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Arid Hobo Highway Blues
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Crank it up!!!! Blues about Route 66.
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Finger style and Acoustic Progressive guitar, flute, synth and Mellotron.
Welcome to the music of Carlo D'Anna's Ridiculous Dream music. Also known as "Dream Warrior" in some circles. Influences and music styles ranging from basic to progressive rock, with definite Retro seventies sound. If you enjoy the sound of Moody Blues, George Harrison, Genesis, Dead Can Dance, and others of the same style, more or less, you will probably like this music. I use quite a bit of Mellotron and acoustic fingerstyle guitar as well.
Song Info
Genre
Blues • Blues Rock
Charts
Peak #8
Peak in subgenre #4
Author
Carlo D'Anna
Rights
Yes
Uploaded
December 18, 2009
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MP3 5.0 MB • 128 kbps • 5:30
Story behind the song
Idea from a poem I wrote many years ago about when I would travel along Route 66.
Lyrics
Arid Hobo Highway Blues Old Man Joe lives under the bridge, Old Man Joe lives under the bridge, he?s smokin? Datura cigs. Old Man Joe lives under the bridge, Old Man Joe lives under the bridge he?s smokin? Datura cigs. Kickin? down the desert road, seeing all the bones of old, the people who lived. Wasn?t always truck stops and gas, seedy joints I?ll have to pass As I make my way south. I see the eyes of the old man, the dry nights of an insect spotted prairie highway. His shabby clothes reflect to his lonely tiresome travelling. And it makes me feel he?s been some places, like a dingy bar in Needles, California. Where the waitresses were exhausted, and the lights were peppered with dead, dry mosquitoes. I see in the shine of his glasses, of slumbers in the old motels, Where lumpy mattresses and cockroaches dance in molasses. Dirty tee-shirts, and no smoking in the hallways. Echoes play under Highway Bridge, where semi?s scream and bottles clink in coincidence. Begging for that one last swig, that would send forgetfulness, like a cold empty kiss. But Smoky Joe, his one time friend, pushed his beggar?s face away, So the old man walked down the highway of Route 66. Meanwhile the neon cowgirls kick their legs, over and over into the monsoon sky.
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TimLowe
Aug 24, 2018
This was great. Loved the vocals, hints of Ian Anderson mixed with some other prog groups of the time. A deep rumbling backing like a truck relentlessly driving down the highway. Great overall feel and theme. Enjoyed.
Bob Forbes
Apr 23, 2016
Very cool ride down Route 66 (I never miss the casino just west of Albuquerque) ;) A lyrical fantasy amico!
Dollar Bill and the Unmentionables
Apr 28, 2015
Quite the foreboding sound, well suited for the dark chorus. I like the inside-out writing on this, very cool tune Carlo and it's great to hear you sing one! What a trip :D
Eddie Clites
Mar 17, 2011
Hungry Freaks Daddy! Cool tune.
Astronomusic
Jan 25, 2010
Great tune in all aspects, amico !!! Z&A
ALEXIS PATRICK
Jan 17, 2010
This is a very beautiful song,Carlo!!!! Your vocals are so cool.
Morten Gjermundsen
Jan 17, 2010
Really cool tune Carlo. Great vocals,playing and production. Very nice work.
Finnski
Jan 12, 2010
Good deep and a little dark progressive blues.
Roger John
Jan 04, 2010
Love the story. Great vocals the way U did them here.
Slyder Songs
Dec 31, 2009
Very kewl song Carlo, psychedelic blues. Taking it back to my station ;0)
Big Cat Daddy
Dec 28, 2009
Very cool and powerful, nice job!
Hayley Oliver
Dec 24, 2009
excellent work! :) Hayley
Jiri Hajek - composer
Dec 23, 2009
Wow, wonderful blues, Carlo, this song has a fantastical mood!! Jiri
ALPHA ONE OMEGA
Dec 22, 2009
Excellent classic rock style original Really Enjoyed!
KAUL
Dec 22, 2009
Great job on this one! Reminds me of the the first FM underground radio where we heard psychedelic music first growing its roots. Great tune vocals and production.
Michael Bennett
Dec 21, 2009
Prog bluesy sounding, I sense some Ian Anderson vibe in this too...awesome work!!!
DOOMTRAINmusic
Dec 21, 2009
Dark and very creative sound with great vocals !
Kevin Rosenberger
Dec 21, 2009
Carlo - this is outstanding - very powerful.
Jonsson
Dec 21, 2009
:) Great work with very strong rhythm work. Progressive blues - really good - and very good vocals and production.
littlegreenman
Dec 20, 2009
Carlo, it's not often I hear a tune with vocals that I like...this I REALLY like, man. Great tune, ace guitar work, and a wonderful story about poor old Smokey Joe. A real roadtrip for the ears :D Cheers