peter j stein - oh, america -: oh, america

 

 

 

 

"oh, america (your love is true)" is a ballad woven from many disparate strands of experience and fantasy, which somehow find their way towards a unifying chant, the content of which is less important than the feelings conveyed by the procession of repetitive harmonies, and their uniting crescendo. Perhaps such a description serves as a metaphor that mirrors the diversity of minds and backgrounds of millions of individuals who inhabit this continent, and the wider world. Does America have a transcendent calling, to help unite humanity, to serve as a model for others, and to raise our ethical standards above individual greed? Do each of us play an important role in the unfolding of life, somehow making our presence and potential known to the world, in our attempts to impact others in a positive way? Music asks and answers these questions, in ways that prose can only suggest

 

 

 

the darkness of winter

 

 

 

RUNNING FROM TIME

 

I WISH THAT YOU NEVER HAD GONE

 

 

 

new york city (will always be home)

 

FLYING TO THE SUN  

 

 

A YOUNG GIRL WAS LAUGHING (BY THE WINDOW)  

 

 

"Come Say Goodnight"

2006

performed and recorded by Central Beat

written, composed, and arranged by Marshall Ochman

from left to right, in above photo:

Marshall Ochman: vocals, piano

Peter J Stein: back-up vocals, rhythm guitar

Sam Rieff: drums

Scott Schnee: bass guitar

Richard Geffen: lead guitar

 

NOT AN ORDINARY NIGHT  

 

 

the wings of time  

 

 

THE VESSEL   

 

the darkness of winter