality rock song. You guys never dissapoint your fans :) Take care Leif
ALEXIS PATRICK
May 29, 2008
Great performance Mike....Very professional production!!!!!! I saw you on page of Solitaire One, Blessings, Lekzee
The SolitaireOne
May 20, 2008
Mike; The band is tight and right on. Your vocals are outstanding in this song. And the way you do the vocal on the ending is really a nice touch to the whole mood of the song. Great song and great recording. Best wishes to you and the rest of Avalanche.