Decisions of the Sky: A Traveler's Tale of Sun and Storm
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Decisions of the Sky: A Traveler's Tale of Sun and Storm is a collection of four studio tracks by Blues Traveler
. The songs were released online as a free digital EP
album
in the fall
of 2000.
The EP was the first official release from the band after the death of bassist Bobby Sheehan and the subsequent addition of two new members. Prior to Sheehan's death, the band was planning to release a concept album
called The Sun, The Storm and the Traveler. That album was abandoned and Decisions of the Sky was released in its place.
The songs outline the story which was intended for the full-length album. In it, a young man goes to war while struggling with an internal emotional conflict over his relationship with a girl.
The title is taken from the song "Decision of the Skies" (released on the Blues Traveler album Bridge) which was intended for the original concept album.
The tracks were released on the band's website in October and November 2000, one per week.
At one point, the band planned to also make the album available commercially as a CD
release with an extra fifth track, but this was rejected by their record label.
"The Sun and the Storm" is one of very few Blues Traveler songs that has never been performed live.
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...
. The songs were released online as a free digital EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
in the fall
Autumn
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of 2000.
The EP was the first official release from the band after the death of bassist Bobby Sheehan and the subsequent addition of two new members. Prior to Sheehan's death, the band was planning to release a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
called The Sun, The Storm and the Traveler. That album was abandoned and Decisions of the Sky was released in its place.
The songs outline the story which was intended for the full-length album. In it, a young man goes to war while struggling with an internal emotional conflict over his relationship with a girl.
The title is taken from the song "Decision of the Skies" (released on the Blues Traveler album Bridge) which was intended for the original concept album.
Track listing
- "12 Swords" - 3:20
- "The Sun and the Storm" - 7:58
- "Traveler Suite" - 20:17
- I. The Intro
- II. Setting Sun
- III. Color Me Gone
- IV. A Low Branch
- V. Pancho
- VI. A Low Branch (RepriseRepriseReprise is a fundamental device in the history of art. In literature, a reprise consists of the rewriting of another work; in music, a reprise is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though—originally in the...
) - VII. Color Me Gone (Reprise)
- VIII. Setting Sun (Reprise)
- "The Path" - 6:14
The tracks were released on the band's website in October and November 2000, one per week.
At one point, the band planned to also make the album available commercially as a CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
release with an extra fifth track, but this was rejected by their record label.
"The Sun and the Storm" is one of very few Blues Traveler songs that has never been performed live.
Artwork
The release of each track was accompanied by artwork from New York artist Sandy Garnett depicting the theme of that song.Download sites
- BluesTraveler.com MP3s
- BluesTraveler.net - Music - Includes artwork